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Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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Robert Boehm; Brackley Frayer; Joe Aldridge

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationneed for this course leads an active professional career with many on-the-job time demands.Additionally, the instructor should be able to demonstrate to the students actual systems of thetype being discussed. In general we do not have cutting-edge versions of this equipment at theUniversity, so we depend greatly upon the ability to visit commercial venues where these aremore likely to be available. In this regard, our location in Las Vegas is extremely valuable. C) AnimatronicsAnimatronics is a term that was made famous through Walt Disney’s Imagineering efforts.Included in this is the development of machines able to perform lifelike actions. A combinationof mechanisms, dynamic

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Venubabu Vulasa; David Grieve; Chetan Sankar; Bob Bulfin; Paul Swamidass

Engineering Education” The mission of this project fits well with the mission statements of the Faculty ofEngineering, Plymouth University; whose objective is to produce high quality graduates wellprepared for careers in engineering through high quality student experience. The experience thatthe student gained through this project is unique and unparalleled for working in the increasinglyglobal economy, where product development teams are scattered all over the globe. Being a well-received program, all applicants to this design course at UP in fall 2004 arebeing told about the overseas design team experience. It is viewed by students as a very positivefeature because of its potential value to recruiters.What could we do differently to

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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La Verne Abe Harris; Judy Birchman; Mary Sadowski

to help them make educated decisions about their career choices. A search onthe web will turn up numerous sites and on-line tests. Traditionally, instructors have encouragedto present information in several different modes to engage students with a variety of learningstyles.This paper presents the results of a pilot study that examined the learning styles of graphiceducators and graphics students using the Style Delineator by Anthony Gregorc (2000). TheStyle Delineator is a self-assessment instrument for adults and can be used as a tool forunderstanding learning as well as teaching styles. For the purpose of this pilot study, the studentparticipants were limited to undergraduates majoring in computer graphics technology. Thefaculty

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New! Improved! CE Accreditation Criteria

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Russell

of the outcomes of the recentlyexpanded Body of Knowledge can be covered within the undergraduate curriculum, withthe exception of Outcome 12, additional technical depth. The additional technical depthcomponent would, by its very nature, be very flexible in its application to allow for awide range of career paths. Under this situation, the post-BS engineering educationwould consist of upper level undergraduate or graduate level coursework in professionalpractice and/or technical topic areas.The preceding recommendations of the BOK and the Curricula Committee, combinedwith the activities of the Accreditation and Licensure Committees, are enabling ASCE tomove forward in implementing ASCE Policy Statement 465.Why Civil Engineering Education

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Burbank

Support Program at WCU was initiated as a small program to help K-12 teachersuse a collaborative approach to identify their problems and search for solutions. The programwas designed to provide different types of assistance to special education teachers. Specialeducation teachers often deal with the most challenging demands within the teaching profession,and are thus continually at great risk for stress, burnout, and early departure from the field. TheTeacher Support Program is intended to help professionals working with special needs childrento solve difficult problems, reduce stress, become more effective, and maintain career longevity6.Some of the problems faced by the teachershave technical solutions, and manycommercial devices exist. Most

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Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

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2005 Annual Conference

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Elton Graves

, useful, and would be a tool that they would use when theyleave college. Only a few students felt that mathematics would not be a tool they woulduse regularly during their careers. Some of these beliefs may have come from studentswho were going into the military after graduation, or were going to graduate school infields other than engineering.Conclusions from InterviewsThe interviews supported what the survey told us. While students may enter Rose-Hulman with an attitude that mathematics is just a subject that needs to be taken, theseniors told us that their mathematics education was very important. We werecontinually told that the concepts learned in the calculus, differential equations, andstatistics courses were regularly used by the students

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Leslie Brunell

, and meeting the dates established for the proposed design. Page 10.510.10 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”The feedback from the alumni has been very positive. They enjoyed the opportunity to work on“real life” projects, visit an actual site and address issues such as permitting, codes and standards.These are all aspects of design they will need to consider when they begin their careers as CivilEngineers.The sponsors continued support of the program has been enormous. Each industry

