Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Danielle DeCristoforo, Lockheed-Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

, Page 13.1094.3while cognitive styles range from one extreme to a contrasting extreme (see Figure 1).Both cognitive level and cognitive style have multiple dimensions, each of which is measuredusing an appropriate psychometric instrument. As noted above, for example, cognitive level canbe measured in terms of potential capacity through intelligence tests and/or talent evaluations,while manifest capacity may be assessed in terms of (e.g.) skills, knowledge, and/or expertise.One of the most familiar dimensions of cognitive style may be Introversion-Extraversion, whichis often (although not the most accurately) measured using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI®)17; Active-Reflective learning style (measured via the Learning Style Questionnaire9

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

setting of an engineering problem.The value of projects using the IPD is that students are introduced further to each of theabove characteristics and are able to “practice” engineering as a mentored beginner. Theauthor believes that better decisions about whether or not to continue in engineeringeducation will be made out of the experience of and reflection upon such practice Page 13.913.4Methodology for International Project Development (IPD) DesignThe IPD design methodology described in this paper is a series of steps that flowsequentially (Figure 1). The process includes initial brainstorming by the larger projectteam, preliminary design by the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

such as timelines, responsibility charts, etc. 4. Students will be able to participate effectively in multi-disciplinary teams, demonstrating that they are effective team members and evaluating the performance of team members.Students self assess their achievement of the course outcomes, with a 0 indicating nomastery and 10 very proficient. The results of the student self assessment and instructorgrade based assessment of the course outcomes are shown in Figure 8 for the spring 2007capstone class. A target score of 8.0 for each outcome reflects student demonstration ofcompetence in these professional components. Students’ self-evaluation was consistentlycomparable (slightly higher or lower) to faculty evaluation, and

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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International

4.9 3.5 0.9 1.3 Master’s Candidate 12.1 6.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 0.9 1.8 Freshmen Undergraduate 7.0 2.5 1.3 3.8 1.0 2.5 0.1Table 2. Average hours per week per groupNote: Efforts of the scholarship recipient during the Fall 2007 semester is given in average hoursper week per student. The Total Average column reflects the average hours worked each week,by degree program, for scholarship recipients working on both of the project teams. The other Page 13.523.12columns represent the average of the semester total hours for each

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

in the regular sections; only two minorities participatedin the engineering sections. These numbers are too low to include gender and ethnicity instatistical analyses. One interesting result that arose from the reflection essays in the engineering sections atthe end of the semester was that of the 11 female students in the engineering sections, all 11explicitly admitted the nervousness that they had at the beginning of this course for speaking inpublic. In contrast, fewer than half of the male students explicitly admitted having anynervousness. The issue of nervousness weighed much more on the female students. For instance,10 of the 11 female students brought up the issue of nervousness in the first two paragraphs ofthe 2-page essay

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs

will require some post-secondary education7 .Competitiveness will increasingly depend on the capacity to tap into global pools of knowledgeand leverage the best human resources available in the world. The explosion of knowledge,coupled with the global movement of ideas, makes it impossible to fully anticipate the nature offuture innovations. It remains that countries that will derive the most from globalization will bethose in which the systems of education, business, and government can cooperate to educate,train, and put to work their human capital.6 According to the IMF 2007 World Economic Outlook, the effective global labor force has risen four folds over thepast two decades, reflecting population growth and the integration of China, India

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Fong, National Institute of Standards and Technology; James Filliben, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Alan Heckert, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Roland deWit, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

) has been the leader in the development of fundamental concepts and terminology for V&V. "... Of the work conducted by DMSO24,25 , Cohen28 observed : 'Given the critical importance of model validation ... , it is surprising that the constituent parts are not provided in the DOD directive 24 concerning validation. A statistical perspective is almost entirely missing in these directives.' We believe this observation properly reflects the state of the art in V&V, not just the directives of DMSO. That is, the state of the art has not developed to the place where one can clearly point out all of the actual methods, procedures, and process steps that must be undertaken

