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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

generalize beyond the population from which it was taken. Finally, student names usedthroughout this paper are for ease of reading and were not used as identifiers while participantsin this study.Background: The case for diversityDiversity means many things to many people. It is a construct evolving out of corporateAmerica’s need to reflect a more diverse, and inclusive workforce, integrate the standardbusiness model, and ultimately level the global playing field. Diversity is evolving. Volumes ofdiversity research catalog this progression to include differences in gender, age, race, politicalaffiliation, religion, sexual preference…etc. This study will also show an array of definitions ofdiversity as aforementioned.In academia, administrators

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SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 13.992.2Further, by organizing the content and presenting it in a way that reflects the structure ofknowledge in the software engineering discipline, we expect that the students will more readilygrasp discipline-specific concepts and concept relationships, thereby better organizing andintegrating their learning from course to course over their academic and professional career. Theintended result is a repository of readily accessible and understandable learning content and alocation (a “studio”) for team collaboration.We have implemented a testbed, called Knowdio (a contraction of Knowledge Studio), thatimplements a portion of our system vision. The testbed allows experimental assessment of theeffectiveness of this learning and knowledge

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Carson, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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First-Year Programs

assigned task. The project isevaluated and graded based on meeting the criteria or objectives in the problem statement.Grades assigned to each individual depend on the expectations of the instructor. The simplestapproach is to assign the same grade to all members of the group regardless of the individual’scontribution to the project. Assigning grades that reflect an individual’s effort requiremeasurement and assessment of criteria to allow differentiation within the group.If one of the educational objectives is learning to work in groups, then evaluation of team skillsshould be part of the grading process. Techniques, skills, and methods of working togethershould be incorporated into the group project. Measurement of the student’s application of

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

Page 13.767.3about what is possible and desirable.6 Hence, technologies have “politics” built in. Whileknown primarily as an STS scholar and political philosopher, he has also published within thedesign studies community, his major publication extending prior work on the politics oftechnology. In one contribution to the design studies community, Winner calls for moresystematic attention to, and more careful reflection on, how our built world fits with our bodypolitic, or in other words how technologies fit with our overarching political ideals and goals.7According to Winner, “There is as yet no well-developed discipline or well-focused tradition ofthought and practice that tries to do this, to specify which patterns of material

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Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Peterson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy

of this paper was asked toreview for IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering a few years ago. The book is anexcellent presentation of cost estimating principles however its treatment of engineeringeconomy is problematic in several regards.One fault which the author of this paper has is with the depreciation section which does not seemto use the current MACRS but the older ACRS. While the text does suggest that interestedreaders go to the relevant IRS documents, it seems that even a hypothetical example in a text soclosely related to engineering economics would reflect current practice. This seems problematic.Additionally, in the chapter on engineering economy it presents return on investment first. ROI ispresented without the strongest of

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Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics are distributed across grade-level groupings. In contrast, the sixhighest-achieving countries’ topics are sequenced to reflect the hierarchical and logical structuresof the mathematics discipline14.Analyses of secondary mathematics textbooks used in TIMSS also showed variation in content,presentation, and task. The variation found in the textbooks suggests that textbook content maynot be compatible with students’ mathematical conceptions, and this may hamper learning6.Studies have even shown that textbooks can have organizational structures that are at odds withwhat is empirically known about students’ mathematical development. For example, in algebraeducation “textbooks organized around the principle of symbol precedence,” which

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International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Borrelli, McMaster University; Susan Masten, McMaster University

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International

their own understanding and knowledge and be able to present it clearly andcoherently to others. They change from “passive recipients of information to active controllersof learning”.2 All teaching assistants who responded to a survey (see the Appendix for asummary of the survey results) asking them to reflect upon this role stated that being a teachingassistant has affected their view of the educational process. One teaching assistant wrote, Page 13.487.3“[t]eaching the same material for some time gives you a better idea of what are the commonpitfalls and misunderstanding that will occur when students are learning the new material andyou can

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cardella, Purdue Engineering Education

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Educational Research and Methods

systematic set of procedures to develop an inductivelyderived grounded theory about a phenomenon" [25, p.24]. The five processes of modifiedanalytic induction (mentioned above) reflect the systematic set of procedures within thegrounded theory paradigm.Collecting and coding the material constituted step one of the constant comparative analysis.Codes are abbreviations or symbols applied to a segment of words to facilitate sorting andclustering word segments relating to a particular topic or question [23]. Using the guidingquestions, the first author developed categories of information (open coding). In the open codingphase, the first author examined the textual and visual information (transcripts and drawings) forsalient categories of information

