Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Simmons, University of Queensland; Elise Barrella, Bucknell University; Keith Buffinton, Bucknell University

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First-Year Programs

2006-178: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION BEST PRACTICESTUDY FOR FIRST-YEAR, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSESElise Barrella, Bucknell University ELISE M. BARRELLA is a senior Civil and Environmental Engineering major at Bucknell University. Upon acceptance to Bucknell, she was selected to be a Presidential Fellow, which provided a stipend to support her research on this project. The best study practice was conducted at The University of Queensland, Australia while Elise was studying abroad for the Spring 2005 semester. In addition to her fellowship research, Elise is vice president of programming for Bucknell's student chapter of ASCE, a member of Delta Gamma sorority, and a teaching

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

individual assignments (short research Page 11.657.6paper of an existing design that exemplifies sustainable design, sketch, and engineer’s log) andgroup assignments (proposal, prototype of a design that addresses one of the four areas, in-classdemonstration, and report). Each workshop section voted for the best design, and these student-elected teams participated in a design fair that occurred in the first week of November 2005.During the design fair, students participated in a variety of sustainable design activities whilejudges chose three overall winning teams. Complete details of the SDDP are given incompanion paper in the conference15.Alice

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

focused consideration ofproblem identification and definition, and the potential impact of a successful solution.In addition to being better able to meet the needs of students, this new cornerstone course is nowmore attractive to faculty, who are encouraged to draw on their own research and experience inselecting a theme for their students. Although the EIC approach, like problem-based learning, designintegration and other techniques for linking theory and practice, is intended to counter theabstraction of technical knowledge and skills advocated by the ‘engineering science’ model ofengineering education, context integration is seen as a potentially more comprehensive and unifyingapproach.IntroductionIn response to dramatic changes in the

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1878: USING SYSTEMS DESIGN TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FRESHMANCOURSEJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at the ASU Polytechnic in Mesa, Arizona. His research interests are in process control and data management for integrated circuit production, especially novel non-volatile memories. From 1994 to 2001, he was a Director in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector and before that, he held the Lothian Chair of Microelectronics at Edinburgh University, UK.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard Newman is Director of Training for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory at the ASU Polytechnic campus. He has

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Light, University of Washington; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University; Jennifer Beller, Washington State University; Greg Crouch, Washington State University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1278: USING REFLECTIVE ESSAYS AS PART OF A MIXED METHODAPPROACH FOR EVALUATING A FRESHMAN LIVING-LEARNINGCOMMUNITY FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTSJennifer Light, University of Washington Jennifer Light is a 2005 Ph.D. graduate in Engineering Education from Washington State University and was recently awarded a National Academy of Engineering post doctoral appointment with the University of Washington Center for Engineering Education. She is the author of several publications on engineering learning communities and assessment.Laura Girardeau, Washington State University Laura Girardeau, M.S., is a Learning Designer at Washington State University’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roth Elliot, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Phillip Jacob, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University

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First-Year Programs

2006-2023: LEVERAGING REHABILITATION NEEDS INTO FRESHMANENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTSBruce Ankenman, Northwestern University Bruce Ankenman received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS and PhD. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to his graduate work, he worked for five years as a design engineer for an automotive supplier in Ohio. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests include the statistical design and analysis of experiments. Although much of his work has been concerned with physical

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

. Page 11.577.96. Bordens, K.S., & Abbott, B.B. (2005). Research designs and methods sixth edition.7. Corey, M.S., & Corey, G. (1999). Groups: Process and practice fifth edition.8. York, S.C., “Using design-build projects to teach and reinforce engineering skills to first-year engineering students,” Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference, 2004, 34th Annual, session S2E, pp. S2E-1 – S2E-6.9. Zeligman, D.M., Fairweather, J.S., & Fisher, P.D., “Assessing student outcomes in a pedagogically reformed engineering service course.” Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference, 2004, 34th Annual, session S3G, pp. S3G-7 – S3G-12.Table 1: T-tests for Attitude Changes in Team Work by individual question, group level, and

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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First-Year Programs

, and published an Engineering Thermodynamics textbook in 1990. His current research includes engineering education pedagogical research, the study of electrostatic energy generation in moving dielectric materials, and general applications of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.William Keat, Union College William D. Keat is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Union College. Professor Keat earned BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has taught numerous courses in design from the freshman to the graduate level and conducts research in the area

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan; John Gardner, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

from University of Illinois, Urbana. Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and 1994. Following graduate school, Amy worked for Hewlett Packard in San Jose, CA and in Colorado Springs, CO. Amy’s research interests include microelectronic packaging, particularly 3-D integration and ceramic MEMS devices.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman curriculum development, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Slater, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

, known as the 4 Ss.6Access to or lack of resources in any of these four areas can either be an asset or liability to thestudent. Since its inception, BEST has served as an asset in the area of support by providingAfrican American first-year CoE students “affirmation, aid, and honest feedback” (p. 114)through their mentoring relationship, thus positively impacting the transition process and aidingin the success of their first-year experience.6As Lasser and Snelsire reported, peer mentoring programs like BEST and others aim to“1) to provide an instant support network of minority students with similar goals; 2) to provide asocial outlet; and 3) to give the mentor a forum for communicating the University policies,procedures and unwritten ‘rules’ the

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alberta Lipson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rafael Bras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kip Hodges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Undergraduate Teaching Fellowsor through Terrascope-administered research projects.In this paper, we describe the structure and evolution of the program over the past four years,outcomes for students, and lessons we have learned in designing and implementing the program.IntroductionThe MIT Earth System Initiative (ESI) is a multidepartmental organization that encourages andfacilitates research and education within MIT on environmental and Earth-system science and Page 11.1245.2engineering (see http://web.mit.edu/esi for details). It is directed jointly by representatives of theDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Beverly Perna, Tsongas Industrial History Center

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First-Year Programs

the projects were performed in a rapid fire modeduring which approximately 100 student projects were presented during two hours of scheduledlecture time. The best five projects were installed at a museum exhibition six weeks after theproject completion and remained on display for viewing by 50,000 visitors in 2005. Anintroductory exhibit panel provided information about Rube Goldberg and the steps in theengineering design and product development process.3.2 Technology Exhibition, Second SL Project, Fall 2005The second SL project was motivated by the history of engineering technology, especially as itpertains to the history and future of local industry. In this project, the students were asked tobring relevant engineering technologies to life