Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

Directorate. During the 2006-2007 academic year, Barbara was a part-time visiting professor in Purdue University’s Engineering Education Department. Her research interests focus primarily on understanding and assessing engineering student learning, including recent work developing concept inventories for engineering topics with colleagues from CSM and Purdue. She has participated in a number of curriculum innovation projects and has been active in the engineering education and assessment communities. Barbara is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), currently serving as the Chair of the International Advisory Committee of ASEE. She is also a member of the Advisory

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Amber Oliver, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 14.742.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Insights into the Process of Providing Feedback to Students on Open-Ended ProblemsKeywords: Feedback, Open-ended problems, Teaching AssistantsAbstractOne of the challenges of implementing open-ended problems is assessing students’ responses, asthe open-ended nature of the problems allow for multiple appropriate, “good” responses. Inparticular, formative assessment—giving the students feedback on intermediate solutions—canbe particularly challenging when it is hoped that students will understand and respond to thefeedback in ways that indicate learning has taken place. This study is part of a larger project thatfocuses on the feedback that

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Program two week summer program. Thegoal of the Academic Success Class, which had an emphasis on underrepresented minority andwomen students after the first year, was to retain the freshmen in good stead for the sophomoreyear. The students were taught time management. Not only were the students taught study tipsand given help on writing a resume, but the mere fact that the students met together every weektheir first semester helped the students cope. The students did a small team project during thesemester (incorporating the group work principle). At the beginning of the meetings, thestudents were often asked how they were doing academically. As a student would hear anotherstudent say they were struggling in a particular class, they would be

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nate Roman, Oral Roberts University; Tyler Todd, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

the hard engineering sciences and traditionalanalysis methods.”19 Major engineering projects have become so complex and far-reaching thatGeorge Hazelrigg has argued that design is no longer just multidisciplinary; it is omni-disciplinary in that any and all disciplines may be involved in the solution to a particular designproblem.20 Maier is convinced that the complexities of systems thinking and user interactionsrequire design engineers to move beyond the level of simply designing for component or productfunction. The concept that he proposes is affordance, which is what a system provides to a useror to another system. An (positive) affordance is what something is “good for” or “good at”, andmay serve as an underlying and unifying principle

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Bruce Galloway, United States Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

levelsin the organization. What resulted was a rich first draft of competencies, knowledge, skills,abilities, and traits to be successful at each of the levels of project leader, line manager, middlemanager, and executive manager positions.Career PlanningIt was also realized early on in the WELD phase that the employees needed some career planningguidelines. Draft supervisor and employee guides were developed that outlined theresponsibilities of both employee and the organization in career planning. It is the employee’sresponsibility to take control of their own career and to be proactive in their development,mobility, and advancement. At the same time the organization has the responsibility to provideguidance, resources, and opportunities for

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

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Mechanical Engineering

amplifier. Wagner et al.8 reviewed the operational behavior of an eightday mechanical clock through mathematical models, numerical simulation, and computeranimation for dynamic system studies. A series of five laboratory and simulation experimentswere report by Burchett et al.9 which emphasize fundamental concepts in dynamic systemsincluding a swinging pendulum whose bob is located to offer maximum angular velocity.Delson10 discussed the use of a model clock project for students to analyze and fabricate apendulum and escapement wheel with integration into a clock11. In terms of K-12 audiences, theNational Science Resources Center developed the measuring time (life & earth sciences)curriculum model (grade 6) within the science and technology for

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

this technique.”8 The Abstract Hypothesis/Conceptual stage in Figure 1 can have experiences encompassed in the following three areas: themodeling, analysis, and theory. One or more of these experiences may be used to engagestudents in the Abstract Hypothesis/Conceptual stage. Brown then goes on to say thatexperiences found in homework assignments, course projects, and the FE learning modules applyto the Active Experimentation portion of the cycle. Additional types of Active Experimentationclassroom activities are stated in Figure 1. These activities include laboratory experiments,product teardowns, testing using engineering tools and methods, and performing simulations.The fatigue FE learning module focuses mainly on the simulation activity

