Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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International

reasons for offering the program, and its consistency with the mission of theSchool and with the mission of the University.b) Definition of the Educational ObjectivesThe Department(s) responsible for the program (coordinated by their representative in the CxC)defined a maximum of six undergraduate educational objectives for each engineering specialty,which should contribute to the fulfillment of the departmental and institutional mission. Theseobjectives shall be evaluated (through skills and competences) therefore indicating the qualityand the accomplishments of the program.c) Definition of transversal Competences and SkillsOnce the educational objectives were defined the task of skills and competences definitionbegan. In order to accomplish

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Vegso, J. (2006) “CRA Taulbee Trends: Female Students & Faculty” Computer Research News, 17(3)3. Haplern, R. (2000) Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: 3rd edition4. Hyde, J. S. (2005) “The Gender Similarities Hypothesis” American Psychologist, 60(6) pg 581-592. See:http://www.apa.org/journals/amp/5. Thom, M. (2001) “Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering andTechnology?” Page 12.1228.106. Fisher, A. & Margolis, J. & Miller, F. (1997) “Undergraduate Women in Computer Science: Experience,Motivation and Culture” ACM SIGSCE Technical Symposium7. Ibid8. Pearl, A

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

at our primarily undergraduate institution.IntroductionGraduate engineering education is a key to the maintenance of U.S. competitiveness in the worldmarket. The world has been an extremely dynamic engine during the last fifty years, and wehave witnessed a dramatic change in the world order. The change has been evolutionary in manycases, but recent events in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, China, India, Japan and the erstwhileSoviet Union are only slightly less cataclysmic than the Second World War. That war set theeconomic order for the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. After 1945, the Soviet Union was a nation inruins, a nation that had lost over 20% of its' population in a conflict fought largely on its' soil. Itfaced the challenge of an arms

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor M Verner, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

research of affective learning in engineeringeducation.References[1] R. Picard, S. Papert, W. Bender, B. Blumberg, C. Breazeal, D. Cavallo, T. Machover, M. Resnick, D. Roy, and C. Strohecker (2004): Affective Learning – A Manifesto. BT Technology Journal, 22(4), 253-269.[2] V. DeBellis, and G. Goldin (2006): Affect and Meta-Affect in Mathematical Problem Solving: A Representational Perspective. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 63(2), 131-147.[3] Hofer, B. K., & Pintrich, P. R. (Eds.). (2002). Personal epistemology. The psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing. Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates.[4] Bandura, A. Self-efficacy. In V. S. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior Vol. 4, pp. 71-81, 1994. New

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas

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International

AC 2007-1449: LESSONS LEARNED: OUR FIRST ENGINEERING STUDYABROAD PROGRAMCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops new programs for the college-wide study abroad efforts in addition to her duties as director of recruitment, retention and diversity.Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas Findlay Edwards, Ph.D., P.E. is an associate professor at the University of Arkansas conducting research in the areas of stormwater treatment, electrolytic treatment of waters, and ballasted flocculation. He has taught environmental engineering classes for ten years at the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chris Moore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-1483: THE USE OF A COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE GLOBALCITIZENLupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lupita D. Montoya is Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She earned her BS degree in Engineering from California State University, Northridge, her MS in Mechanical Engineering and her PhD in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.Chris Moore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chris S. Moore is a Course Developer in the Distributed Education and Multimedia Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has served as

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Moss, Clemson University; Dorothy Moss, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. (2002). Discourse That Promotes Conceptual Understanding. In Chambers, D. L., ed. PuttingResearch into Practice in the Elementary Grades: Readings from Journals of the National Council of Teachers ofMathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.23. Kennedy, L., S. Tipps, and A. Johnson. (2004). Guiding Children’s Learning of Mathematics. Belmont, CA:Thomson/Wadsworth Learning.24. Kilpatrick, J., J. Swafford, and B. Findell, eds. (2001). Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.25. Lawson, A. E., M.R. Abraham, and J. W. Renner. (1989). A Theory of Instruction: Using the Learning Cycle to

