Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

these are tracked with the use ofan outcomes matrix. We actively and intentionally engage the students in discussions on howthe outcomes will be met and how they are documented. They know that if all of the outcomesare not met, they would not receive credit for their capstone experience. We work with eachstudent to identify specific experiences, such as lectures, workshops or reflections, which areneeded to document outcomes that are not coming naturally out of the project work. Page 14.620.5Finally, each student meets individually with a faculty review team to discuss their individualprogress and role on the team. This has been important with

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Yoder, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

describe their process. The teams were asked tofirst select those elements/activities that they actually used in their process and then arrange themtemporally to reflect the team’s design and product development process. The resultant mapswere then analyzed through a series of comparisons between the two sets of design teams. Bothgroups were compared relative to their utilization of the elements, and which elements they hadclassified as being critical, time-consuming and/or problematic to the design process. Followingthis comparison, a path analysis was conducted to determine if teams approached process designactivities in a similar manner. We provide a description of the overall approach, our analysis andresults; and suggest how process maps

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the program is intended to provide a fun yet inexpensive project for students todesign and test, while still allowing students to develop a mathematical understanding of thefundamental engineering principles that make their designs work. From 2004 to 2008, the YESS program has seen a steady rise in student attendance.Comments attained from both students and parents have reflected that the weekly hands-onactivities(2) which supplement guest speakers have been important in gaining student interest inthe program. In order to assess the effectiveness of the YESS program surveys are used tocapture self-reported data from the students regarding demographic information, parent/guardianoccupations, interest levels in relevant fields, level of

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Davis, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Learning is best facilitated by drawing on the students’ prior knowledge so that more refined ideas can be examined, integrated and tested; 3. Conflict, differences, and disagreement drive the learning process. Learning takes place when the learner is required to move back and forth between reflection and action and feeling and thinking; 4. Learning is a holistic process that involves the integration of thinking, feeling, perceiving, and behaving; 5. Learning results from synergetic transactions between the person and the environment, where learning occurs through the assimilation of new experiences and existing concepts; and 6. Learning is the process of creating knowledge, which stands in

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 14.253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessment of Engineering Education based on the Principles of Theodore Marchese Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.AbstractAssessment is a process in which rich, usable, credible feedback from an act of teachingor curriculum comes to be reflected upon by an academic community, and then is actedon by that community, a department or college, within its commitment to get smarter andbetter at what it does (Marchese, 1997, page 93). All of which is to say, assessment ismore than data

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh; Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh; Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

International

also reflect the fact that engineering students often do co-op programs whichrequire a later graduation.Table 1Numbers and Characteristics of the Respondents Engineering Business TotalTotal respondents 76 25 101 2005 Participants 40 15 55 53% 60% 54% 2006 Participants 36 10 46 47% 40% 46%Plus3 Destination Brazil 23 5 28

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Eric Bickel, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

believing p = (0.51,0.49) and p =(0.49,0.51) would assign r = (1,0) and r = (0,1), respectively, and receive very differentscores-even though their knowledge is almost identical. The insensitivity of students’ scores to their knowledge is a major limitation of standardmultiple-choice exams. These exams are not incentive compatible, in that they do not encouragestudents’ responses that reflect their beliefs. A set of scoring rules is needed that encouragesstudents to set their responses equal to their beliefs. Such a class of scoring rules does exist andis discussed next.Strictly Proper Scoring RulesA strictly proper scoring rule T is a scoring function such that the student strictly maximizes herexpected score by setting r = r* = p; that is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

development an autonomous and reflective practitioner with social awareness of the impact of engineering practice; and Ü The development of skills for life-long learning3.The subject design was developed in the context of engineering technology. It was taught notas fundamental science but an engineering science based on the fundamental engineeringprinciples of conservation of mass and energy. The subject syllabus design was to, hopefully,embody the kind of epistemological questions that arise within a discipline of knowledge.These were transformed into a sequence of statements that defined the subject (see table 1They were:• Fundamental Science. Fundamental chemical principles were introduced in the first two-three hours of

