Day	Time	Units	U CB Location
M	3:00-4:00 pm	3 Unit Class	Synthesis Semimar Room 3112 Etcheverry Hall
W	1:30-3:00 pm	2-3 Unit Class	Synthesis Semimar Room 3112 Etcheverry Hall
W	3:00-5:00 pm	2-3 Unit Class	Mac Lab 3116 Etcheverry Hall

Week	Date	ED290C Seminar Topics and Readings
1 W	1/22	Introduction and Course Goals.
2 M	1/27	Introduction and Course Goals for Additional Unit. Gender Issues and Engineering-Driven K-12 Curricula.
2 W	1/29	Review of Engineering Education Reform Efforts; Case Study Methods. Strategic Plan for the Synthesis Coalition Strategic Plan. Review the ME39C WWW material, including students web pages in previous year, course philosophy and Hsi, S. and Agogino, A.M. "Scaffolding Knowledge Integration through Designing Multimedia Case Studies of Engineering Design," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995. Kardos, Geza, Engineering Cases in the Classroom," Proceedings of the National Conference On Engineering Case Studies, March 1979.
3 M	2/3	Engineering Retention Studies. Gentry, Alynn J. and William K. LeBold, "ESCAPE for Minorities and Women," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 3a3.14-3a3.17. Surf The Engineering Specific Career Advisory Problem-Solving Environment at Purdue University.
3 W	2/5	History of Engineering Education; Integrated Case and Dissection Methods. Reynolds Terry S. and Bruce E. Seely, "Striving for Balance: A Hundred Years of the American Society for Engineering Education", Journal of Engineering Education, July 1993, pp. 136-151. Also see the ASEE WWW site. Culver, Richard S. and JoAnn T. Hackos, "Perry's Model of Intellectual Development", Journal of Engineering Education, Dec. 1982, pp. 221-226. Pavelich, Michael J., "Measuring the Effect of Experiential Education Using the Perry Model", Journal of Engineering Education, Oct. 1996, pp. 287-292. Read Mechanical Dissection WWW site. The following papers can be downloaded in pdf from this site. Sheppard, Sheri D., "Mechanical Dissection: An experience in how things work," Proceedings of the Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Jan. 6-10, 1992, Santa Barbara, CA. Aglan, Heshmat, A. and S. Firasat Ali, "Hands-On Experiences: An Integral Part of Engineering Curricular Reform," Journal of Engineering Education, Oct. 1996, pp. 327-330. Chinowsky, Paul S. and Jeffrey Robinson, "Facilitating Interdisciplinary Design Education Through Case Histories," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4a3.6-4a3.9. Discussion Leader: Tom Boegel.
4 M	2/10	Spatial Reasoning and Gender in Design; Dissection in K-12. Agogino, A.M. and M.C. Linn, "Retaining Female Engineering Students; Will Early Design Experiences Help?," Viewpoint Editorial, NSF Directions, National Science Foundation, Vol. 5, No. 2, May-June 1992, pp. 8-9. Hsi, S. and Agogino, A. M. (1995), "Learning Style Based Innovations to Improve Retention of Female Engineering Students in the Synthesis Coalition", Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, FIE'95, (with S. Hsi), ASEE/IEEE, pp. 4a2.1-4a2.4. Sheppard, Sheri, D. and J. Tsai, "A Note on Mechanical Dissection with Pre-college Students," New Approaches to Undergraduate Engineering Education IV, Engineering Foundation, July 26-31, 1992, Santa Barbara, CA.
