Conference Session

Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

interdependence,individual accountability, promotive interaction, social skills, and group processing.The results of this study could be used to begin to show that engineering student teams that havelongevity perform better on a wider collection of team-based activities. In order to further theunderstandings in this area, more studies like this one are needed in different contexts to verifythe claims.Bibliographic Information1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering, Baltimore, MA: ABET, Inc., 2003.2. Guzzo, R. A. “Group Decision Making and Group Effectiveness,” In Goodman, P. S. (Ed.), Designing Effective Work Groups, 34-71, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1986.3. Locke, E. A., &

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

digits of your student ID number to determine what dimensions you should use for your individual design (see Table 1). Table 1. Dimensions based on student ID number SIDN1 X (in.) SIDN2 Y (in.) SIDN3 Z (in.) SIDN4 s (deg) 0-2 3.740 0-2 0.984 0-4 1.968 0-2 50 3-4 3.937 3-4 1.181 3-4 2.099 3-4 55 5-6 4.331 5-6 1.378 5-6 2.231 5-6 60 7-9 4.528 7-9 1.575 5-9 2.362 7-9 65Each team must submit the following: ‚ A memorandum report for each lab. Each memo report is due by noon on the Friday of the week following the week that the lab was

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Yang Li, University of Michigan; Richard Redick, University of Michigan; Julie Bellerose, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Bogdan Oaida, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

wiser engineers.References[1] Bilén, S.G., Bernal, L.P., Gilchrist, B.E., and Gallimore, A.D., “The Student Space-Systems FabricationLaboratory: Enhancing Engineering Education Through Student-Run, Real-World Projects,” ASEE-NCS 1999Spring Conference, Pennsylvania State University Erie-Behrend, Erie, PA, 8-10 April 1999, pp. 68-72.[2] Liu, T., Deline, C., Ramos, R., Sandoval, S., Smetana, A., Gilchrist, B., Washabaugh, P., and Renno, N.,“The Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory: An Approach to Space Systems Engineering Education,”ASEE-2006-1917, 113th ASEE Conference, Chicago, IL, 18-21 June 2006.[3] Bilén, S.G. and Bernal, L.P., “The Vortex Ring Transit Experiment Get Away Special Project: UsingProjects Sponsored by

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Suzanne Lessack, University of Michigan; Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Rebecca Wind, University of Michigan; William Woelk, University of Michigan; Theresa Biehle, University of Michigan; Laura Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Nathaniel Gallaher, University of Michigan; Katie Thorne, Michigan Technological University; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

Projects,” ASEE-NCS 1999Spring Conference, Pennsylvania State University Erie-Behrend, Erie, PA, 8-10 April 1999, pp. 68-72.[2] Liu, T., Deline, C., Ramos, R., Sandoval, S., Smetana, A., Gilchrist, B., Washabaugh, P., and Renno, N.,“The Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory: An Approach to Space Systems Engineering Education,”ASEE-2006-1917, 113th ASEE Conference, Chicago, IL, 18-21 June 2006.[3] Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunities Program, http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/[4] Bilén, S.G. and Bernal, L.P., “Get Away Special Payload G-093: The VOrtex Ring Transit EXperiment(VORTEX) Flights,” 1999 Shuttle Small Payloads Symposium, Annapolis, MD, 13-15 September 1999, NASA/CP-1999-209476, pp. 129-138.[5] Millard, L

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

. In his paper Kitchin expresses how “interviewees felt they had been exploited- theirknowledge and experiences ‘mined’ by the researcher(s), who were never heard of again.”3 This“rape model of research”7 was avoided by continual updates and a final project proposal that wasdiscussed and critiqued by all participants at the end of the planning stages.CollaborationFor this project to be successful, collaboration with the community to over come sociallyconstructed barriers was one of the biggest concerns. To address these concerns individuals withdisabilities were included in every stage of the planning process. It was the wishes of theorganizers of the curriculum to not discriminate against the disabled communities ideas and givethem the

