Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

preference for Arts and Science across the data with UAshowing the highest percentage enrolment compared to the state and national data (data fromU.S. Department of Education, Alabama Commission on Higher Education and The Universityof Alabama) [1], [7], [8].Table 1. Distribution of Undergraduate Students Enrolled in Doctoral Granting Colleges as ofFall 2005 (Percentages unless otherwise noted) [1], [7], [8] College Enrolment/Total State of Alabama National UA University Enrolment (including UA) Engineering 5.8 11.3 9.2 A&S/Total

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tris West, Lewisburg Area School District; Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Science andEngineering (S/E) Career Interest Survey (CIS); a validated engineering career interest surveydesigned for middle school students5. Findings indicate that through participation in the“WebQuest” students became more interested in possible careers in engineering. This projectwas undertaken as part of an NSF Cyber Infrastructure Teams grant to explore new techniquesfor enhancing engineering education through cyber-supported product dissection that includesnine universities and 34 faculty members.Section 1: IntroductionProduct dissection has been used in a variety of ways to successfully engage engineeringstudents in their learning. Intellectual and physical activities such as dissection help to anchorknowledge and practice of engineering

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Karen Brucks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; K Vairavan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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First-Year Programs

of 1998. Itis administered by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education(DUE). The program was modified in 2004 and is now known as the Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program. The CSEMS Program supportsacademically talented students, financially needy students for study in the “targeted disciplines”of computer science, engineering, and mathematics; the S-STEM program will additionallysupport study in other natural sciences. Although metrics of financial need are established by thefederal government, participating institutions interpret thresholds for academic merit andfinancial need based on local circumstances. In addition to supporting students with financialneed, the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Ethics

, J. G. (1987). Knowledge acquisition for application: cognitive flexibility and transfer in complex content domains. In B. K. Britton & S. M. Glynn (Eds.) Executive control processes in reading. Hilsdale, NJ.12. McKnight, C., Dillon, A. & Richardson, J. (1996) User centered design of hypertext and hypermedia for education, in Jonassen, David H., Eds. Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology, pages pp. 622-633. New York: Macmillan.13. Jacobson, M. J. & Spiro, R. D. (1995). Hypertext learning environments, cognitive flexibility, and the transfer of complex knowledge: An empirical investigation. Journal of educational Computing Research, 12 (4), p. 301-333.14. Jonassen, D. (1997

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Mernet Larson, University of South Florida; Jack Heller, University of South Florida; Douglas Lunsford, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

signification processes are often exclusively aimed at the sense ofvision. Thus the movement to representational signs is often synonymous with the removal ordenying of non-vision sensory experiences. Our signs and symbols usually produce visualstimuli, not acoustic, tactile, taste, or smell stimuli. In the spirit of the Good Will Hunting quote,imagine studying a diagram of a guitar and proceeding to claim detailed knowledge of a “guitar”without ever having played or listened to one. Imagine studying a recipe for a particular dishand then claiming to have an appreciation for the culinary aspects without ever experiencing theactual eating experience. Without a basis of direct knowledge of the real or representedobject(s), one might perhaps be able to

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

, M. “Putting the utility of match-tracking in Fuzzy ARTMAP to thetest,” In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information (KES),London, England, 20032. Anagnostopoulos, G. C., Georgiopoulos, M., Ports, K., Richie, S., Cardinale, N., White, M., Kepuska, V., Chan,P.K., Wu, A., Kysilka, M., “Project EMD-MLR: Educational Materials Development and Research in MachineLearning for Undergraduate students,” Proceedings of the ASEE 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Session3232, Capstone & Educational Resource Developments, June 12-15, Portland, Oregon, 2005.3. Castro, J., Secretan, J.(*), Georgiopoulos, M., DeMara, R. F., Anagnostopoulos, G., and Gonzalez, A., “Pipeliningof Fuzzy ARTMAP (FAM

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Craig Malquist, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

the next few years and embedded systemcourses and programs will be best served by incorporating this into the curriculum.Bibliography1. Acharya, A., Misra, A., Bansal, S. (2004). Design and analysis of a cooperative medium access schemefor wireless mesh networks. Proceedings. First International Conference on Broadband Networks, 2004,621-631.2. Bruno, Raffaele., Conti, Marco., and Gregori, Enrico, (2005) Mesh Networks: Commodity Multihop Ad HocNetworks IEEE Communications Magazine, March 2005, pp 123-1313. Chatzigiannakis, I., Nikoletseas, S. (2003). A sleep-awake protocol for information propagation in smart dustnetworks. International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, 2003, p. unknown.4. Chong, Chee-Yee, and Kumar

