Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

some of our real-time DSP- based community outreach efforts, and more traditional engineering courses, that have been facilitated by tools such as winDSK6 and the DTMF decoder/power switch box.1 INTRODUCTIONDigital signal processing (DSP) is a topic that is covered in some way in nearly every undergraduateECE program. While there are many fine texts available,1–4 many educators and authors haverecognized the need for more interactive learning and the use of demonstrations for this importantsubject.5–8 Since the late 1990’s, the authors have been suggesting and providing proven DSPteaching methodologies, hardware and software solutions, and DSP tools that have helped motivatestudents and faculty to implement real-time DSP-based

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

priorities: Since the learning outcomes are shared with theprogram, the focus in this phase should be on establishing priorities for closing the relevantaspects or dimensions of the multi-dimensional gap. These efforts should be guided on thedeveloped vision for the course and program, using the following methodology: 1. Prioritize professional roles emphasized by course type. 2. Select most relevant type(s) of learning outcome for each role. 3. Define role-driven learning outcomes using behavioral prompts from the profile.The first step in crafting learning outcomes involves identifying roles emphasized in a particularexperience. These depend on course type and context. The second step is identifying the type ofoutcome most closely aligned

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Gorska, Cracow University of Technology; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

ability tasks that involve complicated, multi-stepmanipulations of spatially presented information. These tasks may involve the processes required for spatial perceptionand mental rotations but are distinguished by the possibility of multiple solution strategies. Spatial visualization tasksinclude EFT (Embedded Figure Test), Hidden Figures, Paper Folding, Paper Form Board, Surface Development,Differential Aptitude Test, Block Design, and Guilford-Zimmerman spatial visualization (Linn & Petersen, 1985).FIGURE 1THE FLAGS TEST: Spatial Relations test; the subject must indicate whether the two flags are the same: (S) if one can be slid around so that it is identicalto the other or (D) for different flagsVARIOUS TESTING INSTRUMENTS USED FOR

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Bi-Huang Hu, Bruce P. Lee et al., "Mussel adhesive protein mimic polymers for the preparation of nonfouling surfaces," Journal of the American Chemical Society 125, 4253-4258 (2003).4 S Vogel, Cats' Paws and Catapults. (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1998).5 Steve Weiner, Lia Addadi, and H. Daniel Wagner, "Materials design in biology," Materials Science and Engineering C 11, 1-8 (2000).6 J Benyus, Biomimicry: innovation inspired by nature. (HarperCollins, New York, 1997).7 S Vattam, M Helms, and A Goel, Technical Report, 2007.8 Jon A Leydens, Barbara M Moskal, and Michael J Pavelich, "Qualitative methods used in the assessment of engineering education," Journal of Engineering Education 93

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Odesma Dalrymple, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

decision-making processes on students’ success and retention in their fields.Bibliography1. Bodner, G. M, Follman, D. K, & Hutchinson, M. A. (2005). Shaping the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of First-Year Page 13.351.11 Engineering Students: What is the Role We Play? Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Portland, OR.2. Lent R.W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G. (1994). Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice and Performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 45, 79-122.3. Lent, R. W; Brown, S. D., Sheu, H., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B. R

Conference Session

Mentoring

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Anakaorn Khan, North Dakota State University; David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of the program in increasing female student enrollment at NDSU. Articles and programsthat appeared in local print and broadcast media communicate effectively to the broadercommunity the importance of engineering and technology and the need to encourage more girlsto pursue related fields. Indirectly, the program helped increase the visibility of the NDSUEngineering College as well as enhance the image of engineering in the area.References 1. Hanson, S. L. (1996). Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences. Philadelphia, PA:Temple University Press. 2. Widnall, S. (2000) Digits of pi: barriers and enablers for women in engineering, The Bridge, National Academy of Engineering 30 (3 & 4) 3. Adelman, C. (1999). Answers in the

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

concepts,course topics, and software knowledge developed in the previous course(s), and apply them tonew problems.11 The interesting and unintentional opportunity that Michigan Tech had was to create paralleland similar design activities between the two paths in the first-year engineering program. Thisinitiative let the students in the pre-calculus path know that they were completing activities Page 14.852.4similar to the calculus-ready students. The following sections show how the concepts ofsustainability and green engineering were incorporated into ENG1001 and ENG1101, and howthe students applied these concepts in ENG1102.ENG1001

