Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Edginton Bigelow, University of Dayton; Gail Wheatley, Edheads; David Tomasko, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 15.610.3important that the developed website would be more in-depth, enable multiple types of learning,allow users to make mistakes, require active thinking, and mirror real world engineering tasks,all of which are elements that have been identified as providing users an engaging real-lifesimulation of engineering which can result in a “I can do this”-realization.Edheads (www.edheads.org), the lead behind this project, is well known for its interactive web-experiences. A number of experiences are available, exploring different types of fields; however,there had not previously been an experience focused on engineering. As one of its mostsuccessful experiences, Edheads has designed and implemented a Virtual Knee Surgery activitywhere users

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1510: CONCEPT BASED LEARNING: DEMONSTRATING ITSEFFECTIVENESS IN THERMODYNAMICSMathew Hagge, Iowa State UniversityGloria Starns, Iowa State University Page 15.307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Concept Based Learning: Demonstrating its Effectiveness in Thermodynamics1. Project OverviewFeatures:This project examines the coupling of concept based learning and findings from the fields ofneurology and cognitive science to empower students to solve problems of increasingcomplexity. The central question the authors seek to answer is: does concept based learningoffer an advantage to students in terms of their ability

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Frehill, Self employed consultant; Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-1957: DESTINATION UNKNOWN: GENDER DIFFERENCES INATTRITION FROM GRADUATE STUDY IN ENGINEERINGLisa Frehill, Self employed consultant Lisa Frehill is an evaluation consultant with more than a decade of experience evaluating educational programs. She earned her PhD at the University of Arizona in 1993, after which she was on the sociology faculty at New Mexico State University and then the PI for New Mexico State University’s ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation award. Current projects focus on: engineering workforce; gender and ethnic issues in access to STEM careers; and women’s international participation and collaboration in STEM.Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant has an MA in

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Homolka, Kansas State University, Salina; Greg Stephens, Kansas State University, Salina

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Mathematics

program. Greg has serves on numerous non-profit boards and has consulted with local and regional industry in human resource training. Greg currently incorporates storytelling as a teaching pedagogy in his courses and he led K-State in a Diversity Storytelling Project Page 15.107.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Triple Play: Mathematics, Baseball, and StorytellingAbstractThere are many effective teaching pedagogies. One way we have found to produce results is tocombine the use of storytelling about baseball in mathematics classes. This paper will illustrate apositive relationship

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2210: EVALUATION OF RAPID DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM USING EYETRACKERArun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyHong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRichard Hall, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRobert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.541.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluation of Rapid Development System using Eye TrackerAbstractThis paper presents the results of the evaluation of Linear Axis Rapid Development System10(RDS), which is under development as part of a NSF funded project. The Linear Axis RDS isused in teaching control design/insertion in the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Greg Payne, Kansas State University; Trevor Heitman, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Payne is a senior in the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Department at Kansas State University (KSU). In addition to his work as laboratory assistant on our MNE wind tunnel facility, where he has contributed significantly to wind tunnel lab development projects such as the current Pitot-static probe project, he was also the team leader for the KSU SAE Aero Design Competition in 2008.Trevor Heitman, Kansas State University Trevor Heitman is a junior in the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University (KSU). He worked on the Pitot-static probe project as part of his wind tunnel laboratory assistant activities, and has also contributed significantly to previous

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-806: TOWARDS A MODEL OF TEACHING EXPERTISE IN CAPSTONEDESIGN: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A PRELIMINARY SURVEYINSTRUMENTJames Pembridge, Virginia TechMarie Paretti, Virginia Tech Page 15.1269.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Towards a Model of Teaching Expertise in Capstone Design: Development and Validation of a Preliminary Survey InstrumentAbstractCapstone design courses seek to create a transitional environment between school and work byengaging students in collaborative, open-ended projects. These environments present a challengeto capstone faculty because the pedagogies used in such courses may differ significantly fromthose

