Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Tonkay

industrial and faculty mentors • Preparation and presentation of case problems • Access to official leadership transcript • Networking with industry partners, faculty, and peers • Use of ESC’s Collaboratory and meeting facilities • Opportunity to practice skills in projects, seminars and classesA Case for Leadership ExperienceOne of the most pressing issues facing companies today is the need for an increased number ofemployees who demonstrate positive leadership skills. Over 70% of top company executivessupported this statement in a study conducted by the Human Resources Institute1. Furthermore,only 8% of executives surveyed rated their employees’ leadership skills as “excellent.”2 Manycompanies do not have leadership training

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Coffin; Catherine Almquist; Amit Shukla; Michael Bailey-Van Kuren; James Kiper; Christine Noble

intellectual standards andenrich campus intellectual and cultural life for first-year Miami students. To do this, studentsmust be challenged to deepen learning in their courses, in their professions, and in all facets oftheir lives. The resulting student goals to meet this mission are: Invest considerable time in your own and your peers’ academic learning. Identify your educational goals, and make purposeful choices about your major, courses Page 9.769.2 and extracurricular experiences to advance those goals. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

average cohort of 75 choose the “paper” writing path. It is often atthe suggestion of the academic staff supervisor that a “paper” is developed and submitted forconsideration for publication. This is often achieved after the completion and submission ofthe final report. Consequently, the academic supervisor is able to assess the quality of thestudents’ work. If deemed appropriate the students are invited to continue with their work,perform additional analyses and prepare the manuscript.For those students who choose the “paper” writing path, the goal of the project is veryoriented towards manuscript preparation for conference submission and follows differentguideline from those preparing a report. These students must now ensure that their results

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

(5 credits) Elective Modules Elective Modules (3 credits) (4 credits) Table 1. Enterprise Minor and Concentration Curriculum Course # Course Title Course # Course Title (number of credits) (number of credits) ENG2961 Teamwork (2) ENG2962 Communications Contexts (1) ENG3962 Complex ENG4953 Writing / Societal Communication (1) Context (1

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Damian Watkins; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

on attrition than difficulty of the subject or aptitude3. The preceding factors makefreshman minority engineering students interesting candidates for the mobility technologyintegration studies.The TechnologyThe advent of local and personal area networks such as Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) provide a low costmobile solution to extend learning and collaborating capabilities beyond the classroom. Wi-Fiprovides an infrastructure that furnishes the use of wireless capable laptops, personal digitalassistants (PDAs), and tablet PCs by extending connectivity to the World Wide Web. It alsoenables students to setup peer networks where information is shared and analyzed in groups. IPAQ POCKET TABLET PC Notebook PC

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

engineering, math, and scienceeducation for American Indians, women, and other minorities remain. For American Indians,low levels of enrollment in engineering and closely related programs can be attributed to culturaldifferences, inadequate support programs, inadequate financial aid, lack of professional rolemodels, minimal academic and peer counseling, limited exposure to the fields of engineering andinadequate math skills. American Indian communities are the most in need of trainedengineering professionals as they manage their own natural resources on their lands(hydroelectric dams, coal reserves) and work to develop economic infrastructure within theircommunities. It is important to recognize the cultural sensitivity that only American

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Spray; Lori Donath; Nancy Thompson; Theresa McGarry; Elisabeth Alford

their research projects with peers, near peers, and professionals, to findout how interested audiences respond to their work, and to receive helpful feedback as theydevelop their writing and presentation abilities.Now in its fourth semester of data collection, the RCS continues to reflexively research thelearning processes that occur in studio sessions. Through this research the RCS identifieseffective strategies for facilitating group and student learning processes, while investigating theprocesses of learning overall.Distributed Cognition and the Theoretical Background of theRCSThe research communications studio (RCS) incorporates social constructionist theories ofcognitive development emanating from the work of Lev Vygotsky. 11 These

