Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to write, submit and present aconference paper for the annual Freshman Sustainability Conference held at the end of the springsemester. The paper is graded by a member of the university’s writing center and counts for20% of their course grade. To incorporate the same writing component in the freshman honorsservice learning course, we have each team submit a paper to the same conference. The servicelearning papers include a summary of the community organization and the project, a review of anaspect of technology involved with the project, and reflection on their experience with thespecific project as well as the concept of service learning. The paper evolves in components andis also graded by the writing center. The first component is an

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

support services to increase the retention of first-year engineeringstudents 7, 9. In addition, particular high attrition rate of underrepresented groups in engineering,e.g., female and minorities demand the exploration of alternative support options in transition 10,11 . In the transition process of their first year at college of engineering, new engineering studentsare influenced by academic performance (GPA), social interactions with peers and faculties aswell as family, support programs, pre-college characteristics, innate personalities, and perceptiontoward engineering. 7, 10-15.The purpose of this study is to identify and understand the effects of support programs toacademic performance and retention in the first year. The study also

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, or write.(4) Analysis: Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-analyze, appraise, calcu-late, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, ex-periment, question, or test. (5) Synthesis: Instruction using the following are applicable to thislevel-arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage,organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, and write. (6) Evaluation: Instruction using the follow-ing are applicable to this level-appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate,judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, or evaluate. However

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Kobus, Hillsborough Community College; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, personalized advising service, mentoring at USF and HCC, paid research experiences for undergraduates, a peer tutoring program, and professional development opportunities. All of these programs are used to recruit, retain, and prepare community college students to continue on their educational path toward a four-year university experience.≠ Bridge students from community colleges to four-year universities and graduate school. CSTEP offers two summer programs with strong math, programming, and research components. These components are taught in formal courses that allow the students to be admitted directly to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, bridging the students from HCC to USF.≠ Increase graduation rates

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

” offemale engineering undergraduates are as good as, if not better than, those of their male peers.”14 Because the outcome of preparatory and programmatic interventions has been largely positivefor URM students while remaining, in the aggregate, neutral for women, we seek to extend thisinquiry into self-confidenc to a different group of students. While much prior research hasfocused on tying differences in confidence to different trajectories of academic study, such asselecting a major or switching out of STEM majors, we wanted to investigate the interactionamong self-confidence, gender, and majority or URM status for those who “stuck with it,”persisting as engineering majors throughout their academic career.Given the persistent gender gap between

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

/Pacific Islanders1. Liketheir peers in CSUN as a whole, the predominantly economically disadvantaged MEstudents are drawn largely from surrounding urban minority communities and aretypically first-generation college students who must hold outside jobs while they pursuetheir studies.The Department’s degree program has evolved from a general engineering degreeprogram that required all students to attend the same core courses for their first threeyears and then take specialized courses during their senior year, to a specific formal BSdegree program in Mechanical Engineering that was introduced in 1993. Since thisintroduction, the Department has offered its first lower-division courses. The most recentcurriculum changes, made in response to input

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

), Mississippi State, MS. He worked for the US Army Corp of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center on the development, design, and implementation of groundwater treatment technologies. His research interests are the development of technologies for the remediation of contaminated media and the development of non-traditional feedstocks for producing biofuels. Dr. Hernandez has over 80 technical presentations at state and national conferences and over 15 peer reviewed publications. He is the principal investigator on projects funded by the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and private industries.Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Hossein

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

focusimprovement of their aural comprehension skills.IntroductionThe history of education is filled with innovation in approaches for enhancing student mastery ofmaterial while also allowing more efficient delivery of instruction. New technologies in theclassroom are often attractive to faculty members because they can be used to foster learning inways that are not possible through a traditional lecture style format. As instructors, faculty havemoved from the not so distant past of writing on a black board, to writing in multiple colors on awhite board, to using overhead projectors with preprepared slides, to using overhead projectorswith PowerPoint[1], to using television sets in classrooms to watch videos in person or fromdistant classrooms[2, 3], to

