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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Francisco, CA. p. 75–146.5. Schunk, D.H., P.R. Pintrich, and J.L. Meece, Motivation in education: Theory, research, and applications. 2007, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill.6. Eccles, J.S., B.L. Barber, and D. Jozefowicz, Linking gender to educational, occupational, and recreational choices: Applying the Eccles et al. model of achievement-related choices, in Sexism and stereotypes in modern society: The gender science of Janet Taylor Spence. 1999, American Psychological Association: Washington, DC. p. 153-191.7. Conrad, D. and D. Hedin, The Impact of Experiential Education on Adolescent Development. Child and Youth Services, 1982. 4(3-4): p. 57-76.8. Eccles, J.S., Families, schools, and developing achievement

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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themselves as engineers? • How do students’ appreciation, confidence, and commitment to engineering change as they navigate their education? [Eris 2005]In the discussion following, will focus on the extent to which gender plays a role in the answersto these questions. Page 13.250.2General MethodsThe CAEE is a collaboration of scholars focused on the development of knowledge aboutengineering learning and teaching toward the improvement of engineering education [Sheppard2004]. The APS research element of CAEE is a multi-institution, mixed-method, longitudinalstudy which examines engineering students’ learning and development as they move into

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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(SES) is a measure of anindividual or family’s relative economic and social ranking6.While SES research relative to education is abundant, SES research relative to students’experiences in higher education is not3. That which does exist is often inconsistent3, no doubt inpart because of the difficulties in defining student SES. Walpole3 investigated high and low SESstudents at American universities in a longitudinal study focusing on their collegiate experiencesand their “outcomes of college”: income and graduate school aspirations and fulfillment. Shefound differences in grade point averages, types of activities the students engaged in – and theirpost-undergraduate incomes and educational attainment. Ethington and Smart7 similarly foundthat

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

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employable. This way, each studentwas challenged within her abilities and supported when needed.3 What We Accomplished: Methodology and Findings Educating women to lead and influence. -- Mission statement of College of St. Catherine3.1 Research QuestionsNow that the curriculum has been developed and in place for about 7 years, the main researchquestion is: “Did this PCM-designed curriculum achieve the objectives?” In particular, theobjectives were: • Does the computer science curriculum improve students’ employability? • Do the students have a desire to take more computer science courses? • Do students have the foundation needed to be able to learn more CS in their

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University

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futureAPPLES deployments and analyses.Introduction/BackgroundThe Academic Pathways Study (APS) of the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement ofEngineering Education (CAEE) is a cross-university study that systematically examines howengineering students navigate their education, and how engineering skills and identity developduring their undergraduate careers1,2. APS research falls under the umbrella of the Center for theAdvancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) whose goals are to: 1. Identify ways to boost the numbers of students who complete engineering degrees (including increasing the numbers of women and traditionally underrepresented groups) 2. Better support those enrolled in engineering programs 3. Encourage greater numbers of

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

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

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Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Most recently, Dr. Fleming is the recipient of the 2008 National Society of Black Engineers Educator of the Year Award.Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University SISLENA GROCER LEDBETTER is a social psychologist and owner of Ledbetter Coaching. Her research focuses on women’s well being. Dr. Ledbetter is a research associate working at Howard University in the Center for the Advancement for Engineering Education. Dr. Ledbetter previously worked for the American Psychological Association, where she served as a liaison between the Association and psychology students. She also served on a committee to increase minority

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Writing and Portfolios

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Anne Nichols, Texas A&M University

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AC 2008-1113: USING CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW AS A TEACHING TOOLFOR STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHITECTUREAnne Nichols, Texas A&M University Dr. Nichols is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She teaches structural analysis, design, and planning at the undergraduate and graduate level. She is a civil engineer with research interests in the structural mechanics and modeling of masonry and cement materials. Page 13.1331.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Calibrated Peer Review as a Teaching Tool for Structural

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Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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. Zawojewski, H. A. Diefes-Dux, and K. J. Bowman, Eds.: Sense Publishers, In Review.[6] K. Topping, "Peer Assessment Between Students in Colleges and Universities," Review of Educational Research, vol. 68, pp. 249-276, 1998.[7] N. Falchikov and J. Goldfinch, "Student Peer Assessment in Higher Education: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Peer and Teacher Marks," Review of Educational Research, vol. 70, pp. 287-322, 2000. Page 13.689.18

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Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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: they are notresponsible for providing answers. Their job is to create the environment necessary for studentsto learn through inquiry and discourse.Learning CommunitiesAt UTEP a group of faculty members have implemented and refined an approach using theAffinity Research Group Model (ARG)9 in the research setting. In this model a set offundamental principles and effective practices using the essential elements of cooperativelearning8 gorjcuk|g"vjg"eqpuekqwu"fgxgnqrogpv"qh"uvwfgpvuÓ"fkuekrnkpct{"mpqyngfig."tgugctej."and skills. The ARG model helps a faculty member to create a learning community. Learningcommunities in education has recently gained popularity due to its potential to transform learnersin ways that are meaningful and enduring10-16

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ERM Potpourri

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Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-1196: EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESDESIGNED TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLESKay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is primarily responsible for the experimental design and analyses reported in this paper. Her educational research interests include learning styles and student evaluations of teaching. She has received a number of honors for her teaching, including the opportunity to serve as the 2003 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2008-1199: WE ALL TAKE LEARNERS INTO ACCOUNT IN OUR TEACHINGDECISIONS: WAIT, DO WE?Jennifer Turns, University of Washington JENNIFER TURNS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technical Communication, College of Engineering, University of Washington. She leads the Scholarship on Teaching element of the CAEE. She is also a Faculty Affiliate with the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching.Jessica Yellin, University of Washington JESSICA M. H. YELLIN is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington with

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Carolyn Wood, Illinois Institute of Technology

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design and improvement, professional training/education for industry, market research and professional publications. He has been instrumental in implementing many of the assessment processes and interventions now used by the IPRO program. He also supervises the student employees providing operational and systems support for the IPRO program.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Margaret Hellie Huyck, Ph.D., is Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, within the Institute of Psychology. Her graduate work at the University of Chicago focused on life span human development and the sociology of education. Her academic specialities are adult development and program

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venetia Dover, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Viara Quinones, Howard University

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AC 2008-1856: AN EXAMINATION OF THE USE OF SOCIAL COGNITIVECAREER THEORY TO EXPLORE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE POSTBACCALAUREATE DECISIONS OF HIGH ACHIEVING ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSVenetia Dover, Howard University VENETIA A. DOVER is a 5th year Ph.D. student at the Howard University School of Social Work and teaches a course in their research sequence. She also serves as a Research Associate on a National Science Foundation grant designed to examine the post baccalaureate decisions of High Achieving Black STEM students. Her research interests include educational issues impacting college age African Americans, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Social Work Education and depression among Afro

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Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso

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AC 2008-1926: ALIGNING STUDENT LEARNING, FACULTY DEVELOPMENTAND ENGINEERING CONTENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGICPLANNING OF ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENTArunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso Arunkumar Pennthur is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at UTEP. He teaches work design, senior design and human factors engineering. His research interests are in virtual collaboration and problem representation in engineering education.Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis Everett is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso. He teaches Dynamics and Controls. His research interests are in metacognition in engineering education

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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discipline todiscipline, but the cognitive activities associated with the task, processes utilized, andnegotiation of the design space have been shown to have fundamental similarities. As theglobal push for interdisciplinary interactions increases, design can be a bridging link forfields traditionally seen as unconnected. The discovery of common ground betweendisciplines can support cross-disciplinary collaboration and communication and providean opportunity to improve design education by collaborative research and practice. In aninvestigation of design experiences of professional designers, common aspects of theexperiences were identified as building blocks to establishing common ground.Emerging from qualitative accounts of design experiences by

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ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

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other, togauge how students’ effectiveness at working in teams was influenced by the team-buildingactivities.IntroductionA large body of research in engineering education has been devoted to the study of engineeringstudent teams. Numerous published studies examine understanding the factors that shape thedynamics, interactions, and performance of teams, identifying pedagogical strategies andresources that improve team functioning, and developing methods of assessment to measureteam skills1,2,3,4,5,6. Among the factors that have been studied are students’ learning processes,commonly measured using learning styles inventories such as the Meyers-Briggs7 and Felder89inventories.This study employs a particular instrument, the Learning Connections

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ERM Potpourri

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Emily Wischow, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; Shanna Daly, Purdue University

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possiblefuture career opportunities.6 Additionally, while many individuals in the general public arefamiliar with nano through informal means and have opinions on the topic, few have receivedformal education on topics pertaining to nanoscale science, engineering, and technology.7Despite compelling arguments for inclusion of NSET into the K-12 curriculum, there is a paucityof research in this area. The little formal research that has been conducted has focused primarilyon size and scale, including student and expert ideas about scale, and how to integrate ideas ofsize and scale into the classroom.8-10 Other literature primarily consists of activities incorporatingsome NSET content, often at the undergraduate level11 : very little is focused on inclusion

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

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other students hung back and rarely contributed.Introduction: The 21st Century ChallengeOne of the primary issues facing American engineering in the 21st century is the global sourcingof complex services. Prior to 2000, outsourcing of routine engineering functions wascommonplace. With growing demand and the improvement of off-shore engineering skills,engineering design, research and development, and innovation (once a trademark of Americanleadership in engineering) are increasingly moving abroad.1,2 To ensure competitiveness ofAmerican educated and trained engineers in the rapidly changing environment of the globaleconomy, engineering education must not only help students develop strong scientific, technical

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue University; Alexander Malyscheff, Purdue University

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AC 2008-2417: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS TO FORECASTENGINEERING STUDENTS' RETENTION BASED ON COGNITIVE ANDNON-COGNITIVE FACTORSP.K. Imbrie, Purdue University P.K. Imbrie is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University. His research interests in educational research include modeling student success, modeling student team functioning, and multidisciplinary engineering education. His technical research interests include solid mechanics, experimental mechanics, nonlinear materials characterization, microstructural evaluation of materials, and experiment

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Daniel Amos, University of Washington

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AC 2008-2433: STUDENTS' CHANGING IMAGES OF ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERSAndrew Jocuns, University of WashingtonReed Stevens, University of WashingtonLari Garrison, University of WashingtonDaniel Amos, University of Washington Page 13.1113.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Students’ changing images of engineering and engineersAbstractAs part of a longitudinal study of engineering students on four campuses spanning four years,students were asked questions each year about their images of the work of engineers. Suchquestions included: what do you expect to do on a day-to-day basis, how did you becomeinterested in engineering, what are the characteristics

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Assessment

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Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven

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improving the course, student performance at the end, on the final exam,was the only measure used. Care was taken to link specific final exam questions tocorresponding survey questions.Relevant Previous WorkThe authors readily admit to being novices on the topic of student self-assessment. Havingperused the literature, however, has sparked significant interest in the role of self-assessment inthe learning process as well as appropriate its use in the teaching endeavor.Literature on the use and analysis of self-assessment is voluminous and exists primarily in theeducational research and educational psychology fields. Fortunately, there are a number ofcomprehensive articles which summarize much of the work and interpret composite results in away that

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Student Engagement and Motivation

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Stephen Crown; Arturo Fuentes; Bob Freeman

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needs.IntroductionThe engineering education environment has seen many changes in the past twenty years.Advances in computers, networks, and technology have made a wealth of information andcomputational tools accessible to students like never before. Course web sites give studentsaccess to supplemental learning materials1, an ability to dialog with other students and faculty onforums2, and even tutorial movies ranging from working through homework problems to usingmodeling or computational programs related to the course3. In addition, there has been a flood ofinterest in and funding of engineering education research. One would assume that with all ofthese advances and focused attention that student academic success would be growingexponentially. In fact, many

