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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Loren Limberis; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University

background, broad knowledge in a range ofareas, and specific skills in problem solving to give them a sound but flexible base for managingand implementing technology change and operations.” In 2004, East Carolina Universityinitiated a bachelor’s degree program in general engineering (BSE) to fulfill this requirement.The BSE curriculum is implemented “through a concept and program identified as theIntegrated Collaborative Engineering Educational Environment (ICEE). The ICEE program…emphasizes a broad but highly integrated foundation of engineering fundamentals andengineering sciences necessary for a general engineer.”1 The ECU engineering program features a common core that develops the fundamentalengineering skills and four concentrations

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Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Carolyn Clark, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

for Engineering and Technology Education. Research in Engineering and Technology Education. Retrieved Jan 2008 from http://ncete.org/flash/research/Report%20_Yong-Duncan_.pdf23. Goodman, I., Cunninghan, C. (2002). Final report of the women’s experiences in college and engineering (WECE) project. Retrieved September 16, 2005, from http://www. grginc.com/WECE_FINAL_REPORT.pdf24. Heyman, G., Martyna, B., & Bhatia, S. (2002). Gender and achievement-related beliefs among engineering students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. (8)1, 41-53.25. Astin, A., & Oseguera, L. (2005). Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment. In A. Seidman (Ed.), College student

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

). DataBytes: Diverging Trends Where Women Are Headed. ASEE Prism, 17(2), 22-23.[2] Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc., Engineering and Technology Degrees 2005.[3] National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators – 2006, Publication No. NSB-06-01.[4] Huang, P. & Brainard, S., “Identifying Determinants of Academic Self-Confidence Among Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Students,” Journal for Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 7, 2001, pp. 315-337.[5] Brainard, S.G. & Carlin, L., “A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Science,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 1998, pp. 369-375.[6

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1736: EXPLICIT TEACHING OF CRITICAL THINKING IN“INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING”James Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College

AC 2009-663: ASSESSING DESIGN AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE INCAPSTONE ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSESDenny Davis, Washington State University Professor, Bioengineering, and Co-Director, Engineering Education Research Center, Washington State UniversitySteven Beyerlein, University of Idaho Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of IdahoPhillip Thompson, Seattle University Associate Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle UniversityJay McCormack, University of Idaho Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of IdahoOlakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee UniversityMichael Trevisan, Washington State

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; GuangZhi Qu, Oakland University; Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University

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International

AC 2009-1282: INTERNATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN CHINA FORENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITYXia Wang, Oakland University XIA WANG (wang@oakland.edu) is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on fuel cell technology. She is the faculty coordinator of the 2008 OU SECS trip to China.Gary Barber, Oakland University GARY BARBER (barber@oakland.edu) is the chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Oakland University. His research and teaching interests lie in the area of tribology. He is the co-faculty coordinator of the

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Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Arens, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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Architectural

AC 2009-2: TEACHING ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: UP AND DOWN THETAXONOMYEdmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State UniversityRobert Arens, California Polytechnic State UniversityJoseph Hanus, United States Military Academy Page 14.1126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 TEACHING ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS – UP AND DOWN THE TAXONOMYAbstractEngineering faculty and Architecture faculty both address student learning through the prism ofBloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain, but do so in diametrically opposite manners.Engineering faculty tend to assess student learning starting at the lowest taxonomy level,Acquisition of

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Introduction to Materials Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

reshaped so that this course also serves asthe fundamental materials engineering component of a new three course sequence within a newminor in materials science. The minor is interdisciplinary so the student audience now includesengineering technology, chemistry, physics, geology, and manufacturing and supply chainmanagement majors.Biomedical devices and case studies, nanoengineering, and bioinspired materials have beenintroduced as focus areas with the intention of improving student learning in fundaments fromcrystal structure, to materials selection based on mechanical properties/design criteria, and tophase transformations. Also, the course content was changed to build student interest while alsofinding new and challenging ways to improve the

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

recently authored Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications, by John Wiley & Sons, 2005, and Applied Electromagnetics: Early Transmission Line Approach, by John Wiley & Sons, 2007. and is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications. He has won several teaching-related awards and is a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 14.171.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 AM Radio Construction – A Junior

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-319: TEACHING FUTURE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS LAWS,ACTS, STANDARDS, AND LIABILITIESArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University ARIF SIRINTERLIKCI is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He has been the Coordinator of the RMU Learning Factory and Director of Engineering Laboratories. He holds a B.S. and an M.S., both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has conducted research and taught in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering, and industrial technology fields. He has been active in ASEE (American

