Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

summarized results.Using the Zoomerang survey tool [6], 67 respondents were surveyed concerning their opinions ofthe SFTP events. These respondents were all present or former ITP students and composed awide variety of technical and non-technical backgrounds. Nearly 80% of these individuals havetechnical backgrounds (meaning undergraduate degrees in engineering, science or mathematics)and 70% have two or more years professional work experience. ITP has a strong internationalstudent body and the survey reflects this with 36% of the respondents being from abroad.Finally, the majority of those surveyed attended the SFTP events in the last 18 months.In the student interviews, we found a number of interesting issues regarding the students’perceptions of

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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New Engineering Educators

support faculty development is vital. New faculty that feel engaged, less isolated,and well supported in terms of teaching effectiveness and instructional support are essential to auniversity’s ability to achieve its strategic goals. Overall, successful faculty development Page 12.188.6programs make the connections between curricula, pedagogy, and technology. 5Sources of Stress for New FacultyCoupled with the interpersonal and cultural issues (resistance to change and knowledge andpower related issues), concerns on education pedagogy and

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Charles Coddington, East Carolina University; Paul Petersen, East Carolina University; Fonooni Hamid

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New Engineering Educators

any effective mentoring program. The initial immersion into a new program is acritical step for both groups of faculty – experienced and novice. Most schools tend to bring newfaculty on-board a few days prior to the start of the semester, which typically, does not allowenough time for the faculty member to become acquainted with the school, the community, andcolleagues and peers. This is generally justified as a budgetary issue, but this justification maybea false economy and counterproductive, since this hiring process is considered to be a seven-year to a lifetime commitment for both the college and the faculty member. During this typical one week timeframe, newly-hired faculty members must settle intothe new geographical area, take

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

allocated funding to address diversity issues through specificrequests for proposals related to increasing diversity in science and engineering. NSF has alsoincluded diversity explicitly in the broader impacts criteria for all NSF proposals7.As colleges and universities strive to recruit and retain a more diverse student population inengineering, faculty need to become more aware of how to handle diversity issues within theirclassrooms. Therefore, it is important to encourage faculty to think more broadly about diversityissues. As researchers, we believe there are various ways to encourage educators to think anddiscuss the topic of diversity in engineering. Many universities offer campus-wide discussionforums and workshops that address the topic of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-1082: ISSUES IN ONLINE COURSES FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICSKim Nankivell, Purdue University-CalumetJana Whittington, Purdue University-CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet Page 12.992.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Issues in Online Courses for Computer GraphicsAbstractIn this paper, the authors will explore issues in the development of hybrid and online courses forthe computer graphics technology field. Course design issues will be explored, as well as coursemanagement issues. The authors will use the various online courses which they have developedin the discipline to illustrate design and management concerns. The authors

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-627: NEW FACULTY, UNDERGRADUATES, AND INDUSTRYCONTRACTS: OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROMENGINEERING PROFESSORSJames Squire, Virginia Military Institute Dr. James Squire is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY and served in the army as a Military Intelligence officer during Desert Storm. Although his PhD is in electrical engineering, he completed his doctoral work in a biomedical engineering laboratory at MIT and has interests in analog and digital instrumentation, signal processing, biomechanics, patent litigation, and cardiology. At

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

system design needs to ensure that: assessment data are collected consistentlyby the faculty, the faculty is involved in the analysis of these data, and any changes made inresponse to the data are implemented by the faculty.At Western New England College, a program outcome assessment system has been designed tomaximize faculty buy-in and participation by carefully defining the faculty interaction with thesystem. Most of the quantitative outcome data are delivered to the system from specific courseswithin the curriculum. The instructor of a course needs to be concerned with predefinedoutcome measures and deliver data to support that measure. This works well because instructorsare centered on the day-to-day activity within their courses. This

