AC 2009-2138: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND SERVICE LEARNING INENGINEERINGJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Professor, Mechanical EngineeringLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator, College of EngineeringManuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Doctoral Research Assistant, Renewable Energy Engineering Page 14.1015.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Recruitment, Retention, and Service-Learning in EngineeringAbstractIn this study, an average of nearly 800 students per semester has participated in S-L projectsintegrated into courses throughout the four-year
know what engineers do1. They know the stereotype better thanthe reality and perceive engineers to be people lacking interpersonal skills with an interest inthings. In reality, engineers are creative people who work in teams to create solutions for manyof today’s problems, such as water purification and creating medicines to cure diseases. Studieshave shown that students respond positively to engineering when they understand its historicalcontributions and social relevance. Engineering is the application of science, technology andcreativity that has led to inventions such as iPods®, computers, telephones and airplanes2.The Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) provides fellowships
major contribution to Knovel’s success was application of this experience in the development of information products for applied scientists and engineers. Page 14.866.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Mathcad Enabling of Engineering e-Content on KnovelAbstractKnovel recently released Mathcad-enabled Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain and(Hicks) Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations. The release of these titles represents aquantum leap from Knovel’s standard interactivity such as tables, to a full scale engineeringsolution. Desktop 3rd party software (Mathcad© from Parametric Technology Corp
AC 2009-449: A METHODICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESEARCHAREAS IN HEART DISEASE BASED ON THE EIGHT-DIMENSIONALMETHODOLOGY FOR INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVINGMelissa Morris, Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyDaniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Page 14.53.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Methodical Method for Determining Research Areas in Heart Disease Based on the Eight Dimensional Methodology for Innovative Problem SolvingAbstractThis paper describes a method of teaching individuals to systematically look at a problemand then discover research directions in bioengineering and science. The use of apreviously-developed
. Recent statistics indicate that declining populations of engineers pursueadvanced degrees7. Research experiences for undergraduates (REU) programs are widelypromoted as an effective educational tool for enhancing the undergraduate experience8, 9 withmultiple benefits10, the most instrumental of which is an increased interest in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers11, 12. REU fosters increasedpersistence in the pursuit of an undergraduate degree13; increased interest in pursuing graduateeducation14, 15; and gains in skills by REU alumni over comparison groups (conducting research,acquiring information, and speaking effectively)16. REU helps develop career pathways forunderrepresented students by increasing minority
AC 2009-32: PICASSO'S CLARINET: WHEN ART AND ENGINEERING COLLIDESusan Burkett, University of Alabama Susan Burkett is the Alabama Power Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Professor Burkett is a member of ASEE, AVS: Science and Technology Society, MRS, and a Senior Member of IEEE.Charles Snead, University of Alabama Charles Snead is the Director of the School of Music at the University of Alabama and Founding Member of the TransAtlantic Horn Quartet. He is a Hornist with the Alabama Brass Quintet and
% (Engineering Workforce Commission, 2001)In an effort to address the underdevelopment of our engineering talent pool, it must become animportant national priority to tap into the large pool of potential human resources in the U.S. Itis imperative to increase the numbers of Women, African Americans, Hispanics and AmericanIndians who follow STEM educational pathways in high school, major in science, math andengineering in college, continue on to pursue graduate degrees in these disciplines andeventually enter the science and engineering workforce as researchers, academicians andpractitioners. The exigencies of diversity which are economic and technological, as well as,social and moral cannot be ignored as the demographic population shift that is
AC 2009-657: TRAINING ENGINEERING LEADERS THROUGHINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSMeagan Vaughan, University of Texas, Austin Meagan Vaughan is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. While researching lower limb prosthetic socket design, she also helps oversee community development projects as a teaching assistant.Janet Ellzey, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Janet Ellzey is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to conducting research in combustion, she is Assistant Dean for International Engineering Education. She is also faculty adviser to the University of Texas chapter
questions were favorable at both institutions. Students from the 4year university rated questions 2, 3, 4, and 6 slightly higher than students from the 2 yearcollege. This may be due to the fact that the 4 year students were all second semester freshmen.Students from the 2 year college rated questions 1 and 5 slightly higher. Since these studentswere in technology or engineering science programs, the modules may have increased theirinterest more than the freshmen who had already declared engineering majors. Also, the studentsin the 4 year institution were from a variety of different majors, so some students may have nothave made a direct connection to the relevance to their discipline, yet the modules strengthenedtheir appreciation for other
discipline. Darmofal, Soderholm, andBrodeur applied concept maps and concept questioning to enhance conceptual understanding inaeronautics and astronautics courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology5. Yap andWong assessed conceptual learning at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 6.Brodeur, Young, and Blair utilized problem based learning as a form of conceptual learning inthe aeronautics and astronautics curriculum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology7. This paper presents a methodology for instruction and testing in an engineering course based Page 14.908.2on conceptual learning techniques. The examinations within an
