Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Pestaina, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy

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Computing & Information Technology

., Young, F. H., Leidig, P. M., and Scott, K. 2001. Resources for instructors of capstone courses in computing. In Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE-WGR '01). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 93-113. http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/572133.572135[8] Farrell, A., Ravalli, G., Farrell, G., Kindler, P., and Hall, D. 2012. Capstone project: fair, just and accountable assessment. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE '12). ACM, 168-173.[9] Richards, D. 2009. Designing Project-Based Courses with a Focus on Group Formation and Assessment. Trans. Comput. Educ. 9, 1, Article 2 (March 2009), 40 pages. http

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

educate next generations ofstudents in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. It is widelybelieved that STEM focused education contributes to the innovativeness in product developmentand as such has a significant impact on strengthening the economy and making it morecompetitive globally. Respective findings have been published on multiple occasions, by variousbodies, most notably in a report by the National Science Board, which states, among otherthings.1 In the 21st century, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy. To succeed in this new information-based and highly

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering

Page 24.379.2very detail-oriented and dislike abstract ideas; hence, they may struggle with science courses thathave a heavy emphasis on theory1-4. Intuitive learners, also known as intuitors, are partial toinformation generated internally such as opinions, memories, and understandings. They enjoytheoretical and abstract ideas and are uninterested in specific details1-4. Most engineeringteaching is more favorable to intuitive learners1. Sensors are very systematic, attentive, andmethodical and make successful experimental scientists or plant engineers. Intuitors areextremely innovative and perceptive and make exceptional designers, theorists, and inventors2,5.Visual learners learn more effectively through graphic materials such as posters

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9932Determining the effect of an engineering overview assignment on first yearstudentsDr. Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Dr. Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof is the Director of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Centre for Engineer- ing Education (CEE), promoting meaningful research and scholarly practices in engineering education and managing the PhD in Engineering Education program. Her engineering education research focuses on innovative teaching and learning practices, especially Cooperative Learning (CL) and Problem-based Learning (PBL), first year experience, engineering service learning, faculty

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K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Sarah Marie Riordan, Robert Morris University; Stephanie Abbott; Sarah Mukui Mutunga, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

- Secondary (6-12) Outreach, Atlanta, GA.7 Sirinterlikci, A. Sirinterlikci, S. (2013). Development of a Summer High School Research Program. 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - K-12 Robotics, Atlanta, GA.8 Winn, G. Kweder, J. Reagan, C. (2012). Re-Assessing the Effects of Summer Camp on the STEM Enrollments Using an Innovative Survey Strategy. 2012 ASEE Conference and Exposition - Out-of-School and Informal Activities, San Antonio, TX.9 Finn Jr. C.E. (2012, September 18). Young, Gifted, and Neglected. New York Times Op-Ed.10 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. (2013, December). The status of special education for gifted students in the commonwealth. Retrieved from http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/reports/2013/86.PDF.11

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Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

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Construction

largest privately held construction firms in the nation. Its success is theresult of a strong work ethic and industry knowledge combined with innovation andcollaboration. The GC in cause is a recognized builder of one of the world’s largest aquarium,which is a model of project efficiency, superior quality, and exceptional service from start tofinish. The calculated stadium expansion project duration is approximate to 10 months. ThisStadium Expansion Project includes many key players. The University’s Athletic Foundation isthe owner of the project. There are also two major subcontractors handling concrete work andstructure pertaining to development of stadium expansion

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Giacomo Nannicini, SUTD; Roland Bouffanais, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Elica Kyoseva, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Jean Wan Hong Yong, SUTD; Dario Poletti, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Robert E Simpson; Aditya Prasad Mathur

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

received his BSc (Hons) and MSc degrees from the National University of Singapore (NUS). His PhD was awarded in 2001 by the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University. Between 2003 and 2004, Dr Yong was the US Fulbright Scholar with Brown University, USA where he focused on climate change sciences and policy issues, and science education. As an educator, Dr Yong had nurtured many students at the two universities (Nanyang Technological University [NTU] and NUS) in Singapore. For his excellent and sustained innovative teachings, he was awarded the 2003 and 2006 Teaching Excellence Awards at the National Institute of Education, and the 2006 Nanyang Award for Teaching Excellence.Prof. Dario

