Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

support team projects. • Selecting appropriate tools. • Learning to use tools effectively. • Assessment and reflection.2. OSS ToolsOSS tools can support specific team activities. However, teams usually perform a variety ofactivities, which could benefit from different tools. Teams can approach this situation in twoways. First, they can use a tool that provides multiple functions, and try to adapt it to multipleactivities. Second, they can use multiple tools, and try to make the tools work well together. Thefollowing sections describe some specific functions and tools, and then ways of combining them.2.1. Version ControlTeam members need reliable access to the most current version of a document, and they mayalso need access to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. B A C DFigure 7 Simulations designed for virtual exploration of signal reflection and distortion effects.Using the drag and drop option on simulations A and C in Figure 7, a student is able to movethe car around a parking lot and see how the different reflections from surrounding buildingsaffect the signal shape, phases, and amplitudes. S/he can choose between one or two pulsesignals and vary signal frequency, pulse duration, and delay between pulses. Simulations Band D help the student understand the Huggens-Fresnel principle and the impact of variousparameters on the structure of Fresnel’s zones, as well as what sources of secondary

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

reference curriculum for graduateeducation in SwE4. A fresh look at a graduate reference curriculum is in order considering thereliance of the world economy on the quality of senior SwE professionals.The iSSEc (integrated Software and Systems Engineering curriculum) project is iterativelydeveloping a graduate SwE reference curriculum (GSwERC) that reflects new understandings inhow to build software, how software engineering depends on systems engineering, and howsoftware engineering education is influenced by individual application domains, such astelecommunications and defense systems. At this point, at least three curriculum iterations areplanned – GSwERC v0.25, GSwERC v0.5, and GSwERC v1.0. The first iteration is completeand the second is being

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

energy was alsodiscussed. The participants dedicated some time to reflect upon and discuss feelings(negative and positive) that people may have about conserving electrical energy.Conservation often takes willpower, the development of new habits and lifestyle changes.Following the fundamentals of both AC and DC electricity, the course moved to thestorage and distribution of electricity. This concept is important with respect toalternative energy. Both photovoltaic (solar power) and wind turbines can generateelectricity, with the generated electricity used directly or stored by charging batteries.Several systems can be implemented, depending on the application. Therefore, a basicunderstanding of how electricity is distributed from the power plant

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

give feedback to your advisor about what is helpful to you) and the “don’ts” (e.g., wait for your advisor to initiate contact with you) of working with one’s advisor. 3. What Do You Want in a Mentor? This informational brief is intended to help STEM woman learn how a mentor can provide additional support in their personal, academic, and professional development. The two-page brief explains the definition and purpose of a mentor and also asks women to reflect upon what they are looking for in a mentor. Suggestions are included about how to get the most from a mentor and how to find a mentor (e.g., contacting professionals who have received awards in the past for their mentoring

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hildebrand, Lake Superior State University; Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University; Steve Bryan, Continental Automotive Systems

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, reflecting that the instructors felt a strong degree of confidence in the students’abilities. The student confidence level was high in all categories, as well, excepting themaritime/aerospace category; regrettably, practical reasons dictated that the assessmentquestionnaire obtaining this statistic was circulated before instruction on this topic wascompleted in the course, so the low score likely reflects that circumstance.What is lacking here, however, is any external calibration of such data. Tentatively, theonly supporting external data is knowledge that current option graduates are working inmore than one vehicle-related industry (at least one in maritime, and at least one inautomotive, others unknown).6. ConclusionsIt has been demonstrated that

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

professional development activities for science teachers should provideopportunities for learning and various tools/techniques for both self reflection and collegialreflection 5,6. A collegial community is developed where the participants are providedopportunities for interaction and information exchange, such as interactive seminars on learningand teaching7. Led by faculty in the TAMU University’s College of Education and HumanDevelopment, the interactive seminars expose the teachers to leading edge ‘culture and learning’research discussions.Based on their engineering research experience, each teacher prepares instructional materials andhands-on learning activities/projects to integrate into their classroom8. The faculty mentorparticipation in this

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, it may be advantageous to have certain courses, such as senior project, taught bypracticing engineers, as reflected on these evaluations. On the other hand, the well documentedfact from student evaluations of adjuncts giving higher final grades than full time faculty remainsunaddressed in that paper. However, the paper also cites a very frightening statistics from theASCE Body of Knowledge report 9 that “98 percent of students switching from engineering toanother major cited poor teaching as a reason for their departure”. Blame one’s failure onteacher; not on one’s performance? Although “poor teaching” is a very loose category, hencenot a specific question, such a uniformity of response among underperforming group cannot beignored.Multiple

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

select choices, which incorrectly reflect changesin the strength of bonds as the reason. The scientific explanation, however, is that the density ofdefects, technically known as dislocations are reduced during annealing. This is because a coldworked metal will recrystallize during annealing which sweeps out dislocations when newlyformed crystals are grown. Preliminary MCI data revealed that only 2% of students answeredcorrectly on questions in reference to this material. Team-based concept sketching activities areeffective in helping students learn these types of concepts13. Students showed only 11% gainwith lecture only, 56% gain in score to these questions teamwork discussions, and 73% afterengaging in teamwork discussions and concept

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2009 American Society for Engineering Educationdesigning and delivery of courses. Now that we have offered courses at a distance, we are able toscrutinize and reflect on these courses.Purpose of the Study In our survey of faculty and students that was conducted before we began regularly offering distance learning courses7 we learned that students and faculty were most concerned about how interactions would be supported in

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nichole Au, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

team. Each team is assessed using arubric with a point scale (1-4) that reflects the team’s demonstration of the sevencomponents. This includes the team’s success with following the parts of the designprocess, including defining the problem, research, brainstorming, and iterative Page 14.554.5development of a prototype. The group interaction and adherence to safety measures isalso assessed, and then finally, the functionality of the product. This student assessmentmethod is based on the guidelines laid out by the ITEA for meeting Student AssessmentStandard A-4, which states that “Assessment of student learning will reflect practicalcontexts consistent

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

1 Provide you with support and feedback on an ongoing basis. 1 Assess your overall performance and assign an end-of-semester grade.Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 8Copyright 1 2009, American Society for Engineering Education Criteria for Grading XXX’s Teaching Assistantship 1 Reliability of performance (how well does XXX fulfill the commitments he makes to me and to the students in the class?) 1 Quality of performance (how thoughtfully does XXX reflect on his experiences in the classroom as a sociology major and an undergraduate TA?) 1 Effectiveness of interventions (to what extent does XXX’s work with individual students

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Pasha Antonenko, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University; Gayla Hudson, Oklahoma State University; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University; Alonzo Peterson, Langston University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., design of a windmill). The teachers producedinterdisciplinary engineering units that contained language art, social studies, technology,science and math content (this is a novel approach to professional development). Throughvarious assessments, participants were encouraged to reflect on their own practice and use ofDET activities to make effective choices regarding students’ learning. The purpose of this studywas to understand teachers’ perceptions of the value and use of design, engineering, andtechnology (DET) activities in integrating science, mathematics, language arts, social studies,and technology in K-12 education.BackgroundThe integrative and inquiry-oriented nature of design and engineering creates the perfect vehiclefor application of

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jamie Tills, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Steven Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

slightly biased towards an active learning style over reflective learning. Page 14.755.4 Figure 1: Processing - Active versus Reflective2.2 – PerceptionThe second dimension is perception where most students may be classified as eithersensing or intuitive. A sensing learner likes consistency in their coursework and tends tobe careful and practical. A surprise on a test such as material that was not covered inclass is a particular dislike of this group. They prefer to perform a few standard routinecalculations rather than one big

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students cangain from the best judgment of their departments while retaining flexibility in developingtheir own programs of study with the assistance of their mentors within the profession.ProcessThe recommended process is five steps: (1) define mission, (2) literature review, (3)consult trusted experts, (4) practitioners’ survey, and (5) interpretation of findings. Each Page 14.439.4of the steps is summarized below, and was conducted for this study for the geotechnicalspecialization. The results of the study for the geotechnical specialization are providedlater in the Findings, and a reflection on the process and how it may be improved isprovided in the

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

International

continue in the foreseeable future.Chief among them are the state of education in Afghanistan, which is reflected both in theeducational level of the faculty as well as that of the students. There are clearly no easyor quick fixes to this challenge. During 30 years of war and isolation from the worldeducational institutions and systems in Afghanistan understandably did not keep pacewith the rest of the world, and often ceased to exist. This gap between Afghanistan andthe developed world is large and cannot be ignored. For many years it will continue to bea challenge for the new emerging Afghan nation.The educational level of the faculty is quite low. At NMAA most of the faculty areAfghan National Army members who had seen former service and were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

students with the community. Direct involvement is, of course, theideal for the students and the community to obtain maximum benefit of learning from each other.While the goal remains to maximize the direct projects, these projects are not always practicalfor all the students in all the courses. For example, not all the students can travel to meet withthe client, who can sometimes live outside the U.S. Sharing of experiences with other studentsdoes maximize the benefit of those students who do work directly with the community (e.g., goto Peru). Therefore, opportunities were provided for students to share with each other results andexperiences, thus creating a means of reflection and of extending the benefit of the S-L project.Because of the long

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc.; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Lingguang Song, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

the time that will be taken by a laboror equipment resource, hired from the respective supplier, to complete one job unit of work.Hence from Table 2, a labor or equipment resource hired from Blue Diamond Suppliers wouldtake 20 minutes to complete one job unit of work while a resource hired from Green DayProviders would take 28 minutes to complete the same unit of work.In addition to suppliers, grades are also introduced from A through E. These grades reflect thereliability rating or variability of the productivity factor of the resource hired. Table 3 shows thereliability rating for Blue Diamond Suppliers and the resulting variability in minutes. Since aresource must be hired by specifying the supplier and grade in the game, reliability

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

technologies are demonstrated through case studies on an asphalthauling and paving project and a building project.BackgroundTo make an effective industrial case study, various types of project data from different sourcesneed to be collected and later shared with students. After a case study is conceptually designed,required project data must first be acquired from actual projects in an efficient way. Dependingupon the subject and purpose of the learning, data reflecting different aspects of a project may beneeded, such as contractual data (e.g., contract and specification), product data (e.g., drawing andCAD model), process data (e.g., schedule, budget, and progress report), and situational data (e.g.,claim and weather records). The scope of this

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

these are tracked with the use ofan outcomes matrix. We actively and intentionally engage the students in discussions on howthe outcomes will be met and how they are documented. They know that if all of the outcomesare not met, they would not receive credit for their capstone experience. We work with eachstudent to identify specific experiences, such as lectures, workshops or reflections, which areneeded to document outcomes that are not coming naturally out of the project work. Page 14.620.5Finally, each student meets individually with a faculty review team to discuss their individualprogress and role on the team. This has been important with

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Yoder, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

describe their process. The teams were asked tofirst select those elements/activities that they actually used in their process and then arrange themtemporally to reflect the team’s design and product development process. The resultant mapswere then analyzed through a series of comparisons between the two sets of design teams. Bothgroups were compared relative to their utilization of the elements, and which elements they hadclassified as being critical, time-consuming and/or problematic to the design process. Followingthis comparison, a path analysis was conducted to determine if teams approached process designactivities in a similar manner. We provide a description of the overall approach, our analysis andresults; and suggest how process maps

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the program is intended to provide a fun yet inexpensive project for students todesign and test, while still allowing students to develop a mathematical understanding of thefundamental engineering principles that make their designs work. From 2004 to 2008, the YESS program has seen a steady rise in student attendance.Comments attained from both students and parents have reflected that the weekly hands-onactivities(2) which supplement guest speakers have been important in gaining student interest inthe program. In order to assess the effectiveness of the YESS program surveys are used tocapture self-reported data from the students regarding demographic information, parent/guardianoccupations, interest levels in relevant fields, level of

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Davis, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Learning is best facilitated by drawing on the students’ prior knowledge so that more refined ideas can be examined, integrated and tested; 3. Conflict, differences, and disagreement drive the learning process. Learning takes place when the learner is required to move back and forth between reflection and action and feeling and thinking; 4. Learning is a holistic process that involves the integration of thinking, feeling, perceiving, and behaving; 5. Learning results from synergetic transactions between the person and the environment, where learning occurs through the assimilation of new experiences and existing concepts; and 6. Learning is the process of creating knowledge, which stands in

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 14.253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessment of Engineering Education based on the Principles of Theodore Marchese Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.AbstractAssessment is a process in which rich, usable, credible feedback from an act of teachingor curriculum comes to be reflected upon by an academic community, and then is actedon by that community, a department or college, within its commitment to get smarter andbetter at what it does (Marchese, 1997, page 93). All of which is to say, assessment ismore than data

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh; Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh; Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

International

also reflect the fact that engineering students often do co-op programs whichrequire a later graduation.Table 1Numbers and Characteristics of the Respondents Engineering Business TotalTotal respondents 76 25 101 2005 Participants 40 15 55 53% 60% 54% 2006 Participants 36 10 46 47% 40% 46%Plus3 Destination Brazil 23 5 28

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Eric Bickel, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

believing p = (0.51,0.49) and p =(0.49,0.51) would assign r = (1,0) and r = (0,1), respectively, and receive very differentscores-even though their knowledge is almost identical. The insensitivity of students’ scores to their knowledge is a major limitation of standardmultiple-choice exams. These exams are not incentive compatible, in that they do not encouragestudents’ responses that reflect their beliefs. A set of scoring rules is needed that encouragesstudents to set their responses equal to their beliefs. Such a class of scoring rules does exist andis discussed next.Strictly Proper Scoring RulesA strictly proper scoring rule T is a scoring function such that the student strictly maximizes herexpected score by setting r = r* = p; that is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

development an autonomous and reflective practitioner with social awareness of the impact of engineering practice; and Ü The development of skills for life-long learning3.The subject design was developed in the context of engineering technology. It was taught notas fundamental science but an engineering science based on the fundamental engineeringprinciples of conservation of mass and energy. The subject syllabus design was to, hopefully,embody the kind of epistemological questions that arise within a discipline of knowledge.These were transformed into a sequence of statements that defined the subject (see table 1They were:• Fundamental Science. Fundamental chemical principles were introduced in the first two-three hours of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Richard H. Turpin

aperfect teacher; but the laws themselves, when fully observed in use, will produce their effects with the samecertainty that chemical laws generate the compounds of chemical elements, .." As we seek to make use of newtechnologies and to alter our teaching styles to reflect student motivation and interests, we will do well to keepthe seven laws in mind. In the following we present each law and make application of each to engineeringeducation.II. The Law of the Teacher "The teacher must know that which he would teach." Sounds simple; but think about it. Have you everhad a teacher who didn't seem to know what he or she was supposed to be teaching? Have you ever been thatteacher? On many occasions we are called upon to teach a course which is

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

solving skills or providing a design-and-buildexperience. It enables these students to picture, reflect upon, and make informed decisions abouttheir potential future careers as practicing engineers. This thought process then maps onto choice ofmajor. It can encourage students to stay or motivate them to switch to another program that betteraligns with their long-term goals.Many students choose engineering for pragmatic reasons, believing that completion of anengineering degree will guarantee stable employment prospects with higher starting salaries.11Unfortunately, students also elect to major in engineering by way of an “uninformed choice”.11 Thatis, they envision an engineering degree as the means to fulfill childhood fantasies. Studies

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Anna Wong Lowe, University of Oklahoma; Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

of times loud, trying to be funny. But I didn’t think it was funny. (Female, electrical engineering)Some Asian names are homophones of obscenities in English. Chow provides a more completeexplanation of naming challenges for Asian Americans9. By using her last name to ridicule theparticipant, the gym worker was amusing his audience at her expense. A possible subtext to thisstudent’s experience reflects another stereotype: Asian women are sexual objects, calledexotification10. The corresponding stereotype for Asian men is being effeminate or asexual11.The quote below comes from the same male, electrical engineering participant who provided thefirst two quotes. I remember one time one guy told me to go back to my country. He said