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Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Amber Oliver, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

pursuing her Masters of Science in Human Resource Management in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Organizational Communication with a concentration in Human Factors Engineering from Purdue University.Matthew Verleger, Purdue University Matthew Verleger is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering and his M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, both from Purdue University. His research interests are on how students develop mathematical modeling skills through the use of model-eliciting activities and in peer review as a pedagogical tool

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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Masi, MIT

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Educational Research and Methods

development of teamwork, as well as written and oral communication abilities.Measuring impact on student abilities after completing the widely varying types of pilotPBL subjects was another problem to solve. With the primary goal of energizing thefreshman year’s lecture based experience, and strengthening students’ confidence in theirabilities, a survey of ability self efficacy was developed.A choice of a survey design that employed a self efficacy scale of confidence in ability toperform a task was based on Bandura’s theory of self efficacy. Bandura’s key contentionabout the role of self efficacy in individual development was that a person’s confidencein his or her abilities would directly impact his or her course of action. Students engage intasks

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, followed by two projects that serve as case studies. The experience is thenbriefly evaluated and preliminary assessment is presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion on the future plans.Service Learning and Social EntrepreneurshipDefined as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that addresshuman and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to Page 14.618.2promote student learning and development”1, service learning is not only beneficial to the overalldevelopment of the student but also addresses the hard-to-assess qualitative educationaloutcomes f and h of ABET2. For the

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Arash Salehi, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

impact on course design is clearly defining course objectives and workload. Increasingthe clarity of information initially communicated about the course to allow students to align theirperceptions and expectations. During the spring 2009 semester, during week four, the instructornoticed that students were beginning to appear somewhat distracted and unfocused given thegeneral freedom of the class environment. By increasing the team-to-instructor interaction,individual focus seemed to improve, anecdotally. Whether or not this will be observed byimprovements in self-efficacy awaits final analysis of that semester’s data.Finally, the project results present implications specifically for first year students and freshmencourses. The development of

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Miller, Montana State University

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Mechanical Engineering

research exists discussing these problemsspecifically for engineering programs across the nation1,2. Departments can no longer expect thatstudents will choose a degree program based on reputation or salary potential. As departmentswithin the Montana State University (MSU) College of Engineering (COE) compete nationallyfor entering students, the ability to attract, engage and motivate new students becomes an addedrequirement for the mechanical engineering program.MSU is a land-grant institution of approximately 12,000 students located in a culturally-orientedRocky Mountain community of approximately 30,000 situated between Yellowstone and GlacierNational Parks. Roughly 2000 students are enrolled in the COE which is comprised of fivedepartments. The

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Graduate Studies

evaluation of their product to determine if it waseffective. Our results show positive outcomes related to changes in student perception of theircommunication skills, changes in student perceptions of audience, changes in student perception of theirevaluation skills, and increased student understanding of the iterative nature of design processes.IntroductionThe past few years have seen calls to encourage and support scientists who leave the lab to explainscience and their research to the public. Recent, growing research on the public understanding of science,science literacy, and science communication, are driving scientists and educators to articulate anincreased need for people to be better informed about science1,2. At the core of this movement

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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First-Year Programs

ofcommunication during the design process. Therefore, in the fall 2008 semester the teams werealso evaluated on their ability to effectively communicate their design with their team membersand with other teams in their discussion session. The class consists of 210 students; broken intoseven discussion sessions, with five teams each – for a total of 35 design teams. Thecommunication criteria was assessed in addition to the design project criteria. Each team wasrequired to complete their design, mathematical model and testing plans well in advance to theirscheduled testing date. Each team gave their design project construction materials and designplans (which include CAD drawings and instructions) to another team in the class whichconstructed the design

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Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1625: THE IMPACT OF SCAFFOLDING ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN APRECAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversitySteven Welch, Oklahoma State University Steven Welch is a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University. Page 14.1224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Impact of Scaffolding on Student Success in a Pre-Capstone Design CourseAbstractThis paper summarizes four years of active development of a pre-capstone design course at alarge state university. Three changes to course structure resulted in large

