Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yamilka Baez-Rivera, Mississippi State University; Lennon Brown, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

a short period.Also, in many cases the industrial activities can be extended into a thesis or dissertation topic.For the faculty member, it provides exposure to the current issues within industry, providesexamples for the classroom and sometimes provides funding for research projects. This paperwill highlight several recent examples of how graduate internships have enhanced the company,students and faculty in the collaboration. It will discuss dos and don’ts for developing thegraduate internships. Impressions by several graduate students will also be included.How we are exposed to the industryNormally college students learn about companies through career fairs. Career fairs allowstudents to meet with a company’s representatives. These

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew Mayhew, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Education, and he co-authored a chapter in Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (Springer, 2004). Recently, Dr. Mayhew received two grants from the United States Department of Education, the first investigating how gender identities inform students' likelihood of engaging in high-risk drinking behaviors and the second examining collegiate conditions leading to campus violence. Page 12.161.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Academic Integrity among Engineering Undergraduates: Seven Years of Research by the E3 TeamThe E3 Team (Exploring

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eva Graham, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

bycreating a bridge to provide students access to the research and development activities involvedin space exploration, as well as to support and develop a pipeline program to encourage the nextgeneration of engineers and scientists. Of special interest is to ensure that robotics researchknowledge derived from exploration missions and programs is transferred to the educationalarena.2The current exploration vision of NASA is to develop the technology and infrastructure requiredto send humans back to the Moon and Mars.3 Some of the technologies that must be matured arethose that are needed to support combined robot/human crews for establishing a base on theMoon in a safe and cost effective manner. Addressing challenging engineering problems such

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Jackson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Sara Abdulla, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

. When studying how to retain engineering students, this raises the questionof what factors influence academic success. For, if academic success can be achieved, thenumber of students defecting or being dismissed from the engineering program would decrease.Some researchers have recognized that social integration is also an important factor to academicsuccess.10, 19-21Social integration within a classroom allows peer-to-peer interaction. Students are able to buildsocial capital, which “consists of social networks, habits or cooperation and bonds of reciprocitythat serve to generate benefits for members of a community.”10 Students are willing to shareinformation within their network, issues out of the class and issues in the class. Unfortunately

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technology, may not have the training orexperience necessary to think about the social, political, and ethical implications of their workand so may not be technologically literate.”2 As any engineering educator can attest, many of ourstudents express that one of the reasons they gravitate to a technical field is that they are moreinterested in what they perceive to be the “concrete and objective” world of technoscience, andwould like to minimize their contact with the fuzzier world of social, political, and economicconcerns. Heretofore, engineering education has largely obliged these students by concentratingthe curriculum on technical analysis. I have hope, though, that the winds have changed. WithABET’s new requirements for inculcating an

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang-Yun Du, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

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Women in Engineering

Kolmos 1989 [15] Du 2006 [4] Gender and knowledge in engineering Bringing new values into engineering Topic education - Women's approach towards education - Gender and learning in a PBL engineering environment Time 1985-1989 2003-2006 - Reasons for mens’ and women’s choice - What are the learning experiences of of engineering students of both genders when studying Research questions - Whether women do bring in another engineering in a PBL environment

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Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

), the OSGCis one of 52 national consortia that compose the Space Grant Program. OIT is one of 18 OSGCaffiliate members across the state of Oregon that includes higher education institutions,community colleges, and informal educators. In support of NASA’s mission to explore anddiscover and to inspire the next generation of explorers to meet the growing workforce need,OSGC is tasked with providing educational and research opportunities to students in aerospace-related disciplines including STEM education.Space Grant’s mission is to: • Establish a national network of universities with interest and capabilities in aeronautics, space, and related fields. • Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

his/her graduate research project, each student willstudy, design, or create experiences for people with disabilities that will empower them toovercome existing obstacles or barriers in their lives and learning. The findings are expected tobroadly impact learning among students.Overall Program StructureLWD was initially created as a concentration among four of WSU’s existing Ph.D. programs:BioMedical Sciences (BMS), Engineering (Eng), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), andHuman Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology (HF/IO). While these programs reflectdifferent methodological and theoretical traditions, there are many potential points ofoverlapping interest and intersection that favor an interdisciplinary approach. For example

