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- Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder
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. In order to evaluate if curriculum help develop these skills in students, anassessment instrument is needed. A wide variety of such surveys have been developed andvalidated, although generally for settings outside engineering academia. In this research, theMiville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale short form (MGUDS-S) was used. It is a written15 question survey with responses on a 6-point Likert scale. It evaluates universal-diverseorientation (UDO) and has been most widely used in medical school settings. The overall UDOscore is composed of three subscales: diversity of contact, relativistic appreciation, anddiscomfort with differences. The author also added four of the Pittsburgh Freshman EngineeringAttitudes Survey (PFEAS) questions and
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- Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University
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. Jarvie, M, Paterson, K. “Minority Student Enrollment in EnvironmentalEngineering, General Student Perceptions of the Discipline, and Strategies toAttract and Retain a More Diverse Student Body.” 2007 American Society ofEngineering Education National Conference Proceedings, Paper Number AC2007-388.2. Maldonado, C., Ramirez, T., Vazques, I., Medina-Borja, A. “More Femalesthan Males? Deciphering the Psychosocial Characteristics that Attract Girls intoEngineering in Puerto Rico.” 2007 American Society of Engineering EducationNational Conference Proceedings, Paper Number AC 2007-3023.3. Duggins, S. “Recruitment and Retention of Women in the Computing Sciences:Tackling the Underlying Problems.” 2007 American Society of EngineeringEducation National
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- Service - Learning Projects
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- Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University
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- James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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local areashaving groundwater levels below Elev. 5, and he proposed these were caused by leaky sewerswith relatively localized influence. Further concerns were expressed in a 1914 discussion to apaper by Worcester11.It was the finding of rotted wood piles beneath the Boston Public Library in 1929, and concernsfor the wood piles across the street at Trinity Church that set in motion the major 1930’s studyand the early public awareness of the tenuous relationship between groundwater and wood pilepreservation12. But the issue lost advocates and public awareness with the onset of World WarII, and the urban decline of the 1950s and 1960s. It was not until 1984 when rotted wood pileswere discovered beneath the 19 contiguous rowhouses on the waterside
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- Sustainability and Engineering Courses
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- Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College
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algebraicoptimization; computation. The computations can be carried out in common student versions ofMatlab and Excel (with the optimizing Solver). Page 13.1129.7Figure 2. Oil exploration and depletion versus time. S (the proven reserve) peaks as U (the unproven reserve) is drawn down monotonically through discovery.Living ResourcesBuilding on the dynamic, the idea in this case is to add growth. Unlike the previous case, herewe have the possibility of sustainable steady states. In fact there are many, and theirdiscrimination requires an elaboration of a) the nature of the harvesting regime; and b) theultimate tradeoffs between economic and biological
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- Qiong Zhang, Michigan Technological University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University
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’ perceived value of the sustainability projects peer-to-peer network3. faculty utilizing the peer-to-peer Faculty questionnaire network to integrate Direct measure of faculty’s perceived value of peer- sustainability concepts into their to-peer network curriculaHypothesis 2: Result in higher orders of significant learningevidenced by assessed through1. students’ application of Performance of partner universities students in sustainability design principles sustainability projects (“application” in Fink’s direct measure of ability to design significant learning taxonomy14) Score on modified Safoutin et al.’s design
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- Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC
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. References1. Engineers Without Borders - USA, http://ewb-usa.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.2. Potters for Peace, http://www.pottersforpeace.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.3. Nadler, G., Hibino, S. and Farrel, J., Creative Solution Finding: The Triumph of Full- Spectrum Creativity Over Conventional Thinking. Rockline, CA: Prima Publishers, 1995.4. Clark University International Development, Community, and Environment, Mato Bato: Solving a Water Problem on Negros Island Through Community Action, available for viewing at http://www.uupcc.org/docs/MatoBato.pdf, accessed February 24, 2008.5. Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation, http://www.rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx, accessed February 24, 2008.6. Century City
