Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

; A29.12. Carnevale, D., “Colleges Challenge Web-Advertising Practices of Big For-Profit Institutions,” Chronicle ofHigher Education, July 8, 2005, A27.13. Blumenstyk, G., “For-Profit Education: Online Courses Fuel Growth,” Chronicle of Higher Education,January 7, 2005, A11.14. Wills, E., “For-Profit Job Claims Said to be Inflated,” Chronicle of Higher Education, July 15, 2005, A33.15. Blumenstyk, G., “For-Profit Colleges Face New Scrutiny,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 14, 2004,A1, A29 & A30.16. Apollo Group, Inc., Form 10-K, For Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2003.17. Strayer Education, Inc., Form 10-K, For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003.18. Bollag, B., “Accreditor Puts University on Probation,” Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec

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What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Mechanics

tenth weeks discuss Mohr’s circle. Page 11.482.3A nine-question survey was provided to students in an introductory mechanics course in theSpring 2005 and Fall 2005 semesters. This survey was conducted online using SurveyMonkey(www.surveymonkey.com) and took place during the tenth and eleventh weeks of instruction.The text of the survey is included in Appendix A. Formative evaluation of the survey wasconducted prior to implementation with students. Several experts in mechanics of materials aswell as non-experts outside the field were asked to take the survey and comment on its structureand clarity. The survey was also vetted in a discussion with

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Behling, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Building Construction Management since fall of 2002 and recently developed and taught the Introduction to Demolition and Reconstruction Management course. Page 11.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of a Construction Management Specialization in Demolition and ReconstructionAbstractThis paper details the development of a curriculum for a specialization in demolition andreconstruction within a construction management program in a college of technology. At present,an assistant professor faculty position has been funded, and an introductory three-credit coursehas been

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Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University

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Engineering Economy

factor inengineering education [2].As advocates of problem-based learning, we teach Engineering Economy in a decision-makingcontext [3] such that students understand the entire process of making a capital investmentdecision from defining the problem; to generating solution alternatives; to estimating before andafter-tax cash flows; to evaluating options under certainty, risk, time, multiple alternatives,constraints, and multi-attributes; to post-implementation and project tracking. Furthermore, weutilize numerous media sources to generate realistic problems such that students appreciate itsapplication [4,5]. The goal upon completion of the course, as stated on the syllabus, is that astudent is able to make, and justify, a capital investment

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

Tagged Divisions

International

two partnershipsrepresent case studies of effective cooperation in the design of mutually validated professionalengineering courses. The UK University concerned is Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) withapproximately 30,000 students located in South Yorkshire, England. SHU became a university in1992 following a period as a polytechnic from 1969 with elements of the institution tracing theirhistory to the mid 19th century. The two Malaysian institutions are Tunku Abdul Rahman College(TARC) and KBU International College (KBU). Both colleges are located in Kuala Lumpur.There continues to be a great desire by students from Malaysia to achieve a degree levelqualification from a western HE institution, as well as securing professional body

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

Hypatia program. Bothprograms help women in engineering to explore critical issues surrounding women's roles inpredominately male fields.For the first-year seminar course, the students are divided into two sections of thirty-threestudents. It has been found that there is more student interaction in smaller class sizes. Onesection meets on Monday, and the other section meets on Wednesday. On Thursdays, the entiregroup meets as one with the Galileo students. Galileo is the male counterpart to the first-yearHypatia program and is also offered through the CEED office. Each class is 75 minutes inlength. Topics covered in the first-year seminar course can be found in Table 1.As the course syllabus states, the course is designed to assist the students

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Page 11.278.11Curriculum Infusion TechniquesWithin the context of engineering, an untapped, but growing need for biorefinery educationcurrently presents an opportunity to infuse undergraduate curricula with cutting-edge science thatdepends, to a large measure, upon the design and implementation of engineering concepts. Toadequately cover the extensive range of topics relevant to this proposal, the authors recommend afull-semester stand-alone course dedicated to biorefining and bioprocessing. Table 2 presentscore topics for such a course which, in conjunction with the other topics discussed in this paper,could easily be converted into a syllabus. Table 2. Potential biorefining course topics.Section Topic 1

