Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Day Radebaugh; Kurt A. Soschinske; Glyn Rimmington; Mara Alagic

cage painting approach utilizes mutualperspective exchange and reflection to resolve a preconception or misconception – basedscenario. Multiple scenarios have been previously developed into an interactive computer-basedICC tool. This paper proposes development of similar ethics-based scenarios for ethics training.A sample scenario is included in this paper which can be part of a larger ethics scenario database.The existing cage painting assessment methodology may also be useful to assess the student’sability to resolve the ethics problem.Introduction The term globalization captures the ever increasing interconnectivity between people ofdiverse cultural and political perspectives, who collaborate on endeavors of mutual benefit. Inbusiness

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

) methods effective for certain students but ineffective for others ….” There are several models of learning style preferences. However, the authors recommend Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model7 as a starting point to understand student differences. Experiences can be developed to teach around the Kolb’s cycle by teaching for all four learning styles: Type 1 -- the diverger (concrete, reflective), Type 2 -- the assimilator (abstract, reflective), Type 3 -- the converger (abstract, active) Type 4 -- the accommodator (concrete, active) For example, Experiences in a lab setting can illustrate engineering concepts with the physical materials that perform or fail in

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Beverly Jaeger and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University's

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

design process represented by Voland18: NeedsAssessment, Problem Formulation, Abstraction and Synthesis, Analysis, Implementation, andReflection. Along with a design-to-construction project, which is a key component in the course,the students are continuously required to apply the process, innovate, and take advantage ofopportunities to reflect on what was learned. This keeps the students involved at every step, andthe instructor is rarely lecturing to a sleepy, inert group. This certainly is a desirable outcome.The students, who often work in teams, appear enthusiastic about their numerous projects andactivities. Through continuous involvement, the engineering design process becomes integral tothe students’ thinking, and they subsequently are

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of which correspond nominally to ABET Criteria 3(a) through 3(k).3Outcome 12 describes a requirement for knowledge in a specialized area related to civilengineering; and Outcomes 13, 14, and 15 require understanding of professional practice topicssuch as management, business, public policy and administration, and leadership.The fifteen outcomes of the BOK reflect five major areas of emphasis: • Fundamentals of math, science, and engineering science • Technical breadth • Breadth in the humanities and social sciences • Technical depth • Professional practice breadthThe association between these “big picture” areas of emphasis and the fifteen BOK outcomes isillustrated in Figure 1 below.In October 2004, the ASCE Board

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

learner. ToRogers, experiential learning is equivalent to personal change and growth. Rogers believed thatall human beings have a natural propensity to learn; the role of the teacher is to facilitate suchlearning. Page 11.12.5Both Rogers and Knowles posit that learning is growth or development of self. This type oflearning theory, called humanism is concerned with learner’s self-direction, inner motivation,self-reflection, personal growth, creativity, and autonomy. Other proponents of humanism in-clude Abraham Maslow, John Dewey, and Steven Covey. In addition to humanism, the work-shop also made extensive use of teams and community learning

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

homework assignment grades.This seeming contradiction prompted a study to examine, at an individual student level,the relationships between homework assignment grades and traditional courseperformance outcome measures; i.e., quizzes, tests and final examination.Substantial homework is dogmatically accepted as an indispensable component ofengineering courses. Faculty reflect on their own education and proudly maintain atraditionally heavy homework load as a rite of passage, while students resignedly acceptthe heavy workload as part of the cost of entering into the engineering profession. Thenature of engineering, as with other hard sciences, is such that conceptual and practicalunderstanding comes from applying principles and techniques to solve

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

68.70a: Difference between the two groups is significant at p<0.05.b: Percentage of correct answers out of the total number answered. Page 11.374.5In order to understand the difference in the ability of the two groups to complete the instrument,the students were asked to reflect on their experience. The only guidance they were given wasthat there was a desire to explain a surprising difference in the ability of some students tocomplete the instrument. Table 2 shows the general codes developed from the responses, and thenumber of responses that could be identified with each code. It should be noted that in Table 2 asingle participant’s response

