Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4252: UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGRESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN A PREDOMINANTLY UNDERGRADU-ATE TEACHING INSTITUTEDr. Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University Sudarshan Kurwadkar is an Assistant Professor and a board-certified Environmental Engineer. He teaches environmental engineering and general engineering courses at the freshman, junior, and senior level. His research areas include fate and transport of micro-pollutants such as pharmaceuticals and neonicotinoid insecticides in soil and aquatic environment. He is a Co-faculty Advisor for the engineering club and French club at Tarleton State University. Kurwadkar is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Ohio, and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Smith; James Squire

Session 2425Role of the Community in Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Design James C. Squire, D. Todd Smith Virginia Military InstituteAbstract: The local communities surrounding universities provide a wealth of opportunities forengineering students to practice engineering design while making real contributions that affectpeople’s lives. Such design projects also directly address ABET EC2000 criteria that studentsshould understand the impact of engineering in a societal context. This article identifies severalsources within the community that supply engineering problems suited for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Halliday; Israel Urieli; Gregory Kremer

Session 2525 Putting the "Engine" Back Into Engineering Education - A Capstone Design Project Kenneth R. Halliday, Gregory G. Kremer, Israel Urieli Department of Mechanical Engineering Ohio UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio University has recently radically transformedits Senior Design Curriculum. This change was motivated by the perception among the entiremechanical engineering faculty of the need to improve the way that engineering design is taughtat the senior undergraduate level. Three separate

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; John Todd

discussed.II. Course sequence knowledge contentIn order to achieve the course objectives, strategies were defined to give the students theknowledge and tools necessary for both their future career success and for immediate new venturecreation in the state. These strategies were: 1. To increase understanding of the creation and evolution of high-tech entrepreneur ventures. 2. To identify the basic decisions that an entrepreneur faces, including technology selection, product design, market analysis, financing, and general management of operations. 3. To develop leadership skills for identification and exploitation of technological opportunities, risk assessment, finding resources, and managing

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sidney J. Brandon; Michael R. Sexton; Justin W. Douglas

ignitionprior to starting the lubrication system. The 10,000-Volt transformer used for ignition wasobtained from an oil furnace ignition system. The coils on the transformer were connected to theelectrodes on the flame holder using automotive spark plug lead wire. These leads passedthrough the plenum wall on the combustion chamber using fabricated Teflon connectors. A 3/4”spark was generated between the electrodes in front of the fuel nozzle.Lubrication SystemThe purpose of the lubrication system, shown in Fig. 3, was to lubricate the turbochargerbearings and to aid in carrying away heat. The oil sump tank was constructed out of a 1/8” sheetof cold-rolled steel. The 12” square tank contained 12 quarts of 10W40 oil. The oil pumpselected was the same as

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Safoutin; Jens Jorgensen; Joseph A. Heim; Dale E. Calkins

engineeringeducation. It combines curriculum revitalization with coordinated opportunities for application Page 3.564.1and hands-on experience. The original Engineering Annex at the University of Washington, Figure 1, was built forthe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909. It is one of only two Exposition buildings thatsurvive today. During the Exposition, the ground floor housed exhibits by manufacturers hopingto supply the growing Northwest with the latest in industrial equipment. Figure 2 shows a steam-powered generator in what is now the Integrated Learning Factory. Now, some eighty-eight yearslater

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Kurfess; M.L. Nagurka

. One commonlyaccepted view is to assume that industry will provide the funds and a technical problem, and thatthe university will generate the solution (e.g., in terms of a report). Such a philosophy is not Page 2.205.1optimal, since there is much to be learned from both sides during the problem formulation aswell as problem solution stages. As with any relationship, the success of a joint research effortbetween industry and academia is built upon trust. Both sides must believe that their partner iswilling to work with them and can be trusted.Identify Needs The most obvious part of developing a successful project is to identify the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Adams; Curtis A. Carver

hyperdisciplinary courseware is clear: fundamentally interdisciplinary, tightlycoordinated, explicitly linked curriculum with the seamless sharing of vast amounts of informa-tion between courses within an institution. The potential for synergy and enhanced learning islikewise obvious. However, the technical and political problems that must be overcome are sig-nificant. Waiting to start converting to hyperdisciplinary courseware only acerbates these prob-lems and increases the cost associated with the conversion.References[1] C.A. Carver and E. Gregory, “Using Networked Hypermedia in an Undergraduate Computer Science Curricu-lum”, Proceedings of ED-Media ‘95 World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, June 1995.[2] C.A. Carver and R.A. Howard

