Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Connie Della-Piana

. CircLESalso provides students with discipline-specific student advising and requires students toparticipate in one to two semesters of science or engineering-oriented learning communities,based on their pre-college preparation in Mathematics and English. This paper describes thedesign and findings of a five-year longitudinal study of student persistence in STEM sinceimplementation of the program. Findings from the study indicate that students who participate inthe program have higher retention rates in STEM, as well as at the University, and increasedpersistence toward graduation when compared to 1997 baseline rates. Similar results are* The Model Institutions for Excellence Project is funded by the National Science Foundation (EEC# 9550502).† The

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany/SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

: Self-Regulated Learning and Blended Technology InstructionAbstract: This paper presents findings from a series of experiments underway in an electronicsclass for engineering students in which several approaches are currently being implemented topromote self-regulated learning using mobile studio pedagogy. An overview of the project isprovided, followed by the presentation of students’ self-reported data collected on learningoutcomes. Data indicate of the four approaches to learning used, students who used a deeplearning approach (overall and autonomously) had greater gains in course content and contentspecific outcomes. Students who participated in the deep learning—all modalities group (whichincluded autonomous and peer practice in class, lab

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Gutierrez, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; David Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Automated and Semi-Automated Manufacturing ProcessesAbstractDuring the period of 1950-1990 productivity in United States industries increased 50 percent dueto technological innovation. High-value-added products were a consequence of more efficientmanufacturing processes and data processing equipment. It is predicted that in the next decadesproductivity increases will be largely due to the ability to add flexibility and improveinfrastructure through the collection and management of product data. By achieving the goalsset forth in this project, a valuable tool for educating future students will be added to ourprogram and we will also continue to improve our laboratory facilities for applied research,education and industrial partnerships.Microsoft

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

class to discuss the solution strategy and any assumptions that were made in solving the problem. Once the handouts were distributed, the class filled-in the preliminary information of given, to find etcetera, while the author also did that in some problems using ink-technology OR had it typed out in the projected version only (see figure 2

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert DeHaan, Emory University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University. DeHaan has published extensively on cellular science and developmental biology of the embryonic heart, as well as on how to improve undergraduate science instruction. He was Director of CUSE for the National Research Council in Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2003; in 2009 DeHaan was named a lifetime Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He currently serves Georgia Institute of Technology as External Evaluator for the Tech-to-Teaching project, an NSF-supported Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) program. Page 15.947.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Forming Collaborative Links between Turkey and US: International Workshop on Rapid TechnologiesAbstractAs part of a current NSF-CCLI (Course-Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement) grant project,an extra supplementary grant was given in late 2008 to organize an international workshop onRapid Technologies. This workshop was held in late September 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Overseventy academicians and researchers got together and presented the current trends in rapidmanufacturing research, education and industry. In this two-day event, educational and technicalpapers were presented from American, European and Turkish scholars. Reflections of the firstand second day have been

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Koonce, Ohio University; Valerie Conley, Ohio University; Cindy Anderson, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

institutions.This study examines factors associated with community college female faculty members’academic career success and employment outcomes in STEM fields using secondary data fromthe 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF).IntroductionWhat is academic success? This paper looks into a specific group in higher education, femalefaculty teaching STEM topics at two year schools. This work is part of a larger NSFADVANCE grant looking at the overall success of said faculty. In that project, national data willbe used to develop a success measure, and faculty will be interviewed to assess the quality of themeasure and to identify factors to success not captured by national surveys like NSOPF.A crucial part of that research is building a success

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

experience to enter the high technology workforce upon completion of BS degree; and5. Perform a regular and thorough assessment of the ET2 program that will be used for the contract reporting purposes and also will be an integral part of our standard program review process.In August 2008, NSF awarded us a four-year grant from its S-STEM program to support the ET2Transfer Scholars1. In support of this project, the university will contribute $50,000 to ensurethat continuing ET2 scholars have financial support after the grant expires and help themgraduate on time. This support indicates the university’s enthusiasm, a firm commitment ofservice to our EET students, and an endorsement of the goals and objectives of the ET2 program.For AY 2008-9, the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in CPD