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Hawkes, WiSE / University of Southern California; Jean Morrison, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California

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Women in Engineering

12.1487.112. Undergraduate Research Fellowships (original program, 2001)Up to fifteen fellowships are granted each year in both the USC College and in the USCViterbi School of Engineering to support summer and academic year research. The goal is tofamiliarize students with laboratory research and link them with a mentor early on. It ishoped that through the experience of first-hand research at the undergraduate level, thechances will increase that students will choose to pursue a graduate degree in science orengineering. Student recipients of the fellowship are expected to work on their researchproject at least 12 hours per week during the academic semester in which they receive theaward ($2,500). For the summer, the expectation is about 300 hours or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Bor Jang, Wright State University; George Sehi, Sinclair Community College; Richard Jones, Sinclair Community College

AC 2007-2197: GATEWAY INTO FIRST-YEAR STEM CURRICULA: ACOMMUNITY COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION PROMOTINGRETENTION AND ARTICULATIONMichele Wheatly, Wright State University Michele Wheatly (PI) is Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. She has had a 25 year history of continuous NSF funding to support her lab research, as well as significant experience directing large projects targeting increasing representation in the STEM disciplines (including the Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students, heralded as one of the most innovative projects in undergraduate STEM curriculum in the US). Her career funding from competitive sources has totaled

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

, Levine and Hewer34, 1983). A study by Jones and Watt31(2001) looked at 182 male and female undergraduate students, and while they found that both Page 12.295.15sexes used both moral perspectives (the justice perspective and the care perspective), womenwere found to possess a significantly higher ethic of care. Recent research has producedconsistent gender differences in moral reasoning. For example, when asked to give a personalmoral dilemma, women more often discuss family issues and interpersonal relationships thando males, and women used more care-based reasoning than did males (Golombok andFivush23, 1994).Some consider the idea that females are

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nhut Tan Ho

-Implement-Operate (CDIO), while making the key success-enabling principle ofthe Minority Engineering Program model--collaborative learning--an explicit and integrated partengineering curriculum design. The approach involves establishing a model framework foradapting and implementing CDIO so that it: can be generalized for and have programmaticimpact at other predominantly minority institutions similar to CSUN; can contribute to anevolving community of interaction, development and ongoing improvements in the education ofminority engineering students; and can significantly increase the number of minority studentsable to Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate new products and systems. The framework consistsof two components: adaptation and implementation

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

AC 2007-656: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CASE STUDY ANDMULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLASSROOMGina Montgomery, Auburn University Gina Montgomery is a doctoral student at Auburn University studying the Management of Information Technology and Innovation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University and holds various industry certifications. Mrs. Montgomery's research interests include innovations in the classroom, data security concerns, and risk management. She expects to complete her graduate studies in 2010.Chetan Sankar, Auburn UniversityP.K. Raju, Auburn University

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

International

construction that, most ofthe times, is not at all ‘logical’ (Neto, 1998).17 Each student has his own difficulties andmisconceptions, which lead to a distinguishable learning-teaching path that must beidentified.Daily examples and simple conceptual questions during classes have been used to clarifysome ideas, but they were shown to be insufficient. It was necessary to create sets ofquestions for the students to work on. These questions had to be very objective and the goal isto test basic concepts, giving students the chance to ‘think’ physics. During tutorial sessionsstudents are invited to share their experiences related with those sets of questions. Someinteresting discussions revealed common misconceptions. Among others, those related tokinematics

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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International

depends critically on a mutual commitment to partnerships, especiallythose that link engineering education to professional practice; and (4) Research on engineering ina global context is urgently needed.6 These recommendations suggest that the engineeringcurriculum should be modified to include global competences, and that the educationalinstitutions and the private industry around the world should collaborate among them to providemobility, internships, projects, and research initiatives to the faculty and students in a globalcontext.In this hemisphere, the Engineering for the Americas (EftA) initiative is an academic, industrialand government grass roots effort that has evolved over the past five years. Its aim is to enhanceengineering and