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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

students lack a clear vision of themselves as engineers in thefuture. Because engineering, science, technology and management are blending into a whole,she believes that the formerly well-defined boundaries around what constituted engineering arebecoming less distinct. As engineering expands and career trajectories become increasinglycomplex it can be expected that students will find “engineering” increasingly difficult tovisualize and navigate 44. As students are faced with ever more complex career possibilitieswithin engineering, educators need to help raise students’ awareness for these opportunities andactively help them connect course content to the actual work of practicing engineers. This couldhelp students develop a more specific vision of

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Andrew Sterian, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1000: INTRODUCING SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING STUDENTS TOCONTROL THEORY USING MOBILE ROBOTSBruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University Bruce E. Dunne received the B.S.E.E. (with honors) and M.S. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 and 1988, respectively, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2003. In the Fall of 2003, he joined the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and

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Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Herkert, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State University; Heather Canary, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-1131: INTEGRATING MICROETHICS AND MACROETHICS INGRADUATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION: DEVELOPINGINSTRUCTIONAL MODELSJoseph Herkert, Arizona State University Polytechnic Joseph Herkert, D. Sc., P.E., is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for more than twenty years. His work on engineering ethics has appeared in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Dr. Herkert is the past Editor of IEEE Technology & Society and a founding Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He received his BSEE from Southern Methodist University and his doctorate in Engineering and

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

. A training program developed in the Departmentof Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological Universitywas designed to achieve dual objectives: to improve the quality of undergraduate instruction byGTA’s and to develop leadership skills in graduate students for their professional growth 9.Arizona State University designed a two year program, consisting of an exploratory phase and aparticipatory phase. In the exploratory phase students visit partner campuses to get a generalidea of the institutions’ respective environments, selecting a mentor from the partneringinstitutions during their second year 10. Programs like these highlight many of the importantelements in preparing graduate students for the demands of

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

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International

semester prior toprogram; this course includes a culture component to complement language skills. At JacobsUniversity, students can take accredited German language classes at all levels - from beginners tobusiness German - in order to improve previously attained proficiency.Figure 2. Summary Organization Flow at Jacobs University. AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY Curriculum Set up Legal Work Arrival Courses and excursions Evaluation Fall Semester January Early Spring Later Spring May Accommodation Organisation Orientation Week Support Structures DepartureAssessmentThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires continuousmonitoring of learning outcomes6. For students

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

. 2003(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. CG032375).16. ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education). Profiles of engineering & engineering technology colleges. 2003.17. National Research Council. Foreign and foreign-born engineers in the unites states: Infusing talent, raising issues. 1988.18. Marshall L, Coffee T, Saalfedl FE, Colwell RR. The science and engineering workforce and national security. Defense Horizon April, 2004(Number 39):1-11.19. Leslie LL, McClure GT, Oaxaca RL. Women and minorities in science and engineering: A life sequence analysis. The Journal of Higher Education 1998 May - Jun.;69(3):239-76.20. Chu H. Being a female engineer: Identity construction and resistance of women in engineering

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1987: AN EVALUATION OF A NEW ENGINEERINGRESIDENTIAL-COLLEGE INITIATIVERobert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJohn Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLoen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJames Mathias, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleKathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Page 14.185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Evaluation of a New Engineering

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Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Corina Owens, University of South Florida

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-299: ON EVALUATING AND RATING ONLINE RESOURCES FOR ANUMERICAL METHODS COURSEMelinda Hess, University of South Florida Melinda R. Hess is the Director of the Center for Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Measurement (CREAM) at the University of South Florida. She has written and presented over 30 papers at technology end education research conferences and has co-authored two chapters in educational methods books. She is the Editor of the Florida Journal of Educational Research.Autar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher at the University of South Florida. He is the author of the textbook - Mechanics

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High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

energy issue – modes ofprivate vehicle transportation. The module was developed and modified by graduate studentsfrom Clarkson University with the support of an NSF GK-12 grant. The energy module wasdesigned based on themes from STS and project-based learning models of instruction, andcontains elements of instruction and practice in formal decision making. Module content iscorrelated to New York State (NYS) and National Learning Standards for Science, Mathematics,and Technology, with a focus on science inquiry and the “extended process skills” covered byNYS Standards 1, 2, 6, and 7: • Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design. Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose

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Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

approving the program,recognised that a complete review of the program would be required to develop the professionalof the future. Engineering graduates, to be properly prepared for the workplace still requiredexplicit development of generic skills, such as problem solving, creativity, communication andteamwork.Faculty ReviewA number of the issues relating to the old program are identified in Jorgensen & Howard(20055). A summary of those issues is: ≠ Program overloaded with technical content (as technology changed, material was simply added to the program, with very little being removed) ≠ Students were overloaded with excessive class contact hours (29 hours per week in first year) ≠ High student attrition rates (up to

