Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Winton, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

external biasingcircuit (not shown), also called a constant-transconductance bias circuit, also defines currentsource (Ix) level. Its formulation is separate to the OTA design algorithm.Background knowledge or classroom dialogue is assumed. Requirements (1) thru (8) are thebasis for the design algorithm of this simple, functional and important circuit topology. Fromthese requirements the design algorithm should not only identify the transistor(s) or componentsizes necessary to meet or trade-off a given specification, it also should also identify the bestorder for which devices are sized and the iterative procedures thereto. Page 14.1302.9III. OTA

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey; Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

International

., Karney, B, Metcalfe, M, Romkey, L., and Wang Z. The Changing Global Landscape andEngineering Education ASEE 7th Global Colloquium (GC 2008-257), Cape Town, October, 2008.5. Cooney, E., Alfrey, K. and Owens, S. (2008). Critical Thinking in Engineering and TechnologyEducation: A Review. ASEE 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings.6. Dym, C. (2008). Educating Engineers for a Flat World. International Journal of EngineeringEducation, 24, 214-220.7. Elder, L. and Paul, R. (2008). Critical Thinking in a World of Accelerating Change and Complexity.Social Education, 72, 388-391.8. Engineers Without Borders Canada National Conference, Faculty Day Discussion Paper, January 2009.9. Ennis, R.H. (1989). Critical thinking and subject specificity

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

). Reconceptualizing procedural knowledge. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 36,404-411.4. Oppenheim, A., Willsky, A. & Hamid, S. (1997). Signals and systems (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: PrenticeHall.5. Lobato, J. (2003). How design experiments can inform a rethinking of transfer and vice versa. EducationalResearcher, 32(1), 17-20.6. Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & William, D. (2003). Assessment for learning: Putting it intopractice. Berkshire, England: Open University Press.7. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SagePublications. Page

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Educational Management. 19:5, 413-427 Page 14.1289.912. Prahalad, C.K. (2004). The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profit. UpperSaddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing.13. Rotter, J.B. (1966). Generalized expectancies of internal versus external control of reinforcements.Psychological Monographs, 80 (whole no. 609).14. Sharma, S, R. Durand and O. Gur-Arie. (1981). Identification and Analysis of Moderator Variables. Journal ofMarket Research, 18:3, 291-300.15. Vandenberg, R. J. and Lance, C. E. (2000).. A review and synthesis of the measurement invariance literature:Suggestions, practices, and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Schreiber, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(e.g., www.omega.com). Please write a memorandum to SciToy Inc. describing in detail the decisions you made in developing your model to address their request. This should reveal your thought process during model development. Please attach the model(s) used to this memo.A Possible Solution ProcessIn responding to this request from SciToy Inc., students will likely go through some version ofthe following modeling process: 1) Estimate the initial temperature and pressure 2) Determine the initial system volume 3) Determine the final volume 4) Calculate the initial mass of the system 5) Calculate the final mass of the system 6) Model the process to estimate the final pressure a. What assumptions went into

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc.; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Lingguang Song, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, evaluate their grasp of concepts taught in the lecture sessions and Page 14.105.15address their concerns.Bibliography1. AbouRizk, S., “A Stochastic Bidding Game for Construction Management”, Proceedings from the Second Canadian Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, CSCE, Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 576-587, 1992.2. Allen, E. and Thallon, R., Fundamentals of Residential Construction, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY., 2002.3. Au, T., Bostleman, R.L. and Parti, E., “Construction Management Game-Deterministic Model”, Journal of Construction Division, ASCE, Vol. 95, pp. 25-38, 1969.4. Dubziak W. and Hendrickson C., “A Negotiation

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mauricio Rodríguez Alcalá, Skidmore College; Maria Rodriguez Alcala, Paraguay Educa

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 14.1342.10Bibliography[1] D.L. Silvernail, D.M.M. Lane, “The Impact of Maine’s One-to-One Laptop Program on Middle School Teachersand Students: Phase One Summary Evidence,” Maine Education Policy Research Institute, Gorham, ME, 2004[2] One Laptop Per Child, "http://laptop.org/, 2008[3] One Laptop Per Child, UW- Madison, http://uwolpc.rso.wisc.edu/, 2009[4] M. Trucano, (2005) Knowledge Maps: ICTs in Education. Washington, DC: infoDev/WorldBank.http://infordev.org/en/Publication.8.html[5] Vital Wave Consulting, “Affordable Computing for Schools in Developing Countries: A Total Cost ofOwnership (TCO) Model for Education Officials,” Vital Wave Consulting, Palo Alto, CA, 2008[6] Furco, A., Billig, S.,(1996) "Service-learning: The Essence of

