Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

• Pervasive Computing • Embedded Systems • Real Time Systems • Undergraduate Research CoursesTable 1 lists universities in China that have altered their traditional courses to include the multi-core experience for their students. From this data, it can be seen that Computer Architecture,Computer Organization, Operating Systems, and Embedded Systems are courses that have beenmodified.Universities Computer Computer Operating Embedded Programming Real Research Organization Architecture System Systems Time CourseDalianUniversity X X XEast ChinaNational X XUniversityShanghai JiaoTong

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

and students from ouruniversity worked on a design of a pedestrian bridge to be built in south eastern Kenya. We havereported on our preliminary work at a 2007 conference9. About the time we finished ourpreliminary design a pedestrian bridge failed in Nepal10. This bridge was built by a non-profitagency that uses many volunteers to do their design and building. A photograph of the failedbridge is shown below. Figure 1—Failed bridge in Nepal that had been built by a non-profit agency13This bridge failure shows the importance of ensuring safety in whatever the students design.While the bridge in this example was not the result of a student design, its length is not muchlonger than the largely student designed bridge that was designed

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

material properties of strength,hardness and ductility. The processes of work hardening at room temperature and annealing aretwo common manufacturing processes that typically change mechanical properties of metallicmaterials. Page 14.663.2Forming operations can be subdivided into hot work at elevated temperatures and cold work atroom temperature. Cold work materials not only change the material shape but also change’smicrostructure and mechanical properties.1 Dislocations move and get entangled at barriers toincrease strength and hardness. As the percent of cold work increases the material becomes sohard that it starts to crack because of low

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, particularly in science classes have clearly been shown to put studentsin a role of passive rather than active learning [1]. Traditional instructional methods have alsobeen shown to be very inadequate in terms of promoting deep learning and long-term retentionof important concepts. Students in traditional classrooms acquire most of their “knowledge”through classroom lectures and textbook reading. A troubling fact is, after instruction, studentsoften emerge from our classes with serious misconceptions [2 - 6]. Research on theconstructivist approach to learning (i.e. the learner must construct their knowledge) reveals thatwhen students are actively engaged with the material, learning is clearly enhanced [7]. Theactive process of writing within a science

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

literacygives people the knowledge necessary to understand, think critically about, and make informeddecisions about technology.1 The report describes this as having three dimensions: “knowledge, Page 14.1328.2ways of thinking and acting, and capabilities,” and specifics for each of these dimensions (quoteddirectly from the report as follows).2 Knowledge - Recognizes the pervasiveness of technology in everyday life. - Understands basic engineering concepts and terms, such as systems, constraints, and trade-offs. - Is familiar with the nature and limitations of the engineering design process. - Knows some of the ways

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

Tagged Divisions

International

and UK began to contact the Ministry of Higher Education directly.A new leadership in the Ministry of Higher Education and the creation of a strongerimplementation team in the summer of 2006 were the turning point toward building effectivepartnerships between Afghan and foreign institutions of higher learning. Table 1 reflects theUniversity Partnership Program.The partnership between the University of Hartford (UH) in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA,and Herat University (HU) in Herat City, Afghanistan was initiated in August 2007 to developand implement a modern program to strengthen and modernize engineering education at HU.The program includes a number of activities such as curriculum review and revision, facultydevelopment, and laboratory

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phillip Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; David Drury, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

earlier in the semester. This has been demonstrated by their poorperformance on comprehensive final exams. These students try to memorize things for themidterm exams instead of learning content in depth. A significant amount of scientific researchhas been completed about how the human mind works and how we learn. A 1999 study by theNational Research Council has discussed this issue in detail1. The study stated that “transfer isaffected by the degree to which people learn with understanding rather than merely memorizesets of facts”1.The findings of the above National Research Council study can help us improve the long-termretention of key concepts by our students. Active learning environments can improve transfer instudents1. At UW – Platteville

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

engineering. For high-achieving students who have already shown aptitude inmathematics and science a university outreach program can challenge them beyond thetraditional classroom environment, providing first-hand exposure to research scientists andengineers as well as an introduction to the university science and engineering culture. The YoungEngineering and Science Scholars (YESS) program 1 is for college-bound high school juniorsand seniors of underrepresented minority groups who have strong academic credentials and aninclination towards science and engineering disciplines. The goals of the program are to nurturetheir interests in science and engineering through challenging academic courses, faculty lectures,and tours of the Caltech campus and

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Technology. This paperexplains the importance of secured password and examines the kinds of passwords thatare breakable. The password cracking uses simple open source software tools available inthe Internet. In addition, this paper also discusses different types of password relatedattacks and password shielding techniques. Summary of the experimental results are alsoprovided for different passwords with various lengths, characters, and complexity.1. IntroductionInternet has allowed remote access to any organization in the world anytime of the day ornight. This generated lot of attention around the world and easy way of entering intoanyone’s network was made possible. At the same time easy access to open sourcesoftware codes allowed the

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; William Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Abdullah Kazemi, Herat University; Mahsa Khatibi, University of Hartford; Michael Crosbie, University of Hartford

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International

ancientcivilization in the valley of Hari Rud which included today’s Herat. Before Alexander’s attack,its capital was called Artakoana but then it was destroyed by Alexander’s army and most of itspeople were killed. Alexander laid the foundation of a new city in the same valley of Hari Rud,naming it Alexandria Areia. Alexander’s troops built a fortress around the city, whose remainsstill dominate the city. Haraiva was conquered by the Arab Muslims around 650 B.C. (1). Page 14.883.2Five hundred years ago, although there was no civil infrastructure such as electricity, watersupply system, or highways in this ancient city, Heratis were living in much better

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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Minorities in Engineering

outcome of Engineering 11 is not a particular skill set, butrather the ability of students to choose a particular academic discipline for Universitystudy and a potential career. Creating this learning outcome in students requires moreknowledge, introspection, and self-assessment on the part of the student than any of the Page 14.737.4higher-level knowledge assimilation activities in Bloom’s Taxonomyviii. For this reasonan experiential approach was chosen where the students work with basic engineeringprinciples and course discussion requires student introspection. The founding principlesused to develop the class were straight forward. 1) It is about the

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wyrick, Texas Tech; Adji Cisse, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

others to constitute avirtual team” [1]. With the concept of virtuality, the notion of “working together apart” [2]very well captures the essence of what the virtual world presents to organizations. In fact,people no longer have to be confined in the same continent, let alone building or room, inorder to work on a project. The new face of organizations is that of a much decentralizedgroup, with diverse sub-groups dispersed all over the four corners of the world. Virtualteams and networked organizations are the latest stage in the evolution of organization [3].Virtual teams are a type of small group. They differ from other small groups in forms ofcommunication, number of relationships, and in the ability to create in a global context.The

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

student. At theend of the semester, they turn in a final written report and a final presentation which is evaluatedby several faculties from the department. Presented are four Senior Design Projects whichreflect common student projects.Case StudiesCase 1: Biped Robot Page 14.527.4The objective of this project was to build a servo controlled bipedal robot capable of walking.The robot chosen for this project was the Lynxmotion Scout robot6. The Biped Scout is anupright walker that has twelve servos on it. There are six servos on each of the two legs. Thelegs have six degrees of freedom and allow the robot to walk forward, backward or turn in

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

years. Both the professional master and the professional doctoral programs arespecifically designed to be more relevant to the creative practice of engineering for innovationand are intended to further the skill-sets of graduates expected to pursue careers in industrywhere technological competitiveness primarily occurs.1.2 “People … The Heart of Successful Innovation”Underpinning the UK’s effort to improve its competitive edge are three core themes: 1)Innovation is the life-blood of UK’s future economic prosperity and improvement of the qualityof life; 2) People … are the heart of successful innovation, and; 3) Government creates theconditions for innovation to flourish.Accordingly, the objectives of the UK professional postgraduate

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Asdescribed on the nanoHUB.org website, key characteristics of the nanoHUB.org simulation toolsthat make them good resources for incorporation into classroom environments are: a) they wereproduced by researchers in the NCN focus areas, b) they are easily accessed online from a webbrowser powered by a highly sophisticated architecture that taps into national grid resources, andc) they provide a consistent interactive graphical user interface—i.e. Rappture, which makeseven the most esoteric computational model approachable to experts and non-experts. Rapptureis a toolkit that allows the incorporation of a friendly graphical user interface with the simulationtools in the nanoHUB.org (McLennan, 2005) 2 . For example, Figure 1 illustrates a typical

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

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Women in Engineering

ascomplementary and not as mutually exclusive. One way to increase the technical pool andattract women and minorities to technical careers is to “change the conversation” 1 and focus onpromoting understanding of engineering and technology literacy to the public. Even withincreased efforts nationwide to recruit women and minorities in the STEM fields, there seems tobe a missing piece. How can the attrition rate of women and minorities be improved?Much attention has been paid to the attitudes and interests of female students regarding theirdesire to pursue postsecondary education in STEM as well as their persistence in these efforts.Various initiatives have been launched to increase the recruitment and retention of thesepopulations through outreach

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

studying teacher beliefs for engineering education and educational reform.Prior Research on Teacher BeliefsTeachers generally report that their perceptions of students are the most important factors ininstructional planning, and teachers consider their views of student ability to be the characteristicthat has greatest influence on their planning decisions4, 5. Furthermore, teacher beliefs have animpact on students' educational experiences 1, 6, 7. Yet beliefs about learning and instruction aremental constructions mediated by culture and social influences, rather than directly rooted inscientific evidence8, 9. As such, teachers’ beliefs and expectations of students’ knowledge andbehaviors are not always accurate or consistent with educational

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

handle keeping an active research program going while on leave.Suggestions will also be given on how to involve one’s family in the leave experience. The mainthrust of this paper is the important point that taking a sabbatical or academic leave is aninvestment in your future that will pay wonderful and unforeseen benefits.1. IntroductionSome relatively long phrases and proper nouns are used rather often in this paper. Hence, theauthor has elected to use several acronyms and abbreviations that are defined in Table 1.The principal thrust of this paper is to encourage readers to consider taking a sabbatical oracademic leave (SAL) as a sound investment in their professional future. Most colleges anduniversities allow faculty to take a sabbatical

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Alkhairy, Alfaisal University; Leland Blank, Texas A&M University; Duane Boning, MIT; David Cardwell, University of Cambridge; W Craig Carter, MIT; Nick Collings, University of Cambridge; Allan Hayhurst, University of Cambridge; William Milne; Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge; Warren Seering, MIT; Kenneth Smith, MIT; Sallie Sheppard, Texas A&M University; Bill Stronge, University of Cambridge

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International

beable to: Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate complex value-added engineering products,processes, and systems in a modern, team-based environment.”Some published outcomes are very broadly defined, as illustrated by the ABET approach,with its Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes1. These well known outcomes (a)–(k), presented inTable 1, may be augmented or replaced by the program seeking US accreditation. However,the basic intent of the ABET outcomes must be demonstrated and used for ongoing programassessment by the faculty and administration. Table 1. ABET Criterion 3 - Program OutcomesEngineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

requires reliable and high quality instructor feedbackand assessment to substantially boost the quality of student learning and work products. Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) are open-ended, realistic, client-driven problems set in engineeringcontexts requiring teams of students to create a generalizable (shareable, reusable, modifiable)mathematical model for solving the client’s problem. Two significant challenges are associatedwith the assessment of student team solutions to MEAs: (1) evaluation reliability among multipleinstructors and (2) fidelity to what is valued in engineering practice. In this paper, we describethe dimensions of a new assessment tool used by graduate teaching assistants to assess studentteam work on MEAs in a required

