Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

will have itsown regulations related to solid and hazardous wastes that may vary significantly (or in somecases, almost no regulations), devoting class time to this topic in the UNESCO setting seemedless beneficial to students. Page 12.1288.4As shown in Table 3, the topics that received the most emphasis in the UNESCO course werebiotreatment and landfills. This reflects the technologies that are most sustainable given thehighly organic nature of the wastes in many developing countries, and the technologies that areappropriate and most widely used.Table 3. Approximate number of contact hours spent on Topics Covered in the various CoursesTopic

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

agree.” Page 12.929.5 “I believe that the most important advice that can be passed on, in not only becoming a successful in this class but just in general, is to become completely integrated with your team. Get to know one another on a personal level so that people are not afraid to step up and let each other know how you as well as others can contribute to the team.” “Get to know your team members and what they already know. Use this knowledge and learn from your team members. Establish a good communication base early. ”These results caused the course instructors to really step-back and reflect upon a better approachto the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amajd Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 12.573.72.1. Bit Maps and ImagesBit images and maps are at the heart of any game as they are used to display the environment,terrains, character, weapons, and special effects. To display images at different places in thebuffer, OpenGL provides operations for reading, copying and drawing pixels. These commandsuse the following functions respectively: glReadPixels() - reads a region of the frame buffer intooff-screen (processor) memory; glCopyPixels()- copies a region of the frame buffer into anotherpart of the frame buffer; glDrawPixels()- draws a given pixmap into the frame buffer.In the process of transferring and copying pixels OpenGL provides the capability to magnify,reduce, or flip (reflect) an image. The function glPixelZoom

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Lifelong learning.The basic premise is that an individual learner must actively "build" knowledge and skills 3. Weknow that technology changes with time and an engineer must be motivated to continue to learnand stay current with technology. Constructivism is a method of teaching and learning based onthe principle that cognition (learning) is the result of mental construction, and this construction inquite individual. Knowledge is formed by reflecting on our experiences, by putting informationtogether with what we already thereby we construct knowledge in our head. Thus, we create ourown understanding of the world we live in. Learning is the process of adjusting our mentalmodels to fit with new experiences. Constructivist theorists maintain that

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

be done and uses one or more examples taken from different projects to illustrate how theymust be performed. He/she provides extensive feedback based on the work that the students dobut avoids making design decisions for them. The instructor gives suggestions, questions theresults of each task, encourages students to reflect on the process that they followed and ways toimprove it, etc. Most undergraduate students typically feel uncomfortable with this approach,especially during the early stages of the project, because they would prefer to have the instructoras the team leader rather than as an external consultant. However, they appreciate the benefits ofthis approach once they start working in industry and realize how well the experience

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

project management knowledge into a comprehensive suite of professionaldevelopment tools.Research on teacher learning suggests that online professional development for teachers should focus onexaminations of practice, promote reflection, and be coupled with classroom teaching. What remainsunknown is how to create an online education system that is also simultaneously applicable to hundredsof pre-engineering and engineering teachers nationwide from K-12 to higher education.The Need for High Quality Professional DevelopmentA potentially large part of the EEES challenge requires that teaching NOT be viewed as a set of quicktricks and simple fixes. It must embody a comprehensive set of modules that synthesize what one knowsabout course content with

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Page 12.1037.6It is an intensive and challenging program. Two students (out of 25 Microelectronic Engineeringstudents) enrolled in this program in it debut. Texas Instruments supported the first student topursue research on aluminum alloy films for micro mirror applications. The student investigatedoptical visible reflection coefficient of aluminum films alloyed with chromium, copper andtitanium, and developed universal dielectric function model4. He was subsequently hired byTexas Instruments on graduation. The second student investigated and developed nickelmonosilicide process at RIT and joined IBM on graduation. Success of these students promptedinterest and enrollment doubled in 2005. The assessment of the program is carried out through

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

poor high school preparation andrecognized and articulated a need for better preparation for the rigors of college in general andengineering specifically as factors in their decisions to leave engineering. Example responsesincluded: I think that it [high school] did not teach me in the reality of college and the difficulties accompanied by it. –Latina Did not reflect the type of work or the amount of work that one encounters in their first year of engineering.—Caucasian MaleAlthough these students do not reflect the majority of respondents, it is important for researchersand practitioners alike to give credence to such comments in order to understand the entire set offactors that may be impacting engineering

