Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

positedearlier in this paper, i.e., that there is too much variability in the methodologies and metrics ofcurrent ranking systems.Another nagging question, beyond that of the focus of the unit of comparison, remains however.This question asks: For what purpose is the comparison being made? The literature reviewyielded a whole range of purposes including: • Comparison of institutions • Evaluation of institutions/colleges/programs • Assessing progress towards strategic plan goals • Accreditation • Performance assessment, e.g., for promotion and tenure decision, of faculty • Guiding individual decision makingThe complexity of the problem of assessment and comparison is depicted by the illustrationdepicted in Figure 1. It shows that the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

with their product idea.Each proposal includes a patent search, a description of the invention and development plan, anda budget. The director of the RUVF works with students to refine each proposal before and aftersubmission. Funding up to $2500 per team is awarded each semester. Teams can win severalawards to support their ideas through multiple semesters.IV. Mapping Entrepreneurship onto the Engineering Clinic SequenceThe Venture Capital Program described in section III has existed for over 10 years but relativelyfew students have taken advantage of it. In the past two years, the Sophomore EngineeringClinic instructors have implemented new assignments intended to promote entrepreneurship.With these new assignments, it is possible

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Genco, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

organizations, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82(1) pp. 76-87.27. Perttula, M., & Sipila, P. (2007). The idea exposure paradigm in design idea generation. Journal of Engineering Design, 18(1), 93-102.28. Pugh, S. (1990), Total Design, Addison-Wesley, New York.29. Purcell, A. T., Williams, P., & Gero, J. S. (1993). Fixation effects: Do they exist in design problem solving. Environment and Planning B. Planning and Design, 20, 333-345.30. Purcell, A. T., & Gero, J. S. (1996). Design and other types of fixation. Design Studies, 17, 363-383.31. Saaty, T. (1980), The Analytical Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, NewYork.32. Saunders, M., Seepersad, C.C., & Hölttä-Otto, K. (2009). The characteristics of innovative

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Mechanical Engineering

technologies, along withincreased awareness of the environmental impact of petroleum energy use, have resulted in newopportunities for vehicle electrification. The EcoEagles HyREV system features a high degree ofvehicle electrification including; an all-electric driving range of 32 km, all electric accessories,plug-in charging and electric all-wheel-drive and the integration of three electric motors witheach over 55kW of peak power.The competition and EcoEagles vehicle performance specifications, based on their CAD andPSAT analyses, can be seen below in Table 1. Table 1: Vehicle Technical SpecificationsDevelopment of the HyREV SystemsThe EcoEagles team has adhered to a simplified version of GM’s Global Development plan

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

order to meet thisobjective the COE is focusing on improving retention rates at the freshman and sophomore levelsbecause the attrition rate is highest during the first two years. The COE is implementing aholistic program to address common reasons for students leaving the engineering program,including lack of academic preparation; financial difficulties; difficulty in adjusting to collegelife; lack of a community atmosphere; and disappointment at not being able to experienceengineering principles during the first two years. Following an initial planning period, the COElaunched seven major initiatives in 2007 to achieve project goals. These initiatives include (1) anEngineering Residential College that forms the foundation of a new living

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

. the material.5. Synthesis The ability to put parts together to form a new whole. This adapt; combine; may involve the production of a unique communication, a compile; compose; plan of operations (research proposal), or a set of abstract create; design; develop; relations (scheme for classifying information). Learning devise; generate; outcomes in this area stress creative behaviors, with major integrate; modify; plan; emphasis on the formulation of new patterns or structure. revise; structure.6. Evaluation The ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose, appraise

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, University of Windsor

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

versus experimental groups, all work terms.It is interesting to note that the responses to Question 3 showed an increased percentage ofrespondents reporting a positive response when comparing experimental to control groups. All(100%) respondents from the experimental group noted an increase in their understanding ofworkplace culture while participating in the revised program.Question 4To what extent did participation in the co-op program affect your employment opportunities by: a) Enabling you to identify, assess and develop workplace skills and personal competencies b) Teaching you how to write an effective resume and cover letter c) Teaching you how to interview effectively d) Assisting in the process of career planning e

