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Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Carnahan; Bruce Vojak; Raymond Price

decreasing number of top-5department appearances is not observed as “overall” rank degrades.The present work seeks to circumvent the confounding nature of these issues in two ways. First,by comparing departmental “reputation” rankings by academics with college “reputation”rankings by academics, rather than comparing them with “overall”, formula-driven rankings, wecan eliminate data value and formula bias. 16 By doing so, we reflect back to academics theirperceptions regarding the quality of various programs, not those of the formulas chosen by anon-academic journalist. Second, by accepting that the number of top-5 reputation departments(or some weighted value of this number with the weight based on department rank) may, indeed

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jon Dixon

7.540.2 Conference & Exposition. Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe impetus for reframing this course derived from a systems perspective. The MMSEprogram (by name and definition) focuses on systems approaches to manufacturing. Thiscourse was intended to reflect that systems approach in the realm of design excellence.The majority of students in the MMSE program are engineers working in design,manufacturing and related areas of Minnesota’s manufacturing industry. The companiesthey represent are noted for excellent products and success in their markets. For St.Thomas to offer a course in “Excellence in Product Design”, it had to be somethingbeyond what these engineers

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

students are much better suited to construction and testing tasks, following thedirections of the engineers.The two students (one from UALR, one from Hendrix) who succeeded in the course werenot Freshmen. The UALR student was a Sophomore level transfer from the EngineeringTechnology program. The Hendrix student was a senior in Physics. These students weremature, possessed some relevant skills, and were confident enough to attempt tasks andlearn from their mistakes.The FIRST competition starts in January, shortly before the beginning of the Springsemester. Freshmen do not have time to develop engineering skills before they need toapply them. Further, the Freshmen engineering students reflected the national trend forincoming students. 9 They were

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Dempster; Chee Lee

work together in the class. Page 7.1087.4The allotted tasks can either be given as an individual exercise or as a group exercise Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American So ciety for Engineering Educationdepending on the purpose of the exercise. However, the main benefit of placing the studentsin groups is to encourage peer instruction, to enhance discussion and to provide a supportiveenvironment in the pursuit of improved learning. The importance of this to our teachingmethodology is reflected in the redesign of our teaching rooms

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Hedrick

. Page 7.1153.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1.Hedrick, Maintaining Quality and Student Enthusiasm in a Freshman Engineering Course. ASEE 2001 Annual Conference Proceedings.2.Wilk, Traver, LaPlant, Hedrick, Keat, & Wicks. A Freshman Engineering Course Which Introduces Engineering Design and Engineering Fundamentals in the Context of a Unifying Theme. ASEE 2001 Annual Conference Proceedings.3.Johnson, Johnson, Smith. Active learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, Interaction Book Company. 19914.Frye, Reflections. Educause Review January/February

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Buchal

modes of learning(concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and activeexperimentation). He shows that existing tools are suited to some modes and not others, and that Page 7.1302.1some learning modes are poorly supported.There is growing agreement that group-based, collaborative learning approaches are moreeffective than traditional lecture-based instruction5. In addition, team-based collaboration hasbecome a central element of the workplace as well. Broadly, collaboration involves a group ofpeople working toward a common goal. Effective collaboration involves several key activities,including6: · Cognitive

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

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2002 Annual Conference

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E. Bernard White

within the context of two carefullycrafted IT concentration areas. The BS IT program will fill a niche that hasresulted from the rapidly expanding body of knowledge that lies between existingdisciplines such as CS and DMIS.IV.1. BS IT CurriculumThe BS IT curriculum reflects the latest advances in the IT field, includinginterdisciplinary and global approaches where appropriate. An acceptable level ofcompetency in IT can be achieved within the constraints of the 120 semestercredit hours of class work and projects. This number of credits meets GeorgeMason University requirements as well as the existing Commonwealth of Virginiaguidelines for undergraduate degrees. Table 1 below provides the semester-by-semester curriculum for the BS IT major

