Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Hispanicpopulation are being considered. Future marketing plans are being discussed and can be foundunder “Future Steps” section of this manuscript.4.2 Access to Spanish Language ExpertiseA greater challenge facing the developers was to acquire Spanish language expertise fortranslating articles from Go!. The developers realized such expertise existed within the universitycommunity through Latino student clubs and the Spanish language academic program. On Page 25.182.6further exploration and discussions with faculty members, a tentative partnership was struck witha faculty member from the Spanish program, who is one of the authors of this paper. Thefollowing

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso ; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

perceive learn-ing more in a class that uses technology. In summary, the use of the iPad maintained student’s aca-demic performance at the same level for the most part and there was a highly positive impact ofstudent’s perceived value of using an iPad in the classroom, which positively affected the class-room environment.FUTURE WORK Future work planned for year three of this ongoing research should expand to following areas:development of applications for the iPad on the more complex engineering topics to increase class-room performance as shown from the Exam II results. Other aspects are the digitalization of thecourse textbook and implementation on the iPad platform, which could greatly impact the studyhabits of the students. An adjustment to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

engineers.Traditional teaching methods are used to teach sustainability and examples have included,problem solving, case studies, and thinking and reasoning challenges6. The Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology implemented aspects of sustainable design into classes in which studentshad to pay attention to the sustainability aspects of designs as they created prototypes andcomputer models4. One program made a large commitment to sustainable design and offered agreat time commitment to the lesson plan. In a fundamentals of engineering course theinstructors adopted two hours of lecture and four hours of lab use to concentrate on ideas ofglobal climate change instead of traditional engineering curriculum. The instructors use the AlGore book An Inconvenient Truth10as

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Steven W. Peretti, North Carolina State University; David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

curriculum.Planned future work involves the expanded use of Turnitin.com in additional undergraduatecourses requiring writing assignments as well as graduate courses, such as the graduateproposition course. The authors plan to develop standard “scripts” for discussion of the use ofTurnitin.com as well as examples illustrating the judicious use of the software tool. Page 25.195.9Bibliographic Information1. T. Batane. “Turning to Turnitin to fight plagiarism among university students.” Educational Technology & Society 13 (2), 1-12 (2010).2. P. Scanlon. “Student online plagiarism: How do we respond?” College Lecturing 5 (4), 161-165 (2003).3. D. Carpenter

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

followed by brief, illustrative experiments to test the validity of the models.We welcome feedback on the course development plan we have presented. As laboratories aredeveloped, we will add them to our course development webpage. Please contact us if you haveany questions or would like to use our materials in your own course. We hope to present resultsof our assessments at a future ASEE conference.AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to the University of St. Thomas Department of Physics, the University of St.Thomas Faculty Development Center, and MathWorks Inc. for supporting this project. Page 25.198.11APPENDIX A: Diagram showing how Applications of

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Biological & Agricultural

. These portfolios are gauged, graded, evaluated and assessed using avariety of rubrics and assessment tools. The author has previously presented some ofthese results in a form at the 114th ASEE Annual Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. The author plans to generate and utilize a similar rubric for purposes ofassessment. Furthermore, it should be recognized that each topic or subject matter may bedifferent and the difference may be huge and significant. Each instructor’s delivery styleis different and one may even arrive at two different sets of data for the same subject andtopic when two different instructors are involved (Narayanan, 2007). The principles of VARK as outlined by Fleming and Mills could also be used todocument

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle B. Reed, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

scores, credit hours taken, workexperience, future career plans (e.g., industry, grad school), etc.This study shows that students are reasonably good at correctly assessing their answers, butfuture studies should evaluate how this method affects their learning and understanding of thematerial. Whether or not they learn the material better, this method provides them additionalopportunities to practice assessing their own abilities, which is a practical skill that is oftenoverlooked in engineering education.AcknowledgmentsThe author thanks Gigi Yuen-Reed, Ismet Handzic, and Samuel McAmis for their insights andfeedback.References1. Bandura, A. (1977), 'Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.', Psychological review 84(2

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo G. Sanfelice, University of Arizona; Giampiero Campa, MathWorks; Manuel Abraham Robles, University of Arizona

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Design in Engineering Education