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Ackerman, University of Alberta; Curt Stout, University of Alberta

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Engineering Technology

client and student group(s)progress. Late scope changes are discouraged as the students are under pressure, not only in thiscourse, but also in 4-6 other courses in their programs.At the same time the students are developing specifications they are encouraged to develop abasic project management plan. This involves identification of all of the various tasks associatedwith the project and an estimate (no matter how far off) of the time required to complete eachtask. The students are encouraged to identify an individual responsible for each one of the tasksand to create tasks that are no more than one week in duration. The one week duration for tasksis an attempt to keep the groups on track and to ensure that the students have a focus for each

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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International

poverty,improving lives and changing the way engineers are educated to “play a critical role inthe eradication of global poverty and hunger, [in] facilitation of sustainable technology,beneficial infrastructure, and [in] promotion of change that is environmentally andsocially just” (4).Central to the CEE ‘s International Sustainable Initiative is the International SeniorDesign Program (ISD), directed by Linda Phillips in the Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering Program. The Program allows students to perform various engineeringdesign and construction projects in developing world communities. Since its beginningsin 2001, 118 students have participated. It is considered a leading program, among themost respected engineering service learning programs

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Haubold, Columbia University; John R. Kender, Columbia University

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Educational Research and Methods

design course. As is the nature of thecourse, future semesters will experience incremental changes. We intend on increasing theinteraction with video material by making available more videos to build a larger archive ofreference material. In the present semester, we are video-recording laboratory sections in whichwe are teaching the effective use of software packages, such as Mathworks Matlab and AliasMaya. We intend on evaluating the availability of this reference material by comparing studentperformance to prior semesters.References[1] Abowd, G.D., Atkeson, C.G., Feinstein, A., Hmelo, C., Kooper, R., Long, S., Sawhney, N., Tani, M. Teaching and Learning as Multimedia Authoring: The Classroom 2000 Project. In Proceedings of the ACM

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Ron Leong, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Computers and Education 46(2), 105-121.3. Javidi G. and Sheybani E. Teaching an Online Technology Course Through Interactive Multimedia. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT. (2004).4. Khiewnavawongsa, S., Leong, R., and Schmidt, E. Learning a Web-Based Course through Macromedia Breeze. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL. (2006).5. Martinez R. (2004). Internet-Based Training Empowers Alamo Heights ISD Teachers to Increase Technology Use. T.H.E Journal 31(9), 41-42.6. Miller M. (2006) Staying Connected Is A “Breeze” . T.H.E Journal 33(10), 18-20.7. Overbaugh R. C. and Lin S. Y. (2006) Student Characteristics, Sense of Community, and Cognitive Achievement

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, teams seemed much less receptive to the new workshop format (15%rated as good or very good in winter, versus 36% in fall), despite integrating breakout time forteams during workshops. This drop in student receptiveness may be caused by the workshopformat itself and/or its content. Written comments collected during course-end student feedbackfrom the winter quarter as well as ongoing focus groups with students by the guides will helpdistinguish common source(s) of the student’s lack of receptiveness to the workshops. Frommany group discussions, it appears that the drop may be at least partially attributable to the largeincrease in class size between the fall and winter quarters, as well as a change in roomconfiguration. Between the fall and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

AC 2007-514: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMShannon Davis, University of Arkansas Shannon G. Davis Ph.D., CRA is the Director of Research and Research Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Health Professions. She conducts research in the area of education policy, school-based interventions, minority political attitudes in the area of education, organizational behavior and political psychology. She has taught courses in these areas and has been at the University of Arkansas for ten years.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1297: A “BALLOON SATELLITES” PROJECT COURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and applied CFD. He is a course co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course project course, and also serves as a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course.G. Michael Palmer, West

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlie Hall, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Manufacturing

