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Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Grash; Andrew Rose

starting point for the collaboration. Theopportunity to collaborate took several years to develop since the Frank Lloyd Wright course istaught every other year and Dr. Rose only began teaching the reinforced concrete design coursein the spring 2004 semester. This created the first opportunity for the interaction. Collaborationand interaction between the arts and engineering is supported by ABET,1 ASCE Policy 465 andits Body of Knowledge document,2 and UPJ GenEd program.3 ABET1 requires engineeringprograms prepare well-educated graduates able to interact with other professionals in anincreasingly complex and diverse world. In the Body of Knowledge document,2 ASCE is strivingto raise the professional practice of civil engineering to a higher level

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wang

apprenticeship systems into astudio-based tutorial environment. The design studio is currently viewed as a learningenvironment in which skills and values can be brought to bear within a spirit of open inquiry(Glasser, 2000:252; Doherty et al., 1991:73). The model has served well in many respects, butstudents and professionals need ways to incorporate rapidly advancing technologies in botheducation and practice. Incorporating substantial components from the arts and humanitiesinto educational programs can help meet that need. Traditional architecture schools did not prepare architects to market their businesses. Somemight view that as a good thing, but architecture graduates needing help with marketing aremostly left alone and find they are unprepared

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Piechota; Shashi Nambisan

Associates. The technical needs are largelybeing met by Harris and Associates; however, there is a limited budget and specific studies arerequired to make a complete assessment of the project impacts on flood control and water use.The specific technical studies required were a conceptual hydraulic model of the Pittman Washand design of a temporary irrigation system for plant restoration. These specific technical needswere communicated to UNLV and a senior design group in the Spring and Summer of 2004worked on the project with the Doug Blatchford, Harris and Associates, as the client mentor.The hydraulic model (see Figure 2) provided the client with information regarding the floodelevations during various storms (e.g., 2, 5, 10, and 100 year) which

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Charu Sharma; Mieke Schuurman; Barbara Bogue

remain part of a pioneering group. A conclusion in a literature review of assessment inengineering education reinforces the need for better data collection: “college and universitiesshould pay more attention to retention and graduation data” as well as gather more evaluationand research on effectiveness of programming. (8)Moreover, while the need for better assessment is generally recognized, the integration ofassessment into activities from conception of an activity or course and continuing well beyondthe end is still rare. Major barriers to better assessment practices are the expense of mountinggood assessments and analysis and the need for assessment expertise. More complex questions,post-survey instruments, qualitative studies and tracking

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Maj; Anuradha Sutharshan; D Veal

Technology (IT) profession [15]. The alignment of an organisation’sinformation technology to its business strategies is a recurrent theme in IS research[6]. The increasing complexity of today’s business and IT environments makes itmore difficult for organisations to design an Enterprise architecture that supports thecompany’s business objectives and enables the IT staff to deliver applications thatalign with business goals.Enterprise Architecture is about understanding all of the different elements that go tomake up the Enterprise and how those elements interrelate. The InformationTechnology Management Reform Act of 1996, better known as the Clinger-CohenAct, refers to Enterprise architecture as "an integrated framework for evolving ormaintaining

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Randa Shehab; Teri Rhoads; Teri Murphy

Industrial Engineering: Why students come and what makes them stay? Randa L. Shehab1, Teri Reed Rhoads1, 2, and Teri J. Murphy3 School of Industrial Engineering1, College of Engineering2, Department of Mathematics3, the University of OklahomaAbstractThe relative anonymity of industrial engineering may be a significant reason for the slow growthof the discipline and the relatively low enrollment in industrial engineering academic programs.In order to inform industrial engineering (IE) degree programs of factors that help increase bothenrollment and graduation rates, this paper summarizes the outcomes of IE student interviewsregarding what drew

Conference Session

Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Randa Shehab; Teri Rhoads; Teri Murphy

Industrial Engineering: Why students come and what makes them stay? Randa L. Shehab1, Teri Reed Rhoads1, 2, and Teri J. Murphy3 School of Industrial Engineering1, College of Engineering2, Department of Mathematics3, the University of OklahomaAbstractThe relative anonymity of industrial engineering may be a significant reason for the slow growthof the discipline and the relatively low enrollment in industrial engineering academic programs.In order to inform industrial engineering (IE) degree programs of factors that help increase bothenrollment and graduation rates, this paper summarizes the outcomes of IE student interviewsregarding what drew

