Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Shapiro

comprehensiveinformation for analyzing, discussing, and judging a learner’s performance of valuedabilities and skills.” Stiggins2 provides a similar definition for classroom assessment.Each reference makes a strong case that assessment is an integral part of pedagogy andthat planning for instruction must involve a carefully integrated view of the criticalrelationship between assessment and pedagogy. Incorporating an integrative project,involving multi-level students, in completely separate courses was an ambitiousundertaking. We attempted to see if we could achieve the type of learner-centeredapproach advocated in these and other references and create a type of pedagogy that isimpossible to achieve within the confines of a single course

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Devon

divergence in the scope ofthe information and knowledge assembled in support of the design process, as more avenues areexplored and more stakeholders considered. Even the sheer volume of information growsrapidly. This divergence begins with the development of the problem through such processes asstakeholder identification; market assessment; project planning; team creation and management;establishing the use, needs, metrics, and constraints of the technology; and benchmarkingcompeting products and services. These processes lead to the final divergent conceptual designstages, which are completing the problem definition and concept generation. This stage is thenfollowed by a convergent process focused on decision-making more than questions that

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tobia Steyn

Reflective learner Active learner Sequential learner Global learner Sequential Organise Explore Planned Kinaesthetic Verification Feeling based Individualised Cooperative Structured Intuitive feeling Linear Global Procedural

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Geonetta

address problems or opportunities faced by organizationsor individuals; to assist in the creation of an effective project plan; to analyze the impact ofinformation technology on individuals, organizations and society, including ethical, legal andpolicy issues; to demonstrate independent critical thinking and problem solving skills; tocollaborate in teams to accomplish a common goal by integrating personal initiative and groupcooperation; and to communicate effectively and efficiently with clients, users and peers bothverbally and in writing.13Course Content The goals for Management in Information Technology are largely derived from thestandards articulated by ABET and SIGITE. These six central goals are the basis for the course’skey themes

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hamilton; Gregor Novak; Evelyn Patterson; Brian Self

behind the technique, and has numerous examples that can be used.Several different web sites are also being developed that are extremely useful to the JiTTadopter. An overview of the topic can be found at www.jitt.org. This site provides backgroundmaterial on JiTT, presents a number of examples from a variety of disciplines (as well as somerepresentative answers), and lists current JiTT adopters from across the country. There is also a Page 10.851.9listing of available JiTT Workshops that are offered throughout the year [this page needs to beupdated if there are other workshops being planned]. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Owen; Robert Knecht; Abel Feltes

demands on water resources in Colorado, it is important to betterunderstand longer-term climate change and shorter-term climate variability when planning forthis growth. It is also important to develop practical policies for managing our socioeconomicsystem. The climate of Colorado provides an interesting example of highly variable conditions thatare due to one of the most varied landscapes on the North American continent. Land-surfaceelevations range from approximately 1010m (3315ft) to 4399m (14,433ft). These differences in Page 10.104.2elevation and exposure produce large differences in precipitation and temperature patterns over

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Hudson; Laurence Merkle; Joshua Holden; Richard Layton

. Detailed plans for the apparatus, circuits, computer interfacesand computer programs and tutorials are made available via the Internet. The results of apersonal self-evaluation (PSE) from the design competition are described.IntroductionAn annual student conference is sponsored by the Midwestern Undergraduate PrivateEngineering Colleges (MUPEC) group, comprising the institutions listed in Table 1. Thepurpose of the conference is to give undergraduate engineering, science and math students fromthese institutions a forum to showcase their work in oral and poster presentations. A differentinstitution hosts the event each year.The conference often includes a design competition in addition to the oral and posterpresentations. The challenge for the

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Rogers

Trillion Global Nanotechnology Market.” (Wednesday November 19,8:52 am ET). Available: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031119/195398_1.html3 National Nanotechnology Initiative: The Initiative and its Implementation Plan, National Science andTechnology Council Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering andTechnology, July 2000. Available at: http://www.nano.gov/nni2.pdf4 See http://nanobusiness.org/downloads/2001BusinessofNanotech.pdf5 See http://www.nano.gov/html/edu/eduunder.html6 National Nanotechnology Initiative: The Initiative and its Implementation Plan, http://www.nano.gov/nni2.pdf,October 2000.7 Adams, J.D. B. Rogers and L.J. Leifer. “Microtechnology, Nanotechnology, and the Scanning ProbeMicroscope: An Innovative