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Herkert, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State University; Heather Canary, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Bioethics, 2(1), 38-49.2. Sass, H. M. (1999). Educating and sensitizing health professionals on human rights and ethical considerations:The interactive role of ethics and expertise. International Journal of Bioethics, 10(1), 69-81.3. Sharp, R. (2002). Teaching old dogs new tricks: Continuing education in research ethics, American Journal ofBioethics, 2(1), 55-56.4. Eastwood, S., Derish, P., Leash, E., & Ordway, S. (1996) Ethical issues in biomedical research: Perceptions andpractices of postdoctoral research fellows responding to a survey. Science and Engineering Ethics, 2(1), 89-114.5. Elliot, D. & Stern, J. (1996). Evaluating teaching and students’ learning of academic research ethics. Science andEngineering Ethics, 2(3), 345-366.6

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Pasha Antonenko, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University; Gayla Hudson, Oklahoma State University; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University; Alonzo Peterson, Langston University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.1204.5 ≠ Design a Shoe ≠ Survival! ≠ Catapult ≠ Rainforest ≠ Toy Vehicle ≠ Bridges ≠ GreenhousesResearch Study MethodologyThe participants were 80 teachers that agreed to participate in the study. The majority ofparticipants were female (n = 64). 57 teachers reported teaching primarily at the middle schoollevel, and 23 were high school teachers. The teachers represented five content areas:mathematics (n = 20), science (n = 16), language arts (n = 17), social studies (n = 13), andtechnology or library media (n = 14). 67 participants were White, 11 – American Indian, and two– Asian. Most of the participants were in their early 40’s (βX = 39, M = 41).Participants were asked to complete a web-based version of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

continued to utilize a common theme (design of a portable illuminationdevice) to provide context for new course material and design tools; however, a more open-ended approach was used to stimulate student creativity and emphasize the importance offunction over form in the early stages of conceptual design. Delaying the selection of aflashlight as the illumination device helped illustrate a more comprehensive application of thedesign process – better preparing students for their out-of-class and capstone design efforts. The individual design project (design a device to store a West Point class ring) continued asthe framework for out-of-class homework assignments, but it underwent several changes aimedat streamlining the course‟s transition to

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center; Mary Frances Agnello, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Construction

international levels, and helping them to work towards a moreequitable and sustainable future. In particular, it enables students to integrate environmentalconsiderations into economic decision-making. As a result it is imperative that academics inengineering, construction, education, and other disciplines heed the call for sustainabletechnologies, policies, and practices. Although since the early 1990’s many environmental andprofessional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and accreditingagencies such as the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) and the NationalArchitectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) have appealed to universities to provide educationfor sustainable development and encouraging students to be

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Evaluations During the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle, http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20 and%20PP/T001%2008-09%20TAC%20Criteria%2011-30-07.pdf, 7, accessed December 3, 2008.[2] George, M., Lean Six Sigma for Service: How to use Lean Speed & Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions. McGraw-Hill: New York (2002).[3] Nightingale, G. S., Lean Aerospace Initiative. IIE Solutions, 30, 11, 20–25 (Nov1998).[4] Hopp, W. J., Spearman, M. L., Factory Physics, 2nd edition. Irwin McGraw-Hill: Boston (2001).[5] Ohno, T., Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production. Productivity Press (1988).[6] Womack, J. P., and Jones, D. T., Beyond Toyota: How to Root Out Waste and Pursue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the qualities of engineers for both males and females. A positive finding isthat many students indicated that they would like to know more about engineering.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by National Science Foundation Award 0440568.References1. Yasar, S., et. al. (2006), Development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers' perceptions of engineers and familiarity with teaching design, engineering, and technology. Journal of Engineering Education, v. 95 no. 3, p. 205-16.2. Cunningham, C., Lachapelle, C and Lindgren-Streicher, A. (2006). Elementary teachers’ understandings of engineering and technology, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

= 2.59 NARCHIMEDES checks the student’s answer to ensure that it is correct numerically (at least towithin 1%), that the user has used the correct number of significant digits, and the appropriateunits are used.The completed solution for this problem is shown in Figure 3.Types of checks performedIn the discussion above, examples of the type of checks that ARCHIMEDES performs weregiven. The other error messages that ARCHIMEDES produces include: • Errors with the FreeBody diagram o At least one free body must be completed. o At least one of the FreeBody diagrams must have all of its reactions specified. o The reaction(s) at Point is/are incorrect. o Name is used for both a force and a couple

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering.[13]. Grinter, S. (1955), (chair), “Final Report of the Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education”, Journal of Engineering Education, 46 p.25-60.[14]. Ashby, E.[1966], Technology and the Academics- An essay on Universities and the Scientific Revolution, London: Macmillan.[15]. Guthrie, B.(1994), The Higher Education Experience Survey : An Examination of the Higher Education Experience of 1982, 1987 and 1992, Canberra: Graduate Careers Council of Australia.[16]. Yorke, M. (1999). “ The skills of graduates: a small enterprise perspective” . in O’Reilly, D., Cunningham, L., & Lester, S. (eds). Developing the Capable Practitioner, pp.174-183, London: Kogan Page..[17]. Harvey