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jacobsen; Gautam Pillay; Fred Gunnerson

Session 2255 A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY AT A NATIONAL LABORATORY Fred S. Gunnerson, Ph.D., Richard T Jacobsen, P. E., Ph.D. Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory Gautam Pillay, Ph.D. Inland Northwest Research AllianceIntroductionThis paper presents a unique partnership between academia, industry, and government to manageand operate the multi-purpose Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory(INEEL) for the United States

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farr

Session 2342 Involving Industry in the Design of Courses, Programs, and A Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department John V. Farr and Dinesh Verma Stevens Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTOn July 1, 2000 Stevens Institute of Technology created a new Systems Engineering andEngineering Management (SEEM) department. Through a unique partnership with industry andselected government agencies in the area of short courses, graduate programs, and appliedresearch, the department has grown to over 60 masters and 30 PhD students in one year. Interms of revenue from

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia

Parker et al., (2006) proposed five levels of safetyunderstanding: 1. Pathological – It does not matter what we do if we do not get caught. 2. Reactive – We react with a safety drive after things go wrong, and then we stop. 3. Calculative – We have systems that can manage all hazards. 4. Proactive – We continue to work on problems that we identify. 5. Generative – We look for new areas of risk and we do not take past success as a guarantee against future failure.If the proposed safety education interventions influenced student perceptions about safety, then thosechanges could be assessed through the lens of safety culture.MethodologyWe introduced three specific educational interventions, e.g., safety moments, near miss

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

13.246.3Figure 2: The portable wind tunnel used in testing remote access programming.Figure 3: The Graphical User Interface of the Exported Tunnel ProgramUp until four years ago, the first laboratory class for seniors consisted of six contact hoursaccomplished in two three-hour periods per week. The first was a common lecture period for alllab students introducing laboratory experimental procedures and reviewing appropriate technical Page 13.246.4analysis. The second 3-hour session was conducted in small sections so that all of the students ineach section could be involved in hands-on research and testing. In 2004/2005, the lab sequencewas moved into the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

from other parts of the world formore efficient and cost effective products and services. The workplace of engineeringand engineering technology program graduates is changing due to increasing global Page 13.912.2competition, changing demographics and technology, integration of engineering andbusiness function, shrinking product life cycle and environmental awareness. To regaintheir predominance in the field, manufacturing industries in Michigan need better-educated technical graduates trained in current technology. These graduates are alsoexpected to be equipped with generic engineering skills beyond their area of expertise[1]. In many courses in the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Silvia G. Middleton; Monika Lumsdaine; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt

Session 0630 Forming Student Project Teams Based on Hermann Brain Dominance (HBDI) Results J. William Shelnutt, Silvia G. Middleton, Kimberly A. Buch; Monika Lumsdaine UNC Charlotte/ Michigan Technological UniversityAbstract The thinking preferences of 487 students at the University if North Carolina at Charlotte were evaluatedwith the Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)1 at the beginning of the fall 1995 term. These beginningengineering, computer science, and engineering technology students were grouped in teams of four to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Joel L. Cuello

Session 1255 Reinventing the Philosophy of Graduate Engineering Education Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D. The University of ArizonaA significant confluence of forces that prevailed in shaping a vast expanse of the historicallandscape of America in the middle of the nineteenth century also invaded the Americanacademe and brought about the development of the graduate school in the United States. Suchconvulsive forces as the democratization of access to American colleges, the emancipation ofeducation from the dictates of religion, the expansion and diversification of the collegiatecurricula to

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

and feel connected to the profession through theexperiences of these practitioners. The author has had the privilege of working with and utilizingadjunct clinical professors from industry in the areas of mechanical and electrical systems ofbuildings, materials testing, structural design, construction management and project scheduling.This paper cites select case histories, describes areas in which senior level courses in design andconstruction can be delivered more effectively by adjunct clinical professors. Practitioners, asadjunct clinical professors, bring technical relevance and currency to engineering curriculums,and students benefit from their experiences. In addition, participation of adjunct clinicalprofessors opens up opportunities

