Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

logs and self-report surveys have also been used as methods for obtaining information about theenacted instruction6,7,8.The assessed curriculum refers to the specific content that is tested and can differdrastically from the intended and enacted curricula. Tests are drafted by the federalgovernment (thought instruments like NAEP, for example), individual states, districts,and the teachers themselves. The learned curriculum captures the actual changes inknowledge by the individual students, which reflects the notion that students can andoften do learn more and less than offered in the instructional context.In earlier studies, we analyzed the enacted curriculum of the first Project Lead the Way™foundations course, Introduction to Engineering

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

contribute to greater fuel economy. Unique design and fabricationtechniques for high performance structural composites will be utilized to reduce curb weight by30-50%, when compared to conventional steel chassis design benchmarks. Self-imposedmandates adopted by the WWU R&D team include design and manufacturing sustainabilityfocus, which are reflected in all architectural, materials selection, and manufacturing processdecisions. An additional design goal targets the ability to use a range of alternative fuels by usinga modular hybrid powertrain and open source control strategies that enable utilization of regionalfeedstocks available to the purchaser. The hybrid bus project combines undergraduate Vehicle Design students withEngineering

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, 2teachers learned physical science content of forces, motion, and electricity through lectures, hands-onactivities, field trips, Internet based projects, collaborative work, reflections, model-based inquiry, andthe engineering design process administered by the faculty and staff of the engineering and teacher-education colleges. Teachers engaged in two Engineering is Elementary (EiE) modules over focusedon the engineering design process.Proven Success in the ClassroomBased on our pre- and post- tests administered to teachers and students in treatment and comparisongroups in year 1, participating teachers showed science and engineering gains of almost 3 timesgreater than teachers in the comparison group. Students of teachers in the treatment group

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

given, etc., but rather fromstudents’ hard to observe internal mechanisms. Such mechanisms regulate the extent to whichstudents can comprehend the complexities of a real system and how much of this complexitythey can reflect in a conceptual and calculational model.Self-efficacy is one such mechanism that has been shown to regulate learning, motivation andacademic performance of students. It is defined as personal judgments of one’s capabilities toorganize and execute courses of action to attain designated goals [1]. Individuals have high self-efficacy for a task when they believe they possess the capabilities necessary to successfullyperform the task and low self-efficacy if they believe that they do not have the necessarycapabilities. Hence

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

, we had many new ideas and ways to improve our final product."The informal observations of the authors are that student teams generally found the preparationof the posters to be time consuming, and that teams sought confirmation more with this activitythan with any other; for example, students more often asked “Is this right?” of their instructorsthrough this process than at any other time in the course. The assumption is that this was due tostudents having little to no prior experience preparing research posters. After the competition,students generally reflected that they wished they had been more organized, but now that theexpectations were known, it would be more straightforward if they had to repeat the process.Many teams described

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Women in Engineering

descriptive reports of the sample.Data Analysis. Analysis began with structural coding, or segmenting interviews based on thestructure of the interview protocol itself. This allowed us to focus our efforts on portions of theinterviews relevant to particular topics. Following this initial step, we began the thematic codingprocess using a codebook reflecting the study‟s central theoretical themes17. According toMacQueen et al., “the codebook functions as a frame or boundary that the analyst constructs inorder to systematically map the informational terrain of the text” (p. 32).18 For the purpose ofintercoder reliability when working as a team, the authors recommend that codebooks include sixbasic components for each code: the code itself, a brief

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Aerospace

/modules listed above.Conclusion: Summary of Program Progress to Date The project’s purpose is the deployment of the CDIO pedagogy to other North Americaninstitutions. The project’s eight specific tasks, products and progress are summarized below.1. A refined and stakeholder-validated description of the knowledge and skills desired in graduating students by the US aerospace industry. This task is complete with a report in work. In a related effort, the international CDIO consortium is currently weighing a draft of the 2.0 version of the CDIO syllabus. Proposed changes reflect both 8 years of experience working with the syllabus, and shifts in industry’s emphases. Action on proposed changes is expected in 2010.2. The documentation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

