Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry McManus, Swinburne University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

with time. The adaptation of the staff to such change is explored and it hasbeen reflected in the changes to their teaching styles and approaches to thestudents.The conclusion is made that the industry-based staff have influenced the programso that there is a close relation to industry philosophies instilled in the students.That because of this, the research topics undertaken by the students are closelyaligned with practice. These factors have contributed to the continuing success of Page 12.1416.2the program over the years.IntroductionConstruction engineering, as a discipline, can sit uncomfortably within aUniversity faculty. The Construction industry is a

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Page 12.1263.4 7. Since it is common for students to earn 100% on the self graded portion, we keep the percentage of the course grade based on the self graded homework at roughly 5%. This is high enough of a grade reward to motivate students to complete the assignments, but it is also low enough to avoid significantly raising the course grade. 8. We have chosen to keep the total homework percentage of the course grade at roughly the same as we did before implementing self grading. Thus, the instructor graded homework portion is roughly 5% less than it would have been before. 9. To aid the student in learning, both of us require students to do a metacognitive reflection on what he/she learned when

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

major; (2) place a greater emphasis on sustainability and globalengineering in the course. In fact, it was hypothesized that the emphasis on sustainability andglobal engineering could help achieve the recruiting and retention goal, particularly for femaleand minority students. Previous research has indicated that these topics help attract women toengineering.7 In addition, Seymour found that: “In the process of developing and clarifying their Page 12.987.2career goals, however, women expressed more altruism than men and were more likely to switchto career paths that reflected humanitarian goals or offered more satisfying work.”8 The

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech; Jinsoo Kim, Korea National University of Education; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

design to select threefinalists. The three winning designs, “Best in Show” and two “Honorable Mention” werechosen according to the design criteria stated in the design assignment.Given the open-ended nature of the assignment, the student’s final designs reflected adiverse range of potential solutions. These designs ranged from playful to practical to Page 12.1336.5conceptual. A few examples included a solar powered drink mixer, a solar powered cellphone charger, a wind powered light tower, a hydro-powered drawbridge, and asubmerged bottom feeding hydropower plant. The modest expense constraint inspiredfurther resourcefulness for many teams

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

podcast viewing application (iTunes or similar)is automatically notified when a new episode is available. This eliminates the need forstudents to continually check for new episodes at the class web site.3. Pedagogical DesignIn the Introduction to Environmental Engineering class the enhanced-podcast wasdesigned as a critical component to a balanced learning environment, not as a newdelivery of ineffective teaching methods (e.g. creating hour-long lectures on an iPod).Core lecture segments were shifted to the podcast, allowing class time to be used foractive learning exclusively. Podcasts have the advantages of pause and replay by thestudent, important for such reflective course elements like lecture. The podcast, andcompanion web site, directed

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Keith Radley, Sheffield Hallam University

Tagged Divisions

International

• Critical reflection • Self-awareness • Taking responsibility for own learning • Working creatively with complex situationsMost recent research agrees that autonomy is a developmental process which cannot betaught or learnt 3. However, the Sheffield Hallam model with constant interactions betweenpedagogic learning environments, learner autonomy characteristics and policy impacts,achieves ‘pedagogic resonance’ for students4 - creating a space for new learning partnerships.We draw upon different traditions e.g. constructivist theories of learning, particularlyexperiential learning5,6,7, and also the central idea of a learner-led curriculum8 that isincreasingly made possible through the appropriate use of technology. Constructivism isbased

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. This first activity cost about $200. Most of that was the cost of theglycerin soap. This type of soap is available at many local craft stores, but has a wide pricerange. Page 12.1283.4Feedback was sought from both students and instructors. The university Human SubjectsReview Committee supported a group, oral interaction. Thus the instructors recorded studentresponses during the activity. The instructors also pooled group data for the Temperature vs.inverse delta time curves. Finally, the instructors reflected on other aspects of the activity.NSF MatEd: The MatEd Program requested activities to support their concept inventory. So theywere

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Islam in his 2001 paper “Reflections on large class teaching in the social sciences”2 talks about the need for students to be active, as opposed to passive learners, and the need forlarge classes to be interesting. An interactive teaching style helps significantly to achieve this.The Importance and Role of Tutorial GroupsTutorial groups are an essential follow-on from lectures and a valuable opportunity forstudents to get extra assistance in a small group environment after first attending the lecture.They are often opportunities, particularly in respect of large first year classes, for students topose questions that they might not want to ask in a large group, to go over material covered inthe lecture in more depth and to benefit from each

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

16 29 22 13 Report Requirements 1 13 21 41 29 5 Page 12.541.8Mid-term and final course evaluations for this class reflect that, though students find the coursechallenging, they indicate that these are courses where they see how the material relates to thepractice of civil engineering, and that these connections enhance their learning of the material.Table 3 shows the student’s responses to questions regarding course overall. Table 3: Results from Final Course Evaluation in Fall 2006

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

acquired also include books based on student interests.Reading and Engineering IntegrationIn addition, teachers at Jamerson use grade level literature that reflects science and mathconcepts. Through teacher read aloud, small guided group reading instruction and independentreading, students are building their scientific and engineering background knowledge andbecoming better readers. In the Natural Resources unit, the fourth grade students read TheCalusas, a fourth grade Florida social studies supplemental non fiction reading resource. TheCalusas were an early Floridian tribe. In reading, the students use this text to deepen theirunderstanding of the early Calusa life using the non fiction text elements, drawing conclusionsand writing a summary of

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

studentreflection in regard to themselves, group members, and their work. Students kepta journal, and writing assignments were given throughout the seminar course.Students were initially asked to reflect on their personal style with regard to futurework within their group. Throughout the development of activities, students keptnotes on brainstorming and draft activities. Midway through the projects,students reflected on what attracted them to engineering as well as anyone thatwas influential in their math and science courses. Students incorporated thisinformation into their activity as a way to introduce and tie their activity toengineering. As students presented their activities, they evaluated each otherusing a rubric that scored each activity based on

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Karen Elmore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

operations, including design, production and manufacturing, logistics, sales, andservices, at global locations and companies. The education of future engineers has to reflect thischanging trend and demand. Systems Engineering (SE) discipline provides this critical need ofeducation to handle the increasing demands for systems efficiency, effectiveness, and integrationin engineering and business operations. This paper intends to discuss the process in the design ofa Bachelor of Science in SE curriculum. The design is based on an analysis of skill requirementsin industry under the current global market environment and global supply chain operations.This paper discusses industry needs in skills and demonstrates the match of skills to various SEcourses

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

curricula. Third, it serves as a starting point for the development of a technical andtinkering self-efficacy instrument that will reflect both the perceptions of the engineeringcommunity as well as the ABET learning outcomes.Tinkering and technical characteristics of engineers were chosen for study because there is a richliterature that indicates that a person’s perception of their efficacy in these areas has an influenceon their persistence and their success in engineering education. This is especially true forwomen. Thus, it is important to know what engineers in business, industry and academia, as wellas engineering students, deem important and value. That is because it is likely that thesecharacteristics will be emphasized in the preparation

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Robert Russo; Hong Li

reflection from an ideal optical system with amirrorlike reflector, conventional optical rotation due to glucose solution should be cancelled11.However shining light travel through cornea/aqueous interface will create optical rotation mainlydue to glucose molecule. Optical glucose sensing techniques using the optical rotatory effect of glucosehave many advantages over currently existing invasive and noninvasive methods, sincethe method is based on shining a brief pulse of light into the front of the eye.Measurements in a living eye present many challenges because the tissues are morevariable than nonliving optical components. Our previous research has shown that we canisolate the lens/aqueous reflection and detect polarizational changes12