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Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Daniel Tauritz, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

on post-graduation successand social responsibility with workshops on life after university studies (including graduate andprofessional school opportunities, scientific and professional societies, and teamwork in theworkplace), and being a member of a community (e.g., giving back to society, civicresponsibility, mentoring others, etc.).A survey given to the 28 participants at our first workshop showed that the students’ interestsand knowledge deficiencies were less than a perfect match for what we had expected and forwhich we had planned activities. The survey results (shown in Table 2) indicated that anoverwhelming majority of the students wanted to learn more about the following as soon aspossible: additional scholarship and fellowship

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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First-Year Programs

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ENG2: Engineering Engagement for Student Success Building a Community for First Year Freshmen in the College of Engineering Research has shown that engineering retention and graduation rates are enhanced throughfirst year experiences that actively incorporate and engage faculty and students. 1-5 Based on thispremise, the STEM Talent Expansion Project at Louisiana State University (LSU), funded by theNational Science Foundation, has focused the majority of its efforts into the first year experienceof incoming freshmen in order to increase retention and ultimately graduation rates in theCollege of Engineering. This will be achieved by

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting

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Educational Research and Methods

a societal context (in a particular culture, community, state, nation, etc.)3h-2. Estimate the impact of engineering solutions in a global contextComponent 9: A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learningCronbach’s α coefficient=.771; mean scale score =9.94; SD =2.80; % Variance =7.857l. Do you explicitly encourage students to set and pursue their own learning goals7m. Do you make students aware of new opportunities for intellectual growth and professional development7n. Do you explicitly encourage students to engage in critical, reliable, and valid self-assessment7o. Do you explicitly encourage students to apply new knowledge gained to the

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Wolfgang Bauer, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; John Courtney, Michigan State University; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Renee Mickelson, Lansing Community College; Mark Urban-Lurain; Clifford Weil, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1899: ENGAGING EARLY ENGINEERING STUDENTS (EEES):BACKGROUND AND GOALS OF AN NSF STEP PROJECT TO INCREASERETENTION OF EARLY ENGINEERING STUDENTSJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Applied Engineering Sciences major, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. Dr. Sticklen also serves as the College Coordinator for engineering education research, and is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, MSU. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. More recently, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

concurrentcourse. In the robot project students also engage in the third stage of the total design process, namelyconcept generation, but this is not developed in a systematic manner. It is revisited in more depth inEngineering Design II.Engineering Design IIFollowing implementation of systems concepts in Design I and a revision of Engineering Design II inspring 2006, the latter now focuses on sensors and data acquisition, building on the Engineering Design Iexperience and continuing the development of systems thinking through the “Total Design” approach.The graphical programming language LabVIEW™ is employed to connect sensors to the students’ laptopcomputers via a USB data acquisition module (National Instruments USB-6009 with 14 bit resolution and

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System; Shruti Karulkar, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

Technology) that incorporates elements of Mechanical Engineering Technology aswell as Computer Engineering Technology.TAMUCC also incorporated the CLABS elements into two other courses. However, a small N (5or less) prevented meaningful quantitative analysis. It may be necessary to utilize a morequalitative approach to these outcomes. There is also a need to conduct more in-depth interviewswith students who participated in the pilot project to gain their perspectives on the mentoringprocess.Summary of the Analysis:Three out of the four primary objectives for the project relate to academic improvement. Theseare: Increase students’ capacity to engage in “real world” problem solving Improve students’ written and oral communication skills

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri Columbia; Harvest Collier, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

thatchallenges students engaged in this transition is their ability to build and successfully use deep-reasoning skills. To address this challenges instructors need to employ instructional strategiesthat shift students’ focus from memorization of procedures and equations toward the integrativeuse of prior and new knowledge introduced in the classroom.In this paper, self-explanation was proposed as the core element of such instructional strategiesbecause it relies on the explanation a learner generates on his or her own as opposed to theexplanations provided by an external source such as an instructor or a book. The primary goal ofthis study was to explore to what degree the use of self-explanation strategies improve students’performance on basic

