Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

educational methods such as role-play (a non-traditional technique for a technologyeducation program) have been identified as helping improve difficult writing skills, such asargumentation and synthesis. Of particular importance cited by the authors is the necessity tofacilitate any writing assignments in such a way as to allow students ample time to receivefeedback, reflect on their learning, and appropriately revise their work. Another effortspecifically focused on writing improvement by Grose [10] involves role-playing and debates astools to sharpen student’s writing abilities. In this study, writing is considered as a creative formof designing.While educators are arguably more experienced in delivering pedagogy that relates to technicalskills

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

study indicatesthat educational efforts focused on active faculty engagement and self-reflection are needed toeffect the change in faculty conceptions of teaching and movement towards student-centeredpedagogical practices geared towards student intellectual development and conceptual change.Moreover, faculty teaching conceptions must be made explicit to facilitate a thoughtful,constructive dialogue regarding engineering education reform. It may be useful for faculty tocome together and share best practices to encourage a culture of common pedagogicalinnovation. In addition, faculty may benefit from experience in team-teaching, which may Page

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Gus Williams, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards, Brigham Young University; Grant Schultz, Brigham Young University; Travis Wight, Brigham Young University; Jeff Armstrong, Armstrong Forensic

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Civil Engineering

state licensure board member was: “Considering the engineering course work in a current [BS] degree and the additional technology available, it may be time to require additional college courses for a practicing engineer. I support making a bachelors degree a five year degree (150 hour) rather than making a bachelors degree nothing more than a technology degree (i.e. one by which the holder can not become licensed).”Many of the survey respondents strongly supported additional academic training for engineers,but opposed making that training mandatory. These comments reflect the thought that ourprofession is very broad, and depending on the type of practice, mandatory academic trainingmay not always be the best way to

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

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Computers in Education

. Page 14.209.7 Table 3: Industrial Statistics students learning styles Reflective Intuitive Verbal Global 11 0 0 0 0 11 9 0 0 0 0 9 7 1 1 0 2 7 5 2 0 2 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 -1 2 0 1 4 -1 -3

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technological/engineering concepts and terms, such as systems, constraints, and trade-offs. ≠ To be familiar with the nature and limitations of the design process in a technological system. ≠ To know some of the ways technology shapes human history and people shape technology. ≠ To know that all technologies entail risks, some that can be anticipated and some that cannot. ≠ To appreciate that the development and use of technology involve trade-offs and a balance of costs and benefits. Page 14.1286.3 ≠ To understand that technology reflects the values and culture of society

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

efficiency of time to add perspective.The “Effective Time” may include items such as: teaching, grant and proposal writing, journaland paper writing, discussions with peers, discussions with graduate students, basic research, Page 14.835.3meetings with research teams and research colleagues, and service requirements. Any of thesecan turn into “Wasted Time” without agendas or clear goals and time limits on topics ofdiscussion. “Effective Time” can include time to de-stress, time for reflection, personal time,preparation of lists and agenda items, time to respond to questions about teaching or research,preparation of presentations, networking, and

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; Glen Loller, University of Delaware; Frank Conforti, Bentley Systems; Scott Lofgren, Bentley Systems; Laura Meier, Bentley Systems

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students are learning technology skills prized by future employers. BentleyLEARN also tracks students’ progress individually and generates a learning transcript forstudents reflecting what they complete.By the end of the semester, even though the students had attended only six lab lectures, theywere able to complete a full semester’s worth of material by utilizing the concept of blendedlearning. The tracking and evaluation of student progress was facilitated by the use of Bentley’son-line tracking and transcript generation system. Compared to the previous year, whenOnDemand eLearning was not utilized, the improvement in student learning and progress wassignificant. Due to the success of this novel instructional technology, it is being considered

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

activities. Aftertenure, faculty members set their goal on a new prize – full professor. This has its own set ofactivities that can take up 50 to 60 hours a week or more. Faculty are often so busy putting outshort-term professional fires that they lack time or energy for long term activities, strategicplanning, advanced goal setting or reflection. Sometimes along the way faculty start to feelburned out and need a change to help them regain their enthusiasm for their chosen career.A sabbatical provides an excellent opportunity for a faculty member to re-evaluate theirprofessional and personal goals around their career. This paper will provide overview of onefaculty member’s experience with an international sabbatical. The first part will discuss

