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Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Norman Voigt, Penn State, New Kensington

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Civil Engineering

/newsletter/fall06/storypages/othernews_story02.html, accessed January 17, 2008).15. Sputo, T. (2006). Care and Feeding Instructions for Engineering Adjunct Faculty. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. V. 132(1) 14-17.16. Welch, R., Estes, A., and Considine, C. (2007). Training for Adjunct Faculty. Proceedings, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.17. Webster’s New World Compact School and Office Dictionary, Wiley Publishing Company, 2002.18. Hoeller, K. (2006). The Proper Advocates for Adjuncts. The Chronicle of Higher Education. June 16, 2006.19. Rose, A.T. (2002). Exposing Students to Innovative Construction Technologies in the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Technology

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Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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New Engineering Educators

-intensiveuniversity. Two major shifts in priorities occurred within the three years: a shift from anemphasis on securing external funding to managing a research team and multiple sources offunding; and secondly, a shift from concern about the ambiguity of tenure expectations togrowing confidence about expectations attributed largely to clear feedback about performance.Research findings presented here suggest that new faculty will benefit from professionaldevelopment opportunities that address such issues as conflict, interpersonal communication, andessentials of supervision in a team and laboratory setting.Introduction and Review of Related LiteratureSocial and organizational features of faculty work, often referred to in more generic way asclimate, are

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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New Engineering Educators

, parks, and libraries. Dissatisfaction in such nonacademic affairs can be a serious detriment to progress at work, while hearing how others are dealing with the same issues can provide unexpected solutions to issues. Some of these concerns, such as which restaurants are good, may best be discussed outside of the new faculty meetings, with people who have lived in the area for a longer period of time. Other problems, such as how to help transition children to the new area, profit from discussion by others dealing with the same situation. ‚ What projects can we collaborate on? Several of our accomplishments have been natural extensions of these meetings. Aside from this paper, we have co-written one

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Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2008-141: SITE SPECIFIC FARMING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ANDASSOCIATED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDE A PLATFORM FORACTIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITYAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked at Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of applied

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Hennia cavallini, University of Costa Rica

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International

January through July of 2007, there was a tremendous amount of information exchangedbetween the two universities concerning course logistics including over 70 e-mails and 30telephone calls. A course website3 was created at JMU to add the necessary course and tripinformation and all of the involved students (both JMU and UCR) were required to post aphotograph and a short biography of themselves as a means of virtual introduction. A programlogo was made by the UCR Media Center and was used on T-shirts, binders, and pamphlets topromote the program.Budget PreparationFor this experience, the budget included items such as faculty, teaching assistant, andadministrative support (JMU and UCR) salaries, guest lecturers and guides, admission tickets,tours

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Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

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Engineering Ethics

means that all students should havemeaningful experience in ethical training in a STEM or Engineering classroom in everycampus. These ethical issues in engineering are, all latently there, inculcated in publicpolicies and new technologies and what’s coming out of academia. For example, it is wellknown that new ethics rules are placed in action in the Capital every year, yet large lavishparties are thrown ‘on the concepts to educate people on….’ by the lobbyst’s at the taxpayer’s expense, to show off lobby’st Christmas. This shows that art of circumventingethical rules is in our nature. Engineers face a similar situation at every step of their life.Making improvements in every course by engineering and science professors, with anopening session

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

2000 outcomes are necessary for consideration in amechanical engineering program, few faculty have considered the assessment of the more difficultoutcomes concerning life-long learning, contemporary issues, and the impact of engineering in theglobal and societal context. This paper outlined the use of PowerPoint presentations on heat transfertopics chosen by the students to satisfy these outcomes. Students demonstrated life-long learningskills by selecting a topic and then doing the appropriate research. The variety of topics touched oncontemporary issues and also showed heat transfer in a global and societal context. The studentreaction to the presentations show that even something as simple as a five minute PowerPointpresentation can have a

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Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter Schilling

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Graduate Studies

Page 13.816.8these students. Resolving the job placement issue is a more significant problem, for itinvolves focusing on the skill sets desired in new faculty members as well creating amarket for these engineers.By understanding the issues and considering them when revamping policies andprocedures, it may be possible to mitigate these problems for non-traditional students,and improve the experience for those few non-traditional doctoral students.Bibliography 1. D. Comer. “Notes On The PhD Degree”, Purdue University. http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/essay.Ph.D.html. 2. R. Wilson. “For Love, Not Money”. The Chronicle of Higher Education. September 14, 2007. 3. R. Freeman. “Does Globalization of the Scientific/Engineering Workforce

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Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University; Katie Kuder, Seattle University; Dragovich Jefferey, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

option such that the users couldselect the questions from each topic individually. Therefore, the faculty revisitedtheir areas of expertise and prepared a new examination for the latter two years.Therefore it is worth noting here that one set of examination was administered thefirst two years and another set of examination was administered for the last twoyears.Data CompilationThe data from the past four years of comprehensive examinations and studentgrades for the mechanics based courses were compiled. Transfer students fromcommunity colleges comprise half the civil engineering student population atSeattle University. These students typically transfer statics, dynamics and basicstrength of materials from community colleges. In the past four

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Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

needs of industry, and in some cases realize taxsavings for their monetary and in-kind contributions to the University or engineering program.IABs that operate at the Department level are less common than College-level boards, butprovide many of the same functions. These boards tend to be proactive rather passive, and Page 13.901.2exhibit more specific interactions as enumerated recently1. For example, proactive IABs: (1)recruit members, especially Chairs, that will fit well with the goals and objectives of theprogram; (2) support student organizations for travel or educational activities; (3) screenpotential faculty and support recruiting

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Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thuy Nguyen, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; William O'Brien, University of Texas at Austin

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Civil Engineering

strategies. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering’s commitment to finding ways to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation.William O'Brien, University of Texas at Austin Bill O'Brien's professional goals are to improve collaboration and coordination among firms in the design and construction industry. Dr. O'Brien specializes in construction supply chain management and electronic collaboration, where he conducts research and consults on both systems design and implementation issues. He is especially interested in the use of the information technologies to

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Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

responding, 3. his Valuing (3.0) the phenomenon or 3. his skill in Application (3.0) of the activity so that he voluntarily responds an knowledge he comprehends, seeks out ways to respond, 4. his skill in Analysis (4.0) of situations involving this knowledge, his skill in 4. his Conceptualization (4.1) of each value Synthesis (5.0) of this knowledge into new responded to, organizations, 5. his Organization (4.2) of these values into 5. his skill in Evaluation (6.0) in that area of

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Douglas Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Sheila Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

havecommittee chairs who give monthly reports to Faculty Senate. Each committee hasrepresentation from each department/program. The various committees meet monthly anddiscuss items, and each committee member reports back to their department/program facultywhat the committee is discussing or making decisions on. There are also outside schoolcommittees that have representation at Faculty Senate, and these include Campus-level FacultyCouncil, Campus-level Graduate Affairs, and some other, related committees.Issues discussed at Faculty Senate include the Dean’s report which gives academic, faculty andschool event news. The Associate Dean generally reports on enrollment, admission, orgraduation type issues. There are many other issues presented and

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy Burack, Brandeis University; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Melchior, Brandeis University; Eric Morgan, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

of faculty and in many cases, on the part of students as well. As several faculty noted,service-learning projects tend to be more demanding on teaching. “A traditional class project orexercise is easier – you know the answers; it is easier to grade. Service-learning is more open-ended, new to both students and faculty, so it takes more work.” Faculty also worried aboutadding extra assignments for students on top of regular class exercises. “Teachers are worriedabout burden” for their students and have to figure out what to substitute or cut.Skills RequiredSome faculty members expressed concerns about their own ability to incorporate service-learning strategies into their course. “An adjunct is more prepared to do this” said one facultymember

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2008-1230: GLOBALIZATION: A NEW FRONTIER FOR CAPSTONECOURSESGregg Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg Warnick came to Brigham Young University (BYU) in May 2006 as the External Relations Coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He actively works to recruit approximately thirty industrially-sponsored projects each year for the Engineering and Technology capstone course. He is currently working to increase international project opportunities for students and faculty. He is also the internship coordinator and helps students develop and improve their resumes and interviewing skills and to help identify potential job opportunities. In addition, he is responsible for

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ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

clarification of goalsand outcomes of the associate degree program for PHCC in order to secure compatibility andtransferability. Table 2 shows the program outcomes developed by the program faculty at PHCC.At the writing of this paper, a suitable approach to achieve and measure the proposed outcomesis under development.The need for a well-defined program of study in Motorsports Technology offered by PHCC tothose students interested in transferring into the bachelors program has been identified. Therequirements of the current associate degree program in Motorsports Technology at PHCC onlypartially fulfill the lower-division requirements of the bachelor’s completion program. This ismatter of concern for students interested in completing the baccalaureate

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa McClain, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

freshman engineering programs, math success, and recruitment and retention issues in engineering. Page 13.713.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Improving Campus Climate for Faculty from Underrepresented GroupsAbstractA continuing challenge in engineering in higher education is that of professional equityregarding opportunity for advancement and job satisfaction due to differences in gender, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability and other factors. Because there are more women andpersons of color visible within engineering faculties and administrations than ever

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

cases than with any other course group (see Table 4). The most significant result (at the 10%level) was on an ethically neutral case concerning the choice of materials (case 6). Two issuecases yielded results significant at the 20% level: one concerning data management (case 1) andone concerning mentorship (case 4). In the Spring 2007 semester, however, the instructor of theETP course did not spend time on environmental issues, and nanotechnology was discussed onlybriefly. It might be expected, then, that analysis focusing on case 2, which concerned possibleenvironmental risks from nanotechnology, did not yield significant results. Likert Differences by Cases Likert Difference (ETP - Control) Likert Difference p Value

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

advancement, the wideningseparation of faculty and curriculum from industry needs and expectations has resulted in a realthreat to our competitiveness in the global marketplace. Page 13.741.2The construction environment has changed dramatically. International competition, the conceptsof world is flat and small is beautiful shift our economy from manufacturing to service enterpriseand new technologies have restructured the industry and altered how contractors practiceconstruction and engineering. William A. Wulf, thePresident of the National Academy of Engineering, defines engineering as “design underconstraint.” This statement is true for the

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kander, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

faculty,staff, and administrators to develop design parameters for a new type of engineering degree that Page 13.262.4seamlessly integrates science, technology, engineering, and math subjects together with oneanother and with the appropriate economic, social, political, ethical, and legal concerns(exemplified in a strong liberal arts education) to prepare the “engineering versatilists” of the 21stcentury.Program Design ParametersThe task force quickly developed a set of six basic design parameters for the new engineeringdegree program. Namely, the new Engineering program at James Madison University will:• provide a single Engineering Bachelor’s

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

Great Problems Seminars: A New First-Year Foundation at WPI Arthur Heinricher1, Brian Savilonis2, David Spanagel3, Robert Traver4, Kristin Wobbe5AbstractThe Great Problems Seminars are a new program designed to engage Worcester PolytechnicInstitute’s first-year students with current events, societal problems, and human needs. Eachseminar starts with an important global problem and helps students to find a place where they canmake real progress, no matter how small, in solving the problem.Four WPI faculty representing Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Humanities developedand delivered two Great Problems Seminars in 2007. Feed the World

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

Great Problems Seminars: A New First-Year Foundation at WPI Arthur Heinricher1, Brian Savilonis2, David Spanagel3, Robert Traver4, Kristin Wobbe5AbstractThe Great Problems Seminars are a new program designed to engage Worcester PolytechnicInstitute’s first-year students with current events, societal problems, and human needs. Eachseminar starts with an important global problem and helps students to find a place where they canmake real progress, no matter how small, in solving the problem.Four WPI faculty representing Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Humanities developedand delivered two Great Problems Seminars in 2007. Feed the World

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

Great Problems Seminars: A New First-Year Foundation at WPI Arthur Heinricher1, Brian Savilonis2, David Spanagel3, Robert Traver4, Kristin Wobbe5AbstractThe Great Problems Seminars are a new program designed to engage Worcester PolytechnicInstitute’s first-year students with current events, societal problems, and human needs. Eachseminar starts with an important global problem and helps students to find a place where they canmake real progress, no matter how small, in solving the problem.Four WPI faculty representing Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Humanities developedand delivered two Great Problems Seminars in 2007. Feed the World

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-1477: A NEW ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS COURSE BASEDON A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSLeslie Potter, Iowa State University Leslie Potter is a Lecturer in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. She has extensive professional engineering experience, including seven years with Deere & Company in various engineering and supervision capacities. She received her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University prior to joining the IMSE department at ISU. She is currently teaching her eighth year of the IE capstone design course. Her research interests include capstone design course effectiveness, engineering and

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Thomas N. Duening; Jeffrey R. Goss

evolving globaleconomic factors have placed a premium on innovation and innovativeness. Thecompanies that have traditionally invested in professional development through the Ira A.Fulton School of Engineering’s center for Global Outreach and Executive Education(GOEE) at Arizona State University are no exception to this emerging trend.Increasingly they are requesting training and coursework on enterprise innovation as partof their professional development investment. To accommodate this demand GOEE hasdeveloped a new engineering master’s degree program in Enterprise Systems Innovation& Management (ESIM). The new program address some of the concerns enterpriseleaders have expressed about how to nurture and develop the innovation potential in

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

Scholarship in EngineeringAbstractThere is a window of opportunity to engage the engineering community in a discussion of themetrics by which to measure scholarly teaching. We place emphasis on those summative metricsthat could be used by administrators in judging new faculty rather than on strategies that wouldformatively help new faculty to document their teaching results and improve their practice. Ourview is that unless a discussion is held on the potential evaluative metrics, it will be difficult toachieve the desired level of attention to the importance of high quality teaching. Therefore, it isin the long-term interests of new faculty that this precursor discussion targeting administrators beheld.Teaching is a multifaceted activity that is

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

. Page 13.968.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Pedagogy: Review of Best PracticesThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe teaching tools and techniques thatwill help new faculty as well as experienced faculty become more effective teachers.Based on a review of the literature related to “teaching excellence”, the followingexcerpts have been divided into two major sections. The focus of the first section is thelearning process, and the second section discusses innovative methods of teaching.Topics included in the “Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning (PromotingAccountability, Linking Assignments, and

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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New Engineering Educators

activities due to limitations on faculty time, or the requirement thatstudents have some prerequisites to work on a particular project. The incorporation ofactive learning components within a class makes it possible to include all students. At theVirginia Military Institute, we have started the process of bringing active learningprojects into the class room, and through trial and error have found that some exercisesare effective training tools for the cadets, and that some exercises that seem equally wellconceived and executed do not have the intended effect on the cadets. One concern thatwill be addressed in this paper is how to design the active learning content so that it does,in fact, appeal to students and enhance the learning

Conference Session

Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

students who used the manual inits initial form. The concluding section offers encouragement to other faculty and students whomay be in similar situations, as well as suggestions to avoid some of the missteps by the authors.IntroductionThe setting for this project was a satellite (referred to as Statewide) campus of Purdue’s Collegeof Technology. Life is a lot different away from the main campus. While Statewide professorstypically have fewer committee assignments and teach smaller classes, they have otherchallenges: They teach more classes, advise students, and have responsibilities to perform highschool and/or industry engagement. Moreover, graduate assistants are not available, andtechnician support is sometimes less effective. These

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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New Engineering Educators

. Page 13.1085.2around an average of 27 students per workshop. Both lectures and workshops were deliveredonce a week. While lectures were 50 minutes and were typically taught by faculty, workshopswere typically taught by graduate teaching assistants (GTA’s) and were 110 minutes long2.Within the context of this paper, the faculty leading lectures are called instructors, and GTA’sleading workshops are called workshop leaders.In general, lectures followed an instructor-based lecturing instructional style, and mainly focusedon introducing students to the new topics being taught and providing them with the broaderpicture of why the topics taught are important to them as engineers. On the other hand,workshops followed a student-based active learning