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

topology, and the servicing andprovisioning of network elements through the use of a more robust craft interface.Bibliography[1] Achilles, C. M., and Hoover, S. P. (1996). Exploring problem-based learning (PBL) in grades 6-12. Paperpresented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL. USA.[2] Barak, M.; Lipson, A., Lerman, S. (2006). Wireless Laptops as Means For Promoting Active Learning In LargeLecture Halls, Journal of Research Technology in Education , 38 no3 Spring 2006, 245- 263[3] Casem, M.L. (2006). Active Learning is Not Enough, Journal of College Science Teaching, 35 no6 My/Je 2006,52-57[4] Christensen, T (2005). Changing the Learning Environment in Large General Education Astronomy Classes

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

“writing to communicate” experiences.AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to thank all of the students who have been involved in these writing tocommunicate experiences. Page 12.582.10Bibliography1 K. Walker, “Integrating Writing Instruction into Engineering Courses: A Writing Center Model,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 369-375, July 2000.2 M. Poe and D. M. Freeman, “Integrating Technical Writing into a Large Lecture Course,” in Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004, Session 1793.3 S. Manuel-Dupont, “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

System,” Third World Quarterly - Journal of Emerging Areas, 24(2): 255-282. 5. Goodhue, D. and Thompson, R. (1995). Task-Technology fit and Individual Performance, MIS Quarterly, June 95, 19(2). 6. Griffith, M. L., J. S. Lamancusa, et al. (1997). Multimedia courseware to enhance the classroom experience. 7. Hingorani, K., Sankar, C.S., and Kramer, S. (1998). Teaching Project Management Through an Information-Technology Based Method, Project Management Journal, March 98, 29(1): pp. 10-21. 8. Katehi, L. “The Global Engineer,” in Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Education to the new Century, National Academy of Engineering, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11338.html, Accessed Jan. 10

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps; David Wood

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

overall average of their ranking. Columns threethrough five are responses to the same statements given for Table 3 above. The abbreviationsused were defined previously in Table 2. It is interesting to note that this same table may be usedas the ranking by how widely familiar each conference is, as the sort by Overall Average isexactly the same as a sort by Not Familiar. As with the publications, respondents were given the opportunity to enter otherconference(s) they wished to include, along with their ranking. There were nine other Page 12.1216.10conferences mentioned; only the Consortium for Computing Sciences in College (CCSC) wasmentioned

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Chandrashekar Subbareddy, Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the following equations:  ]x _ n n  x( 2/1) j 2 ( 2 /1) j / x ( 2/1) j ?1 j ?1x? , s( 2/1) ? n n /1 t n /1,c shw ? 2 , x ( 2/1) / hw o( 2/1) x ( 2/1

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Campus Representatives

possible to get the awards to the really outstanding teachers.Comments related to the teaching award(s). I think that having teaching awards for junior faculty would be much more effective for multiple reasons. Dedicating time to teaching and education-related research is often discouraged at the assistant professor level, so teaching awards could provide great teaching motivation and reward for teaching efforts that typically go largely unrewarded by promotion, tenure and evaluation (PT&E) committees. I really think that junior faculty would benefit greatly from this little boost, as a reminder that teaching is important, and that someone out there really values their efforts. Otherwise, it is much too easy to become less

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Greg Cloutier, University of Hartford; Matthew Brown, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

4 16 4177 5 32 4366 6 63 4733.5The goal of any statistical evaluation is to try to get your data to fit a known model. Knowingthat the microcontroller code would need to be developed to handle the statistics of this project, alinear fit would be ideal. As show below, sensor output vs. surface roughness is not linear. Fitted Line Plot Trial 1 = 3435 + 23.16 Roughness 5000 S 306.584

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

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Women in Engineering

future studies can explorehow a more complex learning environment will lead to a less gendered environment thatempowers underrepresented minorities to pursue degrees in engineering.Theoretical BackgroundThe environment’s influence on a person’s behavior has been recognized since the 1930’s whenLewin developed field theory (see Table 1).12 Field theory postulates that behavior is not only afunction of the individual person, but is also a function of their environment. Years later,Murray developed the needs-press theory, which extended field theory by discussing theindividual’s needs and the environment’s press.13 The environment’s press is the pressure thatthe environment exerts on the individual. These theories provide a useful framework to

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 13.1004.11requirement that students can explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, andleadership (ASCE 5 in Table 1) and can explain the importance of professional licensure (ASCE6 in Table 1) are assessed in this course.A rubric was developed to aid in the assessment process. An example is shown as Figure 1. Theinstructor(s) teaching the course are provided with the rubric at the start of the semester and it istheir responsibility to create and evaluate the assignments. All assignments are evaluated and theinstructor saves one example of student work from each category for archival purposes.In addition to performing assessment on individual outcomes, the instructor(s) also qualitativelyassess the course at the end of

