Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Barbara Bogue

management and planning to succeed.The development of the AWE Project coalition, an NSF funded (HRD 01 20642) projectdesigned to develop effective assessment tools and models for WIE and similar programs (11,12). AWE comprises seven very different institutions, programs in varying states ofdevelopment, and a range of staffing and funding resources. AWE Partner Institutions are theUniversity of Missouri (Marra), Penn State (Bogue), Georgia Tech (Mimi Philobos), theUniversity of Arizona (Marie Reyes), the University of Louisville (Brenda Hart), the Universityof Texas – Austin (Tricia Berry) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Barbara Ruel). The threeyear project required that each institution and WIE director or research associate participate

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Geonetta

andapproved by the faculty who review a Statement of Need/Area of Inquiry each learner submitsby midterm. The Statement of Need/Area of Inquiry includes a preliminary definition of theneed, a rationale for its appropriateness as a Senior Design project, and a list of ten references.Topics need to address real problems in concrete terms. Team projects are encouraged, butdifficult to arrange because the College is a commuter campus and because so many learners arenon-traditional learners with work and family obligations. The goals of the course are that: Learners should demonstrate competency in the field of Information Technology bycompletion of planning for the capstone project that establishes the project's significance andfeasibility

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

expected at their institution in these areas is important for putting togethera strong plan leading to promotion and tenure.” Faculty interviews conducted in 1998, 1 resultedin two responses that further emphasize the need for help in defining expectations: “Keep me onthe tenure track.” and “Guidance in finding the right stops along the tenure time-line, i.e., goodcommittees, assistance with initial papers and other activities.” Sanders5 has noted that manytalented young professionals have decided not to pursue careers in higher education because ofthe increasing expectations for tenure and promotion. Akinkuoye and Odesina6 state: “Thesupervisor is in a position to observe and assist the junior faculty member to maintain the level ofmotivation

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John King; Dae-Wook Kim; Tom Stoebe

Manufacturing, Safety inManufacturing, Hazardous Materials, Manufacturing Field Trip, Total QualityManagement, Statistical Process Control, Applied Mathematics, Interpreting TechnicalDrawing, Precision Measurement, Manufacturing Planning, Shop Skills, Job Readiness,Labor in Industry, Career Exploration, Computer Applications, Manufacturing Processes,Technical English as a Second Language, and Manufacturing Internship. Thesemodularized curricula have been introduced to regional high schools and communitycolleges through a series of training workshops sponsored by the PSCME. Throughoutthe development process, these modules have been evaluated by students and local highschool and college instructors. Feedback from the students and instructor evaluations

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

programs are planned forSummer 2005. Both of these will be two-course, six- credit hour programs, one held at INSAToulouse, France, and the other at University College London. This paper reports on the benefitsof the international studies program to our students and faculty, and the evolution of the programofferings to take advantage of lessons learned. Program financing is discussed as are curriculadevelopment, student recruiting and advising, and advanced instructional technologyrequirements including classroom enhancement tools and electronic portfolios. Future plans forthe program include a full spring semester abroad, extension of the summer program to LatinAmerica, and a possible joint master’s degree program. These expanded international

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

-life” project. The open-ended nature of real-life projects requires students to determinewhich skills to apply as well as how to apply them. This can be a great learning experience forstudents, but there are many challenges presented to students during the senior design project.The main challenges identified include; project and time management, lack of technical depth,and lack of structure.Engineering management is one of the biggest challenges students face during their senior designprojects. American Society of Engineering management (ASEM) defines engineeringmanagement as “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directingand controlling activities which have a technological component” 1. Students need to

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Louise Green; Barbara Quintiliano; Andrea Welker

informationliterate.The outcomes, which are based on those developed by ACRL (2000) for each year of study aredescribed below:By the end of the sophomore year, the students should be able to:1. explore general information sources to increase familiarity with a topic2. identify key concepts and terms that describe the information need3. define a realistic overall plan and timeline to acquire the needed information4. read text, select main ideas, and restate textual concepts in their own words5. identify verbatim material that can then be appropriately quoted6. evaluate a website for authority, reliability, credibility, purpose, viewpoint, and suitability7. reflect on past successes, failures, and alternative strategies by maintaining a log of information