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Linder, Math Out of the Box; Donna Gunderson, Math Out of the Box/Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2007-557: IMPACTING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE THROUGH THEIMPLEMENTATION OF AN INQUIRY-BASED ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICSPROGRAM: A SINGLE-SITE COLLECTIVE CASE STUDYSandra Linder, Math Out of the Box Sandra Linder is a graduate student at Clemson University working on her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research focuses on the pedegogical practices of early childhood and elementary educators.Donna Gunderson, Math Out of the Box/Clemson University Donna Gunderson is currently a research associate and curriculum developer at Clemson University for Math Out of the Box, a standards-based K-5 math curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

and concerns, universities have toreach out, market their services, and do a better job understanding and articulating whatcustomers do require long range. Invariably, it has to be a team approach, and among the majorplayers are young engineering instructors and graduate students. If we are to preach teamwork toour students, we had better train young faculty in the interpersonal, teamwork, and leadershipskills necessary for success. Although we would continue to witness faculty who can researchand publish on their own; but, at the very least the lone wolves will have to learn to travel inmore collaborative packs. Having more trained faculty in team-based, collaborative research willbolster the pool of potential group leaders, department heads

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Design in High SchoolAbstractThe advances in engineering, particularly over the past few decades, have transformed the dailylives of people. This, in turn, has captured the attention of students at all grade levels. Thefascination with technology has generated increased interest among students at an early age, andmotivated some to study the field of engineering. It is not too early to start building thefoundation for engineering education at the high school level where curricula are being modifiedto increase students’ familiarity with engineering. The objectives of this research were toevaluate the experiences of a high school teacher who developed an innovative engineeringprogram and also to prepare a rubric to guide future teachers who want to

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Kristen Waters; Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Lisa Rawlings, Prince George's Prince Community College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

: The program accepted some students who had terminal (non-transferable) degrees. Students who were enrolled in terminal (non transferable) degrees were advised they would need to change their majors, but were faced with the prospect of additional time at PGCC or UM as they completed requirements for a traditional bachelor’s degree. One Hillman Entrepreneur graduated with the two-year engineering tech degree and decided he needed to get a full-time job after earning that degree so he could support his family. The students are regularly challenged by conflicting responsibilities among jobs, parenting and family commitments. Some employers do not give students the flexibility to take afternoon

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-316: ASSESSING ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTSPaul Klenk, Duke University Paul A. Klenk, Ph.D., is a Visiting Scholar at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, developing K-12 engineering education programs. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Pratt school of Engineering at Duke University in 2006. He is the Duke Project Director for the TeachEngineeirng Digital Library Project at Duke, and was formerly the Graduate Student Coordinator for the Techtronics After-School Program at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NC. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, he has researched

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

andensure that balanced learning objectives are met. Governance of the Consortium is broadlydefined by the following: 1. Cal Poly actively solicits interesting industrial applied research projects for individual and student teams at both the undergraduate and graduate level. 2. The MEDITEC Consortium provides a mechanism to match the project needs of industrial participants with the interests and capabilities of Cal Poly students. 3. Industrial funding of the Consortium is in the form of an annual donation to the Biomedical and General Engineering Department. Funds are used to provide student stipends, project related expenses (consumables, etc.), and general MEDITEC

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Tao, Florida International University; Yiding Cao, Florida International University

distribution. The test results include pressure drop,temperatures, flow rate, energy usage and energy balance (cooling load validation). Initially, thehumidity will not be monitored; however, students are encouraged to discuss the potential effectsof non-uniformity of air/wall temperature on moisture accumulation in building materials. The maintenance cost of the DBT facilities after the project finishes will be absorbedthrough the departmental lab management fund allocated annually. The design and construction of the apparatus for two DBT modules were conducted by agroup of senior design class students and a graduate student (see Figs. 3-5).Implementation of DBT Projects in the ME Curriculum In Spring and Fall semesters of 2006, the DBT

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Diane Matt, WEPAN

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Women in Engineering

maintain a mentoring relationship. Twenty-eight (28) colleges and universities were representedUndergraduate and Graduate StudentsA lack of interest in the topic of engineering and the lack of a supportive network are often citedas reasons for women leaving the study of engineering. Mentoring support provides studentswith an opportunity to learn about the direct applications of the coursework they are pursuing aswell as learn first hand about employment opportunities. Recognizing the importance of theseconnections, both peer mentoring and student/professional mentoring programs have increased inschools with Women in Engineering Programs. Training in the development of mentoringprograms has been offered by WEPAN through its National Conferences