4 W	2/12	Theoretical Perspectives in Engineering Education. Reading on Bloom's Taxonomy. Book Available in the Synthesis Office. Kolb, D. A., Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1984. (A copy of the book is available in the Synthesis office. Reference reading only.) Svinicki, Marilla D. and Nancy M. Dixon, "The Kolb Model Modified for Classroom Activities," College Teaching,. Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 141-146. Harb, John N., et al., "Use of the Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Engineering Education", Journal of Engineering Education, April 1993, pp. 70-77. Hsi, S. and A. M. Agogino, (1994). "The Impact and Instructional Benefit of Using Multimedia Case Studies to Teach Engineering Design," Journal of Educational Hypermedia and Multimedia, Vol. 3, No. 3/4, pp. 351-376. Read on-line Mattel Case Study. Discussion Leader: Sherry Hsi and Flora McMartin
5 M	2/17	No Class - Presidents Holiday
5 W	2/19	Teaming, Learning Styles and Group Learning. Smith, Karl. A, "Cooperative Learning: Effective Teamwork for Engineering Classrooms," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 2b513-2b5.18. Montgomery, Susan M., "Addressing Diverse Learning Styles Through the Use of Multimedia," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 3a2.13-3a2.21. Katzenbach, Jon R. and Douglas K. Smith, "The Discipline of Teams," Harvard Business Review, March/April 1993, pp. 111-120. Kramer-Koehler, Nancy M. Tooney, and Devendra P. Beke, "The Use of Learning Style Innovations to Improve Retention," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4a2.5-4a2.8. Beasley, Donald E., et al., "Cognitive Styles and Implications for the Engineering Curriculum," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4d3.8-4d3.11. Felder, Richard M. et al, "A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention: I. Success and Failure in the Introductory Course", Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 1993, pp. 15-21. Felder, Richard M. et al, "A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention: IV. Instructional Methods", Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 1993, pp. 15-21. Description of the Kiersey test, simplified Myers-Briggs test On-Line Myers-Briggs (Kiersey) Analysis. Discussion Leader: Ann McKenna.
6 M	2/24	Gender, Peer Learning and Engineering. Edwards, Laurie D., Andrea Coddington and Deb Caterina, "Girs Teach Themselves, and Boys Too: Peer Learning in a Computer-Based Design and Construction Activity." ECSEL's on-line information resources on women in engineering. Ellen's Spertus's home page gender resources. . Grace Hopper Celebration . Misc resources on Women and Gender . Equity in Education Settings .
6 W	2/26	Internet and Collaborative Computing and Design. Hong, Jack and Larry Leifer, "Using the WWW to Support Project-Team Formation," Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog No. 95CH35867, 1995, pp. 2c5.1-2c5.5. Etter, Delores M. et al., "Using the Internet for Distance Teaming/Distance Teaching," Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog No. 95CH35867, 1995, pp. 2c5.6-2c5.8. Richards, Larry G., et al., "Case Based Education in the Age of Internet," Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog No. 95CH35867, 1995, pp. 2c5.9-2c5.12. Also see Gorman's Invention and Design WWW site . Webster, Anthony C., et al, "Teaching Engineering for Architectural Projects: A Networked Multimedia Approach," Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog No. 95CH35867, 1995, pp. 4c5.1-4c5.8. On-line references are provided on the home page for the Workshop on Collaborative Learning Supporting Virtual Communities Discussion Leaders: Alex Cuthbert and Gamil Serag-Eldin.
7 M	3/3	Turkle, Sherry, Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet, Simon & Shuster.Prof. Sherry Turkle's home page .
7 W	3/5	Internet Learning, Discourse Analysis and SpeakEasy. Linn, Marcia C., "Distance Learning in the Information Age," Berkeley Computing and Communications, Nov.-Dec. 1994, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 9-10. Schank, Roger CC. and Alex Kass, "A Goal-Based Scenario for High School Students," Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 28-31. Edelson, Daniel c., Roy D. Pea and Louis M. Gomez, "The Collaboratory Notebook," Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 32-34. Linn, Marcia C., "Key to the Information Highway," Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 34-35. Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter, "Student Communities for the Advancement of Knowledge" Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 36-37. Guzdial, M., J. Kolodner, C. Hmelo, H. Narayanan, D. Carlson, N. Rappin, R. Hubscher, J. Turns, and W. Newstetter "Computer Support for Learning through Complex Problem Solving" Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 443-45. Jackson, Shari L., Steven J. Stratford, Joseph Krajcik, and Elliot Soloway "A Learner-Centered Tool for Students Building Models," Communications of the ACM, April 1996, Vol. 39, Nov. 4, p. 48-49. Hsi, S. and Hoadley, C. M., "An interactive multimedia kiosk as a tool for collaborative discourse, reflection, and assessment." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April, 1994. Hoadley, C. M., Hsi, S., & Berman, B. P., "Networked Multimedia for Communication and Collaboration," Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April, 1995. Discussion Leader: Sherry Hsi.