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1622: THE EFFECT OF PANOPTO ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEAND SATISFACTION OF TRADITIONAL-DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTSChung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at North Carolina A&T State University in construction management and working experience with Fluor Corporation as a project manager.Stephen Kuyath, University of

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Richard Lesh, Indiana University

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Educational Research and Methods

student learning by providing formativefeedback to students6.Diefes-Dux, et al.4 present a concrete example of how educational design research, a models-and-modeling perspective from mathematics education, and multi-tiered teaching experimentshave been used in the design of valid and reliable evaluation tools for scoring team responses toMEAs. Their work demonstrates how the design of a package of evaluation tools (includingrubrics, task-specific supports, and scorer training) based on the aforementioned educationalresearch methods supports (1) sustained fidelity to engineering expert-identified characteristicsof high performance across iterations of change to improve reliability, and (2) theimplementation of planned iterations of the evaluation

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

, author added] by reaching out to middle school, high school, and community college students through the RET program. They have all the bases covered without going too far. If you try to do too much in a limited amount of time, it can dilute the overall objective. The research does satisfy the vision because the RETs are doing lesson plans and the high school students are visiting next week. The students will see the research being done in bio-engineering. Undergraduates get to see the focus for research available in the Ph.D. program here. The research experiences do advance the proximal and distal outcomes because the program has been a catalyst for undergraduate students to become more enthusiastic about research

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

the problem. The instructor acts as afacilitator as students independently seek out the information and resources needed to fill in their Page 15.985.3knowledge gaps. Once the self-directed learning phase is complete, the group reconvenes tobrainstorm possible solutions and then devise a test plan to validate their solution. If the solutiondoes not adequately address the problem, the cycle is repeated. Student groups then present theirfinal solution for peer review and comment and reflect on their learning experience. Problem Analysis

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

practical ingenuity (skill in the ability and self-confidence planning, combining and to adapt to rapid or major adapting) change a profound understanding of function on multidisciplinary the importance of teamwork teams flexibility & agility flexibility an ability to think both critically and creatively, creativity independently and cooperatively understand the impact of leadership

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy Feola, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

industry professionals to activelyparticipate as content providers. Finally, influences to adopt social media technologiesfurther drove development of more features that promote collaborative relationshipsbetween students, teachers, and industry. Examples of how social media concepts plan tobe used used in the careerME.org website called my.careerme, are also explored.1. Introduction – How to Address a NeedWhen the project conceptualization process started in early summer 2008 for the Societyof Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Education Foundation1, the idea was to create aweb portal to show high school and college students, primarily between grades 11-14,that there are and will continue to be lucrative, high paying jobs in manufacturing;despite

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

unsolicitedcomments from students after class such as “thank you for doing this [assistive] project.” Figure 2: Automated Pill Dispenser Prototype, Accommodating Multiple Disabilities (Functional prototype and photo by “Team #18”: B. Ludwig, N. Bryant, and C. Schults)3.2 Course Background: 3rd Year Design Methods rdThe 3 year Design Methods course strengthens and extends the foundational conceptsintroduced in 1st year Cornerstones Design for all engineering and engineering technologymajors, excluding materials joining and civil engineering (60-90 students per year.) Studentsexplore a variety of engineering design methods through a semester-long reverse-engineering re-design team project. Example topics include: planning the

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

policiessituated within colleges (P&T). By conducting in-depth interviews with STEM faculty membersand exploring organizational texts such as the PL and P&T document guidelines, or college anduniversity level strategic plans and policies for stopping the tenure clock or granting courserelief, we will demonstrate the usefulness of the IE method in engineering education research.This methodology has theoretical and policy implications that address the phenomenon ofwomen’s underrepresentation among engineering faculty.We begin this paper with a discussion of the sociological theory investigating the construct of an“ideal worker” in the context of academia. We then describe some of the theory behind theinstitutional ethnography research method, and