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

decision. Required preparation classes include training in teaming and professionalism.Practice in peer and self-evaluation in team situations is included as are proper techniques forconducting meetings. Process Control—Team DynamicsDuring both on-campus preparation and the on-site project phase team progress is monitored bya variety of standard tools. Team performance contracts are created as a team and signed by eachmember. Periodic contract reviews provide a first assessment of individual contributions. Wealso use a formative peer evaluation form from several sources measures 21 items within thedimensions standards of integrity, respect for individuals, innovations, goal setting, leadership,and overall work

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

also to retain women andgirls in these disciplines. Young women entering colleges and universities in the areas ofscience, engineering, and technology are disadvantaged by their lack of computer experienceand, we hypothesize, other technology experience as well.4 They appear to have career goals thatare not as well defined as those of their male counterparts, and often lack confidence in theirabilities.5,6 They may also encounter college and university classes that are unfriendly to them,impeding their learning. The absence of women faculty and mentors both within the classroomand outside of it, few women peers in their classes, and the lack of supportive networks cancreate a “chilly climate” for women in non-traditional fields. It is during

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Susannah Howe; Donna Riley

the first offering of the course,students wrote 1-2 page case analyses on five cases in the text. They worked in teams of four,and after one member wrote her analysis, the others would comment, taking turns so each had atleast one chance to write the initial analysis.In the second iteration of the course, students will build a portfolio for a single case analysis tobe worked in a team. Each student will write an initial draft and seek peer comments as well asgrader comments, and then revise the draft. Each team will work four separate problems, havingprimary responsibility for the analysis of one case, but practicing analysis of the other case by

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

toworkplace experiences. One effort has been a technical writing course, collaborativelydeveloped with the Department of English, offered exclusively to students from the Departmentof Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. We created a real-world case simulation of abiotechnology company, Omega Molecular, in which the students were employees. An on-linedatabase provided company history, policies, memos, emails, and product data. “Employees”were charged with the task of developing technical reports in a virtual corporate environmentthat forced them to consider ethical and personnel issues. Students had the opportunity todevelop and demonstrate these competencies which are linked to the ABET Criterion 3(g)communication outcome: communication, general

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Welker

as agroup before we show the video. The students are told to bring the completed questions with Page 9.189.3them to the next class. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationClass two begins with a discussion of the homework assignment. We discuss the answersthemselves and then discuss how they approached the assignment. After concluding thisdiscussion, we hand out the “Team Functioning Assessment Tool”. This tool has threecomponents: Team Members and the Project, Team Functioning, and Peer

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

students all agreed that being given the opportunity to create and write in this forumgave them a serious leg up on other peer co-workers who had not had this opportunity at theirown schools. One such comment came from a former student, who had made an unannouncedclassroom visit, stated the following to the students in that particular class. “……….I must admit that I was pretty upset over the prospect of writing weekly reports that were 40 to 60 pages long. I now realize that if it were not for that practice, I would really be behind the eight ball in my current job. A good deal of what I do requires communications with others, co-workers, outside

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan; Bradley Rogers

way to the advancementof fuel cell technology. To meet this goal, the course includes specific sections on theory, practice, oralpresentations, report writing, and group projects. Consequently, coupled with the relevance of the technology, thiscourse essentially meets all aspects of ABET criterion 1, outcomes a through k.Fuel Cells – A Truly Interdisciplinary SubjectTeaching a fuel cell course is challenging because the field is truly interdisciplinary. For example, the load curveshown in Figure 1 illustrates that operating limitations are influenced by different phenomena depending on theoperating point. Consequently, improvements to the operating envelope requires a team of experts from severaldifferent fields. To address this challenge, at

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

significantly alter the delivery of thematerial presented in each book.8 A seminar approach similar what the students wouldencounter after graduation as they pursued their professional development was selectedas the teaching model for the “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. 8Contrarily, peer teaching in which the students would actually prepare, rehearse andpresent selected material to their classmates was adopted for “Developing the LeaderWithin You.” 8A unique challenge presented itself when it was decided a term paper highlighting thecharacteristics and traits of effective leaders would also be a course requirement.Following the traditional method of researching a specific subject and producing a termpaper was deemed unacceptable. The