8 M	3/10	Gender and Retention in Engineering Humphreys, Sheila, "Men, Women and Engineering, ASEE Prism, Jan. 1994, pp. 20-23. Seymour, Elaine and Nancy M. Hewitt, "A Long Discouraging Climb," ASEE Prism, Jan. 1994, pp. 24-28.
8 W	3/12	Problem Based Learning. Wales, C. E., A. H. Nardi, et al. (1988). "Do your students think or do they memorize?" Engineering Education (April): 682-688. D'Amour, Gene and Charles E. Wales, "Improving Problem-Solving Skills Through a Course in Guided Design," Journal of Engineering Education, Feb 1977, 381-384. Bransford JD; Goldman SR; Hasselbring TS; Heath A; et al., "The Jasper Series as an Example of Anchored Instruction - Theory, Program Description, and Assessment Data," Educational Psychologist, 1992 Fall, V27 N3:291-315. Ko, Edmond I. and John R. Hayes, "Teaching Awareness of Problem-Solving Skills to Engineering Freshman," Journal of Engineering Education, Oct. 1994 331-335. Koschmann, T. D., et al., "Using Technology to Assist in Realizing Effective Learning and Instruction: A Principled Approach to the Use of Computers in Collaborative Learning," The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1994 3(3), pp. 227-264. Discussion Leader: Lydia Bonner.
9 M	3/17	TBA
9 W	3/19	Teaching Engineering Design. Gorman, Michael E. Gorman, et al., "Teaching Invention and Design: Multi-Disciplinary Learning Modules," Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995, pp. 175-185. Tod, Robert H., Carl D. Sorensen, and Spenser P. Magleby, "Designing a Senior Capstone Course to Satisfy Industrial Customer," Journal of Engineering Education, April 1993, pp. 92-100. Ullman, David G., Thomas G. Dietterich and Larry A. Stauffer, "A Model of the Mechanical Design Process Based on Empirical Data," AI EDAM, 1988. Tang, John C. and Larry J. Leifer, "An Observational Methodology for Studying Group Design Activity," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 2, 1991, pp. 209-219. Newstetter, Wendy C. and Janet L. Kolodner, "Learning to Change the World: A Case Study of a Mechanical Engineering Design Course," Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog No. 95CH35867, 1995, pp. 4a3.10-4a3.15. Discussion Leader: Tom Boegel.
		Spring Break
10 M	3/31	Faculty Training on Gender Issues in Engineering Henes, Robby, et al., "Improving the Academic Environment for Women Engineering Students Through Faculty Workshops, Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 1995, pp. 59-67.
10 W	4/2	Learner-Centered User Interface Design. Rose, Ann, Ben Shneiderman, and Catherine Plaisant, "An Applied Ethnographic Method for Redesigning User Interfaces," ACM. Butler, Keith A., "Designing Deeper: Towards a User-Centered Development Environment," ACM 1995. Cappo, Marge and Kathy Darling, "A Goal-Based Scenario for High School Students," Communication of the ACM, April. 1996, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 28-29. Selker, "New Paradigms for Using Computers," Communication of the ACM, Aug. 1996, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 60-69. Schank, Roger C. and Alex Kaas, "Measurement in Motion," Communication of the ACM, Aug. 1996, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 91-93. Linn, Marcia C., "Designing Computer Learning Environments for Engineering and Computer Science: The Scaffolded Knowledge Integration Framework," Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1995, pp. 103-126. Discussion Leader: Alex Cuthbert. Also see Alex's Web page on evaluation criteria.
11 M	4/7	Design of New Knowledge Media in K-12 Scardamalia, Marlene and Carl Bereiter, "Higher Levels of Agency for Children in Knowledge Building: A Challenge for the Design of New Knowledge Media," The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-68, 1991.