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

class, you’ll need to have a digital camera with you, preferably a DSLR (forspeed) but any will work. The goal is to take a picture of everyone and associate their names withthe appropriate picture.Done incorrectly, this process can take an inordinate length of time. When the author first begandoing so, he would have each student come up to the front and write down his name on a paper,then have his picture taken. Just a single experience with this approach was enough to show thatthere had to be a better way. The time to pick up the pen, write his name, and then get ready forthe picture was far to long. Multiplied by the number of students in the class, it becauseenormous. Worse, the process of matching the picture to names was tedious and

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Wait, Marshall University; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

towards degree programs, those completing IEP may be at an academic advantagewhen compared to students with a similar academic background but who do not attend anintensive language training program. By improving students’ ability to communicate in thelanguage of instruction, IEP-attending students can become better equipped to engage in thelearning activities that lead to academic success, such as critical listening, taking notes, readingtextbook materials, understanding class lectures, performing writing assignments, interactingwith English-speaking peers in group assignments, and seeking assistance from English-speakingfaculty outside of the classroom. Regardless of a student’s field of study, an improved ability tounderstand and communicate in

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

completeAT496 and AT497. (See Figure 1.) A significant portion of a student’s grade depends on peerevaluation which is conducted two to four times a semester. There is a consensus among facultymembers teaching the senior level courses that the best way to handle those peer reviews is tohave a single form for this purpose across most, if not all, senior level courses14. AT496 AT497 AT408 Applied Research Applied Research Advanced Mfg Proposal Project Processes DMAIC or DMEDI DMAIC or DMEDI DMEDI Identify project, form Conduct project

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Morley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rick Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

, dividing his time between the School of Mathematics, and the Center for Education, Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing. He is the author of two books, and over 50 papers on pure and applied mathematics and education. He was recently involved in writing the new standards for Georgia's high school's Mathematics curriculum.Rick Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology Rick Clark is the Director of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech. In this role, he directs the Institute’s recruitment and outreach efforts, directs the review of all undergraduate applications, and manages the admissions team. Rick works closely with Georgia Tech’s Athletic Association in review of

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keelin Leahy, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

are exiting concrete operational stages andapproaching formal operations of cognitive development. Thus the design taxonomy is structuredas a workbook-style ‘skill-set’ portfolio and ‘Viewpoints’ (Figure 3). The skill-set portfolio actsas a discovery and development tool, capturing the development of the student as they progressthrough the design ‘skill-set’ portfolio. The portfolio allows students to record their progress andalso as a reference for future activities such as the ‘Viewpoints’. The design skill-set portfolioalso provides students with constructive critical feedback from self, their peers and their teacher.On completion of the skill-set portfolio students will holistically apply the skill-set to a designissue through the

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-626: WHAT CAN AN ENGINEERING OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERYOUNG WOMEN THAT THEY CAN'T FIND IN AN ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM AT SCHOOL? FUN!Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University Ruth E. Friedman serves as the Assistant Director for Outreach with the Women in Engineering program (WiE) at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining WiE, she was the editorial associate for the peer-reviewed journal Reading Research Quarterly. In addition, she has worked as a grants writer for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and as an assistant coordinator for Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development. Ruth has a B.A. and M.A. in English from Wellesley College and Northwestern University

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

Tagged Divisions

International

facilitate the sharing of information.- Email is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages over electronic communication systems.- Synchronous conferencing is the formal term of online chat technologies (e.g. IRC). It has arisen at a time when the term chat had a negative connotation. Today it is occasionally also extended to mean audio, video conferencing or instant messaging systems, given they provide a text-based multi-user chat function. The word synchronous in this case is not to be considered a technical term, but rather describing how it is perceived by humans – chat happens in real time before your eyes.- Wiki enables participants to work together on web pages to add, expand and change

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Ferguson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Paul Weber, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

disciplineshave a sound understanding of energy issues as they design their systems. Such facets includenot only conversion technology, but also resource availability, energy delivery, policy,reliability, and short and long-term financial, social, and environmental costs.This paper will describe class projects in energy conversion that attempt to raise awareness inthese areas, and do so with respect to a diverse group of senior and graduate engineeringstudents. For the projects, students chose a conversion technology primarily for electric powergeneration, wrote a paper outlining why they supported or opposed its implementation, and thenpresented their research to their peers. Meanwhile, the entire class was split up into groups ofshort and long term

