Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

music automatically. From the beginning of the design process to the final construction of the prototype, students considered the environmental impact of this engineering activity. Most of the materials used in the prototype were reclaimed from post-consumer waste streams, and no prefabricated sound making devices or objects were used. Design analysis incorporated life cycle thinking: embodied energy in component materials, virtual water, toxicity, and end-of-life cycle planning (re-use, re- manufacture, and recycling, and design for disassembly). Microbrewing

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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Mathematics

intent of the new course is to implement more project- and inquiry-based study in order tofoster deeper understanding of the fundamental theorems in multivariable calculus anddifferential equations. The new course (see Appendix A for content) was team taught by aProfessor from the Mathematics Department, Dr. Gunter Stolz, and an Assistant Professor fromwithin the School of Engineering, first author of this paper. Both instructors were involved inthe initial planning of the course and all phases in between, along with members from theMathematics Department and the School of Engineering. Thus, there was true collaboration inall aspects of the course. The need for calculus and differential equations reform withinengineering has been noted for quite

Conference Session

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Carolyn Clark, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

. Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research: techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks:Sage.19. Creswell, J. C. (2002). Educational research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. NJ: Pearson Education.20. Merriam, S. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco:Jossey- Bass.21. Villa, C. G. (2008). The Impact of Program Experiences on the Retention of Women Engineering Students in Mexico. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.22. Duncan, J. & Zeng Y. (2006). Women: Support factors and persistence in engineering. National Center

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ERM Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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TK Beam, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jamie Constantz, James Madison University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

formation. Through this deep representation of professional identity, wefound that exposure to engineering and overall familiarity with the field proved to be one ofthe largest factors effecting retention. Our preliminary findings point to the conclusion thatrecruitment and retention can be improved by increasing the presence of engineering in K-12settings and undergraduate institutions respectively. We suggest directions for future workand discuss our plans to explore the development of the professional identity over time (fromfreshman to senior year) as well as additional levels of identity formation and transformation.IntroductionThe need to protect the competitive ability of the U.S. and maintain its technological edgeagainst challenges such as

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

undecided: 140 WPI 2008 Total entering: 918 Engineering undecided: 167 Table I. Enrollment as reported at the fall of 2007 and 2008 by the WPI Registrars Office.While it is difficult to detect any major effect of the RBE program on the enrollment in the otherengineering programs at WPI, its effect on the overall enrollment has been dramatic. WPI hasrecently embarked on a plan to slightly expand its incoming class size and the intention was toenroll about 800 students in the class of 2012. The institution competes for students with severalwell-known technological universities and usually admits significantly larger class thaneventually enrolls. Nevertheless, the Institution uses relatively well

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Andrew Sterian, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

; a higher performing microcontroller with more flash memory may be warranted in the future;• need to incorporate accelerometer in future labs; how to best use this device for maze navigation is still under investigation;• our new robot includes capability to include more sensors; one planned sensor is the so-called “whisker” sensor that detects when the robot has made contact with an obstacle; so doing will hopefully help in maze navigation.Bibliography1. “Atmel 8-bit AVR Microcontroller with 32 Kbytes In-System Programmable Flash Datasheet”, revision 7674D–AVR–08/08, August 2008, available at Internet URL http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc7674.pdf .2. Internet URL: http://www.trincoll.edu

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Kristin Bryant, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

the teams that had structured writingexercises and teams without it. This study is important to consider because it is a qualitativestudy that was conducted to enhance metacognitive skills. Although the metacognitive skills arequite different than reflective thinking skills, they still rest on the same premises.The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program was developed at PurdueUniversity and resembles [our program]. The EPICS program allows undergraduate engineeringstudents to aid community service agencies with technical assistance. Reflection is integratedinto each milestone the team completes.13 Milestones include (1) developing a semester plan, (2)meeting with project partners, (3) submitting personal goals for the

