Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

as feedback. Lecture notes andreadings are posted in advance to allow efficient coverage of the theory and more time for in-class examples and assessment. In-class “board-work” using the document camera is scannedand placed on the class webpage. Electronic submission of homework and projects isencouraged, allowing students to make fewer trips to campus. Fourth, flexibility should beincorporated into the course syllabus. Most non-traditional students have outside commitmentssuch as work and family which require missing at least 1 class per semester. Allowing studentsto drop their worst exam, quiz, homework, etc., helps students overcome such absences. Finally,assessment needs to be an integral part of each course. Instructors need to

Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyerim Kim, Yonsei University; Jiyong Kim, Yonsei University; Yoon-Su Baek, Yonsei University; Il Moon, Yonsei University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. As the results of this class,52 out of 53 students have acquired the honor of receiving Green belt.IntroductionAs the industries are growing up on large scale and high density, the demand for more creativeengineers is increasing. Engineers need to have abilities to handle out multi tasks simultaneously.Therefore the engineer who not only is an expert in the industry field but also has creativity andcooperating skill is required and it is a new role of colleges to educate and discipline these novelskills. In this paper, the curriculum including the education for the theory of Six Sigma isdeveloped as shown in Figure 1. The curriculum proposed in this paper consists of two contents;1) Lectures for Six Sigma which include the definition

Conference Session

Developing Communication/Teamwork Skills in ChEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Alabart, University Rovira i Virgili; Sibel Özgen, University Rovira i Virgili; Magda Medir, University Rovira i Virgili; Hans-Joerg Witt, Witt & Partner

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

theirstudents to carry out an integrated design project based on a lactose recovery plant.1 Theintegrated design project approach devised by these instructors was based on a combination ofproject-based and cooperative learning methodologies.2 First-year students were organized into23 teams formed of 5-6 members. The challenge for these instructors was how to provide strongleadership to these project teams, as team leadership is one of the key elements to guaranteeproject teams’ success. The allocation of several professors to tutor each team was not practical,given the constraints of limited faculty staff and budget. Then, it was thought that senior studentsmight take on that role. Given that there was a compulsory Project Management course assignedto

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zarjon Baha, Purdue University; Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

been recognised that the establishment of Engineering and TVEinstitutions is vital for the reconstruction and future development in the country. Therefore,recommendations are made as to how TVE and Engineering education in Afghanistan maybe re-established to meet international standards and to address local needs.1. IntroductionAfghanistan was a stable country during the period of the early 1930’s to the late 1970’sand had a relatively established educational system in the country. Although education wascompulsory in the country at the primary level where such facilities were available, theliteracy rate was still very low. The country was progressing well towards democracy andthe people in general were realizing the importance of education

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sung Kyung Hong, Sejong University; Min-kee Hong, Cheong-Shim International Academy; Yoon-ki Hong, Cheong-Shim International Academy; Jong-hyun Hwang, Sejong University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

extensive miniaturization work1.This paper will describe the PC-controlled aerial robot, its control algorithm and electronicassembly, as well as the educational uses it has been.Aerial Robot System(1) AircraftThe model aircraft used in this research is a miniature vehicle (Overall length: 720mm / overallwidth: 1,000mm / weight: 350g). In order to prevent damages caused by the novice controls of Page 13.412.2the students the aircraft was built with EPP(Expanded PolyPropylene) material. For thelimitations of space and load weight of aircraft, only GPS is loaded. Consequently the attitudeand rate of the aircraft (conventionally they can be acquired

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the department, they are usually not necessary. Our department had the goodfortune of having an Advisory Board member with risk management expertise, and hevolunteered to lead the ME faculty and staff, along with representatives of the Industrial andStudent Advisory Boards, through a departmental risk assessment. The Student Advisory Boardmembers who participated were primarily upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, andfive alumni participated as members of the Industrial Advisory Board. After a discussion of theprocess and an overview presentation on risk management, we broke into three groups to focusour efforts on identifying the potential risks (anything that could go wrong to keep our programfrom meeting its objectives) in (1

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens; David Burnette, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the ones they would use to rate themselves and their peers.During the first year, there was an attempt to base the taxonomy of skills on a developmentalframework, with the students suggesting levels of behavior for skills they thought wereimportant. A selection of student input is shown in Table 1.Based on end of the year student surveys, 35 out of 40 respondents indicated that theirunderstanding of what it means to be a good engineer changed over the course of the project, and34 of 43 agreed that it was important that each year the students should be engaged in eithermodifying or creating a new skills list since the creation of it was a significant part of thelearning experience.In addition to their participation in the creation of the table

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Jewell, Union College

Tagged Divisions

International

eligible a student must maintain at least a 2.5 grade pointaverage. There are also some eligible students who cannot go abroad for a term because of sportscommitments or personal situations. For those students, there are other ways of satisfying thegeneral education requirements for international experience, including taking modern languagecourses, or taking classes in one of the cultural diversity tracks, such as East Asian Studies,offered at Union. Table 1 shows the way Union engineering graduates have satisfied the internationalexperience requirements. Union is on the trimester system, so the word term is used instead ofsemester. A term abroad is any one of the 19 programs offered through Union’s InternationalPrograms Office. With one

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Capstone: Average, Range Project Proposal 93% 76-100 92% 80-98 Progress Report 80% 50-102 89% 73-98 End-of-Term Report 82% 60-98 90% 84-96Two factors of concern were identified: (1) about half the capstone project teams did not applyadequate engineering analysis to their designs; (2) many students in the class did not read andfollow instructions for preparing and revising their reports or use outside sources of information.It was discovered that the presence on the capstone design project teams of at least one studentwith strong preferences of thinking skills required for communication and teamwork correlatedwith higher

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

arguments supporting that perception. She notesthat the structure of knowledge and appropriate strategies for conveying that knowledge varyconsiderably from one discipline to another, and suggests that development programs forgraduate students (and faculty) are best presented in a disciplinary context. A number ofengineering schools have published descriptions of their graduate student training programs. Theprogram topics fall into two somewhat overlapping categories: (1) common TA responsibilities,such as grading and assisting in laboratories2 and (2) teaching.2–10 The most effective discipline-specific TA training program we know of is one that hasbeen conducted for many years in the College of Engineering at Cornell University.2 Training

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Computer Science Series, 1975.10. F.W. Lewis, S. Jagannathan, A. Yesildirak, Neural Network Control of Robot Manipulators and Non-LinearSystems, CRC Press, 1998.11. A. Meystel, Autonomous Mobile Robots: Vehicles with Cognitive Control, World Scientific Series inAutomation, Vol. 1, 1993.12. B. Bagnall, Maximum Lego NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains, Variant Press, 2007).13. M. Ferrari, G. Ferrari, and R. Hempel, Building Robots with Lego Mindstorms: The Ultimate Tool forMindstorms Maniacs, Syngress, 2001.14. M. Predko, 123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius, McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2004.15. National Research Council, Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics, National

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Zecher, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

element models rather than being theoretically based.The course begins by introducing basic FEA terminology and then covers the basic stiffnessmatrix approach using one-dimensional spring elements. The objective of this portion of thecourse is to give students a fundamental understanding of how FEA numerical computations aredone. However, within the course, this is the only coverage of developing stiffness matrices. Page 13.419.2  k1 − k1 0  u1   F 1  − k 1 k 1 + k 2 − k 2  u2  =  F 2        0

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technology programs, inaccordance with the technology criteria 2000 (TC2K)1 adopted by the TAC/ABET, is that everyprogram must demonstrate, through documentary evidence, that program educational objectivesand program outcomes are achieved. The program educational objectives are defined as broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. The programoutcomes are defined as statements that describe what units of knowledge or skill students areexpected to acquire from the program to prepare them to achieve the program educationalobjectives. These are typically demonstrated by the student and measured by the program at thetime of

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

417 Design of Alternative Energy Systems is a senior level design intensive elective course[1]. It is a project based course for which the students carry out three technical projects. In itslast offering the projects were: design of a fuel cell system, design of a wave energy system, anddesign of a solar energy system. The focus of the course is for students to use simpleengineering principles in developing predictive models for alternative energy systems. Some ofthe projects require students to develop their own calculation tool (a spreadsheet or MATLABprogram), while other projects use commercially available software, for example spreadsheetprograms from RETScreen International [2], which is managed under the leadership and ongoingfinancial

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

student groups anddid not provide the students with the flexibility to perform the experiments at their own scheduleand to potentially re-run them.Previous Experimental Setup and ProceduresThe industrial plant emulator shown in Figure 1 is a system that is designed to teach students theworking principles and the underlying theory of gear sets and belt drives. It introduces thestudents to the modeling of inertia, friction, backlash and stiffness phenomena in machines. Theindustrial plant emulator setup consists of a drive disk and a load disk, which are connected toeach other via a speed reduction unit. Furthermore, the emulator system is equipped withencoders connected to the drive and disturbance motors and a friction brake

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorian Yeager, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

set of non-negative integers, and is thereforeappropriately styled a “step function”. We define, for each complex number c, if ; otherwise, if the iteration below terminates then the value will be the terminalvalue of the integer variable n: n := 0 z := 0 while |z| < 3 do: z +c n := n + 1 end whileFinally, if the above iteration does not terminate before some prearranged number MAXIT ofiterations, then is given the value MAXIT.The Mandelbrot set is the set of all complex numbers c for which will always be MAXITno matter how large that constant is chosen to be. In other words, the Mandelbrot set is the set ofcomplex numbers for which the iteration

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoffa, none; Steven Freeman, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

are likely to learnthe nature of science through implicit instruction (i.e. performance of scientific inquiry with noreflection on the nature of the activity) should be called into question” (p. 928). A well-designedlab report asks a student to reflect on the activity, the assigned readings, and the lecture content,and synthesize these into a new, succinct document. These are the primary goals of the synopsislab report format.Traditional Laboratory ReportsThe traditional lab report, for the purposes of this study, was defined as a report in whichsubjects may take as much space as they wish in order to report the information in Table 1. Thetraditional style of lab report is written chronologically, similar to other documents that have

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to (1) curricular flexibility, (2)continuous learning by students, and (3) diversity in engineering education. Additionally, keythemes identified in our review of the literature on women in engineering focused on (1)historical male-domination of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)fields, (2) the need for intervention programs for women and minorities to keep their interest inSTEM fields and (3) the need for educational system changes to include both curriculum andfaculty role-models and influence. In this paper we show how it appears that the trends inengineering education are in line with and supportive of the themes underlying the types ofchanges needed to draw more women into engineering.Background and MethodsThis

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Education, 2008 Integration of Computer-Based Problem Solving into Engineering CurriculaAbstractThe primary objectives of this engineering project are (1) to examine how to develop students’problem solving and computational skills early in their program of study and (2) to furtherenhance these skills by building upon critical computing concepts semester after semester. Theproject is a component of NC State University’s quality enhancement plan, which focuses on theuse of technology in enhancing student learning. The project stems from new introductorycomputer-based modeling courses that were created in two engineering departments, and hasexpanded to include other departments. We give an overview of the

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

information systems integrator (1 year); plant floor information systems and computer aided engineering with IBM sales and marketing (8 years); and construction project management and structural engineering with C.R.S. Sirrine, a large design-build firm (8 years). Paul has a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from N.C. State University and lives near Seattle, Washington.Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company Richard (Rick) Stephens is Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for The Boeing Company. Stephens also is a member of the Boeing Executive Council. A 27-year Boeing veteran, Stephens oversees all leadership development, training, employee relations

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Kolbmodel describes an entire cycle of the learning experience20. Bloom’s Taxonomy describes sixlevels in which learning can occur. The levels in the taxonomy range from basic memorizationof information to evaluation and critiquing of a topic21. These learning models have beenembodied in the DTEACh model (hands-on technology exploration, interactive discussions,exploratory labs, open-ended design problems, and project reporting process.) The DTEAChtraining is structured according to this model so that the participants experience this method ofteaching in the training workshops. The steps in the model and examples of implementation inthe DTEACh training are described below: 1. Hands-on Technology Exploration: Introducing a topic to students

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Davis, United States Military Academy; Michael Butkus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

act or make decisionsthat are not considered moral or proper by the majority. Merriam-Webster defines ethics as a setof moral principles or a system of moral values.1 Most occupations that require the trust of thegeneral public are held to high ethical standards. These professions include law, medical,engineering, and military, all of which have adopted systems that guide subscribed individualsthrough moral decision making processes. Most learned professions that uphold such standardsprescribe a system of non-mandatory codes of conduct.2 Perhaps the most recognizedprofessional code of ethics was reported by the National Society of Professional Engineers,which defines fundamental canons and includes explicit guidance on professional conduct

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship, so that at the end of their formalstudies, the students will become “Innovation Ambassadors” who think and lead innovatively. Several different related courses, workshops, approaches and programs have been developed,implemented and assessed over the past years at FAU. Among these are: Page 13.750.3 1. “Eight-Dimensional (8D) Methodology for Innovative Problem Solving.” (Raviv 2002a) It is asystematic and unified approach that stimulates innovation by effectively using “both sides” of thebrain. It builds on comprehensive problem solving knowledge gathered from industry, business,marketing, math, science, engineering, technology

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

OK if I use it as a template for my work this fall? • What kind of information can I use from a website and how can I use it? • There is a lot of programming code available for free on the Internet. May I use it for this project?Review of the LiteratureRecent literature addresses numerous concerns and indicates that academic honesty continues tobe an issue for faculty and students alike, and it reports on the impact of technology and existingperceptions.Technology and Academic Honesty Academic honesty is a pervasive issue for educators suchas reported by Jordan & Elmore,12 Bikowski and Broeckelman,1 and Cordova and Thornhill. 4Indeed, Whitley 21 reported on more than 100 research studies on cheating in a 30 year

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

students werecomposed of 35 African American and 1 Hispanic Student. Page 13.640.3Throughout the course of each session, the subject of each question raised by astudent was recorded as it was asked. General themes emerged among thequestions asked by the students and differences existed in the question themesbetween genders, indicating separate motivations for engineering career choicebetween minority male and female students.Questions Raised by StudentsA summary of the general subject themes of the questions/comments raised by thestudents, and division of the questions between genders, is presented in Table 1,and discussed in this section.During the sessions, a

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

replacing the drives. Initially we approached thecompany that had donated the previous drives, but we were unable to obtain a new donation. Wethen investigated purchasing “name brand” replacement drives. Unfortunately, we found that Page 13.1341.2new drives were about $2000 apiece and software to connect them to the computers was evenmore. That was not an option, given that we have eight lab stations, so we began looking at otheralternatives.The drive we settled on is the Dura Pulse G3 drive, which ismade in China and sold by Automation Direct in the UnitedStates, and is shown in Figure 1. Since we use 208 volt, 1/3 hpmotors in our lab, we purchased

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Tenille Medley, Purdue University; Jeremi Hayes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, ordecisions based on their own experience as students” resulting in teaching practices which are“often disconnected from the literature base in education.”1 The National Science Foundationfunded project described in this paper seeks to develop theoretically-grounded instruments thatprovide pedagogical feedback to graduate teaching assistants about the quality of theirinstruction. This project began with the testing of a modified portion of the VaNTH ObservationSystem (VOS)5-11. The VaNTH Engineering Research Center (an acronym based on the names ofthe member institutions: Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University, University of Texas atAustin, and the Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Science andTechnology

Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-1079: MATLAB PROGRAMMING FOR VISUALIZING NUMERICALITERATIVE DYNAMICSS.K. Sen, Florida Institute of TechnologyGholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA Page 13.871.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 MATLAB PROGRAMMING FOR VISUALIZING NUMERICAL ITERATIVE DYNAMICSAbstract Presented here are the fundamental principles of discrete dynamical system andchaos from the point of view of numerical iterative algorithms. Also included is thevisualization of some of such dynamical systems using Matlab programs. Such avisualization has a profound impact on our conceptual clarity and knowledge of the realworld scientific and engineering problems.1. IntroductionThe

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claribel Bonilla, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

function on multi-disciplinaryteams". Recognizing the importance of teams in industry, engineering education has begun tofocus more effort on this desired student outcome.1, 2, 3 Experts also agree on the importance ofinvolving undergraduates in teamwork.4, 5, 6 Seat and Lord observed that while industry seldomcomplains about the technical skills of engineering graduates, industrial employers and educatorsare often concerned with performance skills such as interpersonal, communication, and teaming.7The key to a successful team is the ability of each team member to develop their team skillsduring the life of the team activity or project. The well known Tuckman model provides stagesfor team transformation (forming, storming, norming, performing

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

thisanalysis were: 1. What percentage of all faculty openings is interdisciplinary? 2. Are there more interdisciplinary faculty openings at doctoral institutions than at other types of institutions? 3. Are there more interdisciplinary faculty openings in engineering than in science or humanities and social sciences? 4. Are there more interdisciplinary faculty openings at senior rank than at junior rank? 5. Does motivation for interdisciplinary hiring come from the institutional level? In other words, do institutions with many science and engineering interdisciplinary openings also have many social science and humanities interdisciplinary positions?To address these, we built a database of academic job postings appearing on