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

performance.This paper concludes with recommendations for fostering engagement in undergraduate coursesand plans for future work. Our results linking course performance with completion of extra creditassignments will spur further study of how to best encourage learning in heat transfer courses.Course BackgroundThe introductory heat transfer course held in Fall 2009 had three required components: an in-class component, an at-home component, and a laboratory component. In addition, there wereoptional components that students could choose to pursue including attending the teachingassistant-led sessions or completing extra credit assignments. There were 61 students enrolled inthe course, and 60 students agreed to participate in this engagement study.There

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

assistance of an outside expert in assessment. • Revisit the scope of the exercise. Should it include both operating point and series/parallel configurations, or should it be limited to determining the operating point? • Make improvements to the in lab apparatus to make it easier to operate and gather data. The less the students have to think about operating the equipment the more thought they can put into the concepts.In addition to the exercise specific steps listed above there are plans for a significant upgrade tothe entire suite of exercises. Future work planned for the overall project includes: 1) Researching the feasibility of moving the exercises online making them much more accessible to others

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Focus groups are used as one of the assessment methods. The assessment result is used to further improve the laboratory course. Economy: As much as possible, space, money and student time should be economized. A multidisciplinary facility, shared between ECE and ME classes would allow efficient use of space and equipment, better use of available funds, and elimination of overlap among individual departmental labs. Focusing experiments on control technologies, embedded systems, and industrial drives rather than a plurality of devices would result in economies of space, money and student time.To achieve these goals we have carefully planned the new control laboratory. As part of thisprocess

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Michael Evans, Virginia Tech; Brett Jones, Virginia Tech; Carol Brandt, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Participants learned how to be receptive to adviceand opinions from viewers, which they in turn incorporated into new iterations of their design.This created an online collaborative environment to complement the on-site activities of theyoung participants.Studio STEM used the design studio as a pedagogic model for introducing STEM throughenergy conservation as a focus area. Predicated on a common construct in architectural fields, the“studio” as physical and virtual space allowed students the opportunity to share design plans as“pin-up sessions” or “gallery walks.” Students focused on, explained, and justified their designsin design critiques (or “crits”), incorporated the input from their peers, and refined their designideas. 22,23 Likewise, our

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; James Hagarman, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

of defects. These operations do not add value tothe final product, and many of them can be mitigated by re-organization of the production area,which in this case refers to the laboratory.Cellular Layout. The laboratory for the course is set up as cellular manufacturing layout. Eachstep in the laboratory protocol (including measurements and analysis) is arranged sequentiallyaccording to process flow, with stations in close proximity. The students make “spaghetti” orwork-flow diagrams (using the floor plan of the lab) as part of their lab reports.Kanban. The kanban system is used to manage the flow of material or product through thefactory. Kanban is one of the main components of the visual workplace.Workplace Organization (“The 5-S’s”). The

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of power and energy consumption by DC loads4.3 Assessment of LearningA plan has to be created to develop the assessment tools required to collect informationthat allows generating conclusions about student understanding of the targeted concepts.Next is the assessment plan for this example challenge: Page 15.396.9 Formative Assessment: it consists of practice activities, which should not count in a significant way as grades; however, it needs to provide feedback to the students and the professor in order to address any learning problems or difficulties. à Pre-test. à Classroom activities: ″ Study working principle and

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

pieces are shekels). This is becauseusury, which is the practice of charging excessive interest, was forbidden in the JewishLaw. We know that “excessive interest” was defined as “the hundredth” (one percent?), because it was specifically condemned by the prophet Nehemiah (Nehe.5:10,11),in the Old Testament.4. Engineering ThinkingComputation and scientific thinking may come easily for some students, but manyfreshman-engineering students don’t automatically think like engineers. It takes a fewcourses to undo some habits learned earlier, so that one can help students considerrealistic requirements and constraints, estimate answers rather than blindly acceptingcalculator answers, and plan out a project instead of jumping too quickly to a

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students for this problem as18.4 points. Next, we calculated the instructor average rating score as follows: (18.4/20)*5=4.6,which is listed below O6 on the third row in Table 3. As we mentioned before, grading thestudent’s projects yielded the instructor average rating score for outcome 8 (O8). The instructoraverage rating scores for assessing the rest of course learning outcomes are included in Table 3.The average rating scores from both the student survey and the instructor assessment can serveas a reference for the faculty to improve the course. For example, any course learning outcomeachieving an average rating score below 3.5 will raise a concern and require an action plan to fixthe issue

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Said Shakerin, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

preferences for visual, active, orhands-on learning. Use of toys and demonstrations, when well-planned, practiced, andintroduced in support of class content, can liven up the classroom, engage and challengestudents, and help them visualize concepts that may otherwise be outside the realm of theirexperience.The literature on use of toys in education is indeed rich. Articles can be found in publicationssuch as American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, the European journal PhysicsEducation, Prism and the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education. Severalsuppliers including PASCO and Educational Innovations, Inc. have developed their businessesaround supplying the types of toys used in support of science and engineering education

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals (EF), they may teach a section of a first-year engineering course. The practice of the Engineering Fundamentals department is to pair agraduate student with a faculty mentor to assist them with things such as lesson planning, studentethics, and grading policies. Recently, this program has been evaluated in order to betterunderstand the impact and future directions of EF graduate student mentoring. Additionally, theapproach of the EF mentoring program has been compared to its contemporaries at otheruniversities.Some universities have graduate courses specifically aimed at teaching techniques in highereducation for STEM fields. The University of Washington has developed a 2 credit graduatelevel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

College of Humanities and College of Engineering. The program was developed in 2003 through a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with the goal of integrating communication (speaking and writing), teamwork, and ethics into the curriculum of every department in the College of Engineering. Dr. Kedrowicz has been the director of the program since its inception and has developed a situated, incremental curriculum plan in all seven departments in the college. Her responsibilities include faculty development (she has facilitated numerous college-wide workshops), TA training (approximately 15 graduate students from the Humanities work with CLEAR to develop the communication

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, Self employed consultant; Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

engineering license, even if one plans to be a facultymember, can be an important credential. Therefore, at some point, in order to gain the workexperience necessary to sit for the second part of the professional engineering licensure exam,engineers interested in this credential need to spend a period of time outside academia.LiteratureThe literature is replete with anecdotal and more carefully gathered qualitative evidence of thesex gap in completion of graduate studies. In many cases, these accounts are often “buried”within larger treatises on leaving science7 or are included in extended legal briefs9. Institutionsthat train large numbers of graduate students like the University of California at Berkeley, forexample, have implemented policies that

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Elliott Butay, Oral Roberts University; Ben Hase, Oral Roberts University; Sean McDonough, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Tryon, Oral Roberts University; Joshua Weed, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

professional preparation programs have content that can help students become aware of, and examine, their own mental models, beliefs and values, metaphysical assumptions, and future plans and aspirations. But this content will not generate that awareness and enable that examination unless it is accompanied by appropriate pedagogical strategies. Most important, both the curricula and teaching practices need to be accompanied by teachers who are themselves authentic, who are open and candid, [and] who share their own searching, their own concerns, and their own struggles, past and present.”11However, not much is offered in terms of how an engineering curriculum might bespecifically upgraded in this regard

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and discussing general topics on pedagogy particularto elementary school teaching. The Fellows worked out a schedule with the teacher. The Fellowsbegan their visits to classroom, identified the science needs with the teacher and begancontributing to the enrichment of the lessons and discussing the science behind the lessons. TheFellows were introduced to the children as Scientist, Researcher, or an Engineer. Thus, a strongfoundation was laid for a long-lasting partnership between the school and the university.Ongoing ActivitiesOne of the key activities of the Fellows is the enrichment of existing curriculum and leading thediscussion of the science behind the experiments. The Fellow and the teacher plan the activities aweek ahead so that there

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl West, UMass Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts Lowell

withlongitudinal data of 22,000 students that S-L had significant positive effects on 11 outcomemeasures that included: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinking skills),values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership(leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of a servicecareer, and plans to participate in service after college.Eyler and Giles (1999) found S-L to impact positively: personal development, interpersonaldevelopment, and community-to-college connections. Students reported working harder, beingmore curious, connecting learning to personal experience, and demonstrated deeperunderstanding of subject matter. They found that S-L is more