Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William Sullivan, DeVry University

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Mathematics

to the academic and career goals of thestudent. This began the active learning process. An example of “The Frame” is illustrated in Figure 1. The student has an interest in howdiseases spread. The student’s career goal was to go into a biomedical field. The studentresearched the process and found a set of differential equations that model the spread of diseasefor a particular and general case.5,6Figure 1. “The Frame” utilized in the context of the spreading of disease. Susceptible βI Infected g Recoveredβ = transmission rate, B = birth rate, d = death rate, R0 = reproductive rate (rate that infectedpersons cause new infected persons), g = recovery rate, S, I and R are the populations of thethree

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Marshall Molen, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

serves as the team leader whohas overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the various activities. A teamorganization chart is shown in Fig. 1. The major faculty advisor, who is the author of this paper,has the primary responsibility for interfacing with the university administration, providingresources as required, and technical leadership as may be required. Overall, however, the team ismanaged by the students themselves and they have proven that they are capable of rising to thislevel of responsibility. Students from throughout the university are invited to participateregardless of major or classification. The leadership has proven effective in mentoring theyounger students and on occasion removing students from responsible

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilka Balk, University of Kentucky; John Balk, University of Kentucky

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International

between professors on both sides of theAtlantic, resulting in invited seminars and joint proposals. Currently in its third year, theresearch exchange has grown to six “pairs” of faculty, who are now working together. We willexpand this program to include additional faculty as we increase the numbers of studentparticipants.1. The Exchange Program with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (formerly the Page 15.598.2University of Karlsruhe)When the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky decided to offer moreinternational experiences for its students in 2006, its motivation was mostly to help betterprepare students for a global

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Karen Lindsay, Wake County Public School System; Janice Hemric, Wake County Public School System; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jade Tucker, Wake County Public School System; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy Clubs to one club at threedifferent elementary schools by the 2008-2009 academic year. For the 2009-2010academic year, the program installed two clubs, one for fifth graders and one for thirdand fourth graders combined, at two elementary schools. These clubs are unique for thisage group and were created through the collaboration between the RAMP-UP GraduateFellow and a third grade RAMP-UP teacher.The focus of the club is to use hands-on activities to teach math, science and engineeringconcepts related to renewable energy. This is in line with Dr. John Dewey, one of thefounders of pragmatism in education who believed that learning was active and that mathcould be learned through everyday activities such as cooking.1 Building upon

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; B.J. Kim, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

skillsdeveloped in previous courses. Using this focus, concepts can be mapped from one course to thenext, can be reinforced, and can be developed in a richer and more applied context. The paperaddresses integration of a natural and related group of three topical areas found in manyengineering programs and identified as high priority skills by industry: statistics, engineeringeconomics and project management. Page 15.780.3Curriculum ContextThe basic course plan of the curricular integration implementation rests on the sequence ofcourses described in Figure 1. Although it is not always possible to predict the requirements ofthe capstone project, the

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Garcia, Miami Dade College; Jonathan Andrechik, U.S. Coast Guard

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

information sources on renewable ocean energy, as well as many of the seminarpresentations, were posted.The syllabus provided the following course description:This is a cross-disciplinary, 1-credit seminar course being offered for the first time this Spring Page 15.1285.22009. The key focus is on renewable ocean energy and its many tie-ins to the various U.S. CoastGuard Academy majors. Cross-disciplinary communication will be encouraged, while variousquestions will be investigated, such as:  What types of and how much energy is available in the oceans?  Who is responsible for overseeing the design and functioning of ocean energy

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracee Gilbert, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

; ≠ a participatory method to elicit, identify, and document student success needs; ≠ a mapping process to develop precise need statements that holistically capture a comprehensive set of engineering student needs of students; and a ≠ questionnaire to evaluate the S2ONA frameworkII. Student Success Theoretical Perspectives The S2ONA framework (within the S2OSD methodology) is motivated by a collection ofstudent success theoretical perspectives. A cursory review of the most comprehensive andinfluential theoretical perspectives is presented in Table 1 to provide an understanding of those Page 15.1122.2factors associated

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Hannah Azevedo, Seattle Pacific University

