AC 2010-1079: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AHIGH-SCHOOL TEACHER.Rod Paton, University of Auckland Rod Paton holds BSc and MSc degrees in physics from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has been teaching high-school science and physics since the start of 1994. For the past 12 years he has been Head of Physics at Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland, New Zealand. Rod has integrated ICT into the school’s physics programs and developed problem-solving books and practical manuals to enhance the skills and abilities of all students. His main research interests are centred on implementing steps to improve the problem-solving and academic-writing abilities of high-school
AC 2010-1121: THE ENACTED CURRICULUM: A VIDEO BASED ANALYSISAmy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Prevost is a graduate student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engineering and engineering education and biotechnology.Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Mitchell J. Nathan is Professor of Educational Psychology, Curriculum & Instruction, and Psychology, in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Chair of the Learning Sciences program. He is a research fellow at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
AC 2010-1161: AN ATOMIC BONDING MODULE FOR MATERIALSENGINEERING THAT ELICITS AND ADDRESSES MISCONCEPTIONS WITHCONCEPT-IN-CONTEXT MULTIMODAL ACTIVITIES, WORKSHEETS, ANDASSESSMENTSStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering 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 worked on Project Pathways, an NSF
AC 2010-1192: SUMMER TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM: ANOUTREACH PROGRAM BENEFITING WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTSFROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOLShannon Ciston, University of New HavenEllen Worsdall, Northwestern UniversityJessica Swenson, Northwestern University Page 15.1147.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Summer Technology and Engineering Program: An outreach program benefitting womenengineering students from middle school through graduate schoolAbstract:The Summer Technology and Engineering Program (STEP) is hosted by the Society of WomenEngineers student chapter at Northwestern University, and invites girls in 7th and 8th grade toexplore
AC 2010-1266: ENGAGING SPACES FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING: A TALEOF TWO CLASSROOMSS. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Scott Moor is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Coordinator of First-Year Engineering at Indiana University Purdue University – Fort Wayne. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. After over a decade in industry he returned to academia at the University of California at Berkeley where he received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and an M.A. in Statistics. He is a registered Professional Chemical Engineer in California. His research interests include engineering education with an emphasis on developing and testing
AC 2010-1272: THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: EXPLORING FACTORS THATINFLUENCE AFRICAN AMERICANS TO PURSUE AND COMPLETEDOCTORAL DEGREES IN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCEDISCIPLINESTiffany Simon, Columbia University Tiffany Simon, Ed.D. has more than fourteen years of experience working in the field of higher education administration. She has professional experience in the areas of pre-college programs, multicultural affairs, student activities, residential life, college and graduate school admissions, and graduate student affairs. Dr. Simon currently serves as the assistant dean of Graduate Student Services at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. She
AC 2010-1298: ATLAS - ACADEMIC TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANTSSTUDY: THE USE OF PEERS AS ‘QUALITY MANAGERS’ IN ENGINEERINGCLASS INSTRUCTIONBeverly Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly K. Jaeger, PhD is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a select group of full-time faculty devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University (NU). While she concentrates on first-year engineering courses and instructs across all engineering disciplines, Dr. Jaeger also teaches specialty courses in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU in Digital Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems.Corey Balint, Northeastern University
AC 2010-1394: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORINGMETHODS UTILIZED BY MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME MORECOMPETITIVEWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and
AC 2010-31: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S HYBRID BUS - AMULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROJECT BASED EDUCATIONSteven Fleishman, Western Washington University STEVEN FLEISHMAN is currently an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Washington University. He joined the Vehicle Research Institute at WWU in 2006 after spending twenty years in automotive drivetrain R&D. Steven.fleishman@wwu.edu Page 15.1362.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Western Washington University’s Hybrid Bus – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Project-BasedEducationAbstract Western
AC 2010-55: DEVELOPING AN EXTENSION FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION:TESTING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF KEY PARTICIPANTSKenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno Page 15.381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing an Extension for Engineering Education: Testing the Entrepreneurial Skills of Key ParticipantsAbstract The development of an engineering education extension in high desert of California is testingthe entrepreneurial skills of the key participants due to several factors exacerbated by the State’sbudget crisis. A unique approach to provide ABET accredited undergraduate engineeringeducation for the residents and the industry