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Writing and Portfolios

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Kejun Xu, University of Washington; Matt Eliot, University of Washington

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annotations without support. In addition,this paper uses the answers to these questions to comment on the educational significance ofwriting effective annotations.IntroductionBecause research tells us that “experience alone is a poor teacher,” [1] the engineering educationcommunity is exploring activities that can support the student’s making meaning (and learning)from their experiences. Recently, much attention has been devoted to having students constructportfolios—collections of artifacts, possibly annotated, put together to tell a story and/or supporta set of claims. Such portfolios can provide students with an opportunity to reflect on theirexperiences, share their experiences with others, and see experiences as a building block forfuture

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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, she is the PIC IV Chair and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. Page 13.1287.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Thinking About Graduate SchoolAbstractLess than 18% of graduating engineers in the US go directly full-time to graduate school andvery few women and underrepresented minority students go on to graduate school. Our countryneeds more diverse researchers in engineering, and students do not realize the creative andchallenging work that they can obtain with a graduate degree. There are many reasons for thelow

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Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Matthew Glucksberg, Northwestern University

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AC 2008-2738: CHARACTERIZING COMPUTATIONAL ADAPTIVE EXPERTISEAnn McKenna, Northwestern University Ann McKenna is the Director of Education Improvement in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. She holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She also serves as Co-Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research (NCEER). Dr. McKenna’s research focuses on the role of adaptive expertise in engineering education, design teaching and learning, and teaching approaches of engineering faculty. Dr. McKenna

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Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Gardner, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University

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AC 2008-2786: THE PARTY'S OVER: SUSTAINING SUPPORT PROGRAMSWHEN THE FUNDING IS DONEJohn Gardner, Boise State University John F. Gardner is the Associate Vice President for Energy Research, Policy and Campus Sustainability at Boise State University. He is also the former chair of the Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Department at Boise State and current Director of the Hewlett Foundation funded Engineering Schools of the West Initiative at Boise State. His research interests, in addition to engineering education, include dynamic systems and sustainable energy systems.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia A. Pyke is the Director of Education Research for the College of Engineering at

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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Associate Director for Research and Operations of the Interprofessional (IPRO) program. He was brought in specifically to focus on IPRO courses, and has led over 50 IPRO project teams in the past four years. He has an undergraduate degree in liberal arts and mechnical engineering, and graduate degrees in Business and Industrial Engineering. For over 20 years he led consulting businesses specializing in financial and information process design and improvement, professional training/education for industry, market research and professional publications. He has been instrumental in implementing many of the assessment processes and interventions now used by the IPRO program. He also

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Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

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AC 2008-2814: ASSESSMENT OF A BLENDED PRODUCT LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT COURSE UTILIZING ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACEDELIVERY MECHANISMSDaniel Wittenborn, Purdue University Daniel Wittenborn is doctoral student in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has received the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and Schroff Award. He was also named a recipient of the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship in 2007. Currently, his research interests include engineering education related to computer-aided design, manufacturing, and

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1992 and 1993, respectively, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from The University of Toledo in 1995 and 2002. His main professional interests are in mixed mode IC design and electrical engineering education; his recent research activity concentrates on symbolic analysis of circuits and MOS models. Page 13.77.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Novel methodology for engineering course design based on Six Sigma principles: Incorporation of diverse constituents in course

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Design: Content and Context

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Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Drexel University

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Criteria into the CurriculumAfter establishing what is to be measured, the next step is to determine where within thecurriculum these measurements are to take place. The curriculum in this context is broadlydefined as all aspects of a student’s educational experience, including but not limited to classes,research experiences, internships or co-operative education, and activities such as membership instudent organizations, advisory committees, etc. The purpose of mapping is to determine at whatpoints students are taught the knowledge and/or skills needed to meet the performance criteria.By identifying these milestones, the CQI system can monitor student progress and determinewhere intervention is needed. Again, this is analogous to a manufacturing