Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Mathematics

several book chapters. All his research and book publications are in several areas mainly in computational science. He has been teaching several courses in areas such as stochastic and deterministic operations research, applied statistical analysis, and computational mathematics since late sixties. Further, he has been a member of the editorial board of international journals such as Computer Science and Informatics (India), and Neural, Parallel and Scientific Computations (USA). He has also been cited in Marquis Whos Who (Sep 2005).Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA Gholam "Ali" Shaykhian is a Software Engineer with Application, Simulation and Support Software Branch, Shuttle Processing

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Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

process.Groundwater Hydrology – 12 units Fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include: Darcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties, regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer interaction, well hydraulics, flow through fractured rock, numerical models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes, dispersion, decay, and adsorption. Includes laboratory and computer demonstrations. Core requirement for Environmental and

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

or introduced them to another engineering major which was more interesting to them.Even the students who decide not to major in engineering value the course for helping them tomake that decision. One student wrote on his evaluation form “I learned a great deal about themajor I chose. And I also learned that I didn’t want to do engineering but am thankful that youhelped me make up my mind.” The most common comment from students on whatimprovements could be made to the class were suggestions dealing with having hands-onprojects, segregating the class at times to focus on particular majors, and having actual visits tothe departments to see facilities and laboratories rather than having the departmentalrepresentative come and make a presentation

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

degrees inscience and engineering, with 85 percent matriculating into graduate and professional programs nationally.These students are now part of a pipeline that has begun to produce a stream of minority Ph.D.s, M.D.s, andM.D./Ph.D.s” [5].Their success is attributed to several factors: 1) successfully recruiting minorities with grade point averagesof 3.5 or higher and with SAT scores approaching 1220; 2) a summer bridge program for incomingfreshmen including training in analytical problem solving and study skills; 3) removing financial concernsby offering comprehensive merit scholarships; 4) involving faculty with a genuine interest in recruiting,teaching and mentoring the students; 5) “emphasizing strong programmatic values, including

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1402: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ANINTERDISCIPLINARY NSF/REU SITE ON WATERSHED SCIENCESVinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources.Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University TAMIM YOUNOS is a research professor in the Geography

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental Engineering

planSite reclamation & · Developed area reclamation and solid waste management plansolid wastemanagementSince ISD’s inception, 13.7% of our civil and environmental engineering undergraduate seniors Page 13.793.4have selected this course over conventional senior design, even though the laboratory fee andtime requirements are much greater. Ownership of the student design projects is so great that18% of ISD alumni have returned for additional ISD in-country experiences as mentors and classassistants. Table 2 provides a comparison of ISD participants and mentors by major and gender.The ISD model also meets all of the U.S. Accreditation Board

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; LOUISE WEHRLE, NICET; Rudolph Henry, NICET; Chip Hollis, NICET

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-628: NATIONALLY NORMED EXAMS FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTOF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATION OFENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY GRADUATESCarmine Balascio, University of Delaware Carmine C. Balascio, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresources Engineering at the University of Delaware. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Mathematics from U.D. He earned an M.S. in Agricultural Engineering and a Ph.D. double major in Agricultural Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. He teaches courses in surveying, soil mechanics, and storm-water management and has research interests in urban hydrology and water

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; William Jordan, CRL-Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-827: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE EARLY WORK EXPERIENCESOF RECENT GRADUATES IN ENGINEERING.Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler Russell F. Korte, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of human resource development at the University of Texas at Tyler. Dr. Korte is co-researcher on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). His research interests include higher education, workplace learning, organizational socialization, performance improvement, and engineering education.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Consulting

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

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Design in Engineering Education

thecontextual needs assessment method as published, followed by section 3.2 describing how theteam customized the method for the micro-hydro project. Section 3.3 provides results includingsamples of an interview transcript, customer needs, and specifications.3.1 The Contextual Needs Assessment Method (as Published)The Contextual Needs Assessment Method17,18 summarized in Figure 3 improves taskclarification through a new focus on context. The contextual focus is especially critical for needswhich are “frontier” or foreign to the designer. Testing under both laboratory and normalclassroom conditions shows the new method is extremely effective, easy to use, and wellreceived by students19.The contextual needs assessment method incorporates traditional

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

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Engineering and Public Policy

the Complex Systems Analysis and Simulation group in Phantom Works, The Boeing Company’s research and development organization, Paul uses System Dynamics to understand and improve the dynamic behavior of Boeing businesses. Since joining Boeing in December 2005 Paul has lead the application of System Dynamics to projects for both Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes and Integrated Defense Systems businesses, as well as for their supporting organizations. Paul also teaches System Dynamics modeling to Boeing engineers for the Ed Wells Partnership between Boeing and SPEEA, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace. Prior to joining Boeing Paul applied System

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

performance verbally & graphically 3. Integrate prior coursework & university resources: 3.1. apply concepts, models, formulas and methods learned in prior courses, 3.2. develop and conduct physical and/or numerical experiments, tests or simulations, 3.3. implement available computer, laboratory and library resources, 3.4. develop expertise relationships with faculty mentors, and 3.5. communicate engineering information verbally & graphically. Page 13.141.8Teamwork Evaluation SystemA teamwork evaluation system, using an Excel spreadsheet, has been developed over the lastyear and a half in the Sr. Design sequence

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ChE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

Workshop, the nature of the materials posted on this website, evaluation andstudent feedback, and the challenges faced in coordinating this Workshop are directed towardsthe educator. However, parts that deal directly with good oral communication skills techniqueare directed towards the student. Hopefully looking at what is presented to the student will behelpful to the educator who is interested in teaching a similar workshop.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes the materials posted on the dedicated Page 13.955.2website created for this Workshop. Section 3 provides an overview on organizing a technicalpresentation. Section 4

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

standardsexpected in each section of the report. Figure 1: Rubric Example The use of rubrics, as described above is similar to the use described by Powe and Moorheadin their 2006 article on the use of rubrics to grade laboratory reports7. Their combined use ofquantitative and qualitative methods in their rubrics helped standardize the grading of reports byteaching assistants who each had to grade reports for a common course. In the same manner, thefaculty advisors in the senior design course each had to grade the design report for theirindividual team, while submitting that grade for a common course. An additional benefit thatPowe and Moorhead identify is that the use of rubrics in this manner shortened the time to

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Daniel Amos, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

content and teaching style. While there is slightly less project-basedlearning in India, the differences are minor. Indian engineering companies typically do notrecruit graduate engineers from the leading institutions: they cannot offer high enoughsalaries. A close examination of young engineers working in a leading export-oriented Indianmanufacturing company11 shows a large mismatch between their training and the work theyare expected to do. Therefore it is not surprising that Indian graduates create relatively lowvalue for their Indian companies employing them.Given the pressing need to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions fromdeveloping countries such as India, such skill mismatches point to significant futuredifficulties in