. (2006). Introduction to Sustainable Quality Systems Design. Lexington: KY: Arlie Hall, Ed.D., LLC.4. Deming, W.E. (1986). Out of the Crisis. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study. Cambridge, MA.5. Senge, Peter. F. (1985) The Fifth Discipline. Doubleday, New York, NY6. Shingo, S. (1989). A study of the Toyota Production System: From an IndustrialEngineering Viewpoint. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Management Association.7. Hall, A. (1987). Structured Videotape Instruction. Lexington, KY: IBM Corporation8. Slavin, Robert E. .(1981). Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning. Published in Education Leadership,Volume 38, #8.9. Cho, Fujio. (1994). Toyota Production System at TMM Georgetown Plant: A

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

; Exposition.3. Utah State University Small Satellite Program, http://userver.engr.usu.edu/smallsatprog.htm.4. Bilén, S.G., Philbrick, C.R., Wheeler, T.F., Mathews, J.D., Melton, R.G., and Spencer, D.B., “An overview of space science and engineering education at Penn State,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. S-23–S-27, 2006.5. C.R. Philbrick, “Education in Space Sciences,” Proc. 17th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programs and Related Research, ESA SP-590, pp. 25–32, Sandefjord, Norway, June 2005.6. National CanSat Competition, http://www.cansatcompetition.com/7. Bilén, Sven G., Charles L. Croskey, Robert Melton, David Spencer, Deborah Levin, and Michael M. Micci, “Students designing and

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

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Manufacturing

, Belgium. http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/lce2006/139.pdf 3. D. M. Qualters, J.A. Isaacs, T. P. Cullinane, A. McDonald, and J. Laird, “Assessment of Shortfall: A Board Game on Environmental Decisionmaking”, Proceedings of ASEE 2006 Annual Conference and Exposition, June 18 - 21, 2006, Chicago IL, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Washington, DC, CD-ROM. http://www.asee.org/acPapers/code/getPaper.cfm?paperID=10324/ Page 13.654.124. S. Sivak, M. Sivak, J.A. Isaacs, J. Laird, “Evolution of Multiplayer Educational Simulations: Board Games to Broadband”, GLS: Games, Learning & Society Conference 3.0, July

Conference Session

FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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First-Year Programs

team member(s) that did notcontribute much to the team. Often, a team would be able to take up the slack fromunderperforming members, but then the question was how to assign grades. There were a fewcases when it was clear that an individual did very little, if any, work on the project, and thatperson received a zero grade. In most cases, the underperformers received the same grade as theperformers. Students commented that they did not think that it was fair11. For some of theprojects, the students were required to discuss in their reports what the contribution was fromeach member of the team, a form of peer assessment.16 However, it is apparent that morepractice with peer assessment and peer evaluation needs to be incorporated. According

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

with evidence of satisfying a standard, check the standardsorganization’s (probably UL) website to find out more about the particularstandard(s) applied. If no information is found, so indicate in your report.Table 6: Specifications Homework Assignment in MECE 2361 for Fall 2007Wishing to expand its product line, Horse&Buggy, Inc., a major manufacturing companywhich specializes in large transportation related products, has decided to take the giantand risky step of entering the personal vehicle market. Their Director of Innovation hasconvinced the Board of Directors that Horse&Buggy, Inc. should design and manufacturea completely new, personal, urban, transportation (the PUT) device. Since the company’sstrength is design and

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, SUNY-Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

overwireless operating at 0.6 Mbps, programs still tend to stall during play. This is especiallyapparent when an advertisement is being retrieved from the network. It seems to stall for 10’s ofseconds as it retrieves a 10 second advertisement. This will obviously not satisfy viewers. It wasobserved and other articles and blog entries anecdotally mention that picture quality is not quite Page 13.295.9as good as it needs to be to compete with broadcast television. As mentioned earlier, the Joostwebsite says it encodes content to be rendered DVD quality to play a show on full screen mode at1600 x 1200 resolution really displays a significant amount of