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda O'Neill, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jessica McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Matthew Steinkamp, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rachel Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Brown, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Medcalf, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathaniel Greene, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Graduate Studies

feel no guarantee that facultyaren’t given names of students reporting their answers.Teaching and Non-Teaching FactorsWhen students rate faculty it has been shown that both teaching and non-teaching related factorscome in to play. Teaching related factors demonstrated by faculty include thorough knowledgeof the subject, genuine interest in the subject, well-planned and organized class sessions, clearand understandable explanation, using relevant examples, and flexibility and concerns forstudent needs. There are also many non-teaching factors that impact how faculty are rated bystudents. These include class designation, gender, grade expectations, cultural background,major, course level difficulty, student performance, student knowledge

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Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

. instructors need tocommunicate their expectations clearly. LaPraire and Hinson[5] present a set of guidelines forestablishing the infrastructure needed to develop online learning communities and the types oftraining and support needed to sustain them.As the literature review shows above, online learning can be an effective learning approach butneeds to be carefully planned and adopted to ensure success. It also requires different strategies,preparations and techniques from traditional classrooms. The study presented here complimentsthe previous studies as it answers additional related questions about online learning related to theperception of engineering and engineering management students towards online coursescompared to the traditional on-campus

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

interdisciplinary design project that focuseson bringing real-world examples into the classroom. Past students have investigated alternativefuels, autonomous robots, human-hybrid and supermileage concept vehicles, New Orleans floodmanagement plans, microbrewery systems, and vending machines.According to a study completed by Hertel and Hamlin on the incoming student population of fallof 2000 at Michigan Tech, only 40% of students graduated in their originally declared majorwith the majority of these changes occurring during the first or second year. 2 There are severalfactors that contribute to student persistence in their chosen major, one of which is self-efficacy.Women in particular have been shown to be particularly influenced by their efficacy beliefs

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

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New Engineering Educators

, trustworthy information on successes (and failures) of the “other” institution can berelayed to university administrators, where the information can help formulate action plans. Ofcourse this should only occur when the two institutions are not strong competitors for the samestudent population or other resources.Because of the similar interests and background of a parent and child (or a properly matchedmentor and mentee), it is beneficial to become involved with similar professional societies andcommittees. Phil has dedicated many years to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) Performance Test Codes (PTC) activity. Consequently, Phil encouraged Andy tovolunteer for an ASME PTC committee. The committee work turned out to be a worthwhile

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nichole Au, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-1722: ENGINEERING ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE INSPIRESCURRICULUMNichole Au, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Nichole Au graduated Cum Laude in 2008 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She plans to finish her MS degree in Chemical Engineering also from UMBC in May 2009, after which she will pursue a career in industry.Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Julia Ross is Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her technical research interests are in the area of cellular engineering. In particular, her work focuses on bacterial

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

follow these myself. They assume that the instrument is an in- class paper-based evaluation. 1. Give evaluations at the start of class. That way there is incentive to write a lot of comments since the longer the evaluations take, the shorter class will be. 2. Give the class advance warning, and try to focus their attention. My standard rap goes something like this. "The College uses the information from evaluations in the reappointment and tenure process. It is one way that students have a voice in personnel decisions. I also find your comments to be very helpful as I plan changes to the next offering of this course. So I have two requests. First, when you are doing the evaluation, really read the

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jamie Tills, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Steven Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Architectural

into groups that are assigned a specific job (e.g. one group is thegeneral contractor, another is the architect, another is the engineer, etc.). He alsoidentified a professional, an electrical engineer and a lawyer, who could incorporateliability and its impact on the industry into the workshops. Page 14.755.104.2 – Framework and ThemesFramework for a series of workshops has been developed based on the outcome ofinterviews with industry professionals and the objective of this project. It is planned as athree-night workshop to be held Tuesday, March 31 through Thursday, April 2 from fiveto eight in the evening. Each night will cover a specific topic

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

.   As it can be observed in Table 2, unlike other systems, LEWAS provides LabVIEW basedprogrammability to user and enables multiple remote access. Both these features make LEWASan ideal candidate for students to learn about sustainability concepts by remotely monitoringwater quality parameters and having the ability to program the collection, processing andcommunication of the data.The development and implementation of LEWAS has been planned in three phases. In the firstphase (see Figure 10), which is implemented in an engineering lab in summer 2008, waterquality data was collected using a multi-probe sonde and sent to LabVIEW which was loaded onthe server computer (Tablet PC). The sonde had capability to sense temperature, conductivity

