Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katja Holtta-Otto, University Of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Pia Helminen, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Kalevi Ekman, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Thomas Roemer, University of California-San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

motivatedpeople selecting the dispersed team. In either case, we gladly notice that the pilot program doesnot seem to over-burden students. The only other question, where the averages differ somewhatsignificantly (p=0.06) is in the question related to purchasing, manufacture, and assemblyproblems. These were less of a problem with the dispersed team, but this is likely due to the typeof project rather than the fact that the team was dispersed. In general, we conclude that since thestudent feedback from the non-dispersed and dispersed team is identical, the pilot program cancontinue without unfairly disadvantaging students. We will continue to monitor the progress andcollect more qualitative and quantitative data as the program

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

2003, Hispanic Americans and AfricanAmericans comprised 6.2% and 7.9% respectively of those graduating with an undergraduateengineering degree from U.S. colleges7, while the general population of the U.S. is comprised ofapproximately 14% Hispanic Americans and 12% African Americans8. Moreover, Chubin et al9also reported that fewer than two in five (40%) minority first-year students who enterengineering graduate with an engineering degree. Clearly, diversity issues having to do withopportunities for underrepresented minority students are a major concern.However, racial/ethnic diversity was not chosen as a focus for this study simply in response tothe national concern. Focusing on African American and Hispanic American students isimportant and

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew Mayhew, New York University

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Engineering Ethics

York, NY.9. Brown, B. S. (1996). A comparison of the academic ethics of graduate business, education and engineering students. College Student Journal, 30(September): 294-301.10. Brown, B. S., & Emmett, D. (2001). Explaining the variations in the level of academic dishonesty in studies of college students: Some new evidence. College Student Journal, 35(4): 529-538.11. Carpenter, D. D., Harding, T. S., & Finelli, C. J. (2006, May). The implications of academic dishonesty in undergraduate engineering on professional ethical behavior. Proceedings of the 2006 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Omaha, NB. (Available on CD-ROM)12. Carpenter, D. D., Harding, T. S., Finelli, C. J., Montgomery, S. M., & Passow

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-866: FINDING A "PLACE" FOR READING AND DISCUSSIONCOURSES: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF "SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTSOF TECHNOLOGY"Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kyle Oliver is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Traci Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Traci Kelly is an Assistant Faculty Associate in the Department of Engineering Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Sandra Courter is the Director of the Engineering Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-80: TEACHING OPERABILITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICALENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATIONThomas Marlin, McMaster University Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Tom Marlin joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as NSERC Research Professor in Industrial Process Control in 1988. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1972; then, he practiced engineering for 15 years in the chemical and petroleum industries. In 1987, he served as the Visiting Fellow, for the Warren Centre Study located at the University of Sydney, Australia. During the one-year project, a

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology,” presented at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006. 3. Knight, M. and Cunningham, C. “Draw an Engineer Test (DAET): Development of a Tool to Investigate Students’ Ideas about Engineers and Engineering,” presented at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2004. 4. Cunningham, C.M., Lachapelle, C., and Lindgren-Streicher, A. “Assessing Elementary School Students’ Conceptions of Engineering and Technology,” presented at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005. 5. Thompson, S. and Lyons, J. “A Study Examining Change in Underrepresented Student Views of Engineering as a

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

. Page 12.336.4The results of this survey give insight into student intentions, interests, and levels of confidence.Of 12 respondents, eight indicated interest in graduate study in an engineering field includingrobotics and six of them indicated interest in graduate study in robotics. Four were interested injobs, either after completing undergraduate studies or graduate studies, in robotics. Students alsoindicated interest in graduate study in other fields including nanotechnology, VLSI, and Bio-MEMS, and two students expressed interest in law school.Then the survey asked students to rate their levels of confidence in response to the threequestions below using the following scale: E = extremely, V = very, A = average, W = weak. (1) What is your