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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

disciplines. Reform details will be disseminated via the Web and CDROM, and through traditional outlets such as conferences, journal articles, and local and national media.Sooner City has been recognized as educational reform worthy of widespread adoption. NSF hasshowcased the project in the NSF Project Showcase at the ASEE national conference.Invitations have also been received to present Sooner City at the ASCE national conference(1998) and an NSF CAREER Workshop (1998). The project has been described in ASEE Prismand Engineering Times.2,3 Page 9.632.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

1 0 0 prepared me well for this class. I believe that the course content was consistent with the number of 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 credit hours. I can see the relationship of this course to others in the MET 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 curriculum. I believe that this course contributed to me career 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 objectives.In the lecture portion of the class, partial class notes were handed out. During the lecture, theseclass notes were filled in. This method freed the students from much of the coping of class

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

similarities, the goal is to examine features that Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmake education research different from the kinds of research most engineering faculty do fortheir dissertation and to establish their careers. Engineering Research STEM Education ResearchPurpose o Solve problems for individuals, o Design efficient and effective corporations, communities, and education systems societies. o Solve problems in the educational

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

resistance and accommodation. Gender & Society, 15, 667 – 686.[8] Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.[9] Kvande, E. (1999). ‘In the belly of the beast’: Constructing femininities in engineering organizations, The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 6, 305 – 328.[10] Pattatucci, A. M. (Ed.). (1998). Women in science: Meeting career challenges. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.[11] Tonso, K. (1997). Constructing engineers through practice: Gendered features of learning and identity development. Unpublished dissertation. University of Colorado – Boulder.ALISHA A. WALLER, Ph. D. Alisha A. Waller is a doctoral

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Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Friedman; Jerri Drakes

summarizes the highlights of the player’s career as well as discusses why thatplayer is important to him or her introduces each video.4. “Learning is a cumulative process involving connections and reinforcement among the varietyof learning experiences people encounter in their lives: at home, during schooling, and out in thecommunity and workplace. Research designs need to offer opportunities to investigate alldimensions of learning and their connections in a variety of settings across a span of time whichwill allow us to understand how these experiences are used and connected to subsequentexperiences longitudinally.” Robert Marzano and Debra Pickering37 of the Mid-continent Regional EducationalLaboratory (McREL) discuss five dimensions of

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Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

—A Survey of Constituencies. Union University’s Mission Statement: “Union University provides Christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to Church and society.” As a constituent of the Union’s Engineering Program, your comments are sincerely requested on the following educational objectives: 1. To provide a solid engineering education that is built on a strong liberal arts and science foundation. 2. To prepare students for successful careers or advanced studies in engineering or other professional fields. 3

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Jennifer Beller; Donald Elger

or career goals? ‫ ڤ‬1) Highly relevant – easy to connect with my future ‫ ڤ‬2) Relevant—can make some connections to my future ‫ ڤ‬3) Irrelevant—no connection between this and my future. What specifically was relevant? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List any “A-Ha’S”: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________Figure 2. Student survey used after each cooperative event. 1. Sort the events in order from “most helpful” to “least helpful.” “Most helpful” means that the event was most helpful in learning industrial materials. “Least helpful” means that the event was least helpful in learning industrial

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

within the chosen field.The tenth semester has no instruction and is reserved for the dissertation project.This specialisation prepares students for a career in for example architectural or engineeringcompanies, public authorities and consulting companies.Urban designStudents choosing the urban design specialisation work with urban development, urban re-structuring and architecture at the city scale. This includes planning of new urban districts,technically and aesthetically renewing dilapidated residential or disused business districts,and applying architectural design to streets, squares, parks and large landscape features in andaround the city.Urban development is the theme of the sixth semester. The focus is development on a largespatial

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Gerhart

informed; then they must retain the information that they gathered. Duringthe visits, an overview of the engineering discipline is presented. A spoken overview is not veryshocking and certainly not awing. Visuals should be employed. A simple “bullet point” slideshow alone will not awe the students, and it is unlikely that the information they read and hearwill be remembered when considering engineering as their career. Instead, make a fast-pacedslide show with some “unexpecteds.” For example, for mechanical engineering I have anoverview slide show that tells of the various aspects of mechanical engineering: solid Page 9.1094.5 Proceedings of

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Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

course (ENES 100) to seniors completing capstoneengineering courses. Freshmen teams provided the baseline or “naïve condition” since most of Page 9.85.1these students had few prior team experiences. Seniors, on the other hand, are individuals who “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”have “made it” through the engineering curriculum and have been members of a variety of teamsthroughout their undergraduate careers. They have mastered engineering content with sufficientproficiency to be a

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

progress in their project skills, due to participation in the fire-fighting robot project. Half of them evaluated their progress as considerable.• Many students in both divisions reported on their progress in general skills, but only 10-30% of them evaluated it as considerable. Part of the students did not mention any progress in general skills.• The majority of the students evaluated the positive impact of the robot project on their learning motivation and interest to specialize in science and engineering. Lower progress was achieved in clarification of career goals and expectations.Robot makingAs shown by the previous surveys, the majority of university and high school students reportedon their significant contributions to designing