φ∗ created by the solar tracking algorithm, respectively, for a given time.The output of this reference generator are the reference coordinates of β ∗ and φ∗ mapped onto twoseparate Cartesian plans for tracking of the sun. The resulting reference coordinates take the formr = [w1 w2 w3 w4 ] , where w1 and w2 are the coordinates for the zenith angle β and w3 andw4 are the coordinates for the azimuth angle φ, for the system to track. Several issues have to be addressed during the design of the controller. The controller has todecide the most efficient path to reach the target angles and switch direction when needed. How-ever, the system is susceptible to becoming trapped in decision conflict regions when perturbationsare introduced, thus

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

but also because each studentis prepared for the discussion. The students are clearly connecting the content to a social learningenvironment, and as a result, they are better able to recall and reason about course material.18Many teachers spend a significant amount of class time going over the correct responses to anexam, or worry that they cannot take the time to do this without losing content coverage. Ratherthan spend the same amount of time going over the exam, a team test allows students to discover,justify and own the answers. By having students spend time working through the exam with eachother, the students become teachers, participating in reciprocal learning.For planning teacher-to-classroom feedback, the group exams give a better

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Incontrast, ‘Enquiry’ was implemented at Michigan Tech as a means of developing spatialvisualization skills and to help students understand conventional methods of representingobjects.The collaboration across two international universities proved very beneficial in terms ofmodifying and improving the apparatus used in the activity but it also provided a means ofcritiquing and refining the courses in which they were implemented. The recommendationsfrom ‘Phase 2’ indicate that careful consideration should be given to the timing andapplication of ‘Enquiry’ within modules of study. This planning should take learningoutcomes and students’ prerequisite knowledge into account. For example, it may bebeneficial to facilitate experiential learning of various

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cast as sources of feedback to optimize instruction.10,11The subtlety with which such planned, standards-focused pedagogy limits critical reflection(about both the pedagogy and the discipline writ large) is striking.There is a circularity inherent at many points in the process. For example, in makingrecommendations for how engineering departments might effectively enact ABET criteria, onepair of chemical engineering instructors (sharing their findings in a journal for engineeringeducators), writes that, "...the measurement of student achievements in the courses shouldprovide considerable information on the curricular effectiveness of an academic program."9 Alsovery common is the idea that a failing student should repeat the failed class, a

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl J. Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Dwight Harold Thomas Jr.

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

animated presentations, tutorial videos, and video demonstrations help engage studentsand enhance retention of material.2 Planning content structure and pre-recording materialsoutside of normal lecture gives course instructors time to refine presentations improving theirquality. Once recorded, the material can be delivered repeatedly and uniformly every time thecourse is offered. Developing a library of multimedia content for courses expands instructor Page 25.1362.2time since students can review course materials repeatedly whenever and where ever they need.Students are free to interact with the content in a way that best suits their individual

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Wayne G. Jensen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bruce Allen Fischer; Timothy G. Wentz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Construction

previous knowledgebase concerning architectural systems than MEP systems. A surprising finding was that studentsbelieved the Architectural BIM was more effective in learning architectural systems than MEPBIM was in learning MEP systems. This finding, though tentative, is subject to many differentinterpretations. One possible interpretation is that students learn more from BIM-basedinstruction when they possess additional prior knowledge about the subject material. If thisinterpretation is true, it provides strong support for the argument that BIM should be taught as asenior level course (maybe a technical elective) versus as an introductory class [15, 16].The authors plan to continue to conduct this research on larger scale in order to gain

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; Edward Pan, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implementing distributed scaffolding: helping students learn science from design. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42, (2), 185-217.31 Linn, M. C. (1995). Designing computer learning environments for engineering and computer science: The scaffolded knowledge integration framework. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 4,(2), 103-26.32 Rubin, J. (1994). Handbook of usability testing: How to plan, design, and conduct effective tests. New York: Wiley.33 Corry, M. D., Frick, T. W., & Hansen, L. (1997). User-centered design and usability testing of a web site: An illustrative case study. Educational Technology Research and Development, 45(4), 65-76

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael L Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Mike Reese, Johns Hopkins University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

depicted on Figure 1 suggest a possible relationshipbetween students’ exposure to computing courses and positive student perceptions aboutcomputing utility, their ability to currently use computing, and plans to use computing in future Page 23.888.8professional and academic work.Table 4. Pre- and Post-survey scores of students perceived ability to use computation, perceivedutility in their studies and future careers, and intentions of future use of computation grouped bynumber of disciplinary courses students completed. Pretest Scores Posttest Scores

