Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 12.138.10additional expertise.” A final, and again somewhat pithy, comment regardingdevelopment opportunities for senior faculty simply noted “sabbatical leave.”Other comments that were particularly enlightening included a number about professionaldevelopment, which are reflected in one particular comment “We provide funding forstudy references, examination fees, and license fees thereafter.” Others noted theimportance of professional registration, including one school that has a specific salaryincrement for those who are registered engineers. A very relevant comment concerningmentoring noted “mentoring is formative, not summative – this is important.”ImplicationsWhile the survey results are of interest in their raw form, it may be

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Michael Moore, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Page 12.878.4As is good practice, the highest risk aspects of the project were investigated first. To begin with,this was to determine the plausibility of a portable, bootable hard disk. Setting up an externaldrive to boot from is not difficult, but this project required that the disk be mobile to varioussystems, and easily boot them all. The operating systems of interest to the project wereWindows XP and Linux, so these were both investigated for suitability.When attempting to install Windows XP on a USB drive, problems immediately arose, when theinstaller halted before loading the OS. A call to Microsoft Technical Support revealed thatinstalling to an external disk is purposely disabled. A moment’s reflection brought therealization that boot

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Morgan Hynes, Tufts University

underwater robot.This challenge also includes many of the ideas of constructionism[4] given that the students willconstruct actual artifacts as they engage in the learning process. The major tenets ofconstructionism are also incorporated as the students will be able to design and create apersonally meaningful project, discover and learn powerful ideas, and then reflect upon theirlearning. A number of researchers have successfully implemented such a framework while usingthe LEGO toolset [5-7]. These sorts of methods will be used as the students design and build their Page 12.1516.2LEGO submersible vehicles.Educational ObjectivesThe underwater robot

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University; Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

and on campus students takingcourses. The comparison will reflect faculty and student perspectives, references, advantages,and disadvantages. A learning management system must address the needs of the ultimate userand learner. Each LMS has key features that allow students to be actively involved in theircourses and allows faculty to better organize course material and information. The differentlearning management systems extend teaching and learning and engage learners in a deeperlearning experience.In choosing and using any type of courseware, an instructor needs to have components that willallow them to create active leaning courses. Learning is not a passive activity. Students activelyparticipate in traditional classes by listening and

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Stephen Burke, University of Limerick; Sonya Quinn, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and manufacture of sustainable products.• Produce a core study report on the environmental sustainability of a selected product.• Explain the role of the designer/engineer in sustainable practices and development• Reflect through prescribed project activity, an understanding of materials selection, processes, embodied energy, waste minimisation, reuse, and recycling.The syllabus for the module endeavourd to broadly address the principle issues ofenvironmental sustainability.2.2 The Syllabus Fossil fuels and global warming/climate change; the environmental, social andeconomic impacts of materials and processes; land use and environmental impact; ecologicalfoot-printing; optimisation of the lifetime of products

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Woodward-Hagg, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Deanna Suskovich, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006, it has been customized for use and applied withinTQM projects for non-healthcare (service and manufacturing) applications within the Page 12.502.10Engineering Technology quality curriculum.This customization includes adjustment of financial terms to meet those most often usedwithin service and manufacturing industries. Additionally, the case study for the hands-onexercise has been changed to reflect environmental services waste removal from a servicefacility.Feedback from the students and partnering companies has been very positive. Similar toour work in healthcare, we have found that the inclusion of front line staff in developingthe ROI

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 12.1589.7[1] J. Vegso. Interest in CS as a Major Drops Among Incoming Freshmen. Computing Research News, 17(3), 2005 May. Available online: http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/may05/vegso[2] J. McGrath Cohoon and W. Aspray, eds. Women and information technology: Research on underrepresentation. MIT Press, 2006.[3] J. Margolis and A. Fisher. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. MIT Press, 2002.[4] J. Cushing, E. Roberts, et al. Final Report (first draft) of ICER-West, 2006

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial Hohne, University of Michigan; Leeann Fu, University of Michigan; Barry Barkel, University of Michigan; Peter Woolf, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Individualgrades were then assigned based on an average contribution score from each group member. Thegrades reflect a normal distribution for a senior level engineering course.We assessed the peer review process that was used to assign grades to the wiki articles. Weperformed an analysis of variation to see if the peer reviewing produced different results than ifwe had assigned grades randomly for each of the articles, and to see if there was agreement onwhich of the articles were of higher and lower quality. Our goal was to determine how stronglythe article quality influenced the scores the article authors received. We realize that somestudent reviewers tended to be more lenient and some harsher, so we needed to control for thisreviewer to reviewer