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

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Council of Sections

ASEE North Central Section Outstanding Teaching Award (2004), and both the CECS Excellence in Service (2004) and Excellence in Teaching (2002) awards at Wright State University.Richard Mercer, Wright State University RICHARD E. MERCER is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Wright State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Washington in 1980. Professor Mercer is active in curriculum reform, and has led an NSF supported effort to integrate Mathematica laboratory sessions into the freshman calculus sequence at Wright State University.Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University KULDIP S. RATTAN is a Professor in the

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

] WCED – World Commission on Environment and Development (1987). Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press[2] Liverman, D.M., Hanson, M.E., Brown, B.J., and Merideth, R.W., Jr. (1988). "Global Sustainability: Toward Measurement." Environmental Management, 12(2), 133-143[3] Carpenter, S., and Vanegas, J. (1998) “Towards Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Systems,” Proceedings of the Sustainable Technology and Complex Ecological and Social Systems Conference, of the forty– second Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia[4] Pearce, Annie R. and Vanegas, Jorge A. (2002a). “A parametric review of the built environment sustainability literature,” International

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University; Valarie young, Ohio University

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Women in Engineering

canslow the tenure clock for women, work in the mid-1990’s showed that very few of them actuallytake parental leave for fear that their senior colleagues will hold it against them.23,24While childbearing has received some attention in the form of policies designed to assist womenprofessors, little if any attention has been paid to the effects of child rearing.25 Significantly moremen than women with children under the age of six achieve tenure. Many women assistantprofessors are cognizant of this additional disadvantage and are choosing to postpone havingchildren. Almost half of them say the decision was made because of their careers. A 2006survey of 4,400 ladder rank faculty found that 40 percent of women said they had fewer childrenthan they

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Razi Nalim P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Manikanda K Rajagopal, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Robert J Helfenbein, Indiana University-IUPUI, School of Education

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Educational Research and Methods

“best practices” of implementing PEL projects include providing time for project development,advance notice for students to ensure clear expectations, and that projects designed to besemester long should include a variety of course concepts. One faculty member suggests that it isbest to assign the project early in the semester “so that they can get thinking on a concreteexample[s].” This additional time allows student groups to review the project concept severaltimes as a group and turn to instructors throughout the semester for clarity. Due to theassessment weight and the length of the project, student project groups are often strategicallycomposed to provide an intellectual balance. Instructors also hope to encourage peer-to-peerinstruction

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Man Wang, Michigan Technological University; Jun Tao, Michigan Technological University; Chaoli Wang, Michigan Technological University; Ching-Kuang Shene, Michigan Technological University; Seung Hyun Kim, Michigan Technological University

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Computers in Education

the user evaluation. We would like to thank Bill Kuo, WeiWang, Cindy Bruyere, Tim Scheitlin, and Don Middleton of the U.S. National Center forAtmospheric Research and the U.S. National Science Foundation for providing the WeatherResearch and Forecasting Model simulation data of Hurricane Isabel. This hurricane simulationdata set is made available through IEEE Visualization 2004 Contest. Page 23.609.17References[1] Z. Peng and R. S. Laramee. Higher Dimensional Vector Field Visualization: A Survey. Theory andPractice of Computer Graphics, pages 149-163, 2009.[2] R. S. Laramee, H. Hauser, H. Doleisch, B. Vrolijk, F. H. Post, and D. Weiskopf. The State of the Artin Flow Visualization: Dense and Texture-based

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

the findings. Many ECE programshave an introductory course in EE or ECE tailored to meet the needs of the particular program.Many programs use a common topic such as robotics to introduce the students to electrical andcomputer engineering knowledge areas including programming, sensors, and analog-to-digitalconversion. Only Purdue, Columbia and Illinois cover more than one or two knowledge areasand can be considered broad in scope. Table 1: Introductory courses from comparable institutions. Institution Course(s) Topics Rose-Hulman IT ECE 160 System engineering, teamwork

