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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Michael Gregg, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Guinea Pigs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 10, 20028 Gregorian, V.: Colleges Must Reconstruct the Unity of Knowledge, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June4,20049 Bollag, B: A Course on Conflict Resolution Is Personal for the 2 Professors Who Team-Teach It, The Chronicle ofHigher Education, September 22, 2006 Page 12.1092.8

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Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger

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, October, 20015. Varma, R. “Permanent Tenure and Academic Freedom in Engineering”. In Bulletin of Science, Technology& Society, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp 193-201 June 2001.6. Felder, R.M. and Brent, B. “Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABETEngineering Criteria, J. Engineering Education, pp. 7-25, January, 20037. Froyd, J.E. and Ohland, M.T. “Integrated Engineering Curricula”, J. Engineering Education, pp. 147-164,January, 20058. Nair, I., Jones S. and White, J. “A Curriculum to Enhance Environmental Literacy”, pp. 57-67, January2002 Page 12.1153.8

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Osman Tokhi, University of Sheffield, UK.

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matters ‚ Assessment of students ‚ Program approval, monitoring and review ‚ Career education, information and guidance ‚ Placement learning ‚ Recruitment and admissions The QAA can be compared with the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Engineering Technology) of the US 30. There are a number of differences between theABET and QAA: a) ABET only deals with engineering and engineering technology, whereQAA manages all branches of higher education; b) QAA deals with both the undergraduateand postgraduate programs, when ABET deals only with the undergraduate programs; c)All UK higher qualifications must be accredited by the QAA, while ABET’s accreditationis optional; d) ABET now practices outcome based

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Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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. Second, engineering administrators can use information gathered from the F-NSSE tobetter mentor new faculty member by: (1) seeing how faculty are incorporating innovations ininstruction and curriculum development; (2) helping to lay the groundwork for discussions aboutthe assumptions and values that underlie the role of new faculty members; (3) diagnosing facultymember’s strength and weaknesses; (4) developing professional development programming thataddresses identified teaching and learning issues; and (5) making fairer comparisons amongfaculty.The data collected from the E-NSSE and F-NSSE will provide all faculty members (both newand experienced) with: (a) tools to make them more effective teachers and (b) data which caninform classroom-based

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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. Page 12.1550.31 Data comes from a survey posted to two listservs, SIGCSE-members@acm.org (Computer Science) and theEngineering Technology listserv (etd-l@listproc.tamu.edu) in January 2007. Responses were received fromapproximately three dozen programs.Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 2Copyright  2007, American Society for Engineering Education3. Contracts and assessmentIn most cases, independent studies are graded on the same scale as other courses (A, B, C, etc.).However, a substantial number of institutions grade them pass/fail, and sometimes the student orthe instructor chooses whether they are to be pass/fail or letter-graded. The reason for requiringpass/fail

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Page 12.182.4the Superpave mix design criteria. They also performed laboratory testing on commonly usedCivil Engineering materials including asphalt binder, hot mix asphalt, aggregates, and Portlandconcrete cement. They analyzed and evaluated the data to make useful conclusions. Each studentwrote a final report on the mixture they designed. The student’s final grade for this class ispresented in Fig. 1. Two students obtained an A, two ended with a B+, while the other twofinished the class with Fs. The low performance was mainly driven by the student’s lack ofparticipation and discipline to return and complete all the assignments and tests. Materials (n=6), Pavements (n=15), Geometric Design (n=17), Highway (n=10

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Charles Coddington, East Carolina University; Paul Petersen, East Carolina University; Fonooni Hamid

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details of thisnew mentorship program and its effectiveness thus far.Introduction Originally established in 1996 and presently administered by Dr. Dorothy HowseClayton, the primary mission of East Carolina University’s (ECU’s) “…Center for FacultyDevelopment is to provide faculty members with resources and services that foster and supporttheir efforts to create effective teaching and learning environments”.1 The Center (a) serves asone of the many sources of resources and materials appropriate for the common components ofthe tenure and promotion process, (b) helps facilitate the annual university-wide teaching awardsprogram, (c) helps facilitate the tenure track probationary term faculty's mandatory classroomobservation, (d) facilitates

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Chesney, University of Michigan

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thatperception to make the story meaningful to the audience, our students.Using the earlier shaver story, it does not matter whether it was my brother-in-law, mother, child,or I who was learning the new skill. It does not matter whether the skill being learned wasshaving or painting a picture. The major lesson being communicated is that acquiring new skillstakes some risk.Remembering “The present is only a moment and the past is one long story. Those who don’t tell stories and don’t hear stories live only for the moment, and that isn’t enough.” I. B. Singer2 “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” Chinese proverbThe first

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

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professional development. During this meeting have each student give a several minute update or one page summary of his/her accomplishments the last week or two weeks. Discuss issues, barriers and needs.2) Consider providing regular feedback to the graduate students on their performance compared to their potential and other graduate students. Give them some ideas of things they are doing well and things they need to improve on. This could be done every semester. This is also an avenue to document the poor performance of graduate students so you can fire them if they Page 12.1615.6 continue to perform below expectations. Appendix B

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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stress for new facultymembers relate to finding time for research, effective teaching practices, the lack of collegialrelationships, inadequate feedback/recognition, unrealistic expectations, insufficient resources,the lack of mentors, and little work-life balance. In the paper, I address the following topics: a) An orientation helps new engineering faculty become familiar with policies, support services, regulations, colleagues in the department, and faculty development resources (e.g., teaching models, resources, and workshops). b) New faculty requires different mentors for different needs such as teaching practices and possibly a senior research mentor. c) An academic dossier encompassing a teaching, research, and service

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

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thinkingskills abilities and critical thinking skill development. Teaching critical thinking skills,especially in higher education, seems to have received limited attention when itspecifically applies to minority students 19 (Legare, 2002). Zeroing in on buildingacademic skills with the African American population, especially in the STEM network,can provide a building block for development and training of such populations. Page 12.1221.5 Page 4 Current literature supports two methods of increasing students’ critical thinkingskills: (a) providing a single course in critical thinking and (b) embedding critical

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. For example, when scheduling materials – you can cover a) most significant items first, b) harder items first, c) prioritize items with longer time constants. 3. Look for ways to make time by blurring boundaries between research and teaching. In extreme cases, educators/researchers have formulated their research to include teaching issues (focus on educational technology, focus on how to teach x). However, such extreme cases are not the only ways to do this. Other strategies include having students read papers relevant to your research, having students do projects relevant to your research, using your research as examples in your teaching. 4. Use time as a lens for asking

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

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VMI he teaches analog circuitry, continuous time and discrete time signal processing, and advises a variety of independent study projects.Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Charles B. Bott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research and consulting activities focus on nutrient removal in both domestic and industrial wastewater treatment applications. Charles also specializes in the treatment of unique chemical constituents in industrial wastewater applications by

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter

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for Improved LearningA primary goal of homework is for students to learn as much as possible, especially perhaps,from their mistakes. The typical homework format, however, has impediments to the learningprocess: 1) slow feedback, 2) penalties for mistakes, and 3) no encouragement to discovermistakes and correct them. In recent years, several new approaches to homework have beenintroduced, but none addresses all three learning limitations listed above: a) Homework isassigned but neither required nor graded. b) It is automatically graded online. c) Detailedsolutions are provided online.Four years ago we began developing a self-graded aspect to our homework assignments with thegoal of improving student learning while minimizing the burden to the

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Yesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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life in order to understand theentire concept. When a lot of information is given to a student he/she cannot have a completeknowledge of the whole idea until it is put it in practice. Students want to know how they canapply the theory to the jobs, how they are going to convert the concepts and ideas to the reality ofan industry. They exhort instructors to go a little bit forward of what books present and bringinto the classroom the industries´ situations and problems. One student said: “A professor shouldbe dynamic, enthusiastic and prepare an interactive class. The professor should state that he/sheis opened to answer any question anytime, and care for the students”.b. Help us Visualize

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

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with challenges, finding rewards, giving advice, and being successful. • Assign a reporter to document “table stories” of challenges and difficulties to share with broader audiencePhase V Goals: illustrate and summarize what we accomplished as a group and discuss future opportunities(10 min) Page 12.1302.6 Format: • Presenters debrief and elicit feedback and ideas for future opportunities I S M Y W R I T I N G T H A T B A D

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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requires certain premisesof teaching and learning to be put into place.7Fortunately, by applying three fundamental principles, instructors can create theseconditions in the vast majority of learning groups. These principles, referred to as“KEYS” in his essay, are: a) promoting individual and group accountability; b) usingassignments that link and mutually reinforce individual work, group work, and total classdiscussions; and c) adopting practices that stimulate give-and-take interaction within andbetween groups.Application of the Theory:This type of interaction can be facilitated by dividing students into small groups of five orsix and assigning chapters within the text. These teams of students are then divided intoexpert groups one through five

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2007-1276: DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING TEACHING – VIEWS FROMFUTURE ENGINEERING FACULTYBrook Sattler, University of Washington BROOK SATTLER is an undergraduate research assistant for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She is a senior in Technical Communication at the University of Washington.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 dissertation research on structural vibration and

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Kim, Bradley University

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% for “A,” above 80% for “B,” etc. At the start of the semester, theauthor explicitly informs the class about this “no-curve” policy, in order to establish the expectedlevel of achievement and understanding. The grade distribution for all of the author’s courseslisted in Table 2 typically ends up with the majority of students in the “B” range, and the highest-achieving students get “A” grades. The author confirms that it is possible to challenge thestudents and still get this type of grade distribution.1 Students who are willing to work hard andwho have the ability should do well on the assignments and exams. Students are less inclined tocomplain about a course being unfair if they know that some of their classmates are doing wellon the

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

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, it is not about the technique, it is about understanding the theories from thesciences of learning and teaching that will allow the technique to be powerful. Engineeringeducators could greatly help each other by discovering the overarching characteristics that canguide instructors in their artful choices of implementing these new methods.Works Cited1. Greeno, J. G., Collins, A. M., & Resnick, L. B. (1996). Cognition and Learning. In D.C. Berliner & R. C. Calfee (Eds.), Handbook of Educational Psychology (15-29). New York: Macmillan Library Reference.2. Krantz, S. G. (1999). How to teach mathematics (2nd ed.). Providence, RI: American mathematical Society.3. National Research Council. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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student populations: 1) Group A: Class of 2010 POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings (Asian Page 12.557.5 Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans). 2) Group B: Class of 2010 non-POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings. 3) Group C: Class of 2010 random sample of U.S. majority group students who are not members of POSSE and began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors.First

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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AC 2007-1253: TEACHING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TO THE HIGHLYUNINSPIREDBobby Crawford, USMA Bobby Crawford is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and the Director of the Aero-Thermo Group in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer.Tony Jones, USMA Tony Jones is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering

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Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Department at Seattle University. Dr. Miguel received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Washington, and MSEE and BSEE from Florida Atlantic University in 1996 and 1994. Her teaching and research interests include image and video compression, image processing, and wavelets. Page 12.1151.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Performing Engineering Research at Non-Ph.D. Granting InstitutionsAbstractResearch is becoming increasingly important at liberal arts colleges and masters universities.However, performing research at a non-Ph.D. granting institution has unique

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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interactions: advisor / student, and student / studentinteractions during three main venues. The first venue is written communications such as email,daily or weekly research summaries, literature review / discussions, and papers. The secondvenue is oral communication via face-to-face meetings in an office or in the classroom. Thethird venue is demonstrative communication via laboratory training, and side-by-side dataanalysis on computers. Each mode of communication plays a key role in helping students growinto professional researchers with skills in independent problem solving.IntroductionThe New Engineering Educator has many challenging tasks ahead of them as they progresstowards tenure. One of these challenges is establishing a fully functional and