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 12.977.2As a result of concerns related to some of these new technologies, safety and health issues nowplay a key role in many fields of Engineering and Engineering Technology. This is especiallytrue in the Biomedical Engineering field whose growth rate has outpaced other traditionalengineering disciplines in recent years 2. In the health care industry, patient safety and healthissues lead to many injuries and death with resulting litigation every year. Unfortunately, eventhough the importance of health and safety considerations is well established for many fields ofengineering, it is not taught as an integral part of most engineering or engineering technologycurricula, and is not tested as part of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-287: FACULTY REWARD SYSTEM REFORM FOR ADVANCEMENT OFPROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR INNOVATION:RETHINKING A NEW MODEL TEMPLATE FOR UNIT CRITERIA OFPROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED FACULTYDonald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division.Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina THOMAS G. STANFORD is assistant professor of chemical engineering, University of South CarolinaJohn Bardo, Western Carolina University JOHN W. BARDO is chancellor, Western Carolina University.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University DUANE D. DUNLAP is professor, interim dean, Kimmel

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-1064: A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONINITIATIVEFernando Tovia, Philadelphia University Dr. Fernando Tovia is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University. He joined the faculty of the School of Engineering and Textiles in 2004. He earned a B.S. from the University of the Americas (Mexico) in 1981 and an M.S. from Oklahoma State Univ. in 1987 (both in industrial engineering) and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2004. He spent 20 years working in production planning, strategic planning and as an executive in the textile industry in Mexico. His research interests include supply chain

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

quickly to new situations. • They improved their leadership, design and communication skills.Competition Reflections (Students and Advisors) • The students believed the competition was rigorous and motivated them to do their best work. • It provided both students and staff with a better understanding of the entrepreneurial process, reinforced their interest in entrepreneurship, and increased their awareness of global opportunities. • The students believed it better prepared them for their careers and planned to add the experience to their resume. • The students were impressed with their (competition) competitors from other universities. • The students had a better understanding of the social issues being addressed by their

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/ equity issue of theirchoice. Further development and reinforcement of the outcomes of the workshop would providesome hope that continuing efforts may begin to address the gender and minority gap that exists inengineering and STEM education and the workplace.AcknowledgementThe National Science Foundation supported this work via MSP Grant 0412537.References1. National Science Board (2000). Science and Engineering Indicators – 2000 (NSB-00-1). Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.2. Forgasz, H., Leder, G. & Kloosterman, P. (2004). New Perspectives on the gender stereotyping of mathematics. Mathematical Thinking and learning, 6(4), 389-420.3. Erikson, E. (1963). Childhood and security. New York: Norton.4. Jones, M.G., Howe

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

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Women in Engineering

critical analyses of gender, race/ethnicity, and social class in understanding inequalities in transnational and local contexts. Page 12.1611.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Why Pedagogy Matters: Faculty NarrativesAbstractSome authors have argued that a feminist pedagogy in engineering courses could invigorateengineering curricula and improve classroom climates, particularly for women and otherunderrepresented students. Feminist pedagogy is especially concerned with the hierarchicaldimensions embedded in the learning context which can create “chilly climates”, limitingeducational possibilities

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

ofknowledge-based in science, engineering, medicine, and technology of unparallelmagnitude and proportions. The time to remake the world is becoming shorter with everynew technological revolution. For industrial revolution it took two centuries to remakethe world, for electronics it took seven decades. In the 21st century, with the convergenceof multiple disciplines of science and technology it may take less than a decade to remakethe world.This convergence of multiple-disciplines has put new demands on educators as well onstudents. As technology leapfrogs and new technological domains evolve, it becomesincreasingly important for faculty to keep current with the new and emergingtechnologies. The global market place requires students to possess an up

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Nunnally, University of Missouri - Columbia; James Thompson, University of Missouri; Steve Wyatt, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Faculty MemberI. Introduction The elements of innovation and entrepreneurship have always been important in theeconomic vitality of the United States. However, in the rapid pace of globalization of industryand commerce, these elements have become not only important, but essential to the continuedgrowth and continued health of the US economy. Innovation and entrepreneurship are the keysto starting new businesses and growing existing businesses in a world awash with commodityproducts because these elements enable the maintenance of a profit margin that permits growthand continued innovation. Without continued innovation and entrepreneurship, businesses andthe economy are faced with a race to the bottom of price competition and