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Edward Pan, University of Virginia; Amy Orange, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Walter Fredrick Heinecke, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

support learning. We donot consider the full spectrum of social media tools, nor do we focus on the most current (forinstance, twitter). The origins of this study were shaped by the most rapidly-maturingtechnologies of the late 2000’s, as well as those that appeared to offer the highest relativeadvantage compared to other technologies (see the diffusion of innovations discussion below).These rapidly-maturing technologies are blogging and video, and both lend themselves tosubstantial user-generated content.The scholarship on blogging as an educational tool continues to emerge. Much recent work hasfocused on the use of blogs for reflective, self-expressive, peer critique, or highly-individualizedauthoring, and in many cases each student in a class

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University

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Engineering Ethics

from inside academia and especially from many professors who seem not to thinktwice about their commitment to this philosophy. This argument coincides with deeper cuts inuniversities‟ budgets. Universities are trying to compensate these cuts by increasing fundingfrom private groups willing to “help academia to achieve its goals” being the private sector,claiming an “ad-hoc” education. The loud calls to align industry and businesses with academia seem to be reasonablebased on economic constraints on both sides and the fact that “our students will benefit from it.”Another strong argument in favor of the social benefit of the alignment of business‟s needs, andcollege curriculum is the fact that our worldwide competitiveness will improve

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

cognitive activity in technology-enhanced case-based learning. Computers & Education, 51, 2008, pp. 939-954.3. Smith, R. M., and Cunningham, P. M. “The independent learners' sourcebook”, Chicago: IL, American Library Association, 1987.4. Zacharia, Z. and Jennings, B. “The Use of Active Learning and Group Competition to Facilitate Training and Technology Transfer for Adult Learners”, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., TRR Record 1637, 1998, pp. 13-17.5. Srinivasan, S. and Crooks, S. “Multimedia in a Science Learning Environment.” Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 14(2), 2005, pp. 151–167.6. Graff, M. “Constructing and Maintaining and Effective

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

provided of some of these approaches.  Talk/seminar: A talk or seminar is a singular, short (usually 45 minutes – 2hours) experience during which a speaker or pair of speakers familiar with a topic provide an overview of the topic and discuss some aspect of that topic. The substance of the talk/seminar is usually a report of the speaker(s) work.  Module: A module is a short treatment of a policy topic, usually occurring within a larger class. Modules usually take place over 1-3 course periods.  Workshop: A workshop is an in-depth treatment of a specific topic, usually occurring outside the regular classroom setting. Workshops usually last 2 hours – 2 days.  Exposure Experience: An exposure

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

.” Dwight D. Eisenhower. We have worked very hard to be proactive and expeditious in this undertaking, which has required constant commitment and hard Page 8.235.7 work from the members of TCAP^3. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education v The Conflict Resolution Process – Acknowledge Conflict, Identify the Issue(s), Analyze, Craft a Compromise, Implement, Repeat. When confronted with criticism to Policy Statement 465 or for a particular facet of our approach to communicating the

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

Changing the Continuing Chilly Campus Climate for Faculty Women: Recommendations Based on a Case Study Mara H. Wasburn Purdue UniversityAbstractA vast body of research conducted in the 1970’s and 1980’s documented a host of problemsconfronted by women faculty at colleges and universities nationwide: their small number, a“chilly campus climate,” low salaries, slow progress toward promotion and tenure, little power orinfluence, and a number of worklife issues. Subsequently, many institutions established policiesto address these inequities. This qualitative case study compares the concerns expressed in 1988by women faculty at “Sycamore

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Giurgiutiu; Brian Mouzon

10Ω5WSource + Drain n p n + D VG Substrate G S RS IS R2 10Ω5W [0,100]kWFigure 10. Diagram of Field

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

Session 2351 A Contribution to Validation of Score Meaning for Felder- Soloman’s Index of Learning Styles Malgorzata S. Zywno Ryerson UniversityAbstractIn 1988, Richard Felder and Linda Silverman developed a learning model that focuses specificallyon aspects of learning styles of engineering students. Three years later, a correspondingpsychometric assessment instrument, the Felder-Soloman’s Index of Learning Styles, wasdeveloped. This paper offers a contribution to an ongoing validation work on the ILS instrument,based on the author’s

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance Kinney P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Min Liu, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell A. Thornton Ph.D., P.E., Southern Methodist University