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2001 Annual Conference

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Dennis Hromin; Sven Esche

Session 3220 Expanding the Undergraduate Laboratory Experience Using Web Technology Sven K. Esche, Dennis J. Hromin Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractStevens Institute of Technology is currently implementing a new undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. This curriculum reflects the recent nationwide trend towards enhancement oftraditional lecture-based courses with a design spine and a laboratory experience that propagatesthrough the entire educational program. In the course of the curriculum development, it wasrecognized that the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Dan Budny

transition. One major component is a series of mentoring courses that the entering studentcan select for the first semester. These courses are designed to help the freshman make thismajor transition. This paper will discuss the purpose of the mentors, the ENGR0081 SeminarCourse concept, the mentor selection process, and the topics covered in the mentoring sessions.IntroductionNumerous studies document the importance of interaction with the freshman students duringtheir first semester [1 - 9]. This concept is nothing new, as reflected in the fact that mostcolleges have an orientation program for entering students. One component we use at theUniversity of Pittsburgh is getting the involvement of parents and other family members in theprocesses and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

day to calculus instruction. The need for calculus is reinforced asthey spend the rest of the day working with engineers who are using these math skills to solveproblems that create better products.Another company that has developed a successful program for recruiting more minorities isUnited Technologies Corporation. UTC encourages engineers to mentor local high schoolstudents. The mentors work with students on various research projects. They provide theleadership, direction, and guidance necessary to foster a successful research project. Many ofthese volunteer mentors are alumni of the local high school. They state that their motivationfor involvement is to create a future workforce that reflects the diversity that they would like tosee

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2001 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Weiner; Honora Nerz

time students reach their junior or senior year, they should already haveinformation skills. This, of course, is an entirely appropriate assumption but, as discussed earlierin this paper, it does not reflect the reality of the situation that exists in colleges and universitiestoday. The main drawback to course-integrated instruction is that, despite its relevance to classwork, students don’t seem to retain what they learn. This view is based on a great deal ofanecdotal evidence accumulated from personal experience working with students over the yearsand getting a sense of what they know. In the fall 2000 semester, we decided to investigate thematter further by conducting an informal survey among NC State University undergraduates, adiscussion

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2001 Annual Conference

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April Brown; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

changes in major (thus allowing the institution to easily study the patterns of student major changes over v time.) It cannot be overemphasized that all data should be reported by gender and race. Due to ABET and other assessment efforts, there is increasing emphasis placed on alumni reflections on their educational experiences. In 1998 Georgia Tech already had established a 5-year post-graduation Alumni Survey. Like the institutional data collection process, the redesign of this survey has been affected by the increased awareness on campus of diversity issues. As such, the Alumni Survey now includes questions related to campus climate and equity. vNew Initiatives Georgia Tech is aggressively

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

enough topreserve a strong sense of community and manageable class sizes, yet large enough to allow avariety of course offerings.Since its inception in 1893, Queen’s Faculty of Applied Science has graduated more than 21,000engineers, many of whom have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally. Thefaculty provides instruction to more than 2,100 undergraduate students each year in 10engineering disciplines.Over the ensuing years, there have been many changes, particularly in the Faculty of AppliedScience. In recent years the Faculty has had to reflect on the path forward for the variousprograms in the faculty. It was realized that Queen’s has some major strengths that we couldbuild upon, such as a long-standing tradition of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnoldo Muyshondt; Ing-Chang Jong

directory “webtest2” at the site: http://comp.uark.edu/~icjong/webtest2/the source program of this HTML file, written to display just two tests as shown in Fig. 1, canreadily be created and is illustrated as follows: test.htmlInteractive Web-Based TestsInteractive Web-Based TestsTest 1: Practice TestThis test uses radio-button menu for choosing answers. Click here to take the test.Test 2: Some Elementary Concepts in StaticsThis test uses radio-button menu for choosing answers. Click here to take the test.The above HTML file does reflect that both of the files testrad.cgi and test#.dat are presentlysaved in the sub-directory webtest2 under the user directory ~icjong in the

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2001 Annual Conference

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W. Doyle St.John

single bar magnet down a tube through one coil and examining the inducedemf on an oscilloscope. The experiment then progresses to two magnets and two coils withvarying spacings amongst themselves. The reflective sensor is utilized for determining speed.An analytical model for this device is beyond the scope of the course, even beyond the scope ofundergraduate engineering, thus students see the value of empirical evidence and the role ofexperiment in design. Students discover that the ‘best’ output results when the coil spacing andmagnet spacing are matched.4.3 Strain GagesStrain gages are of the resistive type commonly used for measuring strain, force, and pressure.The strain gage consist of a thin film of conducting material applied to a film