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

Canada Boulder Education10 Engineering11 Education13 Sys. & Ind. Assoc.16 Dept. of College of Engineering14 Education17 Engineering18 Identify Understand Identify the Identify the Customer need Project Define Opportunities Problem need/problem problem problem problem identification problem/ need identification Brainstorm

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

make judgments about what is likely to work in a given context in response to students’ needs.Data presented in this paper suggests that our program produces future teachers with a richlevel of skills in all five of these areas. The program provides these skills in a unique andpowerful fashion through a full STEM, liberal arts and professional curriculum. The T&Econtent plays a special role. T&E content includes substantial emphasis on the design process(an “adaptive optimization” process), open-ended projects, hands-on skills, teaming as wellas verbal and visual communication skills. T&E skills also provide direct experiences withBloom’s higher levels of learning (analysis, synthesis & evaluation) as well as several

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

decided to develop a three-phase system with similarly low voltage andpower levels. Previous success with subfractional-horsepower (<5W) DC motors1 also led theteam of USD engineering faculty to believe that such an effort would be fruitful.Low-voltage three-phase sources generally are not commercially available, nor was it obviouswhere appropriate AC motors could be found. One of the USD faculty team members isengaged in consulting activities centered on environmentally “green” toys. In the course of thatwork, a “mini dynamo massager”2 was dissected and discovered to have a three-phase five-voltgenerator. This generator fulfilled the basic requirements and was chosen as the initial motor forthis project. Unable to find appropriate commercial

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981) and The Johns Hopkins University (1988). She worked in industry for 11 years with a defense contractor (HRB Systems/Raytheon), and then co-founded and worked for five years with a high-tech startup (Paragon Technology), which developed digital video add-in cards/modules for laptop and rugged portable computers. Since joining Penn State in 1999, Liz has taught design courses in the Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments, and in SEDTAPP. In 2001, she became director of the Problem-Based Learning in Entrepreneurship project (underwritten by the GE Fund), and in 2002 was named Director of the

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

annually.Research Question 2: What are the available resources to support development of aregional learning center for engineering? Inspection of the Phase I survey data showed that organizations prefer supporting students(see Figure 2). Sixteen of 21 respondents to the question of providing support to the localengineering program indicated that they would participate in design projects while only 1 of 21 Page 15.381.9respondents indicated that they would finance facility construction or fund infrastructuredevelopment. There were no responses to the choice of endowing faculty. Phase II results;however, clarified that organizations believe that tangible

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

his co-op experience, Spencer researched whether projects weretechnologically “feasible,” economically “doable,” and could be completed in a timely fashion. After completing her internship, Jill realized how her first-year student design projectsucceeded technically, but failed to consider contextual factors such as costs, and manpower. The [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle] system that we came up with, that we thought would be the best to use, realistically, it looked good on paper. It would have done exactly what it needed to be done, and we ended up getting an A on the project. However, realistically, it would have been very difficult to implement. With the price of materials always going up and down, it

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Drexel University; Manuel Figueroa, Drexel University; Chatchai Kokar, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

included among them are Vice President for Educational Research, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, and interim Dean of Engineering at Drexel. He has also held positions with the General Electric and DuPont companies, has been a staff member of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Fellow, a Program Director at NSF, and a Visiting Scientist with the Legislative Office of Research Liaison of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has been Principal Investigator of a number of bioengineering research projects involving implantable transmitters and sensors and their use in

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Rebecca Payne, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 15.1143.2So can we attribute part of the success to the “smarter” students we are selecting? To our talentsas faculty? To the support programs? Considering that it is likely a combination of all of theelements listed above –and some others that are less apparent– this new research takes anothertack. The hypothesis, stemming from psychological research, is that success is better predictedby grit than measures of academic skill. The operational definition of grit involves the ability –or propensity– to overcome obstacles, topersist through setbacks, maintain commitment, and to stick to projects and goals over longperiods, even if interest wanes or the going becomes difficult. It is reportedly possible to quantifysome aspects of this

