Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

. Page 11.735.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Ethics Studies through a Spiral Themed CurriculumAbstractTo enhance ethics training during the undergraduate career, engineering ethics material shouldbe presented throughout the engineering curriculum. The Departments of Engineering Educationand of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech aim to implement ethics throughout afour-year program by utilizing a spiral curriculum, that is to continue revisiting the same subjectmaterial with increased difficulty at each occurrence. This is one of the goals of the DepartmentLevel Reform (DLR) project at this university, funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF). The two departments have started to compile a

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mathematics

Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Page 11.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Differential Equations with an Engineering FocusIntroductionStudents’ lack of motivation is a significant obstacle to their learning basic STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) material. Students often do not see the relevance oftheir mathematics courses, for example, to courses in their majors or to their careers until longafter the courses have ended. Consequently, their motivation to learn the material in mathematicscourses is low, and their retention of this

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

interdisciplinary teams1, 2. As a result, many engineeringprograms now devote a portion of their curriculum to team experiences and buildingcommunication skills. These activities are designed not only to equip students with theinterpersonal skills that they will need in their career, but to build self-efficacy and helpincrease retention3.The Engage program at the University of Tennessee was designed to be an integratedcurriculum that would “continue to teach essential skills, using techniques that improveproblem-solving ability, teach design methodology, and teach teamwork andcommunication skills,”4. The Engage program is a 12 credit hour, two-semester coursethat all first year students are required to take. The program was piloted in the 1997-1998academic

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

interpersonal and written communication skills 5. Teach students to design their own experiments using available equipment to achieve a specified objective.The first four goals can be accomplished with traditional experiments1, in which studentsfollow a specified procedure to generate a clearly-defined set of data. During the first twoyears of their college careers, students encounter this approach numerous times. The fifthobjective, while often an essential skill in professional practice, is seldom considered inintroductory labs. This paper discusses efforts by the Mechanical Engineering faculty atONU to provide a laboratory experience which satisfies all five of these goals by integrating

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Page 11.759.6organization. He was a straightforward problem-solver with good information technology skills.Computer recycling seemed like a volunteer opportunity in a business-like atmosphere. Theopportunity matched his career skills and comfort level.The founder of the organization is a civic environmentalist. He aims to keep computers out oflandfills. He also is passionate about environmental education, promoting awareness of thetechnology-landfill issue in schools and businesses. He has successfully tapped business sourcesthat are replacing old hardware. The founder hopes to recycle 5,000 computers a year in the nearfuture. At present, the organization operates on the weekends because they cannot afford apermanent operations director. The

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

2006-1066: INCREASING THE CLASS PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE FORENGINEERSKenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy Kenneth McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy. He has served in numerous assignments throughout his military career to include the U.S., Iraq, Germany, Kosovo, and Korea. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Virginia and Wyoming and has a PhD in geological engineering, master’s degrees in geomorphology, city/regional planning and environmental engineering and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University; Braden Katterheinrich, Valparaiso University

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International

removal.Educational ImpactsHands-on service projects such as the well drilling described in this paper serve asexcellent preparation for the challenges that students will face during their careers inindustry. During these projects, students are faced with open-ended, and oftenunexpected, problems for which engineering solutions must be conceptualized andexecuted within a difficult series of environmental, economical, and cultural constraints.The remoteness of the operation usually prevents the problem from being easily solvedsimply by ordering new parts or running to the hardware store, thus requiring the studentsto use the materials and funds that are available. The fast paced project environmentrequires quick decisions and clever solutions

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

ofundergraduate research. The most significant factor motivating faculty to involveundergraduates in their research programs was the desire to influence the careers oftalented young students. This desire to work with and help aspiring undergraduatestudents is noble and altruistic. If junior faculty can mentor such projects with a resultingattainment, (for instance a refereed paper or conference proceeding), such research istruly a “win-win” situation. This paper will suggest methods of reaching this noble goal. One set of beneficial guidelines has been provided by Thompson et al. in theirvery interesting and highly structured approach for teaching undergraduate researchers to

