Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, Endowed2006 NUS, Singapore Biomolecular Eng. & writing book Chair VFA – Dept. Chem. & Teaching, research, Endowed2007 NUS, Singapore Biomolecular. Eng. & writing book Chair VFA / Dept. Chem. & Teaching & Endowed2008 NUS, Singapore Biomolecular Eng. research Chair VFA / Singapore Research &2009 NTU, Singapore VFA Membrane Tech

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Faculty Surveyof Student Engagement (FSSE). These engineering versions (E-NSSE and E-FSSE) assess theextent to which engineering students are being engaged by identified “best instructionalpractices” and are achieving certain learning outcomes desired of engineering graduates. Bothinstruments include sections on students’ college activities; reading, writing, and othereducational program characteristics; educational and personal growth; and opinions aboutschool. These surveys were first pilot-tested at six engineering programs across the UnitedStates. These institutions were selected to participate in the pilot administration of the surveybecause of their leadership and interest in the field of engineering education, their geographicdiversity

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Page 14.917.5teams; hands-on and integrative experience in the first year; and emphasis on social relevance,service learning, and collaboration16.For example, the Colorado School of Mines allows freshmen to discover important connectionsamong multi-disciplines, and to acquire a deeper appreciation of the importance of theirEngineering studies and their interrelation with upper-level courses, their careers and life. Itincludes extensive use of active and cooperative learning strategies for interdisciplinary topicsthrough student peer study group17. The evaluation of the program indicates that the interventionimprove students' academic performance. Interactions with faculty and peers were the mostpositive aspect of students' experience. Turf

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Renee Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

useful to the client and notjust apply to the particular situation. For example, it must be capable of being used by otherstudents in similar situations, and robust enough to be used repeatedly as a tool for somepurpose.Self-Assessment: students must perform self-evaluation of their work as they progress. Thecriterion for “goodness of response” is partially embedded in the activity by providing a specificclient with a clearly stated need. This criterion should encourage students to test and revise theirmodels by pushing them past their initial thinking to create a more robust model that better meetsthe client’s needs.Model Documentation: the model must be documented; typically students write a memo to theclient describing their model. Hence, the

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

comprehensivesummary of the applicable literature. A detailed discussion of the study’s design andimplemented methods will be presented. Subsequent publications will present the findings,discussion, and implications resulting from the completed study. This study was executed tofulfill dissertation research requirements associated with doctoral program in EngineeringEducation at Purdue University. Page 14.555.2IntroductionObjectivesAt the micro-ethical level, the ethical practices of an individual define, to a large part, how thatindividual is perceived by his or her peers. At the macro-ethical level, however, the ethicalstandards inside a particular

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

courses in engineering economics, technical and professionalwriting, professional speaking, entrepreneurship and global awareness into these degreeplans is shown to be insurmountable given the very scant elective space.A surprising and encouraging result, however, is that by combining topics into a verymulti-disciplinary, two-course sequence that substitutes for required, traditional coursesin economics and technical writing stand-alone courses, engineering students actuallyachieve higher performance in both economic analysis and in technical writing. Wehypothesize that this is because all their work is tied to relevant projects that bring in afull range of entrepreneurial, global issues to which they would otherwise have had noexposure, and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego; Tom Waidzunas, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

racial/ethnic minority students inengineering education, the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identifying studentsremain unstudied. This paper breaks this silence with a study of the ways LGB students at amajor research university in the Western US both experience and navigate the climate of theirengineering college. We find that, because of pervasive anti-gay sentiments and dualisticthinking that often conflates homosexuality with technical incompetence, these students do nothave access to the same opportunities of success as their heterosexual peers. Nevertheless,through coping strategies which require immense amounts of additional effort, LGB studentsbravely navigate this climate with tactics that include “passing” as