, “Chemically Powered Toy Cars: A Way to Interest High School Students in a Chemical Engineering Career,” ASEE paper 2003-596. 7. Brand, J.I., “The Effective Use of Logbooks in Undergraduate Classes,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 33, no. 3, 1999, pp. 222-231. 8. Boyd, G. and M.F. Hassett, “Developing Critical Writing Skills in Engineering and Technology Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 4, 2000, pp. 409-412. 9. Frolik, J. and T. Keller, “Wireless Sensor Networks: An Interdisciplinary Topic for Freshman Design,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005. 10. Frolik, J. and M. Fortney, ‘A Low-Cost Wireless Platform for
-omy, is examined using Anderson’s and Krathwohl’s revised learning taxonomy as a guide. Thisis found to be an important step toward reforming engineering education. Indeed ASCE is amongthe first engineering profession to have adopted such a progressive approach to reforming engi-neering education. Our analysis suggests that BOK2 can become more effective pedagogicallyusing the revised taxonomy, allowing it to aggressively promote the creativity required for theengineering profession to tackle the enormous challenges of the 21rst century.Introduction and Overview We live in an era with unprecedented changes due to dramatic advances in technology onmany fronts. The explosive growth in computing and communication has revolutionized the
AC 2009-2425: SCAFFOLDING TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS' WRITING SKILLSMurali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University Murali Krishnamurthi is Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. His teaching and research interests include project management, information systems, system simulation, optimizaton, expert systems, and engineering education. Page 14.1042.1© American Society for Engineering
engineering and it deviated from Environmental Engineering. Throughout the semester I have become more and more interested in energy, specifically renewable energies and the technology behind them. Although Environmental Engineering has some energy applications, I feel that a more mechanical background would be better suited for that field. [The guest speaker] talk also cemented in my mind that if I wanted to go more into [energy], Environmental Engineering is not the most direct. Instead, going more into chemistry for biofuels, electrical for PV, or mechanical for working on engine processes would be a better approach.” “While I still value the environment as highly as ever, I feel that I would be more suited to protect it as an
Pittsburgh, PA. Warren is completing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon where he previously earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He received his S.B. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, Warren served as a Health Science Specialist in the VA Boston Healthcare System, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, studying cell physiology and signaling processes. Warren’s research interests include cell mechanics, stem cell therapy, bio-MEMS/NEMS design, microfluidics, and mechanotransduction.Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University Justin Y. Newberg is a doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in
operations at major corporations.3. Engineer's Council for Professional Development (ECPD). (1947). Canons of ethics for engineers.4. See: http://www.sache.org/ [accessed Feb 1, 2009]5. Kletz, T.A., T.A., 1978. What you don’t have, can’t leak. Chemistry and Industry, 6 May 1978, p 287-292.6. NIOSH (DHHS) Publication No. 2006-136, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKING PEOPLE: Knowledge Gaps and Research Directions, August 2006.7. See: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/SHAPE/ [accessed Feb 1, 2009]8. Christensen, W.C. & Main, B.W. Compendium; 1996 Symposium: Integrating safety through design: Developing concepts of safety, health, and environmental knowledge to be incorporated into engineering curricula
., and Goldberg, J. (2004). Integrating Information Literacy Skills into Engineering Courses to Produce Lifelong Learners, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.2. Nerz, H.F. and Weiner, S.T. (2001). Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. (2007). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. [Online] Available: http://www.abet.org/.4. Arnold, J., Kackley, R., and Fortune, S. (2003). “Hands-on Learning for Freshman Engineering Students”, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 37. [Online
calculus-based physics forScience Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students and a non-calculus-basedcourse for non-STEM students. The non-calculus-based courses omit the calculus necessary todescribe the physical phenomena to accommodate potentially lower math skills by those in non-STEM fields. In many cases, the omission of calculus requires assumptions resulting in poorerresults (for example, using average velocity in lieu of instantaneous velocity). Many universitiesalso offer calculus-based and non-calculus-based statistics courses to accommodate differentlevels of math skills generally found in different disciplines. Non-STEM students typically takenon-calculus-based statistics courses, while STEM students usually take calculus
context. This study is part of a larger body of work, the AcademicPathways Study (APS), conducted by the NSF-funded Center for Advancement of EngineeringEducation (CAEE).Introduction Which students persist in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields?Looking for ways to increase persistence rates, we frequently research the characteristics thatdifferentiate persisters and non-persisters. However, the choice to persist may not be as binaryas these two terms would imply. The research reported here begins to unravel the complexitiesof persistence by looking at the choice to be an engineer as a process extending over time andinvolving continually motivated decisions. By taking the perspective of students who persist inearning
of engineering, we must first convince them oftheir opportunity to solve significant social, medical, and technological problems, and by doingso, to define the future. That message, delivered by age, race, and gender appropriate, Page 14.1014.18enthusiastic young people, will be heard!REFERENCES1 National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies.(2008). Changing the Conversation: Messages forImproving Public Understanding of Engineering. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., p. 212 ibid., p.22.3 Rhodes, J.E. and Jason, LA. (1988) Preventing Substance Abuse Among Children and Adolescents. Elmsford,NY. Pergamon Press.4
