Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston, Downtown; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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Engineering Technology

engineering and technology fundamentals course has been added as a requirement forall of the University of Houston Downtown Engineering Technology programs. All studentsmust take the course or must have previously taken courses that cover the various topics ofthe fundamentals course.The Engineering and Technology Fundamentals course contains “an overview of techniques andfundamental principles used in engineering, science, and technology. Topics include dimensionalanalysis and units, measurements, representation of technical information, problem solving, andan introduction to selected science and engineering topics” 1. The course also containsfundamental concepts and principles that are used in specific designs for real-world systemapplications. In

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University; W. Neal Simmons, Duke University; Michael Ehrenfried, Kent Denver School; Tod Laursen, Duke University

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First-Year Programs

LabsCurrently, there are five data acquisition labs in the course – • DAQ 1: Introduction to Data Acquisition: Digital I/O • DAQ 2: Introduction to Data Acquisition: Analog I/O • DAQ 3: Calibration of a Pressure Sensor • DAQ 4: Introduction to Data Acquisition: Synchronous I/O • DAQ 5: Aliasing and Frequency SpaceThis paper will look at the first three; a future work will present the latter two.Students work in groups of two – or at most three – at stations equipped with two PCs runningWindows. At each of these stations, one of the two computers has a multifunction dataacquisition card (DAQ)7 that has eight programmable digital I/O lines, two analog outputchannels, and 16 single-ended analog input channels. The five labs are meant to

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

still a problem which needsoversight and control where possible. There is a concern that growth will plateau when the pentup demand for this degree has been met, but the growth to date shows no sign of reaching aplateau. Given the significant foreign student interest and the rate of growth without muchadvertising, it seems that the growth is still rising at least for the short term.As an aid to others who may be facing similar issues, the table below is included with somesuggestions for consideration.Table 1: Suggestions for planning for new programPending Approval of Degree Post Approval—Degree OfferedBegin initial curriculum planning with faculty: Prepare Finalize three year plan of course

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Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; John St George, University of Auckland; Li Wang, University of Auckland

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Engineering Libraries

skills for Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering undergraduate students at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, withparticular focus on the research-based project paper held in the fourth year.The University of Auckland is the largest of eight universities within New Zealand and isranked in the top ten in Australasia. The School of Engineering has over 3000 students and250 staff. All undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree programmes are fouryears in duration. The first year course is common to all students who then select theirspeciality.Admission to Year 1 is assessed on the students’ academic levels based on their performancein the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) normally undertaken at high

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

composed of 42 statements,which respondents rate on a five point Likert scale. The Likert scale utilized a range from one (1)“Strongly Agree” to five (5) “Strongly Disagree.” The graphics version, known as the “NorthCarolina Learning Attitudes about Graphics Education Survey” (NCLAGES), consists of 43statements as well as demographic questions. The simple word exchanges, from “science” to“graphics” and “graphics education,” made the instrument appropriate for this investigation andwas easily articulated over to the new content area for assessment.The second instrument examined motivation. This instrument, known as the Motivated Strategiesfor Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), was designed to evaluate college student’s motivationalorientation and use

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

basic principles in product designand manufacturing, but will also instill problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and hands-onexperiences. Both software technologies (CAD/CAE/CAM) and modern hardware tools (RP,CNC, etc) have been implemented into the track courses. Upon completion of the seven trackcourses, students can receive the certificate from the school. This paper presents details ofplanning and implementation of such a curriculum development activity in design andmanufacturing within the mechanical engineering curriculum. Overall student experience andlessons learned in developing such a curriculum are also discussed.1. IntroductionCurrent mechanical engineering curricula are originated from a century-scale “grand scientificparadigm

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

earlyyears of education to RP and reverse engineering. After a detailed assessment2 of affordablehardware and software tools currently available, a new fully functional reverse engineeringfacility has been established and the first laboratory project has been added to the introductoryengineering course at Albany State University (ASU) in the fall 2008 semester.Rapid Prototyping / 3D Scanning / Reverse EngineeringCollectively RP is used to indicate the additive manufacturing processes where the part is madeby depositing or sintering layers of thermoplastic resin by a laser beam driven by the part’s solidmodel definition generated by CAD software as the part evolves from the bottom up. Fromintroduction of the first RP machine, SLA -1 by 3D Systems in