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

and research or work experiences, but there are broaderchanges in what students think: about what it means to be an engineer; about their self-conceptand identity as engineers and as members of society20,21; and in their overall direction and goals.As analysis of the APS data continues, and as data from the Broader Samples is included, a morecomplete picture of engineering students is emerging, creating a picture that reflects changes Page 13.908.12over the four years of student life.Engineering programs and their current teaching methods should be re-examined. In addition toa further examination of student experiences, an important part of

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors are grateful for the assistance of Ms. Jenna Faulkner in editing the laboratoryworksheets, and the assistance of Dr. Jack Kirshenbaum in interpreting the survey data. Theauthors are also very appreciative of the cooperation and support of Dr. Hamid Moradkhani andMs. Sheryle Quinn as we conducted our educational research in their class. Page 13.710.17Bibliography1. Butterfield, R., Benefit without cost in a mechanics laboratory. Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; David Gatchell, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. The one exception was the conceptual Control Diagrams problem.5. Discussion5.1 Delphi Study This analysis of physiology and biology topics is the first that we are aware of. We foundagreement between responses from academia and industry participants, not only that some topicsare more important and others less important, but in general on the rank order of the topics.Perhaps this is not too surprising, because the highly rated topics primarily reflect the traditionalfields that biomedical engineers have worked in (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neural).Fields in which few biomedical engineers are currently involved were rated lower, although theremay be opportunities in these as well. No topics in physiology, aside from our one

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

; evaluate information; think clearly, draw soundconclusions.The identification of attitudes to develop in students is not particularly common in the schools inthe research pool. However, in the development of the whole person, one can imagine thatattitude can fuel the passion for deep and wide intellectual inquiry. The inclusion of attitudes ineducational outcomes is gaining ground in professional education, as evidenced by BOK2. A Page 13.853.17wide array of attitudes was identified by even this small pool of schools: diligence, patience,honesty and integrity, charity, hope, self-reliance, habit of reflection, appreciation of beauty

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology - Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

between the students and the field trip tour guide was created for the use of theequipment (Appendix A). This guide is available to promote and facilitate field trips in all CMcourses. In addition to use for field trips, the equipment can be put to use as a synchronousdistance-learning platform or be used for distance meetings of many types. It is anticipated thatthe equipment could be utilized weekly if made available to all faculty with appropriatetechnology support.Although the initial use of wireless audio and video on the jobsite was successful in transmittingthrough some walls with no echo or ghosting from reflected signals, the ultimate performance ofthe equipment is somewhat unpredictable. The maximum clear transmission distance

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

of the original Shawmut peninsula was atfirst derived from nearby hills of the peninsula. Early earthmoving was done by hand and horse,picks, shovels and horse carts. The composition of the fill reflects its source. Glacial till thatblanketed some portions of the Boston peninsula is composed of a wide range of soil types, andis considered “well graded”. It is most often predominantly sand, but with goodly portions ofgravel and fines (silt and clay). Outwash deposits on the other hand are almost entirely sand,with localized gravelly zones. And soil dredged up from the tidal mud flats would be mostly silt,but may also include some fine sand and clays. In most cases the muds contain some amounts oforganic matter.The massive filling of the Back

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

breadboard. The Appendix III provides in more detail the implementation of these specialized trainingsessions and the topics covered.Practical tips for implementation of Supplemental Training/Curriculum During planning and implementing our training sessions, we integrated the three coreideas from the Delta Program which are Teaching-as-Research, Learning-through-Diversity andLearning Community [9]. Through the Teaching-as-Research approach, we were able to involvesystematic and reflective use of research methods into the design of our SupplementalTraining/Curriculum. We studied the TQM model which has been successfully implemented intothe industrial management practices. We tried to draw a parallel between thebusiness/management

