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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

negative impact on the confidencemothers have in their daughters’ mathematical abilities (Eccles and Jacobs18, 1986).Parents can have an enormous role in their child’s courage to move beyond genderexpectations, though demonstrating a willingness to engage in non-traditional activities(Witt68, 1997).SchoolThe behavior of teachers and school administrators is often subconscious, based on their owngender socialization as a child, adolescent and adult. While school is a wonderful place forstudents to examine new opportunities, ideas about gender can affect the behaviour ofteachers towards males or females. In fact, stereotypes in the school can influence confidenceand academic performance of a student, and are thought to contribute heavily to

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

women at work relatingto technology?The ideas presented in this course challenge some commonly held myths and misconceptionsabout technology in our society. There is a focus on stereotypically "female-based" technologiesand how they differ from "male-based" technologies in our society. The time span for this courseis the 20th and 21st centuries and how technological changes since 1900 have affected both menand women. There are six student learning objectives for this class. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of technology's impact on gender, societal, and cultural values 2. Characterize the gender-related contexts of technology development 3. Synthesize the stereotypes of "men's work" and "women's work" as they relate to

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Molly Littleton, Signal Centers

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First-Year Programs

an aluminum loop is included on the front for pulling. Thecommunication system mounts at 45 degrees for ease of viewing. Figure 10.0: Mobile Comm StandThe Thomas the Tank Engine Mount has provided the child with a significant way to gainmore independence as he communicates and moves around. The IED students’ creativedesign helped to make using the communication system much more appealing andmotivating!Learning Outcomes of the ProjectsTable 1 provides a summary of the number of UTC students and clients affected by the TDBprojects since the Fall of 2005 as well the student reported project expense (each project had afinancial resources of $700.00 to $900.00).Table 1: IED TDB Project Designer and Client Impact

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Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

), students become better engineering problem-solverswith better communication skills and improved abilities to work with diverse people.2 Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) that provides students the opportunity to apply abstractconcepts to hands-on activities in context not only leads to knowledge acquisition, but also hasbeen shown to increase engineering-student retention rates.3 Additionally, other behaviorsindicate that students are operating contextually while in college. The National Survey ofStudent Engagement (NSSE) annually surveys college students “to assess the extent to whichthey engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development.”6Distinguishing between what Boyer7 once termed “competence

Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Medoff, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

communication.” “Simply by merit of the time commitment to TEPP, I had less time for goofing off, and so my time management and study habits became more efficient. I don’t, however, feel this had a significant impact on my grades or understanding of course material.” In further examination of the impact that TEPP had on the fellow’s grades, a blind study was conducted were student’s grades before and during their experience were examined (See Table 4). Several grades were unable to be obtained. Table 4: TEPP fellows Cumulative Grade point average Pre and During fellowship Student Cumulative Years 1st year 2nd 3rd 4th GPA Pre- Participated year year year TEPP

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Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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New Engineering Educators

manner, and are basedon current and emerging research on student engagement, engineering education, practices ofeffective teaching and learning and engineering learning outcomes. The instruments wereinformed by the development of existing tools, yet the CASEE surveys are innovative in thatthey fill gaps in the assessment of engineering education. We have provided a well-developedresearch plan that has engaged a variety of engineering institutions in the piloting and on goingrefinement of the instruments. Our instruments have the potential to offer powerful formativefeedback for individual engineering colleges and departments, as well to provide nationalbaseline data on engineering education.Study Participants and MethodsMeasuring both student

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cleon Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1047: A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF THESUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM ON MINORITYENROLLMENT IN GRADUATE SCHOOLJillL Auerbach, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of TechnologyGary May, Georgia Institute of TechnologyCleon Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 12.22.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Comprehensive Examination of the Impact of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program on Minority Enrollment in Graduate SchoolAbstractA widespread strategy to encourage minority students to attend graduate school in science,technology, engineering

