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Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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offers ABET accreditedprograms in Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. All theseprograms are built on the Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral Curriculum(MEFSC). This foundation program was developed to provide students with a broadengineering background and to develop the essential skills needed for the practice ofengineering.Previous WorkConsiderable work has been done at several engineering schools to address some deficiencies inengineering education, resulting in many models of curriculum integration. The comprehensivearticle by Froyd and Ohland3 traces the history and discusses the merits of various models.Drexel University, an early pioneer, established the merit of integrating math and science

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Nancy Simpson, Texas A&M University

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AC 2007-270: SYSTEMS THINKING AND INTEGRATIVE LEARNINGOUTCOMESJeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University Larissa Pchenitchnaia is a Curriculum Renewal

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Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

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on the undergraduate modules.Literature Review – Engineering Research EthicsThe research on engineering ethics education has focused, largely, on the undergraduatecurriculum.1,2,3,4 For instance, in 1989, faculty and practitioners participated in an NSF-sponsored workshop at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in 1989 to examine howtopics of professional responsibility can best be introduced into the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum.4 The workshop identified and examined limitations on integrating these topics intothe classroom, including lack of faculty exposure to the topics, lack of faculty time to introducethe topic into the classroom, lack of space in the curriculum, and lack of support material. In thelast 16 years, driven

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Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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AC 2007-241: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MEASURES OFCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A STRUCTURED WORKSHOPCURRICULUMMaura Borrego, Virginia Tech MAURA BORREGO is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and 2005 Rigorous Research in Engineering Education evaluator. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study interdisciplinarity in engineering

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Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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AC 2007-2721: SPONTANEOUS GROUPS VERSUS LONG-TERM TEAMS: ANINVESTIGATION USING COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING IN A FIRST-YEARENGINEERING COURSETamara Moore, University Of Minnesota Tamara Moore is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, her M.S.Ed. in Mathematics Education and her B.S. in Mathematics from Purdue University. Tamara taught high school mathematics for seven years prior to pursuing her doctorate. Her research interests include curriculum development, the learning of complex problem-solving in mathematics and engineering, teamwork, and integration of

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ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is author of the text Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, which includes an integrated, menu driven computer program ThermoSolver. He is interested in integrating technology into effective education practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels. Page 12.904.1© American

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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for a project is an important part of 0.91 0.98 + my engineering education. 2. Learning written engineering communication skills is an important part of 0.93 0.96 + my engineering education. 3. Considering safety, ethical, and other social constraints in my work is an 0.76 0.88 + important part of my engineering education. 4. Having the opportunity to integrate skills acquired in the last four years is 0.87 0.88 + an important part of my engineering education. 5. Learning appropriate corporate etiquette and a strong “customer” ethic is 0.85 0.86 + an important part of my

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Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology and; Suzanne Olds, Northwestern University

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, 2006, San Diego, CA, 6 pp.9. Roselli RJ & Brophy, SP (2006) Experiences with formative assessment in engineering classrooms. Journal ofEngineering. Education, 95, 325-333.10. Slain, D, Abate, M, Hodges, BM, Stamatakis, MK, & Wolak, S. (2004) An interactive response system topromote active learning in the doctor of pharmacy curriculum. Am. J. Pharmaceutical Education. 68(5), pp. 1 – 9.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers program of theNational Science Foundation under grant EEC-9876363. Page 12.1567.14

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Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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mathematics is considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education, littleempirical research has been conducted to understand how engineering students actually usemathematics. This project takes a research- informed approach towards understanding the role ofmathematics in engineering design by combining two studies of engineering students’ use ofmathematical thinking: a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during an industry-based senior design project and a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during alaboratory based design problem.The capstone study used a combination of qualitative methodologies to investigate engineeringstudents’ use of mathematics during one of their first real- world design projects. For

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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inwhich students design, build, and test a complex project. These programs are increasinglyindustry sponsored 1, and expose students to many of the real constraints engineers face.Capstone courses are the primary mechanism used by many universities for integratingcommunication, and teamwork skills and social, economic, and ethical issues into theengineering curriculum 2. The capstone concept has been extended by other schools such as theDesign4Practice program at Northern Arizona University and the projects program at WorcesterPolytechnic Institute 3-5 in which dedicated design courses are integrated into all four years of theundergraduate curriculum. Improvements in student performance following capstone programshave been observed in several