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

roofsalso eliminate excess air temperatures outside the building which normal, reflective roofs create(called the albedo effect). So called “Urban Heat Islands” are created in big cities, where excessthermal energy increases the air temperature above and creates both ideal conditions for smogand abnormal weather patterns. In large cities, the temperature difference from the center of thecity to the rural areas can be as large as 5° C. Green roofs reduce this excess energy radiationand promote better air quality. Thus, the excellent energy conservation properties of green roofsare one major reason for considering and promoting them by the construction industry,engineering community, and global governments.Green roofs are also very desirable in that

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

roofsalso eliminate excess air temperatures outside the building which normal, reflective roofs create(called the albedo effect). So called “Urban Heat Islands” are created in big cities, where excessthermal energy increases the air temperature above and creates both ideal conditions for smogand abnormal weather patterns. In large cities, the temperature difference from the center of thecity to the rural areas can be as large as 5° C. Green roofs reduce this excess energy radiationand promote better air quality. Thus, the excellent energy conservation properties of green roofsare one major reason for considering and promoting them by the construction industry,engineering community, and global governments.Green roofs are also very desirable in that

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

method atthe appropriate time. Understanding the pros and cons of the lecture method is a helpful startingpoint.Lectures have a number of characteristics that does make them, for the right subject matter,desirable in the classroom. (14) It does, to a great extent, depend on the abilities and experience ofthe lecturer. An able and committed lecturer can accomplish the following: 1. Relate the material proficiently and effectively, in a manner that reflects lecturer’s personal conviction and grasp of the subject matter; 2. Provide students with a thoughtful, scholarly role model to emulate; 3. Supplement the subject matter with current developments not yet published, or interject lecturer’s own views derived from his/her own

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Gray; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, University of Western AustraliaUWA; James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

International

orPakistan.On reflection, the reason for this gap in the research literature might be explained by therelatively small number of people with appropriate research skills and tools and, at the sametime, enough first-hand experience to understand the language and concepts of engineeringpractice. The question “What do engineers do?” seems obvious with hindsight. Even thoughone of the authors had most of the required skills and 20 years of first-hand experience indifferent fields of engineering, the question did not seem important. It was the apparentcontradictions in South Asia (mentioned above) that resulted in a serious search forexplanations from 2003 onwards.There are several comparative studies of engineering in different countries. The

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

assessment of their presentation by using theRSVP rubric. The results of this self assessment, along with reflection as to how to improve the Page 13.518.5student’s specific oral presentation skills, were then submitted as a memo to the instructor.5. ResultsThe results of this research are divided into four reporting categories: the ability of students torecall the names of famous engineers and to associate them with their artifacts, the students’awareness of engineering, additional post-activity survey results, and the effectiveness of theRSVP rubric.5.1. Engineering Personalities and ArtifactsIn both the pre- and post-activity surveys, students

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Page 13.587.9assigning final grades (per school policy, no test, let alone the final exam, is to be graded byanyone other than the academic faculty member): “For the people who got less than 60 percentoverall, I don’t feel that I can give an A – so give them Bs.” Most recent graduates havegraduated “with honors” or better. But the most incendiary indicator of a troubling situationcomes from comparing the grades given by instructors between different sections of the samecourse taught in the same semester, and then comparing the record of individual instructorsacross courses and years. Some extreme trends emerge in the data. They reflect the situationrecorded by Kennedy above: some instructors have been giving A grades to virtually everyonewho

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

computer science is attainable, understandable and useful. 8PCM provides a way to frame the curriculum of each course in a major or minor. Instructors usethe parallels to determine the primary and secondary priorities which are then reflected in theevaluation and instructional activity design. Identifying priorities allows the instructor to beflexible and make changes “on the fly” if students lack assumed abilities or if they learn therequired concepts quickly and can handle more challenges.2.2 Objectives: Employment, Desire, FoundationPCM language clarifies the educational value of projects in a computer science curriculum withrespect to the objectives. The ability to work on projects develops employability becausestudents use, practice

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering