Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

situation for thelast 3 years. In fact, the numeric data shown in Figure 1 looks somewhat overestimated and itshould stand around the 40 -50 % range when considering students’ abilities. Figure 1. SSU College Algebra Pass RatesSuch deficiency could cause many problems of academic placement, curriculum design,development of student career plans, and etc. In order to solve this issue, many colleges anduniversities have taken the initiative to suggest, develop, adopt, and apply new College Algebraprograms that best fit their learning environments. Some colleges and universities take advantageof modern technology, such as technology based teaching3,4,5, web-based homeworkprogram6,7,8,9,10, online teaching software11, and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

____________ Test matrix with Tested some of the boundary conditions system requirements Tested most of theDesign verification Minor testing and considered; test plan but testing plan was system requirements and testing not design verification included not well conceived and reported results discussed included

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

the first week of classes students are informed of their project assignment. On the first day of class, students are engaged in a variety of introductory team forming (i.e., building) activities. Technology Background Memo: After classes begin the first assignment for each student is to conduct background research in an area of interest related to the project. This assignment is an individual writing assignment due during the second week of classes. Statement of Work: This assignment is the first significant team milestone where students are expected to clearly and concisely communicate the project objectives, plans, and deliverables for the semester. Mid-term Concept Design Review: At this major milestone student teams are

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

. Page 15.118.3 3. Application - the ability to use learned material in new and concrete situations. 4. Analysis - the ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. 5. Synthesis - the ability to put together to form a new whole. This may involve the production of a unique communication, a plan of operation (research proposal), or a set of abstract relations (scheme for classifying information). 6. Evaluation - the ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose.ABET, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, stipulates eleven (i.e. a-k)11outcomes for all engineering programs including (d) an

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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First-Year Programs

students the course objectives and how the course was structured to deliver thoseobjectives. In addition, course format and operation were more clearly explained to theincoming students, so that their expectations would be more in line with what they wouldexperience.The Donahue Institute will be conducting focus groups with this cohort of GPS students thisspring to identify the perceived impact of these courses a year later. These data will also beavailable in June.Assessment of 2009 Offerings: A similar set of assessments is planned for the most recentofferings of the GPS.ConclusionThe Great Problems Seminars were designed as an experiment to bring WPI first yearengineering students into meaningful contact with current events, societal problems

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

: Study Individual Our Stolen DW Time Future book Evaluation: Biofuel LCA management review Group Ethics Case Ethics: case studies, moral exemplar, student honor code vs. Ethics Study NSPE Code of Ethics Course plan to GraduationDrinking watertreatment plant Team Project: Solid Waste – LandGEM – Waste-to-Energy tour write-upGuest Speaker Guest

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

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Mathematics

in mathematics, firstly, as viewed by the mathematician, secondly, as needed by the engineer and, lastly, as presented to the student. He is a licensed New York State Professional Engineer and is a member of ASEE, MAA and IEEE. His email address is ai207@bfn.org. Page 15.1246.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Natural Structure of Algebra and CalculusPrefaceIn every well-planned course, only one thing is studied.In arithmetic, numbers are studied. After studying arithmetic, a student should know the variouskinds, forms, operations, properties of and relations between numbers. In the end

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

performed, procedures,analysis, report writing requirements and references.II.1 The Virtual InterfacesAs the project outlined in this paper demonstrates, with suitable resources a virtual laboratorycan aid students in their preparation for carrying out the experimental work. The virtualinterface planned to be developed involves creating simulations of the machine experimentson a website. Students log in, configure parameters and then “perform” the experiment.Simulations return results consistent with the machines in the laboratory. It is envisaged thatin this way all students will be able to perform all parts of all experiments in their own time.Students will still attend “hands-on” laboratory sessions to conduct selected parts of theexperiments as

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

making less effort to achieve their goalsbecause they are working in a group versus individually. However, this is an important issue andwe plan to implement a student preference survey to investigate task-sharing and group sizeissues from the student’s perspective. In addition, although previous work has shown thatadvisors did not have a definite preference for group size4, we plan to investigate advisorpreference for group size in the future.Regarding Capstone advisors, based on the results of this study we would recommend 3 or moreadvisors per team whenever possible, although faculty workload and resources must beconsidered as well. Future work for this study will involve an investigation of advisor workload(i.e. number of hours spent

