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Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

form a connected nodal structure.The author was introduced to the concept of Mind Mapping during a recent full day workshopthat was sponsored by the Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technology Center at MTSU.During this workshop participants learned how to:• Use whole-brain stimulation techniques to increase the ability to think multi-dimensionally. Page 10.1418.1• Use color, fun, planned breaks, images, and multi-sensory approaches.• Enhance personal learning, memory, and creativity. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Nalini Bhushan; Glenn Ellis; Eleanor Ory

Or ganizing a K-12 AI Cur r iculum using Philosophy of the Mind Glenn W. Ellis, Eleanor C. Or y, Nalini Bhushan Smith College, Nor thampton, MAABSTRACTHigh school teams competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition and students of all agesbuilding Lego robots have become increasingly common in K-12 education. Although roboticscan be an excellent means to introduce technology and engineering design into the classroom,the scope of artificial intelligence (AI) is much greater. To help students learn about these topicsin a meaningful way and to see how they fit together, this paper presents a concept map that usesprinciples from philosophy of the mind to organize AI topics. This

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Session 2005-2282 MIND Links: Resources for Minority Students and Minority Faculty María M. Larrondo Petrie College of Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida USAAbstract. MIND is the acronym for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)MINorities in Engineering Division. One of its latest initiatives is the MIND Links project togather useful web links and information on resources that would allow minority students andminority faculty to find and take full advantage of the myriad of programs and informationdesigned to promote their participation in the engineering and

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MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

Session 3170 GUIDE: Helping Underrepresented Students Succeed in Engineering Amy E. Monte, Gretchen L. Hein Department of Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIAbstractThe Graduate, Undergraduate Initiative for Development and Enhancement (GUIDE) programcreates a supportive environment for first year engineering students from underrepresentedgroups. GUIDE provides first year students with undergraduate and graduate student mentors,financial

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Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jamie Piacentine; Tonya Emerson

Minds in Motion – An Event to Engage Pre-College Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Tonya Emerson, Jamie Piacentine College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management California State University, ChicoAbstractExciting pre-college students and teachers about science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) is a critical component for increasing the number and diversity of students enteringengineering programs at universities both in the U.S. and internationally. Exposing pre-collegechildren and teachers to and educating them about the vital roles accomplished by STEMprofessionals also increases the general interest

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michele Auzenne; Jeanne Garland; J. Phillip King; Ricardo Jacquez

these experiences, students were given a newawareness of the complexities, challenges, and realities that civil engineers face in theirprofessions, which pulled many of the students in the direction of entering the discipline as theirmajor.Challenges in Developing and Maintaining the META ProgramIn the development stages of META, the primary goals we had in mind were to address the needfor better transfer and articulation by offering a summer bridge program and by integratingindustry-sponsored technology-oriented work and educational experiences into the curriculum.Although these goals were realized, the program was not without challenges, particularly withcommunity college and industry partnerships that were geographically spread so far apart

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Freeman; Anita Persaud

A Model for Underrepresented Minority Students’ Success in Engineering: The PREF Summer Bridge Program Anita Persaud, Amy L. Freeman College of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State UniversityIntroductionIt is important to create opportunities outside of the classroom where minority students cangather for academic workshops, and social and cultural events due to the isolation feelings manyface on predominantly white campuses. Research shows that African-American andHispanic/Latino American college students have a higher attrition rate than Asian American andEuropean-American students 4. According to the National Institute of Education Report, whenfaculty, administrators

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Heidi Sherick

Designing Our Community: A Report on Progress Toward Program Goals of Recruiting and Retaining Native American Students in Engineering Heidi M. Sherick, Sheree J. Watson, Carolyn Plumb College of Engineering Montana State University—Bozeman P.O. Box 173820 Bozeman, MT 59717-3820The Designing our Community (DOC) program at Montana State University (MSU),which is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, has three goals: (1)Increase the motivation and pre-entry academic preparation of Native American studentswho want to study