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

,social or religious goals. I suspect that these student assumptions reflect the dualismprevalent in modern thought that separates the material world from the world of ideas;technology is about “stuff” and “stuff” is dealt with by markets and business whilepolitics, society, and religion are the realm of beliefs, ideas, and abstractions, all of whichare ethereal and not affected by material considerations. Given that students tend to find it easy to think about technological and economicchange and are less familiar with the interplay of technology and political power orreligious beliefs, the examples offered here focus on themes relating first to religion andthen politics. While there are other ways that people use technology to shape

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

curriculum. Finally, ASCEstudent group activities can also be used to support civil engineering program accreditation,under both current and proposed criteria.IntroductionCivil engineering programs, and the policies and guidelines for their assessment, continue toevolve. The latest activities in these areas are reflected in the American Society of CivilEngineer’s (ASCE) publication Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century[1], theNational Academy of Engineering (NAE) publication Educating the Engineer of 2020 –Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century[2], and the ABET, Inc. “PROPOSEDCriteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs”[3] . In fact, Bruce Seely writes in the NAE reportthat “Engineering education has been the subject

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Victor Rubanchik, Don State Technical University (DSTU), Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Learning Attributes of Surface Learning Learners relate ideas to previous Learners treat the course as unrelated bits knowledge and experience. of knowledge. Learners look for patterns and Learners memorize facts and carry out underlying principles. procedures routinely. Learners check evidence and relate it Learners find difficulty in making sense of to conclusions new ideas presented Learners examine logic and Learners see little value or meaning in argument cautiously and critically. either courses or tasks. Learners are aware of the Learners study without reflecting on either understanding that

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hwang, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Ahrash Bissell, Duke University; Daniel Kaplan, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Matthew Mian, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Vineet Agrawal, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Jessica Manson, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developments, such as learning-styles theories.20 In particular, Kolb’s experientiallearning cycle theory has received significant attention from educational researchers.21,22 Thistheory argues that learning originates from real-world experiences and involves four essentialprocesses: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract hypothesis, and active testing.1The experiential learning cycle was recently integrated with some general principles ofneurobiology, as documented in The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice ofTeaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning, by James Zull.18 This synthesis is achieved bydescribing the learning cycle in the context of brain anatomy and physiology. In brief, the humancortical brain can be

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

included. People have images in their heads about the meaning of thegender terminology--sex, gender-role, male/female, masculine/feminine, but these images aredefined by the fact that they reflect an individual’s familiar world.d. Previously dismissed or under-explored psychological factors like character and emotionalresponses may be very important in understanding complex 21st Century issues of leadership andentrepreneurship.We begin by briefly discussing how this preliminary investigation came into being— one of theauthor’s personal path into it, the creation of collaborative FIE and ASEE sessions, and how theevolving design of the research methods parallel the key features of an approach tounderstanding leadership, gender and teams.The

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology education curriculum. The projectused engineering design challenges in order to lead teachers into experiencing the engineeringprocess, the application of mathematics and science in order to optimize solutions, predict theirbehavior, and analyze solutions, and to reflect on their learning and the implementation process.The Bridges for Engineering Education professional development was highly rated byparticipants as useful and beneficial. It is interesting to note that three of the most important Page 11.762.7things learned by the public school students who participated were:1. Engineering is a very intellectually demanding process.2

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

engineeringundergraduate degree program and from industry standards and best practices. Students andinstructors will continuously add to that pre-populated content as they learn and create, together.The eNotebook content will be organized in multiple ways, reflecting the software engineeringcourse curriculum, the industry consensus captured in software engineering standards (such asISO and IEEE standards), the IEEE/ACM Computing Curricula models,2,3 and the SoftwareEngineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK).4 In addition, students and instructors can add to,modify, and extend these pre-built knowledge organizations to provide additional structure andcontent that reflects the complexity and richness of their knowledge and interactions. Theorganization will not be a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

2006-46: WOMEN ON THE MARGIN OF ENGINEERING: ACCEPTABLE ANDUNACCEPTABLE THESESDavid Haws, Boise State University Page 11.1455.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Women on the Margin of Engineering: Acceptable and Unacceptable ThesesAbstractWhat demographics should an engineering faculty reflect, and how might it acceptably differ inappearance from its students, the broader community, or the narrower complex of professionalsand research consumers it purports to serve? Of course, we are horribly partial to our own DNA,but we can also reason through to the needs of society and put aside our personal bias. Similarly,our

