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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Clark, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

conducted a three-year study of 460 students at seven institutions,investigating why students leave or persist in science, mathematics and engineering (SME)majors8. Using ethnographic interviews, Seymour and Hewitt studied attrition among SME Page 13.137.4majors, with the aim of deriving a set of testable hypotheses from student reflections. Theyevaluated how students weighed numerous factors in deciding to leave SME for non-SMEmajors or, conversely, to persist in SME majors despite challenges and setbacks. Seymour andHewitt's work suggests that students are leaving engineering not for lack of ability, but becauseof structural and cultural factors

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Educational Research and Methods

taken within the major, lackof course choice, and interconnectivity of courses with many prerequisites [Nespor 1990, Tonso2006]. In addition, the rigor of many engineering programs and the need for collaborative workfosters a strong sense of camaraderie [Dryburgh 1999]. All of these factors are reflected in theconstructed culture of engineering schools; in order to foster the development of an engineeringidentity, the culture of engineering schools frequently revolves around the idea that engineeringstudents are ‘different’ from other students. This manifests in ways such as overt displays ofgroup belonging (such as school jackets or t-shirts) or pride in isolation from the rest of theacademy [Dryburgh 1999, Godfrey 2001].Given the gendered

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

atechnologically literate person is one who recognizes technology, understands the differencebetween science and technology, knows some basic concepts about technology, understands thegoals and trade-offs implicit in the engineering design process, recognizes how technology hasinfluenced society through the ages, and as well recognizes how society has also shapedtechnological advances, understands that using technology entails risks, and that all technologyhas both benefits and costs. A technologically literate person understands that technologies areneither inherently good nor evil, and that the values of a culture or society are reflected in thetechnologies that the culture or society embraces. A technologically literate person should havesome hands-on

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy; Craig Steidle, US Naval Academy; Eric Johnson, US Naval Academy

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Engineering Management

. We need a definition of Critical Thinking. Several would serve our purposes, but we areparticularly fond of David Moore’s: “Critical Thinking is a deliberate meta-cognitive (thinking about thinking) and cognitive (thinking) act whereby a person reflects on the quality of the reasoning process simultaneously while reasoning to a conclusion. The thinker has two equally important goals: coming to a solution and improving the way she or he reasons.”8[italics in original]The metacognitive piece of Moore’s definition is vital. If we consider many technical systemstoday, such as an airplane, the health of the aircraft’s systems are constantly monitored. Theflight control computers do not simply process the next surface

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy

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Engineering Ethics

on the subject of engineering ethics: “Even though religious people should honor the rule that they cannot offer their special revelations as the public evidence for their views, they can still reflect on the implications of such revelation within the bounds of the mainstream academy by talking about them conditionally. That is, it is perfectly legitimate to ask an academic question in the form of ‘if this religious teaching were true, how would Page 13.917.5 it change the way we look at the subject at hand?’”11While Marsden and I are both Christian, and candidly seek to encourage a Christian voicein scholarship

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

given the fact that the team participants were teachers who had previous commitments during the summer break period. Regardless of this limitation, however, and to the credit of the team participants, the quality of the finished seventh grade boxes was first-rate. In no way should this delay in development reflect negatively on the development team, and while the classroom evaluation time was limited to the end of the 2007 spring semester, sufficient resources remained in the seventh grade boxes to enable another year of evaluation during the 2007-2008 LCSD#1 school year. o Recommendation: As long as the box resources exist, the seventh grade boxes should continued to be evaluated in the classroom one more

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

the grading system used in the course.Several students commented in the “short answer” on quizzes and exams that they felt there were“obscure references” to the textbook present in some questions. This may be more reflective ofthe number of students who did not use the textbook than an actual problem with quiz and examquestions.15 Students also felt that some quiz and exam questions were “poorly worded,” but theydid not provide examples nor did they point out these problems at the time that the given quiz orexam was presented.5. Overview of Changes for Spring 2008 Based on Student Feedback from Spring 2007Several changes were made for the Spring 2008 offering of ES100 based on student feedbackfrom Spring 2007. Budgetary constraints prevented

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

courses in calculus and oneeach in economics and probability. The requirement for two courses in calculus appears to beunique to MIT and likely reflects MIT’s reputation as a leader in technical education. Dualdegrees are also an option with pairings available in MST/Master of Science in the Technologyand Policy Program, MST/Master of Science in Operations Research, and MST/Master of CityPlanning.Based on a preliminary review of the MIT program, it appears that the second option, where astudent is able to build a broader understanding of transportation and the disciplines involved, ismore likely to develop the skills and perspective that are desirable of a well roundedtransportation professional. This is the type of professional an