mobile stations can be used anywhere in the world whereelectricity is available, making engineering education accessible to students without access tobenchtop measurement instrumentation. This might include junior-college students that wish toalign with university-level teaching efforts, or perhaps non-engineering students to whom facultywish to teach circuits principles but do not have the local laboratory resources to support.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory Improvement Program underType I grant DUE–0942425. Opinions, findings, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- 8hours) is set aside to read them and provide each student with written feedback. This writtenfeedback is absolutely essential. Numerous studies have pointed out the importance and value ofprompt and thoughtful feedback to students [27 – 31]. When students take time to reflect ontheir writing and on the instructor’s comments, the folder becomes a highly effective tool inhelping them uncover and then wrestle with their misconceptions while the learning is takingplace. The nature of the free-writing assignments varies depending on the goals and objectivesfor a particular topic or content area. For example, for some free-writing assignments studentsare asked to explain a problem or a concept that was highlighted or discussed during a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

supports iterative reflections anddiscussions and continuous feedback for peers1\0.Our goal was to not only develop exemplary learning materials that will result in well-justifiedclaims, but also to extend what we currently know about student learning of integrated,contextualized STEM content. In order to enhance technological literacy and to integrate math,science, and technical writing into a contemporary context, a new math-science block course,Frets, Flutes, and Physics, for freshman at Arizona State University has been developed. Theinquiry-based course is in a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Learning Communityand consists of an 11-credit hour course to satisfy basic math, laboratory science and Englishrequirements. The course has

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

employees across LakeMichigan to a resort area in Michigan City, Indiana.15The excursion trade was big business around the turn of the nineteenth century. For a modestfee—75 cents on the Eastland—lower middle class workers could spend a few hours living thehigh life to which they aspired. Shipping companies ran relatively light ships that sat high in thewater, to make the crossing quickly.The Eastland, built in 1903, soon developed a reputation as a “cranky” ship; she was unstable,especially during loading and unloading, and passengers often complained of seasickness.15 Thestability issues were reflected in the fluctuation of passenger load, as indicated in Table 1. Table 1. Eastland passenger loads15, 16 Year

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in comprehensive documents reflecting product,production system and business enterprise design, as well as the prototyping experience(fabrication and performance evaluation).[6] student learning: The central issue throughout the project was student learning. From theperspective of the capstone experience, the purpose of the project was always focused onexpansion and development of student skill sets and attitudes. By far, the most importantoutcome has been that the three surviving engineering students are ‘scarred for life’ withintellectual habits of innovation and entrepreneurialism.Assessment: There are several measures through which to assess the accomplishments of thisproject. First, the suitability of innovation team projects as

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

activities Uses class time R10 86.36 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.55 4.9 well Fosters environment R11 95.45 4.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.95 conducive to critical thinking Treats all students in a R12 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 consistent manner Exams reflect the R13 95.45 4.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.95 material covered Willingly assists

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

activity they are alreadyparticipating in (i.e., community service) with their coursework in order to promote ethicaldevelopment, particularly the ethical behavior component. Service learning also offersexperiential learning during which a student may encounter an ethical issue. These real-worldexamples can also be brought to the class through discussions or reflection papers, similar toguest speakers.These co-curricular experiences also address the components of ethical development in ourmodel (Figure 1). Professional codes teach students their professional engineeringresponsibilities (knowledge of ethics), and case studies allow students to explore possibilities,options, and alternatives in order to determine a course of action (ethical

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Brent Nelson, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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International

do this. 5. Be able to place elements of their discipline (water resource management, structural design, product design, manufacturing, etc.) within a global context.Service Learning Program Outcomes Students will: Page 15.77.3 1. Learn how to practice a multi-disciplinary design process in the context of a technical humanitarian project and how to adapt the design process to reflect the circumstances of another culture. 2. Be able to implement key elements of leadership and teamwork. 3. Appreciate other cultures and be capable of basic communication across cultures. 4. View themselves as “citizens of the world

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education

] The article title is itself a pun, a “play” on words: the author’s name isJames Early. He says: The early days of transistors began wonderfully, built mightily, and became the foundation for a major industry. They also paid our wages, and were great fun. The view of our occupation held by many of us is reflected in the words of my wife, Mary Agnes Early, circa 1956: “You go to Murray Hill to play while I take care of the house and the children.” Early in my work at Bell Labs, I grasped Bell’s personnel strategy, which was to hire the ablest persons they could find having suitable background, and subsequently offer them a wide range of problems to attack. In his book “The Gifted Child

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

’ failure to understand one ormore Statics concepts 3. Litzinger and his colleagues 12 studied four undergraduate students majoring inengineering who had already taken Statics. These students were asked to draw fully dimensionedfree body diagrams (FBD) of the target represented in the problem statement and illustration.The intention of this study was to uncover the sources of errors that students made in theirproblem solutions. From this study it was found that a major source of errors in problem solvingwas the recall and use of conceptually erroneous knowledge in determining the solution 12. Ananalysis of students’ solution of Statics problems reveal patterns of errors that are reflective ofconsistent misconceptions that students hold

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

employers and determine thebest strategies for approaching employers who may be eligible to participate in the EIP program. Once the student begins an EIP, they establish brief learning objectives and complete a preassessment survey. Whenever possible, a site visit by an OCS staff member and appropriatefaculty are conducted. At the end of the EIP, participating students complete a post assessmentdocument as well as a brief report about their experiences. These requirements reinforce thelessons learned through reflective writing assignments that challenge them to review andintegrate what they have learned.University – Marketing, Operating, Monitoring, Compensation, AssessmentThe EIP has been designed to be flexible and easy to administer, while

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

about what exactly “ethics” is. While students are comfortable talking about anethical situation that is presented as an ethical scenario in a textbook, they are less able todiscuss elements of ethical frameworks such as “absolutism,” “moral responsibility,” or“cultural differences” related to ethics. These findings suggest that the use of suchtypical instruments as the Defining Issues Test (DIT), developed by James Rest [22], orthe Socio-moral Reflection Measure (SRM), based on Kohlberg’s work [23], may lead toresults that provide only a surface view of students’ ethical knowledge and decision-making.These findings also suggest that assessment of student knowledge and abilities is a taskfilled with complexities, but the process is even more

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

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International

Developing Communities seminar: The “EDSGN 497C – Design for DevelopingCommunities” seminar course grounds students in EDSGN 452 and other related courses in thebasics of humanitarian design, user-centered design for extreme affordability, socialentrepreneurship, systems thinking, travel and fieldwork, and related issues for technology-basedsocial ventures in developing communities outside the US. Students participate in weekly 75minute seminars and 30 minute project management meetings with all the peripheral teams.Students write structured reflective blogs for each seminar talk and at the end of the semestermake a two-minute YouTube video clip (in two-person teams) focusing on how they appliedconcepts from the seminar series to their ventures. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

the year, the ENG2 program hosted a “Bowling Night” for mentors; approximately 18students attended. Three of the students were protégés. Due to feedback from the mentors, theENG2 team will host their mentor get together a week earlier next year. Page 15.936.11 Assessment of the peer mentoring program was performed by the outside evaluator. Theassessment included a basic survey of 5 questions designed to be answered in groups. Twenty ofthe 36 peer mentors attended the evaluation session. Sample questions are as follows: 1. Reflecting on your first year as an engineering major, in what ways have you changed and what are you doing

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

academic risks: they lack specific learning skills. Often, ... weinvolve them in comprehensive academic support programs...these freshman often do as well orsometimes better than other freshman (1989, p. 109)17.” During the fall 2009 semester, freshmanAOI students were offered a special one semester long orientation seminar; many reported intheir final reflection papers that they felt more confident in their academic pursuits as a result ofthe specialized attention and academic advising they’d taken part in regularly throughout thesemester, and cited the value of interacting with other freshman AOI students facing similarchallenges.Individual advising sessions are also integral for freshmen as well as transfer and continuingstudents, and this