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Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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MediaProgram (fall 2005 and spring 2006 meetings), commendation was extended to the program forthe technical and creative abilities demonstrated by our graduates, but a lack of adequateprofessional skills was noted. The advisors indicated that weak presentation skills, writing skills,communication skills and overall professionalism often were a barrier to our students when theywere competing for jobs against other applicants. More attention to development of these skillsin the curriculum, and more exposure to the industry via work experiences in the form ofinternships and real world projects, was strongly recommended in order to better prepare ourgraduates to perform effectively as professionals, and to give them an edge as they enter

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dawn Williams, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Ashley Griffin, Howard University

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give up. But then … realized,…If Ijust keep giving up, it’s not gonna help at all. So I would just keep studying even if I gotbad grades, I would just keep going. And that’s really what helped me my first year ofcollege.”Similarly, Peggy, an African American chemical engineering student, also had an earlyintroduction to a focused science curriculum before college. “…in high school, I wentthrough a lot of transitions. It was fun. First year I was really…doin’ whatever, just silly,bouncing off the walls. I got my work done, and I won [the] science fair the first year,and went to the international science and engineering fair and I joined the … area pre-college engineering program, officially. …I was in it for middle school. But once you win,you

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Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

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deficiencies in packages available at the time, the Department producedits own software package, OASIS (Online Assessment System with Integrated Study),described in the next section.Only a prototype version of OASIS existed in 2002. This software package was well-regarded by the instructors using it, who saw it as both reducing their workload and liftingstudent achievement, and the decision was made to develop it further. This development wasinformed by an action-research program, conducted by the author over a four-year period.The research program had two aims. The first aim was to develop and implement OASIS soas to best support student learning. The second aim was to confirm that OASIS did enhancestudent learning and to investigate the extent to

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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. Where questions about educational missionand values are skipped over, assessment threatens to be an exercise in measuring what'seasy, rather than a process of improving what we really care about.2. Assessment is most effective when it reflects an understanding of learning asmultidimensional, integrated, and revealed in performance over time. Learning is acomplex process. It entails not only what students know but what they can do with whatthey know; it involves not only knowledge and abilities but values, attitudes, and habits Page 12.289.5of mind that affect both academic success and performance beyond the classroom.Assessment should reflect these

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The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Denise Drane, Northwestern University; Gregory Light, Northwestern University; Annette Munkeby, Northwestern University

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students.Engineering Analysis Course ContextAll first year engineering students at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering arerequired to complete the four quarter, introductory EA sequence. While trailing classes areoffered to transferring students and students who fall behind, the majority of engineeringstudents start the sequence during their first quarter in college and complete it early in theirsecond year. As a completed EA sequence is a core requirement for the engineering curriculum,retention within the sequence is an early indicator of whether students will eventually major inengineering. The EA course sequence integrates math, science and computer programming withengineering applications, and as with typical “gateway” courses in other science

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Engineers (ASHRAE).Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato Stewart Ross is the founding Director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State University. He holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Music Education from Northwestern University. He is an active presenter at colleges round the country on “Integrated Course Design.” He was Director of Bands at the university for 21 years prior to his appointment in the Center.Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato Brian Weninger is a graduating senior in the Mechanical Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Following graduation he is pursuing a Master of Science degree at

Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Jessica Quarcoo, University of Pittsburgh

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themes range from teamworkto sports to exploring Pittsburgh [11].The Transition ProcessMentoring is often thought to be a lot like coaching. In fact, many mentors do find that their roleas mentor takes on the task of coaching the students through the various difficult transitions from Page 12.1605.3high school to college. Making transitions is an integral part of life. It is important that allparticipants in the student’s life, including, parents, faculty and university staff, understand thatduring the transition from high school to college, students often experience a sense of loss forwhat has changed in their life or despair over relationships

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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rebecca devasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley; David Mutchler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; shannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2007-1683: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-LEVEL ASSESSMENT FOR ACROSS-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT EVALUATING THE SYMBIOSIS OF TABLETPC'S AND COLLABORATION-FACILITATING SOFTWARE IN THECLASSROOMrebecca devasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rebecca B. DeVasher received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL (the main campus) in 2000, and her Ph.D. from the same university in 2004 under the guidance of Kevin Shaughnessy. Rebecca was an instructor at the University of Alabama while she was working on her Ph.D. Upon completion of her doctoral degree, she accepted a visiting faculty position at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the academic year 2004-2005. In March

