Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Cynthia Jester, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and recovery work, and other management and technicalservices. This diverse workforce includes: biologist, engineers, geologist, hydrologists,natural resources managers and many others whose expertise would be potentially usefulfor the AFRICOM mission. A detailed review of USACE capabilities yielded thefollowing list suitable for AFRICOM programs and projects. ≠ Capacity Development - training to increase host nation or regional organization capabilities in all types of professional engineering, construction management, contract management, project management; water resources and environmental planning and management; conflict management focused on natural resources; and, disaster management. Corps can help create

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, minimal negative environmental impacts, etc. 4 Ethics Using case studies from the Online Ethics website, students discuss what professional ethics from the NSPE Code of Ethics would require. 5 Course Plan Students lay out the courses that will allow them to earn a B.S. degree in EVEN and map those courses to ABET and BOK requirements; this requires them to select a specialization option, which could be energy, air, remediation, water, ecology, or chemical processing. 6 Landfill Team project to determine the effects of various solid waste generation Project and diversion scenarios on the

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

referred to as Quality Function Deployment (QFD). This tool centers on the so calledhouse of Quality. The House of Quality is a matrix that converts customer requirements intoproduct design features.Figure 1 illustrates the structure of a typical house of quality.It is evident from the figure that customer requirements can easily be translated into productfeatures using this approach. Simultaneously, it is also useful in ensuring that the product staysahead of any competition that may exist or might crop up in the future. .In order to use the QFD systematically, one needs to adopt a four step approach to curriculumdesign which is detailed as follows.1. Curriculum Planning: This is the first step in the process. It seeks to incorporate the voice

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Bridges, Carnegie Mellon University; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Yongsheng Chen, Arizona State University; Eric Williams, Arizona State University; John Crittenden, Georgia Tech; Sharon Austin, EPA

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

in 2007) for engineering professors tohelp them enhance the sustainability content of their courses. Two more workshops have beenscheduled for summer 2009. There has also been one planning workshop held in 2008 to discussthe long-term goals of the Center. In addition, the CSE Electronic Library has been establishedfor peer-reviewed educational materials that are accessible at no cost to engineering educatorsaround the world. In this paper, we discuss the four faculty workshops in 2006-7, evaluations ofthese workshops, and the Electronic Library. For additional information, the reader is referred toDavidson et al.1WorkshopsEach workshop has roughly 30 faculty member participants plus another 15-20 individualsincluding speakers, staff members

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

EnvE sub-discipline areas, state their own area(s) ofgreatest interest, and identify an employer in this area and a project they have worked on usingthe Web as a resource. Students could use the BOK to help them define EnvE and answer otherquestions on this assignment. Later in Homework 4 the students plot out a course plan tograduation that meets the requirements for the EnvE B.S. degree at the University of Colorado atBoulder. The student then mapped these courses in their 4-year EnvE degree plan onto theABET criteria for engineering and program-specific criteria for EVEN. This indicated if thecoverage of the required content in our curriculum was obvious to the students or not

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

difficulties in communication, travel, andcoordination. Through this experience I learned how some of the challenges can beovercome by building a strong partnership with an in-country NGO and university.”“I am now, more than ever, interested in educational programs that have a mentoring Page 14.913.7relationship designed into them. Mentoring is valuable in any type of new experience 5or learning environment, and I plan to use this example in programs I design anddirect in the future.”Case 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Course with International Field ExperienceThrough a current

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

considerations, and a conscious decision to build up an inventory for supplyof the filters prior to developing a marketing plan. Also during this start-up plan, severalmanufacturing issues were identified and are still in the process of being addressed.Figure 3: Technology transfer was accomplished when the Songhai Center staff took ownershipof the product they had created.The manufacturing status was verified in the second class trip to the Songhai Center in 2008.During the follow-up visit in 2008, the Songhai staff taught the study abroad students how tomake the water filters. This created a similar atmosphere of service and community betweenSonghai Center staff and program students. It also allowed for the faculty members to review themanufacturing

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, lubricants,consumer products, and polymers, and are familiar with chemical, physical, andinstrumental methods used to analyze and identify organic materials through thebiodiesel exercise.Assessment The plan for assessment is presented below. (The class is currently beingconducted so the results of the assessment will be presented at the meeting. Wehave documented the results from the assessment tools used thus far). Theassessment of student learning was performed by using a summativeassessment with a multiple choice test at the beginning to assess the prior levelof knowledge, and a post test at the end of class to determine the level ofknowledge obtained. The assessment test was given to all sections of theIndustrial Organic Chemistry class

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Byuse of a questionnaire, the students determined that the distance was the main deterrent for thecommunity to access the clean water. The water is mainly collected by the women of thecommunity, and they indicated that they could spend up to five hours each day on this chore.After returning from the trip, the students designed a water distribution system, including pipesfrom the existing well, public faucets within Ngonine, and a payment method for water users ateach tap. The students had to determine how feasible this plan was. To determine whether theten-meter tall storage tower provided sufficient potential energy to provide sufficient waterthrough up to seven kilometers of pipes, the clinic students modeled the system in a readily-available

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Czekanski, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

thecivil war) shocked many of the students. The presentations and reading assignments conductedprior to the trip appeared to be sufficient, but in retrospect, additional readings should have beenassigned and discussed as a group to offer students a more comprehensive picture of thecomplexity of the issues faced by the indigenous people of Quiché.7 This education would havelaid a better foundation for the context within which we would operate throughout themonitoring process. Regardless of the insufficient preparation, the students adapted well andused their interactions as learning experiences and not as emotionally draining events that couldhave hampered the progress of the project. The group also adapted extremely well to an “ever-changing” plan

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

diversity of these styles had been shown to optimize team performance. However, inboth 2007 and 2008 a full discussion of preferences for specific work tasks versus personalitystyle was not held. (This is a planned addition in the 2009 class). Many of the students in the Page 14.330.62008 class indicated that they had completed a similar personality inventory in their first yearprojects course. The projects course is a 3-credit class where students work on a single teamthroughout the entire semester. The projects course spends a significant amount of timediscussing effective teaming, personality types, etc.The teams for the first 2008 team project

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-740: EWB^2 - ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: EDUCATIONALLY,A WORLD OF BENEFITSBeverly Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly K. Jaeger, PhD is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a select group of full-time faculty devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University (NU). While she concentrates on first-year engineering courses and instructs across all engineering disciplines, Dr. Jaeger also teaches specialty courses in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU in Digital Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems.Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University Ethan LaRochelle is a senior electrical engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

ofstudents’ ability to describe example behaviors for numerous skill areas, is effective. Theachieved performance is then compared to expectations, followed by the development of plans toimprove performance in a specific skill area.48 Other researchers have also focused attention onhow to measure professional skills. 54The added value of PBSL in engineering education forces students to recognize that all aspectsof design (technical and non-technical) are important. In PBL experiences frequently technicalaspects dominate the projects and students still fail to fully grasp the equal and sometimesgreater importance of non-technical issues. This is particularly important for civil andenvironmental engineers who frequently work on projects that directly

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

will be calibratedduring the lab period and you will be allowed to take the meter with you.Discussion1. Describe the difference between a stormwater retention pond and a stormwater detention pond.2. What kind of pollutants get collected in stormwater ponds?3. What type of water body did you study?4. Describe your site location.5. Describe your sampling plan.6. Present your data collected, use graphs to show trends.7. Discuss your collected data.8. At your sampling site, how is the pond maintained?9. What other measurements do you think are important for communities to know about the health of their stormwater pond? What can communities do to properly maintain their ponds? Are you aware of

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

many of their peers who feel more confidence in this area a confidence that ispostulated on the latter’s choice of an industrial career. The authors plan on using this initial survey to form a basis for a qualitative instrumentthat more pointedly asks the respondents to give their perceptions about what an engineer doesand how she/he works in a typical setting. The instrument would also gauge perceptions abouthow this image is being supported by the curriculum in general, and by the CI class in particular.AcknowledgmentsThe authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Zahra Hazari in the Department of Engineering andScience Education for conducting the statistical analyses, and in assisting with the interpretationof the results. We also wish to

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

from other disciplines such as organizational behavior might provide insight,particularly the construct of ‘resistance of change’. Developed by Oreg11, the construct can bedescribed as an “individual’s tendency to resist or avoid making changes, to devalue changegenerally, and to find change aversive across diverse contexts and types of change” (p.680). Theparticular construct and its instrument focus particularly on resistance to change as a“multidimensional disposition that comprises behavioral, cognitive, and affective components”(p.680). Emerging subscales are Routine Seeking (e.g., “I prefer having a stable routine toexperiencing changes in my life”), Emotional Reaction to Imposed Change (e.g., “When thingsdon’t go according to plans it

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

from their classroom experience, either as an instructor or a student, of effective and non-effective teaching. The content for the courses was based on the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) ExCEEd teaching workshop outline and contents. Page 14.223.4The lessons covered during the special topics course include: Lesson 1. Why teaching is important, Lowman’s 2-D model, Planning a class Lesson 2. Speaking and writing Lesson 3. Objectives Lesson 4. Questioning Lesson 5. Learning styles Lesson 6. Build rapport Lesson 7. Nonverbal communication Lesson 8. Classroom assessment Lesson 9

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Morton, University of Wyoming; M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

withdiminishing returns for additional energy consumption above the knee. The implication is thatan acceptable quality life can be maintained on an energy budget considerably lower than theapproximately 350 gigajoules per year (11,300 Watts) of the average United States citizen. The Page 14.1267.14world wide average of supplemental energy usage at the present time is about 70 gigajoules percapita per year, but large inequalities exist.With the application of conservation measures and planning, it should be possible to reduce theper capita energy consumption into the 40 gigajoules per year range without any loss of qualityof life. Under these conditions