inspired the focus of her research and academic work: how we learnthe psychology of writing and creating. She has presented on this topic in professional meetings and academic venues. From 2005-2010 she collaborated with Dr. John Schmeelk on a five-year series of studies that revolutionized the teach- ing of Contemporary Mathematics at VCUQatar. Results from these studies have been presented in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, as well as at previous annual meetings of ASEE. Page 22.86.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF USING WRITING AS A CRITICAL
AC 2011-496: RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CASESTUDIES OF RETURN ON INVESTMENTLouis Reifschneider, Illinois State University Associate Professor Registered Professional Engineer Research interests include product design, net- shape manufacturing, and sustainable technology. Page 22.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Residential Renewable Energy Sources Case Studies of Return on InvestmentRenewable energy is a popular topic today because of concern over rising energy costs. Federaltax credits for renewable energy
these develop the abilities of students totraverse similar though processes in evaluating work environments.ConclusionSpiral Dynamics as a social relational model offers many unique, trans-cultural insightsinto engineering workplace cultures, and needs to be explored as a way of preparing thenext generation of global engineers. It also provides a springboard for mindfulness and Page 22.1639.10rational development of empathy, perhaps the most important emotional technique for theindividual traversing the complex global workplace.1. Beck, Don, and Cowan, Chris Spiral Dynamics, Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge, MA, 19962. Beck, Don, http
with course content in Calculus I andCalculus II. The modules will demonstrate to students how calculus is applied to solve realworld engineering problems. It is important, as educators, to realize that ―the mind is not avessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled‖--Plutarch. So, while engineering students may not beinterested in math, they are intrigued by the application of math to problem solving in the field.In this context, emphasizing the importance of calculus to engineers will encourage deeperstudent learning.Second, the project fosters student persistence in engineering by developing a mentorship Page 22.1651.2program that will aid
is more and moreevident the importance of engineering sciences applications in the global world. Industries,governmental agencies, Banks, commercial sector and even civil social groups need engineersprepared in order to solve complex problems and to develop innovative solutions. Page 22.1442.5Why engineers? Because engineers are prepared to apply the principles of science andmathematics to develop solutions to solve problems. Engineers are naturally driven by results asa characteristic of their mind added by the formation. They work using scientific discoveries topropose applications that meet the needs. It is expected that engineers are
mind, Sharlene conducts teacher professional development that not only teaches content, but models strong science pedagogy so that elementary school teachers can experience for themselves the power of inquiry-based and open- ended learning. Sharlene received her B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Cornell University, her M.S. in Biopsychology from the University of Michigan, and her M.A.T. in Science Education from Tufts University.Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science Page 22.667.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Exchange—Engineering is
Ramesh K . AgarwalMechanical Engineering & Materials Science Washington University in St. Louis ASEE Mid-Atlantic Fall Conference 2011 Temple University, PA, 29 October 2011 Introducing Sustainability d in Engineering Education Sustainable Product Design in all Disciplines of Engineering (Keynote) Bio of the Presenter 10Sustainability • “The effort to frame social and economic policy so as to preserve earth’s bounty – its resources, inhabitants, and environments – for the benefit of both present and future generations. The old Native American proverb ---- We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children
AC 2011-1295: INVESTIGATING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR DE-VELOPING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: THE SYSTEMSENGINEERING EXPERIENCE ACCELERATORAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability Engineering Technology
thesedemonstrations are clearly beneficial, as they serve to both break the monotony of an endlessstream of theory and equations, and to tie symbols to real-world phenomena, solidifying theirmeaning in the minds of pupils.5Hands-on laboratory work is highly regarded as a method for reinforcing learning by exposing Page 22.1648.2students to real-world applications and interactions. This is particularly important in theengineering disciplines, as there is a great deal of engineering culture that surrounds theoreticalphenomena under study (e.g. resistor color codes, the use of compilers and tools, etc.). Theseinitially mystifying and often confusing conventions
to support this statement. Well funded,“fat” programs will probably never again be the norm. Faculty of engineering and technologyprograms have an opportunity to steer their own destiny if administrators will create supportiveenvironments.Engineering and technology faculty should remain open-minded about the possibilities of afuture technology worker surplus in their fields. Administrators of these programs should becognizant of the job security concerns of their faculty should engineering and technologyprograms be eliminated. Additional study needs to be done of the jobs outlook in specificengineering and technology fields to provide data that will support sound decision making
help anchor key concepts in student’s minds have been very successful. Thisis not an easy task to accomplish. One of the most successful MEAs was the one on signalprocessing and using characteristics of functions to differentiate between two signals, withapplication to voice recognition. This was particularly attractive to students and faculty alike andthey were able to see the value of an MEA through this particular example.ConclusionsOur findings have shown that an approach based on a positive looking engineering pre-calculuscourse tuned to get students ready for calculus is making an impact. The combination ofincorporating engineering MEAs into the classroom curriculum, addressing topics necessary forengineering calculus is important, and
. Write at least two sentences; 2) List atleast three words/phrases that come to mind when you think of an engineer; and 3) From yourperspective, what kind of activities you think are typical of an engineer? Fifteen minutes weregiven to the students to complete this part of the test. All written responses were transcribedverbatim into a spreadsheet.Data analysisDrawings and open-ended responses were analyzed by two researchers (i.e., the last author and adoctoral student, which is the first author). Following the procedure described by Oware et al.4,an inductive data analysis approach was utilized to code the drawings and written responses.After reading and rereading the questionnaire responses and discussing their impressions of theentire data
AC 2011-701: COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL APTITUDE, PRIOR EX-PERIENCES, AND ENGINEERING ATTITUDE FOR MALE AND FEMALEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSMichele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an Associate Professor in mechanical engineering. She teaches classes on manufac- turing and human factors and does disciplinary research on microelectromechanical systems and precision machining. Her educational research interests include problem solving in the lab and informal engineering education.Anna Pereira, University of California, BerkeleyBenjamin Mitchell, Michigan Technological University
AC 2011-2497: INTEGRATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES WITH EN-GINEERING DESIGN COURSESCaleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Caleb DeValve is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is currently a GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) Fellow sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. His research interests focus on composite materials; specifically nanocomposites and flow processes during composite fabrication, relevant to technologies such as heli- copter rotor and wind turbine blade fabrication and material enhancement.Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Richard M. Goff is an Associate Professor and Assistant
AC 2011-1837: EVOLVING IDENTITIES: UNDERGRADUATE WOMENPURSUING THE ENGINEERING PROFESSORIATESarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.A. Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder A. Susan Jurow is an Assistant Professor and Co
AC 2011-2087: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ARE STRIK-INGLY IMPOVERISHED IN THEIR SELF-CONCEPT AS PROFESSIONALENGINEERSFrederick L Smyth, University of Virginia Fred is Co-Principal Investigator and Director of The Full Potential Initiative, an NSF-funded longitudi- nal study of the development and influence of implicit attitudes about intellectual ability and academic belonging. His findings have demonstrated that biased implicit associations in the minds of students, teachers and professionals are not simple functions of the stereotypes in their environment, but vary pre- dictably with their personal experiences and identities. Female and male scientists, for example, differ greatly in the strength of their
Engineering Education for the 21st Century-Balancing Engineering Science, Information Technology and Multidisciplinary Studies Kenneth W Jackson Ph.D., P.E. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityKENNETH WADE JACKSONDr. Ken Jackson holds a Ph.D. in ME, an MSME, MSIE-OR, BSME and is a RegisteredProfessional Engineer. Prior to academia, he worked 31 years for AT&T, including 15 yearsat the Bell Telephone Laboratories on the design of fiber optic products. He also worked onthe SAFEGUARD ABM System, and in product development and manufacturing. Dr. Jacksonhas authored 17 patents and 24 technical papers, and is a member of the ASME, ASQ, andASA. 373Engineering Education
population earns less than $2 a day… Figure 1. Summary of Request for Proposals.Entrepreneurial mindset:In evaluating the impact of our interventions we have chosen to look at the mindset of ourstudents toward risk and intelligence and how we might encourage them to be moreentrepreneurial (defined as creative and inventive) in executing their projects and as they developinto engineers. The measure of mindset we are using has been developed by Carol Dweck ofStanford and is based on two key ideas or states of mind. The fixed mindset is a mindset wherethe individual believes that the abilities or intelligence they have is all they will ever possess andcannot be changed, while a growth mindset is one where the individual
AC 2011-806: COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEM LEANING THROUGHSTUDY OF ENGINEERING CASES USING 3D ANIMATIONSZhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Zhigang Shen is an assistant professor of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Con- struction at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Construction (2007) and M.S in Computer Engineering (2003) from the University of Florida. He had been worked as an architect in Shanghai, China before he moved to the United States. Dr. Shen is the recipient of several federal research grants, from NSF, EPA and DOE. He has many years industry experience in design and construction of large-scale complex building projects in both US and China. His
AC 2011-515: TEACHING WITH UFO’S IN AN AERONAUTICAL ENGI-NEERING COURSEMatthew Rowland, U.S. Military Academy MAJ Matthew Rowland is currently an Assistant Professor for the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department in the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has served the United States Army for the last 12 years as an officer and Army Aviator. He is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned both his Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in 1998 and his Master’s of Science in the same discipline in 2008.James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy Major James Bluman is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical En
