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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 9: Pedagogical Tools

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

,” Systems Research and Behavioral Science, vol. 35, no. 4, 2018.[2] M. Borrego, J. Karlin, L. D. McNair and K. Beddoes, “Team Effectiveness Theory from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Applied to Engineering Student Project Teams: A Research Review,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 102, no. 4, 2013.[3] F. Morgeson, M. Reider, & M. Campion, “Selecting individuals in team settings: The importance of social skills, personality characteristics, and teamwork knowledge,” Personnel Psychology, vol. 58, no.3, 2005.[4] N. Dasgupta, M. M. Scircle, and M. Hunsinger, “Female peers in small work groups enhance women's motivation, verbal participation, and career aspirations in engineering,” Proceedings

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Brandy Maki, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cody Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

toengineering. Other actions were reported as assisting the student to increase confidence that didnot fit into the four general categories were grouped in to an “other” category. 1a. Job Search SkillsThe most prevalent attribution by students of increased confidence in job search was learning jobsearch skills. These skills included marketing oneself through activities such as: writing a coverletter and resume, understanding what skills are relevant, understanding how to interview andanswer different types of questions, understand how to search for jobs, dressing professionally,sending thank-you letters, developing a LinkedIn profile, being an active participant in careerfairs, and networking. One student stated that “career fairs helped as well

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Teaching Statics: What and How?

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Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, San Jose State University; Josh Taylor Hurt; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

graduate research student in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technological, where he received his Bachelors degree in the spring of 2020 . He has been working in the IDREEM lab under the guidance of Dr. Julie Linsey for most of his career at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Josh has been a part of the research into Maker Spaces and Engineering Education conducted within the IDREEM lab, and is currently focusing on Engineering Education.Dr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engi- neering at Texas A&M University, Dr. Hammond is an international leader in

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Research in Faculty Development

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Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico

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Faculty Development Division

Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Pil Kang, University of New Mexico Sung ”Pil” Kang is an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico. His academic interests include change management, change model validation, and mindset evolution. He may be reached at pilkang@unm.edu

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The Best of First-year Programs Division

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Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Jason Immekus, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Engineers Australia Seg Meeting.” Melbourne, 2010.[3] B. N. Geisinger and D. R. Raman, “Why they leave: Understanding student attrition from engineering majors,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 29, no. 4, p. 914, 2013.[4] PCAST, President’s Council on Advisors on Science and Technology. Washington, DC: Office of the President, 2012.[5] W. Tyson, “Modeling engineering degree attainment using high school and college physics and calculus coursetaking and achievement,” J. Eng. Educ., 2011.[6] J. Levin and J. H. Wyckoff, “Predictors of persistence and success in an engineering program,” NACADA J., 1995.[7] W. Pearson Jr and J. D. Miller, “Pathways to an engineering career,” Peabody J. Educ., vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 46

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Thomas Andrew Meadowcroft, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

standard [4]. Learning to breakdown the functions of a reactor or a distillation column into equipment modules and then writingphases, short parameterized procedures for those modules, is not only essential to automationdesign. It also teaches students a valuable approach for solving any complex problem, inparticular the management of any large project. Figure 2 Sequential Function ChartDocumentationChemical engineers, even those who become Process Control specialists, are not going to spendtheir careers programming control systems; it would be a waste of their talents when other(lower-priced) professionals can be hired. To manage these professionals, chemical engineersneed to practice writing a specification for a control system

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Heather R. Keister PE, Freese and Nichols

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #29733Professional Ethics LIVE! – A Community Partnership in ContinuingEducationWilliam D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University William D. Lawson, P.E., Ph.D. serves as an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech Uni- versity. His career in higher education is characterized by excellence and innovation in teaching, award- winning scholarship and sponsored research, and professional service at the national, regional and local levels. Creative activities encompass both technical research on geotechnical applications in transporta- tion, and interdisciplinary study of professionalism, ethics

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Green Energy Manufacturing and Sustainable Energy Management