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science”1.Additionally, “forty-eight states now have standards for what students should know and be able to dowith technology”2. As states require more STEM graduation requirements, there must be morequalified teachers to instruct students in these topics.In order to alleviate teaching shortages, states have increased legislation to allow people to becomecertified to teach secondary education through alternative methods. These alternative teachercertification programs began in the 1980s. Now, nearly all states have such certification plans in place.These plans vary in structure. Some programs focus on aiding former soldiers in their transition tobecome teacher certified while others encourage midcareer professionals to shift into the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Loren Limberis; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University

their curriculum. This paper provides a first year update of this twoyear project and includes a description of each of the nine newly developed modules, theassessment plan, and the results of the assessments to date.Project Introduction and Objectives East Carolina University (ECU) is a large regional university that serves eastern ruralNorth Carolina and the eastern region of the United States. The industries and businesseslocated among the small towns of eastern North Carolina have a need for a broadly skilledgeneral engineer. The rationale for a general engineering program at ECU is made byKauffmann et al.1 “Instead of the traditional engineering disciplines, these operations requireengineering generalists with a strong theoretical

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

on the design of a proposed program. From this we describe and evaluatepotential proposals for an EM program at NCSU.1. Engineering Management TodayDefining Engineering Management: Engineering Management as a discipline is not tightlydefined, as demonstrated by a relatively wide variance among academic EM programs. Thediscipline is often grouped with Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Management ofTechnology. Although very few EM definitions exist, current discipline trends are representedby the following:  Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component.2  Engineering Management is

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

probability, weredetailed within the 19 of the 26 program criteria provided in the 2008-2009 criteria foraccreditation4, including the following programs: 1. Agricultural and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 2. Architectural and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 3. Bioengineering and Biomedical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 4. Biological and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 5. Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 6. Construction and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Page 14.593.9 7. Electrical, Computer and Similarly Named Engineering Programs 8. Engineering Mechanics and Similarly Named Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

program, its uniquecharacteristics, and the structure and organization of our collaborative site. Furthermore, wewould like to give an informative account of our activities across the various aspects of theprogram, such as marketing of the experience, recruiting of student participants, the summerexperience itself and our dissemination efforts. Finally, we report on our outcomes accomplishedso far, which include research products and evaluation results.While our program is only entering into its third year of operation, we do hope that, by sharingour experiences and promising strategies to date, we will encourage and aid prospective REUSite directors to successfully plan for and operate collaborative sites.1. IntroductionThe AMALTHEA REU Program1

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Yi-Lung Mo, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-regulation, including strategies for goal-setting and organization, a self-oriented feedbackloop process, and recognition of the necessity of preparation and effort 9,10. He had proposedthree phases to Self-Regulated Learning, which include planning, monitoring, and self-reflection.Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) has become a research subject and educational practice in thecontext of Educational Psychology. The model of self-regulated learning has been developedthrough research and practice, and involves self-monitoring and self-correction of three aspectsof learning: self-regulation of motivation, behavior, and cognition. SRL refers to active learningthat is guided by three aspects of learning: (1) motivation to learn; (2) metacognition (i.e

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Law, Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill; David Younger, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

2003 are used for numericalcomparisons because alumni are surveyed and students taking classes with faculty in 2007 wouldnot be voting yet. (We recognize that to strictly compare percents of women faculty with awardwinners back to 2000 would require data from 1991. However, reliable data is only availableback to 1999.) Unless otherwise stated, all percentages are averages of the 1999 and 2003 data.Figure 1 shows the percent of female and male faculty members (all ranks). Including all ranks,25% of the faculty are women. However, most of the award winners are at the Full Professorand Associate Professor levels (see Table 1), thus the above number might slightly overpredictthe percent of female faculty members. Figures 2 and 3 show the percent

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

by a graduate of a course or program. Using this approach, the STEPSteam was able to ensure that curriculum design, content, delivery, and assessment wasbased on an explicit identification of the integrated knowledge, skills and values neededby both students and society.The learning outcomes for the STEPS courses (STEPS I taken in Sophomore 1 andSTEPS II, taken in Junior year) require that students: ≠ Demonstrate competency in applying the steps of the engineering design process to solve open-ended problems. ≠ Demonstrate ability to present design solutions in oral presentation and written reports. Page 14.963.6 ≠ Practice