-directed education is a podcast, which is an audioor video file distributed to an appropriate media player over the Internet. Our students ina multidisciplinary mechanical engineering class were able to go beyond being aconsumer and instead became creators of podcasts and active participants through blogs and aclassroom response system (clickers). With the use of new technologies and software tools,students were given the opportunity to create and post podcasts of their own research. Becausethe assignment was optional (students had a choice of writing a paper or creating a podcast ontheir original research) not all of the students created podcasts. Both types of completed projects(papers and podcasts) were uploaded to the class blog. In class
on the design of a proposed program. From this we describe and evaluatepotential proposals for an EM program at NCSU.1. Engineering Management TodayDefining Engineering Management: Engineering Management as a discipline is not tightlydefined, as demonstrated by a relatively wide variance among academic EM programs. Thediscipline is often grouped with Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Management ofTechnology. Although very few EM definitions exist, current discipline trends are representedby the following: Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component.2 Engineering Management is
Psychology from University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently working toward her Master’s degree in Research Psychology at East Carolina University. Page 14.624.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Factors Influencing High School Students Career Considerations in STEM FieldsAbstractWhile sporadic gains have been made in recent years in attracting minority and female studentsto STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields, there yet remains a significantunderrepresentation of females and minorities who pursue academic degrees in these areas. Thisstudy assessed
sustainability. In order to have mass appeal of this nature, the course has to bedesigned in such a way that it appeals to engineers and biologists, to chemists and economists, tofinance majors and arts students alike. It can be appreciated that in light of the aforementioneddiscussion, designing such a course is quite a tall order. The steps followed in achieving thisobjective are described in this paper.BackgroundThe objective of this project was to address demonstrable need to upgrade course TCGT 1530entitled “Science, Technology and the Environment” within the technology department of auniversity in the southeast United States. The aforementioned course is part of the corecurriculum at GSU. Enrolment in this course has routinely been approximately
colleges of engineering not to offer courses for non-engineers isolates engineering anddeprives engineering colleges from allies in other colleges, cuts them off from sources ofstudents in the very groups engineering would like to entice, and misses the opportunity toeducate other majors about the contributions engineering has made and will make to society.Instances of engineering college courses offered for non-majors are discussed and thecharacteristics and topics for additional courses are presented.Introduction and MotivationIn our country, where technology make access to information, data, statistics, and even opinionsreadily available, our citizens need to know a great deal more about engineering and technologyso they can make intelligent
AC 2009-1507: CURTAIN-WALL DESIGN AS A CIVIL ENGINEERINGELECTIVE COURSEReynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Reynaldo M. Pablo, Jr. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering Technology and Interior Design at Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He also earned his M.S. in Structural Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Mindanao State University, Philippines. His expertise lies in the areas of bridge design loading calibration, bridge design
AC 2009-2493: A PROPOSED APPLIED ENGINEERING DEGREE AT EASTERNMICHIGAN UNIVERSITYModerick Greenfield, Eastern Michigan University Page 14.94.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Future Proposed Applied Engineering Degree at Eastern Michigan UniversityAbstractPresently, many universities are offering the BS in Electronics Engineering Technology(EET) and the BS in Engineering Physics in separate departments. The BS in ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) focuses on applying practical engineering principles;however, the BS in Engineering Physics concentrates on applying traditional physics andengineering concepts. With regard to national standards, graduates of
AC 2009-938: CONVERTING FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES TO WEB-BASEDON-LINE COLLEGE CLASSESHarry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Harry Petersen is an associate professor in the Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has a BA in Physics and an MS in Chemistry Education from Bemidji State University in Minnesota, an MS in Railroad Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Texas A & M University. A former high school science teacher, he also worked for ten years in manufacturing and railroad industries. Dr. Petersen has taught industrial and manufacturing
General Engineering in the College of Engineering at SJSU where she is responsible for coordinating the College’s efforts in green engineering. As the co-author of the book Contemporary Technology she has conducted research for the past ten years about the interactions of technology and society. Page 14.1277.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Transdisciplinary Green Engineering Education at San José State UniversityAbstractClimate change is a pressing issue for the world today. There are an increasing number oftechnological by-products posing a
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332Sharon Austin, EPA Mail Code 7406M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Page 14.1183.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Center for Sustainable Engineering: Workshops and the Electronic LibraryThe Center for Sustainable Engineering (CSE) is a consortium that includes Carnegie MellonUniversity, the University of Texas at Austin, and Arizona State University, established in 2005with support from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency.The