Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

education. These systems operate within the more distalmacro-system of societal cultural beliefs and practices; in this case, cultural beliefs about femalesin science, beliefs about minorities in science, and beliefs about achievement, success, andeconomic mobility.Research questions and hypotheses This paper presents initial findings from an ongoing longitudinal project taking place infive high schools within a large urban school district in the Northeast. A total of 1093 boys andgirls participated in the first year of data collection; for this investigation we limit our analyticsample to the survey data collected from female participants (n = 549), in order to examinecorrelates of girls’ interest in pursuing college coursework in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

sessionsstudents are introduced and coached in the following topic areas: 1) Working in Teams 2) Use of software packages (MATLAB) in problem solving, a. Mathematical Operations b. Matrix Operations c. Curve Fitting d. Plotting e. Input/Output f. Scripting g. Branching h. Looping 3) Use of software packages (C++) in problem solving, a. Mathematical Operations b. Input/Output c. Scripting d. Branching e. Looping f. Functions g. Pointers 4) Use of software packages (WORD, POWERPOINT) in communications. a. Introduction to Technical Report Writing b. Effective Use of the LibraryOpen-ended homework projects related to

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

“forging stronger ties between communitycolleges and four-year institutions.”7However, the existence of articulation agreements is not enough. Most literature also includesdescriptions of the challenges encountered when institutions such as these work together.Funded projects to increase the number of underserved individuals completing a degree to enterengineering must also seek to remove barriers and integrate program curricula as a bridge withthe Community College.8 The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and theMilwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) jointly addressed the enrollment difficulties ofWTCS students to MSOE through the development and implementation of statewide transferagreements in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET).9

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Structures Composite and Manufacturing Certificate Programs. Michael received his B.S. in International Business from ESC Lille, Graduate School of Management. He is currently working on a Masters of Science in Program & Project Management, focusing on Aerospace Engineering and Learning Science research. He often represents Boeing internationally and domestically as a presenter and has authored PLM integration patents primary relating to advanced aircraft construction, PLM-CAD-CAM metrology and Learning Science research.Craig Miller, Purdue University Craig L. Miller is a professor and a named University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology of Purdue

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Of the studentsthat complete the assignment the average grade is 78%. 15% of students have it fundamentallycorrect. 32% of students do not turn in the assignment at all as they are unable to complete itsatisfactorily. Some students managed to compute volumes of the order of 1x106 and thinknothing of it given the initial overall dimensions of 7 x 6 x 5 units. By the third week of thesemester, students have enough background in their CAD course that they could model the shapeand compute the mass properties of it as an independent check of their work. Very few studentsdo this.At this point students begin to see the value of planning and working on a project in a timelymanner. In this particular case not waiting until the night before something

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byoung-Kyu Dan, Korea University; Seung-Won Jung, Korea University; Junh-Yung Kim, Korea University; Tae-Shick Wang, Korea University; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Sung-Jea Ko, Korea University

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International

exchange of research information by various means such as offering seminars for researchers at each other’s institutions whenever possible, • To seek joint research projects within the policies and guidelines of both institutions. • To encourage students to apply for graduate studies at each other’s institutions.” Page 13.1037.2Based on these principles, there were exchange visits between the School of Science,Engineering and Technology Director, Penn State University Harrisburg and the Headof the School of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Korea University to formalizeand to put into practice some of the aspects of the July 2005

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-methods approach incorporating survey instruments,interviews, and weekly self-reflective journal entries was utilized. Triangulation of data from themixed-methods approach revealed emergent themes and insights that otherwise would have goneun-captured using quantitative data alone. A more detailed description of the potential benefits ofsuch an approach can be found elsewhere11.Participants completed online pre- and post-program survey instruments, which were conductedas part of a larger National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarshipon Engineering Education (CASEE) Postdoctoral Fellowship project conducted at Virginia Tech.The University of Houston site was one of 22 NSF-funded summer REU sites to participate inthe