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

solving skills or providing a design-and-buildexperience. It enables these students to picture, reflect upon, and make informed decisions abouttheir potential future careers as practicing engineers. This thought process then maps onto choice ofmajor. It can encourage students to stay or motivate them to switch to another program that betteraligns with their long-term goals.Many students choose engineering for pragmatic reasons, believing that completion of anengineering degree will guarantee stable employment prospects with higher starting salaries.11Unfortunately, students also elect to major in engineering by way of an “uninformed choice”.11 Thatis, they envision an engineering degree as the means to fulfill childhood fantasies. Studies

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Anna Wong Lowe, University of Oklahoma; Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

of times loud, trying to be funny. But I didn’t think it was funny. (Female, electrical engineering)Some Asian names are homophones of obscenities in English. Chow provides a more completeexplanation of naming challenges for Asian Americans9. By using her last name to ridicule theparticipant, the gym worker was amusing his audience at her expense. A possible subtext to thisstudent’s experience reflects another stereotype: Asian women are sexual objects, calledexotification10. The corresponding stereotype for Asian men is being effeminate or asexual11.The quote below comes from the same male, electrical engineering participant who provided thefirst two quotes. I remember one time one guy told me to go back to my country. He said

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

working with RapidWorks/ SolidWorks were expected to create a back plate for themodel in the SolidWorks. Each team was given separate instructions of how to use theequipment and software. A detailed manual for E-Scan, SLIM and LeiosMesh was alreadyavailable. However, though there is a manual available for NextEngine scanner, no writteninstruction for using RapidWorks software exists. A short list of instructions specifically orientedto complete this project was being developed at that time which has not yet been field tested.This fact was reflected in negative feedback from students at the end of the semester who had touse the NextEngine/RapidWorks system. One of the students in the class was trained in thissystem at the beginning of the semester

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

detailing all of the work that they hadaccomplished during the semester. Each group was required to address the overall project andhow their particular subsystem fit into it. Drawings, schematics, and computer code for allhardware and software were included. As with the presentations, grades were given on a groupbasis.Student grades were individualized using attendance and peer evaluation. Attendance wasrequired and any absences negatively affected grades. Students were expected to be in classparticipating and contributing to the project. Lack of participation was reflected in the peerevaluations given at the end of the semester. Students had the opportunity to assess thecontributions of every other student, not just members of their own group. For

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

material in given amount of lecture timeinstructor is illegiblethe less I understand or use the contentexperience and other people's opinionif the content did not reflect testif the material is useful but downplayed by the instructorif I feel the whole class leaves every day under ‘what did we learn?’if instructor cancels class and not in office during the office hoursinstructor not available for outside helpif I feel like the teacher hates teaching the classsecond guessing leads to loss of confidence in instructorinstructor can't answer student questionsmy grade is not the best Page 14.516.11when the teacher makes no senselectures are not

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dazhi Yang, Purdue University; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Aidsa Santiago Roman

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. For example, Part I had8341 words and 11 figures while The Nature of Science had 7342 words and 17 figures. For allthree different modules, there were open-ended reflection questions inserted after each mainsection of instruction in order to facilitate students’ deep understanding of the trainingmaterials.20ResultsAdaption of the schema training modulesResults of the case study indicated that the materials, which were originally used to train middleschool students and undergraduate psychology students in learning science concepts, were welladapted for undergraduate engineering students. Specifically, all four participants (n=4)considered the reading level of the modules is appropriate for undergraduate engineeringstudents, the content is

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Devang Patel, Lamar University; Santosh Khonde, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

nature and endangering human and non-human species, while offering thehighest material standard of living and rate of consumption ever known.Some believe that, “Education is critical for promoting sustainable development and improvingthe capacity of people to address environmental and developmental issues.”4 It is argued thatSustainable Development is now absolutely central to the practice of Civil Engineering and thisneeds to be reflected in the education and training of civil engineers.2 The essence of education,formal or informal, primary or tertiary, is to explore the edges of possibility and probability Page 14.812.2needed to transform and