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

requirements to include agreater emphasis on professional skills. [8, 10]In the retention analysis, the more assertive students — those exhibiting the Driving andExpressive styles — had a higher rate of retention (Figure 4). Perhaps this reflects the goalorientation of more assertive people. High retention rates for students with a Driving style werenot surprising, as these folks make decisions early and tend to stick by their decisions. Higherretention rates for students with an Expressive style were perhaps somewhat surprising, as thesefolks are more likely to change courses to follow new dreams. Here again, the interactive natureof the FYEP course may have helped with the retention of students with an Expressive style.Alternatively, those with an

Conference Session

Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Ellen Hause, AACC; Benjamin Taylor, Seminole Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

, 2006for a day and-a-half meeting prior to the start of the annual ATE conference. As before, thementors met separately before the rest of the project cohort joined the meeting. This shortmeeting focused on sharing the successes and challenges experienced by the mentoring team andthe sharing of ideas about how to overcome some of the problems encountered in the mentoringprocess. The rest of the first day’s meeting consisted of mentee/mentor progress reports,roundtable discussions about topics pertinent to technology education initiatives, andmentee/mentor meetings about the mentee’s action plans for year two. Aside from severalgeneral presentations about evaluation and STEM education, the next day’s activities weremostly reflective in nature

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenfa Hu, Tongji University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

CollaborationConstruction information flows reflect how construction teams communicate with each other.Reasonable information flows can reduce collaboration conflicts. There are many formalconstruction information flows based on project contracts, and also there are many informalconstruction information flows which are formed among some teams based on personnel or workrelationships. If there are lack of formal regulations to manage construction information flows,students in the simulated construction project would be in chaos and no collaboration forms, andthen few significant progresses are made. Construction communication directions are shown inFigure 4. Page 12.839.7

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

speakers. In future semesters, the biotechnology option course will takeadvantage of complementary programs on campus that invite guest speakers with topicsrelated to entrepreneurship. An example is the biomedship program, a focusededucational program at -----University that provides formal training in innovation andentrepreneurship in the context of biomedical technology.Finally, it is important to note that some of the comments may be a reflection of thediversity of the students and must be interpreted in respect to Tables 1-3. The studentsthat enrolled in fall 2006 represented the first cohort of the entrepreneur program and thusbecause there were not many option courses available, some students may have taken theclass that were not very

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Figures 3,7, and 8 together. In all plots, the AAS students are at one extreme, the FETs are at the other,and the FES students are somewhere in the middle. In summary, the AAS students spent fewerhours per week, reported fewer problem areas, and did not find working in groups helpful. Incontrast, the FET students spend more hours per week, reported the most problem areas, andfound working in groups most helpful.A possible conclusion is that the AAS students had an overall better understanding of thematerial than the other groups, without it being reflected in the grades. Perhaps not working ingroups led to errors on homeworks or tests that were not necessarily representative of theirunderstanding of the material. By contrast, perhaps working in

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

50o in its rocking motion. Figure 5ConclusionThe project significantly helped students understand the abstract concepts in dynamics.This was reflected in the result of the follow up exam. Majority of the students exhibiteda very thorough understanding of Lagrange’s equations. Students enjoyed the animationpart of the project and built their models in the shop. The author received positivefeedback from the students regarding this exercise.Bibliography 1. Erdman, Arthur G., Sanders, George N., “Mechanism Design Analysis and Synthesis” Prentice Hall, 2001.2. Crespo da Silva, M. R.M., “Intermediate Dynamics”, McGraw Hills, 2004.3. Erdman, Arthur G, “Three and Four Precision Point Kinematics

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Kimfong Lei, Purdue University; Lisette Reyes, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

ofcomputer supported collaborative learning in complex work environments13, 14, 15, 16. Thecomplex social climate of the workplace, i.e. the community, the rules, and the division oflabor, must be understood to realize the full potential of computer supported collaborationtools.. For example, it is difficult to provide peer feedback and reflect on team learningprocesses when deadlines are looming. Strategies are required to support integration ofindividual and team shared mental models.A second perspective that influenced the design of this study is Fruchter & Emery’s17cross-disciplinary learning (CDL) model. The CDL model, based on Fruchter & Emery’swork with architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) student teams, provides