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. 9. Loucks, S.F., et al. (2003). Designing professional development for teachers of science and mathematics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. 10. Richardson, V. (1994). Teacher change and the staff development process. New York: Teachers’ College Press. 11. Adams, K., Brower, S., Hill, D., Marshall, I. (2000). The components of effective mathematics and science middle school: Standards, teaching practices, and professional development. A Texas State study indexed within the ERIC document service, ED 449032. 12. Greenwald, N.L. (2000). Learning from problems. Science Teacher, v67 n4 p28-32. Apr 2000. 13. Heer, R.L., Traylor, T.T., Fiez, T.S. (2003). Enhancing

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

projects. LabVIEW can be targeted to a number of different embeddedcontrollers, allowing students with little knowledge of microcontroller development or assemblylanguages to continue work on the project.Introduction to LabVIEWLabVIEW is a programming environment developed by the National Instruments (NI)Corporation in the mid 1980’s as a tool to allow engineers and scientists with little to noprogramming background to create programs to automate experiments and collect and analyzedata. What makes LabVIEW unique from other, more traditional, programming languages isthat it is a graphical programming language. In a graphical language, programming does notoccur by writing lines of text, but instead is developed by placing graphical blocks

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Katherine Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University; Heather Smolensky-Lewis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Sorby, Sheryl A. “A Course in Spatial Visualization and its Impact on the Retention of Female EngineeringStudents,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, vol. 7, Issue 2, p.50. 2001.9. Daempfle, P., (2003) “An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates Among First Year College Science, Math, andEngineering Majors,” Journal of College Student Retention, Vol. 5(1), p.37-52.10. Hurtado, S., Carter, D. & Spuler, A. (1996). “Latino student transition to college Assessing difficulties andfactors in successful college adjustment,” Research in Higher Education, Vol 37, p. 135-157.11. Felder, R.M., et al., (1995). “A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. III.Gender Differences in Student Performance and

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

.( 2006) “What should make up a final mark for a course? An investigation into the academic performance of first year Bioscience students,” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education , Vol. 31, No. 3, pp.345-364.7. Huitt & Hummel (2003). “Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development”, Educational Psychology Interactive, Valdosta State University, http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/piaget.html.8. Atherton, .J S. (2005) “Learning and Teaching: Piaget's developmental theory” [On-line] UK: Available: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/piaget.htm.9. Piaget, J. (1990). “The child's conception of the world.” New York: Littlefield Adams.10. Bruner, J. (1986) “Actual Minds, Possible Worlds,” Harvard

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

balloon design project was assessedusing the following performance criteria: Engr comm points x Time aloft (s) x Payload (g) x Model Accuracy x Cost Index ≠ Engineering Communication was evaluated by how well the construction team and evaluation team was able to successfully construct and test / evaluate the design. The table below provides the list of parameters that were used in the evaluation of the design team’s ability to communicate their design. Teams that did well for each parameter scored the maximum number of points; the construction and evaluation teams assigned the engineering communication points to the design teams. Construction instructions 10

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

elevated working platform. Including these different aspectsreinforces the vocabulary introduced in lecture. Finally, they are required to level and plumb theentire system, so that it would be ready for a concrete pour.The students also perform similar tasks for a round column and a square column. The roundcolumn uses a sonotube as its formwork and the square column uses plywood, 2x4’s and columnclamps. The students also locate an anchor bolt template on the top of each column, as if a steel Page 14.703.5beam were going to be anchored to the tops of the columns.Grading of Laboratory ExperiencesThe laboratory portion of the class is graded based on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Brocato, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

that are part of yoursolution, and be prepared to explain your reasoning to the rest of the class, including any assumptions you makeabout incomplete story details (these assumptions should obviously be exceedingly logical). Consider well whichdetails are essential and which ones are not. Think carefully about what your responsibilities are in this situation aswell as to whom you are responsible. Do not waste time worrying about anything “farfetched” – handle the problemas it lies. Figure 1. Content for the Pendergrass Circuits E-mail ExerciseAs Figure 1’s “ASSIGNMENT” paragraph shows, we typically use Pendergrass as acollaborative in-class exercise, where students work in instructor-created teams deciding how