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- Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University
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.18References1. Loftus, M., “Cream of the Crop,” ASEE Prism, 28-33, Summer 2007.2. Boschetto-Sandoval, S., C. Sandoval, and L. Phillips, “Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross-Disciplinary Literacy,” Proceedings American Society of Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-28, Honolulu, HI, 2007.3. Blair, B.F., Millea, M., Hammer, J., “The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors,” Journal of Engineering Education
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- Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University
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Proceedings of the OakRidge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS) Workshop on K-12 Science and Math Education, The Do’s andDon’ts: Creating a Path to Impact Science and Math Literacy, 2006.12. http://dream.rice.edu , accessed February 29, 2008.13. DeGrazia, J.L., Sullivan, J.F., Carlson, L.E. and Carlson, D.W., A K-12/University Partnership: CreatingTomorrow’s Engineers. Journal of Engineering Education, 90 (4), 557-563, 2001.14. Poole, S.J., DeGrazia, J.L. and Sullivan, J.F., Assessing K-12 Pre-Engineering Outreach Programs. Journal ofEngineering Education, 90 (1), 43-48, 2001.15. Palmateer, G., Manz, D., Jurkovic, A., McInnis, R., Unger, S., Kwan, K.K. and Dutka, B.J., Toxicant andParasite Challenge of Manz Intermittent Slow Sand Filter
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- Ralph Ocon, Purdue University; Opal McFarlane, Hadady Corporation
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satisfyenvironmental concerns, while promoting efficiency and innovation. Additionally, the authorsillustrate how case study discussions are used to help students understand the opportunitiescreated when implementing eco-friendly business practicesReferences1. Hughes, R., Ginnett, R, Curphy, G. (2002). Leadership: Enhancing The Lessons Of Experience. McGraw-Hill, New York.2. Caminiti, S. (2007). Adapting To Globalization. Fortune Magazine, Vol 156 (11), p. 110.3. Sirignano, J. ((2005). Is There A Green Movement In The Air. Fortune Magazine, Vol. 152 (12), pp. 152-163.4. Lumsdaine, E., Lumsdaine, M., Shelnutt, J. (1999). Creative Problem Solving and Engineering Design. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York.5. Cohen, A. (2007). Sustaining The Future. Fortune
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. Hoboken, New Jersey.6. Friedrich, E., S. Pillay, and C.A. Buckley. 2007. The use of LCA in the water industry and the case for an environmental performance indicator. Water SA. 33(4): 443-451.7. Krarti, M. 2000. Energy Audit of Building Systems: An Engineering Approach. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.8. Kreith, F. and D.Y. Goswami. Handbook of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.9. Kruger, P. 2006. Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, New Jersey.10. Manwell, J.F., J.G. McGowan, and A.L. Rogers. 2002. Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design, & Application. John Wiley & Sons. West Sussex, England.11. Masters, G.M. 2004
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- Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel
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written in s fashion that relates the objective is a specific and measurable fashion. This section of the paper investigates how the learning objectives relate to the published course goals. Tables 5, 6, and 7 are matrix tabulations of the learning objectives provided mapped to Page 13.333.11 the corresponding course objective at the appropriate level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The
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- Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh
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significantinfrastructure challenge. Brazil has struggled to provide adequate water, electricity, roads andhighways services for its burgeoning population. Today, many areas of Brazil have madepromising advances in infrastructure but demand outpaces the rate of advance. For instance,while water treatment facilities grew by 80% in the 1990’s, demand for treated water grew by450%. The regions of greatest growth during this time period were the heavily urbanized Page 13.190.8Northeast and the Southeast [2].Water treatment is a process that is as significant to a population, as it is delicate and unstable. Ifany one of the functional components, shown in Figure 1, is
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- John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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School.” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference AC2007-617. Honolulu, HI. (2007).3. C. Ramseyer, “An Experiment in Undergraduate Research,” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference AC2007-1832. Honolulu, HI. (2007).4. C. Bott, “Undergraduate Research Experiences that Promote Recruitment into the Field of Environmental Engineering.” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference AC2007-485. Honolulu, HI. (2007).5. D. Lopatto (2004), “Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings.” Cell Bio. Educ., Page 13.1278.14 3, 270-277.6. E. Seymour, A.-B. Hunter, S. Laursen, and T. DeAntoni (2004). “Establishing the Benefits of Research Experiences for