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Lim; James Kokernak; Dean Lewis; Abhijeet Golwelkar; Paul Schoch

receivestipend and not tuition support. Even the stipend is at a lower effective rate of $8-$10 per hourcompared to an effective graduate TA stipend of $13-$14 per hour. Figure 5 Course home page, litec.rpi.eduInter active tutor ials and the web:The LITEC Tutorials have been an important part of the course since its inception5. The originalcourse developers foresaw the potential of computer-aided instruction tools, and planned fromthe start to incorporate these into the course. In the early 90s, when LITEC was being Page 9.839.6developed, the best machines available for such tools were Apple Macintosh computers. The “Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers; Jeff Goldberg

- a sample homeworkinformation by describing their search demonstrating the introduction ofstrategies and documenting the search results. information literacy skills.Students are asked to document their searchstrategy so that credit can be given for theirattempt to find the information. On the day the assignment is handed in, a short discussion with the students about theresources they used and the problems they encountered with each resource is held. Thisintroduces all students to the resources and helps them in formulating a plan for handling newinstances of having to find information. Specifically, students should be made aware of journalsearch engines, how to find texts in their library, the importance of

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Modesitt

of Michigan- Dearborn13. The PAB is a group of 36 chieftechnology officers, chief information officers, presidents, and chief engineers of large, medium, Page 9.471.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationand small corporations, many of which are multi-nationals, founded by the author in 1995. Inline with the RFP, ISEUC is to have both faculty and professional advisory boards.The plan for ISEUC called for a small number of courses, universities, and students fromindustry to be used in a pilot test

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stout; Ken Bosworth; Brian Williams; Habib Sadid; Mike Ellis

or even built on other topics did not yield similar results. This could implythat engineers are using these math topics but seldom need to understand the underlying theory.It could also imply that the respondents are simply not cognizant of all of the mathematicalconcepts that they are using to perform their jobs. Some of the inconsistencies in the responsesimply that the respondents did not recall enough detail about the subject material in the survey toprovide a useful evaluation. In either case, this issue needs to be resolved before the surveyresults can be fully utilized as a curriculum-planning tool.In an effort to verify the survey results, a similar survey was given to a group of fourteenengineers that are employed in an electrical

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Cavanaugh; Matt Ellis; Mark Ardis; Richard Layton

plans for future development are outlined. The resultsshow that the system is effective at meeting the instructor’s criteria for good team formation andsaving the instructor time. The source code for the application is available under an open sourcelicense for free distribution and modification.1. Introduction1.1 Problem statementForming student teams for group work often entails a major time investment for instructors. Tomake teams according to guidelines given in the cooperative-learning literature, instructorstypically design a survey, issue copies to students, collect them, and shuffle the surveys around Page 9.246.1until satisfactory

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Andrew Rose

the main areas in which the untenured faculty have served as leaders for theiruntenured peers is by sharing their experiences regarding the procedures for contractrenewal and tenure review. Discussions between the untenured faculty on dates,procedures and the timeline of the tenure process are common. At the University ofPittsburgh, tenure stream faculty must complete a contract renewal evaluation at thecompletion of their first year. The primary components of the renewal dossier aredevelopment of a teaching philosophy, the curriculum vitae (CV) and a plan and schedulefor professional development activities to achieve tenure. The first author receivedguidance on preparing the renewal dossier from a former untenured faculty member wholeft for

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Briar Schumacher; Jon Leydens; Donald Elger

for improvement Demographic standing Learning 1- Female Sophomore Fixing cars Hands on, asking questions, planning what to do to fix the problem, driving cars 2- Female Freshman Math Motivation to understand, comparison of two problems, figuring out what she didn’t know 3- Male Junior Rock climbing Go rock climbing, talking to and watching other climbers