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Toshika Fegade, Drexel University; Yu-Chieh (Jamie) Wu, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation, Manufacturing

be and can be better designed through 3Dmodeling software to create a more effective and efficient wind turbine. Through an understandingof aerodynamics and air flow, it is possible to generate an airfoil design for the blade of the windturbine, which induces lift by creating a low pressure, high velocity flow of air over its curved topsurface and a high pressure, low velocity pocket under the curved top surface, which will reducethe amount of drag back into the fan, increasing efficiency of the fan. The overall length and widthof the new design is similar to the flat blade design, but because of its curvature it has less surfacearea for the wind to contact it [12-15].In preparing students for their future career, virtual reality experiences

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Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

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Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

, aremodeling a freshman engineering course on a project called “Design Your Process of Becominga World-Class Engineering Student” to provide students a curriculum that would furtherencourage their interest in engineering while giving them the tools to help them succeed in theirengineering academic and professional careers [12]. However, the curriculum does notspecifically focus on information literacy or question formulation. Yet, as in our experience withFED101, other engineering educators have found that students are still lacking the logical andcritical thinking skills that are required to develop a compelling inquiry of a topic, and havedifficulty performing effective information searches [14, 16]. Teaching students how toformulate research

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First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

introverted (I).Personality types can be used to help people know more about their strengths, weaknesses, likes,dislikes, compatibility with other people and even potential career preferences. An ASEE-MBTIstudy done in 1980s showed that engineering students predominantly tend to have thinking andjudging personality types and are generally introverted [3,4]. However, no study has relatedstudents’ personality type to their technical topics of interest. Data gathered last year [1] showed that engineering students generally have the samepersonality types as in the 1980 data gathered by ASEE. The majority of engineering studentshad J and T personality types. There was a shift in the introverted and extroverted personalitytypes with a greater

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Mathematics

after finishing the course. It was important to explorewho these students were and what they did after leaving the discipline. Table I summarizes somedata for all the students who left the program. Based on the best information that was available itseems six students dropped out and there is no information about their current status (indicated as“dropped out” in the table). Seven students changed major and are pursuing other career optionsranging from a degree in Mathematics to Cybersecurity. These are very good outcomes becausethe earlier the students can determine their true calling the better it is. If math is the reason fortheir switching (and as the table indicates that it probably is not the reason for everyone) it is goodto be able to do

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New Media for Ethics Education

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Valerie H. Summet, Rollins College; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

reasoningoutcomes, we turn to ways in which instructors can incorporate ethics into individual courses.Teaching students to analyze situations by applying normative ethical frameworks has long been avaluable strategy in ethics instruction and one which allows students to analyze a variety ofsituations they may find themselves in over the course of their professional careers. In response tothe need to integrate ethics education into a packed technical curriculum as well as facultytrepidation when teaching ethics, we present a series of readings designed to provide studentswith an engaging fictional scenario to serve as a basis for discussing ethical dilemmas in a contentdriven course.Science fiction has long served as a venue for writers to experiment with

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas; Lin Liu, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

programs,Geisinger and Raman found six factors that drive students to leave: classroom and academicclimate, grades and conceptual understanding, self-efficacy and self-confidence, high schoolpreparation, interests and career goals, and race and gender [11]. In a multi-year study at a singleinstitution, another study narrowed it down to three factors causing students to leave: poorteaching and advising, curriculum difficulty, and lack of belonging [12], and interestingly foundthat the lack of belonging factor was the biggest reason why students left, regardless of genderand race/ethnicity. The same study found that female students who left the program werestronger, academically, than male students who left (GPA of 3.20 compared to 2.95

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Shuvra Das

physics 1 and calculus 2. ENGR1234 helped me get familiar with derivatives and integrals. The new classes were like a fresh reminder of material from 1234. Engr 1234 helped give sufficient background to be able to understand core concepts in other classes. Very glad this course was offered. ENGR1234 was a fundamental course for the rest of my engineering/mathematics courses that I have taken at UDM. It is easy to say that ENGR1234 was an amazing and essential start to my mechanical engineering career. Allowed me to stay on track with physics 1 &2. The class helped with vector problems especially. 14 Great teacher really

