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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University

Ap ACTIVITIES nA plie llo he P dR Training Labor wa ese ce nc arc rien ents rofes h e d s es p tu tiv e x n E rS

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Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Liberal Education

leaders in service to our nation.USCGA provides the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) with approximately 190 new Coast Guardofficers each year. Each graduate earns both a commission (as Ensign, USCG) and a Bachelor ofScience degree in one of eight academic majors. Four of these majors are in engineeringdisciplines: Civil; Electrical; Mechanical; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.A typical cadet day at USCGA involves academics, leadership and military training, and somesort of athletic activity (NCAA division III or intramural). At least once each semester, eachcadet is required to participate in an outside community service project either individually or as agroup. All cadets must complete the academic requirements for their chosen major

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students’ attainment Page 12.1335.2of the outcome. If it is possible to pass a course while not accomplishing the associatedoutcome(s), then the course grade cannot possibly be a valid measure of outcome achievement.Furthermore, if your professors grade on a curve, then the course grades have no absolutemeaning and cannot be used as the basis for measuring performance against a standard.Program: Okay, then I will administer surveys to my students with questions as to how wellthey feel they can meet specific outcomes.Expert: Student self-assessment surveys are indirect measures of performance. They tell ushow well students think they are learning

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Christine Floyd, Brownsburg East Middle School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematical models or formulas. Groups should be able to calculate important numbers like number of people, cost per house, cost per person, etc. IV. Test the group’s model using the supplied data. Determine which type(s) of housing would make the best solution for the tsunami village. Most effective solutions may have one type of house or different types. Solutions should be designed based on your list of important items.4b. Teams are to brainstorm to find the important characteristics which must be supplied orassumed, the characteristics of an acceptable solution, and useful formulas they may need. Someexamples are given: (number of families) * (cost for one family shelter) = (total cost to house families

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Cathy Mariotti Ezrailson, University of South Dakota; Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University

. and Michael J. Piore. (2005). Innovation, the Missing Dimension, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.7. Matyas, M. L. and Malcolm, S. M. (Eds.). (1991). Investing in Human Potential: Science and Engineering at the Crossroads. American Association for the Advancement of Science 91-39S, Washington, D.C.8. Musgrove, L. (2006). “The Real Reasons Students Can’t Write,” Inside Higher Ed, http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2006/04/28/musgrove.9. Moore, Randy. (1993). "Does Writing About Science Improve Learning About Science?" Journal of College Science Teaching, Volume 12 (pp. 212-217).10. University of Pittsburgh. (2006) “Engineering and English collaboration serves as model for improving outcomes,” Teaching Times, http

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Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, June 18-21, 2006, Chicago, IL.4. Rooney, D. and Puerzer, R., (2002) “The Smaller Engineering School and its Industrial Advisory Board: An Effective Partnership.” 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, November 6-9, 2002, Boston, MA.5. Genheimer, S. and Shahab, R. (2007) “The Effective Industry Advisory Board in Engineering Education - A Model and Case Study.” 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10 – 13, 2007, Milwaukee, WI.6. ABET (2007), Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs.7. Sanoff, A. (2001) “Under the magnifying glass”, ASEE Prism, 11:2.8. Kramer, K. (2004), “Achieving EC2000 Outcomes in the Capstone Design Via Structured Industry

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Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; LOUISE WEHRLE, NICET; Rudolph Henry, NICET; Chip Hollis, NICET

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

/assessmentwhitepaper.cfm. 5. Walter LeFevre, John W. Smith, John W. Steadman, and Kenneth R. White. Using the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination to Assess Academic Programs. Clemson, SC : NCEES, 1999. 6. Walter LeFevre, John W. Steadman, Jill S. Tietjen, Kenneth R. White, and David L. Whitman. Using the Fundametals of Engineering (FE) Examination to Assess Academic Programs. Clemson, SC : NCEES, 2005. 7. Reliability and Validity of FE Exam Scores for Assessment. Lawson, William D. s.l. : A.S.C.E., October 2007, JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, Vol. 133, pp. 320-326. 8. ETS: Educational Testing Service. ETS: Educational