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

-person/on-line hybrid 2+2 B.S. Program in Information Technology program. After only two years the program produced its first two graduates in Spring 2007. The program has an impressive retention rate of over 90%. • Students in the California State University, Fresno Industrial Technology online/hybrid program continue to progress. Over 50% of the initial 2005 cohort have graduated with their B.S. degrees. • A feasibility study was conducted to access the need for a new four-year engineering technology program in the region.Objective 3: Implement regional programs in Information Technology, Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Technology that reflects existing and emerging industry needs. • CREATE has developed and

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

rewarding. In fact, volunteers reported they had workedwith the same school for three to four years, on average, suggesting that strong and sustainablerelationships are formed through the AWIM program.Volunteers perceived positive student reactions to their involvement in the AWIM activities,from their interest in the activities to their interest in learning more about STEM topics in thefuture. Table 4 shows mean ratings of the extent to which volunteers believed several statements(i.e., AWIM’s intended outcomes) accurately reflected students’ reactions to their participationwith the AWIM Challenges. Ratings were made on a scale from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (Quite a bit).Table 4Volunteers’ Perceptions of Students’ Reactions to their Participation

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

surveyresponses of the participating science teachers.12 Participating schools and teachers committedto full participation in the three-year program. 13, 14Follow-up activities during the academic year, including observations by UA mentors andparticipating science teachers, were designed to provide additional time for inquiry, reflection,and mentoring and to sustain the long-term practice of including hands-on laboratory activitiesaligned with the Science Frameworks.Year One Workshop ActivitiesThe year one Summer Institute was focused on providing engineering hands-on activitiesteachers could subsequently conduct in their classrooms. For each activity, the Instituteprovided: 1) a presentation and discussion of the topic background; 2) time to perform

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Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Reinhart, University of Central Florida

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Environmental Engineering

, students, and society. TheEnVEBOK reflects our profession’s responsibility to address societal challenges withintelligent and practical solutions. It will help to prepare students for an unknown future;to have the skills necessary to learn and apply principles to new problems and make themost of new opportunities.Input from stakeholders is essential to a successful EnVEBOK. Throughout 2008, theTask Force will be seeking input through various means including the EnVEBOKwebsite (www.cecs.ucf.edu/BOK), presentations, emailings, and publication of articles. Page 13.383.5The development of the EnVEBOK is a continuous process of testing and improvement.As it is

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Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jonassen, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri

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Two Year College Division

fully incorporate the breadth and depth of knowledge and skills comprised in RPTwork. This belief is supported by Dauer and StGermain’s (2006) assertion that traditionalapproaches to radiological training may not be enough to facilitate deep learning. Theywarn that adherence to traditional educational approaches may result in workers withknowledge and skills deficits. They encourage the exploration and evaluation ofalternative learning philosophies that use such learning strategies as: inductivediscussion, self assessments, case studies, demonstrations, projects, prompting andcoaching, interactive lectures, and guided reflection. We have attempted to incorporatemany of these strategies into our theoretical and instructional design framework

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Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter Dominick, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

individuals work together in the team to identify anddocument personal and team development goals. At the end of the semester a final peer-feedback questionnaire is used to assess team development and also to modulate an individualgroup project grade to reflect the contributions of the individual team members. Extension of theteaming thread into subsequent design courses is planned. In this paper, the experience andassessments from the freshman year part of the teaming thread are discussed. In particular, weprovide analysis of the relationships between prior teaming experiences and actual behavior asmeasured through peer and self-evaluation and provide inferences on how these can be used asassessment tools and for personal development.BackgroundThe

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Arthur Pallone

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Engineering Physics & Physics

wasalso found that peer assessment is correlated with the enhancement of student learning bymeans of reflection, analysis and diplomatic criticism [3]. Nevertheless, there isresistance in academia to use of the peer assessment method [7] and some concerns aboutpeer assessment have been reported in the literature [10]. We assumed that students willhave a positive reaction to the new assessment technique and that it will help thembecome more responsible, as reported by others [2]. We assumed that the benefits of thepeer assessment technique outweight other associated concerns and used the technique inboth classes.OPTICSOptics is a 400 level, 3 contact-hours course curriculum requirement for Engineering andEngineering Physics students. Due to the