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Computers in Education

Instruction." Computers & Education 55(2): 733-741.8 Ariadurai, S. A. & Manohanthan, R. (2008). "Instructional Strategies in Teaching Engineering at a Distance: Faculty Perspective." International Review of Research in Open and Page 25.630.16 Distance Learning 9(2): 1-11 MURL: E-Journal Full Text.9 Davis, F. D. (1989). "Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology." MIS Quarterly 13(3): 319-340.10 Mitra, A., Hazen, M.D., LaFrance, B., & Rogan, R.G. (1999). "Faculty Use and Non-Use of Electronic Mail: Attitudes, Expectations and

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

actualprogress of project activities. Students assemble all the hardware needed to make apparatus andinstruments for the completion of their project. They develop detailed experimental proceduresthat allow them gather reasonable data and conduct their experiments. Students also findsolutions to the problems they encounter during the process through discussions with faculty,which strengthened students’ understanding of the subjects. Table 1. Outcome (b) – Ability to design and conduct experiments Below Expectations Progressing to Meets Criteria Exceeds Criteria Metric & (Score, S=1) Criteria

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University; Wayne Patterson, Howard University; Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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International

to the principal contacts at eachparticipating international institution. There were several criteria for participation, includingsuccessful completion of the Introduction to Engineering course, a declared engineering major, agrade point average (GPA) greater than 2.5, thorough verbal and written command of the Englishlanguage, exceptional interpersonal skills, and willingness to serve as ambassadors for theprogram and as mentors for future students. Participants were US citizens or permanentresidents and were scheduled to graduate after May 2011.Participating students were grouped in teams of four to conduct research on a project(s) of localimportance to the host institution with an equal number of international students. During thesummer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

issues.An analytic induction approach will be used for data analysis. In general, this entails comparingindividual case studies with existing definitions and hypotheses of a phenomenon (Taylor andBogdan, 1998). Each case is used to either confirm the existing model(s) or serve to reformulatethem.Currently, the first stage of data collection has been conducted. The next section presents resultsfrom this stage, which includes analysis of the first set of individual interviews with teammembers.RESULTSFor the first stage of the study, interviews were conducted with twelve members from the twoparticipating teams. These interviews were analyzed for congruence with the models listed inTable 2. Three representative interviews are presented and discussed

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Keith Heinert, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

weremultiple misconceptions for each student's response to each question. After reading through andmaking note of student misconceptions, similar misconceptions were grouped into categories.These categories were developed through emergent themes from student misconceptions asdisplayed on each Topical Module Assessment. For example, many student misconceptions ofcrystal structure included addition or deletion of atoms in the unit cell. Not all misconceptionsinvolved adding or removing the same atom, but because these were similar misconceptions,hinting at an emergent theme, they were grouped into one category referencing extra or missingatom(s). Each student conception was then assigned categories based on these emergent themes.This categorization

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology; Pao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology; Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University

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Chemical Engineering

two prior fundamentalchemistry competences needing reinforcement. More importantly, the methods adopted in thepresent study may illustrate an approach to connect industrial demand and academicinstruction.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports provided by the National ScienceCouncil of the Republic of China under grant NSC 97-2511-S-262-008-MY3. Page 15.1327.11REFERENCESCuhls, K. (2003). Delphi method. Technical report, Germany: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research.Faherty, V. (1979), Continuing Social Work Education: Results of a Delphi Survey, Journal of Education for Social Work, 15(1), 12

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manjusha Saraswathiamma, North Dakota State University; Kathy Enger, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Achinthya Bazebaruah, North Dakota State University; Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska, an M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a B. S. in Civil Engineering from Assam Engineering College in India.Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University Bruce Schumacher is an ABD doctoral student in education at North Dakota State University. Schumacher holds an M.S. Ed. from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, an M.A.T in Education and B. A. in History from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Page 15.367.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

disaster. In defense of their entity, the students createdan opening statement for the defense, called up to three defense witnesses/experts and composeda defense closing summary statement. In addition to defense, students were allowed to cross-examine witnesses called by other defendants and prepared questions in advance. The aim of thecross-examination was for the students to identify and clarify weaknesses in the arguments andpositions presented by other entities and to make sure information given was complete andaccurate.The overall purpose of this mock hearing was to engage the students in critical thinking andanalysis in a fun and relevant manner. The first objective was to identify what technical error(s)occurred and then dig deeper and try