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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International

needs. From this list projects will be designed and built over thecoming years with the intent of creating a long-standing relationship with the community.International Senior DesignThis program began roughly five years ago, the vision of a lecturer in the department. Tointegrate her consulting career and volunteer experiences with non-governmentalorganizations, the department created a senior design section that required the students toexecute a project in a developing country. This led the first groups to Bolivia with latergroups going to the Dominican Republic. Enrollment in the international senior designgroups is limited to twelve, partly for educational purposes, partly for travel purposes.The two-semester course flow requires the project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosamond Parkhurst, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech; Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech; Sharon Ruff, Virginia Tech

Tech. Trained as a mechanical engineer (B.S. Lehigh U 1974) and cultural anthropologist (Ph.D. U Chicago 1981), he is winner of Virginia Tech's 1997 Diggs Teaching Scholar Award for scholarship in teaching, 2003 XCaliber Award for instructional technology, and 2004 William E. Wine Award for career excellence in teaching.Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena (jlucena@mines.edu ) is Associate Professor in Liberal Arts and International Studies and affiliated faculty member in the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines. Trained in mechanical and aeronautical engineering (B.S. Rensselaer 1987, 1988) and in Science and Technology Studies (Ph.D. Virginia Tech 1996

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

Element Examples of Elementary Engineering in Elementary EducationAbstract Developing an engineering curriculum at any level has similar requirements but differentchallenges. Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School in Pinellas County, Florida is a newschool that has a Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant (MSAP) to design, create, andimplement a curriculum that matches Jamerson’s mission to be an engineering attractor school.For Jamerson, this attractor is not simply providing an overview of engineering or a quick tripthrough engineering careers and/or disciplines with occasional stops on the way to work on aproject that have some element of engineering associated with it. For example, being a memberof a team that can drop an egg the

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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International

isvaluable to society in many ways including innovation and cost, but for each country that isgrowing because of outsourcing, there are others that are seemingly retracting. Again,illuminating society value should be on the GEE to-do list.Suggested value propositions for the three stakeholders (students, faculty, industry) are listedbelow:Value to Students ̈ Career potential ̈ Jobs / globally competitive ̈ Resume ̈ Salary ̈ It’s cool, exciting, intellectually stimulating ̈ Creation of new opportunityValue to Faculty ̈ Intellectually stimulating (advancement of knowledge) ̈ Promotes peace ̈ It’s Cool, exciting ̈ Helps them Remain relevant/competitive

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

students who have a general interest in engineering. There is aneed to create a sense of excitement about CEE. This challenge occurs at a time when students Page 11.378.3are widely exposed to and easily enamored by consumer electronics, computers and sophisti-cated automobiles throughout their childhood. Therefore, CEE departments must show that suchhigh profile concerns as environmental conservation, renewable energy, the application of newmaterials and technical systems, along with the overall concern for sustainable development,provide stimulating career opportunity for CEE students. In particular, these concerns offer aplatform for CEE to

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Luke Hacker, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanics

. IntroductionChristian Otto Mohr (1835-1918), born in Germany in the coastal area by the North Sea, beganhis career as a civil engineer employed by the German railroad industry. During these years,Mohr began developing his theories of stress and strength of materials. At the age of 32, Mohrleft the railroad industry and became a full-time theoretical engineer and a professor ofmechanics. Eventually, after much investigation, Dr. Mohr developed a method for describingthe state-of-stress at a point, his “Circles of Stress,” which now bear his name1-3. “Mohr’s Page 11.502.2circles” have been used extensively in modern engineering, playing significant roles

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

toincorporate these concepts, making students aware of the importance of these aspects early on intheir education may be particularly effective.Introduction to Civil Engineering course overviewAt the University of Colorado, each of the engineering majors offers a one-credit introductorycourse for freshman students. Many students enter engineering without a clear understanding ofwhat engineering is, what engineers do, and if engineering is a good career choice for them. Thisintroductory course tries to help answer these questions. The course also tends to attract studentswho are undeclared engineering majors or even students from the College of Arts and Sciencesthat have not yet selected a major.Many of the most urgent needs for engineering solutions