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

problem solving process. For every assignment, the student is asked to self-assesswhether they have demonstrated the competencies associated with the assignment and to describethe evidence that supports their assessment. Every assignment also requires a short reflective state-ment, which includes what was learned and what was still unclear. Most of the assignments requirestudents to create a MATLAB solution (often MATLAB script files) from scratch-no sample or par-tially completed solutions are given as part of the assignments.Each assignment is based on a more-or-less real-world problem that is appropriate for the analyticalskills of freshman-level students. The MATLAB skills addressed in the assignments and associatedproblems used in the Fall

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

students have variouslearning styles; moreover, most students do not have learning styles compatible to such atheoretical task.5, 10 Therefore, engineering educators need to focus on teaching writing inmanners that can be learned by students.According to Felder and Silverman, there are eight learning styles: sensing, intuitive, visual,verbal, active, reflective, sequential, and global.5 It is important that the teachingmaterial/assignments/activities on a given topic address multiple learning styles such that theseexercises have a greater potential to impact the majority of students. A listing of four potentialactivities, and their learning style targets, designed to enable writing skill development in theengineering curriculum are given below

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. The purpose of this paper isto reflect on the increase of blended learning course formats and provide evidence of studentsatisfaction and cost savings using a quality assessment model. While the research on blendedlearning is just beginning, colleges and universities are seeing the pedagogical advantages. It ishoped that this paper will get a dialog started. The blended classroom: Is it the best of bothworlds?Theoretical BackgroundWhat is blended learning?The traditional face-to-face classroom is still the norm in most universities. With the availabilityof Web-based technologies, numerous classes also include a Website where students have access

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Murray, University of Missouri; Stephen Raper, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

engineering management students. Changes were made toan introductory sophomore level EM class. Students were required to participate in life-long learning activities including reading business books and interviewing managers.These activities were graded as part of the required course. Additionally, the studentswere asked to identify learning activities they would complete the semester following thecourse – which would not be reflected in their grades. Recommendations forincorporating life-long learning initiatives in the engineering management undergraduatecurriculum are also presented.Introduction The current ABET guidelines place an emphasis on life-long learning for ourundergraduate students. In the report “Engineering Change: A Study of the

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Peterson, Lamar University; David Cocke, Lamar University; Jewel Gomes, Lamar University; Hector Casillas, Lamar University; Morgan Reed, Lamar University; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

may enhance creativity. Texts from antiquity have survived and been translated which provide wonderfulexamples that are germane to modern circumstances. The successful Socratic methods areidealized in Plato’s works as a humbling succession in prodding the mind to reflect via directquestioning inquiry. The outcome to be expected is that mental gymnastics provide the exercisethat generates good habits of critical thinking. These were espoused at Plato’s Academy whereAristotle, it’s most famous student, developed logic, categorized the early fields of study thatform the basis of many of today’s disciplines, and evolved more practical uses of learning withinthe peripatetic school. These are many of the bricks of the foundation of Western

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Kristine Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Corinne Darvennes, Tennessee Technological University; Alison Wachs, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities 1 and 2. If the perceivedlunch effect reflects fatigue, one would expect lower levels of engagement in the later activities.Table 4 shows that the result of this hypothesis test is similar to the first test. There are nosignificant differences in the observer engagement ratings for earlier versus later activities. Infact, the later activities have a higher mean score and lower variance for the engagement ratings.With the random assignment of girls to participant groups, this result may reflect greater levels ofcomfort with new acquaintances as the day progressed. Page 12.270.7 Table 4. Activities 1 and 2 Versus

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

program model and driven by a set of well-chosen learning outcomes. This curriculumuses the IS2002 model curriculum as a basis and is designed to reflect the UAE needs forgraduates that are well prepared to enter the workforce and to assume their place ofresponsibility in the nation. The goal of the College is to produce graduates having strongtechnology and communication skills as well as a good understanding of business practices andwork ethics.The academic program model is driven by two sets of learning outcomes at both the college andUniversity levels. All IS courses are developed to address College and University level learningoutcomes. Master course syllabi are developed to show the course contributions to variouslearning outcomes. During

