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Hamid Khan

Session 3560 Teaching and Learning Effectiveness Planning by Simulation Hamid Khan East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 Khana@mail.ecu.eduAbstractThis paper deals with a concept of computer simulation of teaching and learning, laboratorylimitations and resource allocations. This research is an offshoot of present dilemma that arises dueto effectiveness of instruction and student skill development in design. Student skills as have beenobserved depend on one-on-one instruction which requires

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David S. Cottrell

Session 2793 Integrating Construction Engineering Planning Into a Structural Civil Engineering Program David S. Cottrell, P.E., Ph. D. United States Army Corps of EngineersAbstract This paper describes the planning, design, and teaching of a new course in entitled“Construction Engineering Planning,” developed to augment the civil engineering curriculumat the US Military Academy with related topics in construction. This course effectivelyblended construction management principles – planning, organizing, staffing, directing, andcontrolling – with project engineering

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 1454 Acoustic Shaping, Inc.: Business Plan for Space-Based Manufacturing Narayanan Komerath Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractA Business Plan to help NASA's Mars Mission is used as a vehicle for developingentrepreneurial skills and experience among engineering students. A team of students at alllevels is guided through the process of conceptualizing and developing a proposal and a BusinessPlan, and articulating these to NASA and other audiences. A technology developed through aNASA-sponsored Student Flight experiment is used as the nucleus of a Space-based constructionindustry

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Nizar Al-Holou; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Session 1526Beyond the Initial NSF-ILI Grant - Planning for the SubsequentDevelopment Ece Yaprak Wayne State University yaprak@eng.wayne.edu Lisa Anneberg Lawrence Technological University Anneberg@ltu.edu Nizar Al-Holou University of Detroit-Mercy Alholoun@udmercy.eduAbstractIn 1996, Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology was awardedNSF ILI grant for

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Charlesworth R. Martin; Alex O. Kalu

Session 93 A Comprehensive Plan for the Assessment of Learning Outcomes In Undergraduate Technology Programs Alex Kalu and Charlesworth R Martin College of Sciences and Technology Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia 31404AbstractThis correspondence describes an assessment model developed in the College of Sciences andTechnology at Savannah State University that has been implemented in its engineeringtechnology programs with good results. The assessment Program is derived from the College’sguiding principles – to

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Robert Lane Davis; Kenneth Martin Ragsdell; John Petrikovitsch; Edward J. Feltrop

Session 3220 Designing Effective Web-Based Learning Environments Using the Keller Plan and Media-Friendly Tools Robert L. Davis, Edward J. Feltrop, John Petrikovitsch, Kenneth M. Ragsdell University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThis paper summarizes the authors’ efforts to create effective learning environments suitable forthe new millennium. The University of Missouri Rolla (UMR) Engineering Management Depart-ment is currently responding to the challenge to deliver a Masters of Engineering Managementdegree program statewide. To facilitate this, a virtual campus must be created for students

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Stacy S. Wilson

Session 2547 Developing a Plan for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology at Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson Western Kentucky UniversityI. IntroductionThe underrepresentation of females and minorities in the areas of science, engineering, andtechnology is recognized as a serious issue facing academia and industry1. Researchers nowunderstand that the experience of young women in science and math classes is much differentthan that of young men2. Recently, the Department of Engineering

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Richard B. Englund

Session 2793 Case Study for a First-Year Seminar: A Plan Which (mostly) Worked Richard Englund The Pennsylvania State University at ErieAbstractA First-Year Seminar is now required for all students entering Penn State University. The goalis to provide interaction between faculty and small groups of students early in every program ofstudy to personalize the university, to get the students to work collaboratively from the start, andto introduce the students to academic life. Some of the offered seminars are general, applicableto any major, and

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F. Andrew Wolfe

complete the field work andplan within a four week time frame, approximately 18 hours of time. The projects for this year’sclass were: site plan of YWCA backyard, Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23 site plans, andSchenectady Water District buildings site plan. Page 5.373.1Class FrameworkUnion College operates on the trimester system. This means that courses meet for ten weeksbefore final exams. For this reason the survey course is lab intensive for the first six weeks sothat the students will have an adequate knowledge of surveying before starting their finalproject. The labs consist of the following:Lab 1 is basic surveying lab where students learn how to

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Warren R Hill

Session 1350 POST-TENURE REVIEW APPLICATIONS TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityAbstractThis paper attempts to take a broad look at post-tenure review by examining why institutions aredoing post-tenure review, looking at some different approaches for such reviews and suggestingsome different elements of the review process. It is hoped that in doing so, institutions currentlydoing post-tenure reviews might improve their processes and those who are planning on institutingpost-tenure review would have the basic

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566 Development of Engineering Competencies in Freshman Courses Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Z.T. Deng, Amir Mobasher, A. Jalloh Mechanical Engineering Department Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL 35762 Phone: (256) 851-5890. E-Mail: rojaso@asnaam.aamu.edu; aamzxd01@asnaam.aamu.edu; amobasher@aamu.edu; ajalloh@aamu.eduAbstractThe mid-nineties has brought industry close to a unified view that benchmarking isfundamental for strategic planning and development of improved processes that

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Willard D. Bostwick

effectively measured. This paper introduces the differences between cognitive assessment taxonomy andaffective assessment taxonomy, distinctions between an assessment system and an assessmentstrategy, and identifies various approaches that can be employed to incorporate affective domainassessment into the overall engineering technology assessment plan. Unless this is done, apartial and less than comprehensive assessment program will result.I. Introduction Perhaps an appropriate place to start is at the end rather than at the beginning. This isbecause most believe they can recognize where assessment started, e.g., ABET, but unless theyare clairvoyant few understand the conclusion. ABET has defined the end game to be evidencethat

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Ilya Grinberg; Jack Waintraub

shortage of electrical engineers and technicians with adequateknowledge of industrial power distribution theory and practice has now reached a critical point.Electrical power distribution and loading as a specific learning module is a timely and essentialpart of the electrical and power systems curriculum.The industrial power distribution system, as any engineering system, typically includes threestages of a life cycle. These stages are:• Research And Design• Construction, Assembly, Adjustment• MaintenanceThe member of an engineering team (engineer, technologist, and technician) is required to workin three typical situations superimposed with the above mentioned stages of the life cycle: wherethe work is planned in advance; where there is no

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Clifford R. Goodwin; R. Andrew Schaffer

Session 2249 The Reengineering of IUPUI’s Organizational Leadership and Supervision Program: Lessons Learned Along the Way R. Andrew Schaffer, Clifford R. Goodwin IUPUIAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to initiate a discussion on applied management educationwithin engineering technology. By presenting what we perceive to be the answers toseveral curriculum questions, the paper and session can help pave the way for otherengineering technology educators interested in developing similar programs. Othercolleges may wish to develop similar plans of study, or they may wish to

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Christine L. Corum

representative to a university level North CentralAssessment Committee. In the past the school committee has served as a forum for sharingideas and suggestion between departments. The school committee also sponsored aninformation session on assessment methods which was open to all school faculty. Finally, thecommittee developed a model for all departments within the school to use as a standard fordeveloping their own assessment system.Strategic planning. In order to allow faculty members to focus on planning and improving theoperation of the Mechanical Engineering Technology department, a two-day retreat took place inFall 1995. During the retreat, faculty members developed a list of concerns and recommendedactions in seven key areas: 1. Student

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Susan M. Lord; Jose A. Macedo; Rick T. Olson

-endedproblems, plan and control projects, communicate technical information, and work effectively asa member of a design team. These objectives are explicitly indicated in the ABET EC 2000guidelines and are similar to those of first-year introduction to engineering courses at many otherinstitutions1, 2. This laboratory methodology is unique because it includes a semester-longproject in which project planning and control are essential, extensive documentation is developedthroughout the project, and a service-learning component helps achieve learning goals of collegeand high school students.We completed the first offering of this laboratory in ENGR 20 Computer Aided Engineering inSpring 1999. During that semester 35 students proposed, designed, built and