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stewart Prince; Robert Ryan

enlightenment.ConclusionsThis paper presents the results of an assignment given to a senior level fluid dynamics class. Thisassignment is one of several engineering case studies being developed to incorporate finiteelement analysis software into traditional engineering courses. The desired theme of each casestudy is to perform a finite element analysis on a typical engineering problem and compare theresults to traditional solution methods. The key purpose is to develop student awareness of thepower and limitations of FEA software so that it becomes an effective design tool for them asthey begin their careers in industry.Results for this particular assignment were considered successful, since it was the first attempt atincorporating FloWorks into the fluid dynamics

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Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

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Terrance Lovell; Dale Litwhiler

., “Improving Ultrasonic Transit Time Calculations,” Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2004, 20-26. Page 10.121.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographiesDALE H. LITWHILERDale H. Litwhiler is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College in Reading, PA. He receivedhis B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from LehighUniversity (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Adam El-Mansouri; Kevin Buck; Herbert Hess

, ASICs, microelectronicspower conversion techniques, and Extreme Environments.TIMOTHY EWERSTimothy Ewers is a scientist turned science educator. Formally trained as a toxicologist and then risk analyst he gotinterested in the science education while working with the general public on risk management issues. His interestsinclude research into developing more authentic science experiences and science thinking in K-12 schooling and inpromoting interest in math and science careers. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Idaho where he is anAssistant Professor in the College of Education. Page 10.1243.8 Proceedings of the

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Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

Technology for Rapid Feedback and Student Engagement,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2005.6. Steif, P.S., "Initial Data from a Statics Concept Inventory", Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.Biographic InformationJOHN CHEN is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a faculty member since 1994,when he began his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North CarolinaA&T State University. He joined Rowan University in his current position in 1998.JENNIFER KADLOWEC is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. She began asan Assistant

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joe Stanley; Daryl Beetner; Donald Wunsch; Rohit Dua

President, an IEEE Fellow, NSF CAREER Awardee,has over 200 publications, attracted over $5 million funding, and produced 8 Ph.D.'s. Page 10.682.9 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education”

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Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ming Sheu; Michael Ohadi; Arman Molki

An Undergraduate Instructional Laboratory Model for a Modern Mechanical Engineering Program Michael Ohadi, Ming Sheu, Arman Molki Department of Mechanical Engineering The Petroleum Institute P.O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.Abstract Hands-on laboratory skills play a vital role in preparing the next generation ofmechanical engineering students to assume successful career paths in the 21st century. Our teamreviewed several undergraduate laboratory models at a number of well-recognized undergraduateengineering institutions. When possible, we also sought the feedback of some of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Irina Nelson

agencies, space industries, andinternational organizations (e.g. the United Nations). Analysis of the past three years shows that70% of the ISU alumni have found employment in the space sector, while 12% have continuedtheir advanced graduate studies. Only 18% of the graduates have pursued careers outside thespace sector.Bibliographic Information 1. The International Space University (ISU): http://www.isu.isunet.edu 2. Contact information: International Space University, Parc d’Innovation, 1 Rue Jean-Dominique Cassini, 67400 Illkirch, France, Tel: +33 (0)3 88 65 54 30; Fax: +33 (0)3 88 65 54 47; e-mail: 3. General Information: http://www.isunet.edu/about_us/what _is_isu.htm 4. ISU Faculty: http

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Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

and the second two goals are for the faculty involved: provide pre-service teachers with a basic understanding of the field of engineering so they are better able to describe the excitement of an engineering career to their future students; provide pre-service teachers with engineering applications that can enhance the learning of mathematics; introduce fundamental issues relating to engineering and engineering education to faculty members outside the field of engineering; improve pedagogy and teaching effectiveness of engineering faculty.To meet these goals, we planned and implemented a model for an engineering experience forpre-service teachers. This experience pairs an existing 1-credit-hour

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ram Mohan; Narayan Radhakrishnan; Guoqing Tang; Kenneth Murray; Ajit Kelkar

pursuing degree studies and career paths in science, engineering and technology, andto increase the presence of minority students on campus.Bibliography[1] Computing in Science and Engineering, Special Issue on Climate Modeling, 4 (Sept./Oct. 2002).[2] National Workshop on Advanced Scientific Computing, National Academy of Sciences, J.S. Langer, Chair,1998. [3] Yasar, O., "A Scalable Model for Complex Flows," J. Computers and Mathematics, 33, 117 (1998).[4] Computing in Science and Engineering, Special Issue on Materials Science, 3 (Nov./Dec. 2001).[5] SIAM Workgroup on CSE Education, "Graduate Education in Computational Science and Engineering," SIAMReview, 43 (1) (2001), pp. 163-177.[6] Computing in Science and Engineering, Special Issue on Data

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Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sam Geonetta

.13Bibliographic Information 1. University of Cincinnati, Professional Practice and Career Placement. “Co-op Program Description.” http://www.ocasppcp.uc.edu/co-op/describe.htm. The University of Cincinnati’s College of Applied Science has a long history of hands-on education exemplified by its co-operative education program (co- op). The College was founded in 1828 as a private college; it merged with the University of Cincinnati in 1969. Co-op has been a tradition since a "Power Laundry" course was offered in 1920. 2. University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science. “Program Description.” Http://it.cas.uc.edu. 3. The Senior Design sequence discussed in this paper was implemented in the BS in Information

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Derby; Stephen Frempong; Willie Ofosu

reinforce the theoretical knowledge that hasbeen acquired while offering students the opportunity to experience real world situations in theirchosen careers. Most of all, they offer students the opportunity to discuss their fears, concerns,and expectations with people who are already in the field. Such experiences can only be Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 10.628.6 Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationacquired through educational field trips. Through visits to industry, students also get theopportunity to network with

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Carol Hasenberg

and may inspire some of thestudents to pursue a design oriented career. Students are given the opportunity to explore theirown areas of interest in a two term, self selected and defined design project. The course is alsointended to soften the barrier of required technical courses that freshman technical students take,by welcoming the student into a learning community of design professionals. Students withinterest in science, technology and engineering find Design & Society far more attractive thanother FRINQ themes. Technical students, like any other university students, will also benefitfrom studying in a multidisciplinary setting. For example, engineering courses sometimesdiscuss social responsibility and ethics, but spending a full

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny

because thosestudents are likely to be interested in the professoriate as a career or in the practicing of design atan advanced level. In addition to the preparation of engineering design educators andpractitioners, the course provides three important opportunities for participants, including:1) Community Outreach Students served as mentors to 4th/5th grade teams at a nearby elementary school participating in the FIRST LEGO® League design competition10. This link with the community has helped students understand the challenges of teaming and mentoring and promotes a personal bond that has given students a sense of purpose and pride, and cultivates professionalism and social responsibility.2) Interdisciplinary Education Engineering

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lisa Wipplinger

: “ To educate, train, andinspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of charactercommitted to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as anofficer in the United States Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the nation.” 9 Service-based projects can provide a strong sense of technical accomplishment, along with a strong senseof social accomplishment in providing a needed service to a community or organization. Theproject discussed here builds on the cadets’ technical expertise and uses this special technicalknowledge to help in the effort to provide safer housing in developing areas of the world, thusproviding both a technical and social accomplishment for the cadets.The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Khaled Mansy

Stillwater, where his currentresearch interests include power systems, power system economics, and stochastic systems and control. Dr. Gedra isa past recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award and an NSF Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER) award.Qamar H. Arsalan received his B.S.E. degree from NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar,Pakistan, and M.S.E. degree from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater in 2002. He is currently working on hisPh.D. in Electrical Engineering at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He was electrical engineer with Ideya Co.Ltd, Kyoto, Japan. Page 10.523.8

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DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Yin Chen; John Sharon; Constantin Chassapis; Sven Esche

undergraduate career and give them a good startfor post-graduate work.Original Course Syllabus1This course had initially been intended to introduce students to product design and development.By the completion of the class, the students will have learned to:• Identify opportunities, evaluate and prioritize projects• Complete pre-project planning• Identify, organize and evaluate customer needs• Define evaluation metrics• Collect competitive benchmarking information and set target values• Generate concepts, develop concept classification trees and concept combination tables, screen and score concepts• Develop technical product models, develop cost models• Develop customer surveys, communicate concepts to customers, measure customer responses and