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

ofalternative teaching strategies. This paper will attempt to accomplish two objectives:discuss ways in which a traditional lecture can be made more compelling to its audienceand also present approaches that will help transform the large lecture dynamic intosomething more akin to a seminar.IntroductionThe problems (and opportunities) facing an instructor with a large class can be illuminated bylooking at the similarities (and differences) between a large lecture class and a classical Greektheatre [5], such as the one illustrated below. Figure 1: Greek amphitheatre/Lecture hall comparisonWhat is the same? In both cases we have a small group of people, in our case just the teacher andin the theatre a small troupe, speaking to a large

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

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Minorities in Engineering

Intel PhD Fellowship program whose goal is to support promising PhD students during 1 year of their graduate studies. Kimberly holds a B.S.I.E. from Clemson University, MS from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from the University of Washington. She lives in Portland, OR with her husband, 2 children and dog. Page 14.1176.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Texas Research Experience (TREX) Program: A Progress Report on Successes & Challenges + Ongoing Improvements Andrea M. Ogilvie, The University of Texas at Austin

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Cathy Hall, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Laurie Moses, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

assessed were consistent across gender and race, notabledifferences were identified. This paper highlights the importance of better understanding ofinfluences in career considerations as crucial to help guide interventions to improve STEMcareer selection for women and minorities.Representation Issues and Career Choices in STEM FieldsAlthough STEM field populations have grown, this pace has not keeping up with the overalllabor market.1 In 2006, STEM professionals accounted for 5 percent of all the employment inthe United States; this was down from 5.6 percent from 2001. This decline mirrored postsecondary enrollment in STEM degree fields.2 While the actual enrollment in STEM degreefields increased from 519,000 students in 1994-1995 to 578,000

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greta Zenner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Design in Engineering Education

in-classactive learning activities. Currently, the collection consists of twenty-five video presentationswith an average video/audio length of 14 minutes, twenty-four associated readings, and fourteenlesson plans that have been incorporated into the “Introduction to Engineering Research” courseand an optional evening seminar series.1 Evaluation of these offerings suggested thatundergraduate students found them to be interesting, informative, and useful towards theirdevelopment as researchers.2 One of the key objectives in the initial effort was to provideopportunities for active learning with the use of the learning objects that enhance studentengagement in a classroom or seminar environment which might otherwise rely upon lecturealone.3

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Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yue Xu, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Libraries

. Therefore, the following researchquestions were asked:1) How widely are online tutorials applied in engineering libraries?2) What kinds of instruction do engineering libraries hope to present through the online channel?3) Do the web instructions use media and active learning components to enhance teaching and learning experience?4) What are the current trends of design regarding online tutorials in engineering libraries?Data Collection and AnalysisThis paper focused on web-based tutorials generated by engineering libraries in the UnitedStates. The list of libraries came from the American Society for Engineering Education,Engineering Libraries Division website (“Guide to Engineering Libraries” in the United States,December 15, 2008 ). Since the

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Seaber, Old Dominion University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

systems commercially available that suits eventhe most modest budget. Figure 1, for example, shows a typical configuration of a dataacquisition system offered by AIM Sports specifically designed for motor racing.Both, the data collected and the analysis performed by the use of data acquisition systemscan be subdivided into suitable categories. This subdivision normally depends on theintended application of a data acquisition system. In car racing, for example, it is Page 14.1257.5common to break down the collected data into the following categories:(a) Vital functions of the car,(b) Driver Activity, and(c) Chassis Physical Parameters.The number of

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Bridges, Carnegie Mellon University; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Yongsheng Chen, Arizona State University; Eric Williams, Arizona State University; John Crittenden, Georgia Tech; Sharon Austin, EPA

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Environmental Engineering

, and graduate student assistants. The demographics of theworkshop participants are shown in Table 1. For 2009, the Table lists expected participants whohave been accepted at this year’s summer workshops. Note that the participants are roughlyevenly divided between untenured and tenured faculty, and that there are a substantial number ofwomen attendees. The Minority column provides the number of Black and Hispanic attendees.Table 1. Information on workshop participants.Year ofWorkshops Tenured Untenured Male Female Minority 2006 28 33 44 17 4 2007 28 30 39 19 5 2009 28 35 40 23

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin; Carey King, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

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Engineering and Public Policy

Power Simulator was designed at the University of Texas at Austinto communicate key lessons concerning the tradeoffs of electricity generation methods in TexasThe key target audiences for this project include college students, high school students, statelegislators and their staff, as well as the general public. The Texas Interactive Power Simulatoraccomplishes the project goals by allowing the user to manipulate the electricity generation mixin the state of Texas and immediately view the economic and environmental impacts of thesechanges. This manuscript extends upon previous publications that described the backendcomponents and user interface design of the basic version of the Texas Interactive PowerSimulator.1 In particular, this manuscript