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Asmaa Idrisu, George Mason University; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara

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University of Puerto Rico are instrumental in the planning, designing, implementing and evaluating products, services, on systems that integrate people, materials, equipment, and information for the progress and improvement of the quality of life of humankind.”19 Therefore, some of the qualities of a systems thinker are supposed to be acquiredduring the course of IE education at the UPRM. Given all of the above, the pool ofUPRM’s IE students was deemed an appropriate sample to test whether quantitativelystrong students naturally present (or acquire) systems thinking skills when enrolled in anaccredited engineering education curriculum. Sample The study was conducted on a sample of 69 industrial engineering

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Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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AC 2007-1232: LATECHSTEP: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY'S STEMTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAMKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University KELLY CRITTENDEN is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He teaches within the Integrated Engineering Curriculum and Multidisciplinary Senior Design series. His interests are in promoting collaboration across discipline and college boundaries in order to stimulate innovation and advancements in engineering education. Dr Crittenden received his B.S. and Ph.D. in BioMedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University GALEN E. TURNER III received his B.S. from Loyola University, New Orleans

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ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin O'Connor, University of Rochester; Daniel Amos, University of Washington; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Derek Seward, University of Rochester; Lisa Perhamus, University of Rochester; Reed Stevens, University of Washington

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, University of Rochester Lisa Perhamus is a doctoral student in the department of Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Rochester's Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development.Reed Stevens, University of Washington Reed Stevens is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington. He specializes in ethnographic and comparative approaches to studying how people learn, especially in disciplines related to mathematics, science, technology, and design. He is currently co-leading two NSF Centers working on issues related to how people learn, the LIFE Center and CAEE

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New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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practice5, as well as developing skills within the context of practice17.These combine to form a ‘professional way-of-being’.In the past, “changes in curricula initiated by educational institutions, have ranged from little, tocourse adaption, to a few bold efforts to equate education to the new situation [of sustainability]”19 (p90). Sustainable design education at university is often seen as an add-on to existingengineering courses and programs, rather than an integral part of the curriculum20-22. A reason forthis approach often cited is the belief that little could be left out of existing curricula to makeroom for new courses on sustainability and sustainable design19. While some universities inAustralia have made efforts at embedding

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ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University

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: The Impact of Engineering Criteria 2000 and Its Global Influence. Journal of Engineering Education, 94, 1, 165-184.6. Sageev, P. & Romanowski, C. (2001). A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the Workplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication. Journal of Engineering Education, 90, 4, 685-693.7. Pappas, E.C., Kampe, S.L., Hendricks, R.W., & Kander, R.G. (2004) An Assessment Analysis Methodology and Its Application to an Advanced Engineering Communications Program. Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 3, 233-246.8. Lamancus, J.S., Jorgensen, J.E. & Zayas-Castro, J.L. (1997) The Learning Factory- A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum. Journal

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Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Regis University

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AC 2007-1277: GEEKS ARE CHIC: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PATHWAYS TO THE PROFESSIONHeidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines Heidi G. Loshbaugh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Research Professor in the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at Colorado School of Mines. She is also the Associate Director for CSM's Center for Engineering Education. Within the CAEE, Dr. Loshbaugh has been responsible for developing and maintaining the CSM cohort of students, and collaborating on development of protocols and/or instruments in ethnography, the survey, and structured interviews. She has conducted ethnographic interviews, directly observed students, and collaborated in the

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New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico Statale; Fabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice

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effectiveness of the method to teach chemistry at their locallevel and with the assistance of two consultants, a pure linguistic teacher and a teacherspecialized in linguistics didactics. This team was not integrated within a specific institute ofresearch. The idea of presenting the results of this study at an International Conference wasborn after a subsequent research where the team was trying to find the best venue to presentthe results. This research (Landucci 2005)12 was conducted between 2004 and 2005 and Page 12.1349.3showed that the majority of text books were following the traditional method.The genesisThis work has its genesis in the following