Conference Session

Vendor Partnerships with Engineering Libraries

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Paulsen; Amy Van Epps; Lisa Dunn; Jay Bhatt

free pizza and drinks to attendees. For winter 2005, a required seminar is planned bythe chemistry and chemical engineering department entitled ‘Chemical Information Retrieval “Proceedings of the 2005American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Class,’ that has required homework for attendees to complete; these courses actively reinforcethe use of online products. In the future, the partners envision a session where questions aresolicited from the audience and that ends with a homework assignment. Users would be awardedprizes for accurately answering three questions within a designated time period; the questionscould not be

Conference Session

Assessing with Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wes Hines; Mary Kocak; Kurt Gramoll

on theInternet and class times would be flexible. Each student chose which section to enroll in.The type of students in both classes ranged from new high school graduates to older adultsreturning to school after a long absence. Some students were only taking one class from PSTCCand others where taking a full load. In most cases, the students were planning to complete theirengineering degree at one of the major in-state engineering schools, such as the University ofTennessee or Tennessee Technological University.The online and on-campus classes were similar in that both had access to the online eLecturesand eBook, and took the same exams. However, the on-campus class used a printed textbook forhomework problems where as the online class used

Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benson Tongue

appears in the picture.This is a non-trivial task! Without sufficient up-front planning the time to actually takethe pictures and write down names is far too high - making it impossible to finish in anyreasonable time. A key enabler is give everyone a number. Just for a day, the students aredepersonalized by a numerical identifier. At the start of the class I’ll take attendance andafter the student says they’re present I’ll tell them what their number is. The numbers startat “1” and go up sequentially (not surprisingly). This step is a crucial one and I stress tothe students that they’d better remember their number.When I begin the picture taking I have my helper positioned at my side, ready with a piece

Conference Session

New! Improved! CE Accreditation Criteria

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Ressler

additional expertise. For example, an engineer might recognize that a particular architectural plan poses significant construction difficulties without having the expertise to devise improved construction or design alternatives. • Understanding implies a thorough mental grasp and comprehension of a concept or topic. Understanding typically requires more than abstract knowledge. For example, an engineer with an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility should be able to identify and to communicate ethical issues arising from a practical case study. • Ability is a capability to perform with competence. An engineer with the ability to design a particular system can take

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Eric Davishahl; Denny Davis; Jim Lyons; Kenneth Gentili

3.84IMPLEMENTATION: Definition 3.93 3.71 3.89 3.71Effective time management 4.00 3.86 4.17 3.78Follow plans 3.69 3.68 3.88 3.85Component Average 3.85 3.77 4.03 3.82Composite (Definition & Component Average) 3.89 3.74 3.96 3.76COMMUNICATION: Definition 4.12 4.09 4.19 3.92Practice effective listening skills 3.61 3.82 3.90 3.83Exhibit appropriate non-verbal mannerisms

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

. “Cheating in academic institutions: A decade of research.” Ethics and Behavior. 11(3): 219-232. 2001.12 Beck, L., and I. Ajzen. “Predicting dishonest actions using the Theory of Planned Behavior.” Journal of Research in Personality. 25(3):285-301. 1991.Biographical InformationDR. TREVOR S. HARDING is Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at KetteringUniversity. Dr. Harding is Director of the Biomedical Materials Research and the Environmental Scanning ElectronMicroscopy Laboratories at Kettering University. He currently serves on the ERM Division Board of Directors aswell as the Advisory Board for the Kettering University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.DR. DONALD D. CARPENTER is Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Cherith Moore; Mieke Schuurman; Barbara Bogue

conclusions regarding the effectiveness of WIE programs onthe factors measured by these subscales. Further the differences and directions of differences forthe means for the other subscales when analyzed by WIE activity participation were mixed.Considering these results in terms of prior work from the WECE study1 and Brainard andCarlin20– both of which showed that WIE programs can have an impact on students’ attitudesand behaviors, we plan to collect further data to investigate whether the non consistent patternswe have initially found continue.ConclusionsThis paper has reported the results of the first two years of a longitudinal study of engineeringself-efficacy of women engineering students – some who have participated in WIE programs andothers

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Bala Maheswaran

Zone” has been designated as a project staging area with tools, materials, and work benches. The Coordinators ensure that the inventory of tools and supplies are stocked, and that a technician is there for assistance when needed. Other facilities responsibilities involve planning for design classes to be held in rooms with tables which may be used in active learning exercises as opposed to rooms with attached desks. Also, any hardware problems in the computer classrooms such as non-functioning computers, projectors not working or other equipment problems are handled by the coordinators• Training the “New Guy(s)” – Each semester, there are two to five additional engineering faculty that are asked to teach one or two