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

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Materials

explore something that they find interesting about this course.” – “The freedom to do the test we wanted to do. It satisfied my curiosity.” – “This lab allows us to learn more about what we find interesting. We learn more from labs that we designed ourselves.” – “I liked that we were able to select our own project based on things that interested us, and also that we had to figure out our own procedures which allowed us to really learn what I was doing.” – “I liked the idea of planning our own lab and figuring out how to properly create samples and perform the experiment.” – “I like how we had to be responsible and complete a lab on our own.” – “Experience in using the equipment

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education

level of in-migration occurs. One way of visualizing this is to picture a program ashaving a process window. The pipeline strategy is to focus more students into a narrowwindow whereas our goal is to seek ways to appropriately broaden the window.While our initial student body was too small to allow us to develop statistics, our first 15graduates included individual students described below: • One student started in college as a communications major and dropped out. They then supported themselves by playing in a heavy metal band. This student joined our program after the band broke-up; • About 5 students over the age of 30; • Another student who plans on going to law school (political science was this student’s

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

simplicity as a focus for manufacturing, maintenance and daily use.It uses widely-available alcohol as a refrigerant and has no moving parts.Manufacturing can be completed with common materials and simple assemblytechniques. After the initial vacuum charging, the refrigerator is designed to workwithout maintenance for three to five years.In an effort to make this solar refrigeration technology available around the globe,the team’s final deliverable is a set of manufacturing plans that have beendistributed for free on the Internet through the project’s partner, the AppropriateTechnology Design Collaborative (ATDC. This open-source distribution willallow the refrigerator to be built by governments, local businesses and nonprofitorganizations

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the student number shown when sampleanswers are presented will be the same as reported when all 27 students participated in the study.The first question asked students to name the major steps in the highway design process to test ifhorizontal alignment became part of their professional ontology. We found that a large majorityof students (19 of the 24) explicitly included this concept in their answers in various forms:horizontal alignment, horizontal layout, horizontal curves, horizontal circular curve alignment, orhorizontal design. Of the remaining five students, two used a more generic, global perspectivesuch as “Planning, design, redesign, construction, then maintaining.” (Student 18), and threeindicated a structure more closely related to

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

investigate the role of ethnicity infemale engineering students’ educational experiences and vocational plans.13 The authors of thecurrent study propose that the SCCT model might be extended to explain the propensity for newengineers to be satisfied or dissatisfied with their jobs. New engineers’ early work experiencesare critical in that, during this time, they form enduring perceptions about their work, theircompany, and their profession which strongly influence their decisions to stay or quit.14 Theauthors propose then that these experiences moderate new engineers’ job satisfaction, which is aprecursor to many other occupational outcomes including commitment to a career inengineering. Preliminary evidence of this has been provided by the Society

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

beincluded in final implementations.A. Synchronized-Counter SynthesisOne of the synthesized source configurations is based on three synchronized four-bit up/downcounters. The basic plan for this configuration, as shown in the block diagram of Figure 1, wasto: • Create three appropriately phase-separated stepped-triangle waveforms, • Wave shape each triangle waveform into a stepped-sinusoid, and • Power amplify and low-pass filter each stepped sinusoid. Figure 1 Block diagram for synchronized counter low-voltage three-phase sourceFour-bit up/down counting was chosen for two basic reasons: • there are thirty counts (a number divisible by three) in each cycle of a four-bit up/down count cycle (0–15–0): achieving 120º phase

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Robert Jeanne, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael J. Litkow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amber R. Smith, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lillian Tong, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

introductory courses. In planning meetings both withearly faculty users and prospective users, as much emphasis was placed on designing Page 15.1154.4effective questions as on the features of the tool. The tool was piloted by variousinstructors and there was a blossoming of diverse, innovative pedagogical uses aseach instructor used it to meet his/her instructional style, learning objectives, andtime-constraints. This instructor input led in turn to numerous requests for specificcustomization of the FM software. A major part of the current year’s effort is toaccommodate those requests and assess their usefulness.Our approach to development and dissemination of