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning on Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering education Focus Possible ImpactsStudent Knowledge Facts, procedures, connections, metacognitionStudent Skills Design (application, invention, creation), communication (speaking, writing, listening, visual), observing, needs assessment, resource assessment, problem definition and analysis, collaboration, interpersonal, intercultural, project management, impact analysis, feasibility, foreign languageStudent Attitudes and Identity Confidence, empowerment, engineer as citizen, ethics

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

nonscientific audiences,” specifically policymakers and business leaders18. Warren, Weiss,Wolfe, Friedlander, and Lewenstein sum the message up by writing: “[a] cultural shift is under way,reflecting the higher stakes of research, and an increased recognition by scientists, stakeholders, andpolicymakers that (i) scientists need to get their message out, (ii) scientists need training to learn how todo so, and (iii) training should begin at the graduate level”19 . In a recent editorial in Science, AlanLeshner, the chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), has echoed this call20. By offering training at the graduate level, one could conceivably reach allfuture scientists, and that effect would trickle up as

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 14.1102.2following the summer professional development institute.Previous research on the integration of innovative science curricula has indicated that curriculumchange/reform ultimately hinges on the classroom teacher.5, 6 Moreover, the process ofintegrating new content into an existing curriculum is a complex process in which teachers oftenencounter challenges including: lack of resources (e.g., new science equipment), absence ofadministrative and peer support, lack of time to plan and teach new lessons, and insufficientcontent knowledge.5, 6 Research also has shown that science teachers’ beliefs about teaching andlearning as well as their beliefs about the conditions of the classroom and external teachingconditions influence their

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

-visual aids, Power Point Presentations, Tutorials, Problem-solving sessions, written research reports, peer group discussions, etc.) to communicate with students who may prefer to have different learning styles. The author also recommends that students utilize the resources that are readily available at the university, such as Library. Writing Center, etc. Figure 1 shows the four important components of assessment. Appendix A shows the rubrics that were used to carry out assessment. The author used a rubric that is very much similar to Washington State University’s Critical Thinking Rubric while administering grading. The data obtained was tabulated using a Likert Scale. The author has collected data

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

of citation and referencing, and be willing to compromise overdifferences in writing practices.” 12 However, we tend to disagree with the statement thatacademic institutions need to compromise on academic integrity due to cultural Page 14.1296.7difference. When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do.The topmost priority of every University should be to maintain the academic integrity ofthe institution. Plagiarism has been around for many centuries. What is new is the methodused in “accomplishing” plagiarism – it keeps changing with the ages and keeps evolvingwith technology. Advances of technology in general and the internet specifically havecreated a

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

knowledge usedthroughout history, why must modern students earn college degrees to become practicingengineers?” “Describe the engineering job that is of most interest to you. Explain why this job is of interest.”Short essay assignments were graded on a scale of 0 to 10; students were given the grading rubric inadvance, and they knew the grading scheme. Zero to one point was awarded for submittingassignments on time with proper headers, identifications, and word counts. Zero to three pointswere awarded for use of college-level writing; zero to three points were awarded on the basis ofhow well essays summarized what the speaker said; and zero to three points were awarded on thebasis of how well students responded to the prompt. On writing skill

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ane Johnson, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

variety of ways. The program fundedPh.D. and post-doctoral fellowships for women researchers. Seminars and workshops targetwomen graduate students and faculty members and address skill attainment in writing grantproposals, interviewing for academic jobs, negotiating academic job offers, and obtainingleadership roles within the university. The project also assists university deans, department headsand administrators to identify and address unconscious bias, to institute diverse hiring practices,and to develop mentoring programs for faculty. The program supports faculty recruitment though Page 14.530.4a visiting scholar program and collaboration

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Richard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Page 14.234.7divide fractions?) or processed based (What percentage of my grade is for the final exam?). Theanswers given do not have to be just text and may incorporate short videos and other graphics.The future of natural language knowledge bases could include peer-to-peer questions andanswers as well as student-to-teacher questions and answers. If students ask questions and otherstudents answer those questions, the faculty members could appoint teaching assistants to editand add the responses without having to write answers individually to every question asked. Thefuture will certainly include empowering end-users to answer questions for other end-users withor without review by authorized editors and having those answers included (as many