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and edge-cutting technologies, ≠ discover new knowledge, ≠ become more creative and inventive, ≠ interact with peers and team members and lead teams, ≠ share their knowledge and solutions with others, and ≠ “put it all together” for the betterment of the community. Examples for projects in these modules could include: (a) Problem: Some people do not wash their hands before leaving public restroom. Solve it! (b) Design a new speed bump that adjusts its height based on the approaching car: the faster the car, the higher the bump.6. “Challenges Modules”: Modules of this type consist of simple sounding assignments designed tomake the student become aware of their unconscious thought patterns that lead the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

curriculumdesign. The TLP Lab will consist of easily reconfigurable multiscale hardware (e.g., servers,motes), software (e.g., service-oriented-architecture based products, peer-to-peer networks),multiple networks (e.g., Internet, 802.11, Zigbee), and test and evaluation tools (e.g., NetworkSim, emulation tools) at multiple facilities including the University of ___A___, ___B___Community College, and industrial partners. All students will complete summer industrialinternships or research experiences before graduation with Technology Leaders industrial andresearch partners.The Technology Leaders Program is being implemented over the course of four years beginningin Fall 2008, with our first students graduating in Spring 2012. The first year focus is

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery College; Uchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

student and his/her major), enhancement of the student’s college admissionsprofile, and motivation for early career decision making by student.In order to be accepted into the College Institute, students must: Page 14.561.2 ≠ be enrolled as seniors at participating schools ≠ have completed all high school graduation requirements ≠ have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above ≠ must have SAT Reading, Writing and Math scores of 550 or above (or have met the eligibility score requirement in Montgomery College’s placement test)To continue the program, students are required to successfully

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Machotka, University of South Australia; Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

reports ≠ Assessment ≠ Evaluation and reflectionCollaboration among students can be encouraged during preparation, conduct and analysis ofexperiments, where students are asked to work in teams. This can be implemented for peer assessment, Page 14.98.4evaluation and reflection as well. Findings from our survey provide some information about studentcollaboration before, during and after the practical experiment.Remote laboratoryA remote laboratory (RL) allows a real physical system set in a laboratory to be remotely controlled from acomputer via the Internet using virtual instruments. The system also enables experimental data to becollected and

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin; D'Arcy Randall, University of Texas, Austin; Hillary Hart, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

mother’s gravesurrounded by his “true peers,” he weeps (see Fig. 3). Many students were moved by this sceneof a “grown man crying.” For one student, the scene “brought the documentary into [the realmof] more personal feelings instead of just being a movie”. Another wrote that the scene “wentagainst the filmmaker’s point by showing [that Bradley] was not some emotionless monster, andthat he is a human with cares and worries.” Page 14.1180.6 Figure 3. Gary Bradley reflects on the impact of his bankruptcy.Students were also stirred by scenes featuring Curtis Peterson (shown in Fig. 4.) whoselivelihood as a farmer is threatened by

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech; Kimberly Filer, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Jane Prey, Microsoft Research

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

used to input standard mouse-typecommands as well as gesture commands and electronic ink drawings. These combined featureshold the promise of facilitating dynamic and broadly informed faculty presentations while at thesame time allowing students to be more natural in their learning tasks such as note-taking andpeer to peer collaboration.Several software packages are available to support the pedagogical needs of the engineeringclassroom as well as typical engineering group collaborative environments. These packages alsoallow for a highly interactive environment with both teacher-student and student-student bi-directional real-time interactions. This paper describes some faculty experiences using tablet-focused tools such as Classroom Presenter

