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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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AC 2007-1465: USING INDEPENDENT-STUDY PROJECTS IN YOUR RESEARCHAND TEACHING PROGRAMEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Edward F. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University. His research interests include hardware and software support for memory management, architectures for security, object technology, and educational software for collaborative learning. Page 12.1550.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Session

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

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, aerodyanmics, and advises a variety of independent study projects. Page 12.1102.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 New Faculty, Undergraduates, and Industry Contracts: Observations and Lessons Learned from Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering ProfessorsAbstractMost new faculty have little experience managing contracts, and most have minimal experienceadvising undergraduates conducting research. Combining these two roles leads to bothsynergistic and antagonistic opportunities/challenges often not obvious at the outset. In thispaper, relatively new (3-6 years) authors from civil, electrical, and

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Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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challenges whencompared to a larger research oriented university. Faculty are expected to publish researcharticles with high teaching loads, limited lab space and equipment, and no graduate studentassistants. This paper provides advice for new tenure-track faculty on how to effectivelyperform research at smaller institutions. In compiling the list of tips presented in this paper, wehave not only relied on our experience as new faculty members but also received advice frommore experienced faculty that represent several different disciplines of engineering.The paper presents tips in several key areas: choosing the right research project, managing timeeffectively, supervising undergraduate research, finding collaborators, obtaining resources

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

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with graduate students.General Tips for Working with Graduate StudentsBe selective but not picky in selecting your studentsMany times, new faculty members start looking for the ideal graduate student – who had a 4.0GPA from a top 10 engineering program, with exceptional oral and written communication skillsand experience doing undergraduate research. They will then pass up very strong students whohave a significant amount of desire, but may not possess all of the desired characteristics.Clearly, there are some basic level skills that graduate students will need to do a particularresearch project, but a significant number of these skills can be made up for by hard work andenthusiasm for a research project.Treat the graduate students as a junior

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

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AC 2007-2062: DISTINGUISHING THE ART FROM THE SCIENCE OFTEACHING WITHIN RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTWendy James, Oklahoma State University Wendy James is a PhD student in the College of Education at Oklahoma State University. Currently she has a fellowship promoting collaboration between the College of Education and OSU's Electrical and Computer Engineering department on an NSF funded curriculum reform project called Engineering Students for the 21st Century. She has her M.S. in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership from OSU, and her B.B.S. in Mathematics Education from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. She has taught math and math education classes at both the high

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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efficient researchgroup quickly1. Unique research results need to be obtained almost immediately in order toincorporate them into manuscripts since the peer-review process can take over a year beforepublication. The new faculty likely has well-developed project plans for the beginning graduatestudent; however, the student also needs to be educated more extensively as they progresstowards their degree on independent problem solving and generation of ideas. While there is nosubstitute for experience in this endeavor, following certain guidelines can allow the new facultymember to optimize the development of their graduate students in these areas. To be as inclusiveas possible, we also discuss the development of undergraduate research students as

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Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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and achieving certain learningoutcomes desired of engineering graduates. This paper provides preliminary analysis in thevalidation process of the E-FSSE survey that began in October, 2006 (see E-FSSE Survey inAppendix I). Thus far, three of the nine universities in the validation project have completed thesurvey, via the web. This paper provides some preliminary analysis in the validation process andnext steps. Several more validation steps are necessary before analysis is complete.IntroductionIn the wake of the National Academy of Engineering’s “Educating the Engineer of 2020” reportand the highly acclaimed National Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report,today’s engineering community is increasingly concerned with and attuned

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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AC 2007-126: ADVICE FOR NEW ENGINEERING FACULTY: INSIGHTSGAINED FROM FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSKam Jugdev, Athabasca University Dr. Kam Jugdev is an Associate Professor of Project Management and Strategy in the MBA program at Athabasca University in Alberta and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta. Her specific areas of interest and research include project management as a source of competitive advantage, project lessons learned, project management maturity models, project success/failure, project management education, and distance education. Dr. Jugdev actively contributes to the advancement of academic and professional communities of

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Michael Gregg, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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courses. The firstsemester course, Engineering Exploration EngE1024, involves ethics, problem solving,algorithmic development, programming, graphing, teamwork, design, and technicalcommunication. The second semester course primarily focused on the design process, technicalcommunication, project management, teamwork, sketching, and computer aided design. In2005, the second semester course was reformulated into two tracks. One track focuses onintroductory design related needs for students bound for electrical and computer engineering aswell as computer science. The other track covers introductory design related skills required forremaining nine engineering departments at Virginia Tech.Prior to spring 2005, the two introductory-level engineering

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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projects sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. Page 12.182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Adhere to your Style but be Flexible while Transitioning from One Institution to Another: A Case Study in Assessment Teaching StyleAbstractAdjusting to new and different institutional settings remains a challenge for young facultymembers. It is argued that one should not change their teaching pedagogy, for instance, in thefirst year or two, to adapt to a new institutional culture. A literature review reveals some tips andadvice to new faculty to be successful in academia. Oftentimes, these

