Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Jalpa Bani, University of Bridgeport; Ying-ju Chen, University of Bridgeport

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Educational Research and Methods

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Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

considers these findings and discussion inrelation to their own programs of engineering. Page 14.983.13References1 Malasri, S., K. Madhavan, and J. Ventura. Should engineering faculty be registered? inMid-South Annual Engineering and Science Conference. 2000. Memphis, Tennessee:Christian Brothers University.2 Madhavan, K. and S. Malasri, Professional registration of engineering faculty. Journalof Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2003. 129(3): p. 122-124.3 Harichandran, R., Faculty hiring trends at small- to medium-sized research-intensiveCEE departments and balancing the needs of research and practice, in American Societyfor

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

been studiedwithin this framework.Identity and Career Choice With roots in Erik Erikson’s 20 foundational theory, career choice has remained connected todiscussions of identity development. In Erikson’s theory 20 successful resolution of the identitycrisis phase of development marks the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood. Crisisresolution includes selecting and committing to a vocation 20, 21. Marcia 22 operationalizedErikson’s theory as a four-staged model with the lowest stage representing no identity crisis andno career choice and the highest stage incorporating resolution of identity crisis and careercommitment. In this theory, identity and career choice are tightly linked. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, many identity studies

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

work.BackgroundThe eleven middle and high school teachers who participated in the RET site during the summerof 2008 spent six weeks conducting research under the mentorship of an engineering facultymember. Teachers typically interacted with a graduate student(s) or a post-doctoral fellow on aday-to-day basis. Program deliverables included several short presentations on researchprogress, a scientific poster for their classroom describing their research project, and the creationof a teaching module related to their engineering research project, which teachers were toimplement during the subsequent academic year. Professional development activities took placeonce or twice per week during the summer program. Some of these sessions were directly relatedto

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Amber Oliver, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

solution” (Interview One) and how she “struggle[s] with like, what is best” (InterviewTwo). This emphasis on a “best” solution type is in contrast with Chris’ approach to workingwith whichever solution type the individual team had chosen, and giving feedback tostrengthening that particular solution type. In his interview, Chris recognized that when he was anew TA, he also was tempted to “advise [every team] to do the exact same thing” (InterviewTwo), which suggests that it may be common for new TAs to advise teams to adopt the “best”solution type, rather than helping teams to fully develop a strong solution for whichever solutiontype they had chosen.Robin, as a new Teaching Assistant, often identified with the role of grader. An

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; John Wood, United States Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

5 3 3 4 7 6 6 TIPS 0 27 0 9 4 10 6 7 TOTAL # CONCEPTS 96 71 100 89Note from the table that the students were also asked to rate the “innovativeness” of each of theCG techniques. While this is quite subjective, it is interesting to note that each team chose adifferent CG method as most innovative (red 10’s in the table). There are some observabletrends in the innovation data. The 6-3-5/Morphological Analysis, Design by Analogy/WordTrees and Far-Field Analogies ranked high while Transformational Design/Mind maps rankedlower. However, the relative dissimilarity of the ranking

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-mail: dkueker@vivayic.comPam Newberry, Project Lead the Way The Director of Strategic Curriculum Initiatives for Project Lead The Way, Inc. Prior to joining Project Lead The Way, Inc., in July 2002, she served as the Associate Director for the International Technology Education Association?s Technology for All Americans Project for five years. She taught technology education and mathematics for 10 years. During that time, she was an Albert Einstein Fellow in 1996 and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1994. Address: 177 Stone Meadow Lane, Wytheville, VA 24382 Telephone: (276) 228-6502 E-mail: pampltw@embarqmail.com

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Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

addition to their social status, their training and experience allows themto implicitly know where the boundaries are and what is appropriate in a complexmultidimensional and multivariable problem solving. Architectural historians and the generalpublic, on the other hand, are considered better long term arbiters. Many of the buildings thatreceive architectural awards and recognition by professional peers sometimes fade, or in extremecases are considered failures, by architectural historians and the general public. The Pruitt-IgoeHousing Project in St. Louis, designed in the early 1950’s, which won many architectural awardsbut was ultimately demolished less than twenty years later was considered a failure by thegeneral public and architectural

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

innovation as the core ingredient of theirfuture economic development. As Alan Wolf, member of the NRC-Committee on ComparativeInnovation Policy points out, China’s drive toward innovation has been an unmistakable messageof its top leaders for several years: “In today’s world, the core of each country’s competitive strength is intellectual innovation, technological innovation and high-tech industrialization.” [Jiang Zemin] “[We should give] priority to independent innovation in S&T [Science and Technology] work, take efforts to enhance S&T innovation capability, increase core competitiveness and [strive to make] S&T innovation with Chinese characteristics a reality … …We must aim to be at the forefront