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Patrick Wheeler, University of Nebraska, Omaha; Avery Schwer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dale Tiller, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Andrea Wilkerson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Joshua Eiden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Architectural

addressed student learning and exposure to re-search while concurrently addressing energy conservation. The collaborative project allowedthe expertise of University of Nebraska professors and students to be utilized in combinationwith the Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) financial and customer base support. Therelationships built enriched student learning by providing real world engineering experiences.The students refined their research, communication, and presentation skills by interactingwith and presenting engineering solutions to a wide range of professionals, engineering stu-dents, and the community. The students worked closely with professors to prepare profes-sional documents, analyze data, and develop future research plans. Student

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

ofteninstructive to show independent locations for relevant social groups (young people vs. elderly,Americans vs. Europeans, techno-geeks vs. Luddites, etc.). All technologies proposed andinvestigated by students during the course are mapped on these coordinates for relevant socialgroups, and plans for, or analysis of, their trajectory in these coordinates are discussed. Technological Integration X Nuclear Weapons X Air bags High X Cell phones X Traffic Cameras POLICE STATE TECHNO-UTOPIA

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey; Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto

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International

to self-regulate and plan ahead when it comes to critical thinking. Thesedimensions reflect the two main ideas discussed earlier in the paper around criticalthinking: cognitive tools, and the disposition for critical thinking.Using their framework, and what we’ve learned through our research about globalengineering, we are proposing a tool for making the critical thinking around globalengineering more explicit. Page 14.1191.8Table 1: Intellectual HabitsHabits demonstrated by a global engineer in any project, activity or discussionIntellectual Curiosity The global engineer actively seeks perspectives beyond borders, such as knowledge

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

primary areas of the study (transfer of procedural and conceptualknowledge of sequence and series, design of in-class formative assessment), several relevantquestions emerge for continuing research. Further analysis in students’ transfer of mathematicalknowledge will consider additional problems in order to more clearly understand how thestudents work with multiple variables as well as moving between the frequency and timedomains in signals and systems. In addition to examining a wider range of problems, we plan tocorrelate in-class problem performance with students’ performance on related exam questionsand class projects. Further study in design of formative assessments will investigate the role ofthe instructor and how to best construct and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srikanth Tadepalli, University of Texas, Austin; Cameron Booth, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell Pryor

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New Engineering Educators

associate procrastination with individual values and learning Page 14.589.4routines. They assert that people with planned daily tasks deal with procrastinationconstructively and better than unstructured individuals. Analyzing students' value orientationsand interpersonal relationships, the authors present statistical evidence of academicprocrastination levels and their dependence on motivational conflicts. They conclude that valueorientations and conflicts do affect procrastination levels in an academic setting. Akinsola andothers5 note a statistical correlation between procrastination levels and achievement inmathematics. The authors further deduce

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

.255 .529 .323 .157 .176 Reduce risk/uncertainty 3 .217 .186 .207 .487 .304 Perform strategic planning 3 .025 .388 .503 .224 .164 Manage time by setting goals 3 .150 .059 .807 .021 -.004 Est/achieve goals & obj 3 .227 .045 .800 .107 .257 Define org roles/resp/policy 3 .173 .072 .736 .131 .186 Take calculated risks 4 .265 .122 .268 .183 .639

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Hulme, State University of New York, Buffalo; Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kemper Lewis, State University of New York, Buffalo

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ELD Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Heyer-Gray, University of California, Davis; Jean McKenzie, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Ngo, University of California, Berkeley; Karen Andrews, University of California, Davis; Emily Stambaugh, California Digital Library

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Engineering Libraries

either UC Berkeley orUC Davis depending on such factors as pre-existing holdings at NRLF or more completeholdings for titles. As holdings for most titles actually tend to be identical between the twocampuses, communicating in advance with the other campus about which titles are beingprepared for storage has become key to the process. The wiki serves as the storehouse of theproject proposal, the work plan, group agendas, meeting notes, and working documents and iscurrently restricted to the IEEE Operations Shared Print working group. Some of the workingdocuments include IEEE titles sent or currently being worked on, shared print titles with gaps,and processing procedures/forms to name but a few. The more up to date the lists are kept, theless

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Katherine Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University; Heather Smolensky-Lewis, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

connections ≠ Need to build beginning College of Engineering identity ≠ Delivering coping mechanisms/armoring students against discouragements of first year ≠ Importance of parents to college successThe above focus areas were further refined by seeking support in education literature and thendefining specific actions and/or content for camp sessions to directly address areas of desiredemphasis. The table below lists some of the camp content connected with the relevant research.The first column lists the research or experience-related background. The center column lists thecamp goal that was written by the planning committee to address that idea, and the last columnlists the camp session and/or content that was designed to address the goal

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverley Pickering-Reyna, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Minorities in Engineering

• Creating new materials (e.g., fax cover page, brochures) Page 14.277.6• Involving incoming freshmen early in student groups, mentoring, and tutoring ASEE Topic: Undergraduate Retention and Development• Planning a newsletter to address diversity issues in education• Connecting upper class students with ECSE III studentsAfter orientation, students explored topics common to nine E/CS disciplines (Civil, Computer,Materials, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, and Transportation Engineeringplus Computer Science). They worked with nanotechnology and chemical engineering. Theprogram

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Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

Ethics. 10 (2), 311-324.7. Crown, D. F. and M.S. Spiller. 1998. Learning from the literature on college cheating: A review of empirical research. Journal of Business Ethics, 17, 683–700.8. Sims, R. L. 1993. The relationship between academic dishonesty and unethical business practices. Journal of Education for Business, March/April, 207–211.9. Hall, K.D. 2004. Student development and ownership of ethical and professional standards. Science and Engineering Ethics. 10 (2), 383-387. Page 14.952.1010. Harding, T.S., M.J. Mayhew, C.J. Finelli, D.D. Carpenter. 2007. The theory of planned behavior as a model of academic dishonesty

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Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

there remainboth political and logistical challenges in this effort, given the particularly packed nature of theengineering curriculum and a strong resistance to change within the profession.7Building on this literature, and with the support of a college-wide curriculum-integratedapproach to information literacy, we have established a sequenced information literacycurriculum for engineering. The college’s formal information literacy program began in2003/2004 with an initial focus on first-year, writing-intensive courses, followed bydepartmental adoption of discipline-specific, sequenced, curriculum-integrated informationliteracy programs. Prior to the initial discussions and planning for this program in 2002, therewas not a college-wide formal

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oliver Platts-Mills, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

Amount of funding for project o prior course work • team characteristics o existing knowledge level of o interdisciplinary or single discipline certain topics (from a pre-test) o size • prior engineering experience o MBTI/personality types • prior experience working on teams o Average GPA and GPA range • family background with engineering • project advisor characteristics • family background with attending college o project advisor / project advisor • career plans (e.g., grad school, department engineering job

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Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

attitudes in the desired direction. The class inwhich this module was used was also a senior level high school physics class. Thus it is likelythat the students in this class were already considering pursuing college level studies in a scienceor engineering field so that exposure to the module developed as part of this program may havehad a smaller effect than if the module had been used in a class with students who might be moreundecided on their future plans. Another interesting finding was the student responses on the survey given to them after Page 14.568.7the one-day testing session for the modules developed during the summer. In

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

MethodologyAbstractThis paper explores plagiarism through the system’s lens and takes you on a journeythrough the complex world of plagiarism using the tools of Boardman’s Soft SystemsMethodology (BSSM) to bring deeper insights into how plagiarism has proliferated theacademic landscape. In a recent survey of 11 universities across the United States, DonaldMcCabe of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, showed that plagiarism is agrowing phenomenon on campuses that, with the evolution of technology, is continuing togrow at an exponential rate. By applying the methods of systems thinking, we plan topresent a deeper insight into this growing epidemic. Using BSSM as our lens andSystemigrams (i.e. Systemic Diagrams) as our modeling approach, we will map