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

marketsand understanding customer needs. They also learned to appreciate each other’s disciplines.There were problems, however. It was difficult to get the students to work together (we call it the Page 12.681.2junior-high dance syndrome), the students tended to over optimize their components withoutregard for the product as a whole, and they did not fully appreciate the constraints of workingwith existing intellectual property as well as existing engineering and manufacturingconsiderations.Moreover, the class provided insight, stimulation, and an opportunity for faculty to collaborate inthe design, development, and execution of a course that

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Bernard White, George Mason University

of issues that are fueling the need for non-traditionalprograms as well as approaches that some institutions are taking to address the changing needs.We examine how the pool of students available for various types of majors is affected byprogram requirements for more traditional majors and examine the impact that non-traditionalprograms and their degree requirements are having on this pool. We conclude with a summaryof some of the types of challenges and opportunities that will continue to present themselves toprogram designers and administrators.2. Reasons for Declining Student Interest in Engineering and Computer Science MajorsFewer high school graduates are selecting computer science and engineering majors for anumber of reasons

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

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Women in Engineering

creating a student-centered classroom context as a tool to enhance thelearning process. In this work, we explore the specific tactics used to achieve this goal.We begin the paper with a brief review of the tenets of feminist pedagogy. We then explore therelationship between engineering education and feminist approaches to teaching. Next, wedescribe our research method and data analysis from our study of how engineering faculty Page 12.1611.2describe effective teaching approaches. We conclude with a brief discussion of the implicationsof pedagogy for engineering education. 12. Feminist Pedagogy-what

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

Tagged Divisions

International

exchange with schools in Germany in which there is anequal number of students in exchange over two or three year span between the KetteringUniversity and the participating schools in Germany. Also, this paper discusses in detailabout the assessment and evaluation tools for study abroad programs. Programs at othercountries such as Australia and Mexico are also available to the Kettering Universitystudents, while efforts are under way to explore opportunities in other parts of Europeand in Asia. Such study abroad programs provide an opportunity and promoteunderstanding across technical programs and other nations.Kettering University’s engineering academic and cooperative education make it uniqueamong Engineering Schools in the United States. One of

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

appropriateinfrastructure in place, and ensuring that faculty receive formal training in distance educationmethods and technology 20.Considerable research has focused on assessing distance education practices, and a number ofpublications have examined this topic in terms of what faculty can do to improve the educationalexperience for students: “What determines the success of distance teaching is the extent to whichthe institution and the individual instructor are able to provide the appropriate opportunity for,and quality of, dialogue between teacher and learner, as well as appropriately structured learningmaterials” 15, p. 6. However, tension can also exist between faculty and instructional designpersonnel. Whereas the ideal relationship would be one of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

, reflection, mentoring andsustain the long-term practice of including hands-on laboratory activities aligned with theScience Frameworks. UA faculty, graduate students, and program directors continue to serve asmentors for participating teachers by phone, e-mail, and personal visits for technical assistanceand overall support. Follow-up activities include classroom observations by UA mentors andparticipating science teachers. At the end of each year of the project, final follow-up activitieswill include data collection by science teachers and a program evaluation. UA faculty reviewand disaggregate the data and collaborate with teachers to plan sessions for the upcoming year. The UA Science Partnership Program will be more successful if it is

Conference Session

MentorNet

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Susannah Sandrin, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Karen Showers, Wisconsin Technical College System; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Jennifer Chou-Green, MentorNet; Carol Muller, MentorNet; Laurie Mayberry, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Isla Yap, Maui Economic Development Board

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Women in Engineering

importantengagement strategy to encourage women and girls to pursue STEM education and careers, otherstates can benefit from the story of the Wisconsin and Hawaii collaboration.Hawaii’s Maui Economic Development Board and Wisconsin’s Milwaukee School ofEngineering have partnered under a Women in Technology grant from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. This grant is toencourage women and girls in rural areas to pursue STEM education and careers.Because students at the Hawaii and Wisconsin partner campuses were enthusiastic about theirMentorNet experience, the Women in Technology grant funded a two-year contract to waivemembership fees for MentorNet for all four-year and two-year University of