11 W	4/9	Assessment - Introduction. ASEE, "A Framework for the Assessment of Engineering Education," Read on-line version at: http://www.asee.org/asee/announce/frameworkee/body.html. "Engineering Education For A Changing World," A Joint Project Report by the Engineering Deans Council and Corporate Roundtable of the American Society for Engineering Education, October 1994. Read on-line version at: http://www.asee.org/asee/announce/ee4acw/. Cross, K. Patricia, "On College Teaching," Journal of Engineering Education,, Jan. 1993, pp. 9-13. Discussion Leader: Lydia Bonner.
12 M	4/14	K-12 On-Line.
12 W	4/16	Outcomes Assessment. Yokomoto, Walter W. Buchanan, and Roger Ware, "Problem Solving: A Assessment of Student Attitudes, Expectations, and Beliefs," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 3c3.5-3c3.9. Miller, Ronald L. and Barbara M. Olds, "Connections: Integrated First Year Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4a1.5-4a1.9. Brereton, M., L.J. Leifer, et al., "An Exploration of Engineering Learning," Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, ASME Deign Technical Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 19-22, 1993. Brereton, M., Sheri Sheppard, and L.J. Leifer, "Students Connecting Engineering Fundamentals and Hardware Design: Observations and Implications for the Design of Curriculum and Assessment Methods," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4d3.1-4d3.7. Panitz, Beth, "The Student Portfolio: A Powerful Assessment Tool," ASEE PRISM," March 1996, pp. 24-29. Discussion Leader: Ann McKenna.
13 M	4/21	Engineering Design in Elementary School Crawford, Richard H., et al., "An Engineering Design Curriculum for the Elementary Grades," Journal of Engineering Education, April 1994, pp. 174-181. Wilson, Denise, et al., "Establishing the Foundations for Engineering Education in K-5," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 3b2.5-3b2.9.
13 W	4/23	Quality Review of Courseware. Wood, William H. and Alice M. Agogino, "Engineering Courseware Content and Delivery: The NEEDS Infrastructure for Distance Independent Education," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Vol. 47, No. 11, pp. 863-869. Review, test and evaluate the on-line NEEDS (National Engineering Education Delivery System) Database (www.needs.org) and the documentation associated with the NEEDS Quality Review of Courseware (www.needs.org/quality/index.html). NTU Faculty Forum video tape on Quality Review of Courseware. Eibeck, Pam, "Criteria for Peer-Review of Engineering Courseware on the NEEDS Database," IEEE Transactions on Education, Special Issue on the Application of Information Technologies to Engineering and Science Education. On-line at: http://needs.org/needsinfo/papers/IEEE96.eibeck/index.html. Ehn, Pelle and Jonas Lowgren, "The Qualiteque," ACM, Interactions, June 1996, pp. 53-55. And check out their WWW page at: http://qualitheque.ics.lu.se. Crismond, D. and D. G. Wilson (1992). "Designing an Evaluation of an Interactive Multimedia Program: Assess MIT's EDICS Program," Frontiers in Education Conference. Wallace, David R. and Philip Mutooni, "A Comparative Evaluation of World-Wide-Web-based and Classroom Teaching, Aug. 1996. Discussion Leader: Gamil Serag-Eldin.
14 M	4/28	Design in High School. Conrad, James M. and Venkateswara R. Chitturi, "Successes of an Engineering and Technology Institute for Secondary School Teachers," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4d5.2-4d5.6. Muller, Carol B., "Engineering Concepts in the High School Classroom: The Dartmouth/Thayer Problem-Solving Methods," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 4b1.15-4b1.18.
14 W	4/30	Evaluate/Support ME39C.
15 M	4/21	Pre-Engineering Curricula Zenor, Phillip, et al., "An Interdisciiplinary Approach to the Pre-Engineering Curriculum," Proceedings from FIE 95, Frontiers in Engineering Education, Atlanta, Nov. 1-4. 1995, pp. 3c1.18-3c1.22.
15 W	5/7	Course Summary/Evaluation.