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

significant impact on a student’s attitude and motivation toward heattransfer.Bibliography Page 13.153.91. Berg, R, and Nasr, K., 2002, “Achieving Those Difficult ABET Program Educational Outcomes Through a Capstone Design Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.2. Robinson, M, and Sutterer, K, 2004, “The ASCE BOK – A Case Study of the Evaluation and Design of a BOK Curriculum, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.3. Lord, S, 2005, “Fabulous Fridays: Satisfying ABET 2000 Criterion I ad J in an

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

). www.labjack.com). Table 1. Linguistic Antecedents and Consequences for a Temperature Fuzzy Controller. Temperature Current Temperature is: oC 1 Change Far Below Near Below Set Point Near Above Far Above Fast decrease I-100 or I-100 or I-50 or I-50 or N_C or (F-D) High heat, Fan2 Medium Heat Medium Heat Low Heat Heat Off Off Fan Off Fan Off Fan On Fan On Slow Decrease I-100 or I-50 or I-50 or N_C or R-50 or (S-D) High Heat Low

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

usingthe materials for the first time in Spring 2008, and a second workshop is planned for June 2008to support implementations at additional schools in 2008/2009.Bibliographic Information(1) Bandura, A., Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.(2) Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1997.(3) Bradley, J. R., and J. Willett, “Cornell Students Participate in Lord Corporation’s Kaizen Projects”, Interfaces, 34(6), 451-459.(4) Donovan, M. S., and J. D. Bradford, “Pulling Threads”, How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom, Washington, D.C.: Nataional Academy Press, 2005.(5) Frechtling, J

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

%20Core%20-%20Jenny-Yong-Marty_y2.pdf[18] Denson C. D., Avery Z. (2007). Retrieved October 1, 2007, from African American High School Students Perceptions of Engineering and Technology Education. http://ncete.org/flash/research/African_American_High_School_Student's_Perceptions.pdf[19] Blashki K., Jia N. D., Prompramote S. (2007). ‘The future is old’: immersive learning with generation Y engineering students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(4), p. 409-420.[20] Barnett M. (2005). Engaging Inner City Students in Learning through Designing Remote Operated Vehicles. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(1), p. 87-100.[21] Gifford L. K., Eckenrode H. M., Rogers L. C. (2004). A Partnership Incorporating Labs into

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Reading 59/37% 32/20% 4/2% 7/4% 2/1% 22-24 Senior Hispanic D Written 8/5% 16/10% 2/1% 0/0% 2/1% 24 or greater Other Native Am. F Multi-modal 7/4% 0/0% 2/1% 0/0% 57/36% Other S/U 2/1% 0/0% Page 13.1203.4The NCLAGES survey asked

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, the answer was just one unanimous, "yes." Because of the new class, newtechnology, or any other reason, they liked the mobile studio class and they wanted more.(c) In addition to Network Analysis, which course(s) would be most benefited by the mobile studioclass? • I don't know. I just took the first course in ECE! (4 ) • Electronics (15) • Digital System (12) • Signal Processing (4) • Energy Conversion (1) • Physics (Physics Department) (2)Most could suggest the expansion of the benefit in Network Analysis and the experience of themobile studio into other courses that they have yet to take. Electronics and Digital System coursesreceived most votes in the suggestion.(d) What did you learn most from the mobile

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

Bourne at University of Florida and Brenda Serrano, WynnRay, Art Diaz, and Richard Chung at San Jose State University. Extensive developmentof the thermal processing of steel and metallography lab module was done by BrendaSerrano, Wynn Ray, and Bob Herring at San Jose State University.References1. Private Communication, Jonathan Plant, Senior Sponsoring Editor: Mechanical, Materials &Aerospace Engineering, Mc-Graw Hill.2. S. Gleixner, O. Graeve, E. Douglas, “Project Based Introductory to Materials EngineeringModules on Biomaterials, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Non-volatile Memory, and Fiber Reinforced Plastics”,ASEE Annual Conf. Proc., (2006).3. S. Gleixner, O. Graeve, E. Douglas, “PRIME Modules: Teaching Introduction to