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

beconnected to this network for educational purposes.III. SensorNetThe actual physical data-network (industry standard Cisco integrated services routers and variousinterface modules) that support the project’s diverse, distributed sensor systems will be locatedprimarily on the sixth floor of Putnam Hall (a major academic building on the SpringfieldTechnical Community College (STCC) campus consisting of classrooms, laboratories, lecturehalls, and home to the School of Engineering Technologies’ Electronics Group). To make theteaching network reflect real world conditions it will be set up to emulate a wide area network(WAN) with the capacity to provide connectivity to many other types of “area networks” andhence facilitate the operations necessary to

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiments.III. Basis for Developing ADLabThe digital electronics aspect of the present electronic and electrical engineering curriculumat Obafemi Awolowo University has been deficient for some time. The curriculum has notbeen reviewed in close to a decade and it does not reflect the rapid changes that have beenwitnessed in high chip-count digital electronic in the last two decades. Specifically, although Page 14.163.4the design of application specific ICs are treated under the microelectronics aspect of thecurriculum, programmable logic devices are not (figure 2 shows the spectrum of digitalelectronic devices). In the laboratory however, there are

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Andrew Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Christi Madsen, Texas A&M University; Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of 163 high schoolstudents participated, with 46 coming from the targeted schools. The participants included 109(67%) males and 54 (33%) females. The ethnicity breakdown included 16 (10%) AfricanAmericans, and 32 (20%) Hispanics. While not reflecting the demographics of the Texas highschool population, this breakdown is more diverse than the 2007 COE enrollment numbers.The camp agenda included tours/demonstrations with each of the engineering departments, andteam design projects. For the design projects, the participants were divided into teams of 4 or 5and assigned to 1 of 3 design projects. The projects included: design and assessment of a solarcar, a laser communication system, and industrial fabrication optimization modeling. The

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

the ability to interactivelymodify and correct their work. This feature was not used in our graduate course deliveries. Allactivities are recorded by Centra and available for student downloading and viewing. Page 14.427.5The instructor can view a list of all attendees on the Centra screen at all times during the event.Attendance time is logged and stored for later viewing via the Centra reporting mechanism.Delivery ExperiencesSpring 2006A graduate course, special topics in control systems focusing on chaos, was delivered to a groupof six students residing overseas at Ferdowsi University. The course structure format wasdesigned to reflect the

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Aschbacher, California Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

involved in the XXX, partnershipsatisfaction, and perceived impact on teachers, scientists and students. The findingsbelow reflect survey data from 14 of 18 teachers and 19 of 21 volunteers whoparticipated in the XXX program during the 2007-08 academic year. Surveys including5-point Likert scale items and open-ended questions were administered in spring of 2008.The results are summarized below, incorporating both teachers’ and volunteers’perspectives. Table 3 lists Teacher and Volunteer mean ratings for key items.Partnership Data and GoalsMost volunteers visited their teacher-partner’s classroom at least 10 times (although itranged from a few to over 15 times), spending 1-3 hours in the class and 1-2 hours inpreparation for each visit. Thus

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Ryan M. Gerdes, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

theirbackgrounds it is possible to satisfy their particular curiosities while informing them of the Page 14.684.5relevance of technology in not only their own field but society in general. One way to identifyinterest and track responses is to have students submit material and ideas and then share it withthe class. This type of input tends to evolve the more they learn about a particular subject, whichallows the class to chart and follow student ideas. In addition to providing information on theirown interests, students need to reflect and share their critiques of the covered subjects. This canbe achieved by using commonly available software, with

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

problemsand solution algorithms. This project comes as a response to the urgent need for newer, moreefficient educational tools to reform the outlook of power engineering education. Thevisualization tool aids students in quickly obtaining a detailed understanding of the power systemanalysis problems when used as a supplement to traditional lecture approaches. Therefore itallows for introduction of other demanding topics within the limited time of an undergraduatecurriculum. In addition, the software visualization tool enables students to spend more time onpower system analysis topics outside the classroom, which have been shown to result in effectivelearning and development of reflective thinking skills.An earlier version of the visualization tool