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

activity. It is not difficult to find exciting and creative projects that would makeuse of the concepts covered in the program. However, it is much harder to meet that goalwith a modest time commitment. We have therefore elected to employ a reverseengineering ploy. After an introductory requirements review, pairs of engineers select arecent chief engineer-level decision within their company and systematically analyze howit was made. This includes interviews with key participants, conformance to proceduresand appraisal of the contributing factors and constraints. It requires technical skill and agood measure of effective communication and diplomacy – just the outcomes required.The company also gains a well-documented review of a high-level

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

ComputerEngineering and Construction Project Management. It is adding postgraduate degreeprograms, including a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management. The decision toopen operations in Dubai was contingent on several conditions: a requirement that theproject be self-sustaining, not use taxpayer money, not drain resources from the maincampus, and not utilize foreign investors to underwrite the campus.Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai is offering master’s degree programs includingElectrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Networking and SystemsAdministration. These are currently offered as part-time study programs in evenings andon weekends. Undergraduate programs in engineering are expected to be offered startingin 2010.United Arab

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

repeatedlyobserved that most of the fresh graduate Engineering Managers generally enter an organizationnot just as a traditional hardcore engineer, but also as project managers, technical sales people,systems engineers, systems analysts, and so on (Abel, 2005; Farr and Kotnour, 2005). As aresult, the competencies of a typical engineering manager should extend well beyond thetraditional engineering skills to technical and managerial skills as well, and with the blurringboundaries between engineering/technology and management, these overlapping roles can proveto be very important for an organization to remain relevant in the modern economy.The rapidly growing importance of engineering managers in the industry has in turn led to agrowing importance of EM

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William Sullivan, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

universityprovided. The resources that were available were the professor, the textbook and in addition theonline resource shell containing threaded discussions7, online lectures, tutorials, homeworkassignments, assigned readings, exploration projects, library research, role-playing exercises,and online depositories for works and electronic portfolios8. There were also pretests9 andpractice tests which are considered resources but were also in the assessment category. Thestudent can take a pretest and if satisfied with the score, submit it for evaluation.Framing question Pretest Evaluate Pretest Select Resource As an alternative, the student can use the pretest as a resource for determining the level of theircurrent

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

if he or she were the recording member at a group performing the test in the actual laboratory. The student then analyzes the data, prepares performance calculations and curves and submits comprehensive reports to the instructor. In this approach, DE students can only watch the operations.e. Mobile labs9 Since the Mobile Studio provides a portable lab facility, students can apply the tools they use in the classroom in their personal projects. The most obvious examples involve tinkering with cars and robotics. However, similar to the intensive laboratory, the traveling cost, locations, sizes of the equipment, and scheduling will become a big issue for the program and DE students.To overcome the issues mentioned in the above

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

worked in research and develop- ment in artificial intelligence, computer vision, robotics, and sensor fusion. Prof. Nathan also has worked on computer-based tutoring environments for mathematics education that rely heavily on students’ own comprehension processes for self-evaluation and self-directed learning (so-called unintelligent tutoring systems). Prof. Nathan directed the STAAR Project, which studied the transition from arithmetic to al- gebraic reasoning. He served as Co-PI for the NSF-funded AWAKEN Project, which documented how people learn engineering in K-12, college, and the workplace. Dr. Nathan recently served as a member of The National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research Council Committee on

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #10401Investigating Assessment Methods for Informal Environmental EngineeringEducation Modules for K-12 Students, Specifically Focusing on Sustainabil-ity (Extended Abstract: Hands-on Environmental Engineering Panel)Ms. Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College Rebecca Citrin is a senior Civil and Environmental Engineering student at Lafayette College with a strong interest in K – 12 Engineering Education. She is currently working with Lafayette College and North Carolina State University faculty members on an NSF funded education project. Rebecca has conducted research on various informal K – 12 engineering education