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Robyn Fillinger, North Carolina State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-1904: ON THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN NSF-FUNDEDBRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM IN STEM DISCIPLINESTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

biological modeling approach to someone who already has a solid background in mathematics, cell biology, and physiology. You must provide your “student” with the known mechanisms of a particular disease (with which you yourself are already very familiar), and then teach this person to determine the appropriate length scale at which to model the disease process (e.g. cellular, molecular, tissue, etc.) and to identify functional modules in which to compartmentalize the model. Rate your current confidence level at accomplishing this task on a scale of 1-5 (5 being “extremely high confidence”).8. Would you feel comfortable picking up a book(s), researching journals, and integrating information across multiple length scales to set

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

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Mechanical Engineering

Sundial (1500BC) – Early Civilizations Cell Phone (1990s) – German Reunification Water Clocks (1400BC) – Thebes, Egyptian Capital Personal Computer with Clock (1980s) - Poland’s Soldarity Movement Sand Hourglass (300BC) – Construction of Great Wall of China Timex Wrist Watch (1950’s) – Space Race Begins Weight Driven Clocks (1270 AD

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

part American universities have neither kept up with the paradigm shift in engineering for innovation nor with the changes required in professional graduate engineering education to reflect the modern process and practice of engineering for technology innovation during the last four decades. Emphasis on attracting federal funding for academic basic scientific research began during the late 1960’s, intensified in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s to the present day ─ resulting in the subsequent build- up of a generation of excellent research-oriented faculty at most engineering schools who are expert at scientific research, who can attract federal research funding, but who are not that proficient, experienced, interested, or rewarded in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trey Shirley, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University; Randy Collins, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

IEEE International Multi-Topic Conference, pp. 111-117, Lahorse University, Pakistan, December 2001.2. Merkel, C., and Fisher, D., “A Quick and Easy PLC Learning Experience for Mechatronics”, proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference, pp. 895 – 906, Chicago, IL, June 2006.3. Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S., and Sosa, H., “Internet-based Robotics and Mechatronics Experiments for Remote Laboratory Development”, proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference, pp. 1363-1379, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.4. Lee, C., and Park, S., “Sensor-Based Robot Control Laboratory”, proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference, New Orleans, LA, June 1991.5. Marsico, S., “Incorporating a Flexible Manufacturing System into a Design Course

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Information Systems

. Barrows, Howard S. (2000). Problem-Based Learning Applied to Medical Education, Springfield, IL: SIU School of Medicine.4. Boud, D., Feletti, G. (1991). The Challenge of Problem-based Learning. London: Kogan.5. Boylan, H. R. (2002). What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in DevelopmentalEducation. Boone, NC: National Center for Developmental Education.6. Boylan, H. R. (1999). Exploring alternatives to remediation. Journal of DevelopmentalEducation, 22(3), 2-4, 6, 8, 10.7. Boylan, H. R. (1999). Harvard Symposium 2000: Developmental education: Demographics,outcomes, and activities. Journal of Developmental Education, 23(2), 2-4, 6, 8.8. Boylan, H., Bliss, L., & Bonham, B. (1997). Program components and their relationship tostudent

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

My instructor seems well-prepared for class. 4.8 My instructor has an effective style of presentation. 4.3 I am generally pleased with the text(s) required for this course. 4.7 Course assignments are interesting and stimulating. 4.3 My instructor is actively helpful when students have problems. 4.9 My instructor is readily available for consultation. 4.8 I would enjoy taking another course from this instructor. 4.9 My instructor displays enthusiasm when teaching. 4.9 My instructor motivates me to do my best work

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. 39.3. Clark, J., 2000, “Collaboration Tools in Online Learning Environments,” ALN Magazine, 4(1).4. Hiltz, S. R., Coppola, N., Rotter, N., Turoff, M., and Benbunan-Fich, R., 2000, “Measuring the Importance ofCollaborative Learning for the Effectiveness of ALN: A Multi-measure Multi-method Approach,” ALN Journal,5(2).5. Lowyck, L. and Poysa, J., 2001, “Design of Collaborative Learning Environments,” Computers in HumanBehavior, 17(5-6), pp. 507-516.6. Hughes, S. C., Wichersham, L., Ryan-Jones, D. L., and Smith, S. A., 2002, “Overcoming Social andPsychological Barriers to Effective On-line Collaboration,” Educational Technology & Society, 5(1), pp. 86-92.7. Bishop, P., Cox, B., Fothergill, R., Kyle, J., Lawson, D., Mitchell, M., Rathbone, J

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Carl Barratt, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

running multiple sections of the course. Responsibilities include ordering books for thecourse, training of first-time faculty during the summer, recommending and implementingchanges in course materials, purchasing equipment and supplies for the course, posting allmaterials to BlackBoard, and meeting with other instructors throughout the semester.The course coordinator schedules and determines the frequency of group meetings with allfaculty involved in teaching EAS107P. She is also able to work with specific faculty to addressany problems associated with his/her particular section(s). Feedback from the faculty is used todetermine whether problems have persisted (and why) or have been successfully remedied.Scheduling of multiple sections of

