Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Shawn Schumacher, DeVry University; Lynn Burks, DeVry University

. Findingsof the study are used to develop a model for teaching preparation and practice at for-profit, non-traditional universities.The third study deals with developing and testing a longitudinal model synthesized fromthe literature to (a) investigate the associations on persistence for nontraditional studentsattending nontraditional institutions, (b) assist staff, faculty, and administratorsimplement high quality intervention strategies, and (c) refocus institutional resourcestoward enhancing student persistence. Data were collected in a three-step process over a5-year period. Results yielded significant differences between students who persisted totheir second year or not and those who graduated or not within 5 years. Further analysesindicated

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

International

in meeting the challenges of a globalized world. The destruction of the artificialdichotomy between engineering and humanity engendered by a “mentor-focused” pedagogy will,by definition, produce more holistic graduates.31Every course should have a global focusWhile the shibboleth of interdisciplinary cooperation has already been broached, it is incumbentupon faculty and curriculum committees to expand their focus on this subject if the challenge ofglobalization is going to be met by this generation.32 The time for offering an olive branch to theSocial Sciences Department, and likeminded colleagues, is long past – engineering departmentsmust be willing to throw them a tow line and haul them into the boat.Integration, however, is not an act of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering problems [ABET k]These projects have several objectives: (1) to allow students to tackle a larger and more realisticcivil engineering dynamics problem, (2) expose students to computational tools used in solvingproblems, (3) evaluate critical thinking and communication skills. The projects are designed tobe solved by student teams, who are told they are acting as consultants on the project posed(TAMU 2). As the problems posed are more realistic than standard homework assignments, thestructures to be analyzed are more complex and computer software applications are used to solvethe numerical component of the projects. The content in these courses was modified to includehow to convert a physical system (structure and corresponding loads) into

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 11.1372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Use of Rubrics for Assessment of a Senior Project Design CourseAbstractRubrics are becoming an essential link between instruction and assessment. This paperdescribes the application of rubrics to gauge the performance, skills, and competencies ofstudents as they complete their senior projects in the EET and CET programs at DeVryUniversity, Addison, IL.ABET’s requirement for accredited programs to implement outcomes-based models hasstimulated the growth of formalized assessment programs within the engineering andengineering technology communities.The use of rubrics as an assessment tool allows faculty to: (a) Improve studentperformance by collecting data on student skills and

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

leastfour levels for the meaning of peace.5 At the most fundamental or literal level, note thedefinition used by Ancient Romans who defined peace, pax, as absentia belli, or theabsence of war. At the next highest level of meaning, the analogical, many believe thatpeace is more than the absence of war but also requires the presence of justice. In thisconception, a society in which one group oppresses another lacks peace even in theabsence of violence, because the oppression itself constitutes evil. At the third or morallevel, peace refers to a harmonious balance between human beings, the rest of the naturalworld, and the cosmos. Peace does not necessarily have to be something the humansmight achieve "some day" but rather can be created and expanded

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

computer industry was understandable. Even with expanded computer use in ElectricalTechnology, at times the students in one or both options dropped low enough to make fillingupper division classes, especially electives, difficult. This resulted in electives being offered lessfrequently to assure the classes had enough students to be offered.On the positive side, about half of the ELT majors were working in the electrical or the controlsystem field while pursuing their baccalaureate degree. This group of students normally alreadyhad an associate degree. While this resulted in a need for major classes to be offered as eveningclasses, the working students acted as very positive role models for the rest of the class. Theworking student also provided a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theLeader, and 5) Emotional Balancing Act of Leader. All five pictures include a summarized setof emerging themes and suggestions for best practice during next research steps.A. Gender Distinctions in Leader or Entrepreneur ConstructsFirst, while men and women may differ in pre-dominance as senior level managers, they tend toagree in their definitions of leader and entrepreneur. Participants’ use of intriguing words andword phrase definitions of leader and entrepreneur were often similar to today’s definition ofbusiness or academic leader. While men and women have similar conceptions of productiveleader behavior, distinctions and similarities between leader and entrepreneur constructs, there ishesitation and confusion about making sense out of some

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, developing and revising a teachingstatement, identifying and annotating teaching artifacts, developing a diversity statement,compiling a complete draft portfolio, and outlining a professional development plan. The ETPPis peer-led and peer-focused. Participants rotate the leadership role for each session andfacilitate the sessions without supervision by faculty or professional staff.Key features of this program include: a) a focus on graduate students, b) a series of activitiesthat collectively help students develop a teaching portfolio, and c) a peer-led structure with astrong peer evaluation component. The program has these elements for three primary reasons.First, we have an interest in helping improve the flow in the engineering educator pipeline

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Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Matt Bass, Siemens Corporate Research; Dan Paulish, Siemens Corporate Research

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

) of Efficient Dynamic Simulation of Robotic Mechanisms (Kluwer), an Associate Editor of IEEE’s Robotics and Automation Magazine, and a member of the Executive Committee of ASME’s Technology and Society Division. Dr. Jablokow has developed four courses based on Adaption-Innovation theory at the graduate level and is currently investigating the relationship between cognitive style and invention.Matt Bass, Siemens Corporate Research Matthew Bass is currently a Member of the Technical Staff for the Software Architecture Program at Siemens Corporate Research. In this role, Matt conducts research and consults with Siemens business units in the areas of Geographically Distributed

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

Present Development Model• New Technologies and Social EnhancementAltogether these aspects have to be taking into account in order to act properly and developprograms and activities that will really enhance the science and technology for national needs. Itis the global awareness and local identity.7. Final Considerations Page 11.957.9It is a fact that the scientific research continues being developed massively in the universities andin the public institutes in Brazil. The superior education system is of quality, although it onlyreaches 12% of the youths between 18 and 24 years. The problem is that the private sector hasbeen investing a little in