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Sara Washburn; Amy Hossain; Elizabeth A. Parry; Rachel Meyer; Laura Bottomley

styles as well. Research has shown that most engineeringundergraduates are visual, active learners, and that this reflects the styles of the generalpopulation1. For this reason, most SMET concepts can be learned best through incorporation ofhands-on exercises. This is especially true for hearing impaired students and students for whomEnglish is a second language, for whom verbal explanations may have reduced effectiveness.Although these types of curriculum modules may be the most effective and memorable forstudents, they also represent the greatest investment of time and resources for teachers. TheFellows augment the teacher’s efforts in many different ways: assisting in a teacher-led activity,leading the class in a module developed by the

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Christine L. Corum

reflect on as they prepare in the future for bothTAC-ABET and Regional accreditation reviews. That is, can one method of documentationefficiently satisfy both parties?I. Initial Assessment ActivitiesA brief description of activities Mechanical Engineering Technology was involved in l998follows. More detailed information is provided in a previous paper that this author co-authored.1Continuous Improvement Committee (CIC). This committee was the starting point for mostactivities undertaken by the Mechanical Engineering Technology faculty. CIC responsibilities Page 5.288.1included recording and maintaining documentation efforts for visiting assessment

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Douglas H. Baxter

. Figure 9 - Excel Spreadsheet for the Welded Beam Example Page 5.290.10 Figure 10 -Excel Solver Setup for Welded Beam ExampleThe advantage of using the macros to visualize the optimization is that students can see how theoptimization code behaves. The deflection constraints can be modeled with datum planes dis-played in the SolidWorks session. The color of the datum plane can indicate if the constraint isactive or inactive. Similarly, the color of the parts can be changed to reflect the status of the otherconstraints. The final shape for this example is a long slender beam as shown in Figure 11

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jr., Vernon W. Lewis

evaluation of the students’ reports is a meaningful way to assessthe students’ performance2. We concur with this opinion and feel that the essence of the class isthe report produced, as it reflects the understanding that the student has of the process and servesas an indicator of the students’ ability to collect data and present it in a format acceptable forengineering practice.Student grades for classes held in the laboratory during the period from 1994 to 1999 and for the1998 and 1999 asynchronous sections have been tabulated as shown in Table 1. Only the datafor the author is included to eliminate any differences in course perspective or grading practicesby other faculty. Only students that completed the course have been included, eliminating

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William Peterson

industrialengineering. The establishment of a new department located in Muskegon (with offices in theHEC at MCC) placed WMU faculty on-site for teaching, student advising, and studentrecruiting and retention. It also allows the manufacturing engineering department to set policyand procedures to reflect the expectations of the college for this faculty unit. The chair of theDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering serves as chair the Department ofManufacturing Engineering.The startup phase of the program was projected to take 4 years. During the first three years,reduced course offerings and smaller class sizes (plus one time startup costs) were projected to

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Scott White; Kirsten Lowrey; George M. Bodner; Dawn Del Carlo; Ala Samarapungavan; William C. Oakes

experiences they encounter in the freshman year varysignificantly reflecting the diversity of these experiences. The faculty of the engineering schools feltdisconnected from the freshman year. The faculty from science and engineering felt that more criticalthinking and problem solving was important to introduce into the classrooms.The findings of these data and continual assessment have rekindled discussions of how to best servethe freshman engineering students. As opportunities for change arise, the student voice will beincluded in the decision process. Page 5.623.7ReferencesMarton, F. (1981). Phenomenography – Describing conceptions of the

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Sidney J. Brandon; Michael R. Sexton; Justin W. Douglas

shining an LED onto a disc attached to the turbochargershaft. The disc was painted half flat black and the other half was polished aluminum. As theshaft turned the light from the LED was reflected from the polished half of the disc to aphototransistor. The output of the phototransistor produced a frequency that was measured usinga frequency counter. The shaft speed was determined from this frequency.For a complete comparison of actual operating data to the predicted results of the enginesimulation additional instrumentation would need to be installed. This additionalinstrumentation would include: a turbine inlet thermocouple, a pitot-static tube to measure bleedair velocity, a pitot-static tube to measure duct air velocity at the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Katherine A. Liapi

concepts:POLYHEDRA Platonic & Archimedean Polyhedra • Golden means and the mathematical . basis of the Platonic solids • Rigidity of polyhedra (Maxwell’s law) • Truncation of regular polyhedra Symmetry in Polyhedra • Rotational symmetry • Reflection symmetry Duality and Enantiomorphy in Polyhedra • Duality in regular polyhedra • AntiprismsJOINING POLYHEDRA/ SPACE FILLING PROPERTIES OF THE POLYHEDRA