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2001 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

, 10, 11, 12, 13 . Research shows thatsuch approach can accommodate multiple learning styles and personalities 14 . Some engineeringprograms have been almost totally revised to allow room for learning through doing, that is bycreating educational environment that closer reflects real-world engineering practice 15 .Two Engineering Technology programs at CCSU, Manufacturing and Mechanical, require coursein manufacturing process planning. The course has traditionally covered technical aspects ofvarious manufacturing processes and technical aspects of planning a part making process (a clearlydefined technical goal). Based on the author’s current experience with industrial projects, severalvery important aspects of engineering work had to be

Conference Session

FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs, Women in Engineering

-analysis andaligning one’s intent with positive micro-messaging, engineering educators may begin theirjourney towards creating positive classroom environments for women and other marginalizedgroups. By effectively using micro-affirmations, clearly delineating parameters of acceptablebehavior (e.g., rendering micro-inequities visible), and making a conscious effort to view theeducational environment through the eyes of non-privileged groups, engineering faculty andmentors will make a great impact for all students, especially women. The power and effect ofchanging one’s language and subtle behaviors cannot be emphasized enough.A further step would be to move beyond individual reflection and behavioral changes to begindiscussing issues of privilege

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

Caribbean countries, and Venezuela worked toward convertingincandescent to fluorescent lighting, and other countries including the UK and Canada have sinceadopted a phase-out of inefficient incandescent lighting14. This global issue was addressed at the2007 IESNA/Cooper Teachers of Lighting Workshop by an international cohort of lightingeducators. This consortium considered methods of incorporating energy efficient lightingmethodology into relevant coursework, transforming traditional lighting design education. Asthese legislative directives are recent and continually evolving, architectural and interior designcurricula must stay abreast of developments to reflect emerging issues in lighting technology.It is pertinent for students to understand

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R Hammond, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

theengineering fields so our students are engaged and excited about their chosen field of study byseeing and discussing the end product of the industry‟s efforts.Collaborating with engineering success coursesIn reflecting on the Freshman Career Exploration Evening, it occurs to us that the event seems tohave taken place in a vacuum with little actual and deliberate ties to other experiences that our Page 22.768.10engineering freshmen encounter. With this in mind, the Engineering Career Center is developinga multifaceted freshman career exploration curriculum that will be plugged into the engineeringsuccess courses starting the fall of 2011. The Freshman

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

sciences discipline will help them to become better engineers. Success. Average 73%. Acceptable results for all criteria in rubric. CENG 2336, Property HW Essay. Reflect on how GIS can be Geomatics location applied in selecting the “best” location for a property. Develop three criteria to use in site selection: how criteria are relevant, influences

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

reaching young women.References1. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0802505. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.2. National Science Foundation Engineering Task Force. The engineering workforce: current state, issues, and recommendations. 2005. p. 19.3. Thom, J.M., R. E. Thompson and C. Hoy. Understanding the barriers to recruiting women in engineering and technology programs. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2001. http://www.asee.org/acPapers

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WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly R. Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

general consensus from the focus groups is that Virginia Tech is more family-friendly than itused to be. Newer faculty members with families appear to be having a different experience thantheir colleagues with more years of service (e.g., faculty members who started as assistantprofessors in the 2000s vs. faculty members who started as assistant professors in the 1990s orearlier). “One thing that has been a change I think largely as a result of the Advance grant is I do think the focus on work-life balance and being more family-friendly. That really has changed quite a lot.” – focus group participant “I think that that directly reflects a change in attitude. It's actually okay to have a baby, it's okay to have to do

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England College; Michael J. Rust, Western New England College; Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Richard D. Beach, Western New England College; Jason A Criscuolo, Western New England College

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Biomedical

fieldas a result of the program. The increase in confidence level for performing engineeringcalculations is intriguing as no calculations were required for any of the laboratory modules.This may reflect an overall increase in confidence related to a better understanding of thebiomedical engineering field. The increase in confidence in performing laboratory experimentsis likely due to their performance of multiple hands-on experiments over the span of theprogram. In addition, the participants increased their knowledge of the educational opportunitiesavailable for them in the biomedical engineering program at Western New England College. It islikely that many of the participants were unaware of the institution itself as well as thebiomedical

