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Steven H. VanderLeest

actually represents progress. In works such as Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson,"'Repent Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison or in the film THX-1138, we seeindividuals subverting a culture that has succumbed to technology. Their acts of subversion puttechnology back in its place as a tool of humanity. Science fiction highlights the fundamentalnature of humanity and the reflection of that nature on the technology created by man. We cansee this interplay of humanity and technology influencing each other in Laura Anne Gilman’s"Clean Up Your Room!" as well as in Larry Niven’s "Cloak of Anarchy" where human depravityis no longer kept in check when technology fails. Lest we think that one can easily and simplydiscern between good and evil

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Andrzej A. Markowski; Harry Petersen

designingoffice, and on a management level. To meet the mission of these programs, and the expectationsof graduates and industries, universities need to prepare “industry-ready” students as much as itis possible. This is not an easy task, because of the wide variety of different industries in whichgraduates may be employed. Recent surveys show [1] that knowledge of new processes andtechnologies, and the ability to work in teams, are the most often mentioned competency gaps ofengineering and engineering technology graduates. Some reasons are obvious. In traditionalclassroom teaching, industrial projects can be analyzed theoretically but simulated only to acertain extent, never fully reflecting the complexity of conditions existing in industry.Additionally

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Sheila R. Curl; Leslie J. Reynolds; Brent Alan Mai; Alexius E. Smith

enabled the instructors to monitor the participation ofstudents on their respective teams. Mid-semester, the teams were realigned to reflect the level ofengagement. The students who were active in the course appreciated the realignment becausethey were now working within a team where everyone was vested in the success of the team andits work.Time CommitmentIt is a misconception to think that an online course takes less instructor time to either develop orto teach. In a traditional classroom, the instructor can arrive for the day’s class and “wing it,” theinstructor in the virtual classroom must have all materials completely prepared. Any briefpresentation or tangential remarks that may have occurred in the traditional classroom must bereplicated

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2000 Annual Conference

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Wesley P. Lipschultz; Jean Landa Pytel; Jayne Klenner-Moore

several modules of discovery that results in two or three possible solutions.The final decision thus remains for the students to make, but the program has already allowed thestudents to make many decisions, so the students’ comfort level with making decisions should Page 5.643.3improve upon completion of the program. This process reflects the real world when lifedecisions need to be made without a mandate from a parent or a teacher. Working through theprocess allows students to practice making decisions on their own and adapting to theconsequences.3. The environment should include a number of related cases to enable case-based reasoning

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2000 Annual Conference

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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

information is not lost, since it is held in the localdatabase. We have developed a system that provides an interactive World Wide Web (WWW)front end to the main database storage and provides management with the appropriate worktracking tools. The main database storage is refreshed at regular intervals to reflect the contentsof each local database. The local database contains information from a small number of barcodedecoders running on a dedicated network. Utilizing this system, it is possible to track product inreal time at various locations around the world.I. IntroductionProblem DescriptionA local company with several manufacturing locations separated by many miles needs a way totrack work in process (WIP). The current system in use involves a

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Scott Danielson; Sudhir I. Mehta

.” In New Paradigmsfor College Teaching edited by Campbell, Wm. and Smith, Karl. Interaction Book Company, Edina, MN.23. Yost, Sandra (1997). “Reflection on Cooperative Learning: Look Before You Leap.” In the Proceedings of theFrontiers in Education Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.24. Wankat, P., & Oreovicz, F. (1993). Teaching Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York. Page 5.647.7SUDHIR MEHTASudhir Mehta is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University. He was named the 1997North Dakota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and has received the HP award for excellence inlaboratory instruction in 1999

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Jan Genzer; Amy Michel; Hugh Fuller; Richard Felder

, and enthalpies ofsaturated and superheated steam and liquid water at any temperature and pressure. Finally, itcontains built-in polynomial expressions for heat capacities and an integrating function, so thatstudents can specify a species and an initial and final temperature and get an immediate value ofthe enthalpy change for the transition between the two temperatures.Index of Learning Styles. The ILS is a 44-item questionnaire used to assess preferences on fourlearning style dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, andsequential/global).3 After completing the survey the student receives information on his or herlearning style preferences and suggestions for using the CD and studying in general based on theresults