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kicher; Frank Adamo; Dale Flowers

individual classparticipation and contribution counts the final 10%.The main subjects that are studied during this semester include: • Design Process & Gathering Information o Define Problem Problem statement Benchmarking QFD PDS Project planning o Information Gathering Page 10.777.3 Internet Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis; Hugh Jack

constant contact. A number of theemployees at these companies were educated in the US and have returned to India. Haritaplans to expand by 200 engineers this year and 1,000 engineers in the next three years.The articles state that GM has established a technical center in Bangalore. This move hasalso drawn U.S. based companies such as Quantech Global Services to establish officesin Bangalore. A quote from the article reads "They are not hiring in the U.S., but theyhave not had to cut staff." Quantech employs 140 in Troy MI, but employs 300 inBangalore, with plans to hire another 300 there. Job applicants in their Indian office facerigorous expectations including a "five-hour written engineering test in English, and acomputer test in math

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wierman; Lawrence Aronhime

in the private and public sectors.”12 The Carey Program is now part of the Centerfor Leadership Education (CLE), housed within the university’s Whiting School of Engineering(WSE). The CLE offers a traditional mix of educational programs, including 1. a wide variety of business courses, many using a case approach and requiring sophisticated final projects 2. the Marshall Salant Student Investment Program, which manages a portfolio donated by an alumnus of the same name 3. an annual business plan competition 4. sponsored internships 5. support for campus business and entrepreneurship clubsIn one course, Technology Commercialization, student teams work with the technology transferoffices of the university

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

promising project results.The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of Florida Tech has structured itssenior design course sequence to replicate many of the activities that would be appropriate for astart-up venture, or a corporate product line introducing a new suite of products. In addition tothe traditional preliminary and critical design reviews and a demonstration of the completedproject, students learn about the industrial new product pipeline and generate feasibility studies,business plans, prototyping, validation reviews, and launch collateral to support a “marketintroduction” of their product, all in a “whole product” context. Senior Design culminates with apublic “trade show” held as a feature of the University’s spring

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; John Demel; Richard Freuler

the numbers.Currently the mathematics, engineering and physics faculty members do not shareexplicitly a common approach to categorizing problem types and how to solve them.This work in progress is focused on having these faculty members discuss problemsolving, decide on a common approach, and present problem solving as an integratedtopic in each of the three course sequences. This paper will describe the process ofdetermining a consistent approach to problem solving, the planning necessary forimplementation in 2005-06, and an assessment process to compare a pilot group tocontrol group(s). The ultimate goal is to make the learning process more efficient for thestudents and to aid them in seeing more connections between their

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gonzalez-Barreto; Antonio González-Quevedo; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

Student profile of the incoming First Year Class of the College ofEngineering at UPRM and their academic performance after their first year González-Barreto, David R., González-Quevedo, Antonio A. Office of Institutional Research and Planning University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezAbstractThis work presents the student profile for the first year class of the College ofEngineering at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (UPRM) during the period of1990-2003. The profile includes variables such as: gender, school type (public orprivate), geographic location of high school, scores from five College EntranceExamination Board (CEEB) tests, high school

Conference Session

A Century of College Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

civil engineering is practiced.Complexity arises in every aspect of projects, from pre-project planning with variedstakeholders to building with minimum environmental and community disturbance. A2001 ASCE report Engineering the Future of Civil Engineering(www.asce.org/raisethebar) highlighted the significant and rapid changes confronting theprofession, while recent events have demonstrated our vulnerability to human-madehazards as well as natural disasters. The risks and challenges to public health, safety, andwelfare will continue to escalate in complexity, and the civil engineering profession mustrespond proactively. The 2001 report also concluded that the current four-year bachelor’sdegree is becoming inadequate formal academic preparation

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

Fellows provided expertise in science, math, and engineering, andfunctioned as positive role models for participating students.Since 2001, the Techtronics after-school program, sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’sStudent Science Enrichment Program, has placed undergraduate and graduate EngineeringTeaching Fellows in the after-school program working with K-12 students at Rogers-HerrMiddle School in Durham, North Carolina. Initiated in the fall of 2001, Techtronics seeks tostimulate intellectual curiosity in engineering through exposure to four engineering disciplines:civil, mechanical, electrical/computer, and biomedical engineering. The mature program nowincludes fully developed lesson plans for two sections of twenty students, Techtronics