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Tekippe; Krishna Atherya; Mani Mina; Ryan Legg

student of today to approach designchallenges in a holistic manner; which ensures long term impacts of designs are well researchedand addressed. Because engineers will be designing for a global community, engineeringstudents must be able to identify the multiple effects of their practice around the world.Engineering education should use globalization as a driver to help students become moreconnected with the world and other professions, and to ensure that as practicing engineers theywill provide the best possible solutions for the context of a problem. Currently, our educationsystem does not adequately prepare future engineers to address challenges on this scale

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shane Brown

Page 10.1162.13experiences [29, 30]. A subset of active learning is cooperative learning. Cooperative learning hasreceived significant attention both in practice and in the research, and is best understood when Proceedings of the2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcompared with two alternate modes of learning, competitive and individualistic. It is importantto note that cooperative learning is not simply putting students together in a group to worktogether. Specific characteristics of the group work must be present for it to be successful:positive interdependence of the group members; promotion of face-to

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

happen. Individual departments in science, mathematics, and social science will retain ownership of their respective courses, as it is most important for students to hear and work with professors from these diverse fields. Problems of the 21st-century will best be solved by multidisciplinary teams with different points of view and approaches, all contributing to the optimal solution. • A set of modules of instruction, in electronic, interactive form, for both self-study and in- class use, will be developed in key skill areas essential for the practice of engineering: problem solving and design, technical communication, professional development, measurement systems, and computing, all with a balance between theory and

Conference Session

Accreditation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Brannan; Kevin Bower

within the schema of practical procedural problems as knowledgeencapsulation. The application in a capstone class is to provide the student with repeatedpractical problems to encourage expertise development in the realm of practical engineeringproblems. It should be pointed out that the relationship between PBL and knowledgeencapsulation is an untested hypothesis based on previous research, but remains encouraging.Table 1. ABET 2004-2005 Program Outcomes6 identified by the department as primary outcomes of the capstone classes. ABET Description of Criteria: Designation The 21st century civil engineer must demonstrate: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

Page 10.91.1learning objectives, appropriate course content and teaching methodology [1.4], we hypothesize Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Educationthat soliciting their opinions on what constitutes a good educational experience, and whatinstructional delivery methods they prefer (in their own words), then mapping these attributes toappropriate teaching methodologies rooted in published best practices, should result in a bettereducational experience for the students and increased learning. The objectives of this study,therefore, was to1. Develop an approach that views the students as ‘the customer

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Furterer; Lesia Crumpton-Young

the college. Thedegree of competition for space in the college’s graduate program is increasing. The pre-application process enables the departmental graduate coordinators the ability to review the pre-applicants’ qualifications to identify candidates that would be a good match for the respectiveprograms. It also allows the departmental graduate coordinators to waive the application fees ofthe prospective applicants. The Six Sigma project helped to define improvements to the pre-application process, as well as identify areas for improvement to enhance the technology that isused within the pre-application process. The team effectively used benchmarking techniques toidentify and compare best practices use of technology for the pre-application

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Moore; Mary Raber

of global markets and competition • demonstrated management skills and a strong business senseMany of these skills and expertise are not easily taught within a traditional classroom setting. Infact most, if not all, of these abilities are best developed in practice. With the EnterpriseProgram, MTU has created a new and different experience designed to educate and preparegraduating engineers for more productive and successful careers. The Enterprise Curriculum isoffered as a 20-credit minor or a 12-credit concentration, typically completed over two to three-years. The curriculum is two-pronged and consists of 1) participation in the operation of abusiness (project work) and 2) completion of concentrated course material

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

forEngineering and Technology) or any other accreditation board criteria. In fact, it reinforces thegoals of accreditation; of the eleven criteria required under ABET Criterion 3, stating therequirements for engineering graduates, IP knowledge would be included in seven, including “anability to design,” “a knowledge of contemporary issues,” and “an understanding of professionaland ethical responsibility.” IP encompasses design and identifies the latest contemporary issuesassociated with engineering. More importantly, it is an engineer’s professional and ethicalresponsibility to research claims prior to publication or use. Also, it the engineering educator’sresponsibility to teach future engineers how to protect his or her rights of creation. For example

