AC 2010-710: UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS AND INSTRUMENT SELECTIONUSING A WEB-BASED VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTPraveen Malali, Old Dominion University Praveen Malali is a graduate student of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He is also a teaching assistant in the thermo-fluids laboratory.Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University Pooja Bais is a graduate student in the College of Business and Public Administration at Old Dominion University.Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University Robert Choate is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western Kentucky University. He teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses, including Sophomore Design, Thermo-Fluid Systems Lab and ME
AC 2010-723: EXTENDING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE: RESULTS FROM THEPROJECT TO ASSESS CLIMATE IN ENGINEERING (PACE)Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Senior Advisor for the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens. As a founder and president (1997 – 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the principal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.EngageEngineering.org) a five year project funded by the National
AC 2010-765: A PROPOSED DOCTORAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE ANDRUBRIC FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDavid Vaccari, Stevens Institute of TechnologySiva Thangam, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.78.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A PROPOSED DOCTORAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE AND RUBRIC FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING David A. Vaccari and Siva Thangam Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstract: Learning outcomes assessment has been ascendant throughout higher education, butlittle has been developed at the doctoral level. An assessment procedure for the doctoral studiesis proposed that has two
AC 2010-796: THE ENGINEER: A TREE OR A PRODUCT?Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island Dr. Trivett is a graduated with a Doctor of Science Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint program in Oceanographic Engineering and a bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Dalhousie University. His research has ranged from development of new ocean sensors for monitoring flow and turbulence in the ocean, to the design of numerous environmental technologies for small technology business in Atlantic Canada. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Prince Edward Island where his primary focus is teaching
AC 2010-809: IMPLEMENTING ETHICS ACROSS ENGINEERING CURRICULAEdward Glynn, Villanova University Edward Glynn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Frank Falcone, Villanova University Frank Falcone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Mark Doorley, Villanova University Dr. Mark Doorley is an Assistant Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at Villanova University and the Director of the University's Ethics Program
AC 2010-826: BRINGING ENGINEERING IDEAS BASED ON NANO-MATERIALSINTO THE HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOM: RESEARCH INTOPRACTICEMohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological UniversityHolly Stretz, Tennessee Technological UniversityAngela McCulley, White County High SchoolBridget Pugh, Monterey High School Page 15.240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 BRINGING ENGINEERING IDEAS BASED ON NANO-MATERIALS INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOM: RESEARCH INTO PRACTICEAbstractThis paper is based on the experience of two high school science teachers who participated in aresearch experience for teachers (RET) during the summer
AC 2010-225: ASSESSING CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT THROUGH SENIORPROJECTSJianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Jianbiao (John) Pan is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. After completing a PhD at Lehigh University in Industrial Engineering in 2000, he joined the optoelectronics center at Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems as a member of technical staff. He received a M.E degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and a B.E. degree in Mechatronics from Xidian University, Xian, China. Dr. Pan's research interest lies in environmentally benign
AC 2010-255: EMULATING INDUSTRIAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGNPRACTICE BY DESIGNATING THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR AS THEFABRICATOR: A COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN EXPERIENCE FORELECTRONICS CIRCUITS LABORATORIES AT THE JUNIOR LEVELErnest Kim, University of San Diego Ernest M. Kim received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1977, an M.S.E.E. in 1980 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1987 from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. His dissertation was on precision near-field exit radiation measurements from optical fibers. He worked as an electrical engineer for the University of Hawaii at the Naval Ocean Systems Center, Hawaii Labs at Kaneohe Marine
AC 2010-279: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE COURSEBRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND THE ARTSYunfeng Wang, The College of New JerseyChristopher Ault, The College of New JerseyTeresa Nakra, The College of New JerseyAndrea Salgian, The College of New JerseyMeredith Stone, Independent Evaluator Page 15.166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Course Bridging the Gaps between Engineering, Science, and the ArtsAbstractThis paper presents an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate course that simultaneouslyengages the disciplines of engineering, science and arts. This course is
AC 2010-323: ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH GREAT PROBLEMSBrian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brian Savilonis is a professor in Mechanical Engineering; he has been at WPI since 1981. His teaching and research is primarily in thermofluids and biofluid mechanics. Email bjs@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-5686.David Spanagel , Worcester Polytechnic Institute David Spanagel recently joined WPI in the Department of Humanities and Arts; his scholarship is in history of technology and science. Email spanagel@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-6403.Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Wobbe is Associate Dean for the First Year and associate professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She has