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2000 Annual Conference

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Lisa Wipplinger

group projects has beenrelatively positive. There is often some initial frustration with the open-ended nature of these projects,as students seem to be used to being told exactly what to do. In some cases the professor may have toovercome the students perception that the professor is the enemy trying to trip them up rather tryingto help them think and learn. The benefits and frustrations of doing group projects in the structuralclasses are reflected in the following journal excerpts: $I was also very pleased that M s and W s level of craftsmanship and professionalism was Page 5.324.11 high# $I feel this project not

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John A. Kleppe; Eric L. Wang

team, which often requires largeamounts of contact hours, the faculty perform informal assessment of both the group’s work andindividual contribution. During the time spent mentoring, the faculty member usually gains a fairunderstanding of who is doing what within each team.At the end of each semester the course logistics, which deals with the execution and planning ofthe course, are also assessed using student evaluations, faculty/TA reflective evaluation,evaluation by industrial representatives, and alumni feedback. Like all classes in the College ofEngineering, students complete an end-of-term course evaluation. However, since we are nottrying to assess how much students like the course, but rather how to improve the mechanics ofthe course

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2000 Annual Conference

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Donna J. Michalek

. There isno differentiation between team members, so both members receive the same grade on the examregardless of their relative contributions. The students realize this before the exam is given as it isclearly stated in class. When the exams are handed back to the students it is made clear to themthat the grade they received may not reflect their knowledge of the material, and that only they canaccurately assess their contribution to the exam. It it also stressed that the material covered on theexam will be needed on the last hour exam and on the final exam. Therefore, if they feel they havenot yet learned the material they need to do so immediately, and are encouraged to seek help if itis desired.Upon the initial implementation of the team

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2000 Annual Conference

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Donna C.S. Summers

for the new millennium.The Method: A Process OrientationTo revitalize our program, the Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) division decided tofocus our efforts on creating alignment between student learning, curriculum design, and careerpaths following graduation. This placed the emphasis on education as a process. We felt thisapproach would enable us to improve our customers’ perception of value, thereby increasingboth enrollment and employment opportunities upon graduation. Page 5.94.1When education is viewed as a process, the curriculum reflects an understanding of the links ofmaterial within a course, links between courses within a

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mohammad A. Zahraee; Lash Mapa; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

stakeholders -- parents, employers, legislators, alumni,citizens -- who have placed their trust and futures in the hands of the institution.References1. Beering, Steven C., http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/ex21/greetings/index.html2. Morrision, Harry, “Reflections on Excellence 21 Within the School of Science,”http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/ex21/new/reflect.html3. Montano, Carl B., and Utter, Glen H., “Total Quality Management in Higher Education,” Quality Progress,August 1999, pp. 52-59.4. Summers, Donna C.S., Quality, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2000.5. South, Robert.C., “Tenure and Promotion: Ask Questions and Plan Success,” ASEE Conference Proceedings,1995, pp.1340-1345.6. Depew, Dennis R., “Purdue’s ‘Excellence 21’ Journey: Evolution

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S P Maj; D Veal

.8. DEVELOPMENTSThe Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) invited the National Utilities IndustryTraining Advisory Body to submit a proposal to develop generic competency standards tomeet the needs of electrical and electronic skills of workers irrespective of the industry. Theaim of the generic standards is to move away from the traditional labels of activities in orderto reflect the current flexibility and diversity of electrical and electronic workers. The genericcross-industry standards aims to ensure consistent and quality education that is portablewithin a nationally recognized qualification and to for the basis for a core nationalframework. The standards were developed in two phases. The first phase was to conduct anational

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2000 Annual Conference

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William N. Smyer

that the use of pre-printed overhead transparencies significantly increases the pace of a lecture compared to atraditional "chalk and board" lecture.The fall 1998 final grade distribution for students who completed the course is given in Table 1.Table 1. Fall 1998 Final Grade Distribution. Grade A B C D F ALL Frequency 43 44 32 16 15 150This distribution results in an average class grade point average (GPA) of 2.56 on a 4.0 scale.III. Course Changes for the Spring 1999 SemesterThe most important change for spring 1999 was to provide an environment in which studentscould both take adequate notes and reflect