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

underrepresented students. Although special consideration is given toapplications from these three recruitment pools, specific applicant attributes and experiences arealso considered. The E3 RET application solicits personal information on the following: 1)teaching experience (including years of experience, subjects/courses taught - STEM subjectrequired) and Texas teaching certification(s); 2) education level (degree(s) and major discipline);3) past participation in other professional development programs, 4) past research experience, ifany; and 5) engineering knowledge base (e.g., personal awareness of types ofengineering/engineers, examples of engineering solutions that affect daily lives). Theapplication essay requests additional information such as

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Weicong Pan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Edward Varnado, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

due dates. The EGR 481 syllabus is as follows:Course Syllabus: EGR 481 - Fall 08 Project Design Principles and ApplicationsProfessor’s name: Dr. S. MonemiOffice location & phone: 9-527, 909-869-2520Email: ssmonemi@csupomona.eduClass time and location: MW 1:00-1:50 PM, Room 9-329Course prerequisites: Upper division standingOffice Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00 - 10:00 AMTextbook: Class notes and handoutsCourse Description: Completion of a capstone senior design team project under faculty supervision. Results are presented in a formal report.Course Coverage: Learn how to design, develop, and analyze

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

self-efficacy in engineering education, Journal of Engineering Education, 90(2), 247-251.[9] D. J. Ahlgren and I. M. Verner (2007). Building Self-Efficacy in Robotics Education. Proc. of 2007 ASEEAnnual Conference, Honolulu.[10] S. Bhandari, P. Gautam, D. Ahlgren. “Implementation of RF communication with TDMA algorithm in swarmrobots”. Proc. IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, 2008, pp. 68-73[11] K. Nepal, A. Fine, N. Imam, D. Pietrocola, N. Robertson, D. Ahlgren. “Combining a Modified Vector FieldHistogram Algorithm and Real-time Image Processing for Unknown Environment Navigation”. Proc. IS&T/SPIE21st Annual Symposium, San Jose, January 2009

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

extent. As mentioned before, several assessmenttools have been identified such as classwork/homework, quizzes/exams and projects.Sincere attempt is made to refer to the CLOs while designing the contents of theassessment tools used. For example, each exam question clearly stated the concept beingtested in that question, and to what extent that question addresses the CLO(s) and how itmaps the PO(s). Students were informed where this information will be used. The statedCLO(s) is/are assumed to be satisfied based on their achieving a certain grade on thatquestion. This is repeated for all assessment tools used in this course, particularly for thefinal project, in which the students used math and CAE tools to a great extent. At first, itlooks like

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Cp ? (1) 1 τAU ♣3 2To assess the rotors, the performance curves (i.e., Cp versus rotational speeds of completedturbines) were measured at distinct load points for two different wind speeds (5 m/s and 3 m/s).The score that a design received was calculated as the average of the maximum Cp valuesdetermined from the two performance curves.A numerical grade was assigned to the technical performance based on the turbine’s averagemaximum Cp value. Initially, the following algorithm was proposed: An unoptimized wind

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

14.952.5Activity:Copying another student during test /quizUsing unapproved reference duringclosed-book test/quizTaking exam for another studentPay some else to take examCopying another student’s HWChange test/HW answer after gradedStore answers to test in calculator /PDAPermit student to look at your examCopying an old lab reportSubmit or copy HW from prev. termClaim to hand in HW when haven’tAsk ?s on exam haven’t taken yetWork in group on take home examWork in group on web based testDelay exam or paper with false excuseWork in gp on HW when no policyWitness cheating and do not reportStudy with other students for a testFigure 1. Percentage of CU students in CVEN and EVEN first year courses that rated variousactivities as cheating or unethical but not cheating

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oliver Platts-Mills, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

important results within the framework it is necessary tocontinue to build a comprehensive set of assessments which can be used to facilitateunderstanding of the role that variability plays in capstone courses. As the field ofengineering education strives to understand capstone programs, it is important to continueto address the innate challenges associated with assessing such a complex class.Bibliography 1. Bailey, R and Szabo, Z (2006). “Assessing engineering design process knowledge,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 22, Number 3, pp 508-518(11). 2. Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorensen, 1997. A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project- Oriented Capstone

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego; Lal Tummala, San Diego State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students. Forexample, at NU, an ‘electronic library’ has been set up whereby faculty members can shareresources, presentation materials, examples, learning exercises, and other instructional materials.Materials are tagged according to the program and/or course learning outcome(s) they support,so that other faculty searching for ways to assist student learning in specific outcomes canreadily find additional ideas and resources. And since many courses have also been developedfor on-line presentation (10 of the program in SOET are also available on-line), it is possible forfaculty members to also take advantage of the on-line course materials and classroommanagement tools even when teaching on-site. As a final example, the HP tablet computingresearch