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

. Faculty use of instructionaltechnology is encouraged to facilitate and enhance student learning. ZU has recently adopted anacademic framework that is driven by learning outcomes while still using the grade point averagesystem.2,3 The ZU academic program model is a hybrid approach that can accommodate learningoutcomes to measure the learning process and uses grades to accommodate the classic academicsystem4. The College of Information Systems (IS) has developed a curriculum based on theacademic program model and driven by a set of well-chosen learning outcomes. This curriculumis designed to reflect the UAE needs for graduates that are well prepared to enter the workforceand to assume their place of responsibility in the nation. The goal of the

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

course. This change was introduced because offaculty frustration that too often students did not applyconcepts of good writing, documentation and research topapers for other courses. Figure 1. Students and classes In the fall of 2002, a so-called “accelerated” programwas introduced. In this program, courses are organized into “suites” of three courses. The suitesmeet for four hours ever Wednesday evening and all day on alternative Saturdays. Appendix IIsummarizes the accelerated program. While courses in the suites have the same expectations and rigor as their regularequivalents, they are designed to be blended, reducing the total class time somewhat compared

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

the retention of knowledge by the students at the time ofgraduation. The test is closed book, and only a calculator is allowed. Our student body is almostfifty-fifty between full-time and part-time students. The average graduation time is about sixsemesters for the AS degree students. A number of guest lecturers are teaching the entry levelcourses in the Associate degree program and this will be changed by increasing the percentage offull-time faculty teaching the entry level courses subject to availability of funds. We arecurrently using the “ten minute” quiz in three out of four subject areas, and we expect this willhave a positive impact on the mean score in the long run. Students’ cooperation in taking the testis almost 100%. It is a

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Guerriero; Elizabeth Chain; Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Matar; Mary Anderson-Rowland

on showing the student what engineers do by havingthem meet engineering faculty in their labs. The students who attended get an opportunity to seeengineering design, development, and testing of the research that the faculty member is activelypursuing. The BAE II event is to welcome the new transfer students to ASU, introduce studentsto ASU advisors and ASU engineering faculty, and for the METS staff to let students know thatthey are available to assist them find resources in a university environment. Students areexposed to technical activities as well as see technical demonstrations by ASU faculty, staff andstudents. The BAE II events include both a presentation and demonstration by ASU faculty andstaff in their engineering discipline which

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

percentage ofstudents graduating with SMET degreeswithin the same time period, also shows theneed for reform. In 1971 5.3% of the BS degrees awarded were in engineering, in 2001 4.3% ofthe degrees were awarded in engineering. The percentage of students graduating with a BS inengineering, much like the actual numbers, decreased by 1976, steadily increased through 1986and declined dramatically by 19902.In response to the trends mentioned above there has been a plethora of activity focusing onimproving lower level courses. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that changes at the lower levelwill effect more students and therefore have a more cost-effective impact. In 1992 it was reportedthat the leading reasons why lower division students drop out of

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

F. Edwards; T. Daniel; W. Hale; A. Hanson; E. Richardson

Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998, http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/ Rudner0.asp. 5. Ray, B., (1997). Home Education Across the United States, National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), http://www.hslda.org/docs/ . Salem, OR. 6. Cross, K. P. (1981). Adults as Learners. Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, San Francisco, CA. 7. Knowles, M. (1975). Self-directed learning: A guide for learners and teachers. Associated Press, New York, NY. 8. Piskurich, G.M. (1993). Self-Directed Learning: A practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation. Jossey-Bass Inc

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Trine Kvidal; April Kedrowicz

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationEducators generally adopt one of four approaches to improving the communicationcompetence of engineering undergraduates: (1) a required communication course, (2) acommunication lab, designed to provide assistance to students on a voluntary basis, (3)integrated communication and engineering courses, or (4) an integrated communicationand engineering degree program.In the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah, a series ofengineering courses have been revised to include significant communication components,such that students will have received instruction in and practiced

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

has been set in motion which will assure keeping abreast with international standards.Lastly, it is to be realized that on the path of quality and excellence in education we havemade a modest beginning. We are living in a world where globalization and fast growth rateof knowledge are order of the day. Internet and information technology are affectingprofound changes in our professional practices. We have to cover a long way in strengtheningthe graduate and postgraduate programs of the College. Capstone design projects whereconcerns have been noted by the evaluators need to be improved in line with the internationaltrends.ConclusionsThe successful culmination of efforts for acquiring of substantial equivalency status for allour