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Two Year College Division

Success in Engineering (ECASE), is to encourageand enable academically talented, but financially needy students from local community collegesto enter the workforce or continue in graduate studies following completion of a baccalaureatedegree in electrical engineering at our institution. Our specific objectives are to 1) providecommunity college transfer students (our ECASE Scholars) with full ($10,000/year) or partial($5,000/year) scholarships to complete their electrical engineering degrees in our program, 2)significantly increase the diversity of our incoming engineering students, 3) maintain retentionrates significantly above national averages, 4) increase the number of well educated and skilledengineers in the workforce, and institutionalize

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Justin Osterstrom, Combs Elementary Scho

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching strategiesFinally, the specific course topics include: 1. The Nature of Technology a. Definitions of technology b. Natural world vs. designed world c. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) d. Technology and society 2. K-5 Educational Standards a. North Carolina Teaching Standards for All Teachers b. North Carolina Elementary Teaching Standards c. Standards for Technological Literacy d. ISTE-NETS Standards 3. Designing Educational Activities Page 15.1174.4 a. Creativity in children b. Portfolios c. Engineering journals d

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

order to meet thisobjective the COE is focusing on improving retention rates at the freshman and sophomore levelsbecause the attrition rate is highest during the first two years. The COE is implementing aholistic program to address common reasons for students leaving the engineering program,including lack of academic preparation; financial difficulties; difficulty in adjusting to collegelife; lack of a community atmosphere; and disappointment at not being able to experienceengineering principles during the first two years. Following an initial planning period, the COElaunched seven major initiatives in 2007 to achieve project goals. These initiatives include (1) anEngineering Residential College that forms the foundation of a new living

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Simon, University of Nevada, Reno; Ted Batchman, University of Nevada-Reno; Christine Taylor, Lewis and Clark University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

interdisciplinary course impacts in the way done here isintended to inform future programmatic and curricular development and inform similarinstitutional efforts elsewhere in higher education.Pedagogical ModelCurrently, the introductory renewable energy course is the only course in which engineering andnon-engineering students are required to enroll in a joint course offering. The course is designedto inform students of four major dimensions of renewable energy development (See Figure 1),with particular emphasis being placed on ―bottom up‖ community-based energy production anddemand-related choices. The four major actors studied are: a) citizens; b) political andadministrative institutions; c) private businesses; and d) researchers. In a bottom up

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University

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Graduate Studies

3CIT 594 - Intermediate Graduate Topics: Computer Information Technology 3CIT 599 - Intermediate Independent Study 1-3CSC 507 - Concepts of Programming Languages 3CSC 533 - Computer Networks 3CSC 550 - Database Management Systems 3CSC 582 - Computer Security 3PHI 510 - Ethics in Information Technology 3Advanced Elective Courses CreditsCIT 630 - Advanced Computer Forensics 3CIT 637 - Wireless Networks

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

answer the following questions without consultationwith anyone or with the review process documentation.1. “What is the purpose of the CFARC Process?”2. “How is the University affected by the Process?”3. “How is the faculty member affected by the Process?”4. “Who are the stakeholders in the Process?”5. “How should a new faculty member prepare for the Process?”The questions were intentionally open-ended, eliciting candid responses from the groupmembers.Question 1 – The PurposeThe CAO’s responses included both broad analyses and detailed facts. He cited the purpose asincluding “faculty accountability,” “faculty growth,” “positive reinforcement,” “constructivecriticism,” and “sharing of best practices.” That is, the purpose is to ensure

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Siew Koay, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

change much. This enlarges the gap betweenadvanced computing technology and the college computer education, which creates followingproblems: Problem 1 There exists a feeling among youngsters that computing jobs are of less fun; computer experts have no social skills 1,2. This stereotype also drives college students away from computing discipline. Although the truth is computer is a modern tool for human communication and socialization—a growing number of people use social networking site (such as Facebook and Myspace) to keep in contact with friends and family 3—there is a missing educational track to let non-computing major students notice that computer has been accepted in the circle of communication and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

F. Carl Knopf, Louisiana State University; Kerry Dooley, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

is a technology that is concerned with the use of mechanical, electronic, andcomputer-based systems in operation and control of production2. Large, complex systems withcomponents such as conveyors, computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machine workstations,automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and robots make up an automated system. Industrialautomation can be classified in to three classes: (1) fixed automation, (2) programmableautomation, and (3) flexible automation. With fixed automation, specially designed equipment isutilized to produce a single product only. Programmable automation uses equipment to makebatches of products at a time. Once a single batch is finished, the equipment can bereprogrammed to make another batch of products. On the

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

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Industrial Engineering

the test itself. The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has used a content exam for several years. Thispaper will discuss test development, administration, and the role it plays in the assessmentprocess. In addition, the test is evaluated using the standard psychometric techniques ofreliability and validity. The results of the evaluation are used to refine the test. The importance ofthe evaluation of these types of instruments cannot be overstated as they often are used to guidecurricular or other program improvements efforts.INTRODUCTIONThe Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 1 encourages programs to usedirect measures of performance when

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

) Page 15.965.2Figure 1: Solid state Tesla coil. (a) Actual Tesla coil used in this paper, (b-c) examples of plasma effects seenduring operation (photography by Tim Obermann).This paper first discusses the educational aspects of the proposed course structure in theEducational Theory section, which motivates the general integration of power converter sampleapplications in suggested curricula. Motivation for choosing the SSTC specifically, from studentinterest and instructor perspectives, is provided by the survey-based research discussed in theApplication Influence and Choice section. The inner workings of the SSTC are then outlined inthe SSTC Circuits and Curriculum section. The lecture content and proposed 16-week SSTC-based curriculum complete

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

mentoring).Due to the grant’s timing (received in September 2008), FORWARD started its cohort mentoringprogram for new faculty in fall 2009. This program consists of all new faculty (male/female,STEM/non-STEM) who wish to participate. They are placed in groups with 1-2 other newfaculty and 1-2 tenured faculty. There are several formal mentoring workshops throughout theyear, and the groups are encouraged to meet on a casual basis according to their schedules. This3-year program, using cohort groups, is a different approach to mentoring, one which, it ishoped, will work more successfully than one-year mentoring pairs. If female faculty, inparticular, have a support network for at least 3 years, perhaps they will be less likely to leave.Assessment

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Hamilton, United States Air Force Academy; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-solving,and build collaborative skills emphasized in reform literature. Modeling as a key strategy toengineering education carries risk that exclusively didactic and sequential approaches do not, butit appears that much of this risk can be mitigated.IntroductionThe word curriculum has two related lineages from the original Latin term currere. One refers tothe rut in the ground that wheelbarrows would follow in ancient agrarian cultures. The rutguides, but is inflexible and uni‐directional. Another involves a more literal meaning of currere,to run. This implies a sense of dynamism and motion [1]. Curriculum development traditionallyhas largely involved following a pedagogical, instructional and representational scheme as it canbe used to render a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

does not come easily. Previous work on the partnering of these two programs haspresented the coordinated plan joining the Cornerstone Engineering program and theEngineering Residential Experience, while detailing the challenges encountered by thedevelopment and implementation teams.1 This paper details recent modifications made and theinitial results to the academic portion of the program. It also presents the inaugural integration ofthe residential program and the challenges faced by the implementation team. Among thoseissues discussed are providing a balance to students regarding the amount of co-curricularactivity. Much work has been done to assure we have content and frequency appropriateprograms to engage our first-year students such that

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Greco, Arkansas Tech University; Jim Reasoner, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

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Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

either costly or required special licensing. The Microsoft Zune, however, avoids thoseproblems. The Zune is relatively inexpensive and is supported by an excellent SDK and IDE, both ofwhich are free. In this paper, we describe our experience teaching mobile gaming with the Zune. Weexplain how the Zune platform is used, we outline the projects we use, the topics covered in lecture, andwe give examples of game developed by students. In addition, we provide student assessment of thecourse. We describe how the course supports our ABET course and program outcomes.1. IntroductionMobile gaming is one of the most important and growing segments of the computer games industry1. Itdrives hardware and software innovation in the smartphone market segment

