Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

interdepartmental feedbackand review system.I. Introduction While those holding faculty positions within a college or university are expected to beactive in research, teaching, service and outreach, little is done at the graduate level to preparestudents for the demands of balancing these roles. Many students who complete a doctoraldegree have strong backgrounds in research and generating scholarly publications, but havelimited practical experience balancing the responsibilities of a junior faculty member. This paperdescribes the assessment of a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF) program that was developedto address this deficiency. The primary objective of the GTF program is to better prepareinterested doctoral students for an academic career

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

College offers multidisciplinary programs in the social sciences founded ona model of liberal education and designed to prepare students for law school, graduate study,decision-making roles in public and private enterprise. Students examine how public policyproblems are identified, analyzed, and resolved in the United States and globally.13Residential College in the Arts and HumanitiesThe Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) is an interdisciplinary college forundergraduate students interested in the global connections between literature, history, ethics,culture, world languages, the visual and performing arts, and their own civic engagement in thesefields of work and study. Students, faculty, visitors, and staff are able to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

of teaching graduate engineering coursesusing students’ Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences (MI). Thirty volunteers answeredcommercially available Learning Style and MI tests in our Electrical Engineering department.Learning styles are grouped as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (VAK) and can determined bythe VAK learning style test. Learning styles are reflected in different academic strengths,weaknesses, and skills. Studies show that the differences between learning styles will affect botha person’s choice of profession and their success in this profession, both in education and in theworld of business. People who work at something that fits their learning style have a betterchance of becoming successful in it. In this study, tools

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

these lines showstatistically significant changes. Given of the magnitude of the estimated mean standard error,ten students who scored 9 or 10 on the pretest could not achieve statistically significant increaseson the posttest. Twenty-four of the 45 students who could achieve statistically significantincreases did so on the posttest. Only three students showed a statistically significant decrease inscore, two decreased by 2, and one by 4. Twenty students had changes of 1 or -1, which are notstatistically significant, and the balance had identical scores on the pre and posttest.Figures 4 and 5 are cross-plots of pre and posttest results for the number of correct and incorrectjustifications chosen. A positive outcome would be that the number of

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Ferguson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Paul Weber, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy balance, combustion chemistry (to place carbon dioxide effects in context),the status of climate change and predicted impacts, electrical energy systems, convergences withother energy consuming sectors (such as transportation, industry, and agriculture), deliverysystems and reliability considerations, and the latest statutes and policies governing energy. Thecourse concludes with each student giving a 10-minute presentation on a chosen conversiontechnology, arguing either for or against it. An abbreviated course syllabus is included inAppendix B.Given this knowledge and insights, students are then expected to allocate US $100 billion tovarious conversion technologies, acting as either U.S. government energy czars or as privateinvestment

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2009-220: A QRW PARADIGM FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULAMarlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology MARLIN U. THOMAS is Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, past Professor and past Head of the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. He received his BSE at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and MSE and PhD at the University of Michigan. He has held other academic appointments at Lehigh University, Cleveland State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Naval Postgraduate School. He has also served as a Program Director for the National Science Foundation; Manager

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

AC 2009-759: WHAT LIES BENEATH THE MATERIALS SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING MISCONCEPTIONS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS?Senay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received a Ph.D. and a M.A in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. She has a B.S. degree in Physics Education and a B.S.E. degree in engineering. Her creative research focuses on collaborative team learning and the role of engineering self-efficacy on student achievement.Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Sheila Vaidya, Drexel University; Stacey Ake, Drexel University

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Engineering Ethics

student organization at my university, Drexel University in Philadelphia,sponsored a movie night. The movie was The Island, a 2005 film about a group of individualswho are maintained on an island as living spare body parts for the original individuals fromwhom they were derived. The film centers around selected individuals on the island whodiscover their actual purpose and identities and the conflicts this raises between the world of theisland and the world outside. I (DLM) was asked to lead a discussion on the film and, sensing theopportunity for a broad consideration of ethical and moral issues, asked the mixed graduate andundergraduate audience the following question: Who has encountered an ethical issue of anykind either at work or on campus

