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

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First-Year Programs

serves as an orientation course for freshman, orienting them to collegelife, assisting with the transition from high school to college and making sure they are aware ofall of the campus resources. In its capacity as an introductory course for incoming engineeringstudents, the course exposes students to all of the engineering disciplines taught at Speed School.It also increases their understanding of what engineers do, familiarizes them with engineeringdesign, ethics, professionalism, and some select software they will use in their engineeringcoursework.The course was redesigned in 2007, at the same time the Speed School was developing its i2aplan. It was decided at that time, the course design should include an emphasis on the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Eric Scott, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She is co-coordinator of a first-year engineering course and her research interests include engineering ethics, curriculum development, and use of classroom technologies.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at 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

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

their manner and work ethic and that the courses didnot improve that skill further. This is an interesting point and one that will warrant furtherdiscussion later when the USACE program is compared to the same class being offered in anacademic setting and in a non-Federal technically oriented planning and engineeringorganization.Figure 7 displays the responses of all the USACE people surveyed to help determine what someof the obstacles might be to getting improved participation in the Certificate Program. Whilestudents taking five or more courses basically said the subject matter was the biggest determiningfactor, those taking less courses indicated that additional impediments might be the time and daythe course is offered, the subject matter

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

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

presentationduring the Symposium (see subsection 3.F) and, possibly, a demonstration, if applicable. Duringthe course of the summer experience, the mentors provide guidance to their mentees aboutmatters of technical writing, ethics and scientific methodology. The write-up of the TR is beingperformed incrementally and a first draft is expected by week 7 of the summer experience.Eventually, the TRs and posters are collected in electronic form and posted on the Program’swebsite.D. All-Hands MeetingsAlmost each Friday the entire AMALTHEA community meets for the day at a common site,alternating between the campuses of both host universities. These meetings are referred to as All-Hands Meetings (AHMs). In total, each year 7 of them are held (end of week 2 to week

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nate Roman, Oral Roberts University; Tyler Todd, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering students communicate better,become more ethical, and see the task of engineering in a larger cultural context. This is as itshould be, but is it possible that the field of design engineering might lend insight and wisdomback to the humanities? If engineering design principles are so helpful in unraveling themysteries of biology, might they also be useful in the social sciences? These are just some of thequestions being posed in an engineering elective course at Oral Roberts University (ORU),where undergraduate students wrestle with advanced concepts in reverse engineering. A recentarticle in ASEE Prism1 touts the benefits of having engineering students engage in the dissection

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses primarily address the state’scomprehensive technology and engineering curriculum. This curriculum includes instruction ondesign principles, various energy and power technologies (fluid, thermal and electrical systems),and communication, construction, and manufacturing technologies. In grades 10 through 12, thecourses cover more specialized curricula, governed by multiple vocational frameworks. TheEngineering Technology Vocational Framework includes Health and Safety, EmployabilitySkills, many varied Technical Skills (including but not limited to computers, electrical systems, Page 14.275.24applied ethics, design and modeling and

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, fluids, and propulsion in a single course.The concept was to combine the material to emphasize the systems nature of aerospaceengineering. With this integrated approach to presenting the material, it became a naturalfit for the ABET 2000 requirements on social impact, ethics and economics. In responseto industry concerns that engineering students were becoming applied physicists insteadof engineers, MIT revamped its undergraduate curriculum. The result of a two-yearoverhaul was the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) educational initiative.Emphasis is towards hands-on learning. Unified Engineering is still a key part of thecurriculum, but most core classes have added hands-on labs. Through the years, MIT

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

-Blackwood, Tracie Revis, Jeff Trevillion, Van Ha, Quintin Hughes, Bach Do, Yi Zhao,Ben Lopez, Johanna Rojas, Lauren Rieken, Anna Wong Lowe, Brittany Shanel Norwood,Sedelta Oosahwee, Tyler Combrink, Ruth Moaning, William Stephen Anderson, Ginger Murray,Andres Guerrero, Monica Flippin-Wynn, Mario Franklin, Wen-Yu Chao, Joshua Rogers andNathaniel Manzo; our National Advisory Board - Elaine Seymour, Karina Walters, LarrySchuman, David Bugg, James Borgford-Parnell, Mary Anderson-Rowland, and Antonio Lopez. References[1] Bouville, M., "Is Diversity Good? Six Possible Conceptions of Diversity and Six Possible Answers," Sciences and Engineering Ethics Vol. 14, 2008, pp. 51-63.[2] Chang, M.J., "Preservation

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Global Century (2007), acknowledges theneeds for all college students to prepare for twenty-first-century challenges by gaining fouressential learning outcomes: 1) knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world,focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring 2) intellectual andpractical skills, including inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oralcommunication, 3) personal and social responsibility, including foundations and skills forlifelong learning, ethical reasoning and action, intercultural knowledge and competence and 4)integrative learning, including synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general andspecialized studies. For Engineering students in particular

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

. That, of course, is expected and, indeed, desirable since ideas for program improve-ments should depend on the current state of the program, the details of the courses, the particularstrengths that the program’s faculty want students to acquire, etc. Page 14.493.131. Outcome 3.c: In some ways, this outcome which reads, “an ability to design a system, com- ponent, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, envi- ronmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”, captures the essence of engineering. Naturally, almost everyone of our technical courses

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

between a number of opposing forces. Theyrecognized that a minimum of fundamental knowledge in science and mathematics wasrequired to prepare students for more specific engineering coursework, but exposure to thenature of engineering and its opportunities was also needed to enable students to identify andconfirm an appropriate career path. Also competing with these forces were the calls toeducate students in areas of communication, ethics and professionalism, design, working inteams, leadership, entrepreneurship, and global understanding (to name a few), all vying forcurriculum time.Froyd and Ohland9 provide comprehensive evidence from research which suggests thatintegrated curricular programs encourage students to affiliate and develop

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Josh Loukus, Michigan Technological University; Jason Dreyer, Michigan Technological University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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Design in Engineering Education

the beginning of the second term) were well on their way to reaching the performing stage of team development. Page 14.637.11≠ Resolving problems: The teams were enabled to deal with conflict (which often arose from differences in thinking preference18). Scheduling conflicts were another common problem, but most teams found a creative way to deal with those. Lack of motivation, commitment, and a poor work ethic proved to be most difficult. If a student chose not to change and contribute an average of 6-7 hours/week on the project, the consequences were a penalty in points distributed according to the contributions each member

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

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Aerospace

working for grades and notknowledge. “Everyone is secretly trying to get a grade from the course, even though he disputesthe fact.” Kirsten believed that the grading system was an unfortunate part of “mass production”in education.24 In 1943 Kirsten was interviewed for an article in which he said “Specialized educationhas put American youth into a groove, beyond which they are unable to see. We have been soanxious to teach our students everything from A to Z in their chosen field, the average pupil isgraduated without any personal philosophy, with little appreciation of the delicate balances andsymphonies of nature’s forces, an ignorance of the fundamental ethics of the good life and acomplete disregard for that which is not in his text