Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-mediated interface. Two groups of studentsperformed the same experiment proximally and remotely using the same computer interface, andthe learning outcomes are examined.1. Introduction The computer is ubiquitous across all engineering disciplines, and has had dramatic impact onthe nature of the engineering profession. No longer is the computer a mere tool in the engineer’stoolkit, but rather it has become a fundamental component of an engineer’s daily work. Morerecently, the rapid expansion and maturation of the internet, has resulted in the computer alsobeing adopted as a powerful collaborative medium for global engineering.The computer and the internet have also been widely adopted in education, increasing bothstudents’ learning efficiency and

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. These factors are: 1.) Open communication between PES engineering and engineering faculty, 2.) Mutual respect for the respective missions of PES and engineering faculty, 3.) Previous PES engineering staff experience in engineering design as students, 4.) PES engineering staff who are engineering college alumni, 5.) PES engineering staff desire to mentor and teach future engineers.Items 1 and 2 must be present for any partnership to develop. One party must start a dialog forany relationship to begin. In this case, engineering faculty used a prior industrial relationshipwith a member of PES to start the dialog. The opening conversation made both parties aware ofpotential benefits and opportunities for

Conference Session

Robots in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Paul Robinette, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

Science educators: "Now CSresearchers are working with scientists from other fields to make robots become practical andintelligent aides"1. Robotics can apply to lessons across several different disciplines inengineering, science, math and business.2,3 Whole institutions are being created to educatestudents in the robotics field.4While some educators are discussing the inclusion of robotics into existing curricula, others arewriting about the changes required to teach robotics as a major5. Dr. McKee describes three basicdivisions robotics education should have: designing and building robots, programming robots forpractical situations, and making robots act more human. He also believes that education inrobotics should start with practice and work

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Jeffrey Goss, Arizona State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

Generation III plants proposed forconstruction in the U.S. over the next decade.The graduate-level certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework (i.e., six 3-hrclasses) with at minimum of two-thirds at the 500-level or higher. The following 3-hr courses(also see Figure 1) are presently listed within the professional certificate program (with somecategorized as core courses and others as electives):Core courses • Structural Materials in Nuclear Power Systems • Reactor Theory and Design • Reactor System Dynamics and Controls • Interdisciplinary Nuclear Power Operations (the course being reported herein)Elective classes • Nuclear Power Engineering – nuclear science and engineering fundamentals • Electrical Power Plants

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Richards, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-165: USING CELL PHONES AS AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEMTRANSMITTERS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING CLASSESPaul Richards, Brigham Young University Page 14.1313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Cell Phones as Audience Response System Transmitters in Civil Engineering ClassesIntroductionMost university students and faculty have cell phones. A Harris Poll in 2008 found that morethan 90% of adults in the United States have cell phones.1 Ownership rates are higher amonguniversity students, approaching 100% on some campuses.All these phones result in potential distractions in the university classroom. Campbell and Russoreported

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ansgar neuenhofer, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

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Computers in Education

Ly d1 1 2 d3 y d2 d4 x LxFigure 1: Sample finite element mesh and four-node element with eight degrees-of-freedomLet us consider the simple finite element mesh above consisting of 80 four-node elements and 99nodes. We use the standard four-node element with two degrees-of-freedom per node (eight de-grees-of-freedom total), the displacements in the horizontal and vertical directions. The structurethus has 198 degrees-of-freedom. For the sake of argument, we place the 8x8 element stiffnessmatrix k of element 24 (the element

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

had reached an all timelow. As seen in Figure 1, student assessments in most categories dropped by 20% and droppedby over 25% in the critical category of “My motivation to learn and continue to learn increased.”It was not uncommon to find student comments that began with, “This was the worst course I’veever had.” This clearly is not the desired student response to a capstone course; hence,immediate remediation was required. Concurrently, the engineering programs at USMAunderwent their scheduled ABET certification. In the Civil Engineering Program both the selfstudy and the program evaluator identified a need to improve the treatment of business practices,public policy, and public administration. Additionally, the publication of the Civil

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Ben Cranor, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

university alumni from associated industries in the university'sregion and nearby metropolitan areas. The core goal and motivation of this group of facultymembers and advisors/alumni was to develop a curriculum that first included a rigorousengineering education but one that was also closely associated with the best practices,experiences and applications of the real world business and industrial professionals for theindustrial engineering student.The prepared curriculum included two courses with industrial experiences providing the studentto achieve hands-on actual engineering experience and practice. The two courses selected topresent this real engineering application to the student were:1. IE 471, Engineering Internship, three semester hours

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

resources. While initial outlayof time and resources can be considerable, the marketing plan can enable much quicker and moreaccurate communication with specific patron groups.Review of literatureLibrarians’ understanding and use of marketing tools has been documented in the literature.Spalding and Wang analyzed the use of marketing at academic libraries throughout the USA.They discovered that library administration and those who had taken marketing coursework weremuch more likely to support systematic marketing than those who had not taken thecoursework.1 Sen studied librarians’ understanding of marketing orientation2 and found thatlibrarians understand marketing concepts but tend to focus their attention on the customer serviceaspects of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

satisfying the program outcomes. A multi-facetedassessment program was developed based on extensive assessments in two courses, encouragingstudents to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, an oral examination conducted by theIndustrial Advisory Council, and an extensive exit interview.Multidisciplinary Engineering ProgramMultidisciplinary Engineering develops concentrations that cannot be easily followed in one ofthe other ABET accredited engineering programs at the university. The current ten approvedconcentrations are shown in Table 1. Nine of the concentrations are structured while the tenthconcentration, Student Developed, is extremely flexible and allows students to design their ownconcentration within specified constraints. The major

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit, Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

and Page 14.102.3assessment rubrics can be extremely useful for assessing the impact of service-learning onengineering students.In this project, the students were required to reflect on their experience considering severalreflective questions. The questions categorized as “reflection questions (RQ)” or “multiple-choice questions (MCQ)”, along with the targeted outcomes, are shown in Table 1. There were atotal of 14 reflections submitted by students and analyzed by the authors. The assessment wasoutcome-based as explained below. Table 1. Targeted outcomes and reflection questions used to assess them. outcome

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University; Lora Leigh Chrystal, Iowa State University; Mary Goodwin, Iowa State University; Paul Castleberry, Iowa State University; Jennifer Garrett, Iowa State University; Doug Gruenewald, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Randy Jedele, Des Moines Area Community College; Harry McMaken, Des Moines Area Community College; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University; Randy Smith, Des Moines Area Community College

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Two Year College Division

the accomplishments of one of the O-Teams,the Learning Village Team, in the quest to achieve its overarching objective of “building alearning village that enhances student connections and creates ISU connections for communitycollege pre-engineering transfer students.”IntroductionIn response to the 2006 study by a National Academies committee, “Rising Above the GatheringStorm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future”1, the SEEC projectis vital to our economic success, both at the state and national level, in order to produce morescientists and engineers. A 2007 report published by the U.S. Department of Labor2 states that: STEM fields have become increasingly central to U.S. economic competitiveness and

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

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Computers in Education

discontinuity.Problem statementThe 2D model of a TO will be discussed below in details. A cross-section of the cast-iron 8 x4 cm rectangular block, which has 2 cm in diameter blister filled with air, will be used as amodel. The temperature of one of the block surfaces is 873 K. The other three block surfaceshave ambient temperature -293K. Temperature distribution on the block surfaces could bedetermined according to the heat-transfer properties of cast-iron material and air. Theseproperties are presented in the handbook.Simulation techniqueThere is a need to activate the FEMLAB Graphical User Interface (GUI) to start simulation.A figure of the Model Navigator panel appears after the GUI activation (see Fig.1). It isnecessary to mark the button 2D and choose

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Lutz, Monmouth University; James McDonald, Monmouth University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

in the US is growing. In 2007, therewere almost 2,000 students enrolled in software engineering programs and approximately 625bachelor’s degrees were awarded.Concomitantly, bachelor degree programs in Information Technology (IT) and InformationSciences (IS) are expanding more rapidly. The graduates of these programs will be an increasingproportion of the technical, professional labor force. Their backgrounds will be different fromthose hired with degrees in either computer science or engineering. They will seek out differentcontinuing professional development opportunities and aspire to different target positions. Theincreasing popularity of accredited IT, IS and SE programs is reflected in the data of Figure 1.Many influences affect the

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering

student'scapability of integrating into professional teams and coping with completely new topics andtools that they have never worked before with. The main challenge is the harmonization ofindustrial and academic expectations and requirements that at times differ. We also have tocope with the extremely high degree of secrecy in the automotive and railway industry.IntroductionThe third phase of our 3-Phase Multi Subject Project Based Learning1,2,3,5 method is a part ofthe degree program curriculum, Figure 1. During the industrial internship the students leavethe department for at least 3 months and work under real industrial conditions. The students’aims are to improve their technical knowledge and collect professional experience in the realworld, as well as

Conference Session

Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hata, Portland Community College; James Dockendorf, Normandale Community College

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Engineering Technology

NCC students, but is also being used to train community college facultyin basic and advanced topics in plasma-aided manufacturing.ContextIn Portland Community College’s (PCC) Microelectronics Technology Program,their plasma-aided manufacturing course was placed in the fifth term of a six-termassociate of applied science program. It was so positioned in the curriculumbecause the study of plasma-aided manufacturing requires a foundation inchemistry and physics along with concepts from electronics, vacuum technology,and mathematics. The course also serves as a prerequisite for a capstone “ProcessEquipment” course in PCC’s curriculum. Table 1 lists the courses required forPCC’s associate of applied science degree in Microelectronics Technology

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Wohrley, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

being interested in developingthem. Today, add-ons are one of the features that lead people to choose Firefox over competingbrowsers.Why use add-ons?The advantages of Open Source add-ons include low cost, freedom, flexibility and a chance toexperiment. Internet Explorer has up to not been very supportive of third-party software, withAdobe Acrobat being the major exception. In contrast Firefox has relied on third parties addingfunctionality to the browser for much of its progress. Internet Explorer 8 has promised somechanges from the traditional Microsoft model of proprietary standards and limitedinteroperability, primarily in reaction to the success of Firefox.[1]The differences between Firefox and Internet Explorer are most obvious in their

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

population for the William States Lee College of Engineering is 80% White, 7%Black, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic and 9% other, with 88% male students1. The programadmits freshmen and non-traditional students, so ages range from 18 to mid 30s.The students participating in this survey were divided between seven engineering andengineering technology majors: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, ComputerEngineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, MechanicalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology. The distribution of students is shown inFigure 2. A total of 30 students responded to the survey, yielding a response rate of about 20%.The low number of Electrical Engineering Technology students is

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

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New Engineering Educators

help new professors streamlinethe process and approach these processes in an efficient and effective manner.I. IntroductionNew professors face many expectations including the ability to be an effective teacher.Accordingly, “university faculty have important responsibilities both for transmitting existingknowledge and for creating new knowledge: for teaching and learning.” 1 Generally there is aplethora of resources on how to teach, but guidance for creating new knowledge on teaching andlearning through educational research approaches are not as readily apparent for beginningengineering faculty. The American Society of Engineering Educator’s division, EducationalResearch and Methods, addresses various aspects of the learning process

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Students the Fundamentals of Computer CommunicationsAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to disseminate simple strategies to adapt undergraduate laboratorieson computer networks to the teaching of Voice over IP (VoIP) protocols. Teaching a newtechnology and updating our curriculum with VoIP was our main goal initially. From theresponse of our students to this VoIP initiative, we have learned that we are not only introducingour students to a new technology but we also are helping them to better understand basicconcepts of computer communications.1 - IntroductionVideo-conferencing and voice over IP (VoIP) phones are popular among young and old. Athome or work, VoIP has become a cost-efficient way of making phone calls. Is VoIP1 atelephone service

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) education and mentorship activities, in an effort to help students see therewards of careers in STEM and increase students’ interest in pursuing a career in these fields.Students who participate in the centers’ programs are better prepared to pursue and successfullygraduate in STEM majors, especially engineering. The Center also conducts training institutesthat provide teachers with pre-engineering curriculum to better prepare students to enterengineering degree programs. The curriculum focuses on pre-engineering skills and teachers aretrained to use instructional strategies that support connections between standards-based science,mathematics and real world engineering. The current paper describes 1) a new training programto introduce students and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Page 14.1153.4example that helps students understand how these can be used in engineering applications isillustrated with test data from a faculty research project involving wireless communication40. Inthis example, six different tests were conducted under four different test conditions (usingdifferent wireless cards and at different locations). The mean and standard deviation from eachtest are used to calculate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for bandwidth of the wirelesscommunication using the following formula 陳勅銚津 鯨軽迎 噺 (1) 聴痛帖勅塚

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Juan Garcia, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

available as audio files, and distributed in the MPEG-1, AudioLayer 3 digital encoding format, or what is more commonly known as “MP3” files. Today, Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2009 American Society for Engineering Educationpodcasts have expanded capabilities, and can include many file types, including audio, video,synch slide presentations or even PDF document files for distribution over the Internet. Whatmakes podcasting possible, and stand apart from streaming media, is found in the media type’sdistribution method. Using what is known as “RSS feeds” podcasts can be “pushed” via a mediaserver and “pulled” by an end user audience

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Amir Jokar, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

at theperformance criteria for each of the program outcomes (Appendix). To be measurable, eachperformance criteria had to start with an action verb, such as “apply”, “choose”, “analyze”,“validate”, corresponding to the levels of learning. The performance criteria were then presentedto the Industry Advisory Board for their input and approval.We developed 38 performance criteria for the 11 program outcomes. In the next step the PCswere mapped to the curriculum (Figure 1). Page 14.258.3 A A A A A A A B B B B C C C C D D D E E E F Course

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

foreign venues involves several complex issues, including finances,appropriate enrollments, preparation of incoming students, and quality assurance ofprograms. But appropriately managed foreign programs can have substantial benefits forboth US universities and foreign countries.References 1) Madeleine Green, Venturing Abroad: Delivering US Degrees Through Overseas Branch Campuses, American Council on Education, Washington DC, 2007. 2) Madeleine Green and Kim Koch, International Partnerships: Guidelines For Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Washington DC, 2008. 3) Madeleine Green, Kevin Kinser and Peter D. Eckel, On the Ground Overseas: U.S. Degree Programs and Branch Campuses Abroad, American Council

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

between assessed market needs and planned program offerings? Howmany of your US-based faculty are willing to invest significant time abroad? How strongis the support of your governing board? How much investment will the university haveto make to prepare students for entry into the degree-granting programs? What are thetimetables for initiation, roll-out and sustainability of the programs? What are theconsequences if those timetables are not met? Who has authority over what? Withoutadequate transparency, institutional self-awareness, and dedicated leadership, deepinternational partnerships such as those discussed in this paper can never achieve successin the form of reputable academic programs and sustainable research.References 1) Zvika Krieger

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Potvin, Department of Engineering & Science Education, and Department of Mathematical; Robert Tai; Philip Sadler, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Educational Research and Methods

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Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Mark Bannatyne, Purdue University; Sheila Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Hee-Sun Lee, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

of action for a givendomain-specific task.[1, 2] An individual’s self-efficacy plays a crucial role in theirability to conduct a particular task; however, self-efficacy toward engineeringconcepts is rarely analyzed. Information about engineering student levels of self-efficacy on engineering tasks can be useful for educators to plan and structureengineering courses.The following paper describes an exploratory pilot study conducted to inform thedevelopment of an instrument designed to identify self-efficacy towardengineering design. Engineering design, or the process used to devise a system,component, or process to meet a desired need, was chosen as the focus because ofits importance in the field of engineering.[3]Instrument development was