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session / Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Palmer, Kettering University; Douglas Melton, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University; Gerald Allen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

where there wassubstantial disagreement or controversy; and revoted they felt appropriate.Because each participant brought their own experience to the survey process, it is not possible tobase the results of the survey on any literature review. However, because of this systematicapproach we felt that the most highly rated topics and items represented a consensus view of theparticipants.Phase 2 - Review of Results and Creation of Continuous Improvement ReportAfter the survey was completed an internally peer-reviewed continuous improvement report wasprepared. The purpose of the report was to analyze the results of the survey and make arecommendation to the department for further action. The review criteria were:1) Is the interpretation of the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuang Xu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1897: PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN ECE (PURE):CONNECTING UNDERGRADUATES WITH GRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSKuang Xu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Kuang Xu is a senior in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He conducted research on PAPR reduction for beamforming OFDM networks under Dr. Douglas L. Jones during his Junior year. He is currently working on peer-to-peer live streaming under Dr. Bruce Hajek. He is Director of the Promoting Undergraduate Research in ECE (PURE) program.Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek is an Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

concepts of delegation and direction, and the difference between leadership andmanagement.Students are also given the opportunity to use a 360 self-evaluation instrument developed byMerrell to help them identify their strengths and weaknesses as leaders and as seen by others.They are then expected to formulate one area in which they can improve, work on that areaduring the semester, and write their observations in a paper submitted at the end of the course.To serve as a ‘capstone’ type of project for the leadership section of the course, the students areasked to develop a personal leadership theory and defend it in a short paper.Question 1: Do the students see themselves as leaders?Although, no formal assessment was made of the students during the

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

grade levels and to thelist of 21st Century Skills so teachers who use these curriculum units can know which contentstandard each TIME Kit will meet.Each unit is put through a three-step evaluation process: peer-to-peer evaluation with anotherteacher in the workshop; evaluation by a web development expert and engineering professor; andevaluation by a curriculum expert who evaluates the unit from a pedagogical perspective. Aftereach unit passes all three evaluation steps, it is posted to the Solution Site. The Solution Site(www.thesolutionsite.com) was developed as part of a 1998 USDE Technology InnovationChallenge Grant. The site contains over 1200 units of instruction in all subject areas developedby teachers for classroom implementation. All

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, few details are provided until Thompson[5]wrote an article in 2001 that defined the types of unique resources used by engineers. Theseinclude standards, specifications, technical reports (both governmental and non-governmental),government documents (local, state, and federal), patents, and manufacturers’ resources (nowlargely available on the Web). His article does not address the specific organizations andresources used by civil engineers. While discussing building a new collection, Brin[6] mentions afew specific resources of use to civil engineers. Another civil engineer, Chanson,[7] writes aboutissues relating to publish or perish for the civil engineering researcher. He makes the point that“[t]he cost of traditional libraries and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students also need to have confidence in their own skillsin engineering and a network of peers and mentors who can support them through their studiesand their careers [5]. Another important element, especially for girls, is having a role model towhom they can relate on a personal level, rather that a role model who is perceived as being astar in the field and thus unapproachable [3]. This indicates that undergraduate women inengineering could effectively mentor younger students because they would be able to relate tothem as individuals. Finally, the assessment of one longitudinal program that brought scienceinto elementary schools indicated that parents increased the amount of time spent talking aboutscience with their children over the course of

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, and 3D web player plug-in. The client, which runs ina web browser, provides a student interface that handles input and output (displaying results,simulation). The web server performs actions and computations based on student input by usingXML and JSP language. The application server reads and writes to the databases by JavaBeanand interfaces with external software packages. The content of the course is primarily presentedwith Web pages which are written in HTML. In order to move courses from one system toanother, and extract and/or perform automated processing on the documents, standardizeddefinitions for course structures are necessary. To meet requirements, Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML) is used to develop course structures. In order to

