Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine; Lori Maxfield, College of St. Catherine

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Educational Research and Methods

students seethemselves as engineers by graduation. Recent programs include opportunities for students toexplore the different engineering areas. These start to address the Curriculum of Identity. Theynot only challenge students to determine how engineering complements their own personalinterests, they try to excite and support students so they enter their careers as confident,contributing engineers.Service learning and social action activities can also develop the Curriculum of Identity if theparticulars of the action arise from the students’ choices. It is imperative that the activity’sdesign, action plan development, implementation, and execution is entirely motivated by thestudents. Some schools are able to support students who are free to

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-1629: USING DIVERSITY STATEMENTS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENTWITH DIVERSITY AND TEACHINGJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ professional identity. Email: jturns

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Annual Conference, session 1392, pp. 1-11, 2001.[10] D. Niemeier, R. Boulanger, P. Bayly, S. Schmid, K. Muraleetharan, and A. Barros, “Integration of engineering education and research: perspectives from the NSF civil and mechanical systems 1998 CAREER workshop,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 199-202, April, 2001.[11] A. Jenkins, R. Breen, R. Lindsay, and A. Brew, Reshaping Teaching in Higher Education : Linking Teaching and Research, London, Kogan Page, and Educational Development Association. Distributed by Stylus in the USA. 2003.[12] E. Takle, “University instruction in observational techniques: survey responses,” Bulletin of the American Meterological Society, vol. 81, pp. 1319-1325, 2000.[13] A. Kenimer, J

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; William Bassichis, Texas A&M University; Jacque Hodge, Texas A&M University; Donald Maxwell, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

year, faculty members elected to focusonly on Track A students.In the STEPS curriculum, engineering, physics, and mathematics faculty members haveconstructed a curriculum to help students more closely link concepts from the three subject areas.Engineering faculty members have also constructed functional requirements for engineeringdesign projects to help students build tighter connections among the three subjects and tofacilitate broad adoption of the curriculum. Based on the functional requirements projectsshould: ‚ Anchor concepts of physics and mathematics in an engineering task ‚ Relate to social and practical needs to help students connect course to career ‚ Relate to specific follow-on engineering classes ‚ Require

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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New Engineering Educators

-choice type questions becauseacademically weak students can get lucky by picking the right answer and academically strongstudents can get the question wrong by being tripped up by the wording. Allowing students towrite a couple of sentences to defend their answer can mitigate both of these concerns. By Page 11.521.7keeping the responses short, such questions are not very difficult to grade and the extra timespent reading pays off in a more accurate assessment of the student. Questions of this sort aregood practice for engineers who, during their careers, are often faced with selecting the bestoption to address a problem.Multiple choice

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

attractive than ever to the academe. In order to be successful, today’s collegestudents are computer literate and prefer to integrate their studies with work and family toachieve their career goals. Because technology has been socially embedded in their life, they aremore receptive to emerging technologies connected to both their personal and academic life.Many higher education institutions –– both public and private –– are aggressively pursuingoutreach to students without regard to geographical boundaries. These efforts are makingavailable degree and non-degree program offerings using electronic media. The institutions useinstructional delivery methods that do not require the student to be physically located at the samesite as the instructor

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge

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Mathematics

. However, engineering students require a more mathematically rigorouspresentation. This paper presents a method for teaching the topic of infinity in freshman levelmathematics course on discrete mathematics for engineering students, based on the ideas ofbijection and equivalency within the topic of set theory. We also present some ideas of how theconcept of infinity can be targeted in the K-12 environment.I. IntroductionAs part of long-standing efforts to enhance engineering education, the ASEE surveyed prevailingtrends in K-12 education1. Aiming to determine teachers' attitudes towards engineering as anintellectual and career challenge for their students, the ASEE study reveals an interestingparadox. It discovers that an overwhelming majority of

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Sullivan, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Educational Research and Methods

design phase and prototyping. With respect tocommunication instruction, teams write an update memo and present an oral project update aboutonce a month. Further, they learn the importance of critical listening, evaluation, and feedback,as they are required to provide oral and written feedback to other teams upon completion of theirpresentations. Finally, the third course in the senior design sequence consists of the construction,testing and optimization of the proposed design. Students continue to write update memos andalso prepare a poster presentation and final report.In sum, Mechanical Engineering students work in teams, speak, and write throughout theirundergraduate career as they complete design, manufacturing, and lab assignments. With the

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulo Blikstein, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

early as the sixties2-4 is nowadays prevalent in numerousengineering schools, which, in recent years, have been trying to overcome it by proposing anumber of reform initiatives5-7. Particularly, a popular approach has been to introduce design-based curricula which include hands-on engineering design, oftentimes using modeling andsimulation software8-11. Some of the reasons mentioned for this urge for curricula reform are thedeclining interest of American high-school students for the career (down 18% since 1991), thechanging workforce demographics, the new industrial dynamics brought about by “masscustomization” and other new manufacturing needs and techniques12. Apart from the broader societal changes, technical advances have also been

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Graduate Studies

been slowdowns in space program activity and layoffs of highly skilled space technicianson the Space Coast. One of the goals of the Space Coast Innovation Outreach Network (SCION)is to retrain and redeploy these skilled resources into careers in high tech entrepreneurship.Research indicates that teaming researchers and engineers from private industry and universitiescan help overcome the problem of the “Valley of Death” a dangerous portion of the innovationcycle where technological advances are established, but never put to productive use or brought tomarket.17 The conclusions from the 2002 AUTM Licensing Survey support this by showing thatthe academic and industrial technology transfer field is an integral part of the innovationeconomy

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

andincubationFollowing the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters, and a series of hurricanes, therehave been slowdowns in space program activity and layoffs of highly skilled space technicianson the Space Coast. One of the goals of the Space Coast Innovation Outreach Network (SCION)is to retrain and redeploy these skilled resources into careers in high tech entrepreneurship.Research indicates that teaming researchers and engineers from private industry and universitiescan help overcome the problem of the “Valley of Death” a dangerous portion of the innovationcycle where technological advances are established, but never put to productive use or brought tomarket.17 The conclusions from the 2002 AUTM Licensing Survey support this by showing thatthe

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

process,or it would quickly become nothing more than a nuisance to them. Effective “marketing” is thekey. While marketing may not be a term that we like to associate with educational methods, itdoes capture what is required. “Extensive research has shown that students learn best when theyperceive a clear need to know the material being taught.”[20] Being able to tie what is done in theclassroom to skills needed for future courses, or better yet their future careers after college is ahuge motivator for students.[21] If students believe that they really do need to know how to do Page 11.988.15something or learn a

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-2121: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, GENDER AND TEAMS IN THEENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CONTEXTBarbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology Barbara A. Karanian is a Professor of Social Sciences and Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Studies in Organizational Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was a Leadership Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Her research interests include collaborative and cross-functional teams, transitions in the career path, gender/influence/and persuasion, and entrepreneurial leadership. Her consulting work is with changing organizations.Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Kathleen Gygi, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-2205: WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT PEER REVIEW OF TEACHINGPORTFOLIO COMPONENTS? AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OFPEER-REVIEW EPISODES WITHIN ETPPJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joan Kwako, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deanna Byrnes, Lawrence University; Thatcher Root, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Clif Conrad, University of Wisconsin-Madison

knowledge • Striving for in-depth understanding rather than superficial awareness • Expressing one’s ideas and findings through elaborated communication(adapted from the School of Education, University of Wisconsin, electronic portfoliowebsite, http://careers.education.wisc.edu/epcsonline/public/help/fromPortfolios.cfmIn the course curriculum, teaching and learning philosophy, and micro-teachingexperiences, students build on their prior knowledge of their discipline and teaching andlearning, demonstrate in-depth understanding by using their prior knowledge to “facilitatecomplex understanding of discrete problems,” and communicate their understandings ineffectively designed products that are of value in their professional careers. Weencouraged