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assumecertain conceptualizations of critical thinking and apply those definitions to interpret studentbehavior. There are very few empirical studies that examine the practice of critical thinking inorder to understand the actual strategies used by students when they participate in what educatorswould consider to be critical thinking tasks. One exception is the Reflective Judgment Model ofKing and Kitchener.10 This model is based on qualitative studies, although it is now measuredusing a quantitative instrument, and has not been used for engineering students. Other examplesexist for specific engineering tasks that require higher order thinking, such as examining theprocesses students use when confronted with a design task.11-13 The purpose of this study

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

university currently is developing a new system for curricula re-design. -6-proud of their work and themselves. Sometimes we are given the impression that some ofthem have already forgotten they are still students.In their presentations, the seniors also tell us about their personal impressions: on the onehand these touch on the working conditions, the quality of supervision, the infrastructure, theopportunities of learning more about other disciplines or departments, staff mobility, etc. Onthe other hand, they provide us with their reflections on our degree program, with regard topersonal knowledge and skills. During these presentations we

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Engineering Management wasdoing and chose to have their Self-Studies reflect much of the format and data used bythe Engineering Management Program. Although similarities between programs can benoted for 2003, it should be stated that several of Stevens’ programs also had individualdata displays and analyses of their own as well. Lastly, for 2009, additional data displayswill be included to satisfy the requirement of documenting Continuous Improvement.Summary of Successful Endeavors for showing Continuous ImprovementIn the ABET Self Study, the new Criterion 4 requires demonstration of ContinuousImprovement. Specifically ABET is looking for information used in programimprovement and actions taken to improve the program. The following displays are

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

homework. Page 14.1045.2The authors speculate that this observation could reflect a risk/reward system that changes overtime. Cheating on homework has a much lower risk of detection than cheating on an exam;however, the reward for getting a higher exam score is much greater than for a higher homeworkscore. Additionally, the authors found that frequent high school cheating correlates with greaterinstances of cheating at the university level. As for how to best prevent instances of cheatingbehavior, they found that a student’s moral compass most strongly guides cheating or anti-cheating behavior. Students who believe that any form of cheating is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System

meetings for every experiment between mentors and project faculty to discuss the ongoing work in the labs - Adapt an observation journal to be used by the mentors to reflect on their experiences interacting with studentsMay ’08 Dec’08 - Present the pilot concept maps resulted from their mentor- mentee relationship during final project presentation day for CLABS - Evaluate rubrics for assessing concept maps with the specific performance criteria prepared in April 2008 (related to the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

from generalpictorial graphics, which may or may not be labeled adequately, towards sophisticated abstractrepresentations that attempt to reflect a meaningful understanding of the phenomenon requires ashift in the level of detail and/or simplification. This is where modeling can support refinedrepresentation and enhance meaning-making.A model is a representation of an idea, system, theory or phenomenon that accounts for itsknown or inferred properties. The model differs from the system—the students definition, rulesand parameters used to frame the phenomenon—because modeling can add additionalinformation that is not inherent in the phenomenon25,26,27,28. Models cannot interact directly withthe ideas they represent; they are intended to be

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

Tagged Divisions

International

for the department of EE at KPU. A fact-finding mission was carried by certain UoB faculties who have visited KPU toevaluate their main needs. In order to improve the quality of education offered by theKPU, the following issues have been identified as major priorities: ≠ To update the curriculum, which has not been updated for decades ≠ To train the academics in modern electrical engineering subjects ≠ To develop a more relevant and reflective pedagogy into the institution ≠ To integrate experimental and practical work within the curriculum ≠ To identify suitable equipment and components for the laboratories supporting the new curriculum ≠ To recommend computing facilities and other learning resources such as

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

coated with thin layers of material. The material to bemade into the coating is dissolved or dispersed into a solvent and this coating solution is thendeposited onto the surface and spun-off to leave a uniform layer for subsequent processing stagesand ultimate use. Some applications that depend heavily on high quality spin coated layers are:photo resist, dielectric/insulating layers for microcircuit fabrication, magnetic disk coatings, flatscreen display coatings, compact disks, television tube phosphor, and anti-reflection coatings.Spin coating technique is also used to deposit thin film to the electrode of a parallel-platecapacitor to perform or improve the functions of capacitors. Fig. 2 shows a spin-coater in ourlaboratory. The wafer is

