Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

generoussupport from Ford Motor Company, the Kern Family Foundation, the Lemelson Foundation, andthe Jesuit 100 has led to an explosion of curricular developments in the areas of innovation,creativity and entrepreneurship. These activities have included four new university courses, anew pre-college program course, three technical entrepreneurship case studies, the creativityexercises about which this paper will focus, and plans to roll out a minor in entrepreneurshipaimed at both technical and non-technical students. The authors also believe that the keycompetitive advantage boils down to company culture and process, and while the culture ofexternal large corporations may be largely out of our hands, we have been developing and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faik Karatas, Purdue University; Amy Micklos, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

think they work (outside)? SM05: No. They probably work in an office. R2: Office. Do what? SM05: Umm… Create the things and then tell… Like create ‘em in their mind then jot it down and then tell the other people to go… R2: What kind of other people? SM05: Like the workers… They tell the foreman and foreman tells the workers. R1: Chain of command, right? SM05: YeahOne student also indicated tools that engineers use to do their job. The term “tools” is used hereas any form of equipment or material that engineers use to do their job. R1: What does the engineer do in particular about planning that? SM09: Make all the roads so they don’t get all… well they make them so they won’t

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

, August 28-Sept 1,2002.12 Peppas, Nicholas A., “Student Preparation for Graduate School through Undergraduate Research,” ChemicalEngineering Education, v. 15, n. 3, p. 135-137, Summer 1981.13 Tinto, Vincent, “Reconstructing the First Year of College,” Planning for Higher Education, Volume 25, Fall 1996,p. 1-6.14 Tinto, Vincent, “Principles of Effective Retention,” Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1990, p. 35-48.15 Elkins, Susan A., John M. Braxton and Glenn W. James, “Tinto’s Separation Stage and its Influence on Firstsemester College Student Persistence,” Research in Higher Education, vol. 41, No. 2, 2000, p. 251-267.16 Highsmith, R. J., R. Denes and M. M. Pierre, “Mentoring Matters,” NACME Research Letter, 8(1), New

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Thompson, Purdue University; Pamela Turner, Purdue University EPICS; William Oakes, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

these universities Page 13.1162.3Key Elements of the EPICS High or EPICS High School Program • Teacher development- Teachers need to be informed and allowed to understand the thinking as well as structural framework that compliments the EPICS model. • Curriculum support- Teachers involved in EPICS HIGH may need or want guidance to a way that the course can be taught or just understanding in the form of lesson plans. • Engineering and Technical Content – Because EPICS projects cross many disciplinary boundaries and require students to apply skills they do not already possess • Engineering mentors and support

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanics

motivation of repeated success in the educational process through Page 13.676.4significant challenges, feedback, reflection, and change. Although there are many factors thatmay affect student motivation, there are common elements of motivation that affect a broad crosssection of the student population where connections are made between the educational processand career goals or values. This is not to suggest that motivation is or should be the central focusof learning theories or the design of a comprehensive educational plan. However, motivationmust be considered and will have significant impact on the educational process.Academically motivating a

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs II (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Birnkrant, Drexel University; Matthew Cathell, Drexel University; Priscilla Blount, Martha Washington Elementary School; Jean Robinson, Martha Washington Elementary School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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Chemical Engineering

local store and used as received. In order to measure mass and Page 13.798.4volume a balance and graduated cylinder were used. For the mass balance, students constructedpaper chutes of different designs. The students used science journals to record their work, asshown in figure 2. The module lesson plan and activities are available online from the Drexel UniversityGK-12 program website at http://gk12.coe.drexel.edu/ and are freely available for download. Asynopsis of these lesson plans is provided.Activity 1: The Mass & Volume of Candy In this activity, students learn about mass and volume using a balance, graduatedcylinder

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2003 GSW

Authors

Terrence L. Chambers; William E. Simon

LearnedThe main lesson learned was that it is very difficult to do a complete custom designproject, using the university purchasing system, within only one semester. As a result,we will be looking for projects that can more appropriately be done in two semesters. Aswitch to a two-semester project will probably result in an increase in the price. Also, ourexperience with the scope of the projects will cause us to be a bit more conservativeregarding what we are able to do within a particular time period. We also plan to try toformalize the customer requirements sooner and in greater detail so that disagreementsover scope issues will be less of a problem. Summary and ConclusionsIn summary, we are experiencing some growing

