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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Session 3260 MEGATRENDS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Bethany S. Oberst, Ph.D., James Madison University and Russel C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., World Expertise LLCAbstractIn 1982 John Naisbitt introduced a new technique of gleaning trends in our society in hisbest-selling book Megatrends – content analysis. He based his futurist predictions on adetailed analysis of what the news media were reporting, by taking time to connectindividual events to begin to understand larger patterns. His

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

instructional practice. Online portfolio systems are aculmination of technological advances and current curriculum reform efforts. While adictionary definition of portfolios still describes a paper-based tool (A portable case forholding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.) 1 many of today’sportfolios are electronic and can store a variety of multimedia files. Lankes defineselectronic portfolios as a “purposeful collection of student work that exhibits thestudents’ efforts, progress, and achievements.” 2 Portfolios have been in use for a longtime in disciplines such as art or photography and in K-12 education, yet they are stillrelatively new in other disciplines such as engineering and in higher education. ABET2000’s Criteria 33

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

). However, we will refrain from doing so – at least for the time being – fortwo main reasons: First, the standard deviations are rather high and the number of students islow, invalidating any statistical claims of success (in fact, we can only claim that the two meansare statistically different at a 75% confidence level using a paired t-test). Second, we have onlydone this on one class of students. We would like to point out a few other observations that are worth noting. The third studentin the BME experiment group indicated that he was rather unsatisfied with ECE, and since theexperiment was in fact closely related to ECE, it is not surprising that s/he showed no interest inBME. This case could be considered as an outlier; however, we decided

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Brockman, J.B., Fuja, T.E, Batill, S.M., “A Multidisciplinary Course Sequence for First-Year EngineeringStudents,” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2002.2. Pieronek, C. , McWilliams, L. H., Silliman, S. E., “Initial Observations on Student Retention and CourseSatisfaction Based on First-Year Engineering Student Survey and Interviews,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.3. Pieronek, C. , McWilliams, L. H., Silliman, S. E., “A Demographic Characterization of First-Year EngineeringStudents,” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.4. Silliman, S. E., McWilliams, L

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

their valuable contributions to this research.Bibliography1. Sheppard, S.D. and Silva, K. (2001) Descriptions of Engineering Education: Faculty, Student and EngineeringPractitioner Perspectives. 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, October 9-11, 2001, Reno, NV.2. Silva, K. and Sheppard, S.D. (2001). Enabling and Sustaining Educational Innovation. ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Alburqueue, NM, June.3. Wankat, P.C., Felder, R.M., Smith, K.A. and Oreovicz, F. (2002). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning inEngineering. In M.T. Huber and S. Morreale (Eds.), Disciplinary styles in the Scholarship of Teaching andLearning: Exploring Common Ground. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education and TheCarnegie

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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Laws

Colleges and Universities(HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) as well as other colleges anduniversities to improve and expand their undergraduate curriculums to better preparestudents for graduate school. They established committees of technical leaders tooversee the recruitment, selection, and progress of the students and assigned technicalstaff to work closely with students.In 1970’s underrepresented groups accounted for less than 2.0% of the Engineering andPhysical Science doctoral degrees awarded to American citizens and permanent residentsin the US 4. In 1975 34 doctoral degrees in Engineering and 53 in the Physical scienceswere awarded to students from under-represented minority groups. As is evident from thelow number of

Conference Session

Graduate Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shahram Varzavand; John Fecik; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

into industrial arts education. Itappears that TCCU established a pattern to prepare industrial arts/industrial education teachereducators, supervisors, and leaders with technical skills and knowledge in selected industrial areas aswoodworking, metalworking, mechanical drafting, and printing. During the early years of thetwentieth century scholars in these technical areas pursued their graduate degrees other programsareas since industrial education specialization was not available at that time [8]. In the late 1920's, thefirst acknowledged dissertation regarding industrial arts was produced. William Warner becameestablished at The Ohio State University and educated a cadre of doctoral degree recipients whospread the industrial arts verity

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

place to start. After results have been analyzed from a year or two’s data, the forms will berevisited, all as part of the continuous improvement plan. Table 4. Course Assessment Tool MET461 Computer Integrated Design & Manufacturing Course Assessment Tool Semester: Instructor:ABET Criterion 1 Outcomes Satisfied: a,b,c,d,e,f,h MET Program Strategic Plan Supported Objective(s): 1, 2, 4 Course Objective Assessment Score Assessment Score Assessment Score

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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George Bebis; Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

:// www.cs.unr.edu/CRCD/.AcknowledgmentsThe work reported here has been funded in part by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation, Combined Research and Curriculum Development, (#0088086).Bibliography[1] Thomas, D. A., K. Johnson, and S. Stevenson, “Integrated Mathematics, Science, and Technology: anIntroduction to Scientific Visualization”, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Vol. 15, No.3, 1996, 267-94.[2] Greenberg, R., R Kolvoord, M. Magisos, R. Strom, and S. Croft, “Image Processing for Teaching”, Journal ofScience Education and Teaching, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1993, 469-80. Page 8.315.14[3] Greenburg, R., “Image

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nancy Thompson; Eric Vilar; Beth Davidson; John Brader; Michael Matthews; Elisabeth Alford; Sirena Hargrove-Leak

major contributions to the quality ofengineering education today and tomorrow.References[] http://www.che.sc.edu/centers/RCS/rcsmain.htm [March 15, 2003][] Little, P. and M. Cardenas, M. Use of “Studio” Methods in the Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum. Journal of Engineering Education. vol. 90., no.3 , pp. 309-318.[] Coleman, R. J., Studio for Engineering Practice, “STEP,” Lessons Learned about Engineering Practice. Proceedings of the 1995 25th Annual Conference on Frontiers in Engineering Education. Part 1 (of 2), 1995, pp. 284-287.[] Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Studio Teaching. http://www.ciue.rpi.edu/ studioteaching.html. (accessed 12/6/2001)[] Vygotsky, L. S. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhukar Vable

principles inmechanics of materials. This paper using examples from reference 11 shows how this may beachieved.3. Logic in structural analysis Displacements Ki 1 ne ma tic s External Forces

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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Val Stamboltsian; Robert Dennis; Khy Huang

properties panel is what students will see. Page 7.1165.13 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 6. This figure shows the "Stages" panel of the map property interface. This panelallows the author to set the "Next stage trigger." In this example, the author has checkedtwo next-stage policies for stage 1: "Time expiration", and "User decision." The authorhas set a 10-minute limit on stage 1. The author has named this stage "1930's." Each stagecan have a unique start and end message. In addition, an

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bret Van Poppel; Blace Albert; Daisie Boettner

, or the Departmentof Defense.References 1. Office of the Dean, 2002, “Educating Future Army Officers for a Changing World,” United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, p. 4. 2. Klawunder, S., Albert, B., Arnas, Ö., 2002, “Systematic Thermal Science Course Development at the United States Military Academy,” Proceedings, ASEE National Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 3. Office of the Dean, 2000, “Academic Program AY 2000-2001: Field Tables and Course Descriptions,” United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. 4. Internet, United States Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Web-page, Nov. 2002, http://www.dean.usma.edu/cme/Mission/Mission.htm. 5

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

, P, R,S, J, N, AAAA, and others. Energizer currently lists 221 active battery types and over 300discontinued battery types on its web page (Energizer, 2001a,b; Panasonic, 2003). However, themajority of consumer sales are in the “big 5” sizes: D, C, AA, AAA, and 9V. Of these, the AAsize battery accounts for the largest sales volume. Page 8.525.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ?2003, American Society for Engineering Education” D – 1.3 in. dia. x 2.4”, 5V (flashlights, boom boxes, toys) C – 1.0 in. dia. x 1.95”, 1.5V (small flashlights, toys) AA – 0.56 in

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

Session 2315 ASCE’s Raise the Bar Initiative: The Body of Knowledge for the Future Stuart G. Walesh Consultant and AuthorAbstractASCE’s Task Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice (TCAP^3) wascharged to develop, organize, and execute a detailed plan for the full implementation of ASCEPolicy 465 (Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice). This paper presentsthe recommendations of TCAP^3’s Body of Knowledge-Curricula Committee and, secondarily,describes the process used to arrive

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Cooperstock

S-video S-video-dual-BNC Audio Microphone RS-232 controller cables Podium Area Wiring KeyFigure 3. Wiring diagram for the second intelligent classroom at our institution. The use of a video crossbar switchpermits the routing of any video signal to either projector, while the Extron SW/2 provides auto-sense capability for

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay K. Martin; Jay Martin; Dayle K. Haglund; Jennifer Kushner

Leadership in Engineering Education.Trinity College Press: Dublin.9 Burghardt, M.D. 1999. Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving. McGraw-Hill. Boston.10 Hammond, S. 1998. The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry. Thin Book Publishing: Plano,TX.11 Hammond, S. & C. Royal, 2001. Lessons from the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry.Thin Book Publishing: Plano, TX.12 Brookfield, S. 1995. Becoming a Critically Reflective Practitioner. Jossey-Bass: SanFrancisco.13 Schön, D. 1987. Educating the Reflective Practioner. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.DAYLE K. HAGLUND has been involved in the National Science Foundation-Foundation Coalition activities incurriculum evolution at the University of Wisconsin described in this paper. As a science

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2001 Annual Conference

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Devdas Shetty

has happened with varying degree of success. In the1990’s the many industries have attempted to achieve world class status by implementing totalquality management methods. Some of them introduced just-in-time manufacturing techniqueslike cellular manufacturing, quick change-over procedure, one piece part flow, kanban, and othertechniques resulting in inventory reduction. Spurred by success stories, the industries moved toteam-based continuous improvement and experimented with self-directed work teams. Studyingbest practice used by others and benchmarking them has become a standard procedure.As we move into the new century, we need to incorporate these improvements to develop trulyagile product development process. Agility is the ability to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Morley; Jody Redepenning; Bruce Dvorak

Chem Chem Non-UNL Year only 109/110 111 113+ chemistry ‘00 6 5 17 1 10 ‘99 12 7 11 6 6 ‘98 4 7 17 4 4 ‘97 26 7 13 1 4 TOTAL: 48 26 58 12 24Methods: Assessment of Chemistry Performance in CIVE 326 Four years of data (fall semesters 1997 through 2000) from CIVE 326 (Introduction toEnvironmental Engineering) were used to correlate students’ performance on the chemistry-related portions of CIVE 326 with the freshman chemistry course(s) they completed.Information concerning the college chemistry course(s) taken by the CIVE 326 students camefrom

Conference Session

Nuclear Power and the Environment

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Simpson; David Hintenlang; James Tulenko

presently available. Notechnologies were integrated into the analysis, which do not exist on an industrial s cale.The power plant is a single 1000 MWe unit. It contains one reactor capable of generating3000 MWth, with a 33% efficiency. The reactor uses UO2 enriched to 4% and a plannedfuel burn up of 43,000 MWD/MTU. The plant is situated near a fresh water body suchthat 50,000 m3/hour of makeup water are available. The plant has a single 400-foot tallhyperbolic wet natural draft-cooling tower situated in close proximity to the plant. Theplant (reactor, service buildings, cooling tower) consumes 200 acres of land for theduration of its operation and is surrounded by an additional 1200 acres of undisturbedland. The power plant is situated 20 miles

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

] for a course. The instructional objective must 1. Describe what the learner will be doing when demonstrating that s/he has reached the objective; i.e., What is the learner to do? 2. Describe the important conditions under which the learner will demonstrate his competence; i.e., Under what conditions will s/he do it? 3. Indicate how the learner will be evaluated, or what constitutes acceptable performance; i.e., What will you expect as satisfactory performance?Of these three components of an instructional objective, it is the second one that relates to theteaching of “skills” that students need in order to learn successfully. Consider the work of Light [1] again. Students who make the most out of