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie

Session 1370 Capturing Young MINDS with MITE – A Pre-College Residential Program Generating Results Andrea M. Ogilvie The University of Texas at AustinAbstractThe Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE) program at The University of Texas at Austin(UT Austin) is a five-day summer residential program designed to spark students’ interest inengineering as an exciting career choice. MITE offers 100 high school juniors and seniors theopportunity to discover engineering through hands-on experience and interaction withengineering students, faculty

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MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Dana Newell

Session 3170 Bridging the Diversity Gap: Fours Years of Success Luis Santos-Rivas, Dana Newell, Mary Anderson-Rowland, Ronald Roedel Arizona State UniversityAbstractSince 2000, the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) in the Ira A. Fulton School ofEngineering has held an incoming first year student Bridge program in July. Thisprogram has averaged a one-year retention rate of 80% or higher for the past four years.This paper will provide information on the Bridge program such as program componentsand activities.The MEP SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM (SBP) prepares underrepresented ethnicminority students for success in

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Wilkins

Excite Camp 2004: An Updated Look at Integrating Science and Native Hawaiian Tradition Leslie Wilkins, Jenilynne Gaskin, Sheryl Hom, Christine L. Andrews Maui Economic Development Board/Women in Technology ProjectBackgroundLaunched in 1999, the Maui-based Women in Technology Project (WIT) is funded by the U.S.Department of Labor as a workforce development project. Its mission is to encourage womenand girls to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)in the state of Hawaii. WIT has been successful at creating systemic change by working directlywith educators and employers to make them aware of the return on investment of recruiting andretaining a

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Roli Varma

Out of the Mix: Native Americans in Information Technology Roli Varma University of New MexicoThe number of Native Americans − the original peoples of the United States of America −pursuing education in information technology (IT) related disciplines is low. For instance, the1999-2000 Taulbee Survey found that Native Americans earned 31 (0%) of computer science(CS) and 4 (0%) of computer engineering (CE) bachelor degrees.4 Under-representation ofNative Americans in IT is critical for the American society, which promotes equal access toeducation and employment. Because of their relatively small number

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Jana Renner Martinez; Ann Darnell

providing funding forselected science and engineering undergraduates to participate in research projects under theguidance of a faculty mentor. Program assessment includes qualitative and quantitativeassessment and the longitudinal tracking of student participants. The results from thiscomprehensive study demonstrate that the large majority of students who have participated inthis program persist and graduate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) disciplines. To date, 88 percent of the 303 participants have graduated, 6 percent arestill enrolled in either the College of Science or College of Engineering (undergraduate), andonly 5 percent have stopped out. More than a third (37%) have either earned an advanced degreeor are

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim

Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation (LS CO-AMP) Dr. Omnia El-Hakim Colorado State University Page 10.320.1 1AbstractIn the summer of 1994, representatives from eleven colleges and universities in Colorado andnearby states and from four tribal nations met several times to discuss the creation of a uniquealliance. The purpose of this alliance would be to better serve undergraduate students fromunderrepresented minority populations in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM). After undergoing a rigorous selection process, the Colorado Alliance forMinority

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

. The practicalclasses and the laboratories take half of the schedule and they approach techniques and locationtechnologies, creation and reproduction of aquatic species and of industrialization. It is aprogram that will fulfill the lack of this kind of engineer in the Atlantic Coast Region of SãoPaulo State, which has a natural vocation to fish. It is because of its large portion of seashore andlarge number of fishing communities besides the industries of fish caught. It is a project that alsohas the goal to change the old orthodox pedagogy for engineering education.1. IntroductionThe mission of Education is most of all, to promote the natural ability of the mind to set and tosolve problems and by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

differentiates engineering from science (which desires completeness ofexplanation regardless of utility).73.2 Can engineering design be deconstructed?Jacques Derrida deconstructed literary texts, showing how the seemingly coherent text with asingle meaning was really a contingent interpretation, with multiple meanings. Can engineeringdesign be similarly deconstructed? Perhaps. While the designer may have in mind a singlepurpose, that purpose is communicated only obliquely to the user through the design itself. Anadmirable design fits form to function so that the design itself implies the use. But thiscommunication is never perfect. The user interprets the design, sometimes using it in ways thedesigner intended, sometimes in ways the designer never