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Schleicher; Aubrey Hunt; Sean Brophy; Christopher Garay; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

paper.CurriculumOur goal is to construct a science curriculum that achieves the goals of K-12 sciences standardsand introduces students to the exciting field of biomedical imaging. By early summer 2004, theresearch team developed a draft curriculum that focused on x-ray imaging and computedtomography (CT). The curriculum begins by presenting the learners with challenges that providecontext and motivation for learning the material presented and opportunities to practice applyingthat knowledge. This approach is guided by research on human learning and its implications forinstruction detailed in a recent National Academy of Science report called How People Learn1.Specifically, the instruction is designed around “anchored inquiry” of interesting challenges2,3

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome McCoy; Leslie Keiser; Michael Kessler; William Potter; Peter LoPresti; Donna Farrior; Shirley Pomeranz

-ILAPs follow.Non-ILAP #1; “Newton’s method”: • Maybe instead of telling the group exactly everything to do, they should have to experiment a little on their own. For example, prompt them to find other places where Newton’s method does or does not work well. • I would have liked it to be more hands on. • …Prefer a project more directly connected to a real world application, where the target mathematical topic is observed physically, rather than through direct calculation. This project involved only work on a calculator and was more an exercise in report generation. This project would be used best as practice/preparation to orient students before moving in to a more complex or involved project. Mathematics

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Gregory Spaulding

. Consulting would also address specific problems that may be beyond the scope of the material covered in the standard training, such as design for reliability. Additionally, the Institute could be contracted to provide support in ongoing activities such as analysis of oil samples and periodic thermal imaging sweeps. Research – The faculty and staff at the Institute would be involved in research projects that would significantly impact reliability in the future. These research resources could be made available to address industrial problems that regional companies experience.SummaryImplementing a successful Reliability-Centered Manufacturing Program requires a clear, preciseexecution strategy. Short- and long-term goals must be defined

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Adam Kowalski; Frank Kowalski

benefits this program provides to the teachers, their students,and the university.IntroductionColorado School of Mines, in Golden CO, is a public research university devoted to engineeringand applied science. The Classroom Communicator Project was created when the PhysicsDepartment was honored in June 2001 with the CCHE (Colorado Commission on HigherEducation) Program of Excellence Award. This prestigious recognition of the quality androbustness of the Engineering Physics program provided the original funding for disseminationof classroom communicator technology both on-campus and in outreach to the greaterkindergarten through community college (K-14) educational community.What is a classroom communication system?Classroom communication system is

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

-person teams along with a senior andassistant mentor. The participants are faculty members from across the nation with generally oneto four years of teaching experience. The senior mentors are current or retired C&ME Faculty orgraduates of T4E or ETW. The assistant mentors at USMA are new C&ME faculty that justcompleted the full six-week version of C&ME instructor training. At the University of Arkansasand Northern Arizona University, the assistant mentors are recent graduates of T4E or ETW.One team of participants that came from both research and teaching institutions chronicled theirexperience in individual journals. The ETW experience made such a dramatic impact on thisteam’s teaching performance that they felt motivated to pass

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dean Burton; Ashbjorn Osland

U.S. incubators and the first U.S. incubatorwholly sponsored and operated by a university (Retrieved September 12, 2004 fromhttp://www.rpi.edu/dept/incubator/homepage/ ). Its accomplishments include the following: • “Greater than 80% survival rate for participating companies. • Over 180 companies served since 1980. Most have remained in the capital region of New York State. • 43 current tenants; 230 jobs. • Occupancy in the Incubator typically exceeds 95%. • Over 2,000 jobs created. • Annual sales of Incubator “graduates” exceed $500 million. • Approximately 2/3 of participating companies have evolved from research at Rensselaer or have been started by Rensselaer Alumni. • Hundreds of RPI students have

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianpeng Zhou

, increased students’ participations in the teaching process are needed to improve theeffectiveness of students’ learning. This paper reports the experience and findings of a projectwhere videos of water treatment subjects were used and integrated in the instructional activitiesof these courses. The impacts of videos on students’ learning were assessed both qualitativelyand quantitatively. Bloom’s taxonomy on learning levels was used to design the assessmentquestions for each course. This project found that the use of appropriately selected videosimproved the learning environment, increased students interests in learning by promoting activestudents participation in the learning process, promoted high levels of learning and naturallybroke long class