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Essinger, Drexel University; Ryan Coote, Drexel University; Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School; Jason Silverman, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

assessed for K-12 or university student attitude changes. We address these issuesin this paper.The Drexel K-12 Program at the Philadelphia Creative and Performing Arts High School The aim of the DK-12 project is to teach K-12 students about the principles of STEMthrough current technology and inspire them to pursue STEM careers. The project plans toimplement this through the use of highly interactive laboratories, designed for students in highschool, whose designated major of study include those in the arts and humanities. Through thecollaboration of Drexel Universities students and faculties, as well as the teaching faculties at theCreative Arts and Performing High School (CAPA), DK-12 implements laboratory exercises thatteach the

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Maines, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

role of international codes and standards in helping to createwhat the World Health Organization called in 1989 a “national policy and plan of action to createand sustain safe communities.”89,90 Industrial democracies that have already taken this step havedone so with the aid of such codes and standards, and there is every likelihood that such normsas building fire safety codes, uniform traffic laws, aviation safety regulations, and routine Page 15.477.9 9monitoring of indoor and outdoor carbon monoxide will play a role in the reduction of injury andmortality in the developing world as

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

review and selection of proposals for thetwo-phase implementation. Through guidance from NCAT, the plans for pilot and fullimplementations were finalized, with each accompanied by rigorous assessment plan todemonstrate the outcomes achieved in the redesign process.After examination of the five redesign models, we concluded that the emporium model is mostsuitable for Statics. The face-to-face communication elements retained in the emporium modelgives it an advantage over the fully online model when it comes to student satisfaction with thelearning environment. As with all the previous redesign efforts, we are pursuing two goals: 1)enhance learning outcomes and 2) reduce instructional costs. In this paper, we describe details of

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, they must become socially and academically integrated into theuniversity44 and the associated communities found within. One area of research stemming fromthis concept has been the study of the relationship between student sense of community andintentionally planned learning communities. There are a number of studies supporting thebenefits of learning communities and the positive associated outcomes45-48. However, very littleresearch on STEM learning communities reported providing a residential component. For thosethat did boast residential learning communities (RLC), assessment on the residence portion wasminimal. Further, residential learning communities identified by Ohland and Collins49 and othersevolving since that time50-54, found

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

Ph.D. student in Communication, when she worked as a communication consultant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She has been the director of the program since its inception and has developed a four-year curriculum plan in all seven departments in the college. Her responsibilities include faculty development (she has facilitated numerous college-wide workshops), TA training (approximately 15 graduate students from the Humanities work with CLEAR to develop the communication competence of engineering undergraduates), programmatic and basic research, instructional development, and assessment. Dr. Kedrowicz’s work has been presented at international, national, and regional

Conference Session

How to Get Published: Tips from Journal Editors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

assessmentconstructing methodologies learning environments communicationcurriculum/course design problem-based learning facilitationstudent engagement constructive interventions planning designing performance measuresLohmann: The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) is the world’s oldest journal inengineering education; it will celebrate its centennial year in 2011. JEE is a peer-reviewedinternational journal published quarterly in print and online by the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) in partnership with the Asociación Nacional de Facultades yEscuelas de Ingeniería (ANFEI) in Mexico, Australasian Association for Engineering

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

from Full Professor, attended. The senior women focused on identifying bestpractices in cross-cultural mentoring, leading in the academy, professional developmentactivities (e.g., NSF program director, AAAS Fellows) and developing a collective voice in theacademy for issues that go beyond diversity and mentoring, and laid the groundwork for the finalsummit.The final summit for 60 women of all ranks, was co-sponsored by California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech); the culmination of the summit series included a strategic planningmeeting to plan to move the connecting activities out to the disciplines through professionalsocieties, and more broadly, NSF, NIH and other governmental funding agencies. This paperwill provide insights into the unique