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Communication course doesnot adequately develop engineering students’ communication skills for the workforce. Recently,the Engineering Cooperative Education and Professional Internship Program, the Department ofMechanical and Nuclear Engineering and the Department of Communication Arts and Scienceshave teamed up to develop a section of this Speech Communication course geared specifically toengineering. To develop requirements for the content of such a course, we reviewed the literatureand conducted a follow-up survey with our co-op and internship employers who indicated on theevaluation forms that communication skills needed improvement. We asked employers to rankoral communication competencies according to the extent that they need improvement. The

Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Denise Drane, Northwestern University; Gregory Light, Northwestern University; Annette Munkeby, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-804: A PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FRESHMENENGINEERING STUDENTS: IMPACT ON RETENTIONPilar Pazos, Northwestern University PILAR PAZOS is Research Associate at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. She is involved in evaluation of undergraduate programs, specifically the GSW Program.Denise Drane, Northwestern University DENISE DRANE is Assistant director at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University. In addition to overseeing various research projects at the

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Douglas, Kansas State University

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Women in Engineering

freshmen students with an upper division studentpreferably but not always in their major. The organization provided a mechanism forbuilding community and providing support for incoming freshmen. However, over thecourse of the academic year, participation levels at events decreased as the yearprogressed. After an individual missed an event, they were less likely to attend laterevents.Whether a mentoring relationship works or not in essence boils down to the ability fortwo individuals to “click”. If that bond or connection is made, the mentoring relationshipworks, and if the connection is not made, a relationship may exist but true mentoringdoes not exist. In a one-on-one mentoring structure, the mentee only has the opportunityto connect with the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Scott Pryor, North Dakota State University; Dennis Wiesenborn, North Dakota State University

of instruction. Therefore, in this 2-week summer camp,the first week is designed for exposing the students to various science and engineeringdisciplines and the second week for engaging the students in project type of hands-on activity.The faculty team also recognizes that in order for them to be engaging and meaningful learningexperience for the students, the projects need to be designed and implemented in such a way thatthey demand a spirit of inquiry, critical thinking, applying scientific methods, observation andmeasurement skills, presentation and interpretation of results, and communication skills. Thefaculty team developed several student projects on contemporary research topics of interest tothe Native American Reservations and used

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

cases integrate ethics and procedural/professional issues into thecourses. The broader impacts of the proposed activity will be the implementation of a set of fullydeveloped case studies for civil engineering education. Based on survey returns from theparticipants selected for the pilot workshop, each of the 60 faculty can expect to directlyinfluence an average of 3.2 courses and 215 students in the two years following workshopattendance. Thus, the broader impact will be approximately 190 courses and 13,000 studentsacross the U.S. Furthermore, students will participate in this program developing case studies Page 12.276.2under the

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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International

International Community-Based Projects and Engineering Education: The Advisor’s ViewpointAbstractThere has been tremendous growth in the interest of engineering students to perform communityservice projects on an international scale. National organizations, such as Engineers WithoutBorders and Engineers for a Sustainable World, have provided a mechanism for students to dosuch works and further develop both their technical and non-technical skills. Over the last fewyears, student teams from Tufts University, many times teaming engineering with non-engineering students, have undertaken projects in Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, and Tibet. Eachproject presents unique issues, but there are also elements common to all.This paper

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Professional Communication, Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, and the International Journal of Engineering Education. She is also the recipient of a Tablet PC Technology, Curriculum, and Higher Education 2005 award from Microsoft Research to assess the impact of tablet PCs and collaboration-facilitating software on student learning. Page 12.278.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing the Impact of Pen-based Computing on Students’ Peer Review Strategies Using the Peer Review Comment

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-566: ENGAGING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN ETHICAL ISSUES VIASTAR TREKAndrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University Page 12.614.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engaging First-Year Students in Ethical Issues via Star TrekIntroductionThis paper describes the First-Year Seminar (FYS), The Ethics of Star Trek, inspired by the bookof the same name by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson. It has been taught for the past four years asone of about sixty different FYS’s offered by the College of Engineering. Since 1999, all newstudents must complete one of these one-credit courses as part of the university generaleducation requirement. This specific course is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

