Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hitt, USMA; Robert Floersheim, US Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

48responses from all of the students participating in an ME capstone project, 587 survey responsesfrom students in the ME program across all ME courses taken that semester, and over 20,000responses from students across the institution in all of their courses that term. The followingscale based upon a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (Table 1) was used for the students’ survey: Table 1: Assessment Scale 1 2 3 4 5 strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agreeThe following assessments address the objective ratings above. Student comments anddiscussion on the student surveys

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

appeared in the San Jose Mercury News, CBS Market Watch, CNN.com, Information Week, PC Magazine, Fast 2008 Company, and Enterprise Linux. He is an active participant in government-industry-university partnerships through such groups as the US National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable. He Page 15.389.1 has participated on many scientific program committees, is on the board of advisors for four major universities including the University of Illinois and the University of California San Diego, published extensively (his top five publications have been cited 580+ times

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

include elementary schools and change theproduction to poetry writing and novel production. Also included in our future plans are morevisitations to schools to talk about engineering as a stimulus to excite K-12 students in the creativeefforts that can include engineering in the arts. Added in the scope of future activities would bevisits by undergraduate and graduate engineering students who could take the project from theportrayal of energy in relation to an engine to a much broader scope involving many aspects ofengineering and the ways that these engineering topics could be expressed in art. The current projectwas limited to flat portraits in acrylics to sculpture and beyond.References1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Aesthetics in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius

with K-12 educators to design and deliver an extra-curricularmiddle school engineering education program.The program utilized the engineering design process as the fundamental construct forengagement with the novel teaching and learning experiences. The program providedexperiences where participants learned engineering and information technology skills throughactivities such as simulating desert tortoise behaviors, and researching and developing designs tomitigate the urban heat island. They also participated in leadership development activities overthe summer serving as docents for younger children at the local science center, a researchinternship with the university, and an industry internship with a local energy and water

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Beach, Western New England College; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

level of interest. ≠ The robots.net Robotics Competition page lists 88 competitions in 2006 alone [5]. Note that FIRST counts as a single entry, despite its multiple dates and venues.The potential of a robotics competition format to have a broader impact with respect toincreasing the interest and diversity of students enrolling for STEM degree programs is welldemonstrated in the results of the 2005 study “More than Robots: An Evaluation of the FIRSTRobotics Competition Participant and Institutional Impacts”[6].2.3 ObjectivesOur objectives are linked to the specific community building activities that we undertook: ≠ Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference Planning Workshop ≠ Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cox, Purdue University; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip Dunston, Purdue University; Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Pamella Shaw, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

of Dentistry. She also serves as the Statewide Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) in Indiana. LSAMP Indiana is a National Science Foundation program that works to increase the number of undergraduate underrepresented minority students receiving degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The alliance includes eight universities, providing a variety of programs for students. Shaw is a native of Gary, Indiana, and received her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University. She later graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Doctor of Dental Medicine and a Master's in Public Health. Shaw began her professional career in higher

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

participate in seminars, workshops, open forums, etc., to exchange ideas,express their views, discuss the pros and cons of the status quos, and why they think a “change”should take place! By the end of this stage, an initial draft of the proposed changes or a pilotprogram would be arrived at. The senior faculty should assume a leading role in providingguidance and insuring that all faculty members, wishing to contribute or be heard, have beengiven ample opportunity to air their views.Industries’ feedback: The preliminary views arrived at during the consensus stage need to bepassed on to the industrial sector. Those industries that have an interest and have made theirviews known regarding educational programs in general and engineering in particular

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

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Engineering Management

field.Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services MICHAEL L. PARKER received his undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University in 2003 with a concentration in computer science. He has over 10 years of experience in networking and telecommunications in the cable TV and Internet service provider industry. He is the Network Supervisor for Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, a municipal electric utility and fiber to the user provider. He has participated as an examiner for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence.Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC Robert L. Bridges received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University in 2005 from the

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Symans, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Mistur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bruce Danziger, ARUP

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Architectural

AC 2010-1627: FACILITATING COLLABORATION OF ENGINEERING ANDARCHITECTURE STUDENTS VIA AN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL-STUDYWORKSHOPMichael Symans, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Michael Symans is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where his primary focus is on the development and application of advanced technologies for seismic resistance of structures. His involvement in the Bedford Program began in earnest when he served as the School of Engineering representative on the search committee for the second Bedford Visiting Professor. Subsequently, he participated in his first Bedford Travel-Study Workshop in Spain; that

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

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Civil Engineering

participants was formed towork on follow-up activities (including the development of another workshop/conference) withthe objective of formulating specific learning outcomes that identify core transportation conceptsand competencies expected of graduates from undergraduate Civil Engineering programs. Acompanion goal was to define appropriate taxonomies to measure student success in reachingthese outcomes.More specifically, building on existing literature, the group has been working to identify andvalidate a set of key transportation concepts. Following best practices in course design, thegroup will also formulate a set of outcomes related to these concepts around which a coursecould be developed. Further, the group expects to identify and develop a