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that the committee reconvenes after the search is over to reflect on the processand the successes and failures of the search. For that reason, all the inefficiencies and errors aswell as successes are lost but in the memory of the committee members – who may or may notuse them to improve the next search. With regard to the searches discussed here, more thanonce it was stated, “How could the search process be considered faulty? We got a great newfaculty member”. This faulty logic does not acknowledge the opportunities lost.Minimizing the impact of cognitive errors and the factors that contribute to them:A number of excellent web-based resources exist for improving the recruitment process that aresummarized on the national ADVANCE Portal.12

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

proceed with the study during the spring semester of 2009.When we combined the strongly agree and somewhat-agree responses in the survey, we realizedthat the student’s entrepreneurial spirit across campus is alive. Students understand that there aremany opportunities to create new businesses in their majors. Also, it reflects that they areconstantly thinking about the creation of new products and business opportunities.Implications for Future ResearchSince very little research has been done that explores interdisciplinary GTEC, we encourageprofessors, and students from different colleges to start analyzing what has been done at theirdepartments and what is taking place concerning entrepreneurship. Further research involvingall the colleges at TTU

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Charles Snead, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

IPARCreativity Index has been shown to change from a number typical for engineering students to anumber more characteristic of practicing architects.24The creative process has been defined as a progression through four stages: 1) identifying a need(problem definition), 2) investigation of that need (testing, preparation, analysis), 3) anarticulation of a solution (modifying, synthesis), and 4) a validation of the idea or solution(communicating, evaluation).25 This attempt to define a procedure for the creative processmakes this seemingly strange process more familiar to students.25 When documenting historicalcreative discoveries and inventions to gain insight into the nature of creativity, reflection isconsidered to serve as a catalyst for creativity

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

Millennium Development Goals set forth by the UN.7It is widely recognized that more than engineering and health care initiatives are needed toimprove the living conditions in Benin. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals setforth inter-related goals that address the foundation of a society’s needs.7 While these goals gowell beyond what one simple program can address. The goals do prescribe important connectionsin international development, in the hopes that development can be sustainable.Over a period of three years, a service learning-based project was developed to address some ofthe needs in Benin, while simultaneously meeting the needs of academic programs for studyabroad opportunities.Upon further reflection and discussion between

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Page 14.862.5were distributed and chalking messages on sidewalks was used, particularly during orientationand other special events. This tactical analysis, reflected in the flowchart above, aided reflectionon previous marketing practices and provided insight into the patron groups that were previouslythe primary audiences of marketing projects.Another round of research followed that profiled the patrons that were effectively being servedthrough previous marketing practices and those patrons that were being missed. The primarypatron groups, also known as target markets, represent a variety of groups from around theColleges of Engineering and Technology, as well as across Purdue University and throughout thestate of Indiana. Due to the diversity

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

especially suited to this approach. As Kenneth Winston, faculty member at Harvard’sKennedy School of Government, suggests, “. . . students are forced to reflect as much on theenvironment of decision making as is the logic of the environment.”2 By doing so, they candevelop critical thinking and ethical decision-making skills. Because small cases are so limited,instructors can spend more time focusing on these skill sets.Cases also provide media for ethical problem identification and concrete instances for moraldeliberation. As Harris, Pritchard, and Rabins explain, “Through cases, we learn to recognizethe presence of ethical problems and to develop analytical skills necessary to resolving them.”3Finally, small cases may be more relevant to our

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

examples, most applications of theory are omitted. One reason that those examples arewell known is that they admit analytic solution: they typically represent simplified solutions thatgenerally fail to fully reflect the reality. In most situations, analytic solutions simply do not exist, andone cannot proceed without the assistance of a computer. Although some textbooks have sectionsdiscussing numerical methods, many of them contain just the theory of numerical methods, and one isrequired to posses programming skill for practice; this part is hence generally neglected. Essentially allexperiments in physics measure numbers, so any formulation must eventually be reducible to numbers.Under a conventional curriculum, a student’s ability to calculate

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 14.1088.4literature and a general lack of more detailed research into the conceptions and attitudes ofstudents towards environmental and ecological issues, especially how both relate to engineeringcareers.Threshold Concepts and attitudesConceptual change is among the conceptions oflearning that have recently been most closelyembraced by the educational psychology andlearning sciences communities6. Humansnaturally build simplified and intuitive theories toexplain their surroundings. The cognitive processof adapting and restructuring these theories basedon experience and reflection is referred to asconceptual change. Most research indicates thatconceptual change arises from interactionbetween experience and current conceptionsduring higher