used to assess changes in moral reasoning ability from pre- andpost-class assessment. The average pre-class N2 score was 40±13, which correlated very wellwith the N2 scores for first year college students. After taking the course, a N2 score of 51±11was measured, indicating significant improvement in their moral reasoning ability as defined bythe DIT2 test.While 19 students was a reasonable number for the first time this course was taught, PurdueUniversity’s engineering enrollment per class is approximately 1600 students. Thus, a largerimpact is desired. With this in mind, an 10 lecture module is being developed that would beoffered to the other schools within the engineering college. The module will be designed toemphasize both theory and its
increasingimportance into the future.The Segovia experience focuses on developing the ability to use Spanish in a real life context, toexperience and gain an appreciation for the culture, technology, and society. It is designed forengineering students, 8 but the experience is applicable for any student with an open mind and aninterest in engineering topics as it relates to the rich culture of Medieval, Renaissance, andBaroque Spain.Students must have at least beginning, intermediate foreign language ability prior to the start ofthis program. Both courses are taught in Spanish and meet the General Education Programrequirement in the College of Engineering. FLS 212 - Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture This course teaches the structures
know the better”, “ Just to “Figure out how things work”Knowledge learn”, “So they know and be open minded”Fun “They may like it”Future Career “It’s a good field”, “An idea of what to become”, “A degree is good” HS – “No” Example quotes LS – “No” Example quotesAge “She will not understand”, “She’s 4” “Too young, but artifacts are important!”NOTES: Answers to open-ended questions provided by 21 out of the 22 HP, and by 9 out of the 9 LS that respondedpositively; and by 2 out of the 6 HS and 1 LS that responded negatively.Through the Engineering Questionnaire (EQ) parents were asked whether they engage in a
Conference Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education 213 ARCE students, they said they don’t mind the rigor and calculations when they can see thebenefit.Both the ARCH and the CM departments reported inconsistencies amongst instructors. Giventhe range of methodologies, this was not surprising to hear. However we believe there is valuein this variety.The ARCE faculty review now underway reviewing the learning outcomes, outlines andmethodologies for these two courses is expected to provide additional guidance to ARCEinstructors.ConclusionWe believe this five course sequence of support courses provides the college’s
hybridization of engineering with entre-preneurial/business competencies.In summary, the U.S. is entering a time in which it is essential for our workforce not only to betechnologically advanced and creatively innovative, but to be entrepreneurially minded as well.How do we best prepare technically sophisticated engineering students to engage in the innova-tion process through entrepreneurial activity? Though scientists and engineers have strong tech-nical skills and knowledge to create and develop new technologies, that knowledge alone will Page 22.1575.3not lead to the development of the needed new industries and markets that will benefit the
problem.ConclusionsThe goal of our paper was to study some of the buzzwords frequently used in industrialengineering, their origins, the nature of their usage, and the impact they have had on ourteaching and profession. It was interesting to find that most textbooks avoided usingthem while job sites such as monster.com used them widely. An important question is: isthere a disconnect here that professors of industrial engineering should be concernedabout? In our paper, we have tried to analyze this question and numerous other issues inan objective manner, keeping in mind that our long-term goal is to keep our professionalive, healthy, and useful. Also, most educators realize that the education imparted tostudents must have lasting value, and from this viewpoint
AC 2011-1315: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CREATIVITY OF EN-GINEERING STUDENTSNicole E GencoKatja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Dr. Holtta-Otto is assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Dart- mouth.Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin Page 22.705.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Factors that influence the creativity of engineering studentsAbstractMany engineering curricula focus on educating engineers who are not only technicallycompetent but also capable of designing innovative engineering
AC 2011-985: REFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB-ORATORIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING: INCORPORATINGPROBLEM BASED LEARNING AND CASE STUDIES INTO AN ENVI-RONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB COURSEStephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University Stephanie Luster-Teasley is a tenure-track assistant professor with a joint appointment between the De- partments of Civil, Architectural, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. She has a BS in chemical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, a MS in chemical engineering from Michigan State University, and a PhD in environmental engineer- ing from Michigan State University. She specializes in physical
AC 2011-1499: INTRODUCING SYSTEMS THINKING TO THE ENGI-NEER OF 2020Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University Chris R. Rehmann is an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. He has served as assistant chair for undergraduate affairs since 2010. His teaching mainly involves hydrology, hydraulics, and environmental fluid mechanics, and his research focuses on mixing in lakes, rivers, and oceans. He has served as an associate editor of Limnology and Oceanography and the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering since 2005.Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University Diane T. Rover received the B.S. degree in computer science in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D
this research is emerging, it could provide a spring board to additional researchstudies. The research could include a larger sample of students from diverse schools using Page 22.1520.20distinct engineering curriculum. Different schools and different pre-engineering programs couldbe included. Undoubtedly, students from other pre-engineering curricula would have uniquelanguage, techniques, and themes. The results from this research provide a foundation for newresearch that would further elucidate students’ habits of mind and action. References1. Atman, C.J., D. Kilgore, and A. McKenna