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah; William Johnson, University of Utah; Fred Montague, University of Utah; Arrin Holt, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Jim Nielson, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates; Rachel David, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates

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Civil Engineering

feasibility and impact of the projects” ̇ “Yes, I felt I learned about specific environmental impacts of building projects that I have not heard from previous civil engineering professors” ̇ “The Biology prof. made the big picture of sustainability very clear” ̇ “Broadened project scope to include ideas that wouldn’t be considered otherwise” ̇ “Did open my eyes to different thoughts and priorities of the various instructors” Page 13.915.8In our opinion one of the key themes in the responses (and reflected in the selected responsesabove) is the ability to see the bigger picture given the multiple perspectives of

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Rachel Reed, Calvin College; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College; Neil Carlson, Calvin College

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Educational Research and Methods

personalexperiences and attributes among engineering students to influence retention among all students;of particular interest is retention of females, since this population of engineering students hasconsistently reflected higher attrition from the field of study. The role of context in thedevelopment of instruments for retention studies needs to be studied more thoroughly.For this work, we are developing a new survey instrument to explore the effects of context onengineering retention; this article describes the pilot test of the instrument. Seven factors relatedto retention, as reported in engineering education, science education, and educational psychologyliterature, were identified as relevant to measuring educational context and therefore selected

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Tech University; Michael Allen, Tennessee Tech University

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Engineering Technology

Page 13.179.13 MHowever, the difficulty of managing final design projects was easily managed in on-groundCAD for Technology courses. Students have presented much better projects and results in theirworks. This was the result of their close interaction in classroom environment.ManagementFrom the Management instructors’ reflection of both on-ground and online narrative commentsaccompanying the IDEATM evaluations, student reactions were favorable in all cases. Students inthe on-ground classes commented on their relationship with the instructor more than the contentor delivery.This instructor found that she “enjoyed” teaching the on ground classes more as they were

Conference Session

The Pipeline

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Women in Engineering

finally testing a solution.As a result of the restructured program, attendance has steadily grown through the years.Comments attained from both students and parents have reflected that the introduction of theweekly hands-on activities to supplement the guest lecturers has provided an enjoyable additionto each seminar.3In order to gather enrollment, letters were sent to Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) high school coordinators from Anne Arundel, Howard, Harford, QueenAnne’s, Baltimore, and Carroll counties, as well as the City of Baltimore, inviting them tonominate students (teachers and parents are also welcome) for the program. To help keep allparticipants connected to the program, a website4 was created to provide updated

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

is a healthy mix of researchers, practitioners andthose who could qualify as either – faculty members with both a Ph.D. and significant industryexperience. While faculty members are expected to develop professionally and pursue scholarlyactivities, the major focus is on teaching and the teaching loads reflect that emphasis.III. Benefits of a Dual Tenure Track SystemTable 1 indicates that the benefits of hiring practitioners should manifest themselves in areassuch as solving engineering problems, designing systems, understanding problems in a globaland societal context, lifelong learning and functioning on interdisciplinary teams. The Body ofKnowledge II committee has produced the draft follow-on revision to the BOK and has proposed28

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Sustainability and Engineering Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

, graduate students andundergraduate students.A detailed project evaluation plan has been developed consisting of both assessment of thevarious outcomes associated with the project goals as well as an overall evaluation of thestudents who have participated in the program. A host of assessment tools will be utilized suchas rubrics and reflective journals, the specifics are too detailed for discussion in this paper. Toaddress the larger, overall success of the project, the number of students who participate in theprogram and go on to matriculate into either a graduate program or the workforce will betracked. The academic performance of each student will also be investigated after they completethe program.This paper discusses the challenges with

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert MacDonald, Purdue University; Raheel Malik, Whirlpool Corp.; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; James Goldman, Purdue University

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Information Systems

protocol, wireless distribution system, and the classic wirednetwork.1. IntroductionThe introduction of wireless networking has allowed people the freedom to access networks,including the Internet, from almost any location. This fact has been reflected, in part, by a surgein laptop sales over the recent years. Vice president of Gartner’s worldwide computingplatforms, Charles Smulders, states that “Consumers are flocking to notebooks because of lowerprices, better performance, and an increased appreciation for wireless technologies.”5 Theincreased appreciation here stems from the transparently bridging technologies. According to anengineer at Qualcomm, “One of the fundamental design goals for 802.11 is to provide servicesthat are consistent