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

ongoing project, and in this economy, achallenging one at best.First Three YearsAt this point, all the primary pieces were in place. In the fall of 2007, the Women in Engineering Page 15.412.6Program at Michigan State officially began operating. It was decided that the primary focus ofthe program would be recruitment of new women engineering students and the retention in thefirst and second years. Multiple initiatives had been developed for both recruitment andretention; however, we knew that not all of them would start immediately, and we would need todecide which could be done based on finances and time constraints with just one person workingon

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, audiovisual material, discovery-based learning activities andcommunication tools can improve the effectiveness of subject content delivery in engineering.More studies on how online instruction in engineering can replace and be as effective as, orbetter than, traditional face-to-face instruction are needed.The creation of virtual classroom space through the use of a synchronous learning environmentto reduce “transactional” distance27 has been shown to improve the quality of the educationalexperiences of online students28,29,30. This virtual classroom space can also be used to develop adual mode of delivery to reach students online and on campus simultaneously. By assigningidentical homework, exams, projects, and other course requirements to both

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

study, then, is to answer thefollowing question: 1) does experience in cooperative education or internship program influencesstudents' self-perceptions of their engineering problem-solving skills?Cooperative Education Research Research on the benefits of engineering students’ participation in a co-op suggests thatco-op students have more job interviewsv, higher starting salariesvi, vii, viii and higher grade pointaveragesix, x compared to students who do not participate in these programs. Friel surveyed 691cooperative education directors who reported that co-op students are perceived to be moreprofessional, more skilled problem solvers, better able to manage projects, and more technicallyknowledgeable than students without cooperative

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

evaluating the achievement of learning outcomes prior tostudent graduation. Direct measures are those that assess achievement by observation ofperformance rather than by soliciting opinion about the achievement of a particular outcome. Astandardized exam is a good direct measure. Others might include a third party evaluation ofstudent projects or a manager’s assessment of work done on co-op/internship. A standardizedexam may be the most tempting for busy faculty trying to assess their program because it isfairly easy to administer, the results are naturally quantifiable, and the program can more or lessguarantee a consistent rate of response. Such an exam, however, should be evaluated using apsychometric evaluation to study reliability, validity

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

topic, for discussion and have the students respond to the topic withina specified period of time. Similar to being in a chatroom, the instructor will monitor the Page 15.112.10discussion for content and appropriateness. Figure 4. A screen shot of IVHPS displaying the diagnostic reportInternet assignment units: Detailed information presented in this unit can reduce the classroomtime allocated to technical and project support which, in turn, allows greater depth and breadth oftopics to be covered in class.Tutorial unit: The tutorial unit is the realization of van Hiele’s five-levels of thought to learningcomputer programming. The

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 15.227.9(see Trevelyan, 2007, for further detail on this skill2). We saw the technical coordination themeas encompassing project and process management, and improving organizational systems asdone through Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma. Thirty percent of individuals in the surveytalked about these skills of “project planning and monitoring” and “process improvement.”Interviewees also discussed the importance of this skill. As one interviewee described, “We hadthis product that we were struggling making outside due to issues with the supplier, beingconsistent with delivery, quality, and cost. Much of the problem was our problem of having poorprocesses in managing that supplier.” He then described how he helped manage the team which

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Janet Braun, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

/ supervisors as to program or projectexpectations. The requirements for tenure, while daunting, seem to be less definitive in natureand could use the structure of an SOP. Specific items such as a minimum acceptable level ortrend in teaching evaluation ratings, specification of quantity and level of publication andpresentation requirements, as well as quantification of service at the various university /community levels expected, could be included in a university or department-specific SOP.The areas where academic best practices could be developed include successful teachingpractices and laboratory activities in the various courses, effective approaches for researchactivities and projects, as well as successful independent study course methodologies

