Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Each group was givenonly one question to answer. Groups were given approximately 45 minutes to complete thequestion. Upon completion of the group question, each member of the group individuallycompleted the Group Assessment Form.Item Analyses: The items employed during the in-classroom portion of this research included aninstrument to measure technical, problem-solving skills (based on the triarchic model) and aninstrument for professional skills (group assessment). The triarchic model instrument consistedof four parallel rubrics that were designed iteratively based on the questions and studentresponses to facilitate accurate and unbiased assessment of analytical, creative, and practicalskills. A rubric scale of 0 to 7 was used (0 = lowest

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

through their academic career without having the opportunity to practice or give an oralpresentation. The challenge for engineering educators is thus clear - how best to providestudents with oral presentation skills in engineering classes without impacting or dilutingtechnical engineering material. In this article, a way to incorporate oral presentation practice inany course is presented, with minimal impacts on class time and with the added benefit of beingable to cover additional technical material that can’t be covered in normal lecture, tutorial, or labtime.Development of the Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) programA software program called Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) was developed to help students improvepresentation skills. ViP allows users to

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Phone: 494-3428 Figure 2 Sexton Design & Technology Library Subject SpecialistsWhat does a subject specialist do?≠ Maintains a Subject Guide web page on the Library’s website Includes: links to journal indexes and abstracts, full text databases, e-journals, user guides, key reference sources, and selected web sites≠ Selects books in their subject areas for the library’s collection≠ Assists library patrons with research queries at reference desk≠ Instructs students in research methods and library resources and servicesWhat can your subject specialist do for you and your students?≠ Integrate information

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Crisca Bierwert, University of Michigan; Lindsay Shuller, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Materials

U-M. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Millunchick is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and is affiliated with the Applied Physics Program and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UM in 1997, Millunchick was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 1990, and her Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

graduating engineers is both broadand deep and include both technical and professional skills. This is the crisis that faces STEMeducation today.Numerous reports have called attention to this STEM crisis that threatens the competitiveness ofthe United States. The National Academies undertook a study and documented its findings in areport entitled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for aBrighter Economic Future”. This report identifies high priority actions that the United Statesneeds to take for the nation to successfully compete, prosper, and be secure in the globalcommunity of the 21st century8. Several such research studies and position papers have beenundertaken in recent years and many of the findings and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Page 14.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONSORTIUMAbstract:In recent years, the growing integration of economies and societies around the world hasrequired that graduates of all institutions and disciplines be prepared to work in an economy thatis now best seen as essentially international. Global markets are dictating the way that nationaleconomies around the world design, distribute, and consume goods and services. Engineers arein the midst of this dynamic development. Most large engineering projects currently requiremulti-national teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to work together and, therefore, a betterunderstanding of the

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.998.3Elementary school teachers were reported by their administrators to be most comfortablewith the life sciences and least with the physical sciences and largely ignorant ofengineers and engineering design.Moreover, at both the elementary school and middle school levels, there was perceived tobe a lack of awareness of STEM fields and careers and their importance.Following that meeting, an e-mail was sent to the Northeast Network partners askingthem to bring a list of "best practices" STEM programs for students in upper elementaryand middle schools to the next meeting of the Advisory Council. At this next meeting, theAdvisory Council members decided to concentrate on in-school programs for theelementary school students, as opposed to after school

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and reflection in order to reach anethical decision. All of the potential scenarios encountered by practicing engineers could neverbe covered in one code of ethics. They are principles and standards to follow and not a cookbooksolution outlining steps to resolve every ethical situation.MethodologyA junior level course was developed a number of years ago titled Technology in WorldCivilization (Loendorf17, 2004) that was designed to broaden the students' perspective of pasttechnologies and how they were discovered and used. The main objectives of the course were to:(a) promote awareness of technological development, and (b) provide a rudimentaryunderstanding of their social, political, economic, and cultural impact. Three years ago, alearning

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unit for analysis by WVU professors to determine the effectiveness of the unit from acontent and engineering knowledge perspective. The data is used to make modifications to theunit for future use and planning for new workshops.2.3 TIME Kit Development: Stage ThreeStage three is the ongoing research and program evaluation. Our goal for the 2009 workshop isto conduct a full field evaluation on every TIME Kit developed (20). Each teacher whoimplements a unit and a comparison teacher in that same school will conduct pre and postassessment of engineering content, math content, and student attitudes related to that unit. Thisevaluation design will allow us to examine whether learning and attitude changes differ amongstudents who receive TIME Kit

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Coordinator for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 14.505.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 EDGE 2008 Program – The First Signs of MaturityAbstractThis paper presents a brief description and history of the EDGE (Early Development of GeneralEngineering) Summer Bridge Program that was initiated in 2003 1 and focuses on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

betterunderstand relations in any system. The literature search found no evidence of this or anysimilar method used to understand the bigger system of plagiarism and the various,complex relationships which exist. A key area for further research is what impact, on anycurrent research results, would the application of the systemiTool have on that researchconclusion? In other words, does this tool provide a more thorough understanding of thesystem and the relationships which may lead to different conclusions or other avenues ofinquiry?Bibliography 1. Hogg, Chris. "Top Japanese artist 'plagiarised' ." 5 June. 2006. Page 14.1296.16 2. Canfield

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

teaching assistants. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference.[6] Verleger, Matthew and Velasquez, Juan. Training of teaching assistants on technology driven lessondevelopment. 2007 ASEE Annual Conference.[7] Prieto, Loreto R. and Altmaier, Elizabeth M. The relationship of prior training and previous teachingexperience to self-efficacy among graduate teaching assistants. Research in Higher Education 35:4 (July 1994), pp.481–497.[8] Jenkins, Susan. Cultural and linguistic miscues: a case study of international teaching assistant and academicfaculty miscommunication. International J. of Intercultural Relations 24:4 (July 2000), pp. 477–501.[9] Branstetter, Steven A. and Handelsman, Mitchell M. Graduate Teaching Assistants: Ethical Training, Beliefs,and Practices

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

± 0.64environmental problems * 6. Problem formulationInstill a responsibility to serve the 10. Societal impact;needs of society and protect the 8. Sustainability; 13. Professional 3f, 3h, 3j 4.49 ± 0.99planet in an ethical manner & ethical responsibilitiesLife-long learning 15. Lifelong learning 3i 4.48 ± 0.83Integrates research to develop 2. Design and conduct experiments 3. Modern engineering tools;independence and communication 14. Communication; 3b; 3g; 3k 4.44 ± 0.63skills 18. LeadershipChanging nature of preparationrequired

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 14.825.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Keeping in Touch with Your Class: Short Class EvaluationsAbstractEspecially for a beginning or fairly new

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

support, encourage and motivate students (especially women andunderrepresented students) at three levels: 1) in engineering or math/science classes at thecommunity college level, particularly in the metropolitan Phoenix area, 2) as engineeringtransfers to the Fulton School and 3) as successful graduating engineers. A new exploratoryproject funded by the National Science Foundation (grant # 0836050) is determining theeffectiveness of expanding a program to community colleges in non-metropolitan areas acrossthe state of Arizona by leveraging high school and community outreach activities with thesecolleges.This effort is designed to help build a strategic supply-chain or local pathway that produces adiverse engineering workforce for our local

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

operator of the airplaneMontieth went on to point out that “it is the airplane designer for whom the course inAeronautical Engineering must be prepared. First of all, he must know enough of the work ofthe research man to be able to summarize this work and convert the results to terms which can beused directly in practical airplane design. He must know enough of the shop methods tounderstand how his designs are to be built. He should, if possible, get as much time in the air ashe can, either as a pilot or as an intelligent passenger. The lack of any of these bits of experienceis something of a handicap.” 21The Wind Tunnel Years The years from the mid-1930s until 1960 can best be characterized as the Kirsten WindTunnel years. Although the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Brocato, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2009-1565: TWO WAYS OF USING CASE STUDIES TO TEACH ETHICSJohn Brocato, Mississippi State University John Brocato serves as Coordinator and Instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. He designed and helps teach GE 3513 Technical Writing and works closely with engineering departments on enhancing the technical communication content in their curricula. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from MSU and previously taught in the English Department there. He is a member of ASEE and serves as its Campus Representative for MSU

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

security for process control systems, secure operating systems, Tablet PCs in education, and engineering education.David Wheatley, University of Louisville David Wheatley, Sr. is a Ph.D., P.E. Chemical Engineer with 28 years industrial experience with the DuPont Company, where he held positions in process/product research, plant technical support and process design and implementation. Retired from DuPont, he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Speed School of Engineering. His current academic interests include the areas of chemical process control and engineering education