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2003 GSW

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Melanie Hagewood; Ken Van Treuren

). IntroductionIt is important with any wind tunnel to be able to characterize the flow characteristics present inthe test section. Understanding qualities such as flow velocity and uniformity, as well asturbulence levels, enables a better understanding of the test environment. This leads to betterexperimental planning. An elevated freestream turbulence level is sometimes desirable as theeffects of turbulence on heat transfer and boundary layer transition are becoming more widelyinvestigated experimentally. Experimental data often provides the basis for computational Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf Southwestern Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright©2003

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2008 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska

usage and application, the utilization ofrandom and/or deterministic analysis techniques. These problems also allow the student to comeup with a full-cycle solution that includes the inception of the initial idea, the design anddevelopment of a prototype, the feasibility/proof-of-concept, a final report with a formalpresentation, and a plan for the prototype’s improvement.Instrumentation and measurements of two-phase flows in mini- or microchannels or issues inmicro fluidics are excellent examples of challenging problems for open-ended projects.10 There arenumerous other examples of challenging open-ended problems well-suited to this purpose4, 5, 7:(a) AC and DC parameters including spatial and temporal distribution of concentrations(b) Flow

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2008 GSW

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Richard Bannerot

= [4η/ηavg + 2W*/W*avg + $*/$*avg ]/7 (1) where η = performance efficiency: energy collected over the four-hour testing period that was actually used to evaporate water (i.e., the mass of distilled water collected times the heat of vaporization per unit mass of water) divided by the insolation on the still’s aperture during the same four-hour testing period (to be provided by the instructor). W* = total weight of the still per unit area of aperture $* = total cost of still materials per unit area of aperture Subscript “avg” = class averageResultsThe plan was for the testing to take place approximately during the class time on Mondayand Wednesday

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2008 GSW

Authors

Carol Costello; August Allo

was a five-minute PowerPoint team effort to introduce their design ideas. The last presentation wasa formal 10 to 14 minute proposal presentation containing a project plan through the endof the next semester. This latter was the only presentation on which the team was gradedusing a rubric. In addition, individual “score cards” were given to team membersimmediately after their presentation on what they had done well, and on areas forimprovement6.The Entry Survey showed that “nervousness” was cited most frequently in relation topresentations. The details the students included on their survey included the followingmanifestations of anxiety: • Feeling of excitement with sweaty palms • Shaky voice, talking too fast • Trouble making eye

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2360: UTILIZING ROBOTICS TO FACILITATE PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVEAnthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University Anthony Reed is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University majoring in biomedical engineering. He graduated from a residential high school in Louisiana and plans to pursue a career in medicine after graduating.Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University Taylor Creekbaum is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University majoring in biomedical engineering. He graduated from the same residential high school as Anthony Reed, and he has a special interest in computer applications.Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University Matthew Elliott is a freshman at Louisiana Tech

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Shaw, Geneva College; Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Design in Engineering Education

had two majorpositive effects. The first was an increase in the number of successful projects. The second wasthoughtful planning and use of their budgets with provisions of contingency funds for last minutecorrections. Assessment using a departmental rubric showed an improvement in attainment ofcourse outcomes related to solution of engineering problems (ABET criterion 3, outcome e).BackgroundIntegration of engineering design experiences into first-year introduction to engineering coursesis an important and challenging task, as we try to keep the activities from becoming stale andrepetitious, while at the same time keeping the projects at an appropriate level for these newcollege students and attempting to retain these students in the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

cadets, or an individualstudent, to devise, solve, and execute the solution to an open-ended engineering problem.Finally, each faculty member is encouraged to sponsor cadets as formal mentors. We each havesix to ten cadets that we periodically invite to our homes on weekends to relax, have dinner, dolaundry, watch television, or entertain with war stories. Through all of these varyingextracurricular activities, we create relationships that increase the engagement with the cadets inthe classroom.In the classroom, we learn techniques to further increase the cadet and instructor engagement.The interaction in the classroom is essential to active learning. We shun lesson plans that arepredominantly run on slide shows, and we practice different

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

solelymeet ABET accreditation purposes. Information on assessment methods is important to includebecause it causes you to make sure the performance criteria you listed can in fact be measured.It is good to list a variety of assessment methods in your outcomes. The time of data collection,assessment coordinator, and evaluation of results person needs to be listed as well. A specificperson and time frame should be planned. Having an annual review of data and documentationis part of the continuous improvement process ABET encourages.Through this process, the department was able to streamline and have a better understanding ofour program outcomes. This process resulted in the department going back to the original elevenABET a-k criteria and the five

Conference Session

Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey; Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-2556: A COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY CURRICULUM IN SINGLEDEGREE OF FREEDOM (S-D-F) VIBRATIONS; PHASE I – WORKING MODELEXPERIMENTSAlexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey Alexander Colletti Alex Colletti is a senior mechanical engineering major at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He has been involved in TCNJ’s Mini-Baja SAE project and Society of Automotive Engineers (where he was secretary). He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). After graduation Alex plans to go on to graduate school to obtain a PhD in the field of energy and heat transfer. He is working on the forced response system of the apparatus.Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

processof recruiting and selecting 150 students of the appropriate disciplines to complete these projects.Ideally, as projects are identified and committed, students with the right discipline backgroundare approved and enrolled in the capstone program. If all goes as planned, there will enoughstudents of the right disciplines to complete every project. This balance between project andstudent recruitment is a challenging systems issue—ignore either and risk program collapse.Further, after spending many hours recruiting a sponsored project, it is particularly dishearteningto inform a sponsor that their project cannot be undertaken because too few students of theappropriate disciplines were available to complete the work.From 1995 to 2006, students at

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. In thispaper, the ERC researcher report on preliminary data that have been collected to guide thecurricular reform in addition to reporting on the comprehensive plan that they have developed tomeet the needs of engineers in biomedical fields in 2020.2Curricular reform is typically a slow and arduous process in research universities. Traditionalcurriculum in engineering education involves deductive instruction in which the instructorslecture on general principles with limited application of the principles to real life engineeringsituations and simulations. Deductive instructional approaches have significant limits inpreparing engineers for a changing global society as required by the National

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

grant from the James Irvine Foundation.Now, the MCC has been put directly under the Provost Office for more visibility and oversight.Also, there is an advising center (Drahmann Center) where all students can go for advising on anyissue (academic, psychological, relational, etc) including tutoring, etc.Major ObjectivesThe Problem is “Why are there so few of these students?” There are many possible answers to thisquestion. However, our goal is to propose some solutions.Our main objective is to implement a comprehensive program including some or all of the followingbest practices for advising, mentoring minority graduate electrical engineering students.We plan to implement some of the ideas and goals from our paper [2]. Our objectivesinclude new

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

Isometric Item from Lappan TestFigure 13. shows a second original item from the Lappan Test that assesses a student’s understanding of orthographicviews and their relationship to coded plans. Figure 14 shows the same item after it has been modified to conform toengineering graphics conventions. For this type of problem, students are presented with three views of an object and mustidentify which partial coded plan could be used to define the object. Figure 13. Original Orthographic Item from Lappan Test Page 13.1196.82008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Engineering Technology

resolution of 640 x 480 • an Internet connection with a minimum speed of 56.2 KBS • Web camera • Audio devices, such as speakers, head phones, and microphones Figure1 – Orientation websiteCourse deploymentOne of the challenges in planning effective distance education is selecting proper softwareprograms to house and deliver course material effectively. One such program is WebCT (nowowned and operated by blackboard.com), which serves as both a vehicle to take the classroom tothe living room and a tool to connect the instructor with the students and the students with eachother. A calendar function enables students to view their class schedules and deadlines. Thewebsite is password protected, and access is

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christan Whysong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological & Agricultural

health andsafety of consumers. The class also discussed the trustworthiness of food manufacturers and thegovernment agencies who are supposed to regulate them. The goal of the discussion, lastingapproximately 20 minutes, was to allow students to observe the varying views of theirclassmates.Since the Departments of Engineering Education and Biological Systems Engineering are onlybeginning to implement ethics training using the spiral themed curriculum, it is essential todevelop an assessment plan for future evaluation. As mentioned above the tool utilized for thisexercise was a pre- and post- survey. At the end of the class discussion, students were asked tocomplete a post-survey which consisted of the same eight questions given in the pre