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

Scribner'sSons, 1979.9. Parnes, S., Source book for Creative Problem Solving, Creative Education Foundation Press, 1992.10. Weisberg R., Creativity: Beyond the Myth of Genius, W.H. Freeman & company, 1992.11. Wycoff, J., Mind Mapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem Solving, BerkeleyPublishing Group, 1991.12. deBono, E., DeBono’s Thinking Course, Facts on File Books, 1994.13. de Bono, E., The Use of Lateral Thinking, Penguin Books, 1990.14. de Bono, E., Lateral Thinking for Management, Penguin Books Ltd., 1971.15. de Bono, E., Six Thinking Hats, Little, Brown & Co., 1985.16. de Bono, E., CoRT Thinking, Advanced Practical Thinking Training, Inc., 1995.17. de Bono, E., Serious Creativity, Harper Collins, 1992.18. Isaksen

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ward; Jonathon Smalley

F2 + F 8 cos(b) - F1 sin(a) = 0 SFvertical = 0 - P - F7 - F1 cos(a) - F8 sin(b) = 0 By considering the free body diagram of each joint, the number of equations of equilibrium is2j and they are in terms of the m+3 unknown forces. Because of the relation between m and j for a simple truss, the number of equations and thenumber of unknowns are the same. These equations can be solved simultaneously. The stress, s, developed by a member is the member’s internal force divided by its cross-sectional area, A. Assumptions The self-weight of the truss members and joints can be neglected incomparison to the applied loads. Criteria The following criteria must be included in those used to select the best design:cost

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2001 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

22.755.17References                                                            1 Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century. (2007). Rising Above the Gathering Storm:Energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 2 National Academy of Engineering. (2009). Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding theStatus and Improving the Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies.3 Macalalag, A.Z., Lowes, S., Tirthali, D., McKay., M., & McGrath, E. (2010). Teacher Professional Developmentin Grades 3-5: Fostering Teachers’ and Students’ Content Knowledge in Science and Engineering. Paper Presentedat the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

base their educational and research activities. Page 22.883.18 References1. S.J. Dyke, Z. Jiang, R. Christenson, X. Gao, and S. Courter, "Teleoperation and Teleparticipation of Instructional Shake Tables Using the NEES Cyberinfrastructure" Proceedings of the World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Chongqing and Nanjing, May 22-27, 2007.2. S.J. Dyke, J.M. Caicedo , and Manolo Soto-Fournier, "University Consortium of Instructional Shake Tables: Enhancing Education in Earthquake Engineering," Proceedings of the International Meeting on Civil

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

percent ofwhom say they hope to start a business one day. It also reinforces the university’s public-servicemission, encouraging students to use their entrepreneurial skills and expertise to createsustainable new companies and nonprofit organizations that address pressing societal needs. Ofparticular interest is their initiative to offer experiential education and venture to encourageWomen' s Entrepreneurship Network which offers regular discussions and networking for womenenrolled in the minor in entrepreneurship to share knowledge and experiences and connect withsuccessful female entrepreneurs and business executives.Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) program funded Syracuse University students to acceptstudents in to their multi-year

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Donald P. Visco, University of Akron; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School; Ryan Thomas Pavlovsky

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

viscometer with distilled water like you did in step 1. Return the viscometer to the clamp. Page 22.1655.249. The time multiplied by the viscometer constant equals the viscosity. You can find the viscometer constant on the card on the lab table next to the viscometer.Bibliography1 Atkins, D. E., Droegemeier, K. K., Feldman, S. I., Garcia-Molina, H., Klein, M. L.,Messerschmitt, D. G., Messina, P., Ostriker, J. P., and Wright, M. H., (2003), “RevolutionizingScience and Engineering Through Cyberinfrastructure,” Report of the National ScienceFoundation Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastrcture.2 Biernacki J. J. and Xie, T., (2011

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, “Jail collapse[s], inmates escaped.” Others followed with,“Lucky day for the inmates!”, “need for law enforcement”, and “How do they protect peoplefrom starvation, looting, + prisoners?” These comments suggested a journey into the survivorstories that describes the event within a smaller reference timeframe. This pattern of journalingled to the research question, “What is the nature of the event and its immediate aftermath?”Student InquiryThe second stage extent was about three-quarters of the semester. The two major obstaclesconfronting educators in pursuing classroom discussions are the need for minimum topicalcontent and the lack of a controlled discussion.[10] Topical content is best managed throughinstructor-centered lectures. As