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

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International

been performed.1 This paper describesthe Spirit AeroSystems Global Design Challenge (SGDC) which is an effort to integrate designand global communication. The effort is motivated by Wichita State University’s goal to broadenengineering graduates, and by Industry’s demand for well rounded graduates, as well as theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria for accreditingengineering programs.The GDC is a collaboration among Spirit AeroSystems and two university partners. In 2008, theuniversity partners were Wichita State University (WSU) and the University of Manchester(UM). Spirit AeroSystems is the largest tier 1 supplier in the aerospace industry, providing aerostructures and systems. Spirit has worldwide facilities in

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler; Karthik Somaraju, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

use for an external ICD unit. QSK26A contains an installation CD-ROM thatincludes a complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called High-performanceEmbedded Workshop (HEW4). This is a powerful real-time source-level debug environmentsupplied with the QSK26A. This IDE contains the compiler, linker, assembler and debugger.Easy to use flash programming software called “Flash over USB (FoUSB)” allows the student toeasily program the on-board flash. Figure 1 Renesas QSK26A Educational Board (adapted from Quick start guide for QSK26A1) Page 14.829.3Past workMost electrical and computer engineering programs have a course in microprocessors

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Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

research has received considerable support in recent years. In the resourcestarved climate of the current Australian neo-liberal university [1], [2] a multidisciplinaryapproach is thought to operate in ways more effective for real-world, complex problems – andhence be more attractive for industry funding – than when research occurs within the boundariesof just one discipline, faculty or department. The success of multidisciplinary research is evidentin engineering education. For example, Borrego & Newswander [3] cite acceptance statistics forjournal articles submitted to the Journal of Engineering Education as “20-30 percent when asocial scientist is a member of the author team, but only 2-3 percent if the authors were allengineers” (p. 123

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-529: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENTOUTCOMEHak Tam, University of California, Santa BarbaraGary Hansen, University of California, Santa BarbaraSally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPeter Robinson, Utah Valley University Page 14.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENT OUTCOMEIntroduction Harvard Business School offered the first course in entrepreneurship in 1947. Today mostof the AACSB-accredited business schools offer programs in entrepreneurship 1. Withinnovations emanating from the science and technology areas, entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angel Gonzalez-Lizardo, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Serrano-Salvat, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Instrumentation

CapabilitiesIntroductionPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) Plasma Engineering Laboratory (Figure 1)features a plasma machine built to study RF and microwave heating of steady-state plasmas.The Plasma Laboratory also features an interdisciplinary undergraduate research programsponsored by NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium, to give engineering and sci-ence students a first experience on experimental research. This program receives studentsof all branches of the engineering and sciences. Hence, many of those students are totallyuntrained in using measurement equipment. To study the confinement, stabilization, pro-duction losses, macro and micro instabilities, and other plasma phenomena, it is necessaryto diagnose the plasma density (n), electron temperature (Te

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Dollar, Miami University; Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

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Mechanics

University, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213; telephone: (412) 268-3507; fax (412) 268-3348; e-mail: steif@cmu.edu. Page 14.145.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 WEB-BASED STATICS COURSE USED IN AN INVERTED CLASSROOM1. BACKGROUND - OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIONS IN LEARNING ANDTEACHINGWe are witnessing an unprecedented coincidence of attention to, and understanding of, humanlearning, in particular an appreciation that instruction should be learner-centered [1]. Variouslearner-centered instructional approaches have been pursued, including on the one handleveraging

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac Wait, Marshall University; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University

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Educational Research and Methods

attend IEP were statistically significant, 2 (gender) by 2 (IEP attendance)analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied within each of the different TOEFL score groups.Under the assumption that improved English language proficiency, and thus enrollment in IEP,could be relatively more or less important to engineering students compared to students in othermajors, an analysis of major-specific GPA was conducted for students in the TOEFL score range520-539. This more narrowly-focused score range was selected for two reasons: (1) to separateeffects of IEP participation from TOEFL score effects (as described above) while at the sametime providing an adequately-sized (see Table 2) within each subject area, and (2) the TOEFLscore cutoff point of 520 is