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

and family related policies from women’s perspectives.13 Findings from these studiessuggest that organizations are gendered and the image of the ideal worker reflects that of a whiteman.In work organizations, job-related factors such as, rewards and benefits, advantages andprivileges, decision-making and control, identity and self-esteem and, performance and job-satisfaction are governed by power relations that continue to favor men over women. Hence,gender is not a factor that initiates unequal power relations in organizations; rather it is anintegral part of the organizational structure.1 West and Zimmerman13 describe the processes ofembedding gender into the organizational structures as “doing gender”, and Acker1 posits thatdoing gender

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Quantitative Interview Discussion TopicsData was obtained from 37 conversations/interviews; 16 new engineers (less than 5 years ofexperience) and 21 supervisors, mentors, or program managers. These results representperceptions of those interviewed and do not necessarily reflect the position of the parentorganization. Again, not a large sample size however, interesting observations can be made thatmirror industry wide trends. There are two ways to examine the data: 1. Assessment of absolute scores. In this case scores given by new engineers and supervisors were close to each other, say within 1 point. If both scores were high, we have excellent agreement that the skill being measured is being utilized. If both scores were low

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

focus on student advising as well as supportingundergraduate/faculty interactions. These items reflect, somewhat, the work of Billups7related to specific student-faculty interactions. What has not been gleaned at all from oursurvey, however, is the effectiveness of any of these activities at creating a desiredculture. Indeed, further analysis is needed to identify the specific types of cultures thatchemical engineering departments across the US foster, how (re: episodes) such a cultureis cultivated, and whether it is effective from both a faculty (category 3) and student(category 1) perspective. Our initial survey has provided useful feedback which will bothinform and direct such data gathering for the future.References1. P. R. Orszag

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Patricia Pena, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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International

. Bythis point, the students enrolled in the professional preparation course had been given someinstruction on globalization and cultural awareness. The U.S. students were then required to turnin a reflection on their Brazilian counterparts and the interaction that took place. At thebeginning of June the Brazilian students were required to communicate to their U.S. partnersinformation regarding the physical system to be controlled, including information regardingsensors and actuators. Based on this information, the U.S. students then built from first principlesmathematical models of their assigned system and the associated control hardware. Thesemodels were described in a memo sent to their Brazilian counterpart in the middle of June. Atthis point

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

turbinecriteria that are listed in Table 3. The overall height of the design was to limit the materialsstudents must acquire, allow students to easily transport their design, and permit the design to betested in the IDEAS Center. Page 15.1372.9 Table 3. Wind Turbine Design/Construction Criteria Horizontal Axis Wind TurbineOverall Height: 3 ftTurbine Blade (minimum of 3 blades) that are 1 ft long with adjustable pitchAxis Hub must be non-reflective, black (for speed measurement)For testing, must be able to attach a string to the hub where the string will spool smoothly Vertical

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Braun, United States Military Academy; Mark DeRocchi, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

. Page 15.394.6Initially it seemed natural to have a two-part decision matrix. The first set of criteria wasenvisioned as hierarchy based and serving as a simple GO/NO-GO decision. Any proposedindependent study project that failed to meet the first set of criteria would be automaticallynegated. However, upon further review, this logic proved unfounded as there were pastacademic years that always had exceptions to these criteria that ended up being fantastic projects.Further, some of the initial criteria were noted to have little or no influence on the hierarchalrating due to commonality in the scaled criteria value. This resulted in a modification of the listof criteria to reflect more than simply the D-C&ME stakeholders.Finally, there were

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

information from this assignment revealed student attitudes aboutcivil engineering. The course included additional assignments on sustainability (2009 only),ethics, a team West Point Bridge Designer project, a curriculum plan to graduation at CU with aB.S. in CVEN, a paper on a significant event or structure related to civil engineering (such as theThree Gorges Dam, the flooding in New Orleans from hurricane Katrina, etc.), and a shortsummary of a professional society meeting that they attended (such as ASCE or AGC). In thefinal assignment of the semester the students wrote a reflective essay that instructed them to statewhether or not they planned to remain a civil engineering major and why/why not. The studentswere also instructed to comment on