Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

progress in their project skills, due to participation in the fire-fighting robot project. Half of them evaluated their progress as considerable.• Many students in both divisions reported on their progress in general skills, but only 10-30% of them evaluated it as considerable. Part of the students did not mention any progress in general skills.• The majority of the students evaluated the positive impact of the robot project on their learning motivation and interest to specialize in science and engineering. Lower progress was achieved in clarification of career goals and expectations.Robot makingAs shown by the previous surveys, the majority of university and high school students reportedon their significant contributions to designing

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoAnn Lighty; Holly Moore; David Richardson; Nick Safai

returned missionaries (a significant fraction of the student body serves two yearLDS missions after entering college), to middle aged “retreads” who are preparingfor a new career. Because of their broad range of preparation, all enteringstudents are required to take placement examinations in both English andMathematics. Recent ACT or SAT scores may be submitted in place of thesetests. Since proficiency in mathematics is critical to engineering students,mathematics placement tends to control a student’s progress through theengineering programs. English proficiency, although important to engineers, isnot a prerequisite to engineering classes. The mathematics placement data specifically for Engineering students wasnot available , however

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

) and 13 females (1Latina; 1 Asian American; 10 Caucasian; 1 “other multi”). The main goals of the semi-structuredinterviews were to:• gather preliminary feedback from the students about their reactions to and engagement in the MEA’s as well as their interactions within technical teams;• examine gender-related patterns for levels of interest, persistence, and possible resistance as well as expectations for future career paths in engineering; and• pilot the interview protocol and determine its effectiveness at gathering student feedback, thereby informing the second implementation in the project.To measure long term impact on students’ interest and persistence in engineering, we conductedfollow up interviews with a smaller cohort from

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

changed over timeeven though the process and environment in which the ‘designer’ and ‘constructor’ operate havebecome increasingly more complicated. Government regulations, environmental permits, andother bureaucratic controls continue to grow. Projects also continue to get larger and moretechnical, requiring more specialized people, high-tech equipment, and better control systems.This trend will require that tomorrow’s project leaders have technical, business, organizational,ethical, and leadership savvy to complete their construction projects successfully.Many engineers elect to pursue their careers in construction. They may be graduates ofconstruction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering degreeprograms

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Carlson

sometimes feel that what they arelearning is irrelevant to the rest of their career. And because many students becomecynical about or act less than interested in their education, the professors can come to feelthat the students don’t really know or appreciate the material presented in the courses andare only after grades.To address some of these perceived problems, we developed and used an educationalframework which we called the “Bioprocessing Cluster” for teaching bioprocessing(biochemical engineering) to undergraduate students. At Penn State, chemicalengineering students can specialize in areas of concentration called “options” by taking aprescribed set of courses in place of random electives. For example a student can get a“bioprocessing

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

Development and Assessment of a New Project / Practice Based Civil Engineering Curriculum Matthew A. Dettman, P.E. Western Kentucky University1. IntroductionWestern Kentucky University is currently in the process of developing a new undergraduateengineering programs in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering focusing on engaging thestudent in a project / practice based environment and preparing them for a career as a practicingengineer. This paper will discuss the process of developing the civil engineering program thatbegan with the creation of goals for the engineering department up to the present day with aclearly defined

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

method for teaching the students how theskills they have learned apply to the “real” world. The learning experience could becarried one step further in the core classes themselves. During the instruction of a core subject, the instructors could easily show thestudents how that particular material fit into the design process. This would expose thestudents to the design process early in their academic careers, and promote interest ineach separate subject. Additionally, this look at the subject from a slightly differentperspective would reinforce the skill level of all students. Once the students wereconvinced that a subject was both interesting and applicable later, they would get moreout of each class. Finally, the engineer of the

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

ePortfolio to aid in thelearning process. Most students felt that it was helpful to include important projects with severalstudents specifically mentioning that the structure of the ePortfolio encouraged them to reflect onthe project, which they found beneficial. Some examples of students’ observations are: “I think that using an ePortfolio for a class could help aid in the learning process because it encourages students to reflect upon their work and their overall experiences with and in the class.” “It would give you an opportunity to look back and reflect on what you did earlier in your college career, or even the semester you’re in, and try to improve your next assignment.”Sharing ePortfolio elements and receiving

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

crack Figure 2. Examples of the Backyard Bridge, a detection in aircraft skins, guitar effects 10 Sophomore Clinic design project . pedals, small-scale bridges10 (See Fig. 2) and a biological fuel cell powered robot.In the final four semesters of a student’s career, the Engineering Clinic continues the format ofmultidisciplinary teamwork with the added dimensions of year-long projects and the inclusion ofboth Junior- and Senior-level students in 3-5 member teams. Each multidisciplinary team worksclosely with two professors (usually from two disciplines) who act as Project Managers to guidethe team. In Mechanical Engineering, Junior