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tori Bailey; Jonathan Gabrio; David Cannon; Helen L. Chen; George Toye; Larry Leifer

student’s learning is most clearly illustrated in these two paragraphs:Example 3: Broad TakeawayAnother change in thinking I took from this class is not really design related, but from the wikiposting and reflection. I've never had a class that encourages so much reflection, and while it istedious, I'm realizing how helpful it is. I'm understanding more and more the importance of takingresponsibility for my own learning; this is something I am definitely going to keep doing for the restof my college education, and even life. Knowledge is power, but if you're not aware of what youknow, how can you use that power?---Also, I'm planning to use the takeaway of reflective thinking intensely for my college years, andbeyond. While I've been aware of my

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajiv Asthana; Richard Rothaupt; Danny Bee

between different group members’ values’ • ‘Have one person press the parts on the same machine. Different people pressing and using different machines can give too much variation to the part’. • ‘Time is a factor; get started early on the project as sintering takes a great deal of time’. • ‘Plan enough time to complete the project ahead of time (pressing parts, sintering parts, and completing a report take a lot of time)’. • ‘Use the same press for all trials’.Whereas the student concern about the variability of compaction between different teams isvalid, it was felt necessary to have each group go through all the steps in order to benefit from ahands-on approach. Unlike an upper level course in which the

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

American, 4% asHispanic, 17% as Asian or Asian American, 66% as White or European American, and 6%reported other (e.g., multiracial) racial/ethnic identifications. Mean self-reported mathematicsSAT scores were 708.80 (SD = 59.70). The large majority of participants were planning to Page 9.1052.3“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”continue on in engineering, with most expressing preferences for mechanical (27%), electrical(16%), aerospace (15%), or computer (13%) specialties.Procedure and

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Holleran; Elaine Chan; Chad Rasmussen; Alan McGaughey

programs tobe offered. An email list solely for the executive board exists to discuss administrative mattersand a separate email list exists for graduate student members who simply attend ASEE-sponsored events and may be interested in helping to plan events or to volunteer to be part of apanel discussion. Officer turnover and transition is especially critical for maintaining the student Page 9.217.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright „ 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationchapter’s activity from year to year. New members are

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

chart previously developed. A Gantt chart encompassesthree critical items: (1) Milestones – what are the major tasks for the team? (2) Deadlines – whenwill these milestones be achieved? (3) Responsibility – who is the person responsible for eachmilestone and sub-tasks? We believe it is important to have individual responsibility even onmulti-person tasks. Figure 2 shows a significantly scaled down version of a typical Gantt chart.Documentation: If the team is going to pass forward their knowledge and experience to futureteams, a documentation plan is needed. We are still in development of this item. Documentationand the quality of the documentation is time consuming as well as difficult to convey. We havethree levels of documentation: (1

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Merredith Portsmore; Kaitlyn Conroy; Melissa Pickering; Emily Ryan; Brian Gravel

classroom or setting do you or have you worked in?4. What do you find interesting or engaging about your field of engineering?5. Was there any person or experience that impacted your decision to become an engineer?6. How did you get started doing outreach? a. (if chose outreach) Why did you choose to be involved with outreach?7. What interested you about outreach?8. Do you participate or do you plan to participate in research? a. (If they do research and outreach) – How do you balance research and outreach? b. (If they plan to do research) – Do you think you will you continue to do outreach when you do research or will you need to stop doing outreach?9. What do you find interesting or rewarding about outreach?10. What do you

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

mathematics, science, and engineering principles and engineering design in a real world practice setting. • Develop understanding and gain experience in interpersonal, team, and presentation abilities. • Develop understanding and gain experience in the economic, legal, organizational and business realities that operate in a commercial company or government agency. • Acquire an appreciation of the social, environmental and ethical implications of industry or government decision-making and practice. • Gain experience in setting and carrying out career plans through resume writing, interviewing and networking training. • Further develop as an individual, gaining self-awareness and appreciation of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Creese