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Paul Blowers

should be strong problemsolvers at this point in their academic careers.The concept map shown later was originally constructed by the author the first time they werethe instructor for this course. In many institutions, the equilibrium thermodynamics coursebecomes a repository of topics that may not fit together into a coherent whole and the authorstruggled to synthesize the connections between the seemingly disparate topics. With the corerelationships worked out, it then became possible to connect all of the material rationally whilealso building an end of the semester project that required students to use the interconnectionsbetween course content. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Josh Coffman; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis

this technique.”8 The Abstract Hypothesis/Conceptual stage in Figure 1 can have experiences encompassed in the following three areas: themodeling, analysis, and theory. One or more of these experiences may be used to engagestudents in the Abstract Hypothesis/Conceptual stage. Brown then goes on to say thatexperiences found in homework assignments, course projects, and the FE learning modules applyto the Active Experimentation portion of the cycle. Additional types of Active Experimentationclassroom activities are stated in Figure 1. These activities include laboratory experiments,product teardowns, testing using engineering tools and methods, and performing simulations.The fatigue FE learning module focuses mainly on the simulation activity

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sondra Miller, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Melissa Wintrow, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

. Journal of College Student Development. 2002. 43(3): p. 395-402.6. Inkelas, K.K. and Weisman, J.L. Different by Design: An Examination of Student Outcomes Among Participants in Three Types of Living-Learning Programs. Journal of College Student Development. 2003. 44(3): p. 335-368.7. Pascarella, E.T. and Terenzini, P.T. How College Affects Students. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 1991.8. Arms, V.M. A Learning Community for Professionals: The New Engineering Curriculum. Metropolitan Universities, 1998. 9(1): p. 63-72.9. Tinto, V., Love, A.G., and Russo, P. Building Learning Communities for New College Students: A Summary of Research Findings of the Collaborative Learning Project. University Park, PA.: National Center on Postsecondary

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes.Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

AC 2009-793: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: DISTANCE-LEARNINGTECHNOLOGIES IN AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL BME DEPARTMENTMia Markey, University of Texas, Austin MIA K. MARKEY is an Associate Professor in The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering. The mission of her Biomedical Informatics Lab is to design cost-effective, computer-based decision aids. The BMIL develops decision support systems for clinical decision making and scientific discovery using artificial intelligence and signal processing technologies. The BMIL's research portfolio also includes projects in biometrics. Dr. Markey’s primary interests in improving engineering education are the identification of effective strategies

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

can implement similar support programs andlearn from our work. Materials, including the physics and chemistry help sheets, will beincluded in the appendix.BackgroundWomen continue to be underrepresented in engineering, earning only 19.3% of bachelor’sdegrees in engineering1 and holding only 11% of engineering positions.2 Despite being asacademically prepared and academically successful as men, they can lag behind men byexhibiting lower levels of academic satisfaction and lack of self-esteem.3 Traditionalassumptions about career options have been reinforced in society and have projected stereotypesthat discourage talented women from continuing in engineering. This is evidenced by researchthat has found a dramatic drop in women’s self-efficacy

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

primary areas of the study (transfer of procedural and conceptualknowledge of sequence and series, design of in-class formative assessment), several relevantquestions emerge for continuing research. Further analysis in students’ transfer of mathematicalknowledge will consider additional problems in order to more clearly understand how thestudents work with multiple variables as well as moving between the frequency and timedomains in signals and systems. In addition to examining a wider range of problems, we plan tocorrelate in-class problem performance with students’ performance on related exam questionsand class projects. Further study in design of formative assessments will investigate the role ofthe instructor and how to best construct and

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Moaveni, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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New Engineering Educators

Policies for Faculty”, Society of Women Engineers Conference, October.5. Curtis, J.W. (2004) “Balancing Work and Family for Faculty: Why It’s Important”, Academe: Bulletin of AAUP, Nov/Dec.6. http://www.advance.iastate.edu/7. http://ucfamilyedge.berkeley.edu/8. Bird, S.R. and Debinski, D.M. (2008) ISU ADVANCE Collaborative Transformation Project: First Round Focal Department Synthesis Report (March 2008) by Sharon R. Bird and Florence A. Hamrick. Iowa State University ADVANCE Program. Report available online at: http://www.advance.iastate.edu/resources/resources.shtml.9. Quinn, K., Lange, S.E., and Riskin, E.A. (2004) “Part-time tenure-track policies: Assessing utilization”, WEPAN 2004 Conference, June 6 – 9, Albuquerque, New

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Schreiber, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ethics and engineeringscience(1,2,3,4). MEA research uses open-ended case studies to simulate authentic, real-worldproblems that small teams of students address. As part of a collaborative, large-scale NationalScience Foundation project, this paper describes our first efforts to develop MEAs whichincorporate a laboratory or hands-on component.We will explain more about MEAs momentarily, but first wanted to provide more motivationsfor this specific effort. When teaching thermodynamics on the quarter system, we typicallycover the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics for both open and closed systems in thirty50-minute class sessions. Due to the rushed nature of this class, there are many fundamentalconcepts which do not get the care and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Hulme, State University of New York, Buffalo; Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kemper Lewis, State University of New York, Buffalo

”.8Exploring advanced techniques such as quasi-static vehicle analysis, RVD 2 builds on RVD 1.The course emphasizes the impacts of suspension design, including ride comfort and handling.Students investigate the oscillations of the sprung and unsprung masses. Taught in a more open-ended format than RVD 1, the course incorporates independent student learning, with severalpaper reviews, in-class presentations and projects throughout the semester. Dr. Kasprzak taughtthis course in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, and is adapting the material for a System Dynamicscourse in Spring 2009.High-Fidelity Simulation, Advanced Gaming SettingThe scenarios incorporated into RVD 2 provided a more advanced context for student learning.Each scenario gave the student specific

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

and learning opportunities within their discipline.Bibliography1. Nelson, R.K. (2008). Physiology and the biomedical engineering curriculum: How approaches to physiology instruction advance subsequent learning of BME topics. Unpublished report.2. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (2007). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs.3. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The engineer of 2020. Washington DC: The National Academies Press.4. Silverthorn, D.U. (2002). Developing a concepts-based physiology curriculum for bioengineering: A VaNTH project. Second Joint EMBS/BMES Conference. Houston, TX: IEEE.5. Linsenmeier, R.A. (2003). What makes a biomedical engineer? IEEE Engineering in Medicine and

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina; Jennifer Kearn, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the Southeastern United States with apopulation of about 350,000. Three of these schools were classified as urban, two as rural.Thirty-two classes were given the EISC survey and twenty-eight the SISC survey. Although arelatively large number of students were surveyed, this study is based upon a sample ofconvenience. The survey respondents were future participants in a National Science Foundation– funded Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program at the authors’institution.The GK-12 program that is associated with this study provides fellowships to graduate studentsin engineering and in science to work one or two days a week in middle school scienceclassrooms, enhancing science education through inquiry and design projects

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

corollaries in the expectations for practicing engineers. There are additional questionsbased on the case studies and the engineering exemplars on the Online Ethics website. Ethics arealso discussed in the context of the course projects such as the CVEN exploration ofcontroversies and disasters and the EVEN drinking water evaluation project.Student perceptions of cheating behaviors were indicated by their anonymous responses to 18questions from the PACES-1 survey1. Students rated each behavior as either: cheating; unethicalbut not cheating; neither. The demographics of the students in the courses and the respondents,if known, are summarized in Table 1. Each course had about the same number of students, witha significantly higher percentage of female

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

offeedback control systems, “Thread the Needle” created “attenuation of input” instead. Both deepand shallow attempts to solve the problem could produce similar outcomes in the game.Moving ForwardThe game-based dynamic systems and control course is being offered again in Spring 2009. Thechallenges and exercises in the new course are more similar to the Pendu-Car project describedpreviously. Instead of having students achieve specific performance metrics, we focus more onqualitative aspects. In devising a control strategy for the Pendu-Car, for example, one needs tothink deeply about how the feedback architecture is constructed. How can one simultaneouslycontrol two strongly coupled dynamic states (pendulum angle and car position)? Ourengineering

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Dannenhoffer, Syracuse University; Joan Dannenhoffer, State University of New York, Morrisville

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Mechanics

GPAs ranging from barely passing to the top performers. The studentseach worked at a separate computer in a computer cluster. The evaluation session began with a30-minute introduction to the project and the software, including the solution of a typicalproblem by the instructor. Each student was then asked to solve one tutorial problem and thentwo new problems; the instructor walked around the room and was available to the students toanswer questions.Their initial impressions of the software were mixed. Some like to try anything new, especiallyif it involves the computer, and they quickly became proficient in using the system; thesestudents easily solved the two problems in about a half hour. Others were rather hesitant at first,and needed to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

. Overall, the survey results clearly revealed that students are aware ofacademic plagiarism and its resulting consequences. Regardless, academic plagiarism Page 14.1296.3continues to be a major problem.Plagiarism in the academic environment has plagued universities for a long time. Whilemost commonly committed by students, professors and researchers have been guilty aswell. According to R. Murray Thomas4, Professor Emeritus, University of California,Santa Barbara, “Students have plagiarized book reports, term papers, essays, projects, andgraduate-degree theses. Teachers—including college professors—have plagiarizedjournal articles, course materials, and

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Law, Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill; David Younger, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

at Rice University were women. In addition, none of the winners were women in thescience or engineering faculty, whereas eight men in these areas were winners. The purpose ofthis project is to investigate the reasons for the underrepresentation of women faculty,particularly the women faculty in science and engineering, in the most prestigious teachingawards at Rice University.We explored the process for administration of the G. R. Brown Teaching Awards. Only tenure-track and tenured faculty are eligible for this award; seven total awards are given each year. RiceUniversity alumni who graduated two and five years ago vote on the award winners. The votingis done by mail through ballots. During the last four years, 11-14% of alumni have

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

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Engineering Ethics

various cases and your responses as an engineering professional and anengineering educator. Case: The Next Generation Landmine Part I.Ms. Jane Enaj is a project manager at a multinational corporation which has just beenawarded a contract to develop and produce the next generation land mine. She is also amember of the Design Review Committee. The committee’s responsibilities includereviewing and approving design changes, procedural changes and submittingperformance reports to various U.S. Department of Defense agencies withrecommendations.Today Jane finds herself in a difficult situation. DRC is meeting to finalizerecommendation concerning the new land mine. It offers significant

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

neurosciencecannot be underestimated and the application of these findings is required for areorganisation of the education system 10.As far back as 1964, Smith outlined that procedures used for admittance toeducational institutions are heavily weighted to those with superior verbalintelligence12. He argues that a considerable proportion of students with advancedspatial abilities are being prevented from partaking in advanced educational courseswhere this ability can be nurtured and developed. The Irish education system hastaken cognisance of this research and the assessment of project based work in alltechnology based subjects now forms approximately forty percent of the overallgrade. An example of this change in focus is evident in Design and

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

from a slot planto the current titles plan. They mention the disadvantage of losing older content when the newyear begins.Since the study, Texas A&M has moved from two to four and now six simultaneous users. It isconsidering subscribing to the complete file.Wallace4 (2006) wrote a journal article discussing the use of Safari for selected course reserveswith an existing slot system at the University of North Texas, Denton. He also did a similarconference presentation5 at ASEE in 2005. At the beginning of project, the university libraryhad three simultaneous users and 750 slots. To cover the anticipated use increase, the computerscience department paid for an additional simultaneous user. To avoid access challenges,professors explained to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering Ethics

prosecution of Mr. Siemaszko was met with skepticism by many. For example, theUnion of Concerned Scientists claimed that Siemaszko was “being used as a scapegoat" and that"[FENOC] and the NRC deserve the blame, not an engineer who was simply trying to do his joband keep the plant safe."21 Even the federal judge that presided at Siemaszko’s trial had hisdoubts stating that the conviction was "a close case".22 For its part in the deception, FENOC “agreed to pay $28 million in penalties, restitution,and community service projects as part of an agreement to defer prosecution of the company”23. Case 2: Boeing’s Purloined Papers In the late-1990’s McDonnell-Douglas and Lockheed Martin were in competition over along

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Morris, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Biomedical

ideas, including “intentionally destroy dying heart tissue over time, so that the bodycan more easily compensate” (3.1), “add an additional heart to the body” (4.1), “implantsmall pumps in various parts of the body where flow is decreased to help maintain flow”(6.7) and “utilized enzymes to ‘eat’ the plaque build-up” (7.2). The full list is shown inPart B of the Appendix.Some of the new ideas developed using this process may already exist, but were notencountered during research. During the project, several ideas were developed whilegenerating ideas and then later found in literature upon further research. Due to a limitedknowledge-base of the authors in medicine, not all ideas could be fully researched.Though an important step before starting

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanics

learning process. One benefit is the possibility of including less routine activities, e.g., problem based learning, design projects or study of real engineering applications, case studies, ethics, and more advanced critical thinking and problem solving. And, to take greatest advantage of the feedback from OLI, more engaging in-class activities that target identifiable concepts and skills need to be developed.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSSupport by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation through the Open Learning Initiative atCarnegie Mellon University, by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie MellonUniversity, and by the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department at MiamiUniversity is gratefully