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Pryor, University of Texas, Austin

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First-Year Programs

and confirms the notion that thereare negative consequences.Procrastination in the literatureMany researchers have spent considerable resources identifying the cause of (and cures for)procrastination. Dietz et.al.9 associated procrastination with individual values and learningroutines, asserting that people who plan their daily activities procrastinate less than those who donot. Akinsola et.al.10 observed a positive correlation between procrastination and achievement inmathematics, but went on to conclude that varying levels of procrastination (low, moderate andhigh) have no significant impact on overall academic accomplishment and that gender played norole in procrastination-related behavior. Senecal et.al.11 attempted to correlate

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

threedifferent lectures, all in the area of mechanics. Although I typically teach undergraduatedynamics, my assignments at HM included a graduate level multi-body systems (MBS) courseand two undergraduate courses with considerable content in vibrations. I would have to say thatmy primary workload issues revolved around trying to re-learn the MBS and vibrations material,and trying to develop good example problems for each class. Although I have numerousproblems and real-world examples for sophomore level dynamics, the same cannot be said forMBS and vibrations.It was also challenging to plan a 90 minute lecture, when I am used to 50 minute classes. One ofthe courses only met once a week, and the other two had a 90 minute lecture and a 90 minutecomputer

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alister McLeod, Indiana State Uniersity; Jim Smallwood, Indiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

product volume? a. Has there been any new equipment purchase to support any of these goals? b. Have these new equipment purchases reduced the amount of machinery necessary to make that product? 3. Has your company in recent time made any new equipment purchases? a. Has the acquisition of new machinery affected the need for more skilled workers? 4. Is a future goal of your company to obtain more highly skilled workers that can run new robotic machinery? 5. Are you using planning models to help you schedule production operations

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, along with graduation data, to quantify theimprovement in retention and graduation rates realized from the SEEP program. We fully intendto keep the program at its current level or higher until we accomplish quantifying the SEEP valueand if results justify institutionalization of the program (as expected), we plan to make that areality. Page 25.1169.6     Figure 4. 1-year and 2-year Retention Rate for Engineering First-Time-Freshman with ACT Math 17-25 The historical graduation data for first time freshman in Engineering is illustrated inFigure 5. It shows the number of first time freshman

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

) Environmental Communication WeekEvery spring semester, Tarleton State University sponsors Environmental Communication Week(ECW) which provides environmental education and awareness opportunities for students,faculty and staff, and the surrounding community. The ECW is facilitated through the generoussponsorship of the Communication Studies Department, Library, Environmental AdvisoryCouncil, and the Staff Council at Tarleton State University.Daily three to four virtual workshops of 45-50 minutes duration each and 16 face-to-faceworkshops were provided. The ECW planning board and interns worked together to offer dailyactivities through social media tools (i.e. - Twitter and Facebook) and several excitingenvironmental education themed workshops such as

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

designedproject.The concept of detecting abnormal behavior of computer users was first introduced by Andersonin 19801. He published a paper, Computer Security Threat Monitoring and Surveillance, anddefined that an attack was a specific formulation or execution of a plan to carry out a threat. Heclassified a threat as a deliberate unauthorized attempt to access information, manipulateinformation, or render a system unreliable or unusable. Since then, a variety of taxonomyschemes on grouping attacks into categories have been proposed. For example, in 1987 Denning2classified abnormal patterns of system usage into eight categories: attempted break-in,masquerading or successful break-in, penetration by legitimate user, leakage by legitimate user,inference by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

F J P Logical Empathetic Systematic Casual Reasonable Compassionate Planful Open-Ended Questioning Accommodating Early Starting Pressure-Prompted Critical Accepting Scheduled Spontaneous Tough Tender Methodical Emergent  Language through reading and reflectionWeekly reflections were based on a set of 15 articles and 14 videos. These were chosen