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Andrew J. Strubhar; Dennis Kroll

. The laboratorieswould deal with time and motion study, job design, and various managerial aspects ofengineering. The projects, however, needed to be multi-discipline and outside the usual range ofIE material.Similarly the accreditation standards from the Commission on Accreditation of Physical TherapyEducation Programs1 also reflects this wide spectrum of curricular goals and educational standardsfor the graduate of a Physical Therapy Program. Among the standards that emphasize theevaluation and treatment of patients, there are standards that relate to communication, collaborationwith other disciplines, management, legal considerations and consultation. The ADA project meetssome aspect of all these standards. In order to succeed in this

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John W. Nicklow

students were consciously aware of the intended audience.VII. Student Comments and AssessmentThe students participating in this first implementation of ‘writing in an undergraduate designcourse’ were asked to provide feedback on the assignment and provide their opinions on theincorporation of writing into engineering on a broader scale. Since this project essentiallyrepresents a pilot study, the comments received from students will be used as an assessment tool toimprove the assignment in subsequent semesters. Additionally, the provision of feedbackinfluences students to self reflect on their educational experience and become more self-sufficientlearners5.Approximately 70% of enrolled students responded to an end of course questionnaire that

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2000 Annual Conference

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Robert L. Armacost; Robert Hoekstra; Michael A. Mullens

, 4) Provide a structured opportunity for students to reflect critically on their experience, 5) Articulate clear service and learning goals for everyone involved, 6) Clarify the responsibility of each person and organization involved, and 7) Provide feedback and assessment mechanism to all involved.III. Implementing Service Learning in the Concurrent Engineering ClassIn Spring 1999 the College of Engineering was approached by teachers at Colonial High School,a magnet school for the severely disabled in Orange County Public Schools. The high schoolteachers were searching for faculty and students interested in developing products for severelydisabled high school students. Recognizing the opportunity, the Concurrent

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Sankar Sengupta; Ronald J. Srodawa; Robert P. Van Til; Michael J. Latcha

same education and experience. For example, all team members aresenior mechanical engineering students. This does not reflect the reality of the "real-world" where an engineer ortechnician has specified responsibilities for a project and must interact with other people on the project whose jobresponsibilities, education and experience differ from their own.In traditional university design projects, an individual team is usually responsible for all aspects concerning thedesign and implementation of the product or system. However, each Remote Design/Manufacturing project team isresponsible for only a portion of the assigned project, for example, mechanical system design or control systemdesign. Hence, the successful completion of the assigned

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2001 Annual Conference

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Stephen Stafford; Rosa Gomez; Daniela Castaneda; Connie Della-Piana

. In addition,the Center serves as a clearinghouse for information regarding graduate and professionalschools, and employment opportunities.But ACES isn’t just a facility – it’s a reflection of systemic change in the preparation ofengineering and science students for the 21st Century. Although it signifies a change inacademic culture – valuing integration as well as specialization, teamwork as well asindividual achievement, and educational innovation as well as research, ACES hopes tohone the intellectual skills needed by practicing engineers and scientists for the newmillennium.Science, engineering and mathematics fields of college study are rigorous and timedemanding. Entering college students may not be prepared for these difficult

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2001 Annual Conference

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William J. Norman; Jerald Rounds

Engineering, Education, Architecture, Business, andeven occasionally in Agriculture. There is some diversity in curriculum focus recognizing majorindustry sectors such as Commercial, Residential, Industrial and Civil. This focus reflects thestructure of the industry entities responsible for the creation of the programs and providingfaculty in the early years. Those sponsors were typically general contractors often workingthrough their associations like the National Home Builders Association and the AssociatedGeneral Contractors of America.Today’s construction industry is significantly different from that which spawned mostconstruction academic programs. The industry dominance of general contractors with support

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Paul Chinowsky

engineering organizations is concerning, of potentialgreater concern is the alarming lack of focus being demonstrated by civil engineering programson new economy issues. In contrast to the broadening of interests being witnessed in manyindustries, too few civil engineering-related programs are adopting a global, new economyfocus6. Is this a reflection of the industry direction, or a problem with the education system? Inshort, it does not matter. What is relevant is the fact that the situation exists and it needs to beaddressed and changed. The industry cannot decry the lack of leadership if a demand and focusis not placed on creating these leaders. Similarly, civil engineering educators and graduatescannot decry a lack of industry interest if a

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2001 Annual Conference

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William Szaroletta; Lloyd Ewing; Nancy L. Denton