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

of 19th and 20th century technology and American inventions and innovations. Theuniversity core requirements include two courses in American history, and the focus ondevelopments in the United States let students to build on this foundation.In the planning stages for the course, the authors discussed and selected specific topics forpresentation. Lecture topics presented by the authors included - Machinery in the First Industrial Revolution, - Resistance to Technology: Luddites, Child Labor, - the Early American Industrial Revolution, - the American System of Machine Tools, - the Brooklyn Bridge, - the Steam Engine: Revolution in Power, - the Steam Engine in Transportation – Railroads, - the Age of Electricity

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Masten, McMaster University; Robert Fleisig, McMaster University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2193: ENGAGING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING DESIGNTHROUGH ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERSSusan Masten, McMaster University Susan Masten is the Director of the First Year Engineering program in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Her responsibilities include supervising staff and instructors in the ENG1 Program, curriculum development, and planning and implementing programs to enhance retention. She is also a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Michigan. She has her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Harvard University and is co-author of the textbook, Principles of Environmental

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Information Systems

info online.” “Easy to change things/update/store/share.” “It’s easy for people on a team to communicate.” “It kept me on schedule of what to do.” • Fall 2007 “Easy to communicate with all group members and teacher with one post. Difficult to use at first but smooth after.” “Trac allowed for smoother collaboration. I will probably use Trac if I work in teams with software.” “Organizing and planning for projects was easier with tickets.” “[Trac] works well to organize large projects but for smaller ones, it just makes more busy work and doesn’t help

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Peterson, ABET; Kathryn Aberle, ABET

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International

identification, environmental scanning and strategic planning for her Board of Directors. Page 13.792.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Educational Activities of ABET Inc.AbstractThe Global Vision of ABET is to consult and assist as requested in the development andadvancement of education worldwide. ABET is currently involved in several endeavors whichaddress the issues of globalization in engineering education and accreditation such as theWashington Accord, the Western Hemisphere Initiative and international accreditation.The Washington Accord, signed in 1989, is an international agreement among bodies responsiblefor accrediting engineering degree programs. It recognizes the substantial

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

practice and success in the application of problem solving to technicalproblems. The CareerWISE online training tool builds on the technical problem solving skillswith which they are already familiar and provides instruction in applying them to theinterpersonal problems they may be having with their advisor. Page 14.709.4The CareerWISE problem solving model has four key steps that are analogous to those in atypical technical problem process: assessing the problem, specifying the outcome you want,weighing strategies and making a plan, and taking action and reviewing results. This modelallows users to apply a familiar, systematic approach to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creative enterprise such as assembling creative teams, generating ideas, alignment ofteams, customers, suppliers etc as well as planning, design, risk management, production anddeployment. In this specific course, the design and construction of a robot based on the LegoMindstorm system provides the hands-on exercises.The uniqueness of this effort can be found in the authors’ background with 35 years ofexperience in creative industrial enterprises such as NASA projects and experiences fromdeveloping courses in managing creativity for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, JPL. A particular Page 14.512.7focus in this paper is the notion of collective

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

and predicaments. As this studydiscovered, many students are not well enough prepared to encounter real world engineeringchallenges. Additional training and exercises are being planned to improve this aspect of theirengineering ethics education.This study also revealed that many students still make poor ethical decisions. This finding aloneindicates that more work needs to be done. The earlier and more frequently a student becomesexposed to engineering ethics, the better prepared they will be to meet the challenges of the realworld upon graduation. A single learning module incorporated into one course cannotaccomplish this. It takes repetitive exposures from a variety of engineering courses to accomplishthis objective.Conclusions

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Understanding Factors Contributing to Retention in Engineering: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) ApproachIntroductionRetention of early engineering students is a nation-wide concern that will affect the strength ofthe future engineering workforce and, hence, the role of the United States as a dominant worldplayer in engineering and technology1. Michigan State University (MSU) and LansingCommunity College (LCC) were recently awarded a five-year NSF STEP grant (STEM TalentExpansion Program) to increase retention by 10% over current levels at our large, research-intensive