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Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

opportunities.About 50 of the colleges in the book include engineering or pre-engineering programs.Examples of programs profiled include the EPICS program at Purdue University; the ColoradoSchool of Mines Minor in Civic Engagement and a special interest area in humanitarianengineering; Colorado State University’s Service-Learning Graduate Teaching CertificateProgram; and the University of Pennsylvania’s CommuniTech. However, more important than alist of programs and courses is an understanding of the outcomes that can result from studentengagement in PBSL.Although this paper focuses exclusively on the students’ educational outcomes, of equalimportance are the impacts on the community partners. The community should be a true partnerin the process and feel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

and integrating the professional, institutional, andpedagogical goals and expectations into a course is complex and becomes much more so whendeveloping and implementing curricula for first-year students. These students are not alwayscomfortable with problem posing situations, and as the tasks increase in complexity, so does thedifficulty in thinking and writing about those tasks. John Dewey’s claim still holds today, "much ofpresent education fails because it neglects this fundamental principle of the school as a form ofcommunity life." The establishment of "learning communities," has been one of the most importanteducational reforms to come about based on Dewey’s challenges.This study integrates the notion of a learning community with

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Eric Sheppard, Hampton University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-2113: A PLAN TO IMPROVE STUDENT PREPARATION ANDENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERINGQiang Le, Hampton UniversityEric Sheppard, Hampton University Page 14.85.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A plan to improve student preparation and engagement in engineeringAbstractAs in many engineering programs, the programs at the School of Engineering and Technologyare concerned with improving our recruitment and retention, and have targeted action in twoareas: pre-college programs (impacting recruitment) and the freshman introduction toengineering course (impacting retention) as part of our strategic plan for improvement. Inspiredby a

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh; Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh; Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh

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International

percentages of students (in both CBA and in SSOE)who engaged in additional international educational activities following their participation in the Plus3program, as well as to gather data that provide descriptive information from the students about how they feltthey had benefited or changed as a result of having participated in the Plus3 program. The survey designincluded closed-end questions that would allow us to compare responses across our population, as well asopen-ended questions that would allow participants in the study to describe their experiences andperspectives in greater detail, and that would allow us to gain a more in-depth understanding of the impact ofthe program on the participants.4Participants in the survey were students who

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-786: PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FORTEACHERS PROGRAM: IMPACT ON PERCEPTIONS AND EFFICACY TOTEACH ENGINEERINGJulie Trenor, Clemson University Julie Martin Trenor. Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech and a bachelor’s degree in the same field from North Carolina State University. Her research interests focus on factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of under-represented students in engineering. Prior to her appointment at Clemson, Dr. Trenor served as the Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention

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Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1257: IMPACT OF INTEGRATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSIN AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY: A CASE STUDYAdam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin Adam Ekenseair is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in May 2005. Currently he is working in the laboratory of Dr. Nicholas Peppas on "A Fundamental Investigation of Non-Fickian Penetrant Transport in Glassy Polymers." Adam is a Department of Defense (NDSEG) Fellow and a National Science Foundation (NSF-GREP) Fellow. He is also active in the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, the American Physical

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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First-Year Programs

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engaging Freshman Experience – Key to Retention?AbstractIntroducing freshmen to engineering is easy, right? Or is it? Current freshmen studywhile listening to an IPOD, texting or IMing their friends, etc. So methods used byfaculty should be effective – measuring the tolerance of washers, building a circuit on abreadboard, etc. Those students not interested in these types of lab experiences should notbe engineers, right? The University of Texas at Tyler chose to try something new whilelooking to improve retention of freshmen and provide valuable content like engineeringconstraints early in an engineer’s academic career. First the history of engineering isintroduced so that students better

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Mark Bannatyne, Purdue University; Sheila Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

performance or behavior. As will bediscussed in the warning signs section below, such students often can be classified by attitudinal,physical, or behavioral demonstrations that are outside the norm of the larger comparison group.The degree to which such issues pose a nuisance or risk to peers, professors, or others willnecessitate a range of interventions on the part of the institution1,2.Students who are troubled, emotionally-challenged, and difficult are important for severalreasons. First, the simple reality is that these students are members of the institution andfrequently interact with others. For this reason alone, the relationship-jeopardizing behaviorsthat troubled, emotionally-challenged, and difficult students engage in should give

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Kobus, Hillsborough Community College; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

from the baccalaureate level to the graduate level. Asenrollment in computer science decreases and the State University System of Florida puts more Page 14.388.2demanding admission restrictions on community college students, it is crucial for these transferstudents to have programs such as CSTEP to prepare and support them in this transfer process.The primary goals of this paper are to describe the CSTEP model, its objectives and individualprograms, which are included in Sections 2 and 3; present the program evaluation results, whichare included in Section 4; and describe the lessons learned after CSTEP has been in place for oneyear, included

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keelin Leahy, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

for novice designers in many areas. Petroski discovered a similardifficulty occurring with engineering design where “design has been a notoriously problematicaspect of the engineering curriculum” [9]. Design is a subject which requires the ability to solveproblems or issues by the communication of their ideas. The main obstacle expressed, by botheducators and students of design education, is the influences on design ability and creativity[10].For this study the main influences being applied include: Activities prior to task engagement. Opportunity to engage in wild thought. Stimuli present in immediate environment.The application for the purpose of input to obtain a creative output is through the medium

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-1610: COMMUNICATION PEDAGOGY IN THE ENGINEERINGCLASSROOM: A REPORT ON FACULTY PRACTICES AND PERCEPTIONSJulia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, ABET, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, The International Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, and The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

will tell you, that as graduate assistants, they went into theirteaching duties cold with little or no instruction on the art and craft of teaching. Similarly, TAsoften assume their first teaching experience with no instruction on how to teach. TAs must beeffective in communication to be able to present information clearly and concisely in theclassroom and lab formats. In addition, they must be able to effectively manage the classroom Page 14.976.2environment (p. xxxv).2This paper describes in detail a Graduate Assistant Seminar that prepares graduate students toteach. The course is offered through the College of Engineering at the

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Leicht, Pennsylvania State University; John Messner, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hyeon Woo Lee, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

activelearning, such as problem solving, happens during class. Assessment data was collected toexamine students’ use of the video lectures and perceptions of the classroom flip. The students’feedback suggests that while the active learning and additional project time available in classimproved their understanding, they would prefer that only about half the classes be flipped andsome use of traditional lectures should be maintained.IntroductionEngineering instructors are often encouraged to try instructional techniques that encourage theirstudents to be more actively engaged with course material. Active learning is defined by theengineering education community as the “involvement of students in their own learning.”1Active learning encompasses a variety

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, and theyquestioned whether the reviewers check references 80.Bibliography1. M. Molenda, “On the origins of the ‘Retention Chart’,” Educational Technology, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2004, p. 64.2. D.G. Treichler, “Are you missing the boat in training aids?,” Film and Audio-Visual Communications, vol. 1, Feb. 1967, pp. 14-16, 29-30, 48.3. J.E. Stice, “Using Kolb’s learning cycle to improve student learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 77, no. 5, Feb. 1987, pp. 291-296.4. J.E. Stice, “Socony-Vacuum retention study,” email communication to Robert Befus, May 12, 2007.5. E. Dale, Audiovisual Methods in Teaching, 3rd ed., NY: Dryden Press, 1969.6. R.V. Krivickas, “Active learning at Kaunas University of

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Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Liberal Education

ABET’s 3(d) criteria of demonstrating the ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams and 3(g) criteria of demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively. In this study, we raised the following questions: Q1: Is there a difference between pre-test and post-test for all students in the course? Q2: Is there a difference between results from students in service-learning sections and results from students in sections using other pedagogies? Q3: What impact did service-learning have on student learning?Method All students in this study were enrolled in different sections of the speech course requiredby a 4-year university specializing in engineering and aviation. Eight sections were offeredduring the