AC 2007-788: LEARNING IN ACTION! (LIA): A PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGEXPERIENCE FOR DEVELOPING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITWilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University R. Wilburn Clouse is Assocoate Professor at Vanderbilt University with interest in creativity and entrepreneurship education. His work is centered on the development of learning environments that cut across disciplines and universities. Page 12.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Learning in Action! (LIA): A Problem Based Learning Experience forDeveloping the Entrepreneurial SpiritR. Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt UniversityJoseph Aniello, Francis
AC 2007-2951: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGEDUCATION, AND RECRUITMENT OF FEMALE AND NATIVE AMERICANSTUDENTSFonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University Fonda Swimmer received her Master of Public Administration degree from Northern Arizona University, where she is currently the Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program and is the co-advisor for several multicultural clubs. She works in the area of recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and higher education in general, and provides multiple support services to multicultural engineering and science college students. Ms. Swimmer is also involved in a variety of pre-college outreach programs in the
AC 2007-3041: PLEASE, NO POWERPOINT! TEACHING STRATEGIES THATWORK AND THOSE THAT DO NOT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONKaren Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Karen Benitez is a honor 4th year Industrial Engineering student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and is part of a group of undergrads that participates in opportunities for research at the IE department.Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Juan Jimenez is a 3rd year IE student being funded by the Puerto Rico Alliance for Minority Participation PR_LSAMP to work at the International Service Systems Research Lab. Juan is Vice-president of the INFORMS student chapter at the UPRM and a member of the Institute of
AC 2007-3093: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN CAPSTONE DESIGNEdward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University Dr. Edward Lumsdaine is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Special Professor of Business, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (England). For many years he was management consultant at Ford Motor Company and in the last few years helped to develop and direct a high-tech education and training program in the use of design and data management tools. In 1994 he received the ASEE Chester F. Carlson award for innovation in engineering education. He has co-authored several books and teaches classes and
OverviewAdvanced STEPS for Girls was conducted on the UW-Stout campus for the first time in thesummer of 2006. The one-week camp, which was held June 24-29, was offered to alumni of the7th grade STEPS camp of 2003. Tuition in the amount of $350 was charged to each camper withten spaces reserved for full scholarships.The goals of Advanced STEPS camp are to: 1. Reinforce the career message of the 7th grade STEPS program in the minds of campers with continued interest, 2. Significantly influence the selection of science, technology or engineering as a participant’s career choice, 3. Offer advanced design topical sessions and an advanced problem solving activity, and 4. Create an “army” of LEGO Mindstorms mentors for FIRST Lego League (FLL
to Start and Manage Student-Run BusinessesIntroductionThe W. P. Carey Entrepreneurship and Management program at the Johns Hopkins University ishoused in the Center for Leadership Education in the Whiting School of Engineering and is opento all full-time students. The center focuses on student learning, both academic and of anexperiential nature. With experiential learning in mind the center launched Hopkins StudentEnterprises (HSE) in June 2006. A new hands-on learning opportunity for undergraduatestudents, HSE is loosely modeled on the student agency programs found at several Ivy Leagueschools. The program creates opportunities for students to develop entrepreneurial ideas fromconcepts into actual businesses and gain the invaluable
AC 2007-1784: THE SOUTH EAST ALLIANCE FOR GRADUATE EDUCATIONAND THE PROFESSORIATE PROGRAM: GRADUATE MINORITY RETENTIONAND PREPAREDNESS FOR ACADEMIC CAREERSAnne Donnelly, University of Florida Anne E. Donnelly, University of Florida ANNE E. DONNELLY is the co-PI and Director of the South East Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program. For the past 10 years she has also served as the Associate Director for Education and Outreach at the Particle Engineering Research Center, an NSF ERC. She holds a PhD in Science Education from the University of Florida. Page 12.1470.1
Martinson Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: ravivd@fau.edu 561 297 2773Abstract This paper describes an experience of working on a research project at Florida AtlanticUniversity. It is unique in the sense that the working settings are different from an ordinaryresearch project, and the intellectual property agreement is different from a standard universityone. We have been working with a private investor and entrepreneur who came with the originalidea. He has been very involved in the project with some business, humanitarian andenvironmental goals in mind
AC 2007-434: SUCCESSFUL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVETEACHING AND CLASS MANAGEMENTDean Kim, Bradley University Dean Kim is an Associate Professor at Bradley University. His teaching and research interests are in measurement and instrumentation, dynamic modeling, feedback control design and implementation, and fluid power systems. Page 12.1329.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Successful Methods and Techniques for Effective Teaching and Class ManagementAbstractThis paper describes the author’s methods and techniques for effective teaching and