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

“specialists” working together to obtain significantimpact towards defined education and outreach goals.Large-scale research centers face the challenge of integrating the EOT operation into the generalframework of the research enterprise rather than running an ancillary EOT project to fulfill acontractual agreement specified by the funding agency. One model is to concentrate education Page 24.843.2programs on the research potential of the graduate students and post-doctoral scholars working atthe facility. This model emphasizes the production of new knowledge related to the ongoingresearch conducted at the sites. As illustrated in Figure 1, the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Luis E. Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Virginia Tech; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Domniki Asimaki, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brady R. Cox, University of Arkansas; Joseph Wartman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

inequity mentioned above, a BDP program is proposed to help increasethe size and diversity of the graduate student population. The BDP program described herein wasinitially proposed as part of an NSF research project funded within the Network for EarthquakeEngineering Simulation (NEES) program, but it can be applied as a model for any multi-institutional research proposal. The proposed BDP model, based on the participants of the NSFproposal, is shown schematically in Figure 2. As shown in this figure, the proposed BDP iscentered around the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM), a predominantly Latinoinstitution, and involves connecting the Latino students from UPRM with academic institutionsin mainland USA which in this case are the ones

Conference Session

Information Integration

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Moore; Jeffrey Richardson; Michelle Perry

Page 10.1279.1includes aspects such as motivation2 . Students must be motivated to learn the new material.Academic students, who are high achievers, motivate themselves to study and learn. Non- Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationacademic students often require extra levels of motivation3 . Activities that engage the studentsand allow them the ability to interact with the new material can build motivation and thus,improve learning.Traditional TeachingIn a traditional college lecture, PowerPoint may be used to project materials to a classroom fullof students. PowerPoint is a great tool for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus Carter; Lisa F. Bullard; Douglas G. Schmucker; Misty Loughry; Richard Felder; Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton; Cynthia Finelli

UniversityAbstractA multi-university research team is working to design a peer evaluation instrument forcooperative learning teams that is simple, reliable, and valid. In this work, an overview of theprocess of developing behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) will be presented, includingthe establishment of a theoretical basis for the instrument and a description of the extensiveclassroom testing of the draft instrument conducted during fall 2004.Introducing the draft instrument to the engineering education community through exposure in theNSF grantees’ poster session is expected both to improve the validity of the scale itself throughthe feedback we receive and to accelerate the dissemination of the instrument.IntroductionThis project and its goals

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

undergraduate students to the concepts and practices ofentrepreneurial thinking. Using a combination of lectures, case studies, student led discussions,team business plans, and investor presentation formats, the course teaches life skills inentrepreneurial thought and action that students can utilize in careers ranging from startingcompanies to initiating R&D projects in large company entrepreneurial endeavors. Major coursethemes include: Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis, andBusiness Planning. The table 1 also shows the content of the course3.Course objectives include exploring the entrepreneurial mindset and culture that has beendeveloping in companies of all sizes and industries; examine the

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Ostheimer

time for attention to “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationstudent writing, even though, when questioned, these professors assert that such writing is crucialfor their graduates.Recognizing our graduates’ need for strong communication skills, the ECE Department beganteaching its senior-level capstone design courses as writing emphasis courses beginning in 1989.Writing projects integrated into these senior classes included a well-defined problem statement, adesign proposal, a status memorandum, an engineering notebook documenting the designprocess, and a final technical design report. The

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Rojeski; Cindy Waters

, andcompleting a Senior Design project. Data from several years of administering pre-tests of pre-requisite material clearly indicate that student retention declines rapidly over time. Research by Page 10.1082.1Spache and Berg (1978), and others have demonstrated that a simple study method significantly “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”improves understanding and memory (3). The method takes its name from the first letter of thefive steps that one follows - preview, question, read, self-recitation

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

programmingassignments. Early assignments deal with using tools and composing standard components thatwill be used in the course project. The project consists of design phase, including severalreviews of the design models, followed by implementation of core parts of the design. Themajor code evaluation is to check that program code matches the design model documents.BackgroundMost engineering students take at least one computing course. If they take only one such course,that course is usually a programming course. Sometimes an engineering department will teachits own computing course, for example a course on numerical computing using FORTRAN.That occurs at our school because the CIS department does not teach FORTRAN. In other casesengineers take the core CIS

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Muslim Worlds: Introductory Workshop

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Osman El-Sayed

policy of Mohamed Aly, the founder ofEgypt's Royal Dynasty, to modernize Egypt and integrate it in the international economy.Engineers were needed to take in charge the large infrastructure projects (specially in the field Page 9.537.1of irrigation) and the new industries required by the new modern state. "Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"The first school of Engineering dates back to 1816 and was located in Saladin's Citadel. It wasfollowed by a regular school

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Hutchinson; Larry Erickson; David Steward; Lakshmi Reddi; Alok Bhandari

Research-Integrated Curriculum in Geoenvironmental Engineering Alok Bhandari, Lakshmi N. Reddi, Larry E. Erickson, Stacy L. Hutchinson, and David R. Steward Departments of Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5000IntroductionRapid growth in global population and industrial development in the past few decades have ledto several environmental problems related to soil and groundwater. As public agencies, privatefirms, and academia embarked on projects aimed at seeking solutions to waste management andsubsurface contamination problems

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

essential aspect of any technical research project is dissemination throughpresentations of findings arising from the study. However, a technical presentation is an abstract,with only key points covered. Presentations should never contain a lot of information because theaudience will get lost in the details. The biggest mistake a technical presenter can make isthinking the goal of the presentation is to place all the details on slides. Reality is that theaudience needs less information than most presenters believe. An audience remembers about tenpercent of a presentation; it is up to every presenter to ensure they remember the right tenpercent.5, 12, 13Technical Level. Thoroughly understand the potential audience. A presentation at aninappropriate

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

capture the knowledge and train the next generation of Chief Engineers. JACME2T provides training for its member companies by sharing internal resources and also by commissioning academic presenters to develop and deliver new course material. Topics are usually focused into 1 or 2-day courses which may then be combined as certificates. A certificate typically requires about 100 hours of class time. In the past 3 years, JACME2T has delivered more than 250 Project Management and 70 Software Engineering certificates. The challenge from the Board was to develop a Chief Engineer Certificate as the first step in the path to a long-term solution. Solution methodology New JACME2T programs are defined and commissioned by Learning and Competency

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marybeth Lima

details).2. Live by the 80/20 rule: you get 80% of a project finished in 20% of the total time it takes to complete that project, but the last 20% of the project takes 80% of the time.HINT: In academia, you can “80” most things. You will have to, because being on thetenure track is like trying to juggle 100 balls at once when you can really only handle 50.3. Keep your mouth shut in faculty meetings until you know the identity of the village idiot and the identity of the respected sage (every faculty has at least one of each). You want to be aligned with the sage and not the idiot. • Corollary: avoid statements like “At My Dissertation University, we did…” unless you are directly asked. Established faculty members tend to dismiss

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Healy

how they learn we introduced them to Gardner’s3 nine stylesof learning: mathematical-logical, verbal-linguistic, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic,interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, musical, and existential. We had them do anexercise in which they used each of the nine styles to learn something during the day.We also had them take an internet-based inventory, that covers eight of the ninecompetences, athttp://www.ldrc.ca/projects/tscale/?PHPSESSID=5411287433414017d900a24e8c73b66dto get an idea of where they scored high and low. Forty junior-level electricalengineering students took the inventory. With 50 as a maximum they scored thefollowing averages: Mathematics 38.5 Music 34.7 Naturalistic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leotis Parrish; Devdas Pai

able to providea larger pool of qualified applicants for permanent hire. This project is serving as a model for theother programs in the college. A&T’s CoE, along with the other schools on campus, has enjoyed surging enrollmentincreases over the last three years. This increased enrollment has benefited the campus in termsof increased faculty and staff positions to serve the students, but has given rise to an equalnumber of challenges – such as strains on physical resources such as classrooms and computingfacilities. More importantly, there has been an imperceptible but very definite creeping up ofclass sizes in the lower-level critical core classes – the ones where one-to-one interaction iscrucial for students to grasp the more