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

/conferences/annual/2005/highlights.cfm5. Delbanco, A. “The renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections”, The New Republic, Review of book, “Renewal of literature: Emersonian reflections” by Poirier, Richard, 1987, Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com6. Edmundson, M. “Why read?” Bloomsburg, 2004, pp 5 and 297. Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://creativequotations.com8. Wilson, F. “Emerson” Review of two books, “Emerson” by Lawrence Buell & “Emerson” by Kenneth S. Sacks, July 8, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2005 from http://galenet.galegroup.com9. Director, S. “2020: It’s sooner than you think.” ASEE PRISM, Vol. 14, No. 4, January 200510. McGown, J

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Page 11.1196.7The IMAQ Read LCD VI is which also comes with LabVIEW’s VISION software then uses theROI for each seven segment display to determine each segments status and digit. This ispreformed by doing three edge detections, two horizontal and one vertical. The horizontal edgedetections are preformed at 1/3 and 2/3 the height of the ROI to determine if the verticalelements are active. The vertical edge detection search is preformed to determine if thehorizontal elements are active.6 Figures 9 shows the LabVIEW DMM Reader VI front panel.Notice that the proper reading is extracted despite considerable reflected glare on the displaycover. Figure 10 show the front panel and block diagram respectively for the DMM Reader VI

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

requiring students to consider an engineering solution within a societalcontext, students were assigned to read a Harvard Business Review case entitled Taking theCake.6 In this case, Southland Bakery is considering radically changing their strategic plan tostop producing bakery products drenched in trans fats to address the growing concern of obesity,especially with respect to obesity in children. Students are asked to reflect upon the societalimpacts of this dilemma and whether Southland Bakery has any social obligation to produce amore health conscious product. This case strikes the emotion of much of the class with opinionsat both extremes, i.e., it is the company's duty to do what they can to prevent obesity, to it is the

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Woo; Robert Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mark Clayton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

because of the following factors: overhead required to capture; limitedknowledge; poor IT infrastructure of organizations.Sharing Tacit Design Knowledge with CMC technologiesSome researchers in the field of architecture have rigorously studied the importance of sharingtacit design knowledge sharing. Various terminologies for tacit knowledge have been adopted:visual analogy1, episodic knowledge9, reflective practice8, personal knowledge2, expertknowledge1, and strategic knowledge5.Due to the development of emerging CMC technologies and geographically dispersed businessenvironments, the use of CMC has been inevitably accepted. Face-to-face meeting is now beingrecognized as too costly in terms of time and expense. CMC research has focused on

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Beverly Perna, Tsongas Industrial History Center

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

impact on student motivation and success.2. IntroductionEngineering education seems to have come under increased criticism lately, with manycompanies and students arguing that engineering curricula are too abstract and disconnected [1,2]. It is interesting to reflect upon similar concerns of Henderson [3] and Grinter [4] dating backto 1983 and even 1955. These studies consistently indicate that engineering education shouldhave the following properties: 1. Relevance to the lives and careers of students, preparing them for a broad range of careers, as well as for lifelong learning involving both formal programs and hands-on experience; 2. Attractiveness so that the excitement and intellectual content of engineering will

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Linda Hutchison, Bristol Community College; Alan Moore, University of Wyoming

faced byK-12 teachers. Reflective of activities in most states, the Wyoming State Department ofEducation has adopted an aggressive schedule for implementing outcomes-based educationstandards as a requirement for high school graduation, covering the spectrum of student abilitiesas represented in the philosophy of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. All K-12 schooldistricts in the state are currently integrating uniform topic material standards into existingcoursework. Demonstrating compliance with Wyoming’s standards while retaining local schoolcontrol of programs has led to a significant level of confusion and anxiety for administrators,teachers, students and families.Could this be a recipe for a match made in heaven (or at least, in the

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, practical, oriented toward facts and procedures) vs. intuitive learners (conceptual, innovative, oriented toward theories and meanings); • visual learners (prefer visual representations of presented material--pictures, diagrams, flow charts) vs. verbal learners (prefer written and spoken explanations); • inductive learners (prefer presentations that proceed from the specific to the general) vs. deductive learners (prefer presentations that go from the general to the specific); • active learners (learn by trying things out, working with others) vs. reflective learners (learn by thinking things through, working alone); • sequential learners (linear, orderly, learn in small incremental steps) vs. global learners