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Different types of experiments suitable forengineering students and their fundamental learning objectives are identified. A simple approachto design, introduce, assess, and evaluate these experiments is outlined. Several assessmentrubrics are presented as well as a survey to evaluate the lab experience and prepare a correctiveaction plan, if applicable.Bibliography1. Feisel L.D. and Rosa, R.J., “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” Int. Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005.2. http://paer.rutgers.edu/ScientificAbilities/The+Abilities/default.aspx [Last visited 2008-01-17].3. Etkina, E., Murthy, S., and Zou, X., “Using introductory

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

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International

/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Boston, USA (2002).5. Tonkay, G., Sause, R., Martin-Vega, L., and Stenger, H., Integrating Design into Freshman Engineering: A Lehigh Experience, Proc. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1997).6. Sheppard, S. and Jenison, R., Thoughts on Freshman Engineering Design Experiences. Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (1996)7. Christopher J.R. and Anita M.J., Module-Based Freshman Engineering Course Development, Proc. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2004).8. Olwi, I., "An Active Learning Fluid Mechanics Course Based on Outcomes Assessment," Accepted for presentation in the 2006 American

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Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University; Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

, B., Reichgeelt, H., & Zhang, A. (2002).13. Peterson’s Guide to Graduate Study. (2005), Retrieved November 2005, from http://www.peterson.com.14. Price, B., Reichgelt, H., & Zhang, A. (2002). “Designing an Information Technology Curriculum: The GeorgiaSouthern University Experience”. Journal of Information Technology, 17(1), 1-6.15. Stokes, M. E., Davis, C. S., Koch, G. G. (2000). Categorical Data Analysis Using the Sas System. Cary, NC:SAS Publishing.16. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006). Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved June 5, 2006, fromhttp://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.toc.htm.17. United States Department of Labor (2004). Career Guide to Industries. Retrieved June 5, 2006, fromhttp://dol.gov/.18

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Ana Nieves, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Nayda Santiago Santiago, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Vilma Lopez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Educational Research and Methods

statement.Students strongly disagreed about the idea of using the calculators (70%), MP3’s (80%), or cellphones (79%) to disconnect when the professor or the class is boring, or when they do notunderstand the class.There was a high variability in the times students reported spent in activities like internet,messenger, playing games, or talking in the phone or cell phone. On average students said theyused a laptop to navigate through the internet for approximately 4.2 (SD 2.6) hours daily. Theyuse a messenger system for 3.7 (SD 3.4) hours daily, talk on the phone and cell phone 1.7 (SD Page 12.197.101.9) and 2.3 (SD 2.2) hours daily, respectively. In general, a

Conference Session

Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Rachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

), and conducting a facilitateddiscussion with the team about constructing an action plan to deal with the perceived problem(s).This intervention was designed to provide relatively rapid feedback about team functioning, andto help team members understand more fully how individuals can influence the behaviors of theirteammates. However, over a three-semester assessment of this intervention, the conclusion wasthat the teams receiving this brief facilitated reflection-planning intervention did not functionmore effectively overall than those who did not receive this intervention.17 Page 12.266.5 We were (and are still) interested in improving

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

://www.nber.org/papers/w. National Bureau of Economic Research.24. S. Tobias, "Women in Science - Women and Science", JCST, March 1992, pp. 276-278.25. Society of Women Engineers Web site. URL. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/2006/pr- swe-061406.htm, assessed January 5, 2007.26. Seymour, E., and N.M. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving. Factors Contributing To High Attrition Rates Among Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Undergraduate Majors: Final Report To The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation On An Ethnographic Inquiry At Seven Institutions, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994, p. 1.27. Ref. 2328. NSERC/Nortel Joint Chair for Women in Science and Engineering in Ontario Web Site: http://www.carleton.ca

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IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Morales, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Industrial Engineering

the selection process is made by the students.Like we saw in our results, the students’ motivators tend to change throughout the years, thismainly because of how they get to know their field, through enrolling specialized courses in theirmayor, and levels of maturity. All of these factors can and will be tabulated to get a betterunderstanding of how the students tend to think, when it comes to selecting a mayor.V. References 1. Kierkegaard, S. (1962). The Point of View for My Work as an Author: A Report to History. New York: Harper Torchbooks. 2. Gonzales-Barreto, D., Gonzales-Quevedo, A., Applicant’s Profile Study for Improving Undergraduate

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

, pp. 917-924.7. Muryanto, S., “Concept Mapping: An Interesting and Useful Learning Tool forChemical Engineering Laboratories,” Int. J. Engng. Ed., Vol. 22, No. 5, 2006, pp. 979-985.8. Evans, D. L., McNeill, B. W. and Beakley, G. C., “Design in Engineering Education:Past views and future directions,” Engineering Education, July/August, 1990, pp. 517-522.9. Dym, C. L., Engineering Design: A Synthesis of Views, Cambridge University Press,New York, 1994.10. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, Longman, NewYork, 1956.11. Safoutin, M. J., Atman, C. J., Adams, R., Rutar, T., Kramlich, J. C. and Fridley, J. L.,“A Design Attribute Framework for Course Planning and Learning Assessment,” IEEETransactions on Education, Vol

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ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

focus area. This should lead to the problem(s) that will be addressed inthe presentation. The specific objectives of the work usually are stated in the Introduction.Remember to define any special terminology such as acronyms that will be used.3e. Review of Prior Studies SectionNearly all technical presentations build upon prior studies. Prior studies can be summarized as achronological review of relevant papers, theses, patents, etc., or presented in a table summarizingthe principal contributions. Alternatively, papers can be cited via footnotes, which are helpfulwhen space is limited. Provide a critique at the end of the review of prior studies in which youcritically assess the state-of-the-art. An effective critique should provide strong

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, OR, June 2005.[9] Al-Khafaji, K., “Learning Sustainable Design through Service.” International Journal for ServiceLearning in Engineering. 1, no. 1 (2006): 1-10.[10] Grzelkowski, Kathryn P. “Merging the Theoretical and the Practical: A Community Action LearningModel.” Teaching Sociology. 14, no. 2 (1986): 110-118.[11] Kvam, Paul H. “The Effect of Active Learning Methods on Student Retention in EngineeringStatistics.” The American Statistician. 54, no. 2 (2000): 136-140.[12] Helle, L. et al., “Project-Based Learning in Post-Secondary Education – Theory, Practice and RubberSling Shots.” Higher Education. 51 (2006): 287-314.[13] Jahanian S. and J. M. Matthews. “Multidisciplinary Project: A Tool for Learning the Subject.”Journal of Engineering

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler; Sagun Shrestha, University of Texas at Tyler

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First-Year Programs

spring 2007 semesters is shown in the tablesbelow. The color coding indicates which tutor had responsibility for which subject(s). Thetutors designated "SI" held joint appointments with B2B and with Supplementary Instruction (SI)programs operating in Physics I, Chemistry I, and Calculus II.Table 1 Typical results demonstrating the effectiveness of tutoring supplemented by mentoring for Physics I in the spring semester. Spring 2006 Comparison of Tutored and Other Engineering Students (SI Class) Course: PHYS 2325 Tutored Group Other Group Total

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Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Environmental Engineering

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

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

even share based on the team size. For each major assignment a correspondingnumber of points was associated with the peer review. Each team member could receive more orless than this point value based on the results of the review. For example, on a team with four students each member should contribute 25% of theworkload. If one team member only contributes 20% of the workload, then that student wouldreceive 80% of the peer review points associated with the assignment. Since this method is azero-sum proposition, other team member(s) on this team would receive more than the allottedpoints because they would have contributed more than their theoretical share of the work. Thiswas a way to provide limited extra credit to those team members who

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter Dominick, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 13.399.1117. Whetten, D.A. & Cameron, K.S., Developing Management Skills, 7th edition, (2007), Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 58.18. Latham, G.P., & Frayne, C.A., “Self-management training for increasing job attendance: A follow-up and a replication”, Journal of Applied Psychology, (1989) Vol 74(3), Jun. pp. 411-416.19. Bandura, A.. Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, (1986), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.20. Dweck, C. S., “Motivational processes affecting learning”, American Psychologist, (1986), 41(10), pp. 1040- 1048. Page 13.399.12Appendix 1

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Teams and Teamwork in Design II / Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Design in Engineering Education

