Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

draft of their report forcomments prior to submitting their final report. UMBC also has a Writing Center located in theLearning Resource Center on campus that provides assistance to the students in the preparationof their reports21. Each team is also required to make a formal oral presentation usingPowerPoint at which each team member is required to present. Specific guidelines for thepresentation are discussed in class and the students are given a grading rubric for thepresentation. Each team member must also complete a peer evaluation on themselves and eachteam member, which is part of the students’ grade for the course.The Second Initiative - The High School Introduction to Engineering CourseThe high school course is essentially the same as

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kane; Carla Purdy

; • advisors' own unpleasant graduate experiences, which they may have come to view as necessary to their success; • lack of oversight of faculty supervisors and of administration support for programs that would improve the quality of graduate student life; • lack of information about how to prepare adequately for comprehensive exams; • lack of training in necessary skills such as giving a presentation or writing a grant proposal; • lack of career guidance; • competitiveness or hostility among research group peers; • lack of feedback on progress towards the degree; • unclear and often unreasonably long timelines to degree completion; • budget constraints which lead to low stipends

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

conference papers (both in your technical field andwithin ASEE). Expect mixed results. I personally have heard that they do not count, thatthey count for half a publication, and that they count as a full publication. Guessing thatthey do count for something, the author has tried to present a couple of technical andASEE conference papers per year. If anything, it gives you visibility among peers thatmay be called upon to write letters about your scholarly work.When you go up for your mid-term review, letters are usually written about you fromyour departmental tenure committee, department chair, college tenure committee, anddean. Find out how to get copies of those letters. They usually offer some advice that willhelp you revise your plan to get

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

developed with the assistance of industrialrepresentatives and faculty that are teaching and administrating the senior design courses.IntroductionDuring the late 1980s and early 1990s significant attention was being given to products producedand manufacturing processes used in the United States. Seminars, class sessions, andpresentations were being given on methods to improve US products and processes. Industry waslearning and adapting Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s1 statistical methods and principles. Notedspeakers such as Tom Peters were writing books and providing lectures on “In Search ofExcellence,” 2,3 “A Passion for Excellence,”3 and “A Passion for Customers.”3 Similarlyengineering educational institutions were working to improve their curriculum

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

from and teach to their own peers, thus developing a horizontal bonding among studentsthat helps create a communal desire for mastery of the material. This practice not only enhancestheir study skills but also changes their attitude toward the overall educational experience.We have practiced the LTT concept in our department recently by implementing the programfrom the sophomore-level “Introduction to ME” class, to the junior-level “Thermal and FluidsLaboratory” class, and to the senior-level technical electives; all with different degrees ofsuccess. Based on our preliminary assessment, most students who have participated in the LTTpractice indicate that the program had a positive impact on their overall learning experience. Webelieve that the

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Nichols; Margaret Pinnell

://quickplace.udayton.edu/kidslearn ); ‚ Overseeing all team activities; ‚ Coordinating the presentation to the school children; ‚ Delegating duties to team members; ‚ Scheduling out of class team meetings; ‚ Submitting a hard copy of the weekly progress reports to the graduate student instructor.Students were required to review their teammates’ performance. Peer review scores wereaveraged and a grade was issued based on the outcome of the peer review. Page 9.833.3Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti

andmanufacturability, sustainability design, arts and bio-inspired designs, robust design, and specificdesign project experiences. As part of the course requirements, students in the capstone designproject are required to write a brief report summarizing the seminar topics and discussing whatthey have learned. At the end of the course, student groups are required to demonstrate theirdesign through a final formal presentation to the faculty, fellow students, peers and a jury ofindustry guests and faculty from other departments (see Fig. 1). Students also write a detaileddesign report as part of the course requirements.Motivation for the Project The proposed project was motivated by the lasting role that multidisciplinary design hasclaimed in engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Elizabeth Loboa; Susan Blanchard

in a major team project that allows them to put some of the theory they learn intopractice. For their project, students are split into teams of 3 or 4 individuals. After beingintroduced to the major principles associated with the mechanobiology of mesenchymal tissuedifferentiation, the students are asked to perform research to determine the optimal tensile strain,duration of strain, and other factors to best promote the differentiation of mesenchymal stemcells down an osteogenic (bone forming) pathway. They provide a preliminary report in theform of an “Introduction” for a major peer-reviewed journal article that provides a thoroughbackground and analysis of why they chose the mechanical loading protocol they did. They thendiscuss their team