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Middleton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Shelly Perdomo, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

accounting for this success? What are someof the challenges that we continue to face? This paper will discuss accomplishments andchallenges faced by institutions seeking to outreach to underrepresented constituencies.IntroductionThe under representation of women in the field of engineering is not a new phenomenon toresearch. The imbalance of men and women appears most dramatically in computer science,information technology and engineering [1]. In the case of Massachusetts, “with respect togender, the state reflects the national trends with 58% of young adults in college comprised ofwomen. However, on a national scale only 12% of students choosing to major in computerscience/IT were women, while in the state of Massachusetts this was 9%” [2]. “In

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

high school NCJETS summer camps. Prior to the workshops, workshop materials willbe revised to reflect the feedback and results generated for the recently completed 2007 workshop. As aproof-of-concept project, the TECT project will be evaluated to determine its potential effectiveness andlong-term viability. If the workshop proves effective, strategies for expanding the project and developingits sustainability after NSF funding has expired will be explored. However, pending the results, webelieve the integrated mix of diversity awareness based teacher and counselor professional developmenttraining and the summer engineering camps will provide a necessary foundation to increase the numberand diversity of students entering STEM related

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

correlation (ICC) is used to measure inter-rater reliability for more than tworaters. ICC may be conceptualized as the ratio of between-groups variance to total variance.The inter-rater reliability for Question 1 among the three raters is reported in Table 4.Levels of inter-rater reliability range between 0 and 1.0. Reliability estimates in the range of0.70 are considered acceptable, and the levels for Question 1 on the Ion Exchange Laboratoryand Virtual Laboratory are within the acceptable range. The low level of correlation among theraters on the Heat Exchange Laboratory experience is somewhat problematic. It is not clear theextent to which the differences among the raters reflect variability in the student responses. It isbelieved these ratings

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

measurements • select external components and interface to embedded system using product datasheets • exercise communication skills through preparing a proposal, writing final design reports, and presenting in class.In the laboratory students get an opportunity to design five embedded systems that meet aspecific set of system requirements. They first design a digital clock using the VHDL hardwaredescription language to implement a hardware-based design. Then they use a soft-core processorwith a hardware timer and a general purpose input/output peripheral module to design aninterrupt driven microcontroller implementation of the same digital clock system. The studentsare asked to reflect on the design process and analyze the hardware

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Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

need to understand the effects of wind variability on turbineblade performance. Fluid mechanics will need to understand the impact that grid variations haveon generator performance. Solar power system engineers will need to have detailedunderstanding of both electrical engineering and heat transfer.To be sure, there are many places where engineers already work today across disciplinaryboundaries; recent calls for change in engineering education reflect this reality (see below). Thepoint here is that there will be no letup in the need for talented multidisciplinary engineers in thefuture. In fact, that need will accelerate. Narrow specialists are out. Specialists with broadknowledge of all engineering disciplines are in. Need liberal arts

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, The Beacon Institute; Rustam Stolkin, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students took over the projects.As noted above, time had been spent during the summer institutes discussing issues surroundinggroup work and this was reflected in the organization of the curriculum in the classroom. Whenasked if their experience with group work during the summer institute had led them to make anychanges in how they organized or facilitated their students' group work, nine of the ten teachersreported that they had done at least one (and generally most) of the following: reduced the size ofthe groups in the early challenges to allow for more students to engage in hands-on work;assigned roles so that all students had work to do; chose the group members carefully to balancepersonalities and academic strengths; and intervened quickly

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

includes Page 13.793.9notes and reactions to their experiences. Students document the appropriate ABET criteria forthe noted project task, observation or lesson. ABET summary reports are utilized in lieu of adaily learning log for the on-campus portion of the ISD course. These summary reports requirethe students to reflect on how each of the ABET criteria are met.For the purpose of our assessment program, we have focused on a sample of responses that relateto the five ABET criteria that were used to develop our survey questions: 3d, f, h, i, and j. Thefollowing is a summary of the past ISD student assessment relate to evaluation of in