Conference Session

Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Baker, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

requirements, publication/presentationreview, and intellectual property rights. While providing a more holistic experience, thehandling of these issues often presents a further challenge of balancing the primary educationalmission and scope of the projects against sponsor expectations for value from their investment ofeffort and financial resources. Furthermore, Michigan Tech views these project experiences tobe a potential IP generator through student development of new products and technologies thatcould then ideally be commercialized through licensing or new business start-ups. How rights tothis student generated IP are negotiated then becomes a key factor in allowing for this possibility.For industrially sponsored projects, this results in an

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

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Industrial Engineering

. Page 12.325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bringing New Topics into the IE CurriculumAbstractThe need to focus efforts on environmental concerns rings important to young people aswell as to the National Academy of Engineers. The need to raise awareness about theenvironmental impact of decisions in manufacturing and product design should be at theforefront of curriculum enhancement efforts. Industrial Engineers are typically viewed as“systems thinkers” and need to analyze the larger eco-system when new designs are putin place. Thus, the systems-approach to environmentally responsible design andmanufacturing has a natural place in the Industrial Engineering curriculum.The challenge to engineering faculty may

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

studentstraveled to Charlottesville to participate the final presentations.Mixed mode version of Creativity and New Product DevelopmentThis year the senior design option includes both developing ETKs and generating newproducts. Our department’s design review committee issued new guidelines for whatqualified as a capstone design option. The traditional and distance learning versions ofCreativity and New Product Development satisfied these guidelines. The ETK version ofthe class was adjusted to incorporate the missing elements by modifying the coverage inthe second semester. These elements included CAD modeling and more engineeringanalysis.In addition to input from our faculty, I regularly seek the opinions of my students on howthe course is going and what

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

professions. Discussions about the importance of meeting the needs of diverse students arewidespread; however, there has been less discussion of how to define diversity, and how toactually go about studying diversity in meaningful ways. Given the lack of explicit guidance inthis area, new engineering educators may benefit from examples of how their peers are thinkingabout diversity in designing educational research studies. In this paper we provide threeexamples of studies of diversity issues in engineering education in order to demonstrate someways in which diversity can be conceptualized and integrated in educational research. For eachstudy, we discuss how diversity is defined, how the research question addresses the relevantaspects of diversity

Conference Session

Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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New Engineering Educators

research, learn about cutting edge developments from talksby faculty or their contacts, and have meaningful discussions about contemporary issues in theirengineering discipline. Lastly, publishing research papers and presenting work at conferencesimproves the visibility of the institution.This paper describes tips and strategies for new faculty members performing research at a non-Ph.D. granting institutions. These tips were based on our own experiences and gathered fromtalking to other faculty members, representing a variety of engineering disciplines. Somefaculty members are relatively new, starting in the last couple years. Others are untenured butnearing their tenure review. Finally, we talked to more experienced tenured faculty, some ofwhich

Conference Session

Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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New Engineering Educators

. Second, engineering administrators can use information gathered from the F-NSSE tobetter mentor new faculty member by: (1) seeing how faculty are incorporating innovations ininstruction and curriculum development; (2) helping to lay the groundwork for discussions aboutthe assumptions and values that underlie the role of new faculty members; (3) diagnosing facultymember’s strength and weaknesses; (4) developing professional development programming thataddresses identified teaching and learning issues; and (5) making fairer comparisons amongfaculty.The data collected from the E-NSSE and F-NSSE will provide all faculty members (both newand experienced) with: (a) tools to make them more effective teachers and (b) data which caninform classroom-based

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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New Engineering Educators

andhands-on projects that supported the overall objectives of increased student learning andachievement of USMA’s Engineering and Technology Goal outcomes. The results wereremarkable. Students, who expressed concern about their abilities to perform well in thesequence at the beginning of the second course, completed the program wondering if theyhad made a mistake in NOT majoring in mechanical engineering.This paper describes the issues, examination of methods used in other courses to enhancestudent motivation, implementation of techniques in the second and third courses of thesequence, assessment of the results, and recommendations for its applicability outside ofUSMA. Student feedback and the comparative results of student surveys from

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

. Page 12.867.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 In Search of Teaching Excellence: Tricks of the TradeThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe teaching tools and techniques thatwill help new faculty as well as experienced faculty become more effective teachers.Based on a review of the literature, the following excerpts have been divided into twomajor sections. The focus of the first section is the learning process, and the secondsection discusses innovative methods of teaching.Topics included in the “Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning (PromotingAccountability, Linking Assignments, and Stimulating the Idea Exchange

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

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New Engineering Educators

leverage thepractical implications (e.g., “connecting questions and findings directly to teaching practices orproducing generalizable findings with implications beyond the local, studied context”).The issue of legitimacy prompted sharing other kinds of stories and triggered conversationsregarding arguments that might be effective in convincing traditional engineering faculty tounderstand and respect engineering education research. For example, one person shared a storyof how an engineering faculty member negatively critiqued a graduate student’s dissertation oneducation-related work, which prompted a discussion on the importance of building andmaintaining “community momentum” within engineering education research. As a group theycould identify

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Kim, Bradley University

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New Engineering Educators

classmanagement, which can be considered successful due to the consistently positive feedbackwhich the author has received from students. While the information provided in this papercertainly is applicable to new faculty, these principles also can be utilized by more experiencedfaculty.From the author’s experience, the majority of students wish to learn the material and are willingto work. It is critical that the professor prevent students from becoming frustrated anddiscouraged because of their perceptions regarding areas such as professor indifference, lack ofcourse focus and organization, and unfair grading procedures. This especially is important forlaboratory courses, for which the author has had extensive experience in teaching.The governing

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

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New Engineering Educators

tells students what are common misconceptions or emphasizes the relationshipsbecause, in and of itself, a statement by a professor concerning misconceptions or relationships isreceived by students as factual knowledge. It is only when the student is able to work throughand fix a misconception or when the student identifies a new relationship that deep Page 12.556.8understanding is made possible. Deep understanding is a result of a conceptual framework being developed, a type ofinternal web created by the connection between interrelated topics, skills, and ideas. “Deepunderstanding of subject matter transforms factual knowledge into

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

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New Engineering Educators

students improved their post – assessment scores compared totheir pre-assessment scores, data analyses – descriptive and inferential statistics wereperformed, using the raw scores found in the Watson-Glaser Manual for a small collegein the Northeast geared toward early entry. Key words: Critical Thinking; STEM Education and Minorities Page 12.1221.3 Page 2 RE-ENGINEERING ENGINEERING: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO THINK CRITICALLYIntroduction Growing interest and concern around the quality and effectiveness of collegesand universities regarding new measures of student

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Yesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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New Engineering Educators

Industrial EngineersYesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Yesenia Cruz is a graduate student working at the International Service Systems Research Lab in issues of complex systems for disaster relief. She is president of the Student chapter of INFORMS at the UPRM.Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Marta Rosa is a 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. Marta is a member of IIE.Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Dr. Alexandra Medina-Borja is an assistant professor at the University of Puerto Rico at

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University; Valarie young, Ohio University

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Women in Engineering

." The authors no longer want to try to fit women intothis male culture. They issued a call to arms for a revolution in the culture and curriculum ofcomputer science that will encompass and respect the contributions that women can make to thediscipline.As young women grow older, fewer of them express interest in studying STEM subjects. Theliterature refers to a “leaky” pipeline of women from elementary school through graduate studiesand employment, eventually leading to their under-representation in the STEM professions.36If we are to have faculty prepared to educate the new generation of engineers and technologyprofessionals, we must make encourage and support all faculty, paying particular attention tothose groups most likely to leave before

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

mandatory. Informal programsaccount for three quarters of the mentoring programs recorded. The survey did not definewhat was meant by formal or informal, so this is clearly an issue that requires somefurther clarification. However, it is clear that an effective mentoring program can at thevery least supplement any formal training in the areas of both teaching and research, andmay well serve as an alternative to more formal development offerings in these areas.Nearly 60% of the respondents provided some form of assistance for the professionaldevelopment of faculty (indicated in the survey as “e.g. getting their PE or obtainingspecialty certification”). This is perhaps one area of major concern. If civil engineeringdegree programs become too