Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Environmental Engineering

400 students persemester. Being part of the core curriculum, students from diverse educational backgrounds andeducational objectives typically take this course in their freshman year. The course is anexcellent introductory gateway for non-science/technology majors into the world of science,technology and sustainability.The state in which this course has existed in the past had the following prominent drawbackswhich were in absolute need of rectification:1. Recent technological advancements such as fuel cells, smart materials etc which are an integral part of environment consciousness and sustainability were not given any exposure.2. Product Design, which forms an integral component of sustainability, didn’t receive any exposure.3. The

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 14.396.3Salient Features of this approach (How this approach compares with other approaches):The approach described in this paper is customer oriented. The objective of using an approachbased on six sigma techniques is to find out the specific needs of the market place and try toaddress those needs effectively. A significant advantage of a curriculum that is based on thisapproach is that it significantly improves the employability of students. It imparts a set ofmarketable skills that can be used in an entrepreneurial sense. In order to accomplish thisobjective, the aforementioned approach places heavy emphasis on ‘how-to’ approach of problemsolving pertaining to sustainability.Obstacles to implementation:Rapid change in marketplace

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1192: EVALUATION OF ABET PROGRAM CURRICULA CRITERIAFOR THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABILITY RELATED SUBJECT AREASMichelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University Michelle Jarvie received her PhD in Engineering-Environmental from Michigan Technological University in August of 2007. Since that time, she has been working as an environmental engineer for Cliffs Natural Resources in Michigan. Ms. Jarvie has worked on a variety of issues including mine land reclamation, biofuels development, sustainable forest certification, environmental policy analysis, carbon reporting, carbon offsets and trading, as well as corporate sustainability reporting. She can be reached via email at

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

truly integrated project that would includebiological sampling and hydraulic measurements. Page 14.1155.2IntroductionOutcome 7 of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK) emphasizes experiments in theundergraduate curriculum and at the University of South Florida (USF) required one creditlaboratory courses in various sub disciplines help to fulfill this outcome. This paper discusses acomponent of the Environmental and Water Resources laboratory which comprises a groupproject based on storm water ponds at and around the university. This course is offered in theFall and Spring semesters with a typical enrollment of sixty students each

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

programs in engineering. Graduate schoolapplication rates for engineering students are significantly higher for students participating in theservice-learning program, but more time is needed to fully understand the rate of graduate schoolapplication, acceptance, and completion. This data will continue to be collected for resentgraduates and alumni of the WATER program.ConclusionsOne significant advance of the WATER program was the integration of an international servicelearning experience into the curriculum. Students were able to work on the service learningaspects of the project and incorporate their ideas into the capstone design projects, enhancingboth the service-learning experience and the capstone design experience. The

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; H Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; John Crittenden, Arizona State University

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Environmental Engineering

the balance between environmental, economic, andsocial considerations. The Brundtland Commission report describes this as “meeting the needsof the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirneeds” 1. Engineering, with its basis in scientific objectivity and focus on problem solving,would appear to be an appropriate home for the study of and development of solutions to issuesof sustainability (or lack thereof). A recent study performed by the Center for SustainableEngineering (CSE), a consortium of the Univ. of Texas at Austin, Arizona State Univ., andCarnegie Mellon Univ. has found that sustainability is an area that many engineering educatorsare embracing. Indeed, with the caveat that the results

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

to a level of competence appropriate to these challengesthen becomes a difficult task in light of universal constraints on teaching resources, availablecredits within our template (128 semester based credits at FGCU), and the need to deliver design Page 14.473.2experiences throughout. A two required course sequence of (1) Fluid Mechanics and (2)Hydraulics or Hydrology and Hydraulics are often the required courses in a CE curriculum, asshown in Table 1, below, showing an analysis of 20 well established programs in CivilEngineering at publicly supported Universities, yet some programs require only one course in thegeneral fluids area and very

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

undergraduate and experienced graduate students who have a demonstrated interest in issues of sustainable development. 2) Integrating the research experience into education initiatives that are focused on sustainable development. 3) Ensuring the research experience focuses on appropriate technology (defined here as the use of materials and technology that are culturally, economically, and socially suitable to the area in which they are implemented). 4) Using an operational model for sustainable development that is a global partnership, so students understand how to integrate and transfer the best and most appropriate knowledge, methodologies, techniques, and practices between the developed and developing

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Everett, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1454: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONJess Everett, Rowan UniversityYusuf Mehta, Rowan UniversityJoshua R. Wyrick, Rowan UniversityMaria Perez-Colon, Rowan University Page 14.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineers Without Borders: Experiential EducationAbstractAn Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Club has operated at our University for approximately 6years, conducting projects in Asia, Africa, Central America, and North America. EWB projectsare completed cooperatively between club members and students enrolled in an experientiallearning course required by the engineering curriculum. EWB projects provide real

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Ethan LaRochelle, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

participants completed it. The outcomes in thispaper are based on the number of participants that responded to each specific question. Thesurvey took participants approximately 15 minutes to complete and, as noted, was fullysupported by Northeastern University’s Division of Research Integrity. To give an overview ofthe profile of respondents, 59% considered themselves to be active participants of EWB, 94% Page 14.597.5had traveled outside of the United States, 95% had been involved in community service in thepast, and 85% had been involved with community service since high school or before.Figure 1 shows respondents’ affiliations with other

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

student self-assessments of achievement of learning objectives that are graded on a scaleof A to F, summative assessments where students indicate the 3 most valuable things theylearned, and the level of satisfaction of project partners.2, 6, 7 SLICEThe Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering (SLICE) program at theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell led by Professor John Duffy (2007) is an example ofincorporating SL into existing required courses. This program aims to incorporate PBSL projectsinto existing courses throughout the curriculum so that students have at least 1 course everysemester with SL. While this has not yet been achieved for all majors, some are very close. Forexample in 2006-2007 required courses

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-772: INCORPORATION OF GREEN PRINCIPLES INTO ORGANICCHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERSMontserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering UniveristyJennifer Aurandt, Kettering University Page 14.728.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporation of Green Principles into Organic Chemistry for Engineers Promoting environmentally responsible engineers and scientistsnecessitates the integration of green chemistry into the undergraduateengineering curriculum. In response to this need we have developed a pollutionprevention (P2), Green Chemistry, and Green Engineering course designed forundergraduate engineering students that have taken

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

: theengineering curriculum must be expanded beyond technical skills to develop students’proficiencies in those skills traditionally considered “soft”; i.e. leadership, project management,teamwork, and communication (5).In chartering the Engineer of 2020 project, the NAE’s primary goal was to develop a curriculum Page 14.150.2framework that would provide engineers with the necessary skill set to “overcome futurechallenges” (15). This combination of skills will require engineers to integrate technicalknowledge with practical ingenuity to identify problems and develop solutions. ABETrecognized in the late 1980s that “effective preparation for engineers of

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

and teamwork through use of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 1st Austin Workshop on Engineering Management in Technology-Based Organizations; Proceedings. p. 31 - 36. ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/7206/19412/00897349.pdf17. Daigle, R.J., M.V. Doran, and J.H. Pardue. 1996. Integrating Collaborative Problem Solving Throughout The Curriculum. Proceedings of the 1996 27th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Feb. 15-18, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 237-24118. Felder, R.M. and R. Brent. 2001. Effective Strategies for Cooperative Learning. J. Cooperation & Collaboration in College Teaching. 10(2), 69-7519. Felder, R.M., G.N. Felder, and E.J. Dietz. 2002. The Effects of Personality Type on Engineering Student