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

importanceof having personal and work identities that challenge one another, keeping both stimulated andvibrant. A career commitment to service led to work on international standards, where herealized that participants tended to assume deployment in the developed or near-developedworld, without much thought of the possibility that not all technology is appropriate for thedeveloping world. Asserting that the goal of the engineering profession is to actually help people,Dan asserts that an expansive life insures expansive work by forcing a focus on broader impact.3. Expanding the practitioner to fit the person-Margaret Pinnell More importantly, when I was asked to manage programs developing war-related materials I also found my job to be in

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Conventional aspectsof course delivery, including lecture and slide presentations, were used mostly in the early daysto cover the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and to lay a foundation for the in-class and out-of-class projects, experiments, and computer simulations. However, even during the “lecture days”,care was taken to present the material in a manner that invited participation from the students.Both of the instructors have had significant experience in creating positive, welcoming learningenvironments at the undergraduate level, even when the course material is rigorous. Lectureswere not one-way. Instead, material presented via notes or overheads was heavily supplementedwith active learning activities and open discussion. Other means of content

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

throughcomputing clubs.HCB Goals and OutcomesThe purpose of the HCB initiative is to develop an innovative approach of stimulating andsustaining Hispanic students’ interest in learning and applying computing and embed thisinitiative in the College’s demonstrably successful efforts in recruiting and retaining Hispanicstudents. The intent of this project is to provide a program that: • Links service learning to student interests in the computing disciplines • Develops and/or increases students’ positive attitudes towards computing • Increases students’ knowledge of opportunities in computing disciplines • Exposes students to role models in computing with whom they can identify • Increases parental awareness of career opportunities in

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Otto, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

consulting senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation, having directed the Preparations for the Professions Program (PPP) engineering study, and co-authored the study's report Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field (2008). Before coming to Stanford University, she held several positions in the automotive industry, including senior research engineer at Ford Motor Company's Scientific Research Lab. She earned a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. Page 15.1132.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 STUDENTS IMPROVING: IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Norman Doll, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

, safety, and global considerations in design, investigation, and construction of natural and built systems;4. To enhance analysis and design tools and experience through life long learning; and5. To serve others through professional responsibility, leadership, and participation in professional and public activities, and good citizenship. Page 15.1101.4More general goals of the department and college include:1. Providing a challenging and stimulating academic environment in which creative talents flourish.2. Making research and instruction relevant to contemporary problems.3. Offering quality degree programs at the baccalaureate, masters and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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International

AC 2010-1242: IMPACT OF CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY EXPERIENCES ONCULTURAL SENSITIVITY DEVELOPMENTLarry Bland, John Brown University Larry Bland is currently Chair, Division of Engineering and Construction Management and Associate Professor of Engineering at John Brown University. Dr. Bland has been at John Brown since 2002. Prior to his academic career, he spent over 30 years in industry. His industrial career moved from engineering to executive management with significant international experience. Since joining John Brown, Dr. Bland has been active in expanding undergraduate research opportunities for students and assessing university study abroad programs

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Washington University (WWU) has initiated a research, design and build project thatis focusing on providing a fuel efficient, low floor, hybrid electric shuttle bus that is intended for avariety of applications. The primary R&D team is comprised of undergraduate students and facultyfrom the Engineering Technology (ET) Department and industry representatives from key areas. Thedesign process has intentionally followed a multidisciplinary approach which seeks to utilize skills andcapabilities from a range of students across the ET Department, and will soon reach out to work withstudents and faculty in the Chemistry, Decision Sciences and Marketing departments here on campus.The multidisciplinary team concept helps students to recognize the

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

technology education programs at undergraduate andgraduate levels? Figure 1. The complex describing rankings and comparisonsIt is very likely that most engineering and technology members of the academy have beeninvolved in a number of different exercises to demonstrate that what we teach engineeringstudents, the environment in which they learn and the programs in which they are enrolled are of Page 15.1008.7high quality. The most common objective measure of this is the accreditation process that weundergo on a regular basis. Whether this is the ABET criteria and process within the UnitedStates or a comparable process in other countries

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

facilitate participation of a larger, more diverse student base.• Disseminate research products and findings to the broader engineering education community.II. MotivationA. The Lecture/Laboratory DisconnectIn curricula that teach EE concepts, hands-on laboratories that accompany circuit theory, signals& systems, and digital design courses are often scheduled separately, partly because textbooksoften adopt a written-work and software paradigm. Additionally, organizing students and topicsin laboratory-only environments is more efficient than interspersing hands-on assignments withlectures, so unless lecture and laboratory courses are paired, laboratories can be separated in timefrom their corresponding lecture material, making it difficult for