Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

Session 1392 Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE): Summer Research Teams—Faculty and Students Benefiting from Role Model Hierarchies Paige E. Smith, Dr. Janet A. Schmidt, Kristen E. Vogt & Dr. Linda C. Schmidt University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractResearch Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE): Summer Research Teams (SRT) isdesigned to use the research environment as a means of attracting and maintaining studentinterest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

topics are: a) Why teams in Engineering: An introduction tothe need of teamwork in engineering classroom; b) Definition and differences betweenteam and group; c) Effective teams: Team effectiveness - results; d) The process of teamdevelopment; e) Team development barriers; f) Characteristics of effective teaming; andg) Team, group and individual approaches: When to use them. Each of these topics isdeveloped in more detail and presented in the lesson design forms. 3) Specifying learning methods and media: The instructional methods to useduring the training are designed following the approach know, do and reflect. Thisapproach is based on the premise that people learn by doing but also will be creative byreflecting 44. According to York

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Fisher

Session 1793 Learning by Teaching in Engineering Technology Education Rex N. Fisher Brigham Young University – IdahoAbstractEngineering technology professors usually receive little or no training in effective teachingmethods. Most of them teach the same, ineffective way they were taught—by lecturing. Thispaper examines a method that can be used to actively engage students in their own learning:“learning by teaching.” A sophomore-level electronics engineering technology course wasconducted so that most of the material was taught by the students themselves. They presentedthe material and evaluated each other’s mastery

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chintan Parekh; Anthony Warren; Elizabeth Kisenwether

-Pull Technology Commercialization. The course was developed inconjunction with the Penn State Technology Transfer Office. The goal of the course is to helpimprove the lower-than-desired return on investment on university research leading tocommercialized products/services. The technology commercialization process is complex: a) the creators of technology rarely have insight into the markets for their inventions, are often not interested in the details of commercialization, can be secretive, and often tend to move on to the next discovery or invention rather than take the intellectual property protection steps of provisional patents. b) the business and financial communities often do not take the time, or have the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Eichinger; Mark Wilson; Anton Kruger; Marian Muste; Tao Xing

mounted on a common supportthat rotates in the vertical plane. The plexiglass cylinders contain inserts at each end that releasethe spheres along the cylinder centerline. Figure 2. Remote experiment design: a) the setup in the standby position; b) the setup position during measurements.Web-enabled platform configurationThe configuration of the experimental setup is shown in Figure 3. It consists of a Windows®PC, embedded controller, and the relays and switches that control the motor that rotates thecylinder platform. The firmware on the embedded controller has a simple command-lineinterface, and can be accessed via a terminal emulator. One can type in commands such as “+”for Nudge CW, “-“ for Nudge CCW, and so on

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Depew

Application”[8]. It is worth considering their definition,which goes as follows: Faculty engaged in Professional Application use their academic training and experience to serve the public and contribute to the CSU Monterey Bay vision. The diversity of external needs, as well as faculty training and experience, leads to many different forms of Professional Application; however, the Professional Application activities share all of the following distinguishing characteristics: a. They contribute to the public welfare or the common good; b. They call upon faculty members’ academic and/or professional expertise; c. They directly address or respond to real-world needs; and d. They support the CSU

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session: 2147 Academic Quality Management C. R. Sekhar, O. Farook and Jai. P. Agrawal, E.Bouktache Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University CalumetAbstractThis Paper describes the implementation and outcome results of an Academic QualityManagement (AQM) program and one of the tools used in three of the courses taught in theElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Purdue UniversityCalumet, Hammond, IN. A number of papers have been presented at the ASEE and otherprofessional society meetings on the subject of

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ansary; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

2001-2002 2002-2003 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 a b c d e f g h i j k Outcomes Figure 1: Direct measurements of program outcomes through course assessment Page 9.702.2Figure 1 shows the average ratings from the instructors’ evaluation of senior level coursesoffered by the Mechanical Engineering Program for the last three academic years. Note that

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

Session 2004-911 Linking Courses and Essential Experiences in an Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Curriculum Michael A. Butkus*, Marie C. Johnson, and Jason C. Lynch Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996* corresponding author, (845) 938 –2820 (p), (845) 938 – 3339 (f), Michael.Butkus@usma.eduAbstract Many undergraduate engineering curricula develop introductory level knowledge ofcommon engineering processes by using highly constrained problems, which call for a single“right” answer. This teaching

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Etheredge; Glenn Ellis; Thomas Gralinski; Domenico Grasso; Baaba Andam

observations and possible uses.Directions:Discuss with the children ahead of time different methods of grouping materials/objects (weight,hardness, texture, strength). Discuss the differences between natural and human-made materials,and living and non-living materials.Have the students break into groups (two is the best), and get the blindfolds. 1. Blindfold partner A. Partner B picks up one of the bags of materials/objects. 2. Partner A reaches into the bag and selects one of the material samples. 3. Partner A holds the material sample and thoroughly examines it by touch and describes the object to the partner. 4. Partner B records the observations/data on the worksheet provided 5. After partner A has selected and described five