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre; Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of the radio or TV propagations. This will therefore affect radio and TVreceptions. During the periods when the atmosphere is dry, dust particles in theatmosphere, with comparable dimensions to the signal wavelengths, will behave ascrystalline structures that will reflect, deflect and scatter the radio waves. The constanthigh temperatures will also affect the performance of the equipment at the componentlevel.IV. Educational ImplicationsAll the factors discussed above have serious implications in the design and manufactureof equipment intended for use in electromagnetic propagation applications, or intelephony. This suggests that these factors should be given consideration in the designspecifications employed. It is therefore essential that

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

-oriented technology education. As a first step toward establishing best practices for delivering engineering design andcontent through professional development, engineers and technology teacher educatorsfrom each of the technology teacher education (TTE) partner institutions haveconceptualized, developed, and delivered a series of workshops. While the format andspecific content varied across the five professional development sites, a balance betweentheoretical content and activity-based experiences has been maintained. At the conclusionof each workshop, participating high school teachers complete similar surveys, whichwere designed to facilitate analysis and reflection. Building on lessons learned during theinitial year of the Center, the TTE

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

areas. The number of students enrolling from the natural sciences has been growing overthe last five years.Currently, the enrollment for CSE 131 is approximately 250 students for both autumn and springsemesters, and approximately 30 students for summer semester. Class enrollment has beendeclining over the last five years, which is a reflection of generally declining engineeringenrollments both at MSU and on a national basis. Enrollment hit a high point of approximately400 students per term in 2001.CSE 131 is a lecture/lab course. Students meet in lecture once per week in an 80-minute session,and in two lab meetings per week both for 80-minute sessions. Students enroll in one of twolecture sections of approximately 125 students each, and in one

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

José L. Torres; Vijendra Agarwal

of REU grants is a reflection ofthe academic strengths of the CSI Faculty and the available NSF funds.Figure 2 shows the point data and trend for NSF-REU support over the last 12 years. Again, anexponential least squares regression model shows a modest growth trend line in this type ofsupport.The Undergraduate Research ConferenceThe College of Staten Island has been holding its annual Undergraduate Research Conferencesince the Spring of 2002. From inception, its theme has been, “Passport to Knowledge” whichunderscores the importance of pursuit and creation of knowledge through research. Studentsmajoring in all disciplines CSI offers are given the opportunity to present projects, bothscholarly and creative, that have been mentored by a CSI

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

small informal spaces to meet in ad hoc pairs or group exercise and reflection (hotel next small groups for further discussion to a stream and bike/walking path) • time scheduled in the middle of the day for assimilation/reflection and unstructured discussion • reception to kick off the event on first evening • daily common meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

technique. Finally, references and advice on how to utilize JiTTwill be supplied to potential users.The Just in Time Teaching ApproachJiTT should not be confused with other uses of “Just-in-Time” that is prevalent in engineeringliterature. Other authors use JIT to represent presenting material just before it will be used, forexample in a laboratory exercise or an assigned project. JiTT on the other hand, is a techniqueused to enhance the interactivity of a lecture period by creating a feedback loop between theinstructor and the student.As discussed in last year’s proceedings1, the JiTT strategy reflects recent efforts in cognitivepsychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, andeducation research to better

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

such a way that makes them seem Reflection irrelevant to everyday life. In our and Self- Assessment curriculum, we borrow from the of Learning principles of service learning, in which the learners are engaged in Figure 3. Eight “best practices” in our approach experiential learning that addresses human and community needs. Engineering students involved in service learning demonstrate a stronger ethic of social and civic

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

engineering programs have freshman engineering courses designed to introduce studentsto the design process early in their careers. Such courses typically focus on communicationskills, team work, self-evaluation and reflection, systematic approaches to problem solving, andgenerating and considering alternative solutions.1 These are critical engineering skills to masterand provide freshman with a glimpse into their futures as engineers. In addition, successfulexperiences in such courses have been correlated with higher retentions rates.2 However, anintense biomedical engineering design experience at the freshman level is difficult to achievesince most “real world” design experiences require advanced analytical skills and body ofknowledge that is not