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EPIC FACULTY FEEDBACK SPRING 2003
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS FOLLOWING REVIEW BY EPIC:
- The computer skills of ME students are being improved and expanded in several ME courses. The use of
new SolidWorks 3-D modeling software and COSMOS finite element analysis software in ME302 is expanding
the modern computer skills of our students. Renewed emphasis on programming and algorithm develop in
ME 218 is helping to fill a programming gap that formerly existed in the department and that is not being
fully accomplished in the on-line tutorials of
ME 205.
- An ethics module has been added to
ME 302 to make our students aware of ethical issues and academic honesty. The students are being encouraged
to participate in the "Honor Code" project. This can add some detail to
ME Outcome #9.
- Electrical properties of materials with real world examples has been added to
ME 311 in the
PROCEED section. This appears to be well-received by the students.
- 3-D motion is being more deliberately delivered in
ME 324. Before, students had difficulty visualizing 3-D motion. The new approached is being tested over
several semesters.
- A "Thermo News" discussion was added to
ME 326 to bring real world, current examples of energy production and use. This could add some detail to
ME Outcome #10, awareness of social issues in an engineering context.
- The QQI (Quantity, Quality, Improvement) surveys are being conducted in the
ME 330 Fluid Mechanics and
ME 343 Thermal-Fluid Systems courses as part of the
PROCEED effort to document improvements in project-centered instruction. Results of the QQI will be
analyzed in the near future.
-
ME 335 Probability and Statistics has had success using the web-based Blackboard approach to instruction.
Web-based homework solutions are being used in
ME 336, and they are popular with the students.
- Numerous ME instructors are now using Powerpoint presentations as a routine form of instruction in their
courses (
ME 302, ME 136/236,
ME 339).
- Some new equipment was bought to add a vibrations lab to
ME 244L.
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