Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Ferguson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Paul Weber, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

standarddeviation on statements involving U.S. energy consumption and the role of the Earth’s albedo inclimate change, while the Fall 2008 class was most consistent in their responses on the publichaving sufficient energy education and increasing levels of carbon dioxide. Table 2: Greatest Consensus (Standard Deviation) Statement Spring The United States uses more energy per capita than any other country 1.2 Variations in the Earth’s reflectivity impact climate change 1.4 Celebrities are credible sources of advice on energy and the environment 1.5 Energy transmission is a significant barrier to efficient energy choices 1.5

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Are Magnus Bruaset, Simula Research Laboratory; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Marianne M. Sundet, Simula Research Laboratory; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

represented 27 other countries. These countries were spread across every continentexcept for Antarctica. Table 1 presents the distribution of participants across the disciplines. Thisdistribution of disciplines reflects the distribution of engineers and scientists in Norway. Page 14.1197.7Table 2 presents the distribution of institutions in which the participants are studying orworking. As shown in Table 2, more than half of the participants came from Norway’stwo largest institutions: the University of Oslo and the Norwegian University of Scienceand Technology in Trondheim.Figure 1. Distribution of the 28 home countries of the participants. All

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-Portfolio. Is held during the second week. A central tool in achieving transparency and a critiqued final research paper is the e-portfolio. Each student is asked to track his/her progress by including evidence of research progress, reflections (lessons learnt) on seminar/workshop presentations, their own presentations, and periodic written critical evaluations from the faculty mentors(s), which are discussed in this workshop. The workshop guides the students in creation of their e-portfolio and provides support throughout the REU project period on request basis.Research Enrichment Training Seminars. This seminar series introduces the role ofinterdisciplinary research in modern society, the scientific research process

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

that reflects thestakeholders’ inputs and ensure that the curriculum continues to meet CDIO Standardsover the long run. The implementation also seeks to identify key factors that enable thechange process such as having the faculty members understand—and commit to—theneed for change; generating visibility for early successes; gaining support frominfluential administrators and faculty members; allocating adequate resources; enhancingfaculty learning of the process; and recognizing the contribution of faculty members whoare involved.Given that U.S. engineering workforce needs call for 48% representation byunderrepresented minorities by 20507,8, and meeting this need will be challenging (datashow that STEM students who are African American, Latino

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

incorporate additional elements into ourprogram such as field trips, including a trip to the CCSU campus, as well as guest speakers fromindustry and stronger assessment tools. Requiring the pre-service teachers to conduct their lessons and activities with two separatebut similar groups of middle school students worked very well both during and after school. Thisallowed time for the CCSU students to reflect on their teaching methods and make modificationsaccordingly. This technique also allowed for all HALS students to participate in every activitywhile keeping class and group sizes manageable.Conclusions Our collaboration can serve as a model for additional partnerships within our local district aswell as for university and K-12 educators in

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

femaleengineering students were randomly selected from the following departments: Electrical andComputer Engineering 5 (17%); General Engineering, 5 (17%); Computer Science, 5 (17%);Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5 (17%); Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 5 (17%);and Aerospace Engineering, 5 (17%).An interview guide was developed to use for the focus groups. The interview guide consisted ofthree sections. The first section of the guide consisted of opening questions, such as theparticipants’ names, majors, and what they plan to do after they graduate with their degree inengineering. The second section of the guide focused on questions that provided the participantsthe opportunity to reflect on their past experiences that hindered and assisted

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Arun K. Datta; Jacqueline Caesar; Daphne Rainey; Stephen Cammer; Julie Schuman; Oswald Crasta

the deploying Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 451institution. Each course will finish with a CI reflection component that reiterates the basic CIcomponents learned, relates them to the role-based modules, and addresses the potentialapplications of both the specific scientific domains utilized and CI.CI for allied health professionalsConcerns for the seemingly exponential rate of increase in US healthcare costs have had an impacton the national economy. This concern was reflected in President Obama’s first State of the UnionAddress on February 24, 2009

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Psychological Measurement, 55, 1016-1031, Dec. 1995This paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0554405. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 14.1256.11