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

the course forwhich they were prepared is defined and the implications for the curriculum andinstruction summarised.There is no single course design and much depends on the educational culture, theaims to be achieved, and the motives of those who want to achieve them. The paperbegins with a brief general introduction to the subject that has focused historically onthe introduction of technological literacy in schools.IntroductionIn 1959 the scientist and novelist C. P. Snow gave a controversial lecture on “TheTwo Cultures and the Scientific Revolution”.1 It generated a great deal of heat and notmuch light. He argued that in England there was a great divide between what might bedescribed as a culture informed by the humanities and a culture

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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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

Engineering Education, 2010 Institutional Obstacles to Integrating Ethics into the Curriculum and Strategies for Overcoming ThemAbstractSeveral national reports emphasize the importance of providing undergraduate engineeringstudents with effective ethics education, and most engineering faculty and administrators agreethat ethics is an important aspect of engineering undergraduate education. However, there aremany obstacles to integrating ethics into the curriculum. This study investigated these obstaclesat 18 diverse institutions and found five common themes: 1) the curriculum is already full, andthere is little room for ethics education, 2) faculty lack adequate training for teaching ethics 3)there are too few

Conference Session

New Instrumentation Ideas

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hergert, Miami University

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Instrumentation

the last ten to fifteen years. Feisel 1 notesthat distance education has dramatically affected laboratory instruction, allowing for remote dataaccess and instruction. Experiments can now be conducted at a distance of hundreds of milesfrom the equipment. These labs help guide future engineers as they learn how to collectexperimental data that guides in the design of products.Etkina notes, that the engineering lab is also “…an experiment that typically involves solving apractical problem or determining an unknown quantity by performing experiments. Studentsneed to solve these experimental problems using at least two different methods and then comparethe results. Often they need to perform additional experiments or make informed estimates

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 15.307.2 in their textbooks and by their predecessors, i.e., “tame problems”[1]. “Wicked problems” cannot be solved conventionally and it is not likely that conventional training will mitigate them. While it is clear that there is a need to grow the numbers of scientists and engineers required to take on the challenge of these types of problems [2], the idea of reforming the way in which they are trained has gained little traction. Recent advances in technology have enabled neurologists and cognitive scientists to map brain activity and describe ways in which people best learn and retain information. Scientists know that for learning to occur, neural pathways must be formed. New neural paths begin with existing

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Sharon Caraballo, George Mason University; James Groves, University of Virginia; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

deliver engineering courses.Moving graduate engineering courses onlineThe Sloan Foundation 2008 Report on Online Education in the United States reports that highereducation online enrollments have shown significant growth, from 1.6 million in 2002 to 3.9million in 2007, and comparable growth in the number of institutions offering online programs 1.Of the eight disciplines examined, business, liberal arts and sciences (generalstudies/humanities), health professions (and related sciences), education, computer andinformation sciences, social sciences and history, psychology, and engineering; engineering isthe only discipline where the number of online programs lags significantly behind otherdisciplines. It should be noted though whereas public

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

unfairly disadvantage women and minorities, which iscontrary to “principles of social equity rooted both in democratic ideology”1 and contrary to theideal that scientific careers “be open to talent.”2 Over the last thirty years, research on the natureof organizations3,4,5 provides convincing evidence that assumptions about the neutrality oforganizational structures and dynamics have obscured mechanisms that systematically limitwomen. Organizations are, in fact, gendered to the extent that they pattern “advantage anddisadvantage, exploitation and control, action and emotion, meaning and identity,” in terms ofdistinctions between “male and female, masculine and feminine.”6 Acknowledgement of suchgender-based organizational patterns is essential to

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Louis Martin-Vega, Saigal

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

hurdles to excellent teaching in science in particular, and maybe math as well,is the perception by students that they lack relevance in daily life. This perception is historicaland pervasive. Teaching in K-12 through engineering can be a stealth approach to reachingchildren that haven’t and aren’t being reached in the teaching of isolated subjects now. Usingengineering in the classroom can have the ultimate result that more kids learn more, better.At the close of the 20th century, the National Academies produced a list of the greatestachievements of the century. These include:1. Electrification2. Automobile3. Airplane Page