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Ilya Leipunsky, Russian Academy of Science; Nadezda Berezkina, Russian Academy of Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

crack is possible due to the concentration of coffee particles at the opening of the crack.In general, Penetrant Testing (PT) involves the following steps: (1) pre-cleaning and surfacepreparation of the part under test, (2) selection and application of visible or fluorescent dyes thatare capable to penetrate discontinuities by capillary action, (3) penetrant dwelling, i.e.: allowingthe penetrant to stay in contact with the surface for a suitable period of time, (4) removal ofexcess penetrant using special solvents and/or emulsifiers, (5) extraction of penetrant by specialdevelopers and, subsequent inspection of discontinuities, and (6) post-cleaning of the part(s)tested in order to remove developer and residual

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Johnson, N., Meeting the challenge: Becoming learning communities, in Learning communities ineducation: Issues, strategies and contexts. 1999, Routledge: London. p. 26-43.15. Butt, R., Towards the learning community: Working through the barriers between teacher development andevaluation. Learning communities in education: Issues, strategies and contexts 1999: p. 60-83.16. Johnson, D.W. and R.T. Johnson, Cooperation and Competition: Theory and Research. 1989, Edina:Interaction Book Company. 257.17. Masten, S.J., et al., A web-based and group learning environment for introductory environmentalengineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2002. 9(1): p. 69-80.18. DeLyser, R.R., Thompson, S. S., Edelstein, J., Lengsfeld, C

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer; Alison McKay, University of Leeds; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Alan de Pennington, University of Leeds

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

your design, please submit all of the documents you created.We video-recorded students’ discussions and collected the documents they produced during theprotocol. Verbal Protocol Analysis was performed on data collected from these four studentteams. A modified version of Atman (2001)’s design steps and categories were used for codingteam protocols (See Table 2). We used a modified version to capture some of the details weobserved when analyzing design teams (e.g. modeling alternative solutions and modelingselected solutions). Senior product design students had 30 minutes to solve their problems in aquiet conference room. For the freshman engineering teams, the verbal protocol was acomponent of their introduction to design course and they were

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the right answers for the right reasons: Linking measurements, analyses, and models to advance the science of hydrology. Water Resources Research 42: W03S04 Doi:10·1029/2005WR004362. 6. Wagener T, Sivapalan M, McDonnell JJ, Hooper R, Lakshmi V, Liang X, Kumar P. 2004. Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a catalyst for multi-disciplinary hydrology. Transactions-American Geophysical Union, 85(44), 451–452. 7. Nash JE, Eagleson PS, Philip JR, Van der Molen WH. 1990. The education of hydrologists. Hydrological Sciences Journal 35(6): 597–607. 8. Eagleson PS, Brutsaert WH, Colbeck SC, Cummins KW, Dozier J, Dunne T, Edmond JM, Gupta VK, Jacoby GC, Manabe S, Nicholson SE, Nielsen DR, Rodriguez

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; James Maneval, Bucknell University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; William Snyder, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

than the original, each of which makesthe project more open ended and less structured than before. Students were moved fromthe relative safety of a paper design to one where they are responsible for extractingrequirements from customers, physically building and operating systems, interpretingdata, and communicating their conclusions to their customers. There is significantly lessstructure and certainty in the second version, yet students continue to feel highly positiveabout the experience.Table 3: Mean Course Evaluation Scores (5 = agree strongly; 1 = disagree strongly)Course n Course Instructor Instructor(s) I would I wouldFormat was well was well was fair recommend recommend

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

outside of engineering, exitsurveys are one mechanism that is useful for tracking the reason(s) for “non-persistence”.Students who decide to change their major out of engineering are asked to complete asurvey that included both closed-ended questions (multiple-choice) and open-endedquestions about their reasons for leaving and factors that helped them make that decision.The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.Close-ended questions included personal information such as gender and number ofsemesters in engineering, as well as the following questions. • When you started in General Engineering, how certain were you that engineering was what you wanted to study? (Very certain, Not very certain, Felt I was expected to

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the greatesthurdle in their effort to obtain a science or engineering education is financial…Options such asscholarships, …traineeships, …, support for research experiences and internships have proveneffective in providing incentives to students who pursue a career in S&E disciplines, while alsoproviding them with a good grounding in what it is like to work in the S&E fields.” 8 Theprogram takes this statement to heart, embedding some of the methods mentioned above into ourprogram. Page 13.458.5ScholarshipsMany low income students simply cannot go to college because Figure 2