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

entail risk, some that can be anticipated and some that cannot.• Appreciates that the development and use of technology involve trade-offs and a balance ofcosts and benefits.• Asks pertinent questions, of self and others, regarding the benefits and risks of technologies.• Seeks information about new technologies.• Participates … in decisions about the development and use of technology.Including these characteristics in planning the course and assessment will give an indicator ofprogress towards meeting the course objectives.Course: Engineering MaterialsFor this course, the learning outcomes include 1) a working knowledge of materials and theability to apply this in practical applications, 2) a basic background in the science of materials, 3)a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Greene; Connie Dillon; Billy L. Crynes

Education”possibilities to accommodate more learning styles, although we cannot show thisstatistically yet.The best correlations with student success as measured by total course points achievedare those who use a self-regulation study approach, are goals oriented and have a highself-efficacy. Together these can represent 27% of the R2 in predicting the final coursetotal points. Nothing else is close.The major change we plan for the next course offering is to reduce the number of times astudent may test for modules mastery to no more than two. Of course, we will continue toimprove the CDROM for its learn-ability and use-ability. We will continue to seekcorrelations that can show us: 1) how to change the CDROM to accommodate variouslearning styles, 2

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Hong Zhang; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

.Thereafter, he joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of Rowan University as anAssistant Professor. His research interests includes robot motion planning, visual servo controland nonlinear control. Page 6.873.17 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Erlandson

, sustained support hasallowed people to make long-term plans with the confidence that their hard work will reach aconclusion and not be cut short for lack of funding. The sustained support has lead to consistentstaffing which has allowed strong, trusting, working relationships to develop over the years. Thisis a powerful win-win situation.AcknowledgementsI would like to acknowledge the financial support of the eight Region IV Intermediate SchoolDistricts: Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland Schools, St. Clair, Washtenaw, andWayne RESA, two NSF grants: BSE 9707720, from the Bioengineering/Rehabilitation Programfor Student Design Projects and DUE 9972403, for development of accessible design curriculummaterial. I would also like to acknowledge

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Golding; Walter Fisher; Stella Quinones

, ispracticed in the English composition and Introduction to Engineering courses.In this way, there is parallel reinforcement of crucial student success skills. The occurrence of fourclasses in the cluster only serves to strengthen the opportunity for cross fertilization of teachingstrategies for success. It does, however, require the commitment of faculty to interact during thesemester, in addition to joint planning sessions prior to class commencement. In our experience,the use of peer facilitators as mediators in this interaction greatly assist this process.Introduction to EngineeringIntroduction to Engineering is a developmental course specifically designed to fit in the four-course Intermediate Algebra Cluster and cannot be counted as credit

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Myers; Kathleen Nunnally; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley

engineering. Highly qualified technical students are in great demand in their owndepartments, the graduate school, other campus student support offices, and/or by local businesses. Moreover, engineering students have little time available due to the high demands of technicalcourses. Students and instructors are a great resource to identify SI leaders and the selectionprocess should start several weeks before the semester starts. Once identified, the SI leader shouldcontact the instructor to discuss session plans and ways to provide feedback, both to the studentsand to the instructor.In order to maximize supplemental instructors’ potential, it is essential to provide them withadequate program orientation and ongoing training. The structure of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

J.B. Troy; David Kanter; B.J. Reiser

technology very different thanas a way to deliver the usual content in a new (multimedia) format.6. Future PlansWe plan to pilot the completed instructional environment at Northwestern University in anundergraduate BME Neural Systems Physiology course in the Fall Quarter of 2001, andsubsequently evaluate the success of this enactment.7. AcknowledgmentThis work was supported by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National ScienceFoundation under Award Number EEC-9876363 and the Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science,Math, Engineering, and Technology Education Program of the National Science Foundation underaward number DGE-9906515.Bibliography1. Johnson, A.T. and W.M. Phillips (1995), “Philosophical Foundations of Biological Engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Berry; Robert Lingard

asense of order and plans ahead. The Quick start individual innovates, takes risks, improvises, andplays hunches. When asked to give a presentation, the Quick Start comfortably ad libs. TheImplementor uses space and materials, builds, constructs, and uses hands-on equipment with ease.This person creates handcrafted models and insists on quality materials. Everyone has each ofthese abilities to some degree.However, people are most productivewhen they are able to utilize theirstrongest conative talents.The picture to the right graphicallydepicts the degree to which each ofthese abilities is present. The fourstriving instincts are expressedthrough three possible operatingzones, indicating how the individualwill make use these talents. A scoreof 7