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

). “Diversity in Engineering” National Academy of Science AnnualMeeting. Oct. 4.[6] Haden, C. (2007). “Evaluating Support for Underrepresented Students in EngineeringDegree Programs.” Proceedings, 2007 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, 2007.[7] May, G.S. and D.E. Chubin, (2003) “A retrospective on undergraduate engineering successfor underrepresented minority students”. Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. Vol. 92 No.1.pp. 27-38.[8] Maple, S. and F. Stage (1991) “Influences on the choice of math/science major by ethnicity”.American Educational Research Journal, 1991. Vol. 28 No.1. pp. 37-60.[9] Foor, C., Walden, S. and Trytten, D. (2007). “‘I Wish that I Belonged More in this WholeEngineering

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

educational objectives.The “class project” and “writing assignments” activities suggested by Chowdhurydemonstrate the higher competencies of synthesis and evaluation and are examples ofPBL. [26] The problems are open ended, and the students determine their own points oflearning needed to solve the problem. Learners interact either with the instructor or eachother by answering questions to determine the validity of the process. Finally, thestudent(s) – not the instructor - decide the best answer.Nasr and Ramadan [27] offer some suggestions for assessment in a PBL environment: (1) ability to reason through given information and identify a solution approach to the problem, (2) ability to solve an unseen problem, (3) based on a brief project

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

diverse disciplinary approaches in a way that is bothpedagogically coherent and immediately relevant to students’ experiences.Introduction [S]ystemic engineering reform, and its [traditional] curricular and programmatic forms…, will only have limited success until the relationship between engineers’ identity and knowledge and method is fully addressed, and an integration of the liberal arts—particularly those areas dealing with the relationship between engineering and culture and politics—takes place.1This paper analyzes Rensselaer’s Product Design and Innovation (PDI) program as a potentialmodel for a new liberal education for engineering students that achieves the high level ofintegration of technical and liberal arts

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Excellent Good Fair Poor NA1. SURE housing arrangements2. Assistance with travel arrangements to Atlanta3. Assistance with travel arrangements from Atlanta4. Clarity of SURE program objectives5. Overall SURE program organization6. Helpfulness of social mentor7. Assistance with research from faculty advisor8. Guidance with research from lab graduate student(s)9. Availability of graduate student(s) from your lab10. Helpfulness of the program coordinator11. Helpfulness of the program director12. Clarity of research project objectives13. Experience gained from research project14. Quality of research facilities used for my project15. Elevator talk (enrichment activity)16. Graduate panel (enrichment activity)17. Lit review & annotated

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Wilson, University of CIncinnati; Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati; Jo Ann Thompson, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

writing in the disciplines.Bibliography1. W. Zhu, “Faculty Views on the Importance of Writing, the Nature of Academic Writing, and Teaching andResponding to Writing in the Disciplines,” Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 29-48, March2004.2. S. Lord. Effective “Writing to Communicate” Experiences in Electrical Engineering Courses. Presented at the2007 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.3. S. Manuel-Dupont, “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 85, no.1, pp. 35-40, January 1996.4. E.D. Wheeler, G.G. Balazs, and R.L. McDonald, “Writing as a Teaching and Learning Tool in EngineeringCourses,” Proceedings, 1997 ASEE

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; J. Ryan Sigler, West Virginia University; Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

. Student mastery is trackednumerically and illustrated by filling in appropriate sections of the student’s progress pie chart.Faculty and graduate assistant time is available to help students with any content topics, asneeded, and the student’s grade is based completely on mastery of the pre-calculus topics.Students who master 90% or more earn an A, 80% or more earn a B, 70% or more earn a C, 60%or more earn a D, and below 60% earn an F in the mid-semester math course. As a benefit to theinstructor, ALEKS tracks each student’s assessment records, the total time s/he spent in thecourse, and the average number of hours spent each week. Instructor time is spent answeringdirect student questions about content and sending email reminders and