AC 2010-413: DESIGNING AND LAUNCHING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANDINNOVATION LIVING-LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FRESHMEN ANDSOPHOMORESJames Green, University of Maryland Dr. James V. Green leads the education activities of Mtech as the Director of Entrepreneurship Education with responsibilities for the Hinman CEOs Program, the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program, and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program. As a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director with Mtech, Dr. Green designs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. He is Co-Director of the Certificate in Innovation Management Program for executives, and Co-Director of the Graduate Certificate in
AC 2010-932: INTEGRATING HANDS-ON DESIGN EXPERIENCES INTO THECURRICULUMRichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses and senior design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina Bob Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of Applied
AC 2010-542: COLLABORATION AMONG UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITYCOLLEGES IN DEVELOPING DUAL-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMSGerry Marekova, Drexel University Gerry Marekova, M.S. is the Program Manager for the Applied Engineering Technology program in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel University. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with major in Marketing and a Master of Science Degree in Higher Education Administration, both from Drexel University. Her responsibilities include scheduling classes, maintaining partnership programs with community colleges and high schools, and mentoring current and prospective students. She has a strong interest in curriculum and
AC 2010-1902: TEAM-BASED NEGOTIATION OF IDEAS ON DESIGN DECISIONMAKING PERFORMANCEYogesh Velankar, Purdue University Yogesh Velankar is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests are in corporate training and professional development of engineers, designing effective learning environments and methods for engineering education research.Sean Brophy, Purdue University Sean P. Brophy, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Brophy is a learning scientist and engineer; his research focuses on the development of learners’ development of adaptive expertise needed to solve complex problems in
AC 2010-1907: A PARTNERSHIP OF NON-TRADITIONAL ACCESS INTOENGINEERING VIA NUPRIME AND THE UJIMA SCHOLARS PROGRAMRichard Harris, Northeastern UniversityCarrie Boykin, Northeastern UniversityBala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Page 15.70.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 1 A Partnership of Non-Traditional Access into Engineering via NUPRIME and The Ujima Scholars ProgramBackground:There are social and cognitive factors which may hinder the academic achievement of under-represented minority (URM) students in science and
AC 2010-1998: ARE FRENCH FRIES AND GRADES BAD FOR YOU?CONFLICTING EVIDENCE ON HOW K-12 TEACHERS SEARCH IN A K-12DIGITAL LIBRARYRene Reitsma, Oregon State University RENE F. REITSMA is an associate professor of Business Information Systems at Oregon State University's College of Business. He and his students are responsible for the design, development and maintenance of the TeachEngineering digital library system architecture. Reitsma’s research concentrates on how digital libraries are used and can be improved.Paul Klenk, Duke University PAUL A. KLENK received his PhD in mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering in 2006. Since then, Paul has
AC 2010-2068: TRANSITIONING A TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TOOUTCOMES-ORIENTED TC2K CRITERIAKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Page 15.1280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Transitioning a Technology Program to Outcomes-Oriented TC2K CriteriaAbstractThis paper describes a program assessment process that was developed at a university in theMidwest to transition to the ABET outcomes-oriented TC2K criteria. It will also explain theapproach used by the Engineering Technology faculty to evolve into this current assessmentplan. Excel spreadsheets and templates used in this assessment model are shown.IntroductionThe assessment of student
AC 2010-2102: MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIMPACT OF SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITYCOLLEGE STUDENTSSheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, KingsvilleHarriet Lamm, Texas A&M University-KingsvilleDavid Ramirez, Texas A&M UniversityKuruvilla John, University of North Texas Page 15.861.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Measurement of Success: An Overview of the Impact of Summer Research Opportunities for Community College Students Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Harriet Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station David
AC 2010-2187: INTRODUCING DATAFLOW PROGRAMMING IN A FRESHMANENGINEERING COURSE WITH APPLICATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITYEDUCATIONParhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech PARHUM DELGOSHAEI is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Western Michigan University. His PhD research involves developing real-time remote monitoring systems and their application in enhancing sustainability education.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in
AC 2010-2217: ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE MATHAND SCIENCE TOPICS INTO UNDERPRIVILEGED CLASSROOMS VIASTUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSLindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Vice President. Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark has a multi-subject credential from the University of California at Dominguez Hills, and an undergraduate degree in sociology with a focus in law from the University of California at San Diego. She was a Teach for America corps member in Los Angeles from 2006-2008. She is a distinguished middle school teacher who has taught math, science and social studies. She has been a member of a Los Angeles Unified District School decision-making
