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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Magaly Moreno; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman

Belief that one is innovative; has good mechanical and 1 – does not strongly hold this belief technical attributes. 5 – strongly holds this belief Page 4.133.3ii The clustering of the attitude measures has been statistically updated to reflect instrument use across many institu-tions; thus, deriving a true cross-institutional instrument.The post-questionnaire is then given at either the end of the freshman year or during the lastweek of first semester, depending on the institution. The post-questionnaire includes 20

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson

overheadtransparency that could be used in the presentation of their solution to the class. At the end ofthe period, a single student was chosen randomly to present the solution developed by his or hergroup. This pattern of individual reflection and cooperative group problem solving followed byrandom student presentations was followed in the cooperative exercises throughout the unit.The cooperative groups were chosen to be heterogeneous groupings of two or three studentswhose membership remained fixed throughout the unit. The instructor has chosen themembership in the groups in the cooperative classes in two ways. In the first class to use thecooperative strategies, group membership was chosen primarily to provide each group withnearly equal capabilities in

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson; William Gay

. Page 5.4.6The advisory committee continued to meet. Important issues discussed were 1) the increasingneed for computer network training, 2) what network operating systems to introduce, 3) the needfor a full time faculty member to be hired as a teacher and program director, 4) employmentopportunities, 5) present and future laboratory needs, and 6) the availability of co-op positions.VIII. The third year ( 1998-1999 )During the early summer of the second year of the program, we decided to pause for a period ofanalysis, assessment and reflection. The program was maturing in an orderly, controlled mannerand the time was right to perform some pre-planned tasks.When the program was initiated in 1996, two (2) study plans were available: a 16 credit

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Ramirez; Saleh M. Sbenaty

Company.IV. Air Monitoring System DevelopmentThe proper development of a cost effective air quality survey involves not only air qualitymonitoring, but also meteorological monitoring, calibration, and data acquisition systems.Failure to recognize this fact results in a design that is based on many compromises, which mayfail to meet the sampling objectives. A cost effective system should reflect both the realities ofcurrent air quality monitoring system technology and the ultimate application for which themeasurement system is intended. It is especially important to develop a systematic plan for theimplementation of the system in advance of choosing specific pieces of hardware.Air quality monitoring systems require the determination of air quality in

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Qunying Gao; Robert W. Nowlin; Rajeswari Sundararajan

these objects. Page 5.132.3DatabaseA database is a collection of related data. It has the following implicit properties:1. A database represents some aspect of the real world, like names, locations, and addresses. Changes to the data are reflected in the database.2. A database is a logically coherent collection of data with some inherent meaning. A random assortment of data cannot correctly be referred to as a database.3. A database is designed, built, and populated with data for a specific purpose. It has an intended group of users and some preconceived application in which these users are interested.A database can be of any size and of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica D. Hinton-Hudson; Brenda Hart

(game).” “No snacks between the breaks.” “No breakfast in the morning at the 9:00am session.”These comments indicate that the students clearly reflected on their most and least likedelements of each Saturday’s session. This feedback was used to further improve and enhancefuture camp programs. Page 5.134.10VIII. Preliminary Post Secondary ResultsA survey was sent to the 23 students who were graduated in the class of 1999. These studentshad been 10th graders when they participated in this pilot study. There was a 65.2% return rate(n=15). When asked about their career choice as they prepare to enter college during fall 1999,4.6% indicated a

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

absolute certainty in design parameters. Westrongly feel that these problems are symptomatic of most current engineering curricula, whichfocus on engineering science for three years and typically leave design, ethics, communicationskills, teamwork, meaningful computer use, and other critical skills for the final year.In this mode of engineering education, students are lulled into thinking that engineering isprimarily concerned with substituting numbers into equations, rather than about solvingproblems. Their blind reliance on equations reflects a lack of understanding of the physical andbiological basis for the equations, a deficit for which both they and their professors must sharecredit. Trained in this manner, students react negatively to the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Cabral; Rolland Viau; Denis Bédard