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

International

) Programming Systems History Training (CS 409) IIIA (CS 423) (CS 453) (CS 455) Data Structures Software Network Project Branch Military Branch 8 & Algorithms Engineering Security (CS 499) Training IIIB History Training IV

Conference Session

Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of equipment purchased included a BioRadgel documentation system, a table-top refrigerated centrifuge, four New Brunswick ScientificBioFlow 110 fermentors, a refrigerator/freezer, two incubators, shaking heating blocks, verticaland horizontal gel electrophoresis equipment, and microcentrifuges. In addition, a number oflarge shakers were previously available in the laboratory, and these were placed into theenvironmental rooms, eliminating the need for shaking incubators.Equipment purchased by Chemical and Biological Engineering DepartmentDue to the large amount of equipment that was already available in the microbiology laboratoryand the microplate reader costing substantially less than was projected, we were able to purchasemajority of the

Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

presentation.Remember that the principal part of your presentation is usually your results; hence, it is veryimportant to allow ample time to discuss them. Look at the time throughout your presentation tomake certain that you are on schedule. Never run over your time limit even if keeping on timerequires that you delete material from your presentation.5c. VocalizationIt is very important to speak loudly. This is easier for men with stronger voices than for women.For this reason women need to work on projecting their voice. Use a microphone if it isavailable. Avoid talking directly into and then away from the microphone; this can cause veryannoying variations in the loudness of your voice. Do not speak in a monotone voice; use voiceinflections occasionally

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi Thai, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

dualgraphics displays allowing the student to use one display for his or her personal workspace,while the second display could be used to view/share information with the instructor’s desktop,or to share into other students work during collaborative sessions. This project was started inmid-August 2007 and assessment results are presented in this article for Fall 07 and the early partof Spring 08.IntroductionOne of the thrusts for our Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department curriculum is topromote the active learning aspects for our engineering students during classroom lectures aswell as during laboratory experiments needed for the course1. Based on student technology fees,departmental and collegial funds, two collaborative classrooms were

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Public Speaking Self-Efficacy of Engineering UndergraduatesAbstract This paper reports on how tailoring a speech communication course at The PennsylvaniaState University specifically for engineering undergraduates affected the public speaking self-efficacy of those students—a project partially funded by the Engineering InformationFoundation. This paper focuses on the following research question: Did engineering studentswho completed an engineering section feel more confident in their ability to communicateeffectively than engineering students who completed a regular section? Overall, students in the engineering sections increased their public speaking self-efficacyslightly more than students in the regular sections; this

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane Zemke, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

monitoringgroup processes, whereas TBL depends on difficult tasks to stimulate group processes.Applying TBL to the Design ClassTBL was applied in the following way to the class in this study: 1. Learning phases were one week long to fit chapter length in the design text, Engineering Design by Eggert.8 2. In-class quizzes and exercises followed the TBL model. 3. A team design project spanning several weeks was the homework. Weekly assignments on the project were required. 4. Grading of the weekly assignments and a midterm formed the assessment.The class met in two-hour blocks, twice weekly for 15 weeks. The class of 24 students, 21 menand 3 women, was pseudo-randomly divided into six teams of four by the instructor. Althoughteams were

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Jodi Sutton, HCC; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

government civiliansEric Roe, Hillsborough Community College ERIC A. ROE is the Director of FLATE, an NSF Regional Center of Excellence in Manufacturing Education. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). During his time at USF, he has researched fluidized bed drying, been a consultant to the Citrus Industry, worked on Florida Department of Citrus research projects, and the High School Technology Initiative - funded by NSF. Prior to USF, he was employed as a technologist in Research and Development at Tropicana Products, Inc. with process and product development responsibilities. His research interests are food engineering, fluidized bed

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Pinellas County School District