Session xxxx Time-Based Versus Quantity-Based Breakeven Analysis Robert C. Creese Ph.D., PE, CCE Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department College of Engineering and Mineral Resources West Virginia UniversityIntroduction Breakeven analysis has traditionally focused upon quantity-based breakeven analysis,which determines the production quantity at the specific breakeven point. This has worked formarketing, sales, and top-management for planning yearly goals, but it provides little assistanceat the plant management level where the production quantity is not a variable

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre Sayles

, Encourage Creativity At All Levels. 5. Assessment At Individual and Organizational Levels. Plan For Improvement. Table 2. Example LDPM ImplementationBenefits of the LDPM will be revealed in many ways. A common understanding of howdiversity works opens the door to conversations that otherwise would never take place. Thiscommon understanding also promotes creativity and innovation from individuals who werepreviously uncomfortable discussing diversity. Finally, organizational members begin to valuedifferences and voluntarily support organizational diversity efforts.AssessmentSince the LDPM is a new concept, a formal assessment process is yet to be developed. On thesurface, it appears that both

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"management. The College of Engineering at NC State is experimenting with the integration ofservice-learning especially at the freshman and senior year. The remainder of this paper willpresent our experience with a two-year service-learning project in a senior design ChemicalEngineering course.Description of Service-learning Projects in CHE Capstone Design CourseSpring 2002 In planning for the Spring 2002 offering of senior design, both instructors (Bullard andPeretti) had recently completed an on-campus Service-learning Faculty Associate trainingprogram and were

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

courses in the previous semester: EAS Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004 American Society for Engineering Education107, Introduction to Engineering and EAS 109, Project Planning and Development, as well asone semester of General Chemistry, Calculus I (or precalculus) and English Composition.For most students, EAS112 replaces a combination of spreadsheet applications (1 credit) and Cprogramming (2 or 3 credits). Engineering students in several majors at UNH have haddifficulty with the C programming courses, and very few have chosen to use C when solvingproblems in subsequent engineering courses . Our experience in this regard is consistent

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

achieved through amajor enhancement of the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the GNP.5. Mercosul and EducationThe Education plans for Mercosul consider the promotion of an education system very similar,which goal is to form a professional capable to insert and to maintain her/him in the work marketof the four Countries of the Bloc [02].It is an ambitious goal but not impossible despite they have different educational systems besidesthe political and social challenges peculiar to each one. The language is not properly a bigproblem once they are similar what facilitates communication.In other words the objective is to get the young population educated in Schools of one Countryhaving the diplomas valid in other Countries so that they can

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorena Basilio; Frank Claydon; Betty Barr; David Shattuck; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft

skills that would be used in the courses. Theseskills included the use of different coordinate systems, and the review of some calculus conceptssuch as the choices of the limits of definite integrals. However, as our planning moved forward,the emphasis of the Redshirt Camps shifted more towards the preparation for the workshops thatwould be taken during the semester, as well. Page 8.1044.4 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Abdullah Abonamah; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

academic model includes Learning Outcomes at all stages in the student’sacademic life. Students with the assistance of their advisors develop an individual learning plan.The Learning Outcomes emphasize planning, decision-making and application skills, and studentsare assessed for their ability to demonstrate applied synthesis and integration of knowledge andskills. There are six key Zayed University Learning Outcomes that form the basis of the ZU APMmodel. All students must demonstrate accomplishments in the six ZULOs before they graduate.They are defined as follows: • Information Literacy and Communication: ZU graduates will be able to recognize

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Ansari

. The roof,which is isolated from the ceiling, is dome shaped and supports a solar collector-cum-solar shieldassembly. The solar collector is composed of six separate triangular panels in the form of a lowpyramid. The panels are equipped with concentrators and tapered water pipes enclosed intransparent hollow pipes. A verandah, with a roof that is angled upward at nearly 30 degrees,surrounds the walls. Sun screens (which close and open according to solar position) are situatedon the east and west sides. On the south-east, south and south-west sides along the verandahenclosures with glass walls are provided for use as a sit-out and greenhouse. Fig.1 Isometric View Showing Visible External FeaturesFig. 2. shows a floor plan