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gray, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Style Innovations to Improve Retention,” Proceedings of the 1995 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education 95 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.7. Sleeman, K., Sorby, S., 2007, “Effective Retention Strategies for Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education-ICEE 2007 Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7, 2007.8. Lamancusa, J.S., Jorgensen, J.E., Zayas-Castro, J.L., 1997, “The Learning Factory-A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum”, Journal of Engineering Education, April, pp. 103-112.9. De Ramirez, L.M., Lamancusa, J.S., Zayas-Castro, J.L., Jorgensen, J.E., 1998 Supplement, “Making a Partnership Work: Outcomes Assessment of the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Francisco, CA, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007, 216 pages.7 Jordan, W., Ethical Issues Related to Engineering Service Learning, presented at the Gulf Southwest RegionalMeeting of A.S.E.E., Albuquerque, N.M., March 2008. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).8 Deborah Johnson, Ethical Issues In Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1991, pp. 175-185.9 Jordan, W., Parker, H., Eppink, J., Hemmen, S., McGhee, R., and Eberhardt, M., Building Bridges for a BetterFuture: “Bridging the Gap”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation, Edinburgh,U.K., August 2007.10 See news report at the following web site: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22393428/11 William Oakes and Marybeth Lima, Service Learning: Engineering in Your Community

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

transferability.Clearly, the nano-lab module(s) that we utilize in the Chemical Engineering Thermodynamicscourse may need anywhere from a minor adjustment to a total redesign in order to be applied. Itis not the specific lab modules that are the “selling point” here. Instead, it is the mechanism bywhich degree projects can be incorporated into an existing curriculum that is the key and novelconcept. Once the framework allowing for this incorporation has been established, it becomesrelatively easy for other STEM departments to apply the same methodology by selection (orcreation) of lab modules that mesh with the traditional courses of each individual major, andbetter match the scientific instruments available to a given department. The model of acontinuous four

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Mahan, University of Alabama; Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Joseph Chappell, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

can be downloaded at the project website Page 14.600.20www.me.ua.edu/ExcelinME.Acknowledgement This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-0633330. The authors gratefully acknowledge support from this NSF award.DisclaimerAny opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesASHRAE, (2005), Handbook of Fundamentals, http://www.ashrae.org/Chappell, J., Taylor, R. P., and Woodbury, K. A. (2008) “Introducing Excel-based Steam

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

appreciation goes to Mr. G. Held of the WSU College of Engineeringand Architecture Machine Shop for fabrication and insights on the development of theDLMs. Assistance in the design of control circuitry for the DLM was provided by Prof.H. Davis, Clinical Professor of the WSU Voiland School of Chemical Engineering andBioengineering. Finally we acknowledge the help of undergraduate researchers Mr. J.Babauta and Mr. S. Isacson of the WSU Voiland School for assistance with DLM andCHAPL data collection tasks, the staff of WSU's Center for Teaching, Learning andTechnology for assistance with CHAPL assessment strategies, and the many students atWSU and Ahmadu Bello University for willingness to participate in this pedagogicalstudy.ReferencesAronson, E

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

.: Australian Science and Technology Council [2]. Johnson, P (1996). Changing the Culture:Engineering Education into the Future, Canberra: The Institution of Engineers, Australia. [3]. Coates, F.J (1997). “ Engineer in Millenium III”, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Worldwide Newsletter, April, pp. 8-9. [4]. Prince, M (2004). “ Does active learning work? A review of the research”, Journal of Engineering Education, 93 (3), pp123-138. [5].Gibbons, M., Limoges, C., Nowotny, H., Schwartzman, S., Scott, P. and Trow M. (1994). The New Production of Knowledge. London: Sage [6]. Hilderbrand, M (1973). “ The character and skills of the effective professor”, Journal of Higher Education, 44 (4), pp.41-50. [7

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2003, American Society for Engineering Education: Nashville, Tennessee.7. Welch, M.L., H.S., Teaching sketching and its effect on the solutions produced by novice designers, in IDATER. 1999: Loughborough University.8. Olkun, S., Making Connections: Improving Spatial Abilities with Engineering Drawing Activities. International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2003.9. Gardner, H., Frames of Mind. 1993, London: Fontana Press.10. OECD, Learning Seen from a euroscientific Approach, in Understanding the Brain: Towards a ew Learning Science. 2002: Paris. p. 9.11. Edwards, B., Drawing on the Right Side of the Brian. 1989, New York: Putnam Publishing

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

answers into a coherent big picture. It is important that the questions posed to the expert designer be related to his/her specific experience and perspectives, and not general information that could be found from internet, books, or other source of information. 3) The project’s scope of work that shows the project’s codes analysis. 4) Building selection: the building can be single use (group A, B, E, F, H, I M, R, S, U), mixed use, or even can be a structure with special requirements, such as covered mall, high-rise building, atrium, underground building, motor vehicle related occupancy, private garage, enclosed parking garage, and so on (Chapters 3 & 4, IBC 2006 edition