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

declared theme.Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School is a magnet school with a mathematics andengineering theme. Located in an urban neighborhood, Jamerson receives Title I services for astudent population in which 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunches. The schoolhas set a standard of excellence for its teachers (requiring them to attain national boardcertification) and curriculum (total integration of all its subjects with the engineering theme).The appearance of the school plays a vital role in the projection of this theme and in thereflection of the school’s high standards. The campus’s physical elements add to the school’sappearance. Interactive displays developed by the school are used by the students and faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

identified as uniqueteaching skills in engineering education. A trend indicates that a big emphasis is placedon developing appropriate ways to prepare engineering GTAs, contrasting “how to teach”versus “what to teach” approaches. Since engineering graduate teaching assistants havetraining needs specific to their teaching responsibilities, courses focusing on pedagogywithin engineering are desired. This paper describes the development of a pedagogically-focused engineering education course based on elements of the “How People Learn”framework as a result of the NSF-funded project, Course Innovations as a Basis forEngineering Graduate Student Professional Development in Teaching (Ref. #0632879).Course ContextThe one-credit graduate level course

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

section 1-1 due to combined loading and the other for shear stress at point B at section2-2. Example 3 is on the topic of deformation due to axial loading. Here also, the moduleincludes several exercises to show different amounts of deformation that will occur at differentpoints; only one case, however, is shown as an example.The author plans to develop a total of about 90 exercises covering the above topics. Thus far 35such exercises have been completed; the remainder is expected to be done within six months..Each exercise takes anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes from formulating the problem to actuallypublishing it online. The only investment in this project is the faculty time, as there is no othercost involved. The author plans to publish an

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Welborn, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

attribute of Is_Usable, the corresponding object. FIGURE 5. New EER Constraint c2.The figure 5 is interpreted as the mechanics provide many services using many tools thatare not expired and the mechanics are still certified for the required trainings to providethose kinds of services.Curriculum EnhancementAt our institution, the Computer Science department offers an area of specializationwithin the Computer Science program. This area of specialization offers courses such asDatabase Theory, Database Construction, Advanced Topics in Database and EnterpriseArchitecture. Our students in these classes are exposed to these enhanced EER diagramsand are encouraged to improve these diagrams in their team projects. This will

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

to collect data from forty students at each of the four institutions(n=160). In each of the first three years of the study, structured interviews and performance taskswere to be administered to thirty-two of those students at each of the four institutions (n=128),and unstructured interviews and ethnographic observations were to be conducted with theremaining eight students at each institution (n=32). The survey was administered to all studyparticipants either once or twice during each academic year. Sample sizes have changed duringthe first three years of the study as some students transferred out of their schools, the major,and/or the research project. In April 2007, a modified version of the survey was deployed to abroader, cross-sectional

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and whether or why it may or may not be likable,while the male students were more concerned with how much the field paid andthe likelihood of employment in comparison to other disciplines.The current diversity challenge to the field of environmental engineering is inattracting minorities to the discipline. It is recommended that recruitment effortsfor minority females provide adequate descriptions of the typical job tasks of anenvironmental engineer, including testimony from women practicing in the fieldregarding what they like about their jobs. Recruitment efforts targeting minoritymales should include information about salary ranges and projected nationalneeds for environmental engineers, in addition to describing the field.References1

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Homsher, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Safety Facts, 1999.5. Transport Canada, Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics, 1999.6. Goodman, Irene F., et al. Final Report of the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project. Goodman Research Group, Inc. April 2002. See p. 14 ff. Page 13.692.7

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Young, Syracuse University; John Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Page 13.924.7undergraduate professors as work-study students or on independent study projects; theyconsidered these interactions to be key factors in their decision to enter graduate school. Onefemale faculty member said: I didn’t even really understand anything about grad school when I got here, and then after a couple of years people were encouraging me to think about grad school. I’m sure the research experience was why I continued to go to grad school.A male faculty member indicated similar positive mentoring based on his undergraduate researchexperience when he described his mentor’s suggestion to understand his own unique strengthsand position himself to capitalize on these unique strengths.Positive mentoring from

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Gary Felder, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Baccalaureate Colleges from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.Mary Moriarty, Smith College Dr. Moriarty has over 15 years of research, evaluation, and project management experience. Her evaluation work has spanned the areas of science instruction, robotics, technology application, and disability in higher education. She has a doctorate in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and in 2004 was selected as 1 of 15 national participants in a National Science Foundation sponsored Evaluation Institute at Western Michigan University. Her background includes serving as Principal