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tal Rusak, Cornell University; Christopher Barnes, Cornell University; G. Scott Russ, Cornell University; Vincent Kam, Cornell University; David Gries, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

whether it is a free elective, a core elective, a liberalstudies course, or an engineering distribution course. We call such requirements structuralrequirements. CPAS distinguishes each of these requirements with a type label: affiliation-only,graduate-only, affiliation and graduation, and structural (non-course) requirement. Page 14.376.5Page 14.376.6Page 14.376.7Page 14.376.8Page 14.376.95.1 Requirements Entry InterfaceFigure 3, illustrates the initial interface displayed to staff members when creating a newrequirement unit. Note the presence of requirement class year(s), requirement type (affiliationonly, affiliation and graduation, or

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert M. Edwards; Kwang Y. Lee

approach and the genetic algorithms. {hx’h 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘%+,pym$:REFERENCES1. Kenney, E. S., R.M. Edwards, K.Y. Lee, A. Ray, and S,T. Kumara, NSF Final Technical Report: Engineering Research Equipment Grant-Microtxocessor-Based Controllers, ECS-8905917, (199 1).2. Edwards, R. M., J,A, Turso, K.Y. Lee, H,E. Garcia, and A. Ray, “The Penn State Intelligent Distributed Control Research Laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Ener~ y Conversion, Z:478-482 (September 1992).3. Garcia, H. E., A. Ray, and R.M. Edwards, “A Reconfigurable Hybrid System and its Application to Power Plant Control,” IEEE Control Systems Technolosw, 3:157-170 (June

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

with some informal cooperative learning exercises. In my next class period, I started out by dividing the students into groups of three or four and askingthem to take five minutes to write down everything they could remember about our previous lecture. At theend of the allotted time, I called on each group to tell me one thing from their list and proceeded to write it onthe board. By going from group to group in this manner, and with a little prodding from me, we managed toreconstruct the essential information from my previous lecture in about 15 minutes. The dialogue usually wentsomething like ME: All right, group number one, what do you remember about the last lecture? STUDENTS: We remember an ‘S’-shaped curve

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Alabama -Foundation Coalition Program.” http://www.foundationcoalition.org/publications/journalpapers/fie95/4d22.pdf(accessed 11/28/07).7. G. L. Hein and S. A. Sorby, “Engineering Explorations: Introducing First Year Students to Engineering,” presentedat IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, 2001.8. J. Parker, D. Cordes, C. Laurie, A. Hopenwasser, J. Izatt, and D. Nikles, “Curriculum Integration in the FreshmanYear at the University of Alabama - Foundation Coalition Program.”http://www.foundationcoalition.org/publications/journalpapers/fie95/4a11.pdf (accessed 11/28/07).9. M. A. Reyes, M. R. Anderson-Rowland, and M. A. McCartney, “Freshman Introductory Engineering SeminarCourse: Coupled with Bridge Program Equals Academic Success

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

, formality, saving face, directness, the meaning of “yes”, non-verbal cues, etc. To avoid misunderstandings or outright communication breakdowns, the substantial influence of culture on how people communicate should be understood.3. Are familiar with the history, government and economic systems of several target countries. Explanation: This dimension refers to understanding important elements of the context of a society. For example, how is understanding the aggressive market economy of present day China enhanced by knowing about the cultural revolution of the 1960’s and 70’s? As students visit factories in China owned by Taiwanese companies, how is their appreciation of this situation deepened by knowing the history of China and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ping Ren, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Dennis Hong; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

instructors’ own notes to deliver advanced topics. The instructors of Courses 1, 6 and 12 use the books they authored as the textbooks, but they also provide other references. Among all the courses listed in Table 1, one textbook (first and later editions) received the greatest popularity, being chosen as the textbook by at least three instructors. This textbook is: Spong, M.W. and M. Vidyasagar, Robot Dynamics and Control. 1989, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its latest version: Spong, M.W., Hutchinson, S., and M. Vidyasagar, Robot Modeling and Control. 2006, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This textbook sufficiently discusses the fundamentals of rigid body coordinates transformations, formulation of kinematics, dynamics and

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

differences on engineering solutions were given along with the MGUDS-S survey. 14,15The full 61 question Community Service Attitudes Scale (CSAS) survey16,17 was completed by28 EVEN students in 2007; Wilde’s Cognitive Style survey18,19 derived from Myers-Briggspersonality types was completed by 76 EVEN students in 2007 and 2008. Potential differencesin the cognitive style preferences of students based on gender will not be discussed in this paper.In addition to the quantitative data from the various surveys, the students in the CVEN andEVEN first-year courses write reflective essays at the end of the semester. They comment ontheir attitudes about engineering, how these have changed, and if they intend to change majors.The guidelines for the essays