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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andhands-on projects that supported the overall objectives of increased student learning andachievement of USMA’s Engineering and Technology Goal outcomes. The results wereremarkable. Students, who expressed concern about their abilities to perform well in thesequence at the beginning of the second course, completed the program wondering if theyhad made a mistake in NOT majoring in mechanical engineering.This paper describes the issues, examination of methods used in other courses to enhancestudent motivation, implementation of techniques in the second and third courses of thesequence, assessment of the results, and recommendations for its applicability outside ofUSMA. Student feedback and the comparative results of student surveys from

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Osman Tokhi, University of Sheffield, UK.

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not allowed to carry anyfirearms. There is very little armed gang violence in the UK’s cities and towns, which arecommonplace in major cities and towns of the US. The UK has organized and well trainedpolice forces throughout the country, and the police have a very high standing in society. The UK is to introduce a compulsory national identity card scheme to help tackleorganized crimes, prevent terrorist attacks, and protect the identities of their citizens. Usingcutting-edge technology, the cards will link individuals' unique biometric data, to a securenational database. This is an ambitious, controversial, and long-term project. The trial forthe system has already being launched in Scotland. Due to the gun ownership provision

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Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger

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AC 2007-606: PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW FACULTY IN A NON-TRADITIONALENGINEERING SETTINGClaude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University CLAUDE VILLIERS is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. Previously Dr. Villiers was an Assistant Professor at The City College of New York. Prior to this position, he was employed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a research engineer. Dr. Villiers also was employed by The University of Florida and worked on several projects sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

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interests include multicultural education, identity construction, and interdisciplinarity.Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University Tori Rhoulac Smith began her appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University in 2003. In this position, she fulfills a number of research, service, and both graduate and undergraduate course instruction roles. Dr. Rhoulac Smith’s primary area of research is in traffic operations and multimodal school transportation systems. She engages not only in transportation engineering research, but regularly conducts engineering education research projects and serves as the campus coordinator for the Learning Communities for Scientific

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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studies linked to the ongoingscholarship in CAEE, created resources for dissemination, and refined leadership skills.The 2006 ISEE participants, or Scholars, were relatively new to engineering education researchwhen they began their ISEE year. Eighteen Scholars were selected from a competitive, nationalpool of candidates based on the strength of each Scholar’s application – including a proposedresearch project focusing on diversity issues – and the capacity of the proposed project to meetthe ISEE goals of 1) contributing to engineering education scholarship, 2) enhancing learningand local change, 3) facilitating coherence and expansion of the existing community, and 4)demonstrating engineering education scholarship as a professional endeavor

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Yesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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method Page 12.1159.5Before choosing a strategic teaching method, faculty need to understand the way the brain solvesmost design engineering problems. Within any strategic plan for engineering, various tactics areavailable including design methods such as brainstorming, morphology, evaluations, finiteelement analysis (FEA), features-based modeling, rapid prototyping, etc. But according to Eder,engineering tactics can be applied as learning techniques for anyone.Eder9 also proposed that problems are a constituent part of a design project. The simplestproblems have essentially one solution and are well-characterized by the mathematicalhomework

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Thanksgiving so that you can put some time during Thanksgiving break on it but you still have two days when you get back to kind of polish it off…” (SD105, Associate professor)Our next example illustrates one way in which an instructor considered time as it relates tostudent maturity. SD107, a full professor teaching an undergraduate course in embedded systems,discussed a decision he made about the level of detail he provided in the design specifications fora project in terms of developing their maturity as practicing engineers. In this case, SD107 usestime as it relates to the maturity of the student as a dependent variable; a surrogate forengineering experience. Although he spent a significant amount of time in framing the designproblem

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

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,consisting of 50% juniors and 50% seniors, were successful in completing both the pre– and post – assessments. Page 12.1221.10 Page 9Hypothesis This engineering education research project is related to the first author’sdissertation topic: Critical Thinking Instruction and Minority Engineering Students at aPublic Urban Higher Education Institution. Since this critical thinking course was a pilotstudy, only one hypothesis statement is applicable from the original dissertationresearch study design.Hypothesis H01 – There is no significant difference in critical thinking test scores after the

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Kim, Bradley University

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assignments and the exams.Third, students genuinely appreciate instructors who make sincere efforts to respect their time,and scheduling constraints, in the midst of assigning such challenging assignments for aparticular course. The students’ responses to class meetings (lectures, lab sessions, etc.) are mostpositive when they are convinced that this time has been utilized wisely, i.e. to help them learnthe material and to help them complete each assignment. The students’ responses to the variousassignments (homework, lab reports, class projects, exams, etc.) are most positive when they areconvinced of each assignment’s worthiness for helping them to learn and master the material.Typically, the author requires one assignment per week (homework, lab