Session 2168 Analog to Digital Mechanics Lab Conversion: Lessons Learned Nancy Denton, Bill Szaroletta, Lloyd Ewing Purdue UniversityAbstractTo upgrade the laboratory supporting an introductory sophomore-level strength of materials courseto reflect current industry practice and address student requests, the authors have begun convertingthe current experiments from analog instrumentation with hand-recorded data to NationalInstruments LabVIEW based testing. This paper reviews the challenges encountered during theconversion of one experiment; a three-point beam bending experiment

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2001 Annual Conference

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo Perna; Vladimir Briller

American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright @ 2001, American Society of Engineering Education3. The placement test scores as well as high school rankings for some of the students were not available.4. College cumulative GPA reflects different sets of courses for different students.Methodology1. The source file was the institutional Student Information System file.2. A database was created of all students who took the EG course in Fall-92 and Spring-93 and those students who took the FED course in Fall-93 and Spring-94.3. The following data were included in the file: high school ranking; SAT scores; placement test scores; grades for all college courses; cumulative GPA; and

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2001 Annual Conference

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A Boyanich; S P Maj

derived by different methods and that this difference maybe a source of confusion for a userFor both CISC platforms the higher performance PC consistently gave a higher benchmarkvalue. Any increase in clock speed of both systems gave a proportional increase inperformance of each device. By example, for the Ziff Davis Winbench99/CPUmark99 anincrease of the CPU and front side bus speeds from 350/100Mhz to 466/133Mhzrespectively gave a proportional increase in the benchmark results (+/- 2.3%). Any changein hardware performance was reflected in the results for applications tested. However norecognisable units were given for this or any of the tests in the suite. In attempt to makebenchmark results that may be more meaningful to a user or student Ziff

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2001 Annual Conference

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J. Giolma; Kevin Nickels; Farzan Aminian

useful definitions for the term learning style. In this paper,we will utilize Felder and Silverman’s five-dimensional categorization.3 The five dimensions givenin this work include • perception, on a scale ranging from sensory to intuitive, • input, on a scale ranging from visual to auditory, • organization, on a scale ranging from inductive to deductive, • processing, on a scale ranging from active to reflective, and • understanding, on a scale ranging from sequential to global.We give particular attention to the perception dimension. Felder and Silverman’s perception scalemirrors the sensing-intuition scale of the Myers-Brigs Type Indicator1 (MBTI) for personalitytypes.Carl Jung described sensing and intuition as different

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Karen Batty; Joseph Clair Batty

.4We believe the results from more fully implementing total constituency teaming philosophy ineducation could reflect the productivity and quality improvement seen in industry. Hopefully thedeclining enrollments in engineering trends could be reversed, with higher retention rates, greaterdiversity in the profession, greater “customer” support of the educational enterprise, and greaterquality improvement.Engineering Education Constituency Teaming ModelThe teaming model successful industries have used to improve quality, lower costs, and remaincompetitive in a brutal global playing field may be a model that merits increased attention fromthe engineering education enterprise.In comparing the over-the-wall models of engineering education

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2001 Annual Conference

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

systems transfer Figure 1. Schematic of the general set up.also includes the integration of the simulation tools (Computer work station and software)that can be developed to reflect the exact physical layout of the manufacturing related issuesto enhance the learning process and to build the students intuitive knowledge as it relates tomanufacturing. The laboratory for the manufacturing option is designed to enable the Page 6.254.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society

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Victor L. Paquet; Ann Bisantz

design, rather than hypothesis testing focus – students will be given a designproblem and then apply experimental and analytical methods to find solutions.The potential benefits of case studies are consistent with an educational approach whichemphasizes the need to support a variety of learning styles. For instance, some students are betterat processing information using an active, hands-on style rather than a passive, reflective style,some prefer a deductive standpoint (e.g. reasoning from theory to applied facts) and others aninductive standpoint (from data to theories 6). Using cases can encourage students to use lessfamiliar styles, by having them address questions such as why the material is important (e.g., byemphasizing the application of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

anonymous feedback regarding thecourse content, instructors, team-teaching approach, or any other course-related comments. Thefollowing categorized remarks reflect the dominant opinions expressed by the students: Page 3.186.6 6Class Size: 15Total Respondents: 13TOPIC COMMENTS RESPONSEClass Format Liked course format-learning from numerous individuals. 77%Schedule Insufficient time to complete projects Too much material was included 92