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brecca Berman; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

characteristics and operations of partnerships influence STEM educationaloutcomes.* Part of this project addresses the vexing issue of how to evaluate both the outcomesof a partnership, and the partnership itself. For, although a partnership is often viewed primarilyas a vehicle or framework for conducting other planned STEM activities or interventions, it oftenbecomes much more than that, leading to a multitude of unanticipated activities and outcomes.Evaluations that don’t directly address the partnership, and the unanticipated outcomes thatresult, may suffer from a weak formative assessment regarding the health of the partnership, andalso may miss some of the most important results of that partnership.The unintended consequences of the partnership

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Brewer; Johannes Boehme; Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed

research within the College of Engineering & College of Veterinary Medicine • Medical Engineering Department formed in Radiology at Wake Forest University School of MedicineSpring, 2001 • Virginia Tech administrators define a need for collaborative relationship with a medical college • Several Virginia Tech administrations began discussions with Wake Forest University School of Medicine • Executive Summary presented to Dr. Dean and President Steger • Plans begin for establishing the schoolSummer, 2001 • Virginia Tech

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Catherine Lewis; Susan Etheredge; Thomas Gralinski

Program, delivered a lively and informative talk to theteachers about engineering and the human spirit. Following Dr. Grasso’s talk, the participantsviewed a video entitled The Deep Dive, focusing on the nature of an engineering designworkshop environment. The Institute participants and instructors also calculated their ecologicalfootprints and took a field trip to the lifelong kindergarten laboratory at MIT and artificialintelligence laboratories at Harvard. During the last days of the Institute, each teacher wasrequired to develop a curriculum plan to integrate engineering into his or her classroom duringthe 2004-05 school year.Each participating teacher received a monetary stipend, professional development points, andseed money to use for his

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture; manufacturing competitiveness: Page 10.78.1 understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, and Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education control; manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis, synthesis, and control of manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus based methods, simulation and information technology

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

and business at the university. Students run businessventures that are sponsored by outside companies. To learn more about this program, seewww.enterprise.mtu.edu.) The undergraduate scholars also learn about opportunities for minors,certifications, and studying nationally or abroad. This information helps them create or updatetheir graduation plan and select appropriate classes. Table 3: Spring 2005 Career Development Workshop Topics Topic Speaker Department Career Center Overview and Tour Gail Beausoleil & Jeff Kangas Career Center Resumé writing; bring a draft of your resumé Gail Beausoleil & Jeff Kangas Career Center

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Byrne

coursetitled mechanics of deformable bodies. This strength of materials lab provides experiences thatconnect the mechanics concepts being learned with materials property testing. Deliverables fromthe lab course are established to develop a professional communication style where both theoryand experimental analysis are valued highly. Course objectives and lab experiences in both the freshman and sophomore lab coursesare described and presented in the context of the mechanical engineering curriculum. Theobjective of this paper is to present the courses and to demonstrate the challenges and successesin implementing the integrated plan. Challenges include delivery to students with limitedexperimental backgrounds. Successes include improved

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Fisher; Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

enrich grades 3-8 students’ learning of STEM concepts andapplications. The graduate students spend at least ten hours each week working with a teacherpartner in the classroom, and an additional five to ten hours each week planning for their in-school activities. The Fellows enhance science and mathematics instruction with engineering-related lessons and activities. In addition, each cohort of Fellows plans and implements a 3-daysummer workshop for teachers from across the state. To help prepare the graduate students forthese activities, they are required to enroll in a 3-credit, graduate-level course (EDTE 701 –Special Topics in Teaching Science) during the Fall semester, and attend weekly GK-12seminars during the Spring and Summer. At the same

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ressler Stephen; Estes Allen; Karl Meyer; Matthew Morris