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

fire can burn through a room, as anintroduction to fire safety The primary intent of the movie was to increase awareness and exposethese young students to the increasing need for qualified engineers to address critical fireprotection technology requirements necessary for protecting people, homes, workplaces and theenvironment. The campers then participated in an activity using a hand held infrared viewer thatallowed them to find someone in a completely dark room, demonstrating how firefighters findpeople in a burning building who may still be alive, but who are suffering from smokeinhalation.The afternoon session consisted of a field trip to the fire department communications centerlocated at Charlotte Fire Department Station 1. This was not

Conference Session

Design in the BME curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alan Chiu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

. Studio Three is team taught by humanities, biomedicalengineering, software engineering, and design faculty.Example Integrated ExperienceStudio OneThe final project in Studio One required a team of students to create a toy for a child withdisabilities. We partnered with a local charity, Reach Services, who maintains a lending libraryof toys for children with disabilities. Parents, teachers, and therapists can check toys out of thelibrary to use at home, in school, or in therapy sessions. The final project consisted of threephases: an innovation tournament, concept development, prototype development andpresentation.The innovation tournament will be discussed here. The learning objectives for the innovationtournament were as follows: 1. Identify

Conference Session

Ethical Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donald Winiecki, Boise State University; Lynn Catlin P.E., Boise State University; Harold Ackler, Boise State University

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Engineering Ethics

. Someof this is accomplished for students actively participating in the step 1 activity above. Engagingeveryone at some level through an assignment allows students to dig more deeply into theirprojects and the five ethical frameworks in a way that links the necessary elements of theirengineering projects with the equally necessary components of ethics. This is assigned forpresentation to the class two weeks from the classroom session as described above.Prior to independent analysis of their projects, students are guided through an application of anonline tool provided by Markkula ​[20]​to demonstrate a way to imbricate the use of ethicalframeworks in a way that reinforces networks between them, and exposes ethical weak pointsand dilemmas, and

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

, andinterdependent curricular materials and activities that will improve the ability of CivilEngineering students to analyze engineering problems in multiple contexts using a GIS platform.We expect that students will demonstrate fluency with one or more of the following skills uponcompletion of each Civil Engineering course targeted for this project: 1. Demonstrate technical competency in fundamental GIS skills utilizing existing GIS data to examine Civil Engineering problems. 2. Analyze Civil Engineering problems by generating GIS data and integrating it with existing data while demonstrating comprehension of multiple decision factors. 3. Synthesize data acquisition and analysis within the Civil Engineering design process to

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1485: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IN-TERMEDIATE DESIGN COURSE USING ACTIVE LEARNINGJohn S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park John S. Lamancusa is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Founding Director of the Learning Factory at Penn State. Before coming to Penn State in 1984, he was employed at AT&T Bell Labora- tories where his technical experience included electronic packaging, product design and acoustic design of telecommunications equipment. At Penn State, he teaches courses in design, vibrations, noise control, product dissection and mechatronics, and supervises senior design projects. He is the faculty advisor for Penn State’s student chapter of Engineers

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, statics and stress, filtration and chemical precipitation, and soon). These engineering concepts are not abstracted from social, political, and economicconsiderations. Rather, engineering is imbued with social context. The RPG offers studentsopportunities to reflect on economic, geographical, economic, and philosophical issues whilelearning the technical skills they need to make informed decisions to address the needs of arapidly expanding population.Introduction and Statement of the ProblemIn 1945, when the French mathematician Jacques Hadamard sought to uncover the thoughtprocesses of mathematicians, he approached Albert Einstein, who suggested that “combinatoryplay seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.”1 For many years

Conference Session

New Computer ET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyle Hebsch; Jefferey Stevens; Andrew Gilchrist IV; Joel Weinstein

the results were typical. In thisproject, students had to design software to help a courier service keep track of pickup anddelivery information, optimize routing of drivers and improve the general businessframework for the company.RationaleThe requirements for graduating students who enter the technology industry are rapidlyexpanding. Entrants must bring with them a complete toolbox of knowledge coupled withthe highest possible levels of skills and experience. These skills include problemdissection, problem solving, communications, teamwork and the motivation to completethe most tedious tasks within a set time frame. While university curricula effectivelyprepare students technically, they fall short in delivering these additional skills.At