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

expected at their institution in these areas is important for putting togethera strong plan leading to promotion and tenure.” Faculty interviews conducted in 1998, 1 resultedin two responses that further emphasize the need for help in defining expectations: “Keep me onthe tenure track.” and “Guidance in finding the right stops along the tenure time-line, i.e., goodcommittees, assistance with initial papers and other activities.” Sanders5 has noted that manytalented young professionals have decided not to pursue careers in higher education because ofthe increasing expectations for tenure and promotion. Akinkuoye and Odesina6 state: “Thesupervisor is in a position to observe and assist the junior faculty member to maintain the level ofmotivation

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Stier

study were to: a) investigate to what extent small and mid-sized Illinoismanufacturing companies feel it is important for newly hired manufacturing engineering ortechnology graduates to possess specified basic personal skills, technical skills and businessprofessional skills, b) compare the skills identified as important in this study with the SMEcompetency gaps listing, and c) use the results of this study as one criteria to revise curriculumand update a laboratory in the IMS Sequence at ISU. According to Teitelbaum, there is a need to encourage objective appraisals of currentmanufacturing curriculum and career paths to provide more agile adjustments to inevitablechanges required by this dynamic field.[17] This project was intended to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

used to engender an interest in pursuingtechnology, engineering, or science related careers by providing students with connectionsbetween everyday examples of technology and their underlying science as part of the normalstate mandated science instruction. Also, HSTI modules augment the high school sciencecurriculum with technology content material that is standards based, has a positive impact on Page 10.716.3students, is attractive to the science and mathematics teacher, and is an effective, efficient and Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

-of-datetechnology. Because the majority of JSU technology graduates begin their careers in theNortheast Alabama area, this relationship is particularly important.The need for feedback is also rooted in the requirements of the accrediting bodies3. TheNational Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)7 accredits JSU’s IndustrialTechnology program. NAIT specifies that the institution have an assessment plan thatincorporates evaluation of student learning outcomes and competencies. Programassessment should measure student mastery of competencies and then use these results toimprove the program. While some of that feedback is fulfilled by way of an activeindustrial advisory committee, it is valuable to supplement that feedback with theopinions

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin

. Students should be encouraged to practice estimation and bemade aware of its importance through short exercises with everyday objects and experiences.The more we ask students to estimate, the better they are prepared to use this skill in follow-upcourses and eventually in their careers. Estimation exercises should be included in all andespecially the lower division courses, where the engineering foundations are established.Examples of such courses are Introduction to Engineering and Statics where dimensions, units,and basic engineering concepts are discussed and learned. Several estimation activities Page 10.587.21 At UOP, the engineering

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Arthur Brodersen; Cordelia Brown

. A statistical analysis of each phase wascompleted. A statistical correlation between the performance of the participants in the secondphase and that of all other students was formulated. This research study examined students’learning style preferences, problem solving performance, gender, ethnicity, geographicalbackgrounds, confidence in performing course objectives, course performance, and overallperformance.IntroductionThe Introduction to Digital Logic course serves as the first engineering course for manyengineering students. During this pivotal point in a students’ academic career, it is importantthat the students’ initial exposure to engineering is learner centered, knowledge centered,assessment centered, and community centered1. A

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New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Brian Sauser

standard testing and grading mechanisms. Few courses are offeredthat are at the discretion of the student to enhance their personal growth; therefore, there is littleemphasis placed on measuring the impact a course may have on a student’s cognitive orbehavioral growth. Wilde stated in 1983 that, “The route from school direct to university for anengineering degree without practical experience in the industrial environment does not give theyoung engineer the basic skills, knowledge or attitude required for a career in engineeringdesign.”1 A common practice in engineering curriculum at most higher education institutions isthe use of simulations or design projects to give students hands-on and real-world experiencewith the objective of not only