, waste disposal, munitions storage,organizational shops, roads, and so on. The process involves the translation of concepts andrequirements into an actual plan with specific facility, utility, and labor force requirements. Agood base camp design plan minimizes the construction necessary by making the maximum useof existing facilities and utilities.The purpose of this paper is to describe an embedded assessment technique used in CE450during the fall semester of Academic Year 2004-2005. CE450 serves as the final andculminating course in the civil engineering three-course sequence taken by students who are notmajoring in engineering. It is one of seven different three-course sequences, which constitute aportion of the Academy’s core curriculum, and

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Sabick; John Gardner; Patricia Pyke; William Knowlton; Amy Moll

single peanut buttercracker sandwich with just a knife, a jar of peanut butter and crackers. When their lab partnersmust then follow their precise instructions to build a sandwich, it becomes apparent that writingprocedures is not so simple after all. Vague instructions such as “put peanut butter on cracker”result in some unexpected configurations.Activity III — Process planning. In this activity, the students begin building their process.They define product specifications, draw a flow chart of the process, develop quality controlmeasurements, write procedures for operators, sketch tooling, and perform other developmentactivities. They may specify as many operators as they deem necessary and may use anyequipment or process, including a motorized

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationProblem-centered learning (PCL) is more explicit and structured than PBL. These teachingstrategies can encourage other learning outcomes beside developing problem-solving skills,including high student motivation, teaming skills, ability to organize, plan and execute problem-solving (technical, procedural and social), greater appreciation of course content utility, longerknowledge retention, knowledge of the real world, positive community awareness and civicresponsibility, and the value of teamwork. [5,6,7]. Other positive outcomes can be achieved aswell [8,9].Student active learning outcomes that

Conference Session

Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

required course in Technical Report Writing devoted toengineering students, these students were still having difficulty mastering the organization,formatting, and technical style of lab reports and other professional genre. This paper introducesthe project and its academic context, describes the process by which the manual was composedand classroom tested, and outlines future plans for similar manuals at Embry-Riddle based uponthe success of the College of Engineering Style Manual. Sample entries from the manual areprovided in a set of Appendices as well.IntroductionThe following sections describe the development of the College of Engineering (COE) StyleManual at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. The manualwas

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Bender; Amy Hoover; OraLynn Manweller

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”describe the format of the program, the educational itinerary, and plans to broaden the goals ofthe program. In an effort to gauge the success of the program, we plan to track the progress andthe educational choices the girls make after high school. It is hoped that this program willencourage young women to seriously consider the professions of engineering, aviation andconstruction.The goal of the ACE Academy is to increase the number of women that choose to enter thesetechnical fields. By introducing girls to these fields at a younger age that they will be morelikely to enter these career

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvonne Ng

towards: Education, HealthSciences (Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science), Business, and Social Page 10.1194.1Work (Figure 1). These “smattering” courses are also an integral part of an engineering recruitment andpreparation program necessary for students pursuing an engineering degree through the various dualdegree partnerships we have.This “smattering” strategy is the result of a union of the liberal arts and social activism of the college andthe Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology (CWST) Strategic Plan for plugging the“leaky pipeline” of girls and women leaving engineering. While

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

improvement of the ABET 2000 continuous improvement process. Specifically, themost significant improvements are clarification of the relationship between Program Objectivesand Program Outcomes and the definition of engineering topics.Although these clarifications are an improvement, there are other issues related to the ABETCriteria that may be addressed. For example, another area where ABET may choose to clarify isCriterion 8 which addresses the governing societies’ role in the strategic planning process. Thispaper examines current Program Criteria for several programs, proposes revisions to GeneralCriterion 8, and presents sample Program Criteria for industrial engineering.IntroductionThe ABET 2000 Criteria shifted accreditation emphasis from a

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

outcome k) Additional activities common in ENGR 1111 Academic Success / Study Skills / Time Management Personality typing using the Myer’s Briggs Type Indicator Career Services Awareness / Resume Writing / Interviewing Strategies Planning of class schedules or a four-year Study PlanIn both the semesters (Fall 2002 and Fall 2003), Dr. High taught sections of Engineering 1111that included problem solving and projects. Chemical engineering faculty also taught othersections of 1111.ApproachThe course is taught for 1 hour each week during a 15 week semester. The concepts of problemsolving, creativity, and product/process design were introduced using several weeks of thecourse