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Materials

. Blanchard on "How to Publish Your Research“• Viewing a video by Prof. L. Grossenbacher on "Citing the Work of Others"• Reading the following short pieces: – “Written Presentations” in At the Bench by K. Barker – “The Basics of Citation” from Doing Honest Work in College by C. Lipson – “Writing Papers and Abstracts” from Building a Successful Career… by P. Dee• Preparing a Reflective Writing Assignment on the topic of: “Research the UW’s policy on plagiarism. In your own words, briefly summarize what is considered to be plagiarism.”In class activities began with a brief discussion of the question "Citation-why do it?" (5-10 min),followed by an activity on the topic of plagiarism (20-30 min). This activity was based

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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Materials

important design criteria. In the case of a column, this meansthat they are cognizant of short vs. long column criteria, and can understand critical loads (Pcr).An introduction to the spreadsheet and some of its features is typically needed (depending on theclass response). The spreadsheet has multiple ‘sheets’. Some input cells have limits that reflectreal bounds on the value. Comments are written in the right column. So in-class demos ofvarious input and resulting outputs are used to show the design and optimization process.The spreadsheet is used during class to promote discussion, and is also available onBlackBoardTM for off-line reflection. There is a requirement that a spreadsheet (withpredictions) is to be submitted before testing can occur

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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

able to work on a range oftasks simultaneously'. Graduates are more likely than non-graduates to meet these criteria.Employers are looking for rounded people with a depth of understanding, and ability to takeresponsibility and develop their own role in the organization to be educated rather than trained.Higher education should continue to provide critical, reflective students. Employers need peoplewho can work in teams, exhibit good interpersonal skills, communicate well and who have anunderstanding of work culture. Page 13.485.3Are there any differences between what employers expect and desire of any graduate (such as thesurveys quoted above

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tsuhan Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer

Figure 3 cover traditional domains in ECE, but students are required to take courses in only two of theses areas, reflecting our belief that the field of ECE is far too large to expect all students to follow exactly the same paths through

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Applications of Engineering Economy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jakob Carnemark, SKANSKA

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Engineering Economy

ofthe analysis or be an independent attribute. These are real differences which reflect actualindustry practice.However, this insight reveals two problems in engineering economics education. The first is thatATA is not part of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam (see reference7 page 551) and thesecond is that CEA and MAA are generally not taught in undergraduate engineering economicscourses.A trend in engineering economics education is to teach undergraduates Fundamentals. A reviewof typical fundamental engineering economic texts7 and widely used engineering texts6 indicatesthat topics like Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) and Multi-Attribute Analysis (MAA) are notincluded. Also not included are realistic examples or cases which

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Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Godbey, Jacksonville State University; Dana Ingalsbe, Jacksonville State University; Terry Marbut, Jacksonville State University

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Engineering Technology

the Manufacturing Systems Technology program and these businessprograms as experience has shown that often times there is a perceived overlap in content. Whenresponses were received by the state, it was the Industrial Engineering programs that suggestedthat the Manufacturing Systems Technology proposal seemed to have tremendous duplication oftheir programs! Although we were able to effectively address these concerns, this roadblockappeared unexpectedly and served as a lesson learned. Reflecting on the experience, we concludethat our situation actually validated the need for the program. Business programs provide amplemanagerial skills to students but very little technical prowess. Engineering programs tend toprovide extensive technical

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Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State University; Charlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

describe an engineer.Description of the Engineering Design ProjectSince a project-based approach was used, it is necessary to first describe the project to provideneeded context to understand the format and structure of the six week summer intervention.Prior to the beginning of the summer course, two electrical engineering graduate studentsdesigned a custom radio control (RC) car. The design goals of the car were to have a systemsimple enough for high school students to build during the 11 contact hours per week for sixweeks. The design project reflects, to the extent possible, as many possible steps of theengineering design cycle 20. A critical criterion was developing an accessible design project thatallowed students to make choices and also to

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

calculations using the ideal gas law, andanalyze and interpret the kinetic theory of ideal gases.6. Interpret the first law of thermodynamics, and calculate and predict work, heat, and internalenergy change for various thermodynamic processes.7. Interpret the concepts of reversibility, second law of thermodynamics, and entropy, andanalyze heat engines and refrigerators.8. Analyze and interpret the concepts of reflection and refraction of light and geometric optics.Perform calculations using Snell's law.9. Formulate the concepts of images and optics including virtual and real images, focal length,diverging and converging lens, and spherical and chromatic aberration. Perform calculationsusing lens makers equation.10. Interpret the concepts of