3,6 2Table 5 : Reasons for failures (Q9). Pre test Post Test ∆ M σ M σ MPerseverance (Q14) 3,60 1,04 3,36 1,20 -0,24Learning strategies 3,93 0,79 4,11 0,74 0,18(Q13)Self monitoring (Q3) 3,81 0,58 3,71 0,72 -0,10Table 6 : Indicators of motivation.It may seem surprising to observe a reduction in the quantity of time the students put in theirwork outside the classroom. It may reflect the fact that the students gained information moreeffectively in the classroom as the term went

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples

completed the USMA ISW. In thematerial which follows, the mentor who recently completed the USMA ISW is called the juniormentor while the other mentor is called the senior mentor.3. Course DescriptionThe core of the T4E short course was the Teaching Techniques Workshop. The schedule for thisworkshop is shown in Figure 1. This program of instruction reflects the authors' genuine beliefthat teachers learn to teach by: Teaching. Watching other teach. Sharing ideas about teaching with others. Receiving constructive feedback from: x other teachers. x students. x ourselves.Thus the Teaching Techniques Workshop included a series of seminars, demonstrations, and labsthat provided the participants with ample opportunities for each

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Gorman; Matthew M. Mehalik; Julie M. Stocker

people by altering the myth most of us live by--once we haveinternalized a new myth, we will know how to share resources, not just with other human beingsbut also with other species. What Quinn is outlining is a process of moral imagination:recognizing that one's cultural world view is a myth, trying out another view, and seeing howproblems look from that perspective.But one should not hold the new view dogmatically. Moral imagination is a tool for combatingdogma, for recognizing that there are different ethical perspectives that can be applied to aproblem. The hope is that by exercising moral imagination, practitioners will become reflective,considering alternative views and arriving at decisions that are better than one could developfrom only

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

answers to question 1.Learning Objectives - What Is Involved?In developing the learning objectives associated with a course we rely on the followingassumptions about learning: Page 3.112.11. There is a taxonomy associated with learning, i.e., there are different levels of learning to which someone can know and use information (knowledge).2. The different levels of learning are observable or measurable.3. The levels of learning are reasonably hierarchical.The first and second assumptions reflect the observation that there are noticeable, measurabledifferences between a novice and an expert in how they use information. The third assumption isbased on

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Neima Brauner; Mordechai Shacham

accurate values for the condition numbers forhigh order polynomials). The condition numbers are minimal for the z-transformation andincrease in the following order: w-transformation, normalization and no transformation. Thereduction of the condition number corresponding to a particular polynomial order when using thew and z transformation (instead of normalization) is reflected in the lower variance valuesachieved with these transformations. It is to be noted, however, that the reduction in thecondition number when using normalized data instead of the original data, has no significanteffect on the order of the best-fit polynomial and its variance.Fitting Clapeyron’s and Riedel’s Equations to the DataClapeyron’s equation (the first two terms in eq

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mrinal Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

of exploring options, and how different optionscan lead to different solutions for the same problem. It will provide students with instantresponses and reflection based on design requirements and student backgrounds. The CSIuses characteristics of role playing and scenario-based games and several commercialsoftware (e.g., Pro-Manufacturing, etc.) and combines them to illustrate manufacturingprocesses and engineering designs. Reasoning behind the answers are solicited fromstudents and weighted by instructors during grading. This is to overcome one of thecommon pitfalls of game-based learning: that students concentrate too much oncompleting design and become distracted from learning. Thus, students can explorealternate design decisions and

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

, theirdiscussion of case study as “… a form of deliberative reasoning (phronesis) about a situation inwhich there is a political imperative to act” (p.101) seems appropriate to the case describedherein. In this case study, an activity will be explored, in depth, bounded by time and activity andsequentially described through publication as the study matures. The purpose of this case study isto understand the processes required to successfully address a predetermined agenda and adefined outcome. This case study is purposefully driven in that it is being used to define,organize, understand, record, and report on those processes that are successful and those that arenot. It is a method of data collection and self reflection that will allow organized and

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-667: ADOPTING THE BOK2: THE QUEST TO SLAY THEMULTI-HEADED HYDRAJohn Tocco, Lawrence Technological UniversityDonald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Page 15.128.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Adopting the BOK2: The Quest to Slay the Multi-Headed HydraAbstractIn 2008, the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) published the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge, Second Edition (BOK2), reflecting ASCE’s vision of the skills andknowledge the next generation of civil engineers must acquire. The program outcomes set forthin the BOK2 were significantly clearer, specific and detailed than those in the original body ofknowledge. The Department

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Silverstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

) Page 15.703.10 (Slide 2) (Slide 3)Other specific changes in the content of the WCC Workshops with regard to messaging includethe following. 1) Slides were included to reflect the ways various companies rephrase or reposition similar information for different audiences (e.g., less and more technically minded cohorts). Slides 4 and 5 on Fermilab below target respectively a general or lay audience, and physicists seeking information about Fermilab. Using more vs. less technical detail, different graphics, and different levels of diction are highlighted

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

but stillrepresentative sample of engineering colleges. Each PACE school was given tailoredrecommendations. When the research team looked across all the recommendations at all theschools, it turned out that some of the recommendations were highly prevalent at many of theschools. In this paper, those common recommendations are discussed in relation to thequantitative and qualitative findings that supported reasons for the recommendations.MethodIn conjunction with the substantive goals described above, the PACE research team also iscommitted to a set of scientific standards whereby the data gathered would be valid, reliable andethical reflections of students’ experiences. In order to meet these methodological goals, theteam designed and

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, and reflection as well as the morecommon define, plan, execute and check steps. The McMaster problem solving program uses astructure similar to that of Wankat and Oreovicz and implements it across entire curricula. Page 15.848.2Gray’s structured approach emphasizes pattern-matching that starts with a small number ofgeneral equations that students reduce to fit a given situation. The Mettes problem solvingschema is based upon a flow chart of problem solving steps and a constructionist approach tolearning. Litzinger’s integrated model emphasizes problem representation and the conversionfrom one representation (say problem statement) to another

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

drive train design and mechatronics. At USA, Chemical engineers are required totake courses in instrumentation, controls, and real-time data acquisition, all of which wereintegral parts of the JagBot project. Civil engineering is a harder sell, but USA’s CostalEngineering program has approved senior projects in wave height measurement, autonomousunderwater vehicles, environmental monitoring, and embedded instrumentation, all areas thatrequire the same skills used in robotics.Undergraduate engineering education at USA is still parochial in the sense that some studentsand faculty look at the disciplines as being “separate but equal” with their own ways of doingthings. In this sense, education doesn’t reflect present industrial practice, in which

Conference Session

Business Meeting

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

heads of „non-traditional programs.‟” Similarly, an April 2002 email announcementfor the second meeting reflected this theme with the statement, “Currently, each of the major societies … has active department heads groups that forward the interests of their respective programs. Our objective is to create a similar supportive Page 15.41.3 activity. For example, at the first meeting, we discussed the benefits of having ASEE serve as the 'parent' organization for ABET evaluators of non-traditional degree programs. It was widely felt that ASEE's participation in the selection of ABET evaluators for our programs could be helpful. In

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

score (e.g. 85 or 93) for eachquestion that best reflects the evidence provided in the senior project report. Please consider thefollowing grading criteria when assigning a numeric score.A – (90-100) Superior Attainment of Course ObjectivesB – (80-89) Good Attainment of Course ObjectivesC – (70-79) Acceptable Attainment of Course ObjectivesD – (60-69) Poor Attainment of Course ObjectivesF – ( 0-59) Non-Attainment of Course Objectives1. Overall system level design SCORE ____________ Several All requirements Some requirements Most requirements

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

bridge program, but to also go into the residence hall in the evenings to provideadditional math tutoring. This is being attempted in response to desires from the students in theprogram to have more structure in the evenings as well as more hands-on math tutoring, and thementors’ desire to have more impact in the program.AcknowledgmentsPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) under Award No.DUE-0757055. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The authors would also like to thank Leah

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

possible that a single course can meet the requirementsfor both Social Science and Global and Cultural Awareness. Our college, upon developing aninitiative in leadership, ethics, and globalization, believed that a new University GeneralEducation course could be developed that would address these three topics.14 Such a coursewould allow engineering students to gain skills in these areas without increasing graduation Page 15.118.4requirement credit hours. Such a course would also serve the general university student body byPage 15.118.5 structured, guided manner under the direction of a faculty member. Evidence of reflection

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

important when studying operationalamplifiers, where the current path to the voltage supply and the role of the voltage supply itselfare frequently ignored by some students.Fig. 1 illustrates the current flow in a typical dual-rail amplifier. Fig. 1a) corresponds to the push Page 15.1048.2mode - the non-inverting amplifier sources the current from the power supply. Fig. 1b)corresponds to the pull mode - the non-inverting amplifier sinks the current into the powersource. Such a figure attracts close class attention and allows students to reflect on initialamplifier concepts. In particular, it clearly establishes the role of the dual power supply

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering 15% 39% 60% 77% 60% Science/Math 80% 58% 30% 21% 31% Other 5% 3% 9% 2% 8%PTW was disproportionately male (77%), while GC tracked the gender ratio of the First Year Page 15.472.7class as a whole (see Table 3). HTW and FTW were disproportionately female relative to theentering class. We speculate that there are two not unrelated underlying reasons for the biases:the students select courses that reflect their disciplinary interests and/or the students choose

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector Carlo, University of Puerto Rico; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

organizational cultures,time zones, and practice. This framework fosters experience-based learning and examines thevalue-added communication skills achieved through the addition of a global, virtual studentproject environment to supply chain-logistics management courses.Literature ReviewThe globalization of the world economy and the impact of technology on workforce preparationand curriculum design are reflected in the literature and showcase a strong awareness of thevalue of globalizing the curriculum. This shift is readily apparent when comparing the concernsof authors in past decades over lack of global awareness with the strong advocacy and promotionof globalization in current literature2, 10, 18.Traditional supply chain courses provide students

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Post, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

retaliation. Others were reluctantto reflect critically on their own attitude, behavior, and performance and have those commentsvoiced publicly during the focus group.” Haag also notes: “Although numerous studies have been done to assess the effect "gender ratio" has on a group and its members, the literature is inconsistent. Some researchers feel that increasing the proportion of females in a group will have a positive effect on its members. Others disagree and propose that an increase in female proportion in certain areas could have a detrimental effect. The Foundation Coalition female evaluation findings (including attitudes and implications), although more consistent with new research in other disciplines, are somewhat

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in my classroom.I spent the first day of school this year providing a PowerPoint on “What I Did Last Summer.”Photos and stories about the solar cell course took up much of the presentation. This presentationmay be responsible for an increase in membership in our school’s AISES chapter (AmericanIndian Science and Engineering Society). A couple of our freshman students are now interestedin investigating solar cell technology for next year’s AISES science fair.Conclusions and RecommedationsWhile the course had generally positive comments from the follow-up survey, it was felt thatmore should be done to highlight the electrical engineering aspect of the course. The course willagain be offered in summer of 2010, and it will be modified to reflect

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

no real tangible measurable credentials to help my annualreviews and thus earn tenure. In retrospect, I was intimidated by writing research proposals,didn’t exactly know how to structure a proposal and lacked confidence that my ideas were good.During that first year, I only tried for smaller proposals and never stuck my neck out very far.When I got negative reviews, I felt devastated and defeated. Just as students sometimes allow Page 15.1005.2grades to reflect their self-worth, I was letting feedback tell me I wasn’t good or worthy of thejob. As a new faculty member, maybe the baggage that holds you back is a little different, but a

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

does a good job at providing a reasonable project experience for the teams. Theproject is complex enough to provide challenging planning and team-oriented problem solvingtasks. Further, the project provides the ultimate challenge for any manager; it requires executionand control of the project plan. This "tire hitting the road" experience provides an objective, hardreality deadline for the teams. It makes the work they do reflect a real project, not some reportabout how a project could be carried out. However, it is difficult to envision how to rotateleadership roles in a meaningful manner. There are at least three options: 1. Have N unique projects for each team where N is the number of team members. In the current capstone, N is 4