AC 2007-2188: A HOLISTIC EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ANINFORMED PEDAGOGY ON INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATIONRonan Dunbar, University of LimerickSeamus Gordon, University of LimerickNiall Seery, University of Limerick Page 12.46.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Holistic Evaluation of the Effects of an Informed Pedagogy on Initial Teacher EducationAbstract:Science and Technology education plays an important role in Ireland’s knowledge basedeconomy. The University of Limerick is the main producer in the Republic of Ireland ofTeachers of Technology subjects for the second level (High School) education system andtherefore have a significant
#4. "Students who do not persist lack will-power or volition." Some faculty members may believe students lack a work ethic or a motivation to learntrait. Engineering faculty members are encouraged to keep in mind the importance ofunderstanding the situational aspects of motivation as investigated by several researchers inrecent years. Paris and Turner90 argue that, “analyses of motivation should consider thecharacteristics of individuals in specific situations because a person's motivational beliefs andbehavior are derived from contextual transactions" (p.213-214). They further point out “Webelieve that motivation waxes and wanes according to ones history of success and failure and therelative incentives provided in different
online discussionbetween team members, and teams were required to use a common electronic submission formatfor these deliverables.Figure 1. A mindmap for a treadle pump designThe paper begins with background on the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering DesignMethodology and Application capstone design course and its relationship to the proposed mini-project. Next, we describe our mini-project and identify how the mindmapping software gave thestudents an overall view of the design process. A comparison of first and fourth year studentdesign thinking as reflected in mindmaps will also be examined by contrasting the capstonedesign mini-project pilot against a first year design course mindmapping pilot project.References1. Buzan, T, B., The Mind
AC 2007-17: A TEN-STEP PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING ASERVICE-LEARNING COURSEMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He
AC 2007-3090: MANAGEMENT CHANGES AS A THREAT TO ONSITEDELIVERY OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSMitty Plummer, University of North TexasJerome Davis, University of North Texas JEROME J. DAVIS is a lecturer in Nuclear Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas. He is a Registered PE in Illinois and Wisconsin. He has 14 years of nuclear power industry experience. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His NS and MS degrees are in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.Charles Bittle, University of North Texas CHARLES C. BITTLE has been a Lecturer at the University of North Texas since 1997. He
AC 2007-410: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MECH LAB I AT THE UNIVERSITYOF SOUTH FLORIDADon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961
electrical engineers and I knew I could make a reasonable career out of it. GeethaFemale students rarely spoke of entering engineering with a commitment or passion for oneparticular discipline. Not all male students were as committed as one student who commented“I was born to be an engineer” but it was not uncommon for male students to enter withspecific aims in mind: I am another step towards fulfilling my dream. Imagine a world of robots, cyborgs, and humans, living together. Simon I love aesthetics, and buildings and things and …I wanted to understand the underlying form of everything, in terms of the forces, and the physics, not
Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH). Mr. Magids is the primary architect of the VentureAccelerator program. Mr. Magids is a serial entrepreneur and private equity investor in the technology and marketing industries. Mr. Magids received his B.S. (with highest honors) from the University of Maryland.David Barbe, University of Maryland David Barbe is Executive Director of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Faculty Director of the CEOs Program. He received B.S. (’62) and M.S. (’64) from West Virginia University and the Ph.D. (’69) from The Johns Hopkins University in Electrical Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. His
AC 2007-567: CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CREATION OFTECHNOPOLIS COMMUNITIES AND CREATION OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDATECHNOPOLISCarmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo D'Cruz is Associate Professor of Engineering Enttrepreneurship in the Department of Engineering Systems at Florida Tech. He has over 20 years of industrial experience at Bell Labs,Advanced Micro Devices, Hitachi Semiconductor, RF Monolithics, Harris Semiconductor, Tantivy Communications and Chip Supply Inc. in addition to teaching experience in the Business and Engineering Schools at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.Frank Kinney, Florida Tech Frank Kinney is the Vice-Provost for Research at Florida Tech. Prior to joining Florida
AC 2007-1145: THE WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (WISE)PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST FIVE YEARSNicole Hawkes, WiSE / University of Southern California Nicole Hawkes is the Program Manager for the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Program at the University of Southern California. She received a B.A. in History from Mount Holyoke College in 1996, an M.A. in African Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000, and an M.S. in Arts Administration from Boston University in 2002.Jean Morrison, University of Southern California Jean Morrison is the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs at the University of Southern
