Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-787: DYNAMICS COURSE FOR SECTIONS WITH BOTH CIVIL ANDMECHANICAL ENGINEERSYusuf Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include pavement materials and design, service learning, and transportation safety. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations.William Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include design, structural mechanics, transportation safety

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Paul Krajeski, U.S. Naval War College; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

International

Engineers for a Nation For the government of Afghanistan to succeed it must be able to protect its people,provide basic services, and enforce the rule of law. A large part of this burden lies with theANA. Trained and equipped by the coalition deployed under the leadership of the United StatesCentral Command’s Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A) andworking with partner nations largely from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), theANA currently numbers fifty-seven thousand soldiers and is growing daily. In an effort toprovide a corps of professional officers to this growing force, in 2005 the Afghan governmentestablished a military academy envisioned to become “the crown jewel of university leveleducational and

Conference Session

Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-508: MIND LINKS 2008: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND STAY IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, is a Professor of Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. In ASEE she is on the boards of the Minorities in Engineering Division and the Women in Engineering Division, and the Web Master and past Secretary Treasurer of the International Division. She is Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), and Co-Chair of the IFEES

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Gisela Coto Quintana; Jaime Salazar, Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education (ASIBEI); Jorge Ignacio Velez Munera, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ACOFI

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2008-511: ADVANCING STRATEGIES FOR ENGINEERINGACCREDITATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, is a Professor of Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. She is Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). In ASEE she is on the boards of the Minorities in Engineering Division and the Women in Engineering Division, and the Web Master and past Secretary Treasurer of the International Division. She is Vice

Conference Session

The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Kelly, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

institution. Journal of Chemical Education. 2004. Vol. 81, No.3. 4. Allen, K. Bringing New Technology to Market. Chapter 1: Innovation and Commercialization. Prentice Hall. 2003. pgs 1-28. 5. Mills, J. and Treagust, D. Engineering Education – is problem based or project based learning the answer? Journal of Engineering Education. May 2003 6. Kelly, W. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Teach Heat Transfer. Proceedings of ASEE mid-Atlantic Region (Spring meeting). Rowan University. April 21, 2001. 7. Osland et al. Organizational Behavior. Chapter 7: Managing Creativity. Prentic Hall. 8th edition. 2007. 8. Allen, K. Bringing New Technology to Market. Chapter 2: Recognizing and Screening Technology

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Life Web site: www.secondlife.com[2] Avanzato, R., “Second Life Virtual Community – Resources for Educators,”Proceedings of ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference (CD), Temple University,November 3, 2007.[3] Info Island website: http://infoisland.org[4] ISTE website: http://www.iste.org[5] Rymaszewski, M.,et al, Second Life: The Official Guide, Wiley, 2007.[6] v3image, A Beginner’s Guide to Second Life, Arche Books Publishing, 2007[7] http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki Page 13.1067.8

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/ciese/pisa5. McGrath, E., Schultz, D., ”Engineering our Future New Jersey: Partnerships, the Critical Element” presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference, NJIT, April 13-14, 20076. American Diploma Project. Achieve.org. (n.d.). [Online]. Available: http://www.achieve.org/7. Kimmel, H., Carpinelli, J., Rockland, R., “Bringing Engineering into K-12 Schools: A Problem Looking for Solutions?” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.8. Technology Educators Association of New Jersey. (2007). Teach technology education in NJ. [Online]. Available at: http://www.teanj.org/teachtechnj/TechTech-update.pdf

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

suggested that instead of trying tofight with shifting paradigms, they would prefer to blend into the background instead of fight theethnic battles. Given their level of assimilation both in physical presentation and in ideals, thesestudents too made a choice.MethodologyData were collected as part of a larger study of engineering undergraduate students from fourdistinct U.S. Universities whom initially enrolled during the 2003-2004 academic year. For thepurpose of this study we have ascribed pseudonyms to each institution: A) Technical PublicInstitution (TPI), a public mid-western university specializing in teaching engineering andtechnology; B) Urban Private University (UPU), a private Historically Black University mid-Atlantic institution; C

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

from the Mid Atlantic and NewEngland region. Page 13.585.2In 1998, the awarding of an NSF Grant entitled “Integrating Engineering Design with theHumanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Mathematics” was the initiative for a major revisionof the curriculum of all of the engineering programs1,2. The emphasis of this grant was tointegrate design throughout the curriculum. This was accomplished by (i) Redesign of thefreshman engineering course by incorporating Integrative Learning Blocks by involvement offaculty from engineering, mathematics, physics, humanities and social sciences; (ii) Creation of anew engineering sophomore design course that

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

transmission system. Althoughthe current results indicate a need for much revision, the authors are encouraged tocontinue developing a set of lesson plans and assessment tools that can be implementedin ME writing-intensive courses. They hope this project will empower non-Compositioninstructors teaching writing intensive courses by giving them specific teaching tools,which these instructors can add to their repertoire.References 1. Granlund, E. and Sohail A. A project-based capstone engineering design course for associate degree Mechanical Engineering Technology students. ASEE Mid- Atlantic Section Conference; 2006 April 27-28; Brooklyn, NY. 2. Mott, Robert. Machine Elements in Mechanical Design. Fourth edition. Upper Saddle River

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,through, and beyond their undergraduate institutions. Data were collected from students at eachof four institutions (pseudonyms are used here): Technical Public Institution (TPUB), a publicuniversity specializing in teaching engineering and technology; Urban Private University(UPRI), a private historically black mid-Atlantic institution; Large Public University (LPUB), alarge public university in the northwest U.S.; and Suburban Private University (SPRI), amedium-sized private university on the west coast of the United States.The APS uses a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods design, in which both qualitative andquantitative methods are employed to collect and analyze data. The integration of results occursduring the interpretation phase

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

elements presented here, including the action essay and self-directed learningreflection, should scale up to larger classes without much difficulty. Student-led discussion,however, is more difficult, especially with mid-size classes of 20-30, too small to creatediscussion sections, but large enough that students aren’t readily comfortable with discussion.One strategy that may be effective is having a panel of student discussants for a reading. A teamof 4 students or so leads discussion, facilitated with questions from the instructor that theyanswer as authorities. (Questions can be posed in advance to make this exercise less intimidating,and to generate student preparation notes which can be handed in.) After some period ofdiscussion, the floor is