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David S. Cottrell

Methodology The methodologyembodies a cyclic, iterativeapproach designed to foster Adjust and Plan Coursecontinuous improvement in both Respond Educational Templateprofessor and studentperformance. This technique CONTINUOUSanalyzes the course learning IMPROVEMENTobjectives and develops planned TEACHING CYCLEactions to narrow the gap betweenexpectations and student Student Execute Dynamicperformance. As shown in Figure Assessments Instruction2, the teaching cycle has fourphases built on deliberateplanning, dynamic

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Kisha L. Johnson; John Albert Wheatland; Grace E. Mack

—“MasteringMathematics,” “Making It in Engineering,” and “Planning to Graduate.” The goal of the programis to expose the greatest number of freshmen to successful engineering undergraduates who canspeak from experience on how to adjust to the rigors of the engineering curriculum, earn the bestgrades, and make the freshman year a good foundation for achievement in engineering.IntroductionNearly 25 years ago, Tinto (1975) proposed a conceptual model of college student attrition.Essentially, Tinto theorized that dropout behavior is a longitudinal process based on the qualityof the interaction between the student and the institution’s academic and social systems. Whenprecollege background characteristics and experiences are held constant, persistence in college isa

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Julie Ann Stuart

industrial engineering are summarized. Two integration approaches that the authorhas used at her university are described: an elective course in industrial ecology for industrialengineers and integration with existing core industrial engineering courses. The core courseintegration example focuses on facilities planning. The description of the elective course inindustrial ecology for industrial engineers includes course topics as well as an active learningmodule to demonstrate important course concepts.1. Motivation for Industrial Ecology Integration with Industrial Engineering CurriculumIndustrial engineers analyze industrial metabolism, the linkages between suppliers, manufacturers,consumers, refurbishers, and recyclers. Because industrial

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Daryl G. Boden

variety of environments using passive thermal control.1 The biggest unknown iseclipse duration because we don’t know our final mission orbit. Assuming a 600-km circularorbit and assuming the spacecraft is covered with solar cells, our maximum and minimumsteady- state temperatures are approximately 0o and –120o C well below our requirements. Weneed further analysis and testing to determine transient temperatures and the effects of usingthermal insulation.III. Future Work Future work for this mission includes developing and completing a test plan for thespacecraft and finalizing our launch plans. While we are completing our plans for USNA-1 weare beginning plans for USNA-2. Seniors in our Spring ’00 Spacecraft Design class willcomplete

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Douglas Mattox; Bahador Ghahramani

math and science specialists in these grades. Becauseclassroom instruction may now be linked to unlimited virtual resources through readyconnection to the worldwide web, the potential exists to bring extensive math and scienceexpertise to the support of teachers and students in math and science education. To begin torealize this potential we are developing web-based teaching science concept modules forstudents and teachers alike, which are oriented to the four most widely recognized learningstyles of students. Developing modules will be systematically keyed to existing, publicschool lesson plans, therein serving as reference sources for teachers and follow-up sites forstudents with web access. Self-paced, follow-up learning can take place

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Steven L. McCabe; Francis M. Thomas

program located at theOverland Park, Kansas Edwards Campus, in suburban Kansas City. In addition to the degreeprograms, the department sponsors three, one-day technical conferences each year. Theconferences are: 1) the structural engineering conference, 2) the environmental engineeringconference, and 3) the asphalt paving conference. The planning of each of these conferencesinvolves the faculty and representatives of local industry. The conferences present invitedspeakers as well as faculty presentations that address the needs of the respective engineeringparticipants.The engineering community has, in recent years, requested a different form of continuingeducation. The degree programs do not address the needs of those who do not desire anadvanced

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Keith K. Knapp

educational training providedto new USMA civil engineering faculty and accepted teaching and learning research results andmethodologies.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The “ExCEEd model” contains the following six components1: 1. A planned and structured organization for the course and each class (i.e., learning objectives and lesson outlines or “board notes” that plan course and class content and activities); Page 5.431.3 2. The use of an engaging presentation style (i.e., the effective use of voice, chalk, questioning, and physical demonstrations and models); 3. An obvious enthusiasm for the particular subject and civil engineering in general (i.e., the