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rickie Miller; Elisa Barney Smith

Introduction to Engineering courses are in close alignment withthe standard’s based kits developed by the National Science Resource Center (Science andTechnology for Children – STC) and those developed by Lawrence Hall of Science at theUniversity of California, Berkeley (Full Option Science System – FOSS). The methodologyused in the teaching of science focuses on a hands-on/minds-on approach. Teachers must havethe content background to help their students develop meaning from their experiences. In orderto do this at the elementary level teachers must get past their own fears about their lack of abilityand/or knowledge in the areas of math and science. Through the Engineering for Educators classit was expected that the preservice teachers in elementary

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jake Ingman; Camille Schroeder

ISEK: Iowa State Engineering Kids Enticing Future Generations of Engineers Camille Sloan-Schroeder, Jacob Ingman Iowa State University College of EngineeringIntroductionIowa State University College of Engineering is working to provide engineering opportunitiesfor students in kindergarten through eighth grade that are fun, hands-on, and educational. Theseactivities make up a program called Iowa State Engineering Kids, simply referred to as ISEK.ISEK is a program designed to address the ever-increasing demand for engineering andtechnologically literate students to enter the pipeline of higher education and ultimately, theworkforce. Based on

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

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2005 Annual Conference

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Scott Danielson; John Hansen; Thomas Hall

Engineering Technology Departmental Leadership Scott Danielson, Thomas M. Hall, Jr., John Hansen Arizona State University/Northwestern State University/University of HoustonAbstractThis paper discusses important aspects of leadership as applicable for engineering technologyeducational unit leaders and senior faculty. The paper is divided into four primary areas and hasbeen used as the basis for an engineering technology leadership workshop with new leaders orindividuals preparing for leadership roles. The content areas are: a) leadership versusmanagement; b) situational leadership for educators; c) motivating people in the academicsetting; and, d

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

acommon core course required of all students each semester. In this course, “Engineering Clinic”,students work in interdisciplinary teams to complete projects that are often contracted fromactual corporate settings through a partnership with regional sponsors; project results arepresented each semester formally and in professional demeanor. In the junior and senior years,the audience for these reports includes the wider engineering community and corporate sponsors.In addition to the thorough integration of team work and interdisciplinary cooperation into theprogram, a “hands-on, minds-on” approach integrates the subject matter of the more theoreticalcourses with the projects being worked on that semester; a “just-in-time” pedagogy insures thatthe

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder

thebenefit of society. It also encourages them to select more rigorous courses as they prepare forcollege. We contend that high school students who complete courses in engineering have a betterunderstanding of, and a more solid foundation for, the mental processes and perspectives neededto achieve success in an increasingly technologically-driven world.The Creative Engineering CourseWith the benefits of teaching engineering at the high school level in mind, the IntegratedTeaching and Learning (ITL) Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College ofEngineering and Applied Science partnered with the Denver School of Science and Technology

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Dan Dimitriu

, teamwork, student ethics, and oral andwritten communication skills. The computer application aspect of the course is designed with thestrength of current students in mind. Students are introduced to basic computer applications inengineering and communications. The second part of the course is designed to instill theprinciples of teamwork and teach students the basics of group interactions. Students majoring invarious engineering disciplines are organized in groups to work together on various projects thatinclude engineering design problems, ethics, and project management. Each project generates areport that has a research portion followed by analysis, solution, and conclusion. The projectsconclude with each team making a public presentation in

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Dark; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

Session 1357 Engineering Problem Solving in Industrial Engineering Curriculum Reform Sigurdur Olafsson, Veronica Dark, John Jackman, Frank Peters, and Sarah Ryan Iowa State UniversityAbstractProblem solving is a major focus of the engineering profession, and upon graduation newengineers are faced with increasingly complex problems. Yet, existing engineering educationpractices often fall short in preparing students to tackle complex engineering problems that maybe ambiguous, open-ended and ill-structured. In this paper, we describe a newly developedlearning