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Huddleston

to associate a spreadsheet cell location with each ofthe equations that must be satisfied. For example in the EXCEL formula sheet depicted in Figure2, cells C12, C13, and C16 correspond to equations 6, 7, and 4, respectively. Page 9.319.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education A B C D E F 1 Pipe Upstream Node Downstream Diameter Length

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nripendra Sarker; Mohan Ketkar

, bin wall materials and outside air, T = vector of unknown nodal temperatures at time, t + Ät (i.e. time, j+1) H = known vector as function of the thermal diffusion of grain, bin wall materials and outside air temperatures and known nodal temperatures at time, t (i.e. time j)Use of Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetIndividual elements of matrix A and vector H are calculated from the grain, bin materials, nodalpositions and distances and air temperatures. These properties are entered in the spreadsheet. Asshown in Figure 2, the elements in the matrix are represented by a, b, and c. The elements ofvector H are represented by h. Each value of h is calculated from the values of e, f, and g.The three coefficients at time j are

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanagaratnam Baskaran; John Long

Frisbee, M.D. “Don’t Just Tell Me, Show Me! Presenting a Microelectronics Course Completely on the Internet,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Page 9.546.10 Conference, session 1647.11. See the website for KDU College: www.kdu.edu.my. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”12. Lloyd, B., Briggs, H. and Baker, L. “A Student-Centred Framework for Recognition of Prior Learning in Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the International

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAlso, the F-test for each variable indicates that neither the project nor the section rise to the levelof statistical significance.In attempt to identify other factors that might have led to changes in SDLRS scores, interviewswere conducted with the instructors. During the interviews the instructors were asked thefollowing questions: a. Would you please summarize the projects used in the course? b. Were any projects or mentors particularly difficult or frustrating for the students? Were any projects or mentors particularly effective and

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

with a definitionof the task and possibly a specification of the conditions under which the task is to be performed. Following are examples of learning objectives that might appear on a study guide for anengineering test, with the key action words italicized.To do well on the next test, you should be able to 1. Explain the statement, “The vapor pressure of pure water at 100oC is 760 mm Hg,” in terms that a bright high school student could understand. 2. Estimate the vapor pressure of a pure substance at a specified temperature or the boiling point at a specified pressure using (a) the Antoine equation, (b) the Cox chart, (c) the Clausius-Clapeyron equation and vapor pressures at two specified temperatures, (d

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Anderson-Cook; Amy Bell; Steve Spencer

no significant differencebetween the average performance of participants in the sexist instructor and non-sexist instructorconditions when averaged over gender.Table 1: Engineering questions test score averages by gender and instructor conditioncombination. The same letter (A, B, C) within a column indicates equivalence at the given levelof significance (* indicates testing was done adjusting for Q7 score differences). Mean Equivalent Equivalent at 0.05 at 0.1 level* level* Male Sexist 52.94 A A Male Non-Sexist

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Session 3202 Student Design, Development and Operations of Small Satellites at the United States Air Force Academy Kenneth E. Siegenthaler, Jerry J. Sellers, David J. Richie, and Timothy J. Lawrence Department of Astronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThe FalconSAT program is a unique, dynamic small-satellite research program thatserves as a capstone course for Astronautical Engineering majors at the United States AirForce Academy. The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to “learnspace by doing space.” The program results in a

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajesh Malani; Enno Koehn

) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) An ability to communicate effectively (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context (i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to, engage in lifelong learning (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob White; Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt

., Serra, V., and Alcover, R. (1995), Teaching Statistics to Engineers: An Innovative Pedagogical Experience, Journal of Statistics Education [Online], Page 9.520.8 3(1), (http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v3n1/romero.html).8. Petruccelli, J. D., Nandram, B., and Chen, M-H. (1995), Implementation of a Modular Laboratory and Project-Based Statistics Curriculum, in Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education: American Statistical Association, pp. 165- 170.9. Alloway, J. A. (1993), Enhancing Statistical Education for Engineers, in Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education, Alexandria, VA

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

, M. C. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Blooms’s taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longman.[2] Astin, A. W., Banta, T. W., Cross, P., El-Khawas, E., Ewell, P. T., Hutchings, P., Marchese, T. J., McClenney, K. M., Mentkowski, M., Miller, M. A., Moran, E. T., & Wright, B. D. (n.d.). 9 Principles of good practice for assessing student learning. Retrieved October 3, 2003, from http://www.aahe.org/assessment/principl.htm.[3] Best Practices in Assessment: Top 10 Task Force Recommendations (n.d.). In The assessment cyberguide for learning goals and outcomes in the undergraduate psychology major. Task Force on Undergraduate