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Goebel, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Comparison to previous face-to-face course offering in the same content areas indicated no significant grade inflation and in some cases a slight deflation. Application success after 1 to 2 years post graduation: Students in the Senior Design Page 14.926.7 capstone projects reflected excellent ability to use the concepts for industry applications, and recent graduates were anecdotally polled for capability to use curricular content from the online courses in the field with positive results. Student Learning Outcomes Survey: in the same manner as the other program face-to-face courses for departmental discussion and continuous

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific; Luke Lee, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. Student comments for this question were positiveregarding the effectiveness of the tools. However, these scores are low compared to those from otherstructural engineering classes the authors teach. This may reflect the fact that this material is moredifficult to grasp compared to material covered in other structural engineering courses.III. Overview of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) system seismic analysis (ModalResponse Spectrum Analysis Method)The process for determining the maximum response of a MDOF system to a seismic load basedon the modal response spectrum analysis can be readily performed using a canned structuralanalysis computer program such as RISA 3D. Unfortunately, to properly computationally modela structural system, engineers must

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 14.1295.10observational data that educational researchers routinely encounter and can be used in a varietyof settings to gain deeper insight into the factors affecting educational outcomes.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award0757020 (DUE). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).References1. National Science Board Science and Engineering Indicators 2002; NSB-02-1; National ScienceFoundation: Arlington, VA, April, 2002.2. Bernold, L. E.; Spurlin, J. E.; Anson, C. M., Understanding our students: A longitudinal

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda O'Neill, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jessica McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Matthew Steinkamp, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rachel Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Brown, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Medcalf, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathaniel Greene, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

the classes, and returning materials (homework, quizzes, etc.) to the students.These results are a direct formative evaluation, which should be given adequate attention 4. Thisshows that students pleased with their instructors in most respects but would like to see atechnology available in the classroom to reflect advances in technology in commercial andindustrial settings.While respondents were asked about their “in the classroom” experience, it is understood thatthat is only one part of the interaction between the student and the University and that thestudent’s experience “in the office” is also important to gauge. In the office setting, respondentsrated instructors highest in caring about the students in their class. This shows that

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet; Juan Salinas, Purdue University, Calumet; Deepthi Karanam, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Exercises reflect lessons learned in real world applications to incorporatefacility support efforts such as process flow optimization and staffing level determinations aswell as basic layout issues. Examples of exercises with intended learning outcomes will also beincluded.IntroductionProcess simulation software has proven itself to be a key problem solving tool in developingvalue minded graduates of engineering technology programs. Whether students findemployment in manufacturing, healthcare or service industries, they will all be faced withdecision making and problem solving involving increasingly complex systems and rapidlychanging technology. With this in mind, theoretical concepts such as queuing theory, regressionanalysis, takt

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

., Turk, A. L., Subrahmanian, E., and Westerberg, A. W., 2002, “Communication andCollaborative Learning in a Cross-Atlantic Design Course,” in the Proceedings of 2002 World Conference onEducational Multimedia, Denver, Colorado, June 24-29.12. O’Brien, W., Soibelman, L., and Elvin, G., 2003, “Collaborative Design Processes: An Active- and Reflective-Learning Course in Multidisciplinary Collaboration,” Journal of Construction Education, 8(2), pp. 78-93.13. Dennis, T. W. and Fulton, R. E. 2004, “Undergraduate Distributed Collaborative Engineering Project UsingCAD, CAE and PLM Tools,” in Proceedings 2004 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Auburn, Alabama,April 4-6.14. Bohn, J. H. and Anderl, R., 2005, “A First Transatlantic Course on

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assigned to theIndividual Beliefs theme category tended to be more neutral. The number of responses sorted bytopic is generally even with an exception of the Teaching (Curriculum) topic, which had 324comments. For future work it could be useful to unpack this item into sub-groups for furtheranalysis.The School theme category topics are generally ordered with more negativity than the groupingof the Individual Belief theme category topics. It is interesting to note that both Co-op and Moneyare exceptions here. It may be that these two topics are much more concrete than the other moreabstract items or that, in reflection, the categorization of each should be reconsidered. In otherwords, finding benefit from experiencing a co-op experience and being

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Machotka, University of South Australia; Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

reports ≠ Assessment ≠ Evaluation and reflectionCollaboration among students can be encouraged during preparation, conduct and analysis ofexperiments, where students are asked to work in teams. This can be implemented for peer assessment, Page 14.98.4evaluation and reflection as well. Findings from our survey provide some information about studentcollaboration before, during and after the practical experiment.Remote laboratoryA remote laboratory (RL) allows a real physical system set in a laboratory to be remotely controlled from acomputer via the Internet using virtual instruments. The system also enables experimental data to becollected and

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students in their declared major as they enterENG1102 in the spring of 2005 and 2007. This data looks at all the first-year engineeringstudents enrolled in ENG1102 in the spring 2005 and 2007 semesters. As expected, the percentof Engineering Undecided (EGN) students retained in their original major is close to zero forboth study groups, which reflects the fact that these students are switching into a degree grantingmajor. More than 57% of the students are still in their originally declared engineering major atthe end of their third year, with most of the majors retaining between 75 and 85% of theiroriginal students. With the exception of EGE, EME, EMSE, and non-engineering majors, thepercent of students retained in their original major is lower

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

for a long period of time. Such a break mayconsist of standing up and doing stretches, working on a problem, or just answering the instructor’squestion.Pay attention to the students’ note-taking [1]. Remember to pause so students can finish theirnote-taking. Be aware that their way of note-taking reflects comprehension of the lecture. Aninstructor who follows where the students are in their note taking shows that he/she respects thestudents and cares about their comprehension.When meeting with students outside of the classroom, listen patiently and do not show signsof impatience [1]. Again, being patient with students demonstrates that the faculty member re-spects them and cares about their learning.Moderate classroom incivilities. Tips on

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

adequate experience in working with specialized engineering 1 4 equipment. I feel I have adequate knowledge of engineering theory. 4 3 I feel I have adequate experience with the proper methods of making 5 5 engineering measurements I feel I understand the relationship between engineering measurement and 0 3 engineering design and theory. I feel that as the result of the REU program, I now have considerable __ 6 „hands-on‟ experience in engineering.****A five-point scale from Strongly Agree (5) to Strongly Disagree (1) was used. This table reflects the number whochecked a 5 or 4

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fuller, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.We thank Mr. K.P. Raghavan, Executive Vice President (Corporate Center), ECC Division, Mr.P. Rengarajan, Senior-Manager, System, and Mr. G.D. Sharma, Vice President, HumanResources, L&T for sponsoring and approving this case study. We also thank Dr.Ramachandraiah Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,Madras, for coordinating the local arrangements.References 1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., www.abet.org/criteria.html, 2009. 2. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century, National

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri Columbia; Harvest Collier, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-351.9. Aleven, V., & Koedinger, K. (2002). An effective metacognitive strategy: Learning by doing and explaining with a computer-based cognitive tutor. Cognitive Science, 26, 147-179.10. Chi, M. T. H., De Leeuw, N., Chiu, M.-H., & Lavancher, C. (1994). Eliciting self-explanations improve understanding. Cognitive Science, 18(3), 439-477.11. Lin, X. D., & Lehmann, J. D. (1999). Supporting learning of variable control in a computer-based biology environment: Effects of prompting college students to reflect on their own thinking. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36, 837-858.12. VanLehn, K., Jones, R. M., & Chi, M. T. (1992). A model of self-explanation effect. Journal of the Learning

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

over the three semesters about three quarter of the students perceivedLabVIEW to be very useful in learning basic programming concepts. This result complementsthe statistical significant gain in student post-tests over their pre-tests as discussed earlier.Figure 8: Summary of Exit Survey DataFigure 8 reflects students’ perception that the majority of the students (distributed with almostthe same proportions for all the semesters under study) believed the course activities weresuccessful in conveying basic programming concepts.Figure 9: Summary of Exit Survey DataFinally, the results shown in Figure 9 indicate that in all three semesters more than two thirds ofthe students enjoyed the LabVIEW experience in the course. These results are

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

because of this course. A7. My personal schedule allows me enough time to reflect on the material I have learned I class. A8. My personal schedule allows me enough time to adequately prepare for my optimum academic performance. B1. This instructor stimulated my thinking. B2. In this course, my critical thinking ability increased. B3. The homework assignments, papers, and projects in this course could be completed within the USMA time… 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 09-1 08-1 07-1

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Bill Whitson, Kansas State University; Greg Payne, Kansas State University; Trevor Heitman, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, precautions were taken to minimize stray laser reflections. The wing test modelwas painted flat black opaque for this reason. Figure 6 shows a photograph of the overallexperimental setup, including the image acquisition setup. A generic camcorder with tripodmount was used to capture both video and single frame images of the streamline flow. Thecamcorder was positioned about 10 ft (3 m) from the image plane to minimize parallax effects Page 14.208.8and to also provide large depth of field to keep everything in focus. It should be noted that thecamcorder is shown somewhat closer in the above Figure. The positioning traverse for the top-mounted

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center; Mary Frances Agnello, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Construction

” (WCED, 1987).Therein the emphasis lies on not compromising the future through sustainable developmentmethods that reflect positively on current situational needs with a lasting appeal towards thefuture.David W. Orr (1992) widened the scope of sustainability in his seminal book “EcologicalLiteracy” from technological to ecological sustainability. Technological sustainability mainlydeals with technological and ethical issues; ecological sustainability is considered an effort thataffects all aspects of a culture. In order to adequately prepare us for the future, Orr envisions adramatic shift in the existing pedagogies of all educational programs—a shift toward an earth-centered education. Earth-centered education entails a rethinking of both the

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

(16), Vygotsky (21, 22),Kohlberg (13), and Kolb (12).The benefits of PBSL are derived from its pedagogical basis. When properly performed, PBSL Page 14.150.3creates a problem-centered, educational environment that gives rise to cognitive processes;combinations of thought and action, reflection and internalization, experience and development.Active team engagement in PBSL projects provides opportunities for knowledge seeking,problem-solving, and collaborating to attain a common goal. While benefits of PBSL are widelyrecognized by universities across the nation, robust validation and corroboration of this claim arepresently lacking (4). The

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

DevelopmentEach civil engineering instructor, with the exception of the ANA Department Head, is a part timeadjunct faculty member. These adjunct faculty members split their days between a full teachingload at Kabul University and a part-time teaching load at NMAA. As such, most part-timefaculty can only handle 2 to 3 sections of 18 cadets. The small class size is reflective of thesmall class sizes used at West Point, but is also a requirement given the small classroom facilitiesat NMAA. With the class size restriction and full teaching load at Kabul University, the adjunctfaculty at NMAA are unable to handle larger enrollments. The short term solution to copingwith this increasing load and overcome graduate school attrition has been to higher more

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, as suggested in the ASCE Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century andABET, as indicated above. It also allows students the opportunity to provide humanitarian aidwhile gaining an invaluable international experience. Continental Crossings proposed thatstudents at the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering interested in pursuing this alternativeshould be given the option to do so through enrollment in the two semester course sequence ofDesign for the Developing World, followed by Project Management. Continental Crossingsdocumented the entire process with the hope that another team could have the same opportunitywhile reflecting upon their teams’ successes and failures.Future projects have been implemented through a continued partnership

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

to technology in general, a new technology will experience an initial exponential increase in capability and thereby will eventually catch and overtake existing technologies, especially with users who do not need or want the high-end performance of top systems. The Disruptive Innovation model is perfectly reflected in the current success of the netbook. Netbooks have limited capability compared to a full-blown laptop, but are typically also much cheaper (~$300) and tend to be much more straightforward to operate and maintain. These devices have broken the mold currently used in laptop and portable computing and are changing the technological landscape, being sold at places such as Toys R

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; M. Razi Nalim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

159 69.8 (11.6) 64.9 (18.6) 58.6 (21.5)The table above indicates only a marginal difference in performance between the differentgroups while there is some weak evidence that the first group (Project-enhanced Course)performed better in the first and final exams. This is explained as follows: The total score in thefollow-on course is a reflection of the many heat-transfer topics covered, which may or may nothave a related concept that was taught in the pre-requisite introductory thermodynamics course.For example, the project covered the concept of energy balance introduced through the first lawin thermodynamics and its application in the context of conduction heat loss through the walls aswell as heat addition through solar