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. There was greater agreement from mechanicaland civil engineering faculty, probably because service-learning projects have fit more easilyinto a wider range of courses in these disciplines. In electrical and computer engineering,service-learning is generally tied to assistive technology projects – although new projects haverecently been added – and with chemical and plastics engineering, appropriate service learningprojects are hard to find. This department-specific difference in the integration of service-learning is more significantly reflected in last two statements. For statement (f) “in principle,service-learning would be beneficial to the students in the courses I teach,” the level ofagreement decreased as civil, mechanical, electrical

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

selection and sequencing of instructionalevents. It requires that the instructor develop a product that is facilitative in nature rather thanprescriptive. The learning content is not pre-specified; learning direction is determined by thelearner, and assessment is more subjective because it relies less on specific quantitative outcomesand more on the process and learner’s reflection and self-evaluation. Hence, the guidelines forthe constructivist instructional design can be summarized as follows18,21:− Create real-world environments that employ the context in which learning becomes relevant, and present realistic (multiple) approaches to solving real-life problems.− Direct the learning exercises towards context- and content-dependent knowledge

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

reflected in the strength and innovative capacity of the nation’s engineering infrastructure in industry for technology development and innovation. Recognizes the national imperative in winning the skills race and strengthening U.S. innovation through professional graduate engineering education specifically designed to unlock the creative, innovative and leadership potential of the U.S. graduate engineering workforce in America’s industry. Provides degreed engineers, employed in industry, a new type of world-class professional graduate education that is integrative with the engineer’s experience and on-going creative engineering work to improve the technological competitiveness of regional industry across the nation

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

subject matter and the application of the problem-solving methodology?These observations are made on the numerical solution, mathematical algorithm, mathematicalmodel, and conceptual model. They are general conclusions and/or recommendations thatstudents could apply to the solution of any well-defined problem. Basically, the development ofthe heuristic observations is a reflective activity that seeks answers to “What If” questions.The sixth and final step in the problem-solving methodology is the formal documentation of theproblem solution. Because the solution is more than just the numerical answers, the studentengineers of BEEF, Inc. are required to document their solution following the standardsprescribed in the company’s student handbook5

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

engineering profession and (b) to project the core value of the college thatengineering faculty really care about the early engineering students--to be the friendly “face” ofthe faculty and of the profession to their students.Our college data reflect national trends in that our most significant attrition is from the earlyengineering students. Our “leavers” fit into the same two categories as described in theliterature11: those who perform well academically, but choose to leave; and students who fall justshort of the academic admissions threshold. The target of the Connector Faculty portion of thiswork is to address both groups of students through better interactions with faculty mentors.While the goal is not an “at all costs” rescue of each and every

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

alpha of .95.Our measure of efficacy for teaching STEM was inferred from participants’ scores on theScience Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument [STEBI]. 29 This 25 item instrument uses forwardand reversed phrased items to assess teacher’s efficacy for teaching science. Participants ratetheir beliefs on a five point Likert scale ranging from “1” representing “Strongly Disagree” to“5” representing “Strongly Agree” responding to items such as, “I am continually finding betterways to teach science” or reversed phrased items such as, “I am not very effective in monitoringscience experiments.” We made modifications to some of the STEBI items to reflect a moregeneral focus on STEM, rewriting items such as, “Increased teacher effort in teaching

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

formed a committee to study and develop a Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge (BOK)2 to document the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudesnecessary for future civil engineers. Two key areas associated with the BOK was adefinition of expected performance levels by these new engineers through Bloom’staxonomy3 as well as the adding of four new outcomes focused on additional professionaltopics and discipline depth. Very quickly it was determined by most programs and ASCEthat the discipline depth could only occur at the Master’s level. The additionalprofessional skills above what even EC2000 requires reflect greater recognition of theimportance of professional skills. Where are these supplementary professional topics tobe just included in the