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering Professionalism course emphasizes the importance of being aware of the issues ineach of these areas.Multidisciplinary DesignCreating design experiences for a class that includes Electrical and Computer, Chemical,Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering students is a challenge. Finding design problems thatexercise the technical abilities of students in all of these areas is daunting. Most topics that cometo mind will require only rudimentary knowledge from one or more of the engineering programs.For example, take the problem “Design a battery.” Okay, it’s electrical – check. Okay, it must bepackaged, so it’s mechanical – check. Okay, it must be manufacturable, so that’s industrial

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IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erick Jones

10.1399.1experiencing high levels of Cognitive Turnover. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society fr Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Jones (2001) defined Cognitive Turnover (CT) as a mind-set that is created by a combinationof turnover cognitions brought about by the negative impacts of burnout. Turnover is thevoluntary cessation of membership in an organization by an individual who receives current orfuture compensation for participating in that organization (Mobley 1982). Turnover has cognitiveindicators that predicate eventual departure. Chemiss (1980) defines burnout as “a syndrome ofinappropriate attitudes toward others and toward self often

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvonne Ng

3M (Pre-college pipeline). Over the next 5 years, the program will deliberately weave engineering problem solving methods into the STEM courses. o What is engineering? issue. Although it has education majors in mind, the minor will be open to all students. Since we are also targeting science students in this interdisciplinary minor, they will get a sense of what engineering is and how it complements and differs from science. o Recommitment to engineering issue. This is not directly affected by this minor program, but does offer engineering students interdisciplinary opportunities to see how different disciplines they are required to take can

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Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

lot of questions and looked for specific directions. In addition, theytried to “follow the rules” and looked for the “right” answer. When specific rules and directionswere not provided in nearly all cases, they gradually began to think more openly and came upwith ideas that they would have previously considered as “unacceptable” solutions. Page 10.971.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAs the class progressed, students were observed to be more open-minded. They developed betterteaming

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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June Marshall; John Marshall

, workshops, and playingspaces. It demands strenuous efforts and experts to intercede with stories, admonitions,or principles when students fail, as they must, if they are to learn. Most of the learningthat results in the expertise of the practicing scientist, engineer, or poet is accomplishedthrough hands and minds on a task. Just think of the contrast between the activities ofapprentices in a workshop and the passivity of pupils in a lecture hall.If we refocus our efforts on learning, professors can exploit information technology toprovide data, scholarly references, and simulated problems for cognitive workshops. Inthose workspaces, student investigators will work side by side with faculty. Togetherthey will learn to create, evaluate, improve, and

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Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Rojeski; Cindy Waters

Retention of Information – Improving the Engineering Outcomes C.K. Waters1, P. Rojeski2 1 Mechanical Engineering, N.C. A. &T. State University, Greensboro, NC, 27411, 2 Civil and Architectural Engineering, N.C. A. &T. State University, Greensboro, NC, 27411ABSTRACT The educational outcomes for civil engineering require students to meet specificperformance standards at the time of graduation. Courses involving these performance standardsare taken several semesters prior to graduation; therefore the challenge is to encourage thestudents to maintain their proficiencies until their senior year and beyond

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mingle; Tom Roberts

characterizes a verbrepresenting a process. The Oxford English Dictionary indicates its verb usage evolved from asearly as the 14th century. Further, knowledging, the gerund of the verb knowledge, means teach-ing not only the basic information, but also the analysis of that information into knowledge. Yet,knowledging is not restricted to this narrow role; as it includes continued successful use of alltypes of knowledge.One of the keys to knowledging is insight, especially for creating higher knowledge. Insight isdivided by the psychology domain into commonly used open-minded processes: 1) Completing aschema; 2) Reorganizing visual information; 3) Reformulating a problem; 4) Overcoming a men-tal block; 5) Finding a problem analog.4 Engineers generally