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

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International

growingdemand for an innovative practice-oriented education on a solid academic footing. Over the pastforty years, the universities of applied sciences have grown into serious contenders to the moretraditional German universities, especially since the European-wide introduction of Bachelor andMaster programs, similar to the US and British systems of higher education.Universities of applied sciences differ from other universities by preparing students for theirfuture professional careers through application-oriented instruction. Their objective is to enablegraduates to apply theoretical and method-based knowledge to concrete practical problems. Amajor strength of universities of applied sciences is the equal emphasis on strong academicfoundations as

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Eguchi, Bloomfield College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

size andkind of robots that teams can create to foster creativity among teams. It has no size or numberlimit as long as they stay within the 6m x 4m stage performance area. This leads to surprisingcreations, from complex house-made humanoids and other animal-like machines, to swarmsof simple but synchronized robots, and a hoovering robotic carpet.A dance team can build a robot or multiple robots that move to music, which is up to 2minutes in duration. The creative and innovative presentation and performance of robot(s) areemphasized in the Dance league (figure 10). For the assessment of robotic performances, Page 24.852.9score sheets are used as

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It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU- Poly’s 2002, 2008, and 2011 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-Poly’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included three edited books, six chapters in edited books, one book review, 51 journal articles, and 100

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

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Continuing Professional Development

in engineering disciplines, the more we search for the most promising futureleaders and innovative ways to develop their leadership skills quicker. It has become acritical concern for executive leadership to determine how to keep the best employees,Page | 9develop the future leaders of the Corporation, and how best to increase the "engagementscores” across the enterprise. Northrop Grumman has spent the last ten years fullyembracing Leadership Development and one of the key traits of a great leader is thatpeople will follow you. In order for people to follow, you must impart your vision and theemployees must be engaged. To supplement the internal development of several “bestpractice” leadership programs, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman

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Continuing Professional Development

the people involved. In order to enhance the experience, thecompanies were in constant competition and battle for the market share majority.To better simulate the layout of a traditional company within the aerospace industry, eachcompany was broken into four different levels or tiers; employees, sector leadership, corporateleadership and shareholders.The employees of any company are the individuals who produce the products and drive thebottom line. The employees also produce all of the technical research and development behindthe innovative ideas that are then sold for profit. It is these technical and low level decisions that Page

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Uwakweh Benjamin; Richard Miller; Bryan Dansberry; Kettil Cedercreutz; Cheryl Cates

Dr.Luther Epting from Mississippi State University.Index Terms – University of Cincinnati, ACCE, co-op, curricular development, corporate feedback ABET, co-opperformance data, assessment, FIPSE, grant FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (FIPSE)The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) is administered by an office of the U.S.Department of Education with the purpose of supporting solutions that are meaningful and lasting to problems inpostsecondary education. FIPSE awards grants for innovative educational reform ideas then shares the provenlessons with the larger educational community. FIPSE grants fund initiatives that have potential for nationalsignificance in resolving problems in

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

. Ford, “Chemically Powered Toy Cars: A Way to Interest High School Students in a Chemical Engineering Career,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper 2003-596, presented in Session #2213, and personal communication Fall 2004. 13. Barr, R.E., P.S. Schmidt, T.J. Drueger, and C.Y. Twu, “An Introduction to Engineering Through an Integrated Reverse Engineering and Design Graphics Project,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 4, 2000, pp. 413-418. 14. Churchill, S.W., “Can We Teach Our Students to be Innovative?,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 116-121; 127. 15. Natishan, M.E

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Program Level Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Strauss; Patrick Terenzini

development meets organizational realities: A conceptual framework for organizational change, examples, and recommendations. Personnel Psychology, 57 (1): 175-209. 4. Tinkelman, S. N. (1971). Planning the objective test. In R. L. Thorndike (Ed.), Educational measurement (2nd ed., pp. 46-80). Washington, DC: American Council on Education. 5. Adams, S. G. (2001). The effectiveness of the E-team approach to invention and innovation with multidisciplinary student teams. 5th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance National Conference. March 7-10, Washington, D.C. 6. Colbeck, C. L., Cabrera, A. F., & Marine, R. J. (2001). Assessing overall competence of faculty: EC