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Tulio Sulbaran

plethora of personally test, career aptitudetest, and learning styles assessment among others that could be used to better understand theindividual learner needs. However, one of the most important assessment gaps is on decision Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conferencemaking. Decision making is particularly important in the construction industry where professionalsare continuously making decisions that have different impact on the projects. Thus, the focus ofthis research

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Randall D. Manteufel

comments. The following is the list of fewcomments made by Students.  I think it is great and the professor can see if his explanation helped students or if he needs to revisit that given concept. Should be used in all engineering courses  Would like to have seen the I clicker used as a method of class to help students understand each step in order for approaching problems  Longer time to answer questions  Should be able to rent it for the course of my college career  It is good  I-clickers can be inconvenient, especially if one forgets to bring it to class and 50 quiz problems are decided to be asked  I-clicker is helpful, but written quizzes there are partial  Should be given a little

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Charles Baukal; Mark Vaccari; Thomas DeAgostino; Carter Stokeld; Courtney Baukal

Instructor PerspectiveInstructors from industry can help introduce students to the dynamics of the industrial workplacethat are not typically taught in the classroom. These include how design equations are selected,how much measurement/calculation accuracy is required, secrets of career progression, and theexistence of workplace politics.Not every design equation or model used in industry is derived from first principles. Many areempirical and are only valid over a relatively narrow range of operating conditions. Manystudents, especially graduate students, struggle switching from a world where all equations arederived from first principles to a world where equations may be purely empirical (and are oftensimple polynomials). Equation forms are

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roy Myose; Elizabeth Rollins; Klaus Hoffmann; Kimberly Engber; Sarah Myose

contrasts with Bressette9 who suggested that there was a smallreduction in GPAs which served to slow the rise in grade inflation based on results from several largeuniversities as well as his own liberal arts college. In their report on studies at several universities,Fisher et al.10 found that student GPAs were not affected. They surmised that this was because thepluses cancelled the minuses over the course of a student’s academic career. However, theyrecognized that there would be a "small deflationary effect" on students in the top A grade bracket.Based on studies at several different universities, Fries et al.11 suggested that the effect of plus-minusgrading may differ with discipline. From an examination of these studies, two questions

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2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Dariush H. Zadeh; Shohreh Moini

scientists,” Science/AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2005, [Online]. Available: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2005/01/community-college-students- untapped-source-future-scientists[6] K. Carr, R. Johnson, S. Murray, G. Singh, M. Stiegler, M. Turner, C. Walker, S. Wraich, D. H. Zadeh, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (JMEA), Scientific & Academic Publishing (SAP) company, 6(4): 85-93, 2016, DOI:10.5923/j.jmea.20160604.03.[7] J. Behuniak, M. Hennessy, W. McDougall, A. Mernan, F. Miller, D. Nugent, D. H. Zadeh, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (IJMEA), vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 284-294, 2016, Ethan Publishing company, Print

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

beginning which, when it comes to coding, is a valuable skill to have experience in.Conclusion and Future WorkThis paper describes recent changes in a hands-on, laboratory focused course in mechatronics.The benefits of using real world projects of the students’ choosing and senior design problemsfor the labs provide motivation among students and faculty. Integrating basic mechatronicprinciples, microcontroller programming, sensors, and actuators allows a sequential process todevelop a final project. This drives student engagement, as they become invested in the projectsthat they develop, and the open-ended nature of the problems reinforces the notion that studentsmust continually strive to update their skills throughout their careers. This course

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

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Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa; Lindsay Jarratt, University of Iowa; KC Culver, University of Southern California; Alberto Segre, University of Iowa

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Lindsay Jarratt is a PhD candidate in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies. Her research follows from fifteen years of experience in student support and equity roles in higher education, and is focused on the dynamics of equity and belonging in educational institutions.Dr. KC Culver, University of Southern California KC Culver is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on the core academic mission of postsecondary institutions with an emphasis on access, equity, and inclusion; she studies faculty careers, pedagogy and the curriculum, and the experiences and outcomes of students from diverse backgrounds.Dr. Alberto Segre, The University of Iowa Alberto Maria Segre is

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

programs, especially during the first years. Education researchhas shown an increase in class success, retention, and graduation rates when the studentsparticipate in relevant learning experiences[1-7]. A growing number of research publications inengineering education support the necessity to complement purely traditional lecture-basedlearning environment with practical class applications and demonstrations to adequately preparestudents to succeed in the collaborative and challenging engineering career. The use of strategiessuch as studying physical models, manipulatives, multidisciplinary teamwork, and experientiallearning has been documented to enhance spatial visualization and to help in closing engineeringstudents’ gap between theory, previous

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

requirements be modified sothat students would use their general education classes to pursue a “theme.” For example,students could graduate with a theme in government by taking several general educationcourses on government and public policy. Other suggested themes were: Ethics Business Management Geography International Studies Engineering HistoryThe goal of the theme requirement would be to help students develop an area of competencyuseful to them in their future careers as citizen engineers. This theme requirement was in-spired by the curriculum ThreadsTM requirements employed by the College of Computing atthe Georgia Institute of Technology.9New Infrastructure Course(s)One goal of the revised curriculum is to create a

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Merredith Portsmore, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

approach of this research is to employ an outreach program as a non-classroom basedpedagogy of engagement. A number of non-outreach opportunities outside the classroom forengineering students have been studied to determine if they do indeed encourage intentionallearning goals and active reflection by the student on what he or she learns throughout theexperience.[22-25] These opportunities range from volunteer community service to field education,such as internships and co-ops.[26] Research has shown that these experiences not only allowstudents to gain a sense of civic responsibility, but that they also help students to developprofessional teamwork and communication skills, assist in identifying career paths, preparestudents for the demands of

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

new situations. It is difficult for students to learn this abilitythrough a combination of lecture, homework and instructor-designed labs. It is ourstudents’ ability to creatively solve problems that make them desirable to futureemployers and ensure their success throughout their careers. The caveat is that learninghow to navigate a novel problem cannot be taught; it must be experienced and practiced.Based upon student feedback and instructor observations, we believe the concept ofvertical labs leading toward a semester-long project was an effective way for students tolearn and apply concepts taught in a traditional signals and system courses. Student wereable to effectively translate course work to design, developed intuition in

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; David Mongan, Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani

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Civil Engineering

business practices, and new players are converging globally and will markedly change the way business is conducted. Chapter 6 suggests loss of American dominance partly because fewer young people are pursuing mathematics, science, and engineering careers and because of a decline in ambition of American youth relative to counterparts in other countries.)• Graham, L. R., 1993. The Ghost of the Executed Engineer: Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (Argues that the Soviet Union failed to become a modern industrialized country, in spite of its vast natural resources and huge number of engineers, because of "misuse of technology and squandering of human energy," including its

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FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Molly Littleton, Signal Centers

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First-Year Programs

thelives of a particular child or a group of children. The customer supported projects are alsohelping them learn about the design process and engineering’s impact on society. Using thismodel with a freshman level course helps set the stage for a reality grounded, practicalcurriculum to begin the students’ engineering careers. Page 12.1432.12In addition, several local community organizations, through public relations activities andpresentations, have become more aware of the contributions and impact that engineers can haveon society. This has resulted in several local organizations requesting assistance from UTC’sengineering program for projects that

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Williams, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Ashley Griffin, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

… automatically are gonna go on all the good trips and travel and learn aboutscholarship information ahead of time. So that was my first real thrust into how I wantedto do… engineering….” Page 12.387.7In both of the African American students’ cases, there was also exposure and interest inthe engineering field early in their academic careers. However, disciplined study habitshad to evolve through a maturation process that may have temporarily impeded academicsuccess. The stories of the African Caribbean students illustrate that the discipline waspresent during their secondary education and their success is attributed to coming tocollege with that work ethic in

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

. This is about the cost of a textbook. It is a device that the students would own throughout their entire undergraduate career, and have applications beyond that of a particular class. For instance, the device could be used as a multimeter, scope or a controller (using the digital I/O in conjunction with the analog I/O); providing a highly useful project tool (signal processor/controller) for any individual studying to become a scientist or engineer.EVALUATION The following research questions are currently being tested and evaluated in diversesituations in the Circuits (for majors), and Electronics & Instrumentation (for non-majors) coursesat each of the partnering schools to study the resulting impact on student