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

are in writing in the disciplines, discourse analysis of talk about writing and corpus-based analysis of written texts. Page 12.253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Are Freshman Engineering Students Able to Think and Write Critically?Abstract“Critical Thinking is defined as reasonable reflective thinking that is focused ondeciding what to believe or do. More precisely, it is assessing the authenticity, accuracy,and/or worth of knowledge claims and arguments. It requires careful, precise, persistentand objective analysis of any knowledge claim or belief to judge its validity

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane Zemke, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

around challenging cases and be formatted as classroomhandouts. Some cases may include video or other media presented by the instructor. Thecoaching tool kit will be created to contain the general skills of facilitating learning and modulespecific tools. The initial module specific tools will be based on anticipated studentmisconceptions and procedural difficulties with each skill.5.2. Step 2: Module Use and Data CollectionModule effectiveness data will be collected in use in regularly scheduled classes. The dataincludes: 1. On-line quizzes immediately following lectures 2. Video/Audio recording of small team interactions during practice sessions 3. Instructor reflective notes of apparent effectiveness of coaching during practice 4

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Haub, South Dakota State University; Robert Fourney, South Dakota State University; Steven Hietpas, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, Robert Fourney and Steven HietpasAbstractFor six years South Dakota State University has implemented major revisions to the EnergyConversion Course to include advanced topics in the area of electric drives. With these changes,the course name has been changed to Electromechanical Systems (required 400-level course withlab) to better reflect the content of the course that emphasizes a systems approach to teachingmachines, power electronics, and the use of microprocessors in an electric drive system. Overthese six years the development of DC permanent magnet and AC inductions motor drivesystems has provided more advanced study within the lecture and required laboratory course,wherein students model power electronic drives and motors, conduct

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

or elite group of individuals.It is not enough for upper management to be given the opportunity to acquire a clearunderstanding of a quality environments culture. Each worker must also be acquainted with theproper tools and understanding of the quality processes in order to affect a change in theorganization’s philosophy, direction, and future. In fact, the basic essence of TQM reflects a Page 12.1234.4process through which training and education must be supported by all levels of management.The challenge is to infuse it into organizations. In order to be successful the organization alongwith its managers and workers must strive to acquire

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; David Mongan, Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Allgathered in Landsdowne, Virginia from June 21 to 23, 2006 to participate in the Summit.The Summit’s purpose was to articulate an aspirational global vision for the future of civilengineering addressing all levels and facets of the civil engineering community, that is,professional (licensed) civil engineers, non-licensed civil engineers, technologists, andtechnicians. The Summit’s goal reflects the organizers’ and the participants’ preference of choiceover chance. Statesman William Jennings Bryan highlighted those options when he said:“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice.” Broadly speaking, there are only twofutures for civil engineering around the globe; the one the profession creates for itself or, in thevoid, the one

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barb Howe, FishSafe B.C.; Gina Johansen, Fish Safe

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

is the person or group of persons whowould have to act differently if the future state of affairs were to be realized. The owner of aprescriptive need is not the person or persons who would be required to change attitudes orbehaviours. A motivational need is when the owner of the discrepancy perceives the need. Forexample, a TC mandatory safety course is a prescriptive need, whereas a voluntary course onvessel stability reflects a motivational need. The success of a program is exponential when thereis total agreement between prescriptive and motivational needs, or when a program is drivenentirely by motivational needs.Learning OutcomesThe next step, following the program planning model was to determine the learning outcome.The FSSEP learning

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

skills of USMA facultymembers for the dramatically changing academic workplace of the 21st century.” 10 Theprogram involves monthly small-group discussion sessions, a formative review of classroomteaching, and reflective activities. Participants are provided with: • a pedagogical framework that will provide a basis for planning, implementing, and reflecting on their teaching and learning activities; • a repertoire of skills that will allow participants to operate in a variety of different teaching situations; • the ability to review and assess their teaching critically and revise it appropriately; • techniques for helping learners acquire important discipline-related skills and knowledge; • the ability to

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

in Table 1.The adopted DCDS model blends the three elements of the Triangulated Learning Model; (1)simulation, (2) construction, (3) connection, the four elements of the Kolb Learning Cycle; (1) Page 12.1193.7concrete experience, (2) reflective observation, (3) abstract conceptualization, and (4) activeexperimentation often used in engineering, with the 5E Learning Cycle; (1) engagement, (2)exploration, (3)explanation, (4) extension, and (5) evaluation, which are often used in scienceeducation. Table 2 shows the alignment of the DCDS rapid-prototyping model with TLM, Kolb,5E Learning cycles with Science as Inquiry from the National Science

