Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Koren Aragaki; Daniel M. Ferguson; Margaret Huyck

establishing anassessment process that purposefully introduces students to assessment as a life-long learningskill that they can use to identify and build on their strengths and improve their weaknesses.Aside from the benefits of utilizing a survey instrument and debriefing process, there are severalchallenges which can be seen as potential limitations to the present study. First, although allteams are strongly encouraged to participate in the assessment process, participation remainsvoluntary. The decision to participate ultimately resides with the faculty member leading theproject team, and about one third of faculty members declined to participate during the initialsemester that formed the basis for this analysis, though subsequent participation

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Jiusto; David DiBiasio

agency. A typical project could have a CSmajor, an ME major, and a Chemistry major work on low-cost sustainable housingimprovements for shack dwellers in Namibia; advised by a Management faculty member andsponsored by the Namibian Renewable Energy Bureau.Although space prevents a review of the literature on international programs and studentlearning, most educators assume that off-campus sojourns have positive effects on studentlearning, particularly dimensions such as those involved in LLL. Because WPI aims to preparestudents for LLL, and it sends so many students off-campus to do significant amounts ofnontraditional, non-classroom based work, an opportunity existed to measure growth in SDLreadiness in a large sample.Assessment Options

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

students attribute to it. A component of course quality is thedelivery or presentation of the course content. This study focused on developing strategies toimprove this aspect of course quality. Often in engineering, instructors focus more on what theybelieve is good for the students (and they are often correct), but do not adequately take intoaccount the students’ point of view on the instructional delivery methods and the entireeducational experience. This often results in gaps or mismatches between student expectationsand learning preferences, and faculty expectations and teaching preferences. Stedinger [1] illustrates how these gaps can be overcome if faculty members helpstudents to better articulate what is working and not working for

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Grash; Andrew Rose

. Sensing the diversity andcomplexity of the world in which future engineering professionals will work, engineeringgraduates must develop increased understanding of other fields and better appreciation for otherperspectives and how they influence engineering decisions.2 At the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown, the GenEd curriculum is intended to provide graduates from all disciplines theeducation needed for successful careers. In 2000 the General Education Working Groupdeveloped the following statement describing the purposes of the UPJ general educationcurriculum: “The General Education Program at UPJ has been designed to prepare students to be creative, critical, and independent thinkers, capable of effective problem-solving and

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozgur Eris; Tori Bailey; Helen L. Chen

students’ intentions to pursue an engineering degree over thecourse of their undergraduate career, and upon graduation, to practice engineering as aprofession. The design of the survey entails development of conceptual variables and surveyquestions generated from a review of engineering education literature and national surveys onundergraduate education, piloting of the survey, and internal consistency analyses. Currently inits second year, the instrument is being administered with 160 students selected from fouracademic campuses.In this paper, we present the variables that are guiding the design of the PIE survey, and discusseach variable in depth by providing its rationale. In addition, we discuss how the data collectedduring the first year–and

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Kuyath

outcome of the competition).The Career Exploration Presentation met several objectives. We wanted the high school studentsto explore engineering careers, discover typical salaries for several disciplines, determine whatlevel degree they would need, costs, what courses they should concentrate on in high school, etc.The students were then required to write a paper answering specific questions, and then presenttheir findings to at least two classes at the high school. We chose the seven best papers, andinvited the authors (with their families and teachers) to the university to present their paper toseveral faculty members, parents, teachers, and others in the audience. Every studentsparticipating in the event received a cash prize. It should be

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Rosalind Hale; Renee Akbar; Ramona Travis; John Fulwiler

ElementaryEducation, a M.S. in Intercultural/International Development Education, a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, and aPh. D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dr. Akbar has over twenty years of K-16 experience inteaching and administration. She is a faculty member of the Division of Education in Curriculum and Instruction andEducational Leadership. In addition to teaching, she supervises student teachers, practitioners and interns. Dr.Akbar is the faculty advisor to the Louisiana Association of Educator Students Program and the Coordinator of thePre-Service Teacher Institute.Dr. Rosalind Hale is an associate professor in the division of education at Xavier University of Louisiana. Sheserved as chair of the division from 1997 until 2004. She

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aminul Karim; Yakov Cherner; Ahmed Khan

(Table 1).1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Table 1: Digital-Age Literacy for the 21st Century Literacy Type Description Basic Literacy Language proficiency that enables a student to develop his/her knowledge-base Scientific Literacy Knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes, that enables students to make personal decisions, participate in civic and cultural affairs and contribute to economic productivity. Economic Literacy

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Kurpius; Dale Baker; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

curriculum. Three case studies were developed todescribe the effect of the course on four categories that emerged from the data -Reflections onPractice, Changes in Practice, Intentions to Change Practice, and Change in Knowledge.DesignThe study was a component of a graduate course in science education supported by a NSFBridging Engineering and Education grant. Created and taught by a team of faculty fromeducation and engineering, the course was a follow up to a previous “bridging” course and wasdesigned to address students’ expressed need for a greater emphasis on integrating DET into theK-12 curriculum. The class met weekly in an industrial engineering lab with access to a widerange of materials, tools, and technical assistance. The course

Conference Session

The Citizen Engineer

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; barbara waugh; Charles Pezeshki; Lueny Morell; Tom Roberts

WSU.Under my direction, the Faculty Senate has made important gains in issues that directlyaffect faculty, such as improved rights for temporary faculty, working on securing payincreases, and promoting interdisciplinary work.Equally, my success as an activist was predicated on the backbone of my engineeringeducation, which taught me critical thinking and problem deconstruction skills that I useto this day. While I don’t advocate that everyone pursue the dominant role that socialactivism has played in my life – the personal toll exacted can be painful— I do believethat my career demonstrates that a more well-rounded engineering citizenry has theability to affect public policy for the public good. In fact, the many nights that I spentplowing through

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

different times as compared to just one or two lump payments is preferred. o Training in group work is very helpful. Faculty mentors may also need to manage team dynamics when one or several group members is having difficulty working with the team. o Exposure to the graduate school setting is very helpful. Trips to other graduate schools shows how different they are in some ways, but also how similar in others. Such visits also demonstrate similarities between REU students and those already in graduate school. o Field trips, though not more than one a week and more towards the beginning than the end of an REU, are a real bonus in terms of seeing the real world and application of research to real problems. o Activities

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Edington; Melissa Eljamal; Stella Pang

to take part in a summerteam project, working together on a team composed of graduate and undergraduate business andengineering students in industry. These projects are jointly overseen by a faculty member fromengineering and business. Some of these projects might involve placements in overseas locationsas well.IV. Global Intercultural Experience for UndergraduatesMany students are not prepared to make the commitment that the PGE and EGL programsrequire. But they may still have interest in learning about other cultures. The University ofMichigan has put in place the Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU)program which aims at encouraging students to explore an overseas location for a short amountof time, together with a

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa Eljamal; Matthew Mayhew; Eric Dey; Stella Pang

will take part in an overseas sojourn due to timeconstraints, the IPE office chose to develop cross-cultural modules that would allow students toparticipate, regardless of whether or not they are pursuing the PGE program. These modules alsooffer graduate student participation in international programs in much greater numbers thanpreviously.When students choose to study overseas, they have a multitude of program options from whichto choose. Some programs are “island” programs in which a faculty member from the homeinstitution personally leads a group of students overseas. Courses are taught only by that facultymember or other contracted personnel. The opposite end of the spectrum involves directenrollment by a student at a host institution

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas H. Miller; Susan Frey

valuableprofessional direction and personal encouragement have all sprung from these ties.ConclusionThe relationship that has developed among industry, practicing design engineers, and universityfaculty has been very positive for all parties. Industry is able to educate students and professionalengineers on design and application of their materials. Practicing engineers can keep their skillscurrent, meet graduating students, and take advantage of tremendous opportunities to share theirexperience in meaningful ways. University faculty members learn ways to better orient their Page 10.1147.7 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

Engineering Student Performance,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2002, pp. 3-17.Author BiographiesKAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineeringat Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main interests are Environmental Process Design,Industrial Catalysis, and Creativity in Engineering Education.CYNTHIA MANN obtained a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in May 2003.This is her second publication and she is looking forward to a career of many more. Cynthia’s future educationalplans include graduate studies in

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John McMasters

than graduate-level engineering education. These concerns are to somedegree still active and include:• Our future supply of engineering talent is threatened. Current engineering education programs are failing to attract and retain an adequate number of students, especially women and minorities. Undergraduate programs still resemble “preparation for a Ph.D. program” rather than “preparation for professional practice”. Large majorities of existing faculty members have little or no significant industry experience, and thus have little understanding of rapidly evolving employer needs.• Engineering education costs a lot for what we get. Costs are rising alarmingly, while undergraduates are not getting full value for

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Warren; Diana Mellar

. Vermont Tech has approximately 70 full-time and 55 part-time faculty, and approximately 110 administrators and staff members. Page 10.358.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”While many institutions of higher learning might have a focus on increasing the level ofpreparedness of their incoming students, Vermont Technical College has found itself in adifferent niche market over the years. Vermont Tech prides itself in being able to produce highlysuccessful graduates from an incoming group of

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Berry; Jonathan Olinger; Paul Benkeser

problem-solving skills required for addressing ethical issues without significant,sustained, and well-planned curricular treatment—as with other components of the BMEcurriculum. And, as with other components of the curriculum, engineering faculty will be in thebest position to lead students to a sophisticated integration of the entire range of knowledge andskills BME graduates will require in their future professional careers—non-engineering faculty,generally, will not possess the breadth and depth of scientific and technical expertise to enablethem to do so.Instructional techniques must focus on the most serious impediment to attainment of theselearning objectives: failure of students to engage ethical problems actively. Techniques musthelp

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

semester. Teams are asked to complete an engineering projectbased on technical, economic, environmental, and safety considerations. (The Fall 2003 projectstatement is given in the appendix.) The SL teams meet once a week with a professional mentorwhose primary role is to observe team meetings and provide feedback on how to improve teamcommunication and project planning.The chemical engineering department is moderate in size with 10 faculty and approximately 160undergraduate and 40 full-time graduate students. Almost 90% of our students are involved withalternating coop education semesters that causes a gap in both maturity and experience betweenjuniors and seniors. Seniors will have completed 3 semesters of work experience while juniorswill not

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Lynn Alpert; Jacqueline Isaacs

”developing ethics workshops for nanotech students as well as mid-career industry professionals.The goals of the workshops are to introduce the AIR (awareness, investigation and response)model18 of ethical inquiry to participants. This model will be presented both as a proven tool toassist them in processing the ethical issues that may arise during their own laboratory research,and as a teaching tool for use with the students, graduate assistants, technicians under theirsupervision.CHN-affiliated faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are designing curricula that usenanotechnology as a framework for examining the entire range of societal issues associated withemerging technologies. For example: faculty in the Department of Work Environment

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Lavelle; Joseph Herkert

. Critical to the success of our programhas been the ability to attract and retain excellent students, to marshal adequate faculty andfinancial resources from the Colleges of Engineering and Humanities and Social Sciences, and toproduce successful graduates. Both colleges engaged in this partnership have benefited throughthis collaboration. It has spawned a level of respect, interest, and activity with the involvedfaculty in both colleges. In addition, it provides an opportunity, especially in the COE, to reachout to benefactors and sponsors who have become excited about the program. It gives them anopportunity to do something that they enjoy—touching students’ lives in significant ways.IX. References1. Ollis, D. F., K. A. Neeley, and H. C

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Smith

encourage placement of graduating engineers in a global environment?Objectives: • Profile engineering/technology academicians from China, India, South America and the Middle East to enhance understanding of country differences • Share Fortune 500 transnational engineering recruitment preferences • Explore marketing techniques to successfully attract international students • Create an environment for retention of all studentsProfile 1: ChinaHigher education opportunities in China are very limited as compared to the United States (US).1The Chinese government heavily funds economic growth, yet this is not the case for education.The government of China invests merely 2.3% of its GNP 2 into the educational system, ascompared to an

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jill Lane; Sarah Rzasa; Richard Behr; Christine Masters

specific details of theFall 2004 MechANEX incorporation represent just one of many possible scenarios forimplementation. The trials conducted during the Fall 2004 semester involved a courseenrollment of over 450 students taught in a lecture/recitation format. The faculty member (Dr.Masters) conducted lectures one day a week for 150-170 students at a time. During the other twoclass meetings each week, the students met in groups of roughly 45 with a graduate teachingassistant where representative sample problem were solved and discussed. At the start of the fallsemester, six of the seven software modules were deemed ready for testing. However,subsequent errors detected in the software made it possible to fully implement only five of the

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

the understanding of the value of a liberal arts education and academic integrity) and develop in students the essential academic skills (time management, problem solving, communication, library skills, etc.) for success at UMBC • Facilitate students’ involvement as active members of the UMBC community • Maximize students’ personal development and self-awareness for major/career decision making and life long learningDue to the comprehensive coverage of the above topics (as compared to what is covered in thefirst few classes of the ENES 101 course), a new section, ENES 101Y, was offered in the fall2003 semester. Students enrolled in this section attended the same ENES 101 lectures anddiscussion sessions, but they also

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Rene Reitsma; Martha Cyr; Nancy Shaw; Michael Mooney; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Paul Klenk

quality of life; and the need fortechnological literacy for all of our citizens.In spite of soaring U.S. college enrollments in the last 25 years, the number of undergraduatescompleting degrees in engineering has declined dramatically after peaking in 1988,1 and is stillbelow the number of new B.S.-level engineering graduates in 1988.2 An engineering educationcreates access to a successful and rewarding career and personal future, and people from allbackgrounds should have ample opportunity to share in that future.The participation of women in engineering and technology programs has stagnated, with femalesaccounting for fewer than 21% of B.S. engineering graduates. Sadly, as society has become moretechnology driven, the representation of women

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner; Edward Lumsdaine

in terms of tenure-track teaching and for promotion and tenure. Unfortunately, these constraints would most likelyexclude young faculty trying to build their careers in research. On the other hand, engineeringexperience is a valuable asset. This type of teaching is a great opportunity for faculty who arenot ready to retire and want to try something new—an enterprise that leaves room for new waysof doing things—in other words, an application of creative problem solving.References1 W.R. Shapton, P.F. Zenner, W.W. Predebon, J.W. Sutherland, M.A. Banks-Sikarskie, L.A. Artman and P.A. Lins, “From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Distance Learning Undergraduate and Graduate Engineering Programs— A Global Partnership of Industry and