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

professional and personaldevelopment. A number of prompts were used to guide students to reflect on various aspects oftheir experience, including communication and teamwork, critical cultural incidents, andprogress on their engineering projects.A third component of the learning outcomes assessment of this experience involved the South Page 14.840.5African students. At the end of the program they were asked to write a short paper reflecting onwhat they had learned. Prompts were developed in collaboration with the ILLINOIS and UKZNsupervising professors and the educational specialist. Table 1 summarizes the assessments.Assessment Methods and Purposes

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Eric Scott, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

training for the graders, primarily to go over the provided instructionaldocument and to answer any questions they had about the process.Environmental BenefitAs was previously mentioned, approximately 1,400 students submitted their homeworkassignments electronically, instead of in a paper format, each weekfor 14 weeks.Assignmentsvaried in length ranging from a single-page submission up to about ten pages. The number ofpages used is dependent on many factors including the size of each student’s writing and theirverbosity, but it is estimated that on average students submitted about 5 pages for eachhomework assignment. By simple multiplication it can be determined that the paper savings by

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, AUTO21; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

research interests are in the areas of optical network design and wireless sensor networks. She is a member of the computer science curriculum committee for the cooperative education committees and a faculty advisor for co-op students. She is also a faculty mentor for female students in under-represented fields. She has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, has served on organizing committees for several well-known international conferences.Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor Ms. Benzinger holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Education Degrees. She has implemented student and learning support services for nineteen years and has served as the

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

systems (A1) 21. apply engineering economics to solve time value of money problems (A1) COMMUNICATION: 22. utilize the specified engineering problem solving approach when completing assignments (A1,A4) 23. properly present technical information in tables and graphs (A4) 24. communicate the results of investigations and projects both orally and in writing (A4) 25. assess potential impacts of selected global and societal forces on our planet and its inhabitants (A5,A6,A7) 26. regularly attend professional society meetings and other student-led functions (A7,A8,A9) 27. work individually and collaboratively to complete course assignments (A4,A8) 28. apply creative problem solving techniques for product design (A3) 29

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University; Saraj Gupta, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and find an answer, or whatever.”From our conversations with professors and students, the first step in the process is for the teamto understand the client’s demands and write a problem statement. In this step, the facultyadvisor is encouraging the team to carefully analyze the client’s problem in order to understandthe objectives and constraints of the project. A student talking about the problem statementrevision process says: “They [faculty advisors] also emphasize at the very beginning the problem statement revision… It is like one person giving you the project. Are they sort of laying the ground work? Do they already have an idea of what solution they want? Whether or not this is the right idea, you don’t

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Maybe build a few devices from plans without the research and write ups. Just to get a feel for construction and energy balances. • Also provide a survey of contemporary commercial solutions so students can see what is being done. Maybe also reference E. F. Schumacher, Buckminster Fuller, etc. • Able to gain a lot of hands of experience with the course and would like to see more. • Could perhaps investigate a wider range of modern energy concepts to more depth but quite a few were covered extensively in the course.4 Question: Please comment on the balance between class lectures, class discussions, assigned readings, outside readings for assignments, discussions with people outside the class. Should this

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

study. The amount of ‘ums’and ‘ahs’ were counted during the impromptu speech to assist in the improvement ofspeaking delivery and performance techniques. Also, if the student spoke beyond thethree minute time limit they were politely interrupted by the facilitator, this techniquewas utilized to prevent excessive speech content. After the impromptu speech activity,the audience consisting of the student speaker’s peers was asked to provide constructivecomments regarding the quality of the speech. At the completion of the activity, a winnerwas chosen by audience voting with respect to delivery, performance, content, and theuse of visual aids. The speaker with the optimal performance regarding the latter was

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

determine how life style changes (for example usingpublic transportation) can reduce the user’s environmental impact. This assignment was designto evaluate students’ mastery of the performance objective #1 and to evaluate the ability ofstudents to perform an independent research and write a short report. The submitted reports wereof higher than expected quality reflecting that students have a good understanding of thechallenges caused by global warming and climate change. The homework grades were in therange 90-100 with an average of 94.0. It should be noted, however, that since no beginning-of-the-semester pre-test was administered in this class, it was not possible to determine the extent ofstudents’ familiarity with these subjects prior to start