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

as opposed to 7th); this result may reflect the increased exposure of undergraduatesto topics of professional responsibility.Many students do not appear to have internalized the importance of research ethics. Along withan article by Whitbeck on “Responsible Authorship,”12 as of March 2006, the Online EthicsCenter for Engineering and Science presents several essays, including one by Eugene Tarnow 13on authorship status, as well as scenarios and resources, such as the Federal Policy on ResearchMisconduct.14,15 But in a survey of students in a graduate class at the UT Austin’s Department ofCivil Engineering, not one had ever heard of the site or of the Federal Policy. Much less arestudents aware of material on research-paper plagiarism

Conference Session

Engaging Uses of Course Management Systems, Blogs, and Open Source and a Database as Tools for Library Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson; Michael Fosmire; Amy Van Epps, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

providestudents a centrally localized gateway to resources appropriate for the MET 102 assignment. Itbegan as a discipline-based directory using headings such as electrical engineering, materialsscience, business information, and chemical engineering. There is an ongoing process of reviewfor this bibliography to reflect new questions recently added to the MET 102 database. Duringthe review process in Spring 2005, a second directory based on questions topics was added.Headings such as engineering drawing/engineering design, tolerances,sizes/measurement/temperature, and fasteners were added. These categories correspond to alarge percentage of questions in the MET 102 database. The disciplines that these question topicsfell under were not always evident to

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. M. Gilkeson

. (d) Alumni/ae support, especially in bringing Clinic projects to the College, has multiplied.(3) The Clinic has been absorbed into the mainstream of the curriculum. Design is not merely acapstone activity provided too late to motivate students to learn engineering principles. The designstem occupies curricular space in all of the undergraduate years. [See End Note 4 for description.](4) Peer teaching has become a powerful force in educating of engineering students at HMC.(5) The Clinic has proven a successful tool for continuing education of faculty members.(6) Curricular flexibility results; projects mirror current client interests: 15% of the upper-levelcourses immediately reflect latest technological interests of industry and of academia

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal; Cesar Larriva; Jill Nemiro

assess the students’ work.Curriculum development at each school will proceed gradually, collaboratively, and in aprincipled manner that is free of peripheral constraints and features ongoing cycles ofassessment, reflection, and revision. The curricula related to the Initiative will be developed andrevised in relation to relevant California and national content standards. In the long-term, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Educationcurricula will be developed at the middle- and high-school levels, based on implementationexperience at the elementary level.A long-term goal of the Initiative is to develop a

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Tufenkjian, California State University-Los Angeles; Ethan Lipton, California State University-Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, of the teachers who participatedin the program. It was felt that to ensure their success, the professional development modelshould be split into spring and summer sessions to allow the teachers enough time to study,reflect, and develop an implementation plan. The spring sessions were delivered over sixconsecutive all-day Saturday seminars and were designed to provide requisite math and physicsknowledge, learn about engineering and the engineering design process, and build camaraderie.The summer sessions were delivered over an intensive one week schedule and were used to trainthe teachers on the use and implementation of the engineering design challenge. A summary ofthe main activities and objectives for the spring and summer sessions are

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Web based games may not only provide opportunities to create environments thatmotivate students to think reflectively about mechanics of materials content and to invest energyand time in mastering its concepts, but an opportunity to involve students in learning throughteaching activities and to include student ideas that will further benefit the learning environment.The focus of this paper is on the development and use of interactive web-based games used toreinforce the learning in an undergraduate Mechanics of Materials course and the involvement ofstudents in the game design process. The games provide an interactive learning experience forstudents. One of the games developed involved the manipulation of forces and couples on abeam given

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 5 Personal Safety On & Off Campus 6 Strategies for Interacting with Faculty & Academic Success 7 Mid-Semester Reflection on Personal Academic Plan & Behavior Modification 8 Peer Advising for Spring Courses & Online Tools for Academic Planning 9 Building Community: Pumpkin Carving 10 Study Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 11 Building Community: Study Break 12 Study Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 13 Engineering Scholarships, Financial Aid, Jobs On-Campus 14 End of Semester CelebrationTable 8. EOE First Year Interests Groups (FIGs) – Weekly Seminar Topics