, we are able to examine how students engaged in mathematicalthinking as they defined the problem, gathered information, generated alternative solutions,modeled solutions, performed feasibility analyses, evaluated solutions, made design decisionsand communicated design solutions. From the analysis, we found that the study participantsengaged in different forms of mathematical thinking all throughout their design processes—ineach of the design activities as well as throughout their chronological process.Table 5 shows which specific themes (mathematical thinking activities) were evident in each ofeight design activities. Checkmarks indicate that at least one of the nine participants exhibited aparticular mathematical thinking theme during a

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2273: THE INSPIRES CURRICULUM: ENGAGING FUTUREENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTSGreg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Gregory Russ graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is currently pursuing a MS degree in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education, also from UMBC. He is a member of several prestigious honor societies, most notably the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Jonathan Rice is a graduate student in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC. He received his Bachelors degree from UMBC in May 2006

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-1178: "LESSONS WITH LUNCH" USING A COMMON TECHNOLOGYWITH A GLOBAL IMPACT TO ADDRESS TECHNOLOGY AND DATALITERACYCamille George, University of St. Thomas Professor George, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas. She teaches the core course in thermodynamics and maintains a strong interest in technology literacy and educating the general public. Professor George has prepared several innovative courses including a course specifically about fuel cells that mixed senior engineering students with students from other disciplines and adult learners (non-engineers). Professor George has also spearheaded several international service-learning

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1684: IMPACT OF TEACHING ENGINEERING CONCEPTS THROUGHCREATING LEGO-BASED ASSISTIVE DEVICESMorgan Hynes, Tufts University Page 12.828.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Impact of teaching engineering concepts through creating LEGO- based assistive devicesAbstractLEGO robotics is not all that new to the classroom. Teachers have used the toolset to teachSTEM subjects in exciting and hands-on ways. Sure students appear to be more engaged andappear to be learning, but how does such a curriculum impact students’ attitudes and knowledge?How do you design such a curriculum of robotics to also appeal to female students? These

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

engaging teaching style. She maintains a strong interest in technology literacy and educating the general public. Professor George has prepared several innovative courses. She has taught a course specifically about fuel cells that mixed senior engineering students with students from other disciplines and adult learners (non-engineers). Professor George has also spearheaded several international service-learning projects in Haiti and Mali. These innovative projects included students from the department of Modern and Classical Languages, the communication studies department and the engineering program for an interdisciplinary year-long effort.Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine Professor Yvonne

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University

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Two Year College Division

University. Duane is currently the PI on an NSF grant to provide online faculty development for community college STEM faculty. His research interests include factors that impact community colleges faculty view of their jobs. Page 12.377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Community College Teacher Professional Development: Year Three Data from an Online Graduate Certificate Program in Community College TeachingIntroduction and Project OverviewThe departments of Adult and Higher Education (AHE) and Mathematics, Science andTechnology Education (MSTE) within the College of

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University; Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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International

meet the new challenges created by emerging technologies in every nation. Educationalinstitutions are looking for ways to reach students when faced with increased competitions,shifting demographics, and delivering education to isolated areas. One way this problem hasbeen tackled is through communications technologies as a mean to enhance flexible delivery andstudent learning on-line. As Internet has become a way of life, web-based educational coursemanagement systems have become popular.WebCT, BlackBoard, and ANGEL are among few popular learning web-based tools. These toolsenable faculty to post documents and files, securely post grades, track students’ activities,interact with their students through e-mail and instant messaging. In addition

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

significant ethical issues because the engineer is making critical decisions based onlimited or biased information, which could lead to negative impacts and conflict. As educators,our goal is not only to train competent and creative engineers, but also to prepare citizens withtechnical training who can systematically assess the impacts of technology on local and globalpopulations, cultures and environments and appropriately implement optimal engineeringsolutions which address these considerations. Service learning activities provide a window ofopportunity for students to engage in civic duty while applying relevant engineering concepts.The College of Engineering considers service learning to be an important vehicle in theinternationalization of

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University

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International

mystudents, but it apparently was not. However, one of the visiting educators had a Scottish accent,to which the KNU students had difficulty adjusting.) In the Department of English Languageand Literature, I had no difficulties in communicating with faculty and staff. At KNU,professors are encouraged to complete their doctorates in English-speaking countries and aregiven incentives to teach classes in English, so many of them speak English fluently.Student attitudes and work ethic: According to KNU’s Office of International Affairs, KNUstudents are typically expected to study abroad in a native-English-speaking higher-educationinstitution before graduation. Thus, many of my students used my class to prepare themselvesfor upcoming American graduate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

presented with lessons on conceptual design based on material from Ulrichand Eppinger (Chapter 4: Identifying Customer Needs, Chapter 5: Product Specifications,Chapter 6: Concept Development, and Chapter 7: Concept Selection). 9 These materials werereinforced through in-class examples and required as part of their design projects. Student teamswere required to develop a minimum of 5 concepts that were communicated through annotatedsketches. Through the design projects, and smaller design activities, students had opportunitiesto engage in all major phases of engineering design including problem analysis, conceptualdesign, embodiment design, and detail design. During the conceptual design phase, studentsused the different tools available to express

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

effects that these systems have on the community provide a very compelling reason for students to join and pursue these projects. • Large, Vertically-Integrated Teams: Each EPICS team consists of eight to twenty students, thus enabling projects of significant scale and potential impact on the community to be undertaken. The large team size also enables them to be vertically- integrated; that is, to include freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. In general, the seniors provide technical and organizational leadership, the sophomores and juniors perform the technical work organized by the seniors, and the freshman learn about the project partner’s needs and participate in teams tasks as

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; James Johnson, Indiana University; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

their own learning. This, in turn, implies that teaching practices mustbe re-conceptualized as learning processes. In addition, educational goals must be re-conceptualized to meet the needs of individual and professional goals. Each of these changeshas impacts how institutions will find, keep, and engage faculty, including those in theengineering/technology disciplines, and will be discussed below in the section on implicationsand considerations.Issues and Trends in Engineering and Technology Faculty Recruitment, Roles, and Rewards In general, engineering/technology faculty are attracted to the institution throughadvertisements placed in specialized trade publications. Other ways faculty are recruited includeemployee referrals, college

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Bernard White, George Mason University

program. In this paper, we take a closerlook at the types of non-traditional programs that are available to undergraduate students inengineering schools and explore the extent to which these types of non-traditional programs areachieving their goals both in The Volgenau School and at other select universities across thecountry. Additionally, we explore the impact of these types of non-traditional bachelor degreeprograms offered by engineering schools on more traditional undergraduate program offeringsin engineering and computer science. We also attempt to both identify and gain a betterunderstanding of the full range of issues that must be addressed. Among the topics to bediscussed are: issues associated with both the recruitment and persistent

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Matthew Stimpson, Virginia Tech; Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

networking. Residents ofHypatia and Galileo are strongly encouraged to join in the spring activities (and we providemotivators – e.g., an iPod raffle), but they are not required to do so. An aspect of community participation that must be emphasized is that students self-selectto participate or not. Though we do go through an application procedure, essentially anyengineering student who wishes to join the communities is accepted. This self-selection is notnecessarily the same decision making process for freshman males as it is for freshman femalesand, therefore, does not necessarily wield the same impact on expected outcomes. Theassessment results that follow are thus divided by community whenever possible

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

impression that there may not be a need (engineering) and evenif there is one, it probably wouldn’t satisfy the educational objectives. Hence, one of the firsttasks in implementing design projects for community is to educate the community partners.The process of identifying partners, cultivating relationships, performing needs analysis, anddeveloping specifications for a product or service itself is an important learning process and itteaches students valuable real-world skills. However, implementing all these tasks along with theproduct development within reasonable time frame of two or three quarters is very difficult.Finally, there are risk management issues related to having students in partner sites. Typicallymost partners are non-profit and