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alam

. To instill in students an attitude in life-long learning to enable continuing career success in a changing technological environment and to prepare them for professional licensure. ________________________________________________________________________ Fig. 4 Page 9.832.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 6 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Constituency InputReport Back

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

Mission Statement thatshould drive the department’s strategic planning, the following phrase can be excerpted: “… toprovide a quality program of instruction that will prepare our students for successful engineeringcareers, …”. It therefore seemed natural to ask what constitutes preparation for a successfulengineering career and to conclude that the program should equip its graduates with theknowledge, skills, and foundation for future learning that will enable them to perform the tasksexpected of them by future employers (or customers). Further discussion between faculty andAdvisory Board members led to definition of four perspectives in which program graduates areexpected to perform, and to organization of the existing list of POs into those

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

. Because of these factors, it is alarmingly apparent that, if the situation continues aspredicted, the United States will have a significant problem hiring Scientists and Engineers. Inview of potential peril to US strength in science and engineering, the National Science Boardendorses the following imperative for Federal action: RECOMMENDED NATIONAL POLICY IMPERATIVE The Federal Government and its agencies must step forward to ensure the adequacy of the US science and engineering workforce. All stakeholders must mobilize and initiate efforts that increase the number of US citizens pursuing science and engineering studies and careers.3 These facts drive the faculty at the Salt Lake

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

fourth difficulty in measuring design knowledge in ENGR 102: students workon teams in ENGR 102 and will likely work on design teams in their careers. It is difficult tomeasure design knowledge on an individual level when design typically occurs in teams. Weaddress this by asserting that each engineer on a design team needs an understanding of theoverall process through which a system is being designed. Therefore, our pre and posttests focuson the processes used by teams that each individual on the team needs to understand. The reasonwe have each student complete the pre and posttests, as opposed to the design teams, is that iftwo students out of the five on a team know a good answer and the other three are not involvedin the response, then we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Education fromthe University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEEDEngineering Education Coalition. His research is primarily in freshman programs and educational assessment.MISTY L. LOUGHRYMisty L. Loughry is an Assistant Professor in Clemson University's Management Department. She received herPh.D. in Management from the University of Florida in 2001. Her research focuses on control in organizations,especially peer monitoring. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Loughry worked in banking for ten years, mostrecently holding the position of Assistant Vice President of Small Business Lending.RUFUS L. CARTERis Coordinator of Institutional

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz

. Page 9.1324.4Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationEntrepreneurship at University of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida has been developing a unique interdisciplinary program topromote technical entrepreneurship, facilitate technology transfer and make the Central Floridaarea a hub of high tech entrepreneurial activity. This program is strongly oriented into steeringundergraduate and graduate engineering students towards careers in entrepreneurship.The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a growing metropolitan research university thatdelivers comprehensive programs of teaching, research and service to more

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

college careers todetermine overall retention through graduation. Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003First Year Students Starting EG 111 369 359 354 366First Year Students Starting EG 112 271 262 259 280 % Retained 73.4% 73.1% 73.16% 76.05% Table 6 A summary of student retention through the start of EG 112Assessment of these retention numbers indicates that the changes made in the first semester havehad positive impact on retention.It must be cautioned, however, that additional study and modification of this

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

StatesMilitary Academy’s primary mission is “to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so thateach graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor,Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the United States Army; and alifetime of selfless service to the Nation.” In support of this mission, the overarching goal of the Page 9.871.1academic program is “to enable its graduates to anticipate and to respond effectively to the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Odis Griffin

students, and that is indeed the case. It is noteworthy that Joe Ware is a 1937graduate of the VPI Mechanical Engineering Department, having been a member of the firstclass to receive degrees in “Aeronautical Engineering.” He subsequently spent his career as aFlight Test Engineer at the Lockheed “Skunk Works,” working on every major project, includingthe F-104 Starfighter, U-2, and SR-71 Blackbird. Arthur Klages, a 1942 Industrial Engineeringgraduate who was the founder of the Burlington Handbag Company and the inventor of anumber of mechanical devices used in the garment industry, also made a significant gift ofmachine shop equipment, including a lathe, mill, drill press, and bins full of bits and tooling.All shop spaces were designed under the

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

understand the ethical responsibilities of a career inengineering technology,” yielded an average score of 4.06, indicating the students did believe the classdiscussion was useful.Global PerspectivesThe global perspectives discussion was done during the 10th week of the semester, after many of themajor course topics had been covered. Figure 1 shows a picture of a well-known car. I used this tostart the discussion of global perspectives. I asked the students several questions. Everyone could tellme that the car is a PT Cruiser. Many could tell me it was a Chrysler when I asked the company thatbuilds the car, but less than half the class could tell me the company was Daimler-Chrysler and that thecompany is headquartered in Germany. Finally, most