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

with the professors much more outside of the classroom than the Americanstudents in seeking assistance and clarification.The most significant observation from this exercise was the impact of peer-to-peer learning onboth Chinese and American student performance. It was somewhat expected that the Chinesestudents might rely on their American lab partners to aid in understanding the lab exercises. Thesurvey verified this interaction, and the grades reflect the benefit. It was not, however,anticipated that this environment would also promote a better understanding of the material forthe associated American students. Again, the survey acknowledged that the American students

Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Leveraged programs, i.e., offline events to attract grant monies. For example, for the “What is an Engineer?” project funded by the Engineering Information Foundation, WIT partnered with the UH Society of Women Engineers to present an event to middle and high school girls. The taped interviews of panel members reflecting Hawaii’s diversity will be edited and DVDs distributed free to participating schools and counselors for future reference. Leveraged resources or the “clearinghouse” approach. While in search for new eMentoring resources, additional opportunities have been created such as guest speakers for school and isisHawaii offline events; site visits for students; job shadowing; industry

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

presentedbetween the meta-ethic and micro-ethic through the vocabularies and reflections on the variety ofmoral justifications that may or may not lead to the same conclusion.B. Guidelines: Presentation of a modified heuristic. To further promote engineering ethicseducation, students must be aided by ethical guidelines. The concept of ‘guidelines’ is usedintentionally (instead of ‘heuristic’) to gravitate away from a regimented, piece-meal, procedurethat guarantees ethical dilemma resolution. Guidelines are ‘suggestions for approach’ that imply Page 12.223.4flexibility, diversity, complexity; they can be modified, interwoven, or combined. These

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

; the grades reflect the students’ progress. Lessons learned from this projectare easily applied to future course work including Senior Design where many presentations andanalyses are required.Student FeedbackThe Materials Science course was traditionally very straightforward: memorize this information,and it will be on the test. Early feedback was less than favorable when an open ended out-of-class project was introduced. Students were surveyed at the end of each quarter to collect theirfeedback on aspects of the project that they liked and disliked; that information is presented in Page 11.637.8this section, along with instructor

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

seem to overcome these problems. In fact,46% report that they have gained positive relationships with colleagues through the program. Page 11.718.12 11The decreased availability at the office is troublesome for at least one classroom mentor whoworry that his time away from the office may reflect poorly on him: “While I have enjoyed [the program], it does impact my job in that I do spend time away from my desk. I'm also never fully sure how my time away is seen by my superiors. Do they view it as slacking off or helping

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

audiences.However, in addition to the multidisciplinary nature of hands-on MEMS there is a very practicaland fundamental problem that few universities nationwide are able to offer hands-on experiencein microfabrication at the undergraduate level. So in addition to pedagogical and teamworkchallenges are the often prohibitive obstacles of facilities and cost.The most perceptible goal of the authors’ present work in MEMS education is to develop anundergraduate hands-on course in MEMS, with a variety of modules to reflect a representativeset of the many different applications and technologies involved. This course developmentproject will be manifested as an interdepartmentally cross-listed course, developed in detail bythe authors throughout the 2005-2006

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

constraints and meeting course objectives, these classes tend to offer either structuredprojects or surface level introduction to product development and especially new productdevelopment. The projects developed, in Engenius Solutions Lab, are not structured and requirea level of commitment not generally required in the student inventor’s classes.Over the past five years, Engenius Solutions has worked with over 20 different projects whichspan the various engineering disciplines and product lines. The Board of Directors and staff haveaccumulated a reservoir of knowledge in assisting students with product development. Thispaper is a reflection on the successes, failures and next steps for Engenius Solutions, a grantfunded, student run, product

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

survey to reflect on theirexperience and describe basic tasks completed. Similarly, employers will be asked to completebrief reports about student performance. Student and employer feedback will be invaluable tocarefully improve the program. Data will be gathered at the end of each year including studentacademic courseload, GPA and number of internship hours to identify any correlations betweenacademic success and the internship experience. Other factors such as student demographics anddistance commuted to the worksite will be collected to help evaluate parameters that affectstudent success and their internship experience. The ultimate goal of the program, studentretention, will be tracked by student re-enrollment in