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

positedearlier in this paper, i.e., that there is too much variability in the methodologies and metrics ofcurrent ranking systems.Another nagging question, beyond that of the focus of the unit of comparison, remains however.This question asks: For what purpose is the comparison being made? The literature reviewyielded a whole range of purposes including: • Comparison of institutions • Evaluation of institutions/colleges/programs • Assessing progress towards strategic plan goals • Accreditation • Performance assessment, e.g., for promotion and tenure decision, of faculty • Guiding individual decision makingThe complexity of the problem of assessment and comparison is depicted by the illustrationdepicted in Figure 1. It shows that the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

with their product idea.Each proposal includes a patent search, a description of the invention and development plan, anda budget. The director of the RUVF works with students to refine each proposal before and aftersubmission. Funding up to $2500 per team is awarded each semester. Teams can win severalawards to support their ideas through multiple semesters.IV. Mapping Entrepreneurship onto the Engineering Clinic SequenceThe Venture Capital Program described in section III has existed for over 10 years but relativelyfew students have taken advantage of it. In the past two years, the Sophomore EngineeringClinic instructors have implemented new assignments intended to promote entrepreneurship.With these new assignments, it is possible

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Genco, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

organizations, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82(1) pp. 76-87.27. Perttula, M., & Sipila, P. (2007). The idea exposure paradigm in design idea generation. Journal of Engineering Design, 18(1), 93-102.28. Pugh, S. (1990), Total Design, Addison-Wesley, New York.29. Purcell, A. T., Williams, P., & Gero, J. S. (1993). Fixation effects: Do they exist in design problem solving. Environment and Planning B. Planning and Design, 20, 333-345.30. Purcell, A. T., & Gero, J. S. (1996). Design and other types of fixation. Design Studies, 17, 363-383.31. Saaty, T. (1980), The Analytical Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, NewYork.32. Saunders, M., Seepersad, C.C., & Hölttä-Otto, K. (2009). The characteristics of innovative

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Mechanical Engineering

technologies, along withincreased awareness of the environmental impact of petroleum energy use, have resulted in newopportunities for vehicle electrification. The EcoEagles HyREV system features a high degree ofvehicle electrification including; an all-electric driving range of 32 km, all electric accessories,plug-in charging and electric all-wheel-drive and the integration of three electric motors witheach over 55kW of peak power.The competition and EcoEagles vehicle performance specifications, based on their CAD andPSAT analyses, can be seen below in Table 1. Table 1: Vehicle Technical SpecificationsDevelopment of the HyREV SystemsThe EcoEagles team has adhered to a simplified version of GM’s Global Development plan

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

order to meet thisobjective the COE is focusing on improving retention rates at the freshman and sophomore levelsbecause the attrition rate is highest during the first two years. The COE is implementing aholistic program to address common reasons for students leaving the engineering program,including lack of academic preparation; financial difficulties; difficulty in adjusting to collegelife; lack of a community atmosphere; and disappointment at not being able to experienceengineering principles during the first two years. Following an initial planning period, the COElaunched seven major initiatives in 2007 to achieve project goals. These initiatives include (1) anEngineering Residential College that forms the foundation of a new living

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. the material.5. Synthesis The ability to put parts together to form a new whole. This adapt; combine; may involve the production of a unique communication, a compile; compose; plan of operations (research proposal), or a set of abstract create; design; develop; relations (scheme for classifying information). Learning devise; generate; outcomes in this area stress creative behaviors, with major integrate; modify; plan; emphasis on the formulation of new patterns or structure. revise; structure.6. Evaluation The ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose, appraise

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

versus experimental groups, all work terms.It is interesting to note that the responses to Question 3 showed an increased percentage ofrespondents reporting a positive response when comparing experimental to control groups. All(100%) respondents from the experimental group noted an increase in their understanding ofworkplace culture while participating in the revised program.Question 4To what extent did participation in the co-op program affect your employment opportunities by: a) Enabling you to identify, assess and develop workplace skills and personal competencies b) Teaching you how to write an effective resume and cover letter c) Teaching you how to interview effectively d) Assisting in the process of career planning e