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

the program and the lesson that was learned during the first year.IntroductionIn 2006, Virginia State University (VSU), America's first fully state supported four-year institutionof higher education learning for African Americans and one of the seventeen 1890 Land-GrantInstitutions, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation under the HBCU UPprogram to increase the numbers of STEM graduates from an average of 70 to over 105 per yearwithin five years. This project is a comprehensive four-phase STEM program that includes (1) anUndergraduate Bridge (UGB), (2) Course Structure Reform activities (CSR), (3) Student andFaculty Enrichment (SFE) components and (4) a Graduate School Bridge (GSB). Phase one isdesigned to attract, prepare

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

Background of the U of A First-year ProgramThe U of A is a high-ranking research-led university with an undergraduate engineeringstudent body of approximately 2500, the largest in New Zealand. The first-year intake iscurrently limited to a total of 620 students. The School of Engineering, which recentlycelebrated its centenary, offers degrees in nine engineering specializations.All Bachelor of Engineering students follow a set of common Part 1 courses which provide asolid foundation of engineering-science fundamentals across all disciplines. Students areselected at first-year entry for a limited number of places, and almost all the incomingstudents have a high level of competence in Mathematics with Calculus and Physics at finalyear high-school

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-year MSP program focuses on a different science discipline. The first yearfocused on life science, environmental science, engineering, and use of computer technology;year two, which ended June 2008, focused on earth and space science; and the final year willfocus on physical sciences. Scientific inquiry and the engineering design process provided thefocus and coherence to the topics and concepts covered in this program. The engineeringactivities provided the hook for participants to learn science. The Engineering is Elementary(EiE)1 curricula were used as the vehicle to help teachers apply their learning to a real-worldproblem and to introduce teachers to the engineering design process. The EiE curricula,developed by the Boston Museum of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac Wait, Marshall University

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Engineering Ethics

classified as cheating and do not havea harmful effect on their education.IntroductionThe number of American-style universities outside of North America is increasing, spurred bythe twin perceptions that (1) American education is a pathway to career success, and (2) in thepost-9/11 world, gaining admittance to America is increasingly difficult. As branch campuses ofestablished American universities open abroad, and as new international institutions obtainaccreditation from US-based agencies, it is important to examine how to provide an “American”education when an institution is surrounded by a foreign culture, populated by non-Americanstudents, and largely staffed by educators with limited academic experience in the United States.Academic honesty

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

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First-Year Programs

sustainability. This often draws others in the room in to the discussion asstudents’ peers volunteer their own articulations.From there, Lecture 1 presents some basic background and definitions of sustainability from avariety of sources that are related to civil engineering. This runs as follows: ≠ Presentation of the Bruntland Commission Report definition of sustainability2 ≠ Timeline of sustainability debate starting with the 1968 Club of Rome through to 2002’s Rio to Johannesburg conference ≠ Presentation of UK Government Principles of Sustainable Development (see Figure 1) ≠ Triple Bottom Line Methodology presented as: o Venn diagram o Russian Doll Model3 ≠ Presentation of the Royal Institution of

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynita Newswander, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Page 14.683.2innovation have been recently proposed in initial plans for graduate education. Specifically, we 1examined 134 funded NSF IGERT proposals for 120 unique IGERT sites (14 were renewalproposals), and examined their proposed organizational structures and any university support orexplicit plans for sustaining the project beyond the five-year funding period. Our analysis of theproposals was guided by the following questions, which are more thoroughly treated in thesections below: 1. What proportion of successfully funded interdisciplinary graduate education proposals specifically addressed sustaining the program after the funding

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

paper addresses these concerns and is drawn from the direct experience by researchfaculty in designing and implementing education and outreach plans.Broader Impacts Criterion: What is it?The NSF website provides the following questions to help prospective grantees evaluate theirproposal in terms of broader impacts6:What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? 1. How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning? 2. How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? 3. To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Engelken, Arkansas State University

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New Engineering Educators

some cases, may be due more to a predictable variation of viewpoints on a natural“life-cycle” progression of values and perspectives within an evolving career in academia.In 1986, as a 5th-year NEE, the author wrote/presented the paper “Development, 'Survival', andRetention of Young Engineering Faculty: A Front Line View” 1 at the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference in Arlington, Texas. It detailed the concept of “academic wealth” as thetangible, “bean counting” means for achieving initial success, promotion, tenure, and rewards forNEE, and presented ways to generate it. In 1997, the author presented “Long Term OptimumStrategies for New Engineering Faculty: A View from a Decade down the Road” 2 at the 1997ASEE Conference in Milwaukee