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

SystemAbstractWe have previously created and beta tested a workforce-relevant, research-based scoring systemfor use with engineering student presentations across multiple contexts. Since then, we havesystematically validated, refined, and tested the rubric in a five-step process described in somedetail for this paper. First, we tested the face validity and usability of the instrument via thecollection of additional feedback during focus groups and interviews with: faculty possessingexpertise in scoring system design, faculty with experience in engineering design projects thatinvolve student presentations, and additional faculty from a variety of backgrounds. Second, weused this feedback to reduce overlap and complexity in the scoring system items. Third

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rene Reitsma, Oregon State University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Initiative and has led the TeachEngineering digital library project from its inception. In 2004, she founded the ASEE K-12 Division and in 2008 received NAE’s Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. Page 15.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Are French Fries and Grades Bad for You? Conflicting Evidence on How K-12 Teachers Search in a K-12 Engineering Digital LibraryAbstractThe TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineeringcontent for K-12 teachers to use in

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

School District. Thus we can makemore data-driven decisions, scale cost-efficiently and identify long-term school partners thatneed and want to co-invest in the Family Science Courses. Ability to support the Family ScienceCourses is measured by parent response and administration’s efficiency (e.g. the time taken torepair computers). The map can be accessed from www.IridescentLearning.org, “About Us”,“Impact” and “USN Map Project”. We also use a poverty map from United Way to determinewhether we were operating in the high poverty areas.We work with partner schools in order to recruit families by showing videos from previousFamily Science Courses at Back to School Nights and parent meetings and by sending invitationletters to the parents. An

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

computer software packages for technical problem solving appropriate to the Electronics engineering technology discipline. 7. Demonstrate technical competency in electronics, circuit analysis, digital electronics, electronic communications, microprocessors, and systems. 8. Integrate knowledge of the functional areas of electronics engineering technology. 9. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, apply design concepts, and implement systems as appropriate to electronics engineering technology. 10. Participate effectively in groups, and apply project management techniques as appropriate to complete assignments. 11. Demonstrate an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas; Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

for the Technology Education Association of Illinois and served on the Board of Directors for the past 12 years. He is active in professional research and publications, as well as continuing work towards professional development, state and national standards and curriculum projects. Page 15.1286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities Shannon G. Davis1, Bryan W. Hill1, Carol S. Gattis2, Bradley M. Dearing3, Christa N. Hestekin4 and Edgar C

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

. Enabler Key Industry and Gov Leaders Implementers Educational partners & Various Project Oriented Organizations & Personnel Grass Roots Community Activists and Retired Engineers Figure 2: Tactical Coalition Pyramid The broad-base, or grass roots level, participants include political activist retirees fromthe local air force base, engineers from local industry, the local community college faculty

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

students to think throughthe solution, plan their approach, and develop in-depth problem solving skills rather thancharging directly and often blindly into and through the problem solution. Andes utilizes fourmental models, problem statement, graphic representation, variables lists, and mathematicalmodel, and requires users to develop each of these mental models (graphical representation isoptional). Andes includes an equation solving tool although users can also solve the equationsoff-line. A research project conducted on some 330 students approximately one-half of whom Page 15.848.3were in a control group, resulted in a 3% (1/3 letter grade

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

. Thedress is business casual which sets the tone for the week, relaxed yet professional. This week waspivotal to the Welliver Program as it allowed the Fellows to meet and develop the necessaryteam spirit for required team research projects. During this week the Boeing staff hadicebreaker exercises to help the Fellows learn about each other, informational presentationson topics such as the Welliver Heritage, Boeing organizations, and Boeing’s universityaffiliations. Administrative procedures such as the Boeing ID card and being issued a Boeinglaptop computer were also accomplished. Field trips were taken to the Boeing St. Louis site andto a Cardinals baseball game. The week was entirely too short but the goal was accomplished.All Fellows felt