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Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhiyong Zhao; Joe Hagerty; J. P. Mohsen

, applications of value engineering, innovative construction techniques, interactive evaluation of transportation noise barriers, examples of distress caused by hurricanes in 2004How is this course different from a forensic engineering or failure investigation course based on well-documented Page 10.255.2and famous failures? An overall goal in this course is to stress problem-solving and not necessarily failure analysis

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Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Moore; Mary Raber

will better master the subject matter throughits immediate application in their enterprise project work and that further development andunderstanding of the material will come through both student interest and enterprise needs. Thispaper will discuss teaching methodologies, course curricula, and techniques used in the deliveryof these professional development courses, as well as assessment and student feedback.Successes and challenges associated with this unique component of the Enterprise Program willalso be discussed.I. Enterprise Program BackgroundIn the fall of 2000, Michigan Tech University introduced a new and innovative undergraduateeducational experience that provides students of all disciplines on campus, but especiallyengineering

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

awarded a 2003-04Keystone Innovators Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for hiswork integrating technology into his classroom.Leah Christman is Instructional Technology Facilitator and Career and TechnologyDepartment Chair at Northwestern Lehigh School District. She has been a public schooleducator in Pennsylvania for 26 years. She holds a M.S. from Bloomsburg University of Page 10.726.15Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania certification in Family & Consumer Science K-12,Vocational Supervisor, Instructional Technology Specialist, and is near completion of Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Ahmed Khan

Students’ Perceptions of the Importance of the Faculty Technical Currency in Their Learning/Success in a Technology-Based Baccalaureate Program Ahmed S. Khan Department of EET DeVry University, Addison, IL 60101 Gene Gloeckner George Morgan School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523AbstractDuring the last two decades, the pace of technological change has transformed the globaleconomy into a knowledge-based or innovation-based economy, in which organizations are

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

., “Teaching Engineering Design: Can Reading a Textbook Make a Difference?” Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 7, No. 7, 1996, pp. 240-250.28. Atman, C. J., Chimka, J., Bursic, K. M. and Nachtmann, H., “A Comparison of Freshman and Senior Engineering Design Processes,” Design Studies, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1999, pp. 131-152.29. Atman, C. J., Cardella, M. E., Turns, J. and Adams, R. S., “Comparing Freshman and Senior Engineering Design Processes: An In Depth Follow-Up Study,” to appear in Design Studies.30. Cardella, M. E. and Atman, C. J., “A Qualitative Study of the Role of Mathematics in Engineering Capstone Design Projects: Initial Insights” accepted for publication in the 2005 iNEER Special Volume: INNOVATIONS 2005 - WORLD INNOVATIONS

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ChE Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ellen Ford; Keith Levien; Ellen Momsen; Willie (Skip) Rochefort

, American Society for Engineering Education”TABLE 4. Overview of the Hewlett Foundation GrantAn Integrated Learning Platform to Improve Engineering Recruitment and RetentionPI: Dr. Toni Doolen, Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGrant Specifics: • Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Grant Initiative • $1.1 M to OSU College of Engineering over three years (7/2003 – 6/2006) - $850K for faculty and student support; $250K for Outreach and Recruitment Goals: • Curriculum innovation to improve retention of engineering students • Outreach activities aimed at recruiting women and minorities into engineeringThe other significant activity that occurred in summer 2003 was the creation of the Women andMinorities Program in the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

B.S. from the University of Illinois. Dr. Hesketh has madesignificant contributions to the development of inductive teaching methods and innovative experiments inchemical engineering. He has done research in the areas of reaction engineering, process engineering andcombustion kinetics. He is the recipient of the 2002 Robert G. Quinn Award, 2001, 1999 and 1998Joseph J. Martin Award, 1999 Ray W. Fahien Award, and 1998 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award.Mariano J. Savelski is Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He receivedhis Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and B.S. from the University of Buenos Aires. His research isin the area of process design and optimization with over seven years of industrial experience

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Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