AC 2010-118: SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS THAT RECENT ENGINEERINGGRADUATES EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACESamantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a second year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include engineering education and design for manufacturing. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University in 2008.Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a Fellow with the iFoundry project in the College of Engineering at
AC 2010-165: EXAMINING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS BETWEEN STUDENTSWITH AND WITHOUT ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCEAlexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University Page 15.545.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Examining Problem-Solving Skills between Students with and without Engineering Work ExperienceAbstract Cooperative education (co-op) and internships are forms of experiential education thatallows students to complement their classroom experiences with work experience. Thisqualitative study addresses the following research question: “How do students with cooperativeeducation or internship experience differ in their
AC 2010-1448: ASSESSMENT OF ABET 3 A-K IN AN OPEN-ENDED CAPSTONE?Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ronald W. Welch is Professor and Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas. Until Jan 2007, Dr. Welch was at the United States Military Academy (USMA) where he held numerous leadership positions within the Civil Engineering Program and the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Ron Welch received a B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from USMA in 1982 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana IL in 1990 and 1999
AC 2010-1615: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FACULTYAND ADMINISTRATOR GOALS AND STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITHETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at U-M. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional ethics education, college student outcomes assessment, and quasi-experimental research design in higher education. He is currently a member of the American Education Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, and NASPA-Student Affairs
AC 2010-1621: THE USE OF CONFERENCE PREPARATORY PRINCIPLES ANDPRACTICES (WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS) TO TEACHINTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY COURSESEstefania Alvarez, Clemson UniversitySteven Saville, Clemson UniversityO. Thompson Mefford, Clemson UniversityJohn DesJardins, Clemson University Page 15.1259.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Use Of Conference Preparatory Principles And Practices (Writing And Presentation Skills) To Teach Interdisciplinary Laboratory CoursesAbstract This paper examines the application of conference preparatory principles and practices toteach materials science through the
AC 2010-1662: DEALING WITH FAILURE AND MAKING THE TRANSITIONBETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGEDan Budny, University of PittsburghAlaine Allen, University of PittsburghJeremy Tartt , University of Pittsburgh Page 15.343.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Dealing With Failure and Making the Transition Between High School and CollegeAbstract ℵ The transition from high school to college can be very difficult for many students. Atthe University of Pittsburgh, we have a system of courses and academic counseling that isdesigned to address these issues and help with this transition. One major component of ourprogram is a process
AC 2010-1733: INNOVATIVE CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING DESIGN -- ATEMPLATE TO TEACH INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING OF COMPLEXMULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN PROBLEMSCharles Camarda, NYU CHARLES J. CAMARDA was an astronaut on NASA’s Return-to-Flight mission (STS-114) following the Columbia tragedy, a former Director of Engineering at NASA Johnson Space Center, and currently NASA’s Sr. Advisor for Innovation on detail to NYU-Poly as a Distinguished Engineer in Residence. His educational and research interests include thermal structures, hypersonic vehicle thermal protection systems, heat pipes, and innovative conceptual engineering design and creative problem solving.Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University
AC 2010-1860: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING A COMPUTERGAME TO BRIDGE A RESEARCH AGENDA WITH A TEACHING AGENDAKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Sharon Jones, Lafayette College SHARON A. JONES is a Professor at Lafayette College in both the Department of Civil
AC 2010-2013: REFLECTIONS AND MEASURES OF STEM TEACHING ANDLEARNING ON K-12 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTSSteven Essinger, Drexel University Steve Essinger is a graduate student at Drexel University in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research involves applying machine learning techniques to the study of microbial communities. He has designed bioinformatics computer laboratories and improved image processing laboratories for the K-12 classroom.Ryan Coote, Drexel University Ryan Coote graduated from Drexel University in 2009 with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School Pete Konstantopoulos is a mathematics teacher at the Creative
AC 2010-2156: PORTABLE CYBER-LABORATORIES FOR ELECTRICALENGINEERING EDUCATIONSteve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility supported by the National
AC 2010-2269: INFORMAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION: UNDERSTANDINGHOW SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS BUILD ROBOTS TO MIMIC SPECIFICDESERT TORTOISE BEHAVIORSTirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University. He has degrees and experience in engineering, computer science, and education. He has brought this experience to bear in previous research that examined the use of technologies in K-12 settings with diverse students. He has worked with the Children’s Museum of Houston on the development and implementation of Robotics-based STEM programming for urban youth. He is the Principal Investigator of the