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

community deliverables technical social/ learning civic course teams disciplines students involvement support geography duration interaction assessment content cultural outcomes outcomes contentcourse 1 0.10 -0.27 0.02 0.34 0.12 -0.55 -0.29 -0.28 0.24 0.31 0.00 -0.38 0.53 -0.03teams 0.10 1 0.03 0.35 0.21 0.09 -0.03 0.15 0.05 -0.04 -0.10 0.40 -0.04

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

. Furthermore, while writing remains an essential means ofcommunication, visual digital technologies such as video and still photography have gainedwidespread acceptance and are now ubiquitous as primary modes for communication, notablyvia web-based means. Despite recognition for the need to embrace "new media" courses thatdirectly address creativity and effective communication using such tools are not plentiful withinthe engineering curriculum. There are many competing interests that influence curriculum designthat will equip the next generation of engineers to be technically competent, competitive in theglobal economy, and effective as responsible citizens. The Association of American Collegesand Universities report College Learning for the New

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

of encouragement or discouragement depends on the perceived expertness and trustworthiness of the source. If the student believes the source of encouragement to be credible, it may enhance their self-efficacy. 4. Emotional arousal is another lesser influence on self-efficacy. Generally, high levels of stress or anxiety negatively impacts self-efficacy.Research QuestionsIn this paper, we use a social cognitive approach to investigate the following two researchquestions: 1. How does participation in a summer research program influence participants’ academic and career plans? 2. How does a summer research experience influence participants’ self-efficacy for scientific research

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Per Reinhall; Michael Jenkins; Joyce Cooper; Angela Linse; Eric Stuve

and water), and waste heat.With advantages like these there is little doubt that fuel cells will find their way into the marketplace in the very near future, perhaps as little as five years from now. It is not an overstatementto say that fuel cell technology will revolutionize fixed and portable power generation as muchas the internal combustion engine did more than a century ago. The social and economicbenefits of fuel cell related jobs and consumer products based on fuel cells promise to betremendous.In addition to the social and economic appeal of the fuel cell we are also drawn to it forinterdisciplinary technical reasons. The technical challenges in fuel cell technology encompass awide range of engineering disciplines. Advances in issues

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - DEI and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sebastian Dziallas, University of the Pacific; David Mueller, University of the Pacific; Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific; Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific; Abel A. Fernandez P.E., University of the Pacific; Chi-Wook Lee, University of the Pacific; Vivek Pallipuram, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

the art facilities, curriculum andpedagogy, and a supportive community. All faculty and staff in the school joined at least one ofthese groups and working group leaders were identified, usually consisting of one faculty andone staff member. The curriculum and pedagogy working group was comprised of faculty fromeach of the engineering and computer science majors. The composition and structure of theworking groups ensured broad representation across the school and meant that efforts to promotethe school’s vision were led by faculty and staff.The curriculum and pedagogy working group started its vision planning process with a set ofbrainstorming sessions to identify 1-, 3-, and 5-year goals. Faculty individually identifiedpossible goals, which

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

students’development of critical thinking skills. The fundamental premise being that with better criticalthinking skills, the students will be more prepared to tackle the adjustment to college life andcollege work. Additionally, in order for students to become truly aware of the engineeringprofession, they must understand, recognize and be able to implement critical thinking. Criticalproblem analysis and critical thought are at the core of engineering activities. Critical thinkingis incorporated through four ways: 1) through an explicit lecture on critical thinking, using thePaul-Elder model as guide to defining and understanding critical thinking, 2) through criticalthinking breakout session which follows the critical thinking lecture, 3) a specific

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Raymond Bako, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Jerome Babauta, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

the new classroom pedagogyand its benefits is presented.IntroductionThe traditional lecture method of dispensing education is gradually becoming outmoded due toits inherent passivity and abstraction. Especially for certain technical courses, a straight runlecture would not guarantee adequate or high conceptual gains for the students, leaving too muchto the imagination. According to the Dale retention cone 1, students tend to retain only 5% ofwhat they hear, 10% of what they read, 20% of what they see, 50% of what they discuss 75% ofwhat they practice and 90% of what they teach. Kolb’s 2 experiential learning model alsoreinforces the idea that cooperative, hands-on, active and problem based learning greatly enhanceconceptual understanding and