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2000 Annual Conference

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Bernard Hoop; Eric W. Hansberry; Gerard Voland

ahabit of reflective thought. ACE proposes that the hallmarks of every universitystudent’s education are to build on knowledge already acquired, to develop skills andunderstanding that can be transferred from one academic discipline to another and fromthe classroom to life experience. The second model offers team-based projects tostudents across the University which are integrated with traditional programs of study.The IPRO Program is distinctive in that it builds broad participation by students andfaculty in projects that integrate professional programs (engineering, science, business,design, law, psychology and architecture) with graduate and undergraduate teammembers from all educational levels, and faculty advisers who contribute

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Shannon Birk; James Fonda; Christopher C. Ibeh

, most of the MCFC electrolyte matrix produced in our laboratory have resistivity valuesin the semiconductor range (103 – 105 ohm-m) (11)(12)(13). Ofcourse, these are room temperaturemeasurements; the MCFC operates at 650 o C, and any meaningful resistivity evaluations of theMCFC electrolyte matrix would need to reflect this. The electrolyte matrices are expected tohave lower resistivities at higher temperatures. The current lack of high temperature resistivityanalyzer head is a limitation of this research. To simulate or approximate high temperaturebehavior, the binder composition of the electrolyte matrix is burnt off prior to resistivity testing

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Ray Price; Jonathan R. Dolle

opportunityfor improvement and there is opportunity for regression to the mean. Which will we get?Student organizations are very good at achieving innovation and creativity and notoriously weekat sustained improvement. Our challenge is to strengthen the transitions and the continuity—nosmall task.Finally, as we are more successful and become more integrated into the college, more peoplewill want to attach their programs, courses, and ideas onto Engineering 100. Can it sustain theextra efforts—should the program even try to expand its influence?ConclusionThe Engineering 100 Program at UIUC serves two primary purposes, each reflecting animportant concern for the College of Engineering. Born out of a need for a better orientationprogram for new engineering

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William M. Jordan; Debbie Silver; Bill B. Elmore

central themesthat emerge in regard to this topic of study.As part of our self-assessment process the graduate student assistants and the three instructorsmeet on a regular basis to reflect on what is working, what is not working, and areas that can beimproved. Data from formal assessments, informal assessments, journals, and progress towardsassigned projects is considered as part of the feedback loop for evaluating and modifying thecourse design and implementation. Page 5.176.6VI. ConclusionIn a society dedicated to preparing our nation’s children for the future work place, it is essentialthat scientific rigor and depth of content are stressed

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

reflection of the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of IndustrialEngineering, and ultimately the instructor (as many of the projects result from personal contactsmade by the instructor). Failure is not an option! Furthermore, it is the instructor’s hope that allprojects will be successful and all students will receive a letter grade of “A” for “superiorattainment.” The actual breakdown of grading for the project is outlined in Table 1.Project SolicitationDuring the summer months prior to the SAINT Program being launched in the Fall 2001 theIndustrial Engineering faculty prepared a brochure explaining the new program in an effort tosolicit high quality projects. This brochure was distributed to project sponsors from the last fiveyears along

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Instructional Technology--What Works

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T. Michael Baseheart; Richard Miller; Mark Bowers; James Swanson; Anastasios Ioannides; Roy Eckart

described. Of course, the experiences of the previous year with the development andteaching of the statics courses were invaluable in planning for the implementation of the newstrength of materials course technology needs and formats. This article addresses thedevelopment of the material for the technologies used in the different sections of strength ofmaterials and preliminary information on student performance and satisfaction.II. Strength of Materials Course Material DevelopmentUpon reflection about which of the different technologies had the most stringent demands for thequality of video required, streaming video 4 was the obvious controlling media. Qualityrecording of the visual material used during each lecturer was essential. Consideration

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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John Nestor

is a netlist that specifies the dimensionsof each cell used, the locations of the terminals on each cell, and a list of the nets (wires)that connect the terminals of each module. Depending on the design style used, cells maybe of varying size, or may be fixed in size in one or two dimensions. Cells may berotated or reflected about an axis if that results in a better placement, but are not generallyallowed to overlap.The typical problem formulation for placement represents cells as rectangles on a planarsurface with a cost function that provides a measure of placement quality - usually somecombination of chip area and routing quality. Chip area is easily measured by finding abounding box that contains all the cells. Routing quality, on the

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Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Syed Azmat; Snehamay Khasnabis; Richard Darin Ellis; Pratap Srinivasa Murthy; Frank Plonka; Diane M. Schuch-Miller

beexpended where they will do the enterprise the most good. The students had discovered thatthroughput was not affected by the balancers as was perceived, but by the quality of theincoming castings. The instructor was insistent that the report and presentation reflect this andpulled rank like a superior would in industry. Without a doubt, this is a shift from the "sage onthe stage" approach. Page 7.1146.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Christine Masters; Renata Engel

State-University Park were taught using a lecture/recitation format. Using this delivery method afaculty member presented one lecture each week to a large class of students (>150) and teachingassistants presented corresponding problems during the remaining two weekly class sessions tothe students in smaller sections (approximately 40 students in each section). A set of notes thatwere reflective of the material covered during the lecture was distributed to the students at thestart of each lecture class.This method has certain attributes that were extremely valuable: i) uniformity—all sectionswould cover the same material and to the same depth; ii) complete coverage—the notes wouldensure that students would have the level of detail of the

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sylvie Doré

our personality and we only develop a few combinations. • No combination is better or worse than another, they only reflect how we apprehend and deal with reality. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.To make these concepts a bit more tangible, Tables 1 and 2 list a series of characteristics oftenassociated with each type. Page 7.1236.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Kushner; Jay Martin

the faculty, and the concern about the possibility of loss of control of whathappened to, with, and in the class. Because this is a design project, the outcome isuncertain. The process that the faculty follows will inevitably be messy, with times when wemight be uncertain as to what we will produce. In addition, there was significant concernthat we might not be able to produce a final product that reflected well on our efforts. It wasapparent that for some of the faculty involved in the first project, this was an overwhelmingconcern which resulted in their lack of interest in doing this again.Observation of StruggleConsistent with issues of loss of control and uncertainty is the reality that there will be timeswhen the faculty will struggle

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Integrating Math and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bogdan Adamczyk; Wendy Reffeor

)students in EGR 209 (60 students). In the junior 10% 1classes the test was presented without prior 20% 1 2warning, while the sophomore class was given 30%three lectures of math review and formal warn- 40%ing. A test was also given to the fourth semester 50% 3 4sophomore class in EGR 214 - Circuit Analysis 60% 1 2I (71 students) in the winter of 2002. Appendix 70% 1 2 2A contains a combined set of questions from all 80% 2 2 3of the math tests. The test questions vary 90% 1 1 3between classes to reflect the theoretical 100% 1

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Larry Dunn; Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

final activity was a team initiative, called Big Business, that required teams to quicklydesign and construct a tower of LEGO® blocks while trying to optimize a cost function thatincluded tower height, number of blocks used, and time used. 4 Teams were given a mandatoryfive-minute planning period and then a timed period of up to five minutes for construction.Following this exercise, the debriefing focused on planning, decision making, problem solving,and communications.All exercises were framed in the context of the freshman design project, and debriefingcomments were related directly to team performance on the design project. Although debriefingof experiential learning activities usually involves a facilitated reflection on the

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New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jalaluddin Ahmad; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

to reflect minor content revisions.Table 2 depicts the updated Electrical / Electronics Technology (EET) minor that had beenestablished in the previous curriculum cycle. There existed a considerable amount of interest forthe EET minor from majors in Computer Science, Technology Education, and TechnologyManagement. As part of the EET minor degree program, the students are encouraged to take the Page 7.41.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfollowing classes from other departments and

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Goldberg

should reflect the usersettings of the DIP switches located on the interface board. MOV P1,A takes the data read fromPort 3 and sends it out to PORT 1 where the user can observe and verify the input data on theoutput data LEDs.It can be observed that the time delay program shown as Code 3 in Figure 1 contains severalreferences to Special Function Registers (TCON and TMOD which must be specified to controlthe timer and THO and TLO which determine the delay time.) THO and TL0 are each set to 0 inorder that the register pair counts up to a full FFFFH when it flags the system. Register R1 isused as a loop counter to perform the FFFFH count a number of times.These three tasks are intimately related to the microcontroller hardware. Each involves

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Beth Kolko; Linda Whang

addition,they noted a “significant decline in the mean use of scholarly materials” (scholarly materialsbeing cited books and journal articles). [5] Although this study reflects only one undergraduateclass and a small sample size, anecdotal evidence corroborates these observations in the work ofEngineering students as well. [3] Clearly, it is time to develop specific curricular strategies todeal with changes in teaching and learning practices, and discussing such changes as a field canallow us to establish expectations and standards.Evaluating Electronic Information SourcesEchoed throughout a wide variety of literature is a call for educators to teach students tocritically evaluate information they find on the Internet. For example, as Kristin

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hugh Jack

not have to be the case. After significant reflection about the challenges in trying to teach systems modeling it wasdecided to reform the course to be more suitable to Mechanical (and Manufacturing) engineers. Inparticular the Laplace transform was removed. This freed time to increase the coverage of differ-ential equation solutions and numerical methods. Counter to expectations, removing Laplacetransforms did not require the elimination of techniques such as Bode plots and root-locus dia-grams. A side benefit of this approach is that it allowed more time to address math deficiencies. Inparticular, all students had completed a four course calculus sequence, but many still had basicproblems [4]. The course was also enhanced by adding labs

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Mary Cardenas

Page 6.1153.2school students. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationII. Goals and Design ConsiderationsHarvey Mudd College’s curriculum committee states an Integrative Experience should involve: • consideration of one or more issues involving the relationship of science or technology with contemporary society • a substantial project and an oral presentation • self-reflection and critical analysis • interdisciplinary thinking involving technical fields, where appropriate • the possibility of engaging in service-oriented outreach activitiesThe addition of WebQuest design to E188

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James Barrott

(feeling), reflective observation (watching), abstractconceptualization (thinking), and active experimentation (doing). He believes learners willselect the one learning stage most suited for them and yet the ability to learn more effectivelyincreases by moving from one learning stage to another. He modeled the four stages of learningin the Kolb’s Four-Stage Learning Cycle27.Stice28 believes that to be an effective learner, once must move around the four stages in Kolb’sLearning Cycle. By doing so, the learner moves from getting involved, to listening, to creatingan idea, and to acting or deciding. The case method moves the learner from one stage in thelearning cycle to the next and typically follows a series of events. The events of the case

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller

decreaselearning effectiveness for some students. The graphics supplement the text, but are not required forfull understanding.V. Summary The Smart Engineering WWW site provides resources in information and education for aninternal student audience and an external industry audience. While acknowledging the uniqueadvantages and characteristics of the WWW, the role of audience awareness and analysis, as intraditional communication media, is emphasized. Its design philosophy incorporates principles ofmodularity, circularity, and commonality to provide users a context to view the site and to makenavigation more intuitive whether the users followed the default path or an alternative path. Thelearning environment should reflect a thoughtful balance of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Phillip Thompson

design process and effectivecommunication to complete a design assignment on time. The third part of the assessment is atake-home reflective essay that is intended to allow the students to assess their knowledge andperformance in terms of effective design, teamwork, and communication practices. A panel oftwo or more faculty who are trained to use the TIDEE scoring rubrics evaluates the completedactivities.The designers of TIDEE originally intended it to be used as a mid-program assessment tool thatwould be given to students at the beginning of their junior year. Hence, programs can evaluate Page 7.377.2the quality of the first two-years

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Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education, Charlotte, NC.4. Adams, Robin, Jennifer Turns and Cynthia J. Atman, (2001). Educating Effective Engineering Designers: The Role of Reflective Practice. Proceedings of the 2001 Design Thinking Research Symposium 5, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, December.5. Atman, Cynthia J. and Jennifer Turns (2001). Studying Engineering Design Learning: Four Verbal Protocol Analysis Studies. Design Learning and Knowing. M. McCracken, Newstetter, W., and Eastman, C. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum.6. Atman, Cynthia J., Justin R. Chimka, Karen M. Bursic, and Heather L. Nachtmann (1999), “A comparison of freshman and senior engineering design processes,” Design Studies 20 (2), 131

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

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S. Scott Moor

. As in the process section, the rating reflects whetherstudents’ reports include the key issues for their product or not. The results of this analysis areshown in Figure 2. One additional category has been added for when the section was missing orinadequate. Figure 2: Quality of Coverage by Section (numbers indicate the percent of reports in each category) Intro. EHS Product Econ. Total Quality of Coverage Use Missing or Insignificant 2 4 0 4 Key Information Missing 9 39 13 35 Expected Information Covered 47 49 79 47 Exceeds