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

, there have been attempts to improve the quality of the designeducation of engineers by incorporating increasingly more authentic, professional designconditions and incorporating elements of business, finance and management in thecapstone design class [8-9]. The aim is to produce engineers who are more productiveearlier in their careers. But attempts to ascertain the efficacy of these efforts require moretools and wider application of these tools [10–11]. For example, McKenzie et al. wrotethat “…faculty members suggested that they lacked information and know-how todevelop assessments for all users, write clear and appropriate course objectives, anddetermine whether assessments used in courses are as fair as desired” [9]. This paper

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

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Electrical and Computer

the near future.I. IntroductionOne key mission of baccalaureate engineering programs is to develop and offer theinterdisciplinary coursework that is essential to preparing highly-qualified engineering graduateswho will be successful and productive in their future careers.1 As Electrical Engineering (EE)has increasing cross-correlation with other engineering fields, most engineering institutions offeran introductory course in EE to non-electrical engineering (non-EE) students.At Mississippi State University (MSU), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) is tasked with offering such a “service” course, ECE3183 Electrical Engineering Systems,to non-EE majors in other engineering departments. In this course, basic circuit

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

2006-1269: UPDATING FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS INDEVELOPING COUNTRIESRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

allowing University IP to go from ideas to prototypes and beyond. One of the goals ofE4 is to help students develop their own businesses in the local area around the University, andhopefully result in a pool of successful alumni who remain near the campus.The State. Yearly, Texas loses talented young men and women who graduate from the publicuniversities and accept jobs across the nation. E4 provides a mechanism for retaining andattracting bright individuals who are likely to have long term, successful careers. Due to locationand other factors, our university and its surrounding areas have traditionally been unable tocapitalize on one of its most valued products, educated men and women who have the ability tocreate technology-based products

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Miles, Brigham Young University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

flow. When the father/owner was presented with these ideashe accepted them readily and was willing to implement the proposed changes. In fact, thestudents and faculty assisted him in moving equipment one morning near the end of the projectso that a trial could be done with the new layout. However, one of his sons intervened before thetrial began and we had to move the equipment back to the original locations. The students were alittle discouraged that we were not able to put their suggestions into action. However, this was areasonable lesson in the difficulty of getting ideas implemented, which is something they willface when they graduate and start their careers. A detailed report was given to the owners withclear drawings of the new factory

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

., & Nauta, M.M. (1997). Women’s career development: Can theoretically derived variables predict persistence in engineering majors? Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 173-183.12. Strom, P.S., & Strom R. (2004). Entitlement: The coming debate on higher education. The Educational Forum, 68(4), 325-335.13. Furr, S.R., & Elling, T.W. (2002). African-American students in a predominantly-White university: Factors associated with retention. College Student Journal, 36(2), 188- 202.14. McGrath, M. & Braunstein, A. (1997). The prediction of freshmen attrition: An examination of the importance of certain demographic, academic, financial, and social factors. College Student Journal, 31, 396

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

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Mathematics

2006-680: THE ROADMAP OF ARITHMETIC: SUMMING IT UPAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career Dr. Grossfield, has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics at night while working full time during the day, designing circuitry for aerospace/avionics companies. He is licensed in New York as a Professional Engineer and is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SIAM and MAA. Ai207@bfn.org is his e-mail address. Page 11.1323.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

education and possible ways of introducing thesubject into an undergraduate curriculum14 and the urgency for improving it in the educationalsystem that supply industry with engineers15 have been discussed. A reverse engineering modeland team projects for the freshman design1, 2, and computer-based teaching5 in engineeringeducation have also been studied. Page 11.909.2At MUSE, the mechanical and industrial engineering students are prepared for careers inmanufacturing industries. The students are trained from the freshman through senior year indesign, materials, manufacturing, and measurement related areas as explained below.The design and manufacturing