AC 2010-1814: PERCEPTIONS OF MILLENNIAL STUDENT LEARNING: THEFUTURE FACULTY PERSPECTIVETershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan Tershia Pinder-Grover is the Assistant Director at the Center for Research on Learning in Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan (U-M). In this role, she is responsible for teacher training for new engineering graduate student instructors (GSIs), consultations with faculty and GSIs on pedagogy, workshops on teaching and learning, and preparing future faculty programs. Prior to joining CRLT, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U-M
AC 2010-777: INFLUENCING SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN A STEMLIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITY: AN NSF STEP FUNDED PROJECTMelissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida Melissa Dagley Falls is the Director of Academic Affairs for the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science and advisor to both undergraduate and graduate students within the college. Dr. Dagley Falls chairs the Admission, Advising, and Retention Committee (AARC) and serves on the assessment and activities teams of the NSF-funded STEP program entitled “EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Her research interests lie in the areas of student access to education, sense of community, retention, first-year
AC 2010-863: POSTER, INCORPORATING ENGINEERING DESIGN INTOELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULAKristen Wendell, Tufts UniversityKathleen Connolly, Tufts UniversityChristopher Wright, Tufts UniversityLinda Jarvin, Tufts UniversityChris Rogers, Tufts UniversityMike Barnett, Boston CollegeIsmail Marulcu, Boston College Page 15.958.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Incorporating Engineering Design into Elementary School Science CurriculaAbstractIn this paper, we present the curricula created for our study on the impact of using engineeringdesign to teach elementary school students science content. We consider the
AC 2010-878: SPECIAL SESSION: ASSESSING MORALITY, IDENTITY, ANDMOTIVATION IN A FIRST-YEAR MATERIALS ENGINEERING SERVICELEARNING COURSETrevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University Trevor Harding, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, where he teaches courses in engineering design from a materials perspective. His research is focused on the educational outcomes associated with service learning and project-based learning with a particular focus on ethics education. He is also PI on several projects investigating the degradation of biomedical materials in physiological environments. Dr. Harding serves as Associate Editor of the
AC 2010-282: TRANSFORMING THE ACADEMIC WORKPLACE: ANEVALUATION OF THE ADVANCE PROGRAM IN COLLEGES OFENGINEERING (2001 - 2008)Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas Anna M. Zajicek is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarship has been devoted to the intersectional nature of social inequalities, discourse, and social change. Her current publications focus on the intersectional nature of social inequalities and the integration of an intersectional perspective across different social science disciplines. Recently, she has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects examining successful strategies to institutionalize programs and policies aimed at the advancement
AC 2010-319: PROBLEM SET ZEROSteven Hart, United States Military AcademySteven Kreh, United States Military AcademyRhett Blackmon, United States Military AcademyNicholas Melin, United States Military Academy Page 15.986.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Problem Set Zero What these students were good at…was feeding back correct answers: they had mastered the arts of short-term memory and recall. The whole class was a wonderful example of what the British call “surface learning.” But very little “deep learning”—which comes with time, depth, practice, and reinforcement— seems to have occurred.1 This
AC 2010-441: "IT KIND OF CHOSE ME": AGENCY AND INFLUENCE INWOMEN'S DECISION TO MAJOR IN ENGINEERINGEleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College Eleanor M. Jaffee is a Research Associate with the Liberative Pedagogies Project at Smith College, and a doctoral candidate in Social Welfare at the University at Albany.Donna Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. Page 15.2.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 “It kind of chose me”: Agency and Influence in Women’s Decisions to Major in EngineeringIntroductionMuch of the research regarding
AC 2010-447: MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHERS’ USE AND DEVELOPMENT OFENGINEERING SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGEMorgan Hynes, Tufts UniversityDavid Crismond, The City College of New YorkBarbara Brizuela, Tufts University Page 15.873.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Middle-School Teachers’ Use And Development Of Engineering Subject Matter Knowledge: Analysis of Three CasesAbstractThis paper reports on a portion of a study of three middle school teachers (twomathematics teachers and one science teacher) as they taught a unit of engineeringinstruction. The study investigated the subject matter and pedagogical contentknowledge these teachers used and developed as they taught
AC 2010-526: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF MIXED METHODSSTUDIES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONErin Crede, Virginia TechMaura Borrego, Virginia Tech Page 15.22.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Content Analysis of the Use of Mixed Methods Studies in Engineering EducationAbstractThe complex phenomena studied by engineering education researchers frequently require thecomplementary use of qualitative and quantitative approaches. In light of these needs, manyresearchers are utilizing mixed methods designs to take advantage of the relative strengths andindividual merits of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. This article