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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

housekeeping problem might include: requiring the employees to assume the responsibility for work site inspection and cleanup, having the preceding (employee) work shift to be responsible for work site inspection and cleanup, requiring that the custodial department be responsible for work site inspection and cleanup, or hiring an outside contractor to provide inspection and work site cleanup. b. Proactive Strategy Workplace injuries can sometimes result from poor housekeeping or a failure to cleanup the worksite before or after a shift. Developing a plan for addressing this concern can reduce injuries. Regardless of the ultimate solution identified, it’s important that the work site be

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Daniel Cox, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

RLAB at the sites of Cologne University of Applied Sciences andUniversity of North Florida are planned, mainly with the focus on adding further models andexperiments.References[1] C.C. Ko, et al., "A Web-Based Virtual Laboratory on a Frequency Modulation Experiment," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews; Vol.31, No.3, August 2001, pp. 295-303[2] P.S. Girão, O. Postolache, S. Antunes, F. Tavares, "Automated and Remote Operated System for Spectrum Monitoring and Control in Portugal," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference of Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2010, pp. 988-993[3] A.Kara, E.U. Aydin, R. Öktem and N. Cagiltay, "A Remote Laboratory for Training in Radio

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

displayed in the graph from Fall and Spring 2009 show that the CLIC project approachwas more effective than earlier 2002 lecture-based instruction. However, the graph also showsthat there are significant issues in achieving more effective learning with the topics of bonding,crystal structures, and electrical properties. Improved approaches are being tested to addressissues in these areas. The results demonstrate the potential to use feedback from instruction forareas that are in need of the most attention.Measuring Student Attitude with Support of Student Learning SurveyAn additional outcome not originally planned in CLIC was a summative survey administered atthe end of class to determine students' attitudes toward course instructional strategies

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seokyoung Ahn, University of Texas - Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Gregory Allen Potter, The University of Texas - Pan American

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Engineering Design Graphics

)   Figure 10 ‐ Lesson 1 Quiz ResultsAll groups were given the same quiz and homework assignments. The experimental groups wereasked to complete Lesson 1 as outlined above. The control groups were not required to completeLesson 1. The new CBI curriculum is working. There is a 10.6% improvement in homeworkgrades and a 14.9% improvement in quiz grades from the Spring 2010 semester to the Fall 2010semester. This is due to the introduction of the CBI material as well as the new EG website. Thecontrol groups benefited in the form of better planned lessons but did not benefit from the CBIlessons. During the two CBI semesters, there is a 1.61% difference in quiz grades betweenexperimental and control groups. The results suggest that the CBI groups were

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Elaine Seat; Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

. Fullimplementation (approximately 400-450 students) is planned for the 1999-2000 academic year.Details of the engage program development process, the EF 101 course, and the hands-onlaboratory have been reported earlier [1,2]. This paper focuses on the EF 102 course. Detailsof the course structure, how the material is integrated, and examples are all presented. Results Page 4.334.2from the 1997-98 pilot section of the program will also be presented.Course StructureIn EF 102, there are nine contact hours per week and the course meets every day. The contacthours are divided into four basic components which are:1) Lecture - three 50 minute sessions per week, M

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

them, and their physical interpretation; • correct technical report writing skills, with an emphasis on structure, writing precisely, and what to include in a technical report.2.3.3 A Few RemarksThe essence of the Interactive Classroom is the activity. Activities, even when simple in concept,require a great deal of planning. In fact, several diverse issues often arise and need to be con-fronted before an effective implementation of an activity can be found. One of the most impor-tant of these issues concerns the type of software used in class. The following questions wereused as criteria to choose software to be used by the students: 1. How useful will the software be to the student after he or she graduates? That is, is the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

parts: educative intentions, objectives, general contents that includes a contentsblock diagram, profile of the IEC program, IEC study plan, curricular map showing the coursesserving E-95-863 as well as the the courses served by E-95-863, conceptual contents, proceduralcontents, attitudinal contents, learning strategies and course activities. Some of the learningtechniques used in the course are: Interactive exposition of topics (from 16 to 20 hours persemester), Internal group activities (11 during the semester), homework done by external groups(8 during the semester), monthly projects that include report writing and oral presentations doneby external groups (3 during the semester), self-study reading assignments and discussion (14during the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll

Video for Streaming or the InternetThere are a number of steps that need to be considered when planning to stream video over theInternet. The process can be broken down into five general steps: record, capture, edit, compressand deliver. First, the recording step requires a video camera, but surprisingly it does not have tobe a professional camcorder. A standard SVHS, Hi8 or DV (digital video) camcorders are morethan sufficient and range from $600-$1200. Note that these cameras have a pixel resolution of atleast 600 by 400 but the final streaming video will be in the grange of 240 by 180 to 320 by 240.The main key is that the camera resolution is higher than the final video. For all three semestersof the Statics course, the Optura Cannon

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa L. Hein; Dan Budny

part of our ongoing research we are working to formally link the assessment of studentlearning styles to learning gains. Certainly, information regarding whether students with particularlearning style strengths learn more and perform better than those students without the samestrengths is of interest. Thus, through our continued studies we plan to further ascertain theeffectiveness of a learning style approach in and out of the classroom in terms of its impact onstudent learning within the domains of physics and engineering education.Bibliography1. Bauer, W. I. (1994). The relationship among elements of learning style, mode of instruction, and achievement of college students. (Doctoral dissertation Kent State University). Dissertation

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald James; Janet L. Gooder; Charles Wisniewski; Brenda Haven; A. George Havener

task. For example, in Workshops 2 and 3, students were troubled by unitsand tended to devote more time than planned for in the workshop design. Falling behind oncoping with units created a snowballing effect, and very quickly the students became frustrated;just about when they figured out how everything went together, the period was over leavingthem with an incomplete workshop. The Summer-school students also had problems with units,but once they dealt with it, they were able to continue and complete the workshop successfullybecause they did not have the same time constraint.Since extending the time proved to not be an option, the student comments and assessmentresults have been used to redesign the workshop activities so they can be more

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

effect. THINKING FEELING Manner in Which a Person Comes to Conclusions Focus is on timely, Focus is on adaptive J planned conclusions process of decision P and decisions. making. JUDGEMENT PERCEPTION Page 5.9.6III.2 The MBTI Based Team Formation Strategy (TFS)As with the 6-Hats based TFS, the process of forming teams using the MBTI based approach hastwo basic steps: 1) Determination of the MBTI type and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

Administrationand Networking Technologies 29. The course Administration is intended for NetWaresystems administrators responsible for the day-to-day operational management of thenetwork such as basic network services, login scripts, file system management etc. AdvancedAdministration introduces more complex tasks that include planning the directory structure,tune performance and troubleshooting. The course Networking Technologies provides thebasic concepts of network technology i.e. transmission media, OSI model etc. It must bestressed that the NIM unit is not simply a collection of three CNE courses. Rather the NIMunit uses Novell as the target Network Operating System for workshop exercises inconjunction with more theoretical lecture material. In the NIM

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

offer (free electivecourses).The curriculum requirements are formulated for each area of concentration; the requirementsassociated with basic subject classes are, however, common for all or most of the areas. Toobtain a degree, the student must satisfy the requirements for at least one area of concentration.The requirements are formulated in such a way that the student can take quite a large number offree elective courses. Thus, by carefully planning his/her individual program, the student canobtain the degree in one area and a certificate of minor specialization in another. This way, alarge number of interesting patterns of education in the broad field of electronics and informationtechnology can be created. Besides, by taking a large number

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Untra Corporation; David Delaine, Drexel University; David Hansberry, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

., and Felder, R. (2007). A psychometric study of the index of learning styles. Journal of Engineering Education, 96: 309-319.21) Martin, G.P. (2000). Maximizing multiple intelligences through multimedia: A real application of Gardner’s theories. Multimedia Schools, 7: 28-33.22) McCoog, I.J. (2007). Integrated instruction: Multiple intelligences and technology. The Clearing House, 81: 25-28.23) National Science Board (2007). Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education. NSB-07-122 (November 19, 2007).24) Noble, T. (2004). Integrating the revised Bloom’s taxonomy with multiple intelligences: A planning tool for curriculum differentiation. Teachers College Record, 106: 193-211.25) Raven, M., Cano, J., Carton, B. and Shelhamer, V