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoAnn Lighty; Holly Moore; David Richardson; Nick Safai

returned missionaries (a significant fraction of the student body serves two yearLDS missions after entering college), to middle aged “retreads” who are preparingfor a new career. Because of their broad range of preparation, all enteringstudents are required to take placement examinations in both English andMathematics. Recent ACT or SAT scores may be submitted in place of thesetests. Since proficiency in mathematics is critical to engineering students,mathematics placement tends to control a student’s progress through theengineering programs. English proficiency, although important to engineers, isnot a prerequisite to engineering classes. The mathematics placement data specifically for Engineering students wasnot available , however

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

) and 13 females (1Latina; 1 Asian American; 10 Caucasian; 1 “other multi”). The main goals of the semi-structuredinterviews were to:• gather preliminary feedback from the students about their reactions to and engagement in the MEA’s as well as their interactions within technical teams;• examine gender-related patterns for levels of interest, persistence, and possible resistance as well as expectations for future career paths in engineering; and• pilot the interview protocol and determine its effectiveness at gathering student feedback, thereby informing the second implementation in the project.To measure long term impact on students’ interest and persistence in engineering, we conductedfollow up interviews with a smaller cohort from

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Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

changed over timeeven though the process and environment in which the ‘designer’ and ‘constructor’ operate havebecome increasingly more complicated. Government regulations, environmental permits, andother bureaucratic controls continue to grow. Projects also continue to get larger and moretechnical, requiring more specialized people, high-tech equipment, and better control systems.This trend will require that tomorrow’s project leaders have technical, business, organizational,ethical, and leadership savvy to complete their construction projects successfully.Many engineers elect to pursue their careers in construction. They may be graduates ofconstruction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering degreeprograms

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Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Carlson

sometimes feel that what they arelearning is irrelevant to the rest of their career. And because many students becomecynical about or act less than interested in their education, the professors can come to feelthat the students don’t really know or appreciate the material presented in the courses andare only after grades.To address some of these perceived problems, we developed and used an educationalframework which we called the “Bioprocessing Cluster” for teaching bioprocessing(biochemical engineering) to undergraduate students. At Penn State, chemicalengineering students can specialize in areas of concentration called “options” by taking aprescribed set of courses in place of random electives. For example a student can get a“bioprocessing

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Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

Development and Assessment of a New Project / Practice Based Civil Engineering Curriculum Matthew A. Dettman, P.E. Western Kentucky University1. IntroductionWestern Kentucky University is currently in the process of developing a new undergraduateengineering programs in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering focusing on engaging thestudent in a project / practice based environment and preparing them for a career as a practicingengineer. This paper will discuss the process of developing the civil engineering program thatbegan with the creation of goals for the engineering department up to the present day with aclearly defined

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

method for teaching the students how theskills they have learned apply to the “real” world. The learning experience could becarried one step further in the core classes themselves. During the instruction of a core subject, the instructors could easily show thestudents how that particular material fit into the design process. This would expose thestudents to the design process early in their academic careers, and promote interest ineach separate subject. Additionally, this look at the subject from a slightly differentperspective would reinforce the skill level of all students. Once the students wereconvinced that a subject was both interesting and applicable later, they would get moreout of each class. Finally, the engineer of the

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

ePortfolio to aid in thelearning process. Most students felt that it was helpful to include important projects with severalstudents specifically mentioning that the structure of the ePortfolio encouraged them to reflect onthe project, which they found beneficial. Some examples of students’ observations are: “I think that using an ePortfolio for a class could help aid in the learning process because it encourages students to reflect upon their work and their overall experiences with and in the class.” “It would give you an opportunity to look back and reflect on what you did earlier in your college career, or even the semester you’re in, and try to improve your next assignment.”Sharing ePortfolio elements and receiving

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

crack Figure 2. Examples of the Backyard Bridge, a detection in aircraft skins, guitar effects 10 Sophomore Clinic design project . pedals, small-scale bridges10 (See Fig. 2) and a biological fuel cell powered robot.In the final four semesters of a student’s career, the Engineering Clinic continues the format ofmultidisciplinary teamwork with the added dimensions of year-long projects and the inclusion ofboth Junior- and Senior-level students in 3-5 member teams. Each multidisciplinary team worksclosely with two professors (usually from two disciplines) who act as Project Managers to guidethe team. In Mechanical Engineering, Junior

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alam

. To instill in students an attitude in life-long learning to enable continuing career success in a changing technological environment and to prepare them for professional licensure. ________________________________________________________________________ Fig. 4 Page 9.832.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 6 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Constituency InputReport Back