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Wolcott, Rochester Institute of Technology; Todd Dunn, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

acceptance (sometimes a bias issue),and avoiding professional prejudice. However, this document will report that some of theseadvantages are not as clear today as in the past. In fact, the graduate school and licensureopportunities for holders of BS degrees in CE or CET may be nearly identical in the future.2. Proposed CurriculumA proposed CE course list (Figure 1) and block schedule have been developed based on ABET-EAC criteria for 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle21, conversations with ABET-EAC/TACevaluators, and review of curricula at selected peer institutions. The existing CET check list ispresented in Figure 2 for comparison. Courses that have been dropped from the existing CETcurriculum are shaded. Please note that our University is on a

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Tampa, which is currently beautifying three of its stormwater ponds.The Environmental Engineering Laboratory at USF is a required 1 unit course offered in the Falland Spring semester each year with a total enrollment of 60 students each semester. Studentswork in teams of 3 to conduct experiments and write reports for a series of labs that explorewater quality measurements (e.g. pH, turbidity, DO, hardness, phosphorous) and treatmentprocesses (e.g. chemical precipitation, flocculation and settling, sorption, photocatalyticoxidation). Class lectures not only cover experimental approaches, but also used online videosthat addressed issues of sustainability. After the videos, students brainstormed on sustainabilityas it applies to the laboratory

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

organizations. He is a senior member of IEEE and is a member of ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented more than a dozen papers at various Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

not standard in classroom dynamics.One such advantage is working with people from different backgrounds. The data in question 1points to students realizing communication plays a key to solving societal issues. This projectchallenged both classes to step outside their comfort zone and communicate on a real issue. Inaddition, in two unrelated questions, 1 and 3, communication was a major theme in their answers.The data shown in question 1 and 3 reaffirms the belief that service learning is helpful to students ingaining certain skills not accomplished in writing a paper. Although communication was not thefocus during the project, the largest number of students mentioned it when asked what personalquality the students took away from the project

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

of Technology Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, ABET, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, The International Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, and The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology on Education. She is the recipient of the 2007 HP Technology for Teaching Award and the 2008 Rose-Hulman Board of

Conference Session

Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

interested in serving as a Program Director at NSFbut couldn’t find the right point in my career to do so. After serving as Department Chair andgiven that my children were older and my husband was supportive of me pursuing thisopportunity; it seemed like an ideal time.SCHULZ: The first question you have to ask yourself is why do you think you need a sabbatical?What types of things would help you recharge and regain perspective? Do you want to work in anew research area and learn new skills? Do you want to write a book? Do you want to visitseveral universities and learn about advanced pedagogical trends? Do you want to spend time inindustry to help with classroom and research activities? The answer to some of these questionswill be essential for

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Balling, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and enhanced my ability to interact with my peers and professors." "I felt a uniting between the students and the faculty, [both] individually and as a group" "I also believe it was a good experience for the undergraduates to get to know the graduate students."College Emphasis: Global awarenessProgram Objective #4: Expose students to the culture, politics, and economics of China.China is one-fifth of humanity, is the world's largest carbon emitter, has the world's fastestgrowing economy (soon to be the largest), and is the world's biggest consumer of constructionmaterials2. By 2020 the urban population of China is expected to increase from 42% to 60% ofthe total population in the country2. This movement of people from rural

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Laboratories, where he led teams in reviews of projects and taught courses in design and creativity to newly forming teams. At NCR Corporation he was a manager and consulting analyst in software development projects. He has a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, OH and has attended HBDI workshops.Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc. Monika Lumsdaine is management consultant for corporate behavior, with a B.S. degree in mathematics. She won a national design award for the design of a passive solar home from DOE/HUD. She has extensive technical writing experience in solar energy, product quality, and engineering design, including co