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and another part during the second phase. The intention here was that students wouldhave time in between the phases to reflect upon information presented. The Motivated Strategiesfor Learning Questionnaire 25served as the filler activity.Participants in this study were students enrolled in Statics and the intervention was administeredjust prior to the midterm exam. Participation in the study was one of several activities for whichthe students could receive extra credit in the statics class. The intervention and all instrumentswere delivered through the course web site and students could complete the activities at any timeduring each phase. The web-based system randomly assigned students to one of the fourexperimental groups.Table 1. Summary

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Keith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; Yulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Page 14.1350.7distribution. The same limitations of available lighting equipment information pertain to otherconditions of Flynn’s room that may affect the viewing experience; room dimensions, furniture,and finishes. Secondly, since the simulation was viewed on computer monitors in two-dimensions, other variance factors may be introduced such as ambient lighting and luminanceconditions in the viewing environment, possible veiling reflections from the monitors, andcalibration settings in the equipment. In addition, Flynn’s group of research participantsgenerated subjective data more than 30 years prior to the later participants in the lightingsimulation. As well, the two groups of participants are distinct from each other and of

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, Corporate Members Council, College Industry Partnership Division, and leaders fromindustry and universities across the country to define, develop, and implement a high-quality andcoherent system of postgraduate professional education for working engineering professionals in Page 14.1076.4industry, as a complement to the existing research base, that: reflects the modern process and systematic practice of engineering for the deliberate creation, development, and innovation of new needed technologies for the advancement of U.S. competitiveness, improvement of economic growth, national security, and quality of life provides

Conference Session

Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

this attrition. ≠ Reexamination of promotion and tenure process needs to occur. Women’s paths may be non-traditional and include a greater incidence of collaborative or interdisciplinary research. These, along with activities like mentoring and committee memberships, should be factored into the promotion and tenure process to better reflect the contributions of women faculty and their career advancement.Participant notes revealed a need for metrics explaining “where women with PhDs are going.”Questions of how to find retention data on hiring cohorts with regard to gender and ethnicity,how to track or chart the willingness of faculty (both male and female) to take advantage ofwork-life balance policies and the impact

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

incorporation methods is not a recentphenomenon. A 1955 Journal of Engineering Education article evaluated various aspects of astand-alone ethics course within the engineering curriculum versus a quasi-across-the-curriculummethod.40Assessment of EC 2000 Criterion 3The technical and professional skills encompassed within ABET’s EC 2000 Criterion 3 arepresented in a manner that allows for flexibility in implementation. Besterfield-Sacre et al.41 notethat by design, the Outcomes are vaguely constructed to “encourage each engineering program’sfaculty to add its own, hopefully unique specificity” (p. 100) and further, that the flexibility“reflects a sensitivity on ABET’s part to the importance of differing institutional missions andprograms” (p. 100). The

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ideas to use inthe real-world. The multi-disciplinary and collaborative nature of engineering is stressed. Thesecond part is designed to help parents better understanding of the work involved in the differentfields of engineering, the high school preparation needed to pursue engineering education, what atypical undergraduate engineering curriculum looks like, and the role of graduate education intoday’s global world workforce. Dr. Johnson also reflected on his undergraduate experiences inthe E3 programs and the strategies for success in college. He stressed collaborative learning andthe need for the students to take ownership of their education.In the third parent workshop session, Dr. Kimya Moyo, a Mathematics instructor fromWoodward Career

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

abaccalaureate degree…” This reflects the fact that some individuals are given the title of“engineer” by experience alone (not to mention those that use the title incorrectly such as“building engineers” who are actually building superintendents and maintenance personnel). Inaddition, the definition for “Professional Engineer” says “…is an individual licensed to practiceengineering and be in responsible charge of engineering work.” This may imply to some thatengineers who are not licensed may not be permitted to be in responsible charge of engineeringwork even though some states exempt certain types of engineering practice from licensure. ThePETC was aware of these variations but adopted the definitions to be consistent with ASCE’sPolicy Statement 4651