, computerprogramming, engineering graphics, the visualization and modeling of real-world systems, andthe history and ethics of the engineering profession. The course also equips the students incomputer aided design tools, solid modeling and simulation software, and mathematics softwareapplications. Though the subject matter is somewhat traditional, innovative ways have beenintroduced of structuring the class and engaging the first-year engineering students. The primaryfocus of the course is on five major team design projects during the year, in which the studentsutilize all of their gained knowledge and training, and apply the various engineering designmethodologies and skills/tools. The design projects are presented in a variety of communicationforms

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Constantin Chassapis; Hamid Hadim; Kishore Pochiraju; George Korfiatis; Keith Sheppard; David Vaccari

withemphasis on the outcomes assessment strategy developed and samples of the assessmentinstruments/tools that were designed. These include course-level assessment of studentperformance, program-level assessment tools and assessment at the School of Engineering level.In particular, an innovative technique for direct assessment at the course level is developed todemonstrate achievement of course outcomes and it is based on the instructor assessment ofstudent performance. This method relies on the instructor’s predetermined set of announcedstandards of performance needed to achieve the course outcomes. Furthermore, a unique methodfor evaluating achievement of program outcomes has been developed. It provides a systematicmechanism that combines all the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Jung; Anthony de Sam Lazaro; Amanie Abdelmessih

seniordesign team and essential leadership positions, budget constraints, and other constraints on theproject. Numerous projects were accomplished such as a recreational hovercraft, a waterdesalination system to be used in an orphanage in Tanzania, and an innovative instrumentedheating, air conditioning bench top instructional experiment.IntroductionOver the course of several years, engineering educators have proposed various models forconducting a capstone design course, which would encompass most if not, all aspects ofengineering design. These models range from one-semester paper design projects to full-teamtwo-semester capstone projects. Some programs focus on individual and small group designteams, whereas others emphasize teamwork and leadership

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Architectural Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

challenge facing undergraduate education by providingcost-effective web-based universal access and increasing participation to the openadmissions commuter college that maintains high quality programs but is challenged bythe critical mass problems associated with lower enrollment. The goals and objectives ofthis project will require technology and academic innovation; they enjoy a record ofinitial success, are worthwhile pursuits consistent with the ultimate aims of our industry,and have proven realistic in smaller scale execution. The project has the potential forimproving student learning of important AEC principles through the creation ofinnovative and supportive web enhanced learning environments that retain the besttraditions of small college

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

Engineering”, we now seekto address the questions: "What more needs to be done to improve female students’ interest andpersistence in engineering?" and "How can we better understand the reasons that female studentsleave engineering despite good academic performance?" Our aim is to (1) incorporateinnovations into engineering education that may be more supportive of women students and (2)research the implementation of these innovations in the education environment that is present infoundational undergraduate engineering courses. This dual focus has provided a unique way ofapproaching issues of gender inequity for female students in the Purdue Engineering program.The innovation that we are implementing consists of small technical team, realistic

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hancock; John Norton

Session 3555 Experiences of Graduate Student Mentors Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors Timothy M. Hancock, John W. Norton Jr. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MichiganAbstractThis paper describes the graduate student mentor (GSM) program at the University of MichiganCollege of Engineering. The GSM program is an innovative way to enhance the quality of theinstruction provided by the graduate students in their paid instructional roles. Graduate studentswho teach, called graduate student instructors (GSIs), go through an orientation at the beginningof their first

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

international dimension of higher education and theon-going major reforms regarding innovative approaches to content, practices and methods inhigher education, stress the trend towards a future World Higher Education and Research Area.Many events confirm de rapid onset of the internationalization and globalization of highereducation, such as the Declaration of Bologna and the Creation of the European Area for HigherEducation in 2010, preliminary talks for creating a similar Area for European-Latin AmericanHigher Education, the addition in 2003 of Germany, Malaysia and Singapore as new –provisional- members of the Washington Accord, and in November of 2002 the signing of theMemorandum of Understanding by the organizations in charge of accrediting

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

of all teams focused directly on the undergraduate Page 9.123.4program. Experience with this mode of operation has resulted in some teams being subsumed by Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationothers while entirely new teams were been created to fill gaps in the original team structure. Thecurrent structure is composed of ten teams; Undergraduate Curriculum Improvement,Laboratory Improvement, Design in the Curriculum, Innovation in Teaching, Overall CurriculumContent, External Data