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Mark Pullen

simple and robust, functioning in almost any Internet environment • To be accepted, the system must make online teaching and learning easyScalable network delivery: In 2001 our laboratory took on the challenge of creating a solutionthat meets this challenge. We have created Network EducationWare (NEW) primarily fromopen-source software that is available with no license fee to all. The tools with which we startedwere created for use with Internet multicasting5, where one station sends an identical message tomany others. This approach is sometimes called peer-to-peer operation because all computershave identical ability to send to each other. It offers a simple model for scaling to large numbersof participants and has attracted talented

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

rewarded forbeing competitive, getting the right answer, and getting higher grades than most of theirclassmates. However, in courses where team performance becomes part of the evaluation process,the student must master an entirely different set of abilities that demonstrate knowledge by [3]: (1) Help team members and cooperating in a group; (2) Helping to plan; (3) Pacing and scheduling projects; (4) Getting peer and teacher feedback on work; and (5) Teaching classmates. Therefore, learning teamwork skills may be difficult for engineering students. The shiftfrom the traditional system of education to one based on groups and student participation alsoredefines what a good student does, which can threaten and raise the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

. Thesuccess of the project organized teaching on this semester is measured by the way in whichthe participants handle situations and problems that occur during execution of their team-based project. At the weekly mandatory meeting with the team supervisor, members of theteam are asked to rotate duties such as chairman and secretary functions. This is done toensure equity and responsibility and assessment. Twice during the semester group membersgrade each other using a self and peer assessment system provided. Further, students attendtutorial discussion sessions with oral presentation exercises, and they participate in arrangedgroup meetings to report on the progress of their group project to other groups. At thosegroup meetings full use of visual

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato; Ronald Welch

activitiesas a refresher and to provide peer insight, while in other departments only certainclasses/sessions are mandatory for second-tour faculty. The usual teaching assignment fora majority of our faculty is three years, i.e., rotating first and second tour faculty. Three of the eleven departments with longer formal programs report that a seniorfaculty member runs the summer program. Eight departments report that a junior rotating(usually a 3rd year) faculty member runs the summer program with a senior facultymember (Program Director, Group Director, Division Chief) overseeing the program. Inmost cases, the rotating faculty director is the Course Director of the course that most ofthe new faculty will be teaching. Many of the departments

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers; Jeff Goldberg

exertmore control over their own learning within and beyond the classroom so they will developthese skills. We have developed several methods of injecting information literacy skills seamlesslyinto engineering courses so students will see the value of being able to find information on theirown. These activities incorporate discussions on peer reviewed materials, the appropriateness ofusing the Web for gathering information, and databases common to a core discipline. Pre- andpost-implementation evaluations by sophomore, junior, and senior engineering students from twodifferent engineering disciplines show that the incorporation of information literacy skillsstrengthens students' understanding of how to find and use information in engineering

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

1 extra-curricularSophomore 2.3 Seminar series; Two project teams; 2 extra- Twice a semester. ResumeHrs.30-60 curricular; peer-leader of freshmen writing; interviewing.Junior 2.4 Two project teams including one research/ Once per semester.Hrs. 60-90 design competition; 3 extra-curricular; Peer Interviewing skills; grad leader school/ career surveysSenior 2.6 Two project teams incl. one research; 4 Once per semester. GradHrs 90-136 extra-curricular. Peer leader school applications; letters; scholarshipsEvolution and ImpactAs the program moves through

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”student work that utilizes project management software and methodologies would be present andassessed. Lesson #2 allowed the faculty to freely write outcomes knowing that the student workcollected would ultimately define each outcome. Lesson #3 was the process of actually choosingthe student work that clearly matched the outcome to be assessed in a project-based environment.In a research driven environment, it would be expected that a similar outcome would exist, butthe student work collected would look very different and highlight the use of very differentengineering tools.The

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Jeffrey Hodgkins

the results. Problems that seem easy whenyou do the homework at the end of a chapter in the text actually turn out to be much morecomplicated in practice – you are forced to really think about the material and how it all fitstogether” “The peer review of other group project reports actually was quite enlightening. This should bedone about three years earlier in our curriculum! I definitely think that more time should bespent on technical report writing. It was helpful look for mistakes in other students’ papers tounderstand the importance of clear writing, as well as to see other ways of approaching theproblem solution. I do think that it would have been useful to actually read the commentswritten by the group that reviewed our paper. This

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Newstetter; Paul Benkeser

X X X needed to solve problem Reporting back to team X X X Digging deeper and solving X X X X X Presenting solution to X audience of experts Writing a report on X problem solution Table 3. Repetitive activities in the problem cycle Tool Activity Peer/Instructor Instructor Report/Presentation Co- Facilitators Evaluations Lectures Templates

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Joseph Hoffman; Gary Pertmer; Chandra Thamire

-solving skills, basic design skills, report writing and presentation skills,teamwork, and experimental skills are emphasized to varying levels.A.3. Major RequirementsStudents begin taking the required courses in mechanical engineering in their sophomore yearwith Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering and Thermodynamics. During the junioryear, the focus is on providing the strong technical base required of all students in the program.These offerings combined with those given in the second year form the mechanical engineeringcore that must be mastered before beginning the capstone design experience and thespecialization of the final year of study. Typical core courses are fluid mechanics, heat transfer,material sciences, and vibrations. The

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

was nominated to serve on the college undergraduate research committee(URC). The committee members had the privilege of attending a national conference onundergraduate research in June 1994 held in Lewiston, Maine. This helped us a lot in developingguidelines for our undergraduate research activity. Typically we invite research proposals fromstudents in the fall semester. URC members contact students directly, and through colleaguesand department chairs. Students are required to write proposals with the help of their facultymentors and submit them in the first week of November. Committee members review theproposals, rank them and meet to decide on awards in December. Awardees are notified in thesecond week of December and they are required to

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordy Skattum; Clifford Mirman

Differential Equations • Sciences - Chemistry I with lab, Calculus-based Physics with lab (Both I and II) • Computer Programming - Fortran or C (C++) depending on the specialty IAI General Education Requirements (9 to 18 credit hours - recommended) • Communications - two-course writing sequence and one-course in oral communications • Humanities and Fine arts - Select one course in each area and one additional from either area. • Social and Behavioral Sciences - Select 3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines as specified Mechanical Engineering Specialty Courses (7 to 16 credit hours) • Engineering Graphics/CAD • Engineering Statics • Engineering Dynamics • Strength of Materials/Mechanics of Solids

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Gandolfo; Ken Alford

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationthe Army, specifically. Civilian faculty members also learn military rank insignia, basic Armycommand structure, and how the Military Academy is different from other universities.Teaching programs typically discuss the courses offered in their program, standard teachingloads, job appraisals, vacation policies, additional duties (outside of teaching), scheduledmeetings, and other related topics.The Academy, department, and teaching program information is extremely useful, but themajority of time during the summer teaching workshops is spent on developing and practicingteaching skills. New faculty members learn how to prepare lesson plans, write course objectives,create a course syllabus

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

exercise was conducted in the second semester of the freshman year. The exercise wasnot implemented during the first term in order for students to obtain an understanding of what isexpected of them in a college atmosphere.The exercise, conducted in the context of student teams consisting of three (3) freshmanEngineering Technology students, begins with a simple statement of personal academicaspiration of each student for the semester. Students are given the freedom to write anyscholastic goal that they have. The process of formulating and writing a goal often is a benefit inand of itself. The student will be far more aware of it. The specific goal itself is not important tothe process. The goals will vary per the individual; one student may be

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

means; and (iii) are accessible and easy to upgrade. Emmett7presents a detailed literature review on the use of ePortfolios along with student experiences atthe Queensland University of Technology. While pointing to the need to remain competitive in aknowledge based society, he draws attention to the paradigm shift in education from the one ofteacher centered to that of learner centered. The American Association for Higher Education8has outlined the standards and specification for ePortfolios. Leifer, et al.9 at Stanford present atriple loop learning model within the framework of an ePortfolio for effective learning. Theouter first loop of learning involves peer to peer interaction; the second intermediate loop haspeer to coach interaction