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

emerging technologies: the role ofEngineers; and Ethics and sustainability education. Another workshop is planned forsummer 2010 and details are being discussed at the time of this writing.Spiral Curriculum WorkThe graduate course, discussed above, evolved, not only through the work of the GILEEgroup and its focus on ethics, but also as a natural evolution of previous curriculum workdone in the college. As a part of a major NSF grant led by one of the authors [8], a spiralcurriculum framework has been developed to reformulate engineering curriculum of thebio-process engineering which is a part of the Biological Systems Engineeringdepartment at Virginia Tech. The twentieth century psychologist, Jerome Bruner,proposed the concept of the spiral

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

alumni gave “Lessons Learned”presentations and new participants gave brief presentations on the course and topic they plan toimplement with active learning strategies. Page 15.936.4 As with previous years, upon completion, faculty participants were presented with acertificate; a letter and a copy of their certificate were sent to notify their chair of theirparticipation. Chairs were encouraged by the Dean of Engineering to acknowledge the FacultyDevelopment Workshop in the faulty and instructor annual reviews. In addition to therecognition, faculty and instructors who participated in the FDW were provided a stipend of$800. Several

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.

committee, in cooperation with faculty andadministrators from Engineering, approved a plan to infuse first semester engineeringmathematics with collaborative, problem-solving workshops. The first set of materials waswritten by teams of engineers from across the college and by pure and applied mathematicians.In the Fall 2007 pilot implementation effort, applied problem-solving was integrated into the firstcourse in the required engineering math sequence by transforming one of the two weeklyteaching assistant-led recitation sections into a collaborative problem-solving workshop. Allsixteen sections of the course received the workshop innovation. As such, all 392 studentsenrolled in the course participated in the workshops. The problems for the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

faculty 27 44.3%members attendIn courses taught by department faculty and targeted at freshmen 46 75.4%Other 12 19.7%Advising can be a very personal interaction between a student and a faculty membersince the student needs to communicate his or her personal goals and objectives. Thefaculty member will often share relevant personal anecdotes or recollections to aid thestudent in planning his or her career. Respondents indicated that students are advisedindividually in most cases (51 or 83.6%), though at some institutions advising is handledexclusively in groups (3 or 4.9%), in both groups and individually for all students (11 or18.0%) or

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Patricia Pena, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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International

andresults to expect. It is also proposed in future offerings that an improved structure for the modelof the twin rotor system be employed. Other ways to make the project go more smoothly includeto break the assignments into smaller parts to encourage better planning and to give moreinstruction for the communication so that both sides better understand what to expect from theirinternational collaborators. This further instruction can also decrease the amount of workrequired by the students for writing their memos if they can better focus their communication.The students can also be encouraged to reuse or refer to figures from their specific assignment inorder to decrease the repetition of work. Finally, for the benefit of the UDM students it

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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New Engineering Educators

Teaching and Learning. Number 47, Fall 1991. SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.3. Bennett, J.B., (2001). Teaching With Hospitality. In “Teaching Excellence”. Center for Teaching,University of Southern Maine. 12, No 1, 2000-2001.4. Ladeji-Osias, J.O. “Planning and Teaching an Undergraduate Course,” Proceedings of the 2005 AmericanSociety of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. (2005).5. Kim, D. “Successful Methods and Techniques for Effective Teaching and Class Management,” Proceedings ofthe 2007 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI. (2007).6. Miguel, A., and Larson, E. “Efficient and Effective Grading of Student Work,” Proceedings of the 2006American Society of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

operation of the building would be available throughthe internet. Citizens who helped fund the building would have some access to observe itsoperation. With information available over the internet it would be readily available for use inelementary, middle and high school courses. Engineering & Design department faculty andstudents could have that information available and use it in outreach programs to communityschools. This type of use of the building is still in the planning stages.One desired but unfunded set of equipment was a weather station to be mounted on the roof ofthe building. By having access to current temperatures, wind speeds and directions the overallefficiency of the building could be assessed. Students could see how changes in