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazel Pierson; Daniel Suchora

be possible without the efforts of facultymembers who have the correct personality and teaching methods that work with freshmenengineering students and an administration that strongly supports the program. With thesecritical components in place freshman engineering programs like the one described in this workare a significant part of a successful engineering program.Bibliography1. Landis, Raymond B. (1995), Studying Engineering: A Roadmap to a Rewarding Career, Los Angeles: Discovery-Press, 1995.2. Tuckman, B.W. (1965), “Developmental Sequence in Small Groups,” Psychological Bulletin, 63, pp. 384-399.DANIEL H. SUCHORADan Suchora is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Freshman Engineering Coordinator atYoungstown State

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Sheardown; Donald Woods

Chemical Engineering Division: Assessment of Teams, 3513 paper 832 An Approach to developing Student=s skill in Self Assessment Donald R. Woods and Heather D. Sheardown Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton ON L8S 4L7Abstract: Self and peer assessment can be vital parts to any team assessment. Theassessment can be of the overall team or of the performance of team members.Assessment is a judgment as to the degree to which a goal has been achieved. Instudent self assessment, the judgment is made by the student. In this paper the fiveprinciples of assessment are summarized. Assessment is about performance notworth; is based on evidence not intuition

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

graduation. …” TC2K Criterion 2: Program Outcomes a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines, b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology, c. an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes, d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate to program objectives, e. an ability to function effectively on teams, f. an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems, g. an ability to communicate effectively, h. a

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim White; James White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

. 3. The resulting ground tracks caused by the earth rotating on its axis under the orbit fixed in space.Whiz wheels have been used in the Astronautics Department at the Air Force Academy for over20 years and were particularly helpful before the excellent computer-generated aids nowavailable. Each cadet is given a construction kit for a hand-held whiz wheel. See Figure 1. Theinstructions for building one from a kit appears in Appendix B. The actual construction must beof cardboard to give it some rigidity. Students are allowed to use their hand-held whiz wheels onall examinations, including the final examination. Page 9.498.3

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

sampling of which are listed here: B. Lazarus, L. Ritter, S. Ambrose. The Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Ph.D. in Engineering & Science. IEEE, 2000. ISBN 0780360370. National Academy of Science. Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering. National Academy Press, 1997. ISBN 0309063639. Page 9.879.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education R. Peters. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stani Vlasseva; Valentin Razmov

class and inwriting), and (b) students having difficulty defining and addressing the right audience. While weare still not certain how best to resolve the first issue, we addressed the latter one in the current(third) offering of the course by showing sample portfolios at the very start and by providing alist of possible types of audiences for students to guide them in their choice.Feedback on student portfolios met all criteria for effective feedback except to some extent‘sensible, situated, grounded’ – the latter for those students who had a hard time understandingthe goal of the assignment and to whom our subsequent feedback was no more helpful either.On the project. The vehicle through which students accumulate experiences in our course is

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilary Lackritz; Stacy Gleixner

hysteresis loops and determine B. which would be better for use in Identify MR, MS, and HC on a a hard drive. hysteresis loop. Compare the properties and applications of hard and soft magnets.The instructor integrates the CLEs into the lectures at varying points depending on the activity.Some of the CLEs are used prior to discussing the fundamental materials in class. This is to getthe students to brainstorm on why they would need to

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Chen; Albert Peng; Daniel Jones

advancement (23%). To our surprise, the job securitydidn’t rank high among ET majors. We believe this particular element, which has to do with jobmarket conditions, might rank higher if the economy got worse.Preparation in High School and CollegeFigure 3 depicts the differences between the two groups of ET majors shown in Figure 1. Thefirst set of data shows the comparison of high school GPA: 3.0 for Group A (in blue: preferred ajob title consistent with ET) vs. 2.8 for Group B (in red: preferred a job title of engineer). The Page 9.243.3second set of data shows the comparison of ACT scores: 24.1 for Group A vs. 21.5 for Group B. Proceedings of

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

 2004, American Society for Engineering Education (a) Bend left (b) Neutral position (c) Bend right Figure 7: Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Flexible Limbdirections. Whereas the original length of the wire is approximately 69 inches, thecontracted length of the wire after activation is approximately 66 inches due to its 4%strain recovery. The contraction of either side of the limb displaces the end of the limb ahorizontal distance of approximately nine inches, to either side. A set of springs has beenadded to each of the two actuators to limit the tension in the wire and prevent permanentdeformation of the actuator. The method of activation is through Joule (resistance)heating. In order to

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

group continue the project in Spring 2003. After evaluating thecontent of the Spring 2002 project, the instructors wanted to redirect the focus of the project toincrease the technical content. Based on the previous team’s results, the instructors decided tofocus on two top air pollutants – ethylene glycol and formaldehyde – that were identified asbeing much higher in Moncure, NC than in similar plants nationwide. The student teams wouldthen focus on how these emissions might be reduced. The project description for the second yearis provided in Appendix B. Six students selected the project in Spring 2003. These students had a very technical focusand did not particularly enjoy the community partnership aspect. During this semester