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

life How well are you meeting the workload demands of your coursework? 12. Academic Disengagement (Liberal Arts Courses) .88 .58 Skipped non-engineering related class Turned in non-engineering related assignments late Came late to non-engineering related class Turned in non-engineering related assignments that did not reflect your best work 13. Academic Disengagement (Engineering Related) .86 .70 Skipped engineering related class Turned in engineering related assignments late Turned in engineering related assignments that did not reflect your best work Came late to engineering related class 14. Frequency of

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Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

virtualexperiments, was deployed in a pilot implementation. This paper reports on the learningassessment conducted in that pilot. In particular, the evaluation metrics for the virtual learningenvironment as well as the data on learning effectiveness and student feedback are discussed.IntroductionEngineering education is transforming rapidly due to ongoing significant advances in computerand Web technologies. The experimental learning theory by Kolb1 was suggested as anintegrative perspective on learning that combines experience, perception, cognition, behavior,etc. Five categories of learning style models2,3,4 have been recommended in the educationalliterature: sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, inductive/deductive, active/reflective andsequential/global

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Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bruce Seely, Michigan Technological University; Douglass Klein, Union College; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Page 13.1190.3actually achieving the broad goals for TL articulated by NAE.Some of the outcomes we list below also indicate the presence of “ways of thinking and acting.”The statements in bold come from Technically Speaking. The material in the bullet points thatappear after the numbered items was developed by our group. 1. Recognizes the pervasiveness of technology in everyday life. • Analyzes the social dimensions of a particular sociotechnical system (that is, recognizes that technology is more than just artifacts) and articulates the specific ways in which that system reflects choices. • Describes the various sociotechnical systems in which his/her life is embedded. 2. Understands

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Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

) positions of objectsviewed by a pair of digital cameras. By knowing or estimating the image formation properties ofeach camera, their relative pose, and the pixels pair in each digital image that correspond to aspecific 3D surface location one may invert the image formation process and find the 3Dlocations responsible for reflecting the light sensed by the camera1. Several problems arise inobtaining accurate 3D estimates, which have prompted an explosion of reconstruction techniques(the text by Ma, et al1 is entirely devoted to this subject and discusses in excess of 40 significantpublications on this problem). This is due to the extremely large number of variables involvedwhich, in addition to the geometric problem discussed previously, include

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Ewing, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Barker, Regis University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the project investigators acted as content experts and constructed apreliminary set of assessment items. The external evaluator reviewed these items andprovided feedback for revision purposes based on the psychometric principles of validityand reliability. Paired t-tests were used to examine whether this measurement reflected astatistically significant difference in the participating teachers’ content knowledge frombeginning to end of the workshop.Second, a self-report survey was administered to teachers at the end of the summerworkshop. This instrument was developed by the institution as a common feedback formused across summer courses. Neither the investigators nor the evaluator influenced thequestions that were included on this survey. The

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Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Decker, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Hansen, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Robert Dewar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

inside covered with plywood. Theresulting thermal resistance (R-Value) of these walls will be 12.12 ft2-h-°F/BTU. The verticalSouth facing side will be made of similar material. The northern slant will have at least 3.25” of Page 13.365.3fiberglass insulation having an R-Value of 10.9 ft2-h-°F/BTU. A reflective material will beattached to the interior side of the northern slant to reflect incoming solar radiation downward.The south facing slanted wall will be made from insulating glass with an R-Value of 1.54 ft2-h-°F/BTU. Aside from determining structural support as a function of loading, snow is notexpected to impact operation of the

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Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

2AbstractMany Engineering Technology Programs today are focused on advancing students’ skills incommunications, teamwork and analytical reasoning along with cross-disciplinary knowledge inorder to meet the demands of our global economy. This paper explores how a projectinterwoven through the Engineering Technology curriculum can instill these skills in the studentswhile enhancing the learning outcomes of the courses. The objective of the project is toincorporate a problem into the classroom that reflects similar complexities to that of real-worldproblems. By interweaving the project through the Engineering Technology curriculum, it begins to buildon the cross-interdisciplinary knowledge and various skill levels of the students. Students areallowed