AC 2010-2220: ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: HELPING ENGINEERS BRINGCUTTING EDGE SCIENCE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIESLindsey Jenkins-Stark, IridescentTara Chklovski, Iridescent Page 15.501.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 K-12 Pre-Engineering Education Engineers as Teachers: Helping Engineers Bring Cutting Edge Science to Underserved CommunitiesAbstractThere is growing concern among the scientific community that the United States is not preparinga diverse enough group of students, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM). The percentage of bachelor’s degrees in STEM awarded
AC 2010-2222: A QUALITY MODEL OF OPENCOURSEWARE APPLIED TOENGINEERING COURSESEdmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, MontegancedoNelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de LojaManuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaMartin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo Page 15.80.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Quality model of OpenCourseWare applied to Engineering coursesAbstractThe OpenCourseWare (OCW) project started at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), in the year 2001, with the aim of offering pedagogical materials inan open and free of charge basis to society. The main objective of this
AC 2010-2228: GREEN TOURISM PROJECT AS PART OF SMART URBANGROWTH CLASSWilliam Roper, George Mason University Dr. Roper is a professor at George Mason University. He is a Founding Director & President of Rivers of the World Foundation and a Sr. Advisor to the consulting firm of Dawson & Associates. He joined George Mason after serving as Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. During that time he also served as Sr. Science and Technology Advisor to the NGA. Prior to this position he was the director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, VA and earlier Dir. of the Corps of Engineers world-wide civil
AC 2010-2235: CAREERWISE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE FORGRADUATE STUDENTSErika Murguia, Arizona State University Erika Murguia Blumenkranz is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. She earned her Master’s degree in Quality and Productivity Systems and her BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. Her personal research interests are focused on the dynamics of workforce protocols in manufacturing environments and supply chain management. Erika has worked as a research assistant on the CareerWISE project since October 2008 and her role has been recruiting
AC 2010-2293: UASPP: THREE YEARS OF HELPING MIDDLE SCHOOLTEACHERS DEVISE THEIR OWN HANDS-ON ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEACTIVITIESShannon Davis, University of ArkansasCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas CAROL S. GATTIS Dr. Gattis is the Associate Dean of the Honors College and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She formerly served as Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directed and developed new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity.Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas BRYAN W. HILL
AC 2010-2313: THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY IN MANAGINGSOFTWARE CAPSTONE PROJECTSKevin Gary, Arizona State UniversityHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State University Page 15.1207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Benefits of Transparency in Managing Software Engineering Capstone ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the impact of an agile process support environment in helping facultymanage software engineering capstone projects and the learning outcomes associated with thecapstone experience. Software engineering capstone projects are notoriously time-consuming tomanage for faculty mentors. Team projects often fall behind due to the
AC 2010-1837: INTEGRATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF MECHANICALENGINEERING SKILLS BEGINNING IN THE FIRST-YEAR DESIGNEXPERIENCEDebra Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She
AC 2010-1732: APPLYING SYSTEMS THINKING FOR REALIZING THEMISSION OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOCIAL VENTURES IN AFRICARenee Stepler, Pennsylvania State University RENEE STEPLER is an undergraduate student majoring in Security and Risk Analysis in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University. Her professional aspirations include intelligence analysis, emergency management, international development and disaster relief. Renee is a member of the Mashavu team.Steve Garguilo, Johnson & Johnson Inc. STEVE GARGUILO is an Associate Analyst in the Information Technology Leadership Development Program at Johnson & Johnson. His professional interests include emerging
AC 2010-739: LEGACY CYCLE AS A VEHICLE FOR TRANSFERENCE OFRESEARCH TO THE CLASSROOMHolly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University Holly Anthony, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Tennessee Tech University, and Co-PI on the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded outreach program, Research Experience for Teachers in Manufacturing for Competitiveness in the US (RETainUS).Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University Melissa Geist, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Tennessee Tech University. After graduating from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Geist completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the VaNTH-ERC center at Vanderbilt University.Sally
AC 2010-745: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF FACULTY BELIEFSRELATED TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATIONKirsten Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University Kirsten Hochstedt is a Graduate Assistant at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education. She has received her Masters degree in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis in educational and psychological measurement, at Penn State and is a doctoral candidate in the same program. The primary focus of her research concerns assessing the response structure of test scores using item response theory methodology.Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University Sarah E. Zappe, is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional