Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

: “program changes wouldreshape students’ educational experiences inside and outside the classroom, which would in turnenhance student learning.” 1Engineering communication was positioned to receive particular benefit from the replacement ofthe old ABET criteria, which had largely evaluated engineering curricula by the total coursehours devoted to distinct subject areas. That system had enforced a firm distinction betweentechnical curriculum and instruction in the humanities and social sciences—offering noparticular credit for instruction that successfully bridged the divide between liberal education andprofessional engineering practice. ABET’s system did recognize the existence of professionallyrelevant non-technical subjects—naming “ethical

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

(c) states that engineeringprograms must demonstrate their students attain the following outcome: “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”4Through these general Program Outcomes, ABET acknowledges the importance of considering Page 14.593.2sustainability within design. To do this, an understanding of the economic, environmental, andsocietal impacts (within sustainability, these impacts are often referred to as the Triple BottomLine, a phrase

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

understanding principles of project management. ≠ Demonstrate skills in effective teamwork. ≠ Demonstrate ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data. ≠ Demonstrate ability to self learn, research and use information ≠ Gain awareness of ethical, social, global and economical influence of engineering design.Another key component of the STEPS program is its requirement that projects utilize‘real-life’ problems from industry. By teaming up with industry and by introducingstudents to real clients, students are given the opportunity to have real world experiencebefore graduation. While this is interesting for both male and female students, it has moresignificance for the prospective Emirati female engineers. This will be an early

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ozdemir Gol; Jan Machotka; Zorica Nedic; Andrew Nafalski

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

issues related to the setting of assessment tasks which may inadvertentlyencourage plagiarism.Measures for countering plagiarism (preventive measures)Plagiarism is multi-faceted issue. It involves ethical and cultural factors, but is also open tointerpretation - particularly if the intellectual tasks are formulated fuzzily so as to encourageplagiarism.It stands to reason that the combating plagiarism must start with academic integrity education.This must be the theme throughout the entire educational process. Principles of academichonesty, fairness, morality and rightness must be inculcated into the students’ minds. Directingand coaching students to learn ways of avoiding plagiarism should bear fruit if done in anappealing and motivating manner

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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International

Hybrid Instruction Model for a New Teaching Paradigm,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, session T1F, 1998. 9. Houdeshell, J., and Gilah Pomeranz, “Preliminary Results From a NSF-ATE Funded Distributed Hybrid Instructional Delivery Project,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, session 1648, 2004. 10. Carpenter, D. “Using a hybrid classroom environment for the instruction of ethics and contemporary civil engineering issues” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007. 11. Scott, S., “The blended classroom: The best of both worlds?” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Noah Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; Stanley Ames, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

professor in charge usedPBL as the basis for defining common goals and guiding the students’ progress:1) From a project perspective≠ Identify the steps required to plan for and manage a project?≠ Identify resources and know-how required for success?≠ Identify the structure of the collaboration process?≠ Identify technologies (hardware and software) needed?2) From a teaching perspective≠ What knowledge should the student possess?≠ What skills will the project teach students?≠ What values and ethics are the most important?≠ How does the project prepare one for employment?BackgroundRapid Prototyping (RP) is a whole suite of technologies collectively referred to as “Additivefreeform fabrication” which includes Selective Laser Sintering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

in with presentations from faculty around campus on their research activities) 2. Discussions of intellectual property, scientific integrity and ethics in research 3. Understanding the difference between popular, textbook, and peer reviewed literature 4. Selection of information sources and use of library resources 5. Making and presenting posters for research symposia 6. Improving technical writing skills 7. Improving laboratory notebook techniques 8. Developing time management skills 9. Long term career options for research, including how federal and state funding options impact research activities In the interests of providing a snapshot of the activities carried out it is instructive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

product/process?). 7. Consideration of the influence of the context on the Implications issue (including where appropriate, cultural, social, How do the results of your Airplane Design Challenge economic, technological, ethical, political, or personal experiment “What is the difference between product and process context) design?” help you understand the importance of these concepts for *The papers are ranked on a 1 to 5 scale for each with 1=low and Engineering? (How does one affect the other and vice versa? Why is 5 = high on each of the criteria. Both rubrics have an

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

actual product. It might be an open-ended multidisciplinary team project involvingdesign, analysis, or application with results presented in a written report in specified format. Inmany programs students also present their projects in public forum. In this type of project,students must be able to apply technical tools and skills to develop a solution for the chosenproblem. To plan and track their progress, the students often use project management tools.Beyond the stated objective of the project, in the process the students also learn the importance Page 14.193.2of professional behavior, engineering ethics, role of a team member, need for

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Minorities in Engineering

sciences.First-year students represented 43% of the sample, 17% sophomores, 17% juniors, and 23%seniors. Underrepresented minorities comprised 19% of the analytic sample.MeasuresTwo dependent variables were used in the present study. The first was a global measure of socialand interpersonal learning gains as measured by the CSEQ. Specifically, this outcome wasoperationalized using 5 items from the CSEQ that are purported to have psychometric andqualitative properties that are consistent with general definitions of this learning outcome.9 Anexample of this scale is, “In thinking about your college experience up to now, to what extent doyou feel you have gained in developing your own values and ethical standards.” Originalresponse options for each

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Edward M. Lenoe; Dr. Eddie Fowler

environmental ethics. Introduction to the SUNRAYCE ’95The project was then turned over to the seven teams, whose objective was to complete an integrateddesign by semesters end. To assist communication and integration, periodic Saturday classes werescheduled. SUNRAYCE was a demanding project, far more intensive than typical design courses.During intercession, the designs were thoroughly reviewed by the faculty and various deficiencies wereidentified. Incompatible subassemblies, total lack of adequate engineering drawings, and grossinadequacies were noted and reported back in the second semester. The fall semester had been farmore time consuming than many students anticipated. Eight cadets and two faculty chose not tocontinue. The spring semester

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

. Personal and professional the ethical dimension of evaluation (Dessler, 1984)development due to executive education programsmust be objectively measured to uncover to what To summarize, the key questions that Page 1.173.2degree or level the stated objectives of the program Brickenoff ( 1983) asks regarding the managementmet the needs of such managers. development program evaluation are: $iia-’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,,,yyy’..$ .1. What is the focus

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

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

a long-range global one1, which implies strengths in quadrants C and D,in addition to the strong analytical skills of quadrant A. Employers want innovative engineers and technologistswho can see the big picture, can work effectively in teams, can express themselves in a variety of situations, andcan integrate into engineering design environmental, ethical and social concerns. However, the heavily analyticaland rote problem solving orientation of current engineering curricula typically leads to neglect of development ofthese needed skills. Longitudinal studies of 1990-93 fall freshmen and 1991-94 spring senior classes in the College ofEngineering at the University of Toledo using the HBDI showed that students must be given direction to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

-credit hour course to provide Page 1.247.1substantial design experience in the freshman year, was implemented in Winter Quarter, 1996; (b) a 2- 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingscredit hour, sophomore-level course employing writing to explore the social impacts of technology andengineering ethics will be implemented in Spring Quarter, 1996; and (c) a 2-credit hour, sophomore-level"Introduction to Design" will also be implemented in Spring Quarter, 1996.METHODS1. Curriculum Design Course development is guided by the ideas outlined by Stice on teaching problem-solving skills 2.According to Stice

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. T. Bieniawski

design rather than deterministic factors of safety. A more specific proposal defining a world-class engineer for the 21st century has been recently put forwardby the Penn State Center for Enhancement of Undergraduate Engineering Education. The following qualitieswere identified (Kearns et al., 1995) for this purpose:1. Aware of the World: sensitive to cultural-differences, environmental concerns, and ethical principles; alert to market opportunities.2. Solidly Grounded: thoroughly trained in the fundamentals of engineering and science; having a historical perspective of advances in science which can impact engineering prepared to continue life-long learning.3. Technically Broad: understands that real-life problems are interdisciplinary

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Brown

‘..+,yyHllL.?competitiveness are all fundamentally important questions in our modern political economy. We must adapt ourtraditional models of education -- in both engineering and the liberal arts -- so that our graduates are betterprepared to address such problems. Implicitly the TM&P program emphasizes the ethical duty of allprofessionals to address such concerns. Indeed this initiative is predicated on the belief that universities andtheir faculties also share that duty to address real social needs.References1. Elting E. Morison, “The New Liberal Arts, Creating Novel Combinations Out of Diverse Learning,” Change,18, #2 ((March/April, 1986): 8.2. For a description of the Sloan New Liberal Arts program, see John G. Truxal, “Learning to Think

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

● students will be proficient in the oral and written communication of their work and ideas ● students will be proficient in computer programming and in the use of computer software ● students will have the ability to learn independently, but also be able to participate effectively in groups of their peers ● students will be able to design and perform laboratory experiments to gather data and test theories . students will understand the safety and environmental consequences of their work as chemical engineers ● students will be prepared for a lifetime of continuing education ● students will conduct themselves in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Joel L. Cuello

College of William and Mary was established with a view toproviding the Church with religiously educated youth of good letters and manners, and also topropagate Christian faith among the Indians. 5The typical curriculum of the colonial colleges was designed to consist heavily of the classicallanguages and literature together with Hebrew, ethics, politics, physics, mathematics anddivinity.6 Leading to the four-year bachelor's degree, the curriculum which was basically copiedfrom those of the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge was implemented rigidly without any regardfor the academic interests and professional plans of the individual students. Such academicinflexibility was justified based on the belief that there was a fixed body of knowledge, the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; John Law; Donald M. Blacketter; Herbert Hess

in three areas: (i) their personal performance as alearner, (ii) the delivery of lectures/activities, and (iii) the format and structure of labactivities. These were summarized and returned to the entire class. In the area ofpersonal performance students cited their preparation by previous engineering scienceclasses and their work ethic as strengths. They felt they needed to improve by spendingmore time reading the text, documenting their homework solutions, and asking questionsin class. In the area of course delivery students cited the enthusiasm of the instructors,the use of working prototypes in demonstrations, and the effectiveness of dualexplanations as strengths. They felt improvements could be made in shifting class focusbetween

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel S. Hirschhorn

would lower risks rather than increase them by a ratio of two to one.Environmental engineers need to remain cautious and watchfid about risk assessments. In addition to a multitudeof scientific issues and concerns, there is also an ethical dimension to risk assessment use. No risk assessmentapplication is done in a purely objective fashion, but rather by parties having a particular set of cleanup objectivesand priorities that are shaped by economic, bureaucratic or health concerns.Interestingly, risk assessments for cleanups are almost always done by parties defending specific cleanupdecisions, and virtually never by those attacking cleanup decisions. At Superfimd sites, most risk assessments aredone by environmental contractors working for

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples; C. Conley; Thomas Lenox

, presentation, self-critique,learning models, and different forms of teaching. Additional topics in the areas of teacher-student relations,ethics, tenure/promotion and time management are also addressed. Participants will prepare and present classes,be critiqued, and critique others. They are also expected to interact with faculty at their home institution toimprove the teaching of others. The short course has at its roots a teacher training program that has been ongoing at West Point since the1940’s. The paper will briefly discuss this highly successful program and its relation to the planned short course.In addition to the authors, the latter two who have for many years run the aforementioned teacher trainingprogram, other West Point faculty

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell A. Aubrey; Dennis O. Owen; Jack Beasley

skills needed for technology careers.HIGH SCHOOL TECH PREP GOALS The high school faculty established objectives for the Highland High School Tech Prep universityexperience to complement the curriculum requirements, plus meet national competencies and Indiana StateEssential Skills. A synopsis of these objectives is as follows:1. Reduce anxiety for the transition from the high school experience to the university environment.2. Promote awareness of post-secondary work force expectations.3. Encourage the application of textbook skills.4. Develop communication skills for post-secondary work force acceptance and proficiency.5. Establish a good work ethic and develop a “hunger” to learn and seek new information.6. Demonstrate how

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

Approach." Proceedings of the 24th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, November 2-6, 1994, San Jose, CA: 721-3.MARILYN A. DYRUD is a full professor in the Communications Department, Oregon Institute of Technology. Sheregularly teaches courses in business and technical writing, desktop publishing, and public speaking. She is active inASEE as campus representative and contributes papers to the annual meeting. She is also active in the Associationfor Business Communication and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Page 2.84.9 Appendix A: Writing Assessment Attitude Survey

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Felder

grading problem butintroduces another set of problems, most of which have to do with the fact that the students in agroup may have widely varying levels of ability, work ethics, and senses of responsibility. If aninstructor simply tells students to get into groups and do the work, more harm than good mayresult. In some groups, one or two students will actually do the work and the others will simplygo along for the ride. In other groups, the students will parcel out the work and staple theindividual products together, with each student understanding only one-fourth of the assignment. To minimize the likelihood of these situations occurring, the instructor must structure theassignments to assure that the defining conditions of cooperative

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey G. Sczechowski

GENERAL CONCEPTThe main objective in our approach is to “teach” students how to research. This differs frommost first experiences in research that involve “trial by fire”. This latter approach does work, butit has obvious drawbacks. For example, it is not necessarily that the strong survive but in somecases it is the headstrong that survive. Many potentially excellent researchers, without an egodriven work ethic, are lost to other professions. They simply did not enjoy floundering in the labor library, or on the computer, not knowing where to start. While I am not claiming the“excellent” moniker, I consider myself a solid researcher. I was, however, one of those whotossed in the towel (at least temporarily) after a frustrating Master’s experience

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-2006accreditation rules requires all engineering disciplines to include environmental andsustainability issues as constraints in design (criterion three)1. Similarly, the Institutions ofEngineering, Australia’s Code of Ethics and National Competency Standard 2000 mandatesustainability design and development for all undergraduate engineering students2.From a workforce standpoint, it is equally an opportune time to train engineers with a broaderunderstanding of environmental impacts. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,employment for environmental engineers (EE) will increase “much faster than average” through20143. The National Science Board anticipates a 27% growth in EE jobs through 2010 4. And,while workforce estimates vary somewhat, the

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Wellness Awareness, etc.), ICT Literacy, Life Skills (Leadership, Ethics, SelfDirection, etc.), and 21st Century Assessments (applying skills learned in authentic situations).Ten states have already become P21Leadership states. These states require the use of 21stCentury Skills in the classroom – many other states strongly encourage it. Applying 21st CenturySkills within each TIME Kit makes them more likely to be picked up and used by classroomteachers.Unit implementation time should be three days or less. Originally, many of the TIME Kits Page 14.726.9created were very lengthy, and teachers found that they didn’t have two weeks to devote to aTIME

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston, Downtown; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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Engineering Technology

addition, the course contains demonstrations of computer simulation of electricalcircuits, spreadsheets, digital and analog control systems, and vectors with applications.Details of the Engineering and Technology Fundamentals subjects include: course study forsuccess; ethics; sources and reliability of information; engineering communication formats;fundamental dimensions and units; measurement error, accuracy, precision, and significantdigits; length, time and other parameters; vectors and moment of force applications; nominalsize vs. actual; graphs & coordinate systems; area, volume, and area moments; mass and relatedparameters; force and related parameters; statics; electricity; and related parameters.The Engineering and Technology

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

and run classes with aminimum number of students as total enrollment has increased, there are still low enrollmentcourses in some of the focus areas.In order to address some of the enrollment management issues, suggested electives wereapproved by the Graduate Education Committee. The suggested electives designated were thosecourses which were deemed to be good rounding courses for almost every technology area. Thethree suggested electives were Project Management, Leadership and Ethics, and Technologyfrom a Global Perspective. Having three agreed-upon technical electives allows some degree ofenrollment management. Students are told that the suggested electives are suggested and notrequired, and in fact some do include other electives in their

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

topics and are designed to appeal to students who are considering graduateschool and to those in the process of applying to graduate school. The workshops are open to allstudents in the Cockrell School of Engineering. Table 5 provides a summary of workshopsoffered through “Considering Graduate School: An EOE Workshop Mini Series” during the2008-2009 academic year. Finally, oral presentations are set to take place during the TREXweekly course meetings in April.Table 5. Line up for TREX Weekly Course during the 2008-2009 academic year. Date TopicAug. 22 Status Meeting Fall TREX Orientation/TrainingSept. 8 Roundtable Discussion Ethics in ResearchSept. 22