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

reflected in publications such as1, 2, 3. Most recently, “AnInconvenient Truth” has captured the attention of the public, and has brought the environment,and the effects of human activities, to the forefront of many people’s minds4. Now, the media isroutinely filled with articles discussing these topics. Some of these have begun to focus ontechnologies, manufacturing practices, and the products which are produced. A few examplesinclude industrial chemicals5, green solvents6, green consumer products7, and environmentally-benign separations processes8. Page 13.935.2Not only is the public paying attention to environmental topics, but interest is

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tris West, Lewisburg Area School District; Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AnthropologistsThe unit ends with a visit from a mechanical engineering professor from a local university who 7discusses the engineering careers and places engineering in context with archeology,anthropology and history. The WebQuest includes a teacher section that provides a script for thelesson for other teachers to use in their classrooms.Section 3: MethodologyParticipantsChildren from six sections of a sixth grade combined social studies/technology class participatedin this study. There were 18 to 25 students in each section of the class and 116 studentsparticipated overall. The demographics of the children in this sample reflect the demographics ofthe middle school which they attend which is mostly white

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

setting gathering, “The Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025”7, provided further input for the revision of the BOK1. In fact there wassignificant potential synergism between the Vision and the BOK efforts.Second Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeBased on the groundswell of opinions and the plethora of reports and studies that indicated thetime for engineering education reform has come, ASCE elected in 2005 to revise the BOK1 toreflect the consensus that had developed since the development of the BOK1. Thus, in late 2005the Second Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge Committee (BOK2Cmte) wasformed for the specific purpose of revising the BOK1 to reflect all that had happened in thisarena in the intervening

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

clear, measurable, learning objectives ‚ Specify clear, reliable, and objective assessment criteria of students workEvaluation of the Lab Experience in the CurriculumAppendix C contains a survey that was used to evaluate student’s lab experience in theengineering programs in King Abdulaziz University. The form evaluates the lab experience in 3distinct areas: ‚ Students and Learning ‚ Instructors and Instruction ‚ Facilities and SafetyThe results of the survey, when first used, indicated the weak as well as the strong points of theundergraduate lab experience of KAU students as shown in Fig 1. The results reflect the weakpoints of the classical recipe type experiments where the students are unable to deal with

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

integral part of the ongoing activities. One research and assessment method beingemployed is the Delphi method. This formal communication process will be used to gatherconsensus among faculty, industry leaders and students in an effort to identify sets ofcomputational skills vital for engineering professionals. Descriptions and reflections of the firstyear of project activities will be presented as well as plans for future activities. Preliminaryassessment data will also be available.1. IntroductionTwo decades ago to say that an engineering graduate was highly competent in computing meantthat he or she had mastered the FORTRAN programming language. A decade later it meant, inaddition, mastering basic skills in a few key discipline-specific

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

a longitudinalcomparison of responses from the same participants. While the survey was administered to alarger sample, we limited the present analysis to students who self-identified as studyingtowards an engineering major in both years and who answered at least two of the three designquestions. The final longitudinal sample included responses from 110 students, across thefour institutions.Demographic information was gathered from students in the first year of the APS. Genderwas determined based on students’ self-reports. Reflecting the oversampling of women inthe APS study, 37% of the participants in this sample were women (n = 41).Students also were identified in terms of what we refer to as representation status in thispaper—that is

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler; Sagun Shrestha, University of Texas at Tyler

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First-Year Programs

from fall 2005 (95) to fall 2006 (73), but theprogram has graduated 11 more electrical engineers. This performance was not in line with thetargeted enrollment increases. The EE enrollment was significantly impacted by low enteringnumbers, which are based on recruitment. This reflects the general trend in the state of Texas andthe nation. The percentage of women and minority EE majors increased in the same timeframe:from 8.4% to 12.3% for women, 9.5% to 11.0% for BNH (black, non-Hispanic) and 4.2% to6.9% for A/PI (Asian/Pacific Islander) students.Encouraging women and minorities is a goal of B2B, and 2006-2007 tutoring records show 8women (17%) and 4 minority students (8.5%), 3 of whom were minority women. B2B tutors inthe 2006-2007 academic

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New Trends in Engineering Management Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc

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Engineering Management

exam. It may also be possible for distance learning programs and corporate and government agency educational programs to substitute for traditional academic paths beyond the baccalaureate…. The Society hopes that the report will lead to a revision of current undergraduate and graduate programs to reflect the basic skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will be expected of professional civil engineers and that eventually new programs will be developed.ASCE continues its work on the Body of Knowledge and released a draft of the second edition in2007.8 The key differences between the first and second editions focus on the aspirational visionfor civil engineering, an increase in the number of outcomes and a more