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mulchand Rathod

came together as a leading team to organize the first ever alumni convention of its alma mater. It was decided that even though there was a predominant presence of alumni of science and engineering programs in USA, the convention would be comprehensive and would include faculty of as many, if not all the programs. A target group of SPU graduates residing in the USA were identified to participate in the convention. Teams were organized to carry out various tasks. An advertising campaign was launched in ethnic periodicals and radio/television programs besides alumni to alumni email and letter writing campaign. Finally, a whole day convention took place in North Brunswick, NJ over the 2003 Labor day weekend with approximately

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Holleran; Elaine Chan; Chad Rasmussen; Alan McGaughey

day of the interview. A panel of experts from UMengineering faculty search committees was present to provide relevant information and advice onthe interview process and to answer questions from the audience.The final event in the series, entitled Future Faculty Series #4 – Running a Research Program,occurs in the middle of the winter semester. In 2003 this panel discussion consisted ofengineering faculty who spoke on three topics – managing and recruiting graduate students,writing grant proposals and managing resources, and administrative responsibilities. Fiftystudents attended this final session.Making it Through Graduate SchoolAn integral part of the path towards a career in academia is the doctoral degree. The UM ASEE

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

Society for Engineering Educationundergraduate students during their critical first two years of college. The program's goal is forthese high-risk students to perform well early in their college career so their strong earlyperformance will enable them to obtain alternate educational funding sources (e.g.,co-op andinternship positions) during their latter two years of study. In addition to financial assistance,GUIDE provides each new student with two peer mentors, an engineering community, andengineering and career opportunity information. Each aspect of the GUIDE program is describedin the following paper.Mentor Teams: Many universities have upper-class students mentoring new students. Studiesshow that these mentors provide a support community

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationbetter description of the outcome of the problem solving process. The nature of finishing is suchthat it is related not to an analysis of the situation, but to the owners of the problem. The generalsense of this writing and the implications of the content of this article are to place emphasis onthe role of the PM including RM as an agent of change -an interventionist as well as analyst.There is a substantial group of analysts for whom the word "intervention" correctly suggests thatthe world will go on without them unless they negotiate a contributory analytical role with theintention of changing the content and/or process of deliberation (Boothroyd, 1984). Problemfinishing as a description

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Kosky

assigned. Since contemporary research in nanotechnology and nanomaterials is normally tooadvanced for sophomore students, several innovative techniques tested their assimilation ofcourse materials. Quantitative and semi-quantitative aspects were evaluated using weeklyhomework and two in-class exams. Qualitative understanding of the material was tested byrequiring student teams to orally present important nano-subtopics and have each student to writea self-selected (but faculty approved) “Nanotracts” paper. The Nanotract papers condensed, andcritically commentated on, very recently published research papers in the nano field at the fullpublication standards of the peer research literature. The course facilitated key contacts with

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Radke; Evangelyn Alocilja

Page 9.453.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationProperty (OIP) had already completed a provisional patent application protecting thetechnology. The selection of the biosensor was a good starting point since the E-Teamwas comfortable about the technology.After project selection, business research was completed to determine if the idea wasviable in the marketplace. Activities, such as conducting the market analysis, writing thebusiness plan, licensing the technology and forming the appropriate management team allprovided constant feedback in an iterative manner to transform the project into a

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shannon White; Patricia Niehues; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

allow further refinement by the individual instructorbut sufficiently details to allow the team to begin work on the item in question. There are alsolinks to relevant tutorials through the Resource main page. Letters from Students This section contains letters from former design teams with advice regarding projectmanagement, preparing oral and written presentations, and general words of encouragement. Abrief example regarding oral and written presentations is shown below: Recommendations & Lessons Learned from Co-Protein 1 Group (2002) (taken directly from student comments) Written 1. Create outline for proposal and phase reports before actually writing. 2. Don't underestimate the importance of writing versus technical

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

, “Departmental Honors are awarded for outstanding performancein writing a Senior Thesis or in conducting Senior Research.” The College also specifies thatcandidates for Departmental Honors must: • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.2 in the honors department; • Register for the appropriate course in the honors department during the fall semester of the senior year and arrange for a faculty member to supervise the project; and • Submit a thesis or research report to the research supervisor; the report is evaluated by a committee composed of the research supervisor, at least one other member of the department, and at least one person from outside the department or College. The committee must give unanimous approval

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

mathematics, science, and engineering principles and engineering design in a real world practice setting. • Develop understanding and gain experience in interpersonal, team, and presentation abilities. • Develop understanding and gain experience in the economic, legal, organizational and business realities that operate in a commercial company or government agency. • Acquire an appreciation of the social, environmental and ethical implications of industry or government decision-making and practice. • Gain experience in setting and carrying out career plans through resume writing, interviewing and networking training. • Further develop as an individual, gaining self-awareness and appreciation of

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

designassessment, development, and use. Phase 2 reports the findings from interviews and surveys of 98faculty members identified from Phase 1. Faculty members were asked a variety of questions aboutclassroom assessment practices in capstone design courses. Findings suggest uncertainty on the partof many faculty members concerning sound assessment practices, including writing objectives, usingappropriate assessment strategies, sampling material appropriately, and controlling for mis-measurement of student achievement. Based on the findings a variety of recommendations arereported in this paper.IntroductionThe quality of teaching and learning in programs preparing undergraduate students for engineeringpractice is a focal point of national interest1. Reasons

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

. Page 9.850.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationScientific Principle 6: Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critique In the NRC report, the authors state “Regardless of the medium, the goals of researchreporting are to communicate the findings from the investigation; to open the study toexamination, criticism, review, and replication (see Principle 5) by peer investigators; andultimately to incorporate the new knowledge into the prevailing canon of the field” (p. 72). Thissecond goal points out again the need for more explicit reporting of STEM education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Charles W. White; Sanju Patro

systems planning and she spoke about the futureplans for Michigan’s Information Technology.CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION TEAMSKettering University formed an interdisciplinary team of individuals from: • Academic disciplines -- Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain • Corporate Offices -- Media Relations, IT Technical staff, Asynchronous Learning Video Studio Staff, Administrative Assistants • Students – involved in conference event management on the floor, in writing and presenting technical papers to an international audience, and in networking with peers around the globe. • BeehiveFund/Noaber Foundation teams: o Handled the USP conference website o Oversaw the web enabled registration process o

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Chesler; Leslyn Hall; Mark Chesler

which they could openly and usefully discusstheir career struggles and possibly find solutions.II. MethodsThe principles of participatory theater as a strategy for building a temporary community anddiscussing the career struggles of women faculty were explored with a small sample (n=9) ofuntenured women faculty in engineering. This self-selected group of participants traveled to aremote location for three days, away from both work and family, and shared all activities duringthat period. The theater activities were complemented by comments by and interactions with asenior academic woman engineer (at the level of dean), writing activities facilitated by aprofessional technical writing consultant, a free-form pottery workshop and informal social

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Zion; Ronald Fulle; Carol Richardson

, business or engineering situations. Students conclude with theirrecommended solution to the moral dilemma and must justify their solution to their peers--eitherthrough the use of basic moral principles &/or by asking: “Would I agree to be treated in theway that I am treating those involved?” This Project “E” helps students gain experience with theinvestigation and analysis of ethical problems and brought their study of Ethics to an appliedpractical conclusion. It also facilitated peer review of pertinent aspects of Ethics.Recommendations, Summary and ConclusionIt is necessary for today’s Engineering Technology graduate to possess certain so-called “softskills.” Yet, our ET Programs are already packed with priority technical and other