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

isproblematic.This paper describes elements of a methodology for creating hands-on lab activities thatminimize budget and support requirements. We have used this methodology to create hands-onactivities in Operating System, Networking, and Security contexts. These activities providestudents with concrete experience that the student can, in most cases, duplicate and extendoutside of the laboratory environment. These structured activities are accompanied by questionsand assignments that provoke reflection and stimulate critical thinking.Our experience has been that Open Source Tools and Live CDs are critical elements in thedesign of our hands-on learning activities. These two elements produce a synergy that facilitatesthe creation of learning experiences that

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janos Grantner, Western Michigan University; Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

confidence after the class are assessed.Some of the assessment questions that were given to students with respect to the quality of theclass/lab are listed below. a. Rate the instructor’s overall teaching effectiveness b. Rate the overall quality of this course c. Was the grading system for the course explained d. The instructor seemed well prepared for the class e. The instructor promoted an atmosphere conductive to work and learning Page 11.860.8 f. Was there agreement between announced course objectives and what was taught? g. How well did examination questions reflect content and emphasis of the course?The results

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Cecilia Chan, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

comes to “girls-only” activities, they enjoy the idea, but Page 11.1456.6the participation rate does not reflect their stated interest. In this aspect, it is true womenwant to feel special, but yet there exists a need to balance. It is hoped to include the malegender for some of the future activities to create the balance. A competitive spirit wouldalso be an asset between female and male, a healthy trait for the “well adjustedyoungster” in engineering.2.1.3 STAGE 3: Post-College ~ Postgraduates, research and academic staff CohortAs China and India are becoming increasingly globalise and economically strong due toits massive population and cheap

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Paris Stringfellow, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Andrew Duchowski, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-- reflective of those experiencedby a mechanic in the aircraft maintenance hangar environment. As a result, students can inspectairframe structure as they would in the real world and initiate appropriate maintenance actionbased on their knowledge of airframe structures and information resources such as on-linemanuals, airworthiness directives, etc. Their performance in tackling these scenarios can betracked in real-time with the potential for immediate feedback. Students will be able to grasp thelinks between various visual cues presented, the need for specific inspection items and potentialmaintenance solutions. Repeated exposure to various scenarios along with classroom teachingwill help them link theoretical scientific knowledge, for example

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Koopmann, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

values from 0 to 1.0, where larger values indicate higherlevels of internal consistency. Nunnally (1978) and Spector (1992) provide an accepted rule thatcoefficient alpha should be at least 0.70 for a scale to demonstrate internal consistency.Coefficient alpha, commonly referred to as Cronbach’s alpha, reflects internal-consistencyreliability for the constructs in this study.The coefficient of determination, R square, is commonly used in research to measure theadequacy of regression models. It can also be looked at as the proportion of variation in thedependent variable “explained” by the model. In general higher the R square the moreacceptable, the model. Stepwise regression was used at an alpha level of 0.05 for our regressionanalysis. The

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Discussions areusually open-ended and if these are not properly designed, students tend not to put much effortinto them. The examples in this paper show how it is possible to design open-ended discussionsthat are very highly structured to provide opportunities for students to reflect on the coursematerials from an angle that is not in the textbook and other course materials. The effectiveness of distance education can be enhanced by promoting opportunities forstudents to exchange ideas. However, students in distance education courses are usually verybrief in discussions due to many activities at their jobs and personal lives. Therefore, it is theresponsibility of the course developer and designer to create discussions that require students to

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Eck, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

liberalarts programs and engineering programs (Ref. 3). The implementation of the concept at NJITand the concept itself (now including PhD and MBA programs) has gone through several stagesof development since that time, driven by a number of factors that reflect the transition of NJITfrom a specialized, primarily undergraduate institution to a major public research university(Ref. 1) with over 40 Master's programs, 18 doctoral programs, and graduate enrollmentapproaching 3000. The initial concept was to allow undergraduates to proceed smoothly into thenew Master's programs that were being developed, allowing enhancement of theirprofessionally-based education and providing a vehicle for faculty and students to work onMaster's level Projects and Theses