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) incorporating the accredited master’s degree into the Model Law (Vote: 54-6-5), (4) changing the not-earlier-than date of the Model Law from 2015 to 2020 (Vote: 59-2-4), and (5) explaining how to handle credits earned in excess of a university’s requirements for a baccalaureate degree (Vote: 59-1-5).Another key activity related to licensure was a combined effort of ASCE’s State GovernmentAffairs staff and CAP^3’s members/staff to influence state legislation related to Raise the Bar. Ofparticular note has been the coordinated work with ASCE leadership in Nebraska and Louisiana. ≠ In Nebraska, a concentrated effort has been made to Raise the Bar. Workshops and meetings with local stakeholders/champions were held in Nebraska

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Veenstra, Engineering education consultant

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

I coursewill generate A‟s, B‟s, C‟s and D‟s for engineering students as well as for other majors. Yet,assuming that grades are an indication of what was learned, it is imperative that most engineeringstudents earn an “A” or an “B”, due to the need for this knowledge in subsequent calculus-basedcourses in the freshman engineering curriculum. This discussion supports the need for moretutoring and mentoring of freshman engineering students in Calculus I as an intervention strategyfor student success than for students in other fields.With the comparison of the distributions of the STEM GPA and the overall GPA for Calculus Istudents at this university, the difficulty that Calculus I students are having in their otherfreshman-level courses

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Ramesh Chawla, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

industrial controllers. They were excited to have access to real hardwareto synthesize their controllers through MATLAB/Simulink programs, validate the controller on aSimulink model, run the dSPACE DS 1104 DSP-board experiment, download data, and analyzethe control system performance offline without being distracted by software implementationissues. This environment allowed for extensive experimentation, performance comparison, anddevelopment of several practical control algorithms. It is expected that the techniques employedin the controller designed for the laboratory experiment will likely be used by the students intheir subsequent employment after completion of their college education.References1. H. Ashrafiuon and D. S. Bernstein

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

first laboratory exercise. This figure isprovided to emphasize the standalone nature of the kit. On the left hand side of the protoboard isa 5 VDC power supply provided by the 9 VDC battery and the 5 VDC regulator. An LED is alsoprovided at the output of the regulator to serve as a power supply pilot light (on) indicator. Thefour single pole, single throw switches mounted in a common DIP package provide thecapability to insert logic one and logic zero test signals into the circuit under test. The 7404 hexinverter is part of the four channel LED indicator circuit. The LEDs act as a four-channel logicprobe to provide a visual indication of the circuit’s logic output(s). This circuit is actuallyconstructed on to breadboard snapped together. The

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

), and other minority institutions (OMIs).Among the MIs, the enrollment of underrepresented minority groups (single or combined) mustexceed 50% of the total student enrollment in OMIs, at least 25% student enrollment is Hispanicand 50% or more of the Hispanic students are low-income individuals for HSIs, and 50% ormore of student enrollment is American Indians for TCUs. A list of minority institutions ispublished by the U. S. Department of Education [1].The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) [2] provides professional developmentopportunities for both NASA scientists and STEM faculty of minority institutions. Each year,the program awards up to six NASA scientists to teach or enhance curricula at minorityinstitutions, and up to six

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

coalitions in the early 1990’s, the NationalScience Foundation, ARPA, and other government agencies as well as private foundations havemade substantial investments to improve engineering curricula, teaching and learning practices,and the ‘pipeline’ from K-12 into engineering. In 2001, Bjorklund and Colbeck1 reported theresults of their interviews with 27 leaders of engineering colleges and professional organizationsin which they discussed change that had taken place over ten years since the founding of the firstcoalitions. The participants were asked what they believed were the two most significantchanges over that decade. Greater exposure to design and emphasis on effective teaching werementioned by ten of the 27 participants, followed closely by

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

project include the evaluation and revision of features through studentassessment and the addition of other experiments and simulations.References[1] Gillet, D., Latchman, H. A., and Salzmann, C., (2001), “Hands-on Laboratory Experiments in Flexible and Distance Learning”, Journal of Engineering Education, April, pp. 187-191.[2] Gillet, D., Geoffroy, F., Zeramdini, K., Nguyen, A. V., Rekik, Y., and Piguet, Y., (2003), “The Cockpit: An Effective Metaphor for Web-based Experimentation in Engineering Education”, Int. J. Engng. Ed., Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 389-397.[3] Nguyen, A. V., Gillet, D., Rekik, Y. and Sire, S., (2004), “Sustaining the Continuity of Interaction in Web- based Experimentation for Engineering Education”, Proceedings of