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Covington; Jeff Froyd

: Accumulating Advantage for Women in Science and Engineering.”During her various talks, she stated: "Science and engineering (S&E) departments need more women as faculty-and not only to show their undergraduate students (the majority of whom in some disciplines are now women) that a career in academia is a viable path. Yet applications from women for advertised faculty positions in S&E departments rarely match the numbers of women granted Ph.D.s. The disproportionate absence of women who have chosen not to enter the applicant pool for faculty openings gives notice that an unhealthy environment exists in S&E departments and institutions. The women aren't broken: the system is."Dr. Rolison’s message, although bleak

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Cottrell

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

social relevance or appear to have no conscience.(13) Therehave been laments about excellent students opting out of engineering, as they felt to be ill-prepared or incompetent because of the methods of teaching, the rigidity of the system, and theauthoritarian approach in the transmission of knowledge. Often, these negative aspects ofteaching, and the non-stimulating classroom environment, appears to impact the “second tier”students (i.e., those students who are serious about their learning and career goals, but who canbe intimidated for a variety of reasons, and chose not to pursue engineering). Unlike “first tier”students (i.e., those students that will learn no matter how the class is conducted, or the course istaught), “second tier” students

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Engel; Peter Lehman; Charles Chamberlin; Angi Sorensen; Andy Sorter

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

structures subjected to earth quake loadings,and strategies to enhance their performance. The selection of the students was based on GPA, two recommendation letters, and an essayon why they would like to participate in this REU Site and how it relates to their career goals. Intotal 27 applications were received for the nine positions. All applicants had excellent scholasticqualifications, and satisfied the requirements for selection if resources permitted their support.An effort was made to recruit at least three under-represented and/or minority students. Theparticipants were paired such that a more experienced student interacted with a lesser-experienced student, as far as their scholastic standing was concerned. All students had indicatedthat

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; William Oakes

., Jones, J. D., Davies, P., Coyle., E. J. & Jamieson, L. H. (2000). Engineering education,beyond the books. 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 2000.Hissey, T. W. (2000) Education and Careers 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE, 88(8), 1367-1370, August.Hobson, R. S. (2000). Service-Learning as an Educational Tool in an Introduction to Engineering Course,Proceedings of the ASEE 2000 Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2000.Hughes, J. L. (2001). Incorporating Project Engineering And Professional Practice Into The MajorDesign Experience, Proceedings of the 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference.Jamieson, L. H., Coyle, E. J., Harper, M. P., Delp, E. J. & Davies, P. (1998). Integrating engineeringdesign, signal processing, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Keith Clutter; Alberto Arroyo; Amir Karimi

practice (g) an ability to communicate effectivelyD “diverse career skills” (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teamsprepare students with the diverse skills needed to be (h) broad education necessary to understand the impactsuccessful engineers of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

/physicalanalysis. Two lectures, one lab per week, plus 1/2 - hour lab lecture. Students will complete adesign/build/characterization project as part of a multidisciplinary team, outside of lab. Mustalso register for ME EN 6056 (lab).Course meets with MEEN 5055, BIO EN 6421, ECE 5225/6225, MetE 5055/6055, MSE 5055/6055, ChFE 5659/6659.Textbook: None required (lecture notes and miscellaneous readings on e-reserve)Structure: Lecture (1 hour – 2 times/week), lab (3 hours – 1 time/week), lab lecture (1/2 hour – 1time/week) Being the last course in the sequence, one of the objectives of this course is to transitionstudents from the academic environment to their professional career after degree completion.One aspect of this transition is to get students

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

and administrators described themselves as being part ofa community whose members were “talented” and “extremely creative.” Atypical ofmany academics, most professors come to Rose-Hulman and wind up staying for theduration of their careers. More than one interviewee described Rose as “a wonderfulplace to work.” An engineering professor remarked that faculty “wouldn't have remainedhere if they weren't good and they weren't dedicated to teaching. That has been thehallmark of how we hire and how we retain faculty.” So in addition to the organizationalsaga, the “other-regarding” interest” – the overriding dedication to the student – is alsopart of Rose-Hulman’s institutional culture. It is a commonly-held value held by bothfaculty and staff

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Spray; Lori Donath; Nancy Thompson; Theresa McGarry; Elisabeth Alford

Wednesday session on 9 Apr il 2002It must be noted that RCS students are self-selecting participants who must be nominated bytheir faculty advisors; they are generally highly motivated and capable students. However, asparticipant observers we have noted that student collaboration challenges students—as well asthe academic and professional fields in which they are fledgling members—in ways thatindividual study could not. We believe the interactive character of the session under study isreflective of students’ cognitive, social, and professional development.All of the students continue to excel in their engineering careers as RCS alumni. S2, a senior,worked on his Honors College thesis during 2003 and won an award for his poster presentationat the

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Long