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

Mission Statement thatshould drive the department’s strategic planning, the following phrase can be excerpted: “… toprovide a quality program of instruction that will prepare our students for successful engineeringcareers, …”. It therefore seemed natural to ask what constitutes preparation for a successfulengineering career and to conclude that the program should equip its graduates with theknowledge, skills, and foundation for future learning that will enable them to perform the tasksexpected of them by future employers (or customers). Further discussion between faculty andAdvisory Board members led to definition of four perspectives in which program graduates areexpected to perform, and to organization of the existing list of POs into those

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K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

. Because of these factors, it is alarmingly apparent that, if the situation continues aspredicted, the United States will have a significant problem hiring Scientists and Engineers. Inview of potential peril to US strength in science and engineering, the National Science Boardendorses the following imperative for Federal action: RECOMMENDED NATIONAL POLICY IMPERATIVE The Federal Government and its agencies must step forward to ensure the adequacy of the US science and engineering workforce. All stakeholders must mobilize and initiate efforts that increase the number of US citizens pursuing science and engineering studies and careers.3 These facts drive the faculty at the Salt Lake

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Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

fourth difficulty in measuring design knowledge in ENGR 102: students workon teams in ENGR 102 and will likely work on design teams in their careers. It is difficult tomeasure design knowledge on an individual level when design typically occurs in teams. Weaddress this by asserting that each engineer on a design team needs an understanding of theoverall process through which a system is being designed. Therefore, our pre and posttests focuson the processes used by teams that each individual on the team needs to understand. The reasonwe have each student complete the pre and posttests, as opposed to the design teams, is that iftwo students out of the five on a team know a good answer and the other three are not involvedin the response, then we

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Education fromthe University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEEDEngineering Education Coalition. His research is primarily in freshman programs and educational assessment.MISTY L. LOUGHRYMisty L. Loughry is an Assistant Professor in Clemson University's Management Department. She received herPh.D. in Management from the University of Florida in 2001. Her research focuses on control in organizations,especially peer monitoring. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Loughry worked in banking for ten years, mostrecently holding the position of Assistant Vice President of Small Business Lending.RUFUS L. CARTERis Coordinator of Institutional

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What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz

. Page 9.1324.4Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationEntrepreneurship at University of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida has been developing a unique interdisciplinary program topromote technical entrepreneurship, facilitate technology transfer and make the Central Floridaarea a hub of high tech entrepreneurial activity. This program is strongly oriented into steeringundergraduate and graduate engineering students towards careers in entrepreneurship.The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a growing metropolitan research university thatdelivers comprehensive programs of teaching, research and service to more

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

college careers todetermine overall retention through graduation. Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003First Year Students Starting EG 111 369 359 354 366First Year Students Starting EG 112 271 262 259 280 % Retained 73.4% 73.1% 73.16% 76.05% Table 6 A summary of student retention through the start of EG 112Assessment of these retention numbers indicates that the changes made in the first semester havehad positive impact on retention.It must be cautioned, however, that additional study and modification of this

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Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

StatesMilitary Academy’s primary mission is “to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so thateach graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor,Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the United States Army; and alifetime of selfless service to the Nation.” In support of this mission, the overarching goal of the Page 9.871.1academic program is “to enable its graduates to anticipate and to respond effectively to the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering

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TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Odis Griffin

students, and that is indeed the case. It is noteworthy that Joe Ware is a 1937graduate of the VPI Mechanical Engineering Department, having been a member of the firstclass to receive degrees in “Aeronautical Engineering.” He subsequently spent his career as aFlight Test Engineer at the Lockheed “Skunk Works,” working on every major project, includingthe F-104 Starfighter, U-2, and SR-71 Blackbird. Arthur Klages, a 1942 Industrial Engineeringgraduate who was the founder of the Burlington Handbag Company and the inventor of anumber of mechanical devices used in the garment industry, also made a significant gift ofmachine shop equipment, including a lathe, mill, drill press, and bins full of bits and tooling.All shop spaces were designed under the

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

understand the ethical responsibilities of a career inengineering technology,” yielded an average score of 4.06, indicating the students did believe the classdiscussion was useful.Global PerspectivesThe global perspectives discussion was done during the 10th week of the semester, after many of themajor course topics had been covered. Figure 1 shows a picture of a well-known car. I used this tostart the discussion of global perspectives. I asked the students several questions. Everyone could tellme that the car is a PT Cruiser. Many could tell me it was a Chrysler when I asked the company thatbuilds the car, but less than half the class could tell me the company was Daimler-Chrysler and that thecompany is headquartered in Germany. Finally, most

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Covington; Jeff Froyd

: Accumulating Advantage for Women in Science and Engineering.”During her various talks, she stated: "Science and engineering (S&E) departments need more women as faculty-and not only to show their undergraduate students (the majority of whom in some disciplines are now women) that a career in academia is a viable path. Yet applications from women for advertised faculty positions in S&E departments rarely match the numbers of women granted Ph.D.s. The disproportionate absence of women who have chosen not to enter the applicant pool for faculty openings gives notice that an unhealthy environment exists in S&E departments and institutions. The women aren't broken: the system is."Dr. Rolison’s message, although bleak