Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2011-766: TRAINING CIVIL ENGINEERS TO COMMUNICATE EF-FECTIVELYMaria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah Department of Communication PhD Student CLEAR Consultant for University of Utah School of Engi- neering Page 22.1539.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Training Civil Engineers to Communicate Effectively in the Public Participation Processintroduction Civil engineers are responsible for designing many of the public works projectssponsored by local, state, and federal agencies. They make sure all technical requirementsof the project are

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pointers to web sites summarizing the participating Revise   Implement   research projects one month before the start of the program. The 5-week summer program commenced Examine   with a 2-day teacher orientation. Besides working together in the labs, the teachers and Ph.D. students Figure 1: Lesson Study Cycle mentors met weekly to review, network, compare experiences, address issues, and to engage in collaborative lesson study and curriculum planning.Weekly time was allotted for helping the teachers to develop best practice pedagogy towardsteaching

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tehri Parker, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

-profit organizations, universities, and industry partners are working as partners tobuild solar training capacity. Each group brings its own viewpoint and perspective that Page 22.1311.4enhances the overall capabilities of the team.Midwestern Solar Workforce Training The Midwest Solar Workforce Training Network (MSTN) has accomplished quite a bit inits first year of existence. The first key deliverable was the creation of a website that is used as aplatform for sharing information about the project. http://www.midwestsolartraining.org/ is ahub for information about educational opportunities and all things solar in the Midwest. A homeon

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

process from the early conceptual phase through final project review.  Trace the steps needed to prepare the documentation used to call for bids and enter into a construction contract.  Determine the productivity of relatively simple cyclical field operations and understand the techniques that are used to analyze and improve them.  Prepare a construction cost estimate for a relatively simple operation and understand how this estimate is carried forward into the

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide evidence that the RET program and its associated research-based modules positively affected student motivation.Introduction Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the goal of the ResearchExperience for Teachers program has been to support “the active involvement of K-12 teachersand community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge ofengineering and technological innovation into their classrooms.” In the winter of 2003,Vanderbilt University was awarded a site award for this program to host the “VanderbiltBiomedical Engineering RET Site Project.” Held in the summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006, thisprogram was designed with the previously discussed professional development characteristics inmind

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

at the state and local level for over 35 years. He is the Evaluation Consultant for the Rochester Institute of Technology Women in Engineering Project and for the Rochester Area Colleges Center for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). He also provides evaluation services for school districts for a variety of special programs including 21st Century Learning Center programs, after-school mentoring programs and environmental education programs. Mr. Lillis has served as the evaluator for numerous community substance abuse prevention and intervention programs and has conducted outcome studies for the Yes Pa Foundation, character education program.Betsy Khol, Women in EngineeringRobert D. Garrick

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Hong, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding of the 0.56 technical world16. My motivation for teaching science is to educate scientists, engineers and 0.56 technologists for industry17. In a science curriculum, it is important to include planning of a project 0.4718. How important should pre-service education be for teaching DET? 0.3819. DET has positive consequences for society 0.50Factor 2: Familiarity with DET20. How familiar are you with DET? 0.6621. Have you had any specific DET courses outside of your pre-service curriculum? 0.4822. How confident do you