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenlung Li, National Taipei University of Technology; Jhy-Cherng Tsai, National Chung-Hsing University, TAIWAN; Wei-Chung Wang, National Tsing-Hua University, TAIWAN; Cheng-Kuo Sung, National Tsing-Hua University, TAIWAN; Jennie Wu, Ministry of Education, TAIWAN

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International

them intothe syllabus. For example, lots of courses require experimental works so that the student canhave the “feeling” of that course material. In general, however, the matching apparatuses areexpansive, not only to buy but to maintain them as well. As a consequence, only a fewuniversities can afford it. Besides, it is non-sense that all (or the most) universities to own thesimilar instruments in a small island country like Taiwan. Therefore, the first goal of the programis to encourage those universities or labs which have similar and expansive equipment are willingto share their facilities with the near-by universities. The idea is actually originated from theresearch collaborations between labs, which are commonly seen in Taiwan. One may

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

/technical societies also provide appropriate continuing education courses in electronic forms – see, for example the offerings of the IEEE.• Open courseware – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made a major commitment to sharing its expertise in engineering education by posting on the web materials from each of its courses, in its OpenCourseWare project. Materials posted for each course typically include syllabus, readings, calendar, lecture notes, tools and projects. Downloading of appropriate materials and adaptation to local needs can be a significant aid to engineering faculty members in developing countries.• Virtual exhibit – As noted above, the WFEO Committee on Capacity Building plans to

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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

freshman students15 9, sophomores7, to seniors.8 9 Studies in these papers provide abroad coverage of the context in which portfolios were used. New engineering educators orresearchers could refer to similar cases in their design of portfolio curriculum.In most of the papers that we reviewed, the portfolios were created for a specific course (elevenout of fifteen studies). The portfolio construction could take place at the different stages of thecourse, such as in the mid-semester9, in the midterm and at the end of the course7, only on thefinal stage15, or throughout the semester8 or the quarter.9 The portfolios could also be used toreplace other assignments11 The life cycle of the portfolio creation could exceed the boundary ofthe classroom. For

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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International

lecture/lab format, so that the various learningstyles of both engineering and technology students alike can be addressed. Core topics for sucha course could include processing biomass into bio-based energy, chemicals, transportation fuels,and manufactured products, with an emphasis on product design considerations and necessaryunit operations; economic analysis of bioprocesses; and environmental impacts of theseoperations. In conjunction with the other topics discussed in this paper, these could be readilyconverted into a course syllabus. Moreover, not only will students require theoretical andtechnical knowledge, they will also need hands-on, applied experiences to have a meaningfuleducation in these biological areas – disciplines in which most

Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. (1999). We are teaching, but are they learning: accountability, productivity, and assessment. Journalof Academic Librarianship, 25(4), 304-5.8 Hunt, F., Birks, J. (2004). Best practices in information literacy. Libraries and the Academy, 4(1).9 Malenfant, C., Demers, N. (2004). Collaboration for point-of-need library instruction. Reference ServicesReview, 32(3), 264-273.10 Emde, J., Emmett, A. (2004). Assessing information skills in the real world: the good, the bad and the literate”Brick and Click Libraries: An Academic Library Symposium, 4th Annual 2004, 83-89. Retrieved 21 November2005 from https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/handle/1808.11 Carr, D. (2005). Information resources in the humanities. Course syllabus. University of

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ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Kathleen Gygi, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

evaluations and some evidence that you redid or changed a course in response to the feedback this would be a good thing to show…” (Week 3, Wednesday) Page 11.1446.13 • Clarification—Terminology o “T4: I didn’t understand what you meant by reflection at first … then you explained later… it has a common meaning that might be confusing… maybe if you could define it early before you get to the examples.” (Week 3, Wednesday)Genre negotiation. A portfolio, and the specific items within the portfolio (teaching philosophy,diversity statement, teaching artifacts), can each be considered a genre in that they