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Ed Clausen; Carolyne E. Garcia

outcomes.Students begin their portfolios in the freshman year and update them throughout their academiccareer. Portfolios are checked as part of coursework requirements each year. In addition,students use their portfolio in meeting with their advisor and planning their academic andprofessional careers.A standardized format is required for the portfolio, which is actually a very individual-specificdocument. This provides some uniformity and allows the development of an ABET OutcomesChecklist for assessing our progress in meeting Criteria 2000.IntroductionABET Criterion 3 (Program Outcomes and Assessment) outlines 11 desired attributes forgraduate engineers that challenge engineering departments to produce graduates with bothtechnical and professional skills

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Donna C.S. Summers

driven andmarket responsive university, creating and providing value for our customers. The difficulty withencouraging academic programs to become more market-responsive, is the lack of clear cut plansand examples on how to do so. This effort provides an example of how a process approach canbe utilized to redesign a curriculum to enhance its value.The improvement methodology used in this large-scale effort is based on Dr. W. EdwardsDeming’s Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. This paper describes the assessment measures we are usingto ensure the integrity and continuity of our improvement activities. The paper also discusseshow the surveys were used in order to gain insight into the changes necessary to create anIndustrial Engineering Technology curriculum

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Craig Gunn

its simplest forms adictionary definition will suffice: "to make preliminary sketches of, sketch a pattern or outlinefor, plan to plan and carry out in a skillful way; to form in the mind, contrive, to developaccording to a plan." With these ideas in mind it is a relatively easy step to begin formulatingone’s own plans to involve students in the world of design, a world where the participantsunderstand that design is the heart of engineering. It is also relatively easy to direct the students’attention to the importance of working together to form the best ideas for a design, to use all theirindividual skills to perfect the best choice, and finally to build the unit and test its performance.With time a premium, the students can experience the

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Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

continuing togauge. While assignments like the Mars Rover lab have proven to be an excellentexperience for students, other labs, like the path planning and motion lab, which directlyreflected content taught during the lectures, allow for better control over what studentslearn. We believe that both types of assignments are very important to the course. Studentsappreciated both types of assignments, but recognized that even the more constrainedlecture-related assignments allowed for more creativity than many of their past labexperiences: “The way to differentiate these labs from the labs that students typically do in engineering courses is that there wasn't a list of numbered instructions handed out to students giving a

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Michael B. Spektor; Malcolm Grothe; Walter Buchanan

Session 1347 Outreach Degree Completion Program Michael B. Spektor, Malcolm Grothe, Walter W. Buchanan Oregon Institute of Technology/The Boeing Company/Northeastern UniversityI. IntroductionIn our previous paper entitled “Delivering a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program toBoeing Company”, in June of 1999, we reported about the mutual educational project betweenOIT and Boeing.1 In this paper we address the Initial Plan, Memorandum of Understanding,First Academic Quarter, Lessons Learned, and our Future Plan. All of the recommendationsfrom the earlier paper have been achieved during this academic year

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Kathryne A. Newton; Duane D. Dunlap; Dennis R. Depew

flexibility in developing an Page 5.19.2individualized plan of study to prepare the individual for attaining these career goals. It is importantto note that the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree in Technology for Full-time Professionals consists 2of the same basic course composition as the existing on-campus M.S. in Technology. Only themethod of instructional delivery is different. The noted one exception is that students enrolled in thenew program will not register for a directed project. Instead, students will complete a three credithour independent study requirement as the replacement. The

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Cecil Beeson; William Gay

of meeting it. If it iscapable of meeting the need, it must construct a plan and begin securing resources required fordeveloping such a program. The University of Cincinnati Clermont College has undergone sucha process many times in its effort to provide its service area with up-to-date and substantial newprogram offerings. This paper chronicles the birth, growth, and projected future development ofone of UC Clermont College’s new technical programs: “Computer Systems Support (CSS).”For those considering development of a new, or significantly revised, technology-drivenprogram, this article can provide a framework for planning and implementation.UC Clermont College was founded in 1972 as an open-access two-year branch campus of theUniversity