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

that is the frequency that most agencies can maintain reliably Page 11.221.8Ethics In their careers, most engineers will not face “space shuttle O-ring” type ethics issuesvery often. However, on practically a daily basis they will have to make ethical decisionsassociated with billing hours and expenses, client and employer relations, issues of advocacy,and general professionalism. Santi7 gives a detailed set of examples and exercises to: 1. “reinforce the concept that engineers are frequently involved in judgmental

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University

our fourthyear of partnering with elementary schools. I have chosen to work with 2nd graders this year to Page 11.569.8determine the readiness of the younger children to understand technology and engineeringconcepts. So far, we have found that these younger kids, just like the older ones have a hard timesitting in their chair because they are so excited to learn about the concepts we are introducing,but the older kids are much more ready to comprehend difficult concepts. With this in mind, Ibelieve it is very valuable to bring these topics into the classrooms. The outcomes will includeincreasing interested in technology and engineering careers

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana

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Engineering Technology

, where the Meridian Kesslerneighborhood is located, the review noted that real median family income has dropped 2.7percent and there is no dynamic growth in the local economy. Additionally, the unemploymentrate increased from 2004 to 2005. Adding to this is that in 2003, 51.4% of public school studentsin Marion County were eligible for free or reduced free lunch and that the poverty rate in MarionCounty for children under 18 is greater than 18%. Clearly, with falling economic and jobprospects, the students in Marion County may benefit from an outreach program that introducesengineering and technology and the associated careers in a fun and engaging atmosphere.With these issues in mind, a program called Learning with LEGOTMs has been developed by

Collection

2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington Tacoma; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

in terms of additionaleligible majors, inclusion of first-year transfer students, and the definition of “low-income” willbe broadened to include students in the “middle zone.” All engineering majors at UWT,including Computer, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil are now eligible to apply for the program.Mechanical and Civil Engineering are two of the newest engineering programs, starting in 2021and 2022, respectively.As part of the second phase, a new introductory course was developed and offered for the firsttime in Autumn 2022. This project-based Introduction to Engineering course leveraged bestpractices from engineering education to engage students in their academic careers. The coursewas inspired by the successful coffee-based class

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

wide variety of existing knowledge as well as the anticipation that the volume ofavailable knowledge will continue to grow during the working career of the graduate. Another area of effort in recent years has been attempts to make the educationalexperience more effective. These attempts have generally followed two pathways, linkingcourses together to enhance the cumulative learning effect,4,5 or increasing the effectiveness ofindividual student experiences. Linking courses together has the combined effect of repetitionand providing an overarching problem in which the student can see how concepts from variouscourses interrelate. Increasing student learning effectiveness comprises a variety of techniquesto include presentation style, use

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University; Alexandria Julius, Ohio State University; Raeal Moore, Evaluation Data Solutions, LLC; Teresa Shiverdecker, Ohio State University; Michelle R. McCombs

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Materials

teacher’s ability to intuit solid state chemistry concepts from other knowledge. It is alsopossible that teachers who decide to pursue professional development in this area are influencedby prior exposure to the material (for example, by teachers in their district who teach materialsscience or workshops attended earlier in their career). Table 3: Descriptive Statistics comparing the baseline content knowledge of teachers in control group and treatment group.Parametric and nonparametric analyses confirmed that the control group of teachers was significantly less knowledgeable about materials science. This was true both when the treatment group included all teachers and only new teachers.Dependent Variable: Pre-camp Number of Items Correct

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Briber, University of Maryland, College Park; Romel D Gomez P.E., University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

awards are the ECE George Corcoran Award for engineering education, the NSF CAREER award, the Clark School of Engineering Kent Faculty Teaching Award, the CSE Keystone Professorship, the CSE Faculty Service Award, and the Distinguished Alumni in Science and Technology of the University of the Philippines. He has served as an Editor, an Editorial Board Member of the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, the chair of the Technical Committee, and the General Chair of the Intermag Conference in 2006. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Teaching Engineering in the General Education Program at the University of MarylandAbstractThe University of Maryland