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

Page 14.317.7appears to be an endless task.Clark7 in follow on research outlines in detail the take off of entrepreneurial universitiesin the USA and cites Stanford as a good example. Stanford became the motheruniversity of silicon valley in the 1930s and supported the development of electronicsfirms such as that formed by Stanford graduates William Hewlett and David Packard.Clark6 describes the resulting Hewlett Packard company as the classic university spin-off. The university supplied materials and a physics lab for a 50% interest in futurepatents. Ties between the university and firms were close and collaborative. Theuniversity opened its classrooms to local businesses. Marginson11 believes that the IvyLeague universities in the USA are

Conference Session

Panel: What Funding Agencies Look For

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation; Kathleen Christensen, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Jessie DeAro, National Science Foundation; David Ruth, Elsevier Foundation

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Women in Engineering

, professional, personal, andorganizational role models who shape the experiences and expectations of many prospectivescientists and engineers. Persistent underrepresentation of women faculty, especially inleadership positions, may affect all students' critically important relationships with mentors,participation as members of research and education teams, and self-identification as potentialresearchers. Page 14.642.2Henry Luce FoundationThe Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program has two goals—to support women who are studying orteaching in the sciences and engineering and to serve as a catalyst for institutional change so that women can thrive and reach their

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

curriculum. Thecommon program, taught entirely in-house, provides the opportunity for the earlydevelopment of a sense of belonging and identity as an engineer. Data presented in the formof student feedback, assessment results and evaluations suggest that this program may wellprovide examples of best practice.IntroductionIn the mid 1990s a series of international reviews of engineering education1,2,3, called forengineering graduates to be: “more outward looking, more attuned to the real concerns of communities. Courses should promote environmental, economic and global awareness, problem-solving ability, engagement with information technology… communication, management and teamwork skills, but on a sound base of mathematics and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

and to act as a pleasant diversion from the Program’s routine.At the end of the day student participants would author their journal entries and a communalDebriefing would follow. The AHM would often conclude with a social activity (e.g. a BBQ).While the students worked on their special projects, all graduate and faculty mentors would meetfor a Project Staff Meeting (PSM). During the meeting, the staff would assess the researchprogress, discuss issues that occurred and solutions to overcome them and, finally, plan /coordinate future activities of the Program. It should be noted that a few PSMs in the beginningof the summer experience were held via teleconference during normal weekdays to immediatelyaddress some pressing logistics. Finally, the

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

the other hand, NASA explicitly stated that it reviewed compensation packages to verifycompliance.In response to a specific issue raised during interviews at one institution, Energy did look atqualifying exam pass rate differences between male and female graduate students. But althoughthe data showed that, for a five-year period, 10 of 74 men and 10 of 39 women failed the exam,Energy’s report simply says that “[t]he data reviewed does [sic] not indicate a disparity in the pass Page 14.629.7rate between male and female students.” It is difficult to understand this conclusion on the basisof the data presented, and implies that Energy perhaps

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College

factor. This table structure reveals that ABET criteria do not explicitly address leading others, being a high achiever, or relating inclusively. Relating inclusively and adapting to change also were not explicitly addressed in the TIDEE roles. Numerous references for each performance factor testify to the importance of all twelve factors. The twelve Professional Development performance factors are summarized in Table 1 with definitions derived from the respective references of Table A-1. Note that four performance factors are labeled technical, four are interpersonal, and four are individual. This balance makes a statement about the breadth of professional skills and abilities important to the engineering profession. Thus, capstone

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

particular materials are selected for components. To illustrate, it is essential that theelastic constant of the femoral stem in a hip replacement match the elastic constant of bone orbone loss will occur from stress shielding. Conceptually this is very easy for the student tograsp. Since ultra high molecular weight polyethylene is used in orthopedic wear components, itis possible to conceptually link the required mechanical properties of components to the effect ofthe degree of polymerization, examine the difference between semi-crystalline and amorphousplastics, and probe wear properties. Arterial stents are often made from shape memory materialswhich are excellent venues for hands-on learning about phase transitions. Device recall casestudies