workforce. She is currently working on research on girls' career and course taking decisions. In addition, she is the evaluator and a collaborator (co-PI) on an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars grant funding American Indian and first generation college students who study Computer Science, Environmnetal Resource Engineering or Math at HSU.Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University Beth Eschenbach is a professor of Environmental Resources Engineering at Humboldt State University. Beth left civil engineering as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz, and graduated with honors in mathematics and in psychology. She obtained her MS and PhD at Cornell in Environmental and Water Resources Systems
AC 2007-355: WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HINDER AND ASSIST THECAREER PROGRESSION OF WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignSteven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation Page 12.1616.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Workplace Environments that Assist and Hinder the Career Progression of Women in Information Technology AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the workplace environmentcharacteristics that hinder and
AC 2007-278: INCORPORATING STUDIO FORMAT INTO AN INTRODUCTORYMICROPROCESSOR COURSEJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA). Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and B.S. from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems. Page 12.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education
computing and problem solving methods so they willcontinue to use these methods in upper-level engineering courses. Ultimately, these students willpersist with a greater ability to communicate their work at all levels leading to more successfulengineering graduates.References.1. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.2. Klein SS and Geist, MJ. The Effect of a Bioengineering Unit Across High School Contexts: An Investigation Page 12.125.10 in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Domains. Accepted to: New Directions in
Page 12.1119.12 efforts that are educational in nature it would do the universities well to remember that industries are the sine qua non of real engineering activities (33) .Be broad minded and think long range!In this vein, the major engineering problems of local industries along with their potentialsolutions should be focused on, properly framed, and clearly identified in open forums (e.g.through technical seminars, capstone courses and projects, theses work, etc.). This would help toset the stage by: disseminating relevant information, generating technical debate, and examiningpotential solutions from different perspectives. To come to grip with the needs of the industryand develop the potential to tackle industries’ main problems
. Page 12.1513.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Understanding and Overcoming Student-Based Difficulties when Transitioning from Multiple-Choice (Clicker) to Open-Ended Questions for Real-Time Formative AssessmentAbstractThe utilization of Tablet PC technology to facilitate open-ended questioning for real-timeformative assessment is a very powerful pedagogical tool. We describe the challenges ourstudents faced as we transitioned from multiple-choice (clicker) to open-ended questions for real-time formative assessment in two upper-level engineering physics courses. These difficultieswere of three main types: increased student stress, more obvious differences in rates and levels ofstudent learning
when focused on the learner: • Engaging children as active participants, giving them greater control over the learning process. • Assisting students to integrate learning from language, the arts, mathematics, and science. • Encouraging pluralistic thinking, avoiding a right/wrong dichotomy and suggesting that multiple solutions are possible. • Providing children an opportunity to reflect upon, revise, and extend their internal models of the world. • Encouraging children to put themselves in the minds of others as they think about how their designs will be understood and used5,36.The components of this project that make engineering design and inquiry-related investigationspossible in typical
. (2002). Issues in Science and Technology. Spring 2002.[11] Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. The National Academies Press.[12] National Academy of Engineering. (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington D.C.: National Academies Press. Retrieved Jan 7, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309091624/html/[13] Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and Education. New York: McMillian. Page 12.1076.13
AC 2007-18: ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTUAL MODALITY STYLESMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member
Bad Things. New York: Berrett-Kohler, 1996, p.190.8. Vanderburg, W.H., Living in the Labyrinth of Technology, op cit.9. Vanderburg, W.H., “A Future for STS”, Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, Vol.26, No.1, Feb. 2006, pp.3-8.10. Vanderburg, W.H., Living in the Labyrinth of Technology. op cit.11. Vanderburg, W.H., “On the Measurement and Integration of Sustainability in Engineering Education,” op cit.12. Vanderburg, W.H., The Growth of Minds and Cultures: A Unified Theory of the Structure of Human Experience. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985.13. Vanderburg, W.H., “Can the University Escape from the Labyrinth of Technology? Part 2: Intellectual Map Making and the Tension between Breadth and
AC 2007-2639: SERVICE-LEARNING INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING CORECOURSES THROUGHOUT A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty Coordinator SLICE Program.David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Plastics Engineering Department.Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator for the Francis College of Engineering. She is a second career Mechanical Engineer, with over twenty years of human services management.John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell Dean of the College of Engineering.Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Associate Professor, Plastics