, and tactics can readily be adapted to other engineeringdisciplines as well.Bibliography1. 2006-07 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission,Baltimore, MD.2. P. Goodyear, “Pedagogical frameworks and action research in open and distance learning”, European Journal ofOpen, Distance, and E-Learning, 1999, http://www.eurodl.org/materials/contrib/1999/goodyear/index.html3. R. E. Mayer, “Should there be a three-strikes rule against pure discovery learning? The case for guided methodsof instructions,: American Psychologist, Volume 59, Number 1, 2004, pp. 14-19. Page 12.622.134. W. S

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Danny Olsen, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

Brigham Young University. His research interests include thermophysical properties, phase equilibria, and environmental engineering. He received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1981 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University in 1985.Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University Randy S. Lewis is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University and an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received his BS and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. His research interests include biomaterials development and the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005, p.89.8 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005, p. 91.9 Webb, L. M., K. L. Walker, and T. S. Bollis, “Feminist pedagogy in the teaching of research methods,” International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7 (5), 2004, pp. 415-428.10 A Better Tomorrow: Transforming the Classroom through Feminist Pedagogy, a video available from Division

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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New Engineering Educators

, DC: The National Academies Press. [3] Banks, J. (1982). Teaching for social justice, diversity, and citizenship in a global world. Education Forum,vol. 68(4), pp. 296-305. [4] Grant, C. and Sleeter, C. (1986). Race, class and gender in education research: An argument for integrativeanalysis. Review of Educational Research, vol. 56(2), pp. 195-211. [5] Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American EducationalResearch Journal, vol. 32(3), pp. 464-491. [6] Malveaux, J. (2005). Dimensions of diversity. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, vol. 22(19), pp. 31. [7] Jones, S., Bhandari, A., Clapp, L., Fennell, D., LaPara, T . and Tull, K. (2006). Diversity in environmentalengineering: The good and bad

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Current Status: Needs Design Comparison of Desired End State: Analysi s Alternatives What is? What should be? Value System Decision Design Implementation

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Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

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Mathematics

of this task has been a stepin the right direction toward engaging students in mathematics used to help solve criticalproblems in applications of interest. Additional tasks are currently under development.For additional information on the Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership, please visit:http://www.math.uab.edu/GBMP/.For additional information on the Mathematics Education Collaborative (MEC), please visit:http://mec-math.org/.References[1] Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership, Five-Year Strategic Plan. July 2006.[2] Blue, C. E., Blevins, L. G., Carriere, P., Gabriele, G., Kemnitzer, S. (Group Leader), Rao, V., and Ulsoy, G., “The Engineering Workforce: Current State, Issues, and Recommendations”. Final Report to the

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; John Charonko, Virginia Tech; Alicia Williams, Virginia Tech; Satyaprakash Karri, Virginia Tech; Kelley Stewart, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of engineering students at the varying academic levels. The five main questions guiding this effort were: 1) What are the learning outcomes for these students during this experience? 2) Did this intervention aid in recruiting and retaining engineering students? 3) Did this intervention influence the engineering students to apply and get involved in undergraduate research? 4) Has this intervention influenced the career path of the students (i.e. graduate school or other research position)? 5) Is the intervention more effective at specific academic level(s)? In this effort, we have placed particular emphasis on transferring research to groups under-represented in

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Shawn Stevens, University of Michigan; Namsoo Shin Hong, University of Michigan; Molly Yunker, University of Michigan; Cesar Delgado, University of Michigan; George Bodner, Purdue University; William Fornes, Purdue University; Nick Giordano, Purdue University; Joseph Krajcik, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

depending on the category. Bothpositive and negative student comments were given if both sets of comments existed in thecategory. Some student comments were found to fall into more than one category. If thisoccurred, the comment was coded in both categories.Table 2. Descriptions and examples of categories Category Description Example Statement(s) • [Kind-of interested in the Easy-Stir because] “I’m an artist and I know it had to do with paint and stuff, so…something that I do outside of Chemistry class, Items are

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

. The department covered theprinting cost of the posters. The posters are currently on display in one of our labs.The final report was an opportunity for the students to document what they have learnedabout their particular topic, describe the details of the algorithm(s) that they haveimplemented, comment on their performance and results, and give conclusions andrecommendations for future work. Students were asked to convey their findings in a clearand concise manner and were given guidelines about the technical report format tofollow.The final project was a very successful aspect of the class. The author tried to expose thestudents to real-world digital image processing applications by asking them to applytheory learned in class to solve