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

AC 2009-213: A CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL COMPARISON OF EDUCATIONALFACTORS PROMOTING OR DISCOURAGING THE INTENT TO REMAIN INENGINEERINGPeggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech Peggy S. Meszaros is the William E. Lavery Professor of Human Development and Director of the research Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families at Virginia Tech.Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech Catherine serves as the Assessment Coordinator for the Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech. Page 14.23.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Cross-Institutional Comparison of Educational

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Women in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Porche, Wellesley Centers for Women; Corinne McKamey, Wellesley Centers for Women; Peter Wong, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

relative to studentselsewhere in the system.16 Page 14.961.4 Table 1. School Profiles from Data Provided by District Exam Theme Exam School/ School/ Theme Theme School/ Math & Health & School/ School/ Humanities Science Technology Engineering Non-STEM % % % % %Low Income 28.0 62.6 64.0

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Women in Engineering

andmore likely to take advanced biology and chemistry. Although the pool of female students isstronger and they now have easier access to most engineering schools, there is a lingeringreluctance for women to choose education in engineering and technology related fields (Loftus,2007). Recruiting women into engineering is a crucial issue if we want to increase the numbersof women in technical fields. However, the story does not end with recruitment. Nationwideretention rates show that out of the very few women who enroll in engineering programs incollege, 22.7% dropout after completing only threshold courses in engineering; and 35.4%withdraw after taking engineering courses beyond threshold, but before getting a degree. Only41.9 percent of women

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High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schools gradually became schools of physics andmathematics; medical schools became schools of biological science, business schools becameschools of finite mathematics” (p. 111). As Cajas5 noted, this is still true decades later: The way in which future technologists (e.g., engineers or medical doctors) are generally prepared is the following: Students first take science classes with the assumption that such classes can be applied to specific technological problems (e.g., engineering problems, medical problems). The justification of taking science classes (physics for example in the case of engineers or physiology in the case of medicine) is that these classes are the bases of their future professional

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

competence. We report on the results of a survey of engineering educators andindustry representatives on the importance of these attributes. This survey was initiallyconducted as part of a National Science Foundation sponsored summit on global engineeringeducation.Introduction: Why Global Competence?In this paper we discuss what it means for engineers to develop global competence and whysuch competence is important. The globalization of engineering has been the result of aconfluence of forces and changes taking place over the past two decades. 1 Perhaps ironically,technology developed by engineers has been a main driving force acting to changeengineering practice. For example, advances in telecommunications now make possibleinexpensive, real-time

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Burger, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

AC 2009-595: FACTORS THAT ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE THEPERSISTENCE OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONCarol Burger, Virginia Tech Page 14.625.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Factors that Impact Persistence of Female Students in Undergraduate EngineeringThe importance of engineering and technology to the economic and intellectual growth of theUnited States cannot be overstated. In today’s knowledge-driven society, and despite the recenteconomic downturn, the number of U.S. citizens with education and training in engineering andtechnology has barely kept up with demand. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, and

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; John Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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International

, Mayagüez. His research interests include nonlinear structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineering education, and engineering ethics (with particular interest in appropriate technologies to serve impoverished and developing communities). He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). He holds BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. He was previously a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering & Mechanics at the University of

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Software Engineering Teaching Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2009-1516: SOFTWARE PROJECTS USING FREE AND OPEN-SOURCESOFTWARE: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND LESSONS LEARNEDClifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College Clif Kussmaul is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Muhlenberg College and Chief Technology Officer for Elegance Technologies, Inc., which develops software products and provides software development services. Previously he worked at NeST Technologies, and Moravian College. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis, master's degrees from Dartmouth College, and bachelor's degrees from Swarthmore College. His professional interests and activities include software engineering, entrepreneurship, digital

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kalan Kucera, University of Kentucky; John Balk

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Materials

AC 2009-633: USING ENTRY-LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSES AS A METHODOF PROMOTING INDUSTRY AWARENESSKalan Kucera, University of KentuckyT. J. Balk, University of Kentucky Page 14.1321.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Entry Level Engineering Courses as a Method of Promoting Industry AwarenessAbstractIn today’s service-based culture, certain industrial and manufacturing jobs have gained areputation for being dirty, boring, and outdated. Even more, due to the ingrained nature ofthis reputation, many students have learned very little to nothing about these jobs andindustries. Due to negative stereotypes, students may dismiss

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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First-Year Programs

State University withspecific undergraduate Engineering major goals and objectives. In part two we willdescribe the origin and purpose of UNST 130. In part three we will describe the goals,objectives, and curriculum of UNST 130. In part four, we will highlight currentassessment of student learning strategies and data from UNST 130 Analytical Reasoningand describe future assessment strategies that will test our thesis: that UNST 130Analytical Reasoning is of positive value for the Engineering major curriculum. IUNST 130 Analytical Reasoning and the Engineering Major Curriculum at NCATSUEngineering graduates face new challenges because of the revolution in communicationand information technologies, the