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Virgil Cox; Stephen Kuyath

college faculty are also reaching out to the community by conducting workshopsand seminars to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers andeducation. Research has concluded6 that students rely on the advice of their parents, theirteachers, career counselors and their peers in making decisions about their future, such as whichcollege program to enroll in (or to help decide if they will even attend college), and what type ofcareer to pursue. Therefore, it is extremely important to ensure that these sources of advice havethe correct information.To determine how students made the decision to enroll in engineering technology programs, weconducted random student interviews. We discovered that many students did not make

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Vance; Michael Cornachione; Harriet Cornachione

the project. The RFP identifies a real project within the local community and ismulti-disciplinary in nature. Upon proposal acceptance, specific design teams are formedin which students complete the project design as specified in the firm’s proposal.Effective communication both intra-team and inter-team is essential to ensure aprofessional cohesive design by the firm. Final designs are submitted in written reports,including all plans and specifications, and presented orally to a diverse audience ofprofessionals, peers and faculty. Technical communications faculty assist students inpreparing proposals, written reports and presentations, and guide the process of internaldocumentation procedures such as daily logs and weekly progress reports

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

, an English course, and amathematics course only to find that they are unable to link their writing skills to speakingpersuasively to analytical analysis and research to prepare an excellent proposal once employed?In South Carolina a new approach to the first year of engineering technology education has beendeveloped and implemented to help students make these important connections. This newapproach is producing better results in terms of retention, graduation rates, and diversity.Implementation sites have increased graduation rates more than ten fold, students fromunderrepresented populations are as persistent and successful as traditional students inengineering technology, minority enrollment has increased, and employer satisfaction

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

between various responsibilities and the order of howinformation and responsibility flows within the team. The PM is responsible for the overallmanagement of the project and team while still having a specific technical responsibility on theteam. The selection of the PM is an extremely important decision. This person must not onlyhave developed a love for discovery, but have had previous experience on the team so as tounderstand the overall goals of the project. This person should possess leadership skills and havethe respect of their peers. Almost always, the selected PM comes from students who participatedas junior members of the team and performed well. The PI selects the PM with input from thelikely ELs, who themselves are usually selected

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

Objective” Analysis,as well as a “Goal Action Form”. These exercises were modeled after and are available online inthe University of Waterloo’s Self-Assessment Career Development eManual. The student’sresults are posted to their private offline reflection workbook.Meaningful reflection often includes dialogue and conversation with a coach, a mentor, anadviser, or a peer. At this stage the professor, or other adviser, often must help students build asolid vision of their future goals. Once the audience and the future goals have been selected thestudent then must analyze what to include in their portfolios.Once, the students have completed their preplanning phase, they are ready to begin gatheringartifacts that represent their best IT efforts and

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoAnn Lighty; Holly Moore; David Richardson; Nick Safai

– Salt Lake Community College First Fall Semester First Spring Semester Chemistry I CHEM 4 Chemistry II CHEM 4 1210 1220 Chemistry CHEM 1 Chemistry CHEM 1 Lab 1230 Lab II 1240 English I ENGL 3 English II or ENGL 3 1010 Technical 2010 Calculus I MATH 4 Writing Or 1210 ENGL Engineering CS 1050 3 2100 Computing Calculus II MATH 4 Total 15

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

todisplay evidence of student work that can be used to assess that outcome. For example, thefollowing are the key courses for outcome (g) of the ME program: Page 9.976.3 Outcome (g) Graduates will have the ability to communicate effectively MAE 244 – Dynamics and Strength Laboratory: In this one-credit-hour sophomore-level course, students are required to write and submit laboratory reports for each one of the eight experiments carried out in this class. While grading the reports, the instructor provides feedback to the students and a steady improvement in written communication is expected. MAE 322 – Thermal

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

the weekly group progress report is submitted to the Project Liaison.• The team members meet regularly as needed to perform the project tasks.• All teams attend the mid-term and final presentations, and provide peer evaluations• All teams attend guest lecturers speaking on topics such as business planning, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, patent laws, ethics, and engineering codes and standards.• The final product is displayed at a poster fair organized in the last week of the class.Record Keeping. Proper records are important to track the progress of the project, to clarifyagreements reached, to retain information and knowledge gained, to transfer results to thesponsor, and to disseminate results to