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Reception of such information and advertisement has been quite positive. At thewriting of this paper, enrollment projections for the Fall 2008 semester are encouraging.SummaryA bachelor’s level degree program in Motorsports Technology has been developed by OldDominion University for initial on-site delivery in Martinsville, VA. Important partners for thisprogram are Patrick Henry Community College and the New College Institute, both located inMartinsville, VA. Courses were initiated in Spring 2008 with small enrollment. A strongmarketing effort has been initiated by the ODU Motorsports Technology program director andour partner institutions to attract local, regional and national students. Expectations are that theprogram will grow substantially by

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

related.They can play a role by giving input concerning the state-of-the-art technologicalaspects of the curricula for the students who will be the potential employee in thegovernment institutions and private sectors.2. Research and State-of-the-art TechnologyA large portion of the time is spent on the research activities. Periodic (weekly ormonthly or quarterly) report to the team or group and divisional members allowsupdating the progress of the work. Mutual discussion via internal meetings isconducive to the project advancement. Participants/fellows have manyopportunities to present their research findings/results in nationalmeetings/conferences/symposia as well as in the research journals. Figures 1 and2 depict the style of benefits of the NASA

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments; Greg Crouch, National Instruments; Reid Lee, National Instruments; Brian Johnson, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

– first, debuggingsuch systems is difficult and cumbers mbersome. Second, learning the various intricacies of programming pro timed,heterogeneous, parallel embedded-sy systems and completing the project may not be possible possib in one or eventwo semesters for engineering studen students that are non-EE or CS majors. Hence, for the purpose pur of teachingdesign to non-EE and CS majors ajors aas well as freshmen

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hansen, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2008-2323: EXTENDED ACTIVE LEARNING AS A MEANS TO LEARNSYNTAX IN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGESSteven Hansen, University of St. Thomas Page 13.599.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Extended Active Learning As A Means To Learn Syntax in Programming LanguagesAbstractActive learning is an education form that has gained much interest in recent years. Manyinstructors can come up with schemes that help students better learn algorithmdevelopment, program development, project management, and other aspects of neededskills in the computer sciences. In the past decade, I worked on the development of activelearning techniques to learn syntax. I find

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in terms of performance criteria fordifferent outcomes allowing faculty to clearly identify what is expected from them in terms ofoutcomes assessment within a specific course. From the syllabi for the whole program one canextract lists of textbooks for the bookstore, or lists of bibliographic references for adquisition by thelibrary, or the short course descriptions for the catalog. All these issues point to the need for aflexible tool to support the creation, editing, maintenance, review, and publication of a program’ssyllabi in a uniform way.Unisyllabus is a tool originally developed as a Capstone project which incorporates all the abovefeatures and some more. It is a web application which allows the capture of all the informationcontained

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; william sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

expect that they will remember, integrate, synthesize andassimilate topics that have been ‘poured into their heads’ over the prior 3-4 years as they take ona capstone design project. Faculty teaching capstone design may introduce or reinforce a varietyof topics, such as engineering economy, that will support the design process and other learningobjectives that have not been covered earlier in the curriculum. The review of topics inpreparation for the FE exam may also be a priority in the senior year.While there are a number of excellent textbooks1-5 on engineering economy, and authors makeevery effort to improve these textbooks over time with added examples and exercises and newways of conveying concepts, these updates come every few years and

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Holt, MSE at VT

Tagged Divisions

Materials

-reviewed publication.IntroductionThe Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR) was developed in 2004 by thedepartment of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Virginia Tech. The primary purposeof this journal is to provide undergraduate students a chance to publish their research. Thesecondary purposes are to provide undergraduate and graduate students experience with the fullpublishing process.HistoryIn August of 2004, MSE graduate students at Virginia Tech formed the first editorial board forJUMR. The project was conceived after the department head received several publications fromother departments which had a wide variety of formats and various depths into materialsresearch. He discussed the possibilities of creating a