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar, Miami University; Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 phone: (513) 529 - 0714 ; fax: (513) 529-0717; e-mail: dollar@muohio.eduPaul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a teacher and researcher in the field of engineering mechanics. In particular, Dr. Steif develops and implements new approaches and technologies to measure student understanding of engineering and to improve instruction. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

NoIf yes, Title of the Proposal: Agency that you Submitted Proposal: Date of Submission: Is this proposal funded? Yes Noc. Have published any research article as a result of your RIG project Yes NoIf yes, Title of the article Journal or proceeding:d. Did you have any student research assistant for your RIG project? Yes NoIf yes, e. Did your student assistant(s) publish any article in a journal or proceeding? Yes

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sustainability. This often draws others in the room in to the discussion asstudents’ peers volunteer their own articulations.From there, Lecture 1 presents some basic background and definitions of sustainability from avariety of sources that are related to civil engineering. This runs as follows: ≠ Presentation of the Bruntland Commission Report definition of sustainability2 ≠ Timeline of sustainability debate starting with the 1968 Club of Rome through to 2002’s Rio to Johannesburg conference ≠ Presentation of UK Government Principles of Sustainable Development (see Figure 1) ≠ Triple Bottom Line Methodology presented as: o Venn diagram o Russian Doll Model3 ≠ Presentation of the Royal Institution of

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynita Newswander, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

alsoneed assistantship funds or resources for tuition waivers. Often, new programs are left with theresponsibility of finding new donors or becoming self-sustainable29. Furthermore, some studiessuggest that cultural innovations are necessary30, 31, and that innovations that are institutionalizedthrough culture, policies, or practical reform have higher rates of success32. “Culturalinnovations” are changes to the way that a group thinks or acts. In this case, the changes mayneed to be made in order to realign the culture of the department(s) or program with newinterdisciplinary goals. The IGERT RFP clearly states that the original grant funding is to be a catalyst for 5change . Because sustainable change requires real effort, IGERTs

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

-health-care-is-digital-panelists- say.aspx4. http://www.intel.com/healthcare/5. http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/healthcare/us/index.html6. http://www.microsoft.com/industry/healthcare/default.mspx7. S. Patel, K. Lorincz, R. Hughes, N. Huggins, J. Growdon, M. Welsh, and P. Bonato, “Analysis of Feature Space for Monitoring Persons with Parkinson's Disease With Application to a Wireless Wearable Sensor System,” 29th IEEE EMBS Annual International Conference, August, 2007.8. O.A. Blanson Henkemans, K.E. Caine, W.A. Rogers, A.D. Fisk, M.A. Neerincx, and B. de Ruter, “Medical Monitoring for Independent Living: User-centered design of smart home technologies for older adults,” Proceedings of the Med-e-Tel

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

University of Washington, Gillmore [2] supports the viewthat adequate instructor reliability rating is achieved in certain circumstances but is Page 14.516.2limited to similar conditions of measurement. On the other hand, SET scores may not beas reliable as they are thought to be, as some studies show that instructors can increaseSET scores by inflating grades or grade expectations [3-7] (even if some corrections maybe applied in order to rectify the results [8]). The fact that the quality of instruction is notnecessarily correlated to SET scores was strongly opposed particularly in the 1970’s [9].Other general concerns related to how SET ratings are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, State University of New York, Buffalo

2001-072, B. Kridl and A. Livingston, Editors. 2001, National Center for Education Statistics, U. S. Dept. of Ed., Office of Educational Research and Improvement: Washington, DC. p. 309.2. Bernold, L.E., Paradigm Shift in Construction Education is Vital for the Future of Our Profession. J. Constr. Eng. M. ASCE, 2005. 131(5): p. 533-539.3. Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education, in National Science Board, NSB-07-122. 2007.4. Terenzini, P.T., et al., Collaborative Learning vs. Lecture/Discussion: Students' Reported Learning Gains. J. Eng. Educ., 2001. 90(1): p. 123-130.5. Prince, M., Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. J. Eng. Educ., 2004

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

Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women, edited by A. J. Stewart, J. E. Malley, and D. LaVaque-Manty. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.5 Valian, Virginia. 2006. "Beyond Gender Schemas: Improving the Advancement of Women in Academia." Pp. 30-332 in Removing Barriers: Women in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, edited by J. M. Bystydzienski and S. R. Bird. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.6 Peterson, Trond. 2004. “The Opportunity Structure for Discrimination.” American Journal of Sociology 109 (4): 852-901.7 Reskin, Barbara. 2002. "Including Mechanisms in Our Models of Ascriptive Inequality." American Sociological Review 68:1-218 Bird, Sharon R