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

William Jordan

The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education web page ethics.tamu.edu/nsfcases/6. Jordan, W., Ethics for the Real World: Case Studies in Industrial Ethics, presented at the Gulf Southwest Regional Meeting of A.S.E.E., March 2002. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).7. Martin, M., and Schinzinger, R., Ethics in Engineering: Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1989, 404 pages.8. Martin, M., and Schinzinger, R., Introduction to Engineering Ethics, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 2000, 260 pages.9. Jordan, W, Elmore, B, and Napper, S., Using Moral Theories to Evaluate Engineering Codes of

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2003 GSW

Authors

Bill Elmore; Stan Napper

The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education web page ethics.tamu.edu/nsfcases/6. Jordan, W., Ethics for the Real World: Case Studies in Industrial Ethics, presented at the Gulf Southwest Regional Meeting of A.S.E.E., March 2002. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).7. Martin, M., and Schinzinger, R., Ethics in Engineering: Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1989, 404 pages.8. Martin, M., and Schinzinger, R., Introduction to Engineering Ethics, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 2000, 260 pages.9. Jordan, W, Elmore, B, and Napper, S., Using Moral Theories to Evaluate Engineering Codes of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Fourth World Conference onEngineering Education Proceedings, October 1995, Saint Paul, MN, pp. 187-191.6. Kissoff, N. V., Integration of Third Party Design Software in a Civil Engineering Design and Graphics Classin Construction Engineering Technology, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exhibition, June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1721-1728.7. Newton, R. S., Microstation V8 2004 Edition, Cadalyst, v21, n7, July 2004, pp. 26-30.8. Newton, R. S., Microstation V8 XM: New Interface promises to triple User Efficiency on Routine Tasks,Cadalyst, v23, n11, November 2006, pp. 26-30.9. Nicholas II, T.; Brizendine, A. L.; Stilgenbauer, T., Microstation® Applications for Highway andTransportation

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Dupuis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Benjamin Thompson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Lawrence Bank, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Herridge, Autodesk

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Architectural

Estimation and Project Planning with Revit” (Images courtesyof students S. S. Mikhail, H. Yoon, and D. Cho). Page 13.589.15Figure 11. Student Project - “Ram-Revit Link v. 2.0.” (Images courtesy of student A. McGraw).As can be seen by the topics covered and the sample images, the students did some impressivework for an entry level class. In reviewing the work done between the two semesters several ofthe topics covered where very similar. However, the instructors feel that the quality and depth ofwork produced was better for the second, fall 2007 semester. The authors feel that two changesled principally to this improvement.The first issue was group size

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Wischow, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; Shanna Daly, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

of NSET education in secondary science, and extend this approach to newinitiatives in science, engineering, and technology curricula.References1. Sweeney, A. E.; Seal, S.; Vaidyanathan, P., The promises and perils of nanoscience and nanotechnology: Exploring emerging social and ethical issues. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 2003, 23, (4), 236- 245.2. Foley, E. T.; Hersam, M. C., Assessing the need for nanotechnology education reform in the United States. Nanotechnology Law & Business 2006, 3, (4), 467-484.3. Merkle, R. C., It's a small, small, small, small world. Technology Review 1997.4. Chang, C.-Y., The highlights in the nano world. Proceedings of the IEEE 2003, 91, (11), 1756-1764.5

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to more students that might not otherwiseachieve a STEM degree.The type of intervention program(s) envisioned would focus on students that could succeed inobtaining a STEM degree but might not already possess an interest in the topic as well thosestudents who require extra assistance in order to succeed in studying STEM. A program toincrease the students’ awareness of STEM and their personal motivation to pursue it could assistin increasing the number of students that choose a STEM major vs. a STEM-Related or Non-STEM major. A program to assist the students at risk of not succeeding in STEM to strengthentheir academic skills could increase the number of students that are capable of attempting andcompleting a STEM degree.Adapting these