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

,Verification and software reviews and testing, user interface testing and 42Validation evaluation, problem analysis and reportingSoftware Evolution Evolution processes and activities 10Software Process Process concepts and implementation 13 Software quality concepts and culture, standards andSoftware Quality 16 processes, process and product assurance Management concepts, project planning and control,Software personnel and organization issues, software configuration 19Management

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

of learning alsocalled the assessment method, and (c) planning the experiences and instructional approach orpedagogy. We used this process as a framework because it encompasses all elements that shouldbe involved in any instructional intervention. Especially, we present the effect of introducingconcepts of high performance computing on both edges of the scale. That is, we offer an existingintroductory graduate course on one hand, and the development of a new curriculumimplemented through an advanced course on the other. We also describe the formative andcumulative mechanisms to collect evidences of student learning and we then concentrate ondiscussing and presenting a guided inquiry-based learning approach implemented in theintroductory and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

issues of control, privacy, computer interaction, security, access, and supreme beings (who is our creator? "If I don't have a user, then who wrote me?") with the backdrop of computer games where battles for power and survival took place. One of the earliest things you'll see is the personification of programs. MPC has gotten 2415 times smarter than when he was first written. Does this make him 2415 times more intelligent? More sentient? More human? At one point, the program expects the user to have a plan. Does he? Page 22.152.6 WarGames (1983) and TRON (1982) were released about the same time. Both films have programs that

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

section). EI-100 goal isto introduce students to the Engineering Method, this is accomplished by focusing on six courseobjectives: self-regulation, communication, working cooperatively and collaboratively, problemsolving, modeling, and quality. The “Modeling” section initiates students in the process ofengineering modeling, using several software including spreadsheets. “Concepts” introducestudents to the engineering design process, problem-solving techniques, working in teams,engineering as a profession, and planning for success that students then apply in “Laboratory” ontwo actual design projects. The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session toascertain whether students have understood the material in their pre-class

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Matt Lammi, Utah State University; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Elizabeth Dansie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

parts of the solution)to the problem. Applies to initial Fitting a solution element in thesolution concepts as well as to the larger designfinal design(FEAS) FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS Verifying workability in general “Yeah, that’s good because it’s strongAssessing and passing judgment Determining whether a solution or enough to hold anon a possible or planned solution solution element meets the adult.”to the problem (or parts of the Problem Definitions criteria or Page 15.869.8problem) constraints(EVAL

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

alternative designs Impact of designs (ethically and socially) Leadership Manufacturing processes Open-ended problem solving Optimization of processes and designs Understanding of the industry Problem definition and scoping Product design and development Product marketing Product testing Professional and ethical responsibility Project documentation Project management and planning Rapid prototypingTopic/Focus Agree Taught Top 5 Reflection Resource management Page 15.360.20 Reverse engineering Safety, standards, and

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky

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Design in Engineering Education

schematics - Provide mathematical definitions of filters and electronic devices - Provide logic diagramsTime Line - Organize by week and indicate team member responsible - Use Table or Gantt chart (Gantt chart seems to be more used in industry) - Indicate Milestones and important objectives - Contrast this with your proposed deadline and explain any inconsistencies or delays - Please compare to your original proposal, indicate why you have changed your time-line/ Page 15.1058.12 planned work - Then compare to your midterm timeline, indicate, if you met the timeline, if not, why?Distribution of Effort - What is

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

programs for K-12. Many have sprung up as aresult of national calls-to-action in response to declining student achievement in STEM and thepipeline issues this creates for engineering programs. For example, the recent Rising above theGathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future wasunequivocal in its message that science, technology, and innovation – the building blocks foreconomic security – are eroding in the U.S. just at the time when other nations are gatheringstrength.12The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) maintains a clearinghouse website forinformation and resources on K-12 outreach.13 The electronic library excels in cataloging text-based lesson plans for hands-one activities at the