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

materials. In some ways this is analogous to the principle of least action which gives rise to theforms of the trajectories of objects, such as the curve of fastest descent or the brachistochrone problem. Infact the calculus of variations and the principle of least action were seen as teleological, meaning theyseem to reflect design and purpose. What we have learned from recent research in complex systems,nonlinear dynamics, and cellular automata is that relatively simple, but nonlinear, governing equationsand relationships among parts can lead to complex phenomena and also what has been called “emergentbehavior” or “self-organization”.This hypothetical watchmaker is where the engineer and educator come in. It is now necessary for us todevelop a

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Univ Of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

metacognitive skills by students who engage in anopen-ended team-based design project.This study explores how a group of engineering students exercised their self-management ofcognition, through the way these students planned, evaluated, and regulated their cognitiveactivities, during the design process to build an engineering artifact. Using Paris and Winograd’slens of self-management of cognition, two research questions were constructed to guide thisinstrumental case study. They were: 1. How did individual members of the team execute their meta-cognitive ability as reflected in the way they plan, regulate, and evaluate any task they encounter throughout the project time? 2. How did the way they plan, regulate

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from 20.7% to 34%. Schoolenrollment figures reveal that the minority (non-white) enrollment now exceeds the oncemajority (Caucasian) population. This demographic characteristic has tremendous meaning to thedistrict’s efforts to meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) expectations.In addition to the growing Hispanic population, the district is experiencing significant changes insocio-economic status as reflected by the free/reduced lunch statistics. In 2003, four of the eightelementary schools had a free/reduced lunch rate of between 50% and 58%. In 2006 the rateincreased for all four schools to over 60% and continues to rise. It should also be noted that 85%of those receiving lunch assistance are minority students. In 2003, 54% of the third

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Giannelli, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

of a community and is coordinatedwith an institution of higher learning and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; isintegrated into and embraces the academic curriculum of the students enrolled; and includesstructured time for the students to reflect on the service experience.”2According to studies done at the Higher Education Research Institute of the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles3, certain things must be done to ensure that a service-learningexperience is effective. The first is that students must receive sufficient training through coursematerial before engaging in the service. The second is that instructors must engage students inconversation about their service. The last is that students must reflect on their

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

for the semester. This was documented in a learning contract (by week 3). Moststudents wanted to learn AutoCAD skills. Their projects included a 3D model of a guitar, aformula 1 racing car, a bicycle, various buildings and the Humber Bridge (suspension bridge,UK).The learning process included introductory lectures, online tutorials (from UNSW 17), studentseminars to teach the class and recommend learning resources, a final seminar to demonstratewhat was achieved, a final report, learning journal and reflections on the process.As students got started on their projects, they quickly exceeded their limited knowledge base,so they switched from using their technical skills back into learning mode. Their learningresources included the whole range

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Anita Todd, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

programs have historically collectedemployer and student performance evaluation data each term. These evaluationshave been used to reflect on and improve student or employer performance,however, the data has not been used in a formal way to provide feedback toengineering departments relative to academic educational goals, nor were theassessment tools designed to do so. 2Cooperative education evaluation data has become increasingly important toengineering department administration as part of the overall measurement of thedepartmental education quality. This primarily stems from the fact that co-opprograms work very closely with engineering employers soliciting their feedbackon a term by term basis throughout the co-op process. Immediate feedback

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology and; Suzanne Olds, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

questions were typically conceptually-based and required some reflection on thematerial presented before. Students read the question and then individually responded to it. Afterresponses were collected the instructor presented the histogram of responses and followed withsome discussion, often getting students to explain their rationale for particular answers. In arelatively small number of cases, students answered individually, then engaged in peerdiscussion, and then answered again before there was any general discussion. In almost allcases, this led to a higher percentage of correct answers. Whatever discussion format was used,the instructor summarized what was right and wrong with each answer in an attempt to leave thecorrect message with the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Freewritingtechnique, students were instructed to write continuously for five to ten minutes and at the end ofthe allotted time, they were instructed to summarize what they had written so far. McGourty etal.12 point out that at present the outstanding issue is to develop rubrics and other assessmentmeasures that will allow cross-institutional evaluation of reflective portfolios and mention thatinvestigation of approaches to better score the concept maps and improve the understanding ofhow they should be used for outcome assessment is still ongoing.One other method used to measure design knowledge is the video recording of design teams,analyzing the activities performed by the students within the design teams and accordinglyevaluating them based on a

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

allows for small group spaces to meet in ad hoc pairs or small groups for exercise and reflection (hotel next to a stream further discussion and bike/walking path) • time scheduled in the middle of the day for assimilation/reflection and unstructured discussion • reception to kick off the event on first evening • daily common meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Houston’s Mechanical Engineering department, include a partnership withthe university’s Writing Center in which consultants teach workshops and hold consultationswith teams and individual students in conjunction with specific undergraduate courses.6 Thisprogram reflects the partnership that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) began in1996 between its Aerospace Engineering faculty and communication instructors who taughtcommunication practicum in conjunction with specific courses.7 More recently, the partnershipsbegun in MIT’s ME department in 19908 and in Mississippi State University’s ECE departmentin 20049 have resulted in “multidimensional scoring rubrics” designed to provide comprehensivefeedback and help TA’s grade student lab

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Pilot 3 Sensing connection, Expects confrontation, characterThe stories are organized to reflect the perspective that the author takes toward the problem ofdefining entrepreneurial leadership. Story one, defines the term with an extensive illustration ofthe Film Maker’s vision and approach, outlining the emerging attributes through 5 assertions andsets the stage for the remaining stories. The four remaining story results, presented as mini-composites are utilized for building next research agenda steps.Story two makes the case for the life cycle and career path challenges of the female leader as asenior level administrator in engineering education with a focus on sensing connection andexpecting confrontation, referred to as ‘dean’ for

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University. In addition to technical research interest in applied surface chemistry, her engineering education research interests include the learning of engineering modeling, the impact of reflective practice in learning engineering, authentic assessment methods, and "girl-friendly" education.Judy Sutor, Arizona State University Judy Sutor is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Arizona State University. She earned her BSEE degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then spent 22 years working in Research and New Product Development in the Semiconductor industry. Her principle research area is in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and

Conference Session

Project and Model-Based Mathematics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematical text6 that expand upon rotations, reflections, andtranslations. In addition, the course begins with mathematical formulas that speak to this issue ofgeometric shapes, followed by an intense development of the Fibonacci sequence and several ofits properties illustrating the utility of the sequence in the “real world.” In this study, studentswere shown some past student projects submitted as partial fulfillment in the previous MATH131 courses to introduce each new topic visually and were required to complete a much morecomprehensive project component (hence the term Project-Directed Mathematics). The studentswere very much impressed by the past projects and wanted to compete with each other to findnew projects that illustrate mathematical

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, and provide the professional community with an awareness ofcurriculum and an opportunity to participate in the development of that curriculum. Students areable to practice professional skills in a real-world situation before they enter the work force, gainconfidence through experience, and receive relevant and practical evaluation and an opportunityto reflect on their performance.When developing a service-learning project, a good model for best practices can be found in“The Maryland Best Practices: An Implementation Guide for School-Based Service-Learning.” 2Though this was developed for a K-12 curriculum, these guidelines seem to work equally wellfor a college-level curriculum. In this guide, 7 best practices for school-based service

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. The cost for each function will be loaded onthe system.c) CPM stage: In the CPM stage, the user constructs an assembly line network. A matrixrepresents the possible network columns and rows that describe the relationships amongassembly functions. The user makes decisions to establish relationships for better assignment ofwork content to workstations for completing the assembly line design.d) Parts Feeder stage: In this stage, the user views a precedence diagram reflecting his/herselections. The user also selects parts feeders for appropriate assembly functions.e) Layout and Simulation stage: The user can choose one of two layouts: in-line or u-shaped.The simulation shows analyses of the design performance to allow evaluation of the properties