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sanjeev K. Khanna, University of Missouri

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Mechanical Engineering

particular because they feltthat how the various scores were weighted did not appropriately reflect what they had spentthe most time on. There were also concerns over group grades versus individualcontributions. Implementation of PBL in the Course MAE 3200 Engineering MaterialsSupported by a NSF grant (DUE-0836914), we have designed, developed, and initiallyimplemented a PBL version of MAE 3200, Engineering Materials. The initialimplementation of the course for purposes of research was a traditional lecture courseenrolling 62 students in the fall of 2009. That version of the course introduced conceptswith instructor lectures following the textbook (Callister, 2007). Topics covered are shownin Table 1. The course is taught by two instructors

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Carla Firetto, The Pennyslvania State University; L.J. Passmore, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2623: IMPROVED TEAM FUNCTION: STUDENT-DRIVEN TEAMRULES AND CONSEQUENCESPeter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus PETER J. SHULL is Professor of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. After a successful career in the technical field of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE), and having worked at the prestigious Nation Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Shull made the decision to return to academia and began his career in education. From the first day, Dr. Shull noted an apparent lack of sound educational practice at the higher educational level. This is reflected in a statement made by Dr. Shull’s Ph.D. advisor regarding teaching”If you know the material well, you’ll be a great

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Joseph Flieger, Northern Arizona University; Eddie Hillenbrand

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NSF Grantees

, Kölling M. Objects first with Java: a practical introduction using BlueJ.Pearson/Prentice Hall; 2009.11. Kölling M. Using BlueJ to Introduce Programming. In: Bennedsen J, Caspersen M, KöllingM, eds. Reflections on the Teaching of Programming.Vol 4821. Lecture Notes in ComputerScience. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg; 2008:98-115.12. Kouznetsova S. Using BlueJ and Blackjack to teach object-oriented design concepts in CS1.J. Comput. Small Coll. 2007;22:49–55.13. Patterson A, Kölling M, Rosenberg J. Introducing unit testing with BlueJ. In: ACM SIGCSEBulletin.Vol 35. New York, NY, USA: ACM; 2003:11–15. Page 22.985.1414. Henriksen P, Kölling M. greenfoot

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

a system; however,they do not teach the tools that are needed to know how to integrate these concepts togetherduring the system development process. The downfall reflects in the student when theycannot develop a successful senior design project.As a solution, a state-of-the-art education is being presented as a project-based learningexperience. This type of educational method has been designed to push motivated studentsinto a fast pace, learn as you “build” environment in which students need to integrateeducational theory with applications. While not being a requirement by the university, adirected independent study was performed by a junior level student in the summer of 2010.The objective of the study was to apply compartmentalized

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

-course survey was conducted in the secondweek of class and the follow-up post-course survey was conducted after the completion of thefinal Lab-in-a-Box course project.MethodsSurveys were made available on the student course management sites. Completion of thesurveys was a required component of the course as a self-reflective component of their learning,but students could opt to have their data excluded from the study.In ECE 2074, of the 121 enrolled students, 106 completed the pre-course survey and 95permitted their data to be released. A total of 91 students responded to the post-course survey,with 80 students allowing use of their data. Just over half were second-years, a quarter werethird-years, and the rest were in their fourth year or

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie D. Boettner, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

studentlearning.AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense. Page 22.917.15Bibliography1. Boettner, D., Norberg, S., Melnyk, R., Highley, J., Rounds, M., and Arnas, A. Ö., 2006, “Teaching theFundamentals of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics through an Integrated Systems Approach,” Proceedings ofthe International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL, Paper #:IMECE2006-13815.2. Boettner, D.D. and B.G. Crawford, “Consistency Considerations for Integrated Thermodynamics

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

facilitated discussion at the end of the semester, students expressed frustration with the“report back” parts of exercises. This is reflected in the student feedback in Figure  2 wherestudents wanted to see fewer instances of cross-university student interactions. The large numberof groups among the three universities made it difficult to maintain attention during informalreport backs, especially since audio and video feeds were difficult to hear and see. Studentsrecommended that future reporting from active learning activities incorporate visuals such asslides so that students at other sites could clearly make out what was being shown