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mincer; David McDaniel; Laurence Caretto

. Page 10.1132.12* The authors believe that it should be possible to run the toolbox on any handheld computer or personal digitalassistant (PDA) running Windows PocketPC and plan to create a stand-alone application of the toolbox (separatefrom Excel) this year. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education 11 W& Turbine Steam Generator

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

students’ interest in class. Based on the above results and the support from theNational Science Foundation, we are planning to increase the number of PBL exercises in themeasurement course and develop educational materials for other instructors. Representativesfrom several leading industry corporations are supportive of the PBL method and have agreed toprovide real-life problems. More problems using Lego RCX could be designed to form a PBLproblem database for future reference in engineering measurement and control courses. The PBLmaterials for the measurements course will be tested at four other universities. We believe that Page 10.892.10other

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Snehamay Khasnabis

planning process, before actual ex-ante evaluation is conducted. It will be improper, in theopinion of the authors to select a specific alternative first, and identify the mission that “fits” thesolution.5. Conclusions and RecommendationsThe purpose of this paper is to present a broad overview of the different analytic techniques forex-ante evaluation of mutually exclusive highway safety improvement alternatives and how theoutcome of the evaluation may be affected by the selection of a program mission. Four analytictechniques are discussed: Cost-Effectiveness (C/E), Benefit-Cost (B/C) ratio, Internal Rate ofReturn (IRR), and Pay off Period (PP). The authors identify three likely missions within thebroader context of a highway safety “program

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Jeanine Casler; Bugrahan Yalvac; H. David Smith; Gulnur Birol; John Troy; Penny Hirsch

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor; Jean Kampe

Page 10.631.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationsemester to the next (so we can envision hands-on implementation plans within these rooms).The classrooms are wide and shallow, and they are each currently furnished with three longtables that run nearly the width of the rooms, hence providing three rows per classroom. Seatsare individual stackable chairs that can be moved as needed. With 32 students per section, andusually four students per team for the hands-on activities, we can accommodate all sections ofthe course by providing the four classrooms each with eight sets of the needed

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos

within the field ofMachine Learning, one of them at the Masters level in the field of communications). One ofthem chose to work in the industry and he has plans of enrolling at the Masters program at UCFwhen the opportunity arises. The last undergraduate student was an Army Officer and he wentback to his home base after graduating with a B.S. degree in the Spring of 2004. There were alsotwo graduate students in the CTML-II class that they are continuing to pursue their graduatestudies at UCF.6. Summary and ConclusionsWe have reported in this effort some of the work conducted towards the satisfaction of some ofthe deliverables of a funded NSF project entitled “Advances in Machine Learning forEngineering Education”. Our focus in this paper has

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

was implemented in thecourse appears in Addendum A.Offered in the spring quarter (from 5 January to 21 May) of 2004, ECE 362 consisted of twosections, for a total of 55 students (12 women and 43 men). Both sections had the sameinstructor. In the college bulletin, the course is described as: System engineering, team projectinvolving conception, design specifications, conceptual design, scheduling, project management,business plan, market survey, and budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oralpresentation requesting funds for development of a product.During the 10-week quarter, all students participated in six major CPR sessions. Table C givesadditional information on these writing assignments. Each is relatively standard in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Nowak; Barry Shoop; Lisa Shay

assortment of courses, each carrying a defined number of credits and assuming a standard time in class. The degree certifies completion of a fixed number of these often disconnected fragments. There is little internal coherence in curricula or programs, and even less a plan for connected learning .… The departmental structure reinforces the atomization of the curriculum by dividing knowledge into distinct fields, even though scholarship, learning, and life have no such artificial boundaries.2We have experienced similar isolationism within the electrical engineering curriculum at WestPoint. Two years ago, we set-out to provide topical linkages both within individual courses andamong courses in the curriculum in an

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Guerriero; Elizabeth Chain; Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Matar; Mary Anderson-Rowland

2003. Visits to the classrooms were begun in Spring 2004. The METS BridgeProgram and METS Fall Orientation were held for the first time during summer 2004. A total of Page 10.733.12 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session22 METS and 10 CIRC/METS events have been held during Summer 2004 and Fall 2004.A totalof 45 METS and 20 CIRC/METS events are planned for the 2004/2005 academic

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mia Markey; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Conrad Newberry