Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and Anxiety  Best Practices in SI ProgramsThe success of the program during the fall of 2012 allowed it to expand once again for the springof 2013. At this time, the School of Engineering offered SI support in all sections ofmathematics through differential equations, all sections of chemistry, all sections of physics Iand II, all sections of CIVL 202, all sections of CIVL 309, all sections of Computer Applicationsfor Electrical Engineers (ELEC 206), and all sections of Circuits II (ELEC 202). Similarofferings were held for the fall 2013. Table 1 contains a complete listing of the number of allrelevant freshmen, sophomore, and junior courses and the number of sections that contained SIfor fall 2012 through fall 2013. Figure 4

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College; Donald George Pratt, Messiah College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

with the necessary skill-set ofnew students, recruited by existing project team leaders to fill positions that becomeavailable as students graduate or as the project progresses. While effectively matching theinterest of upcoming students with project needs, the competitive approach also shiftsresponsibility for selections more fully to both student leaders and recruits, who live andwork with these choices. Beyond its immediate practical value, the competitive processexposes students to some dynamics of a real job search, better preparing them for their post-graduation career job search. It also provides an opportunity for students to practice at leastthree of the ABET Student Outcomes: functioning on interdisciplinary engineering teams(d

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, and creatively and energetically working for our dreams of what could be”to produce both more socially responsible engineering and, potentially, increase the recruitmentand retention of female students.18 Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have recently Page 24.1375.8reported the results of a study in which female engineering graduates between 1974-2011reported greater long-term impacts of project-based learning on their worldviews and personaland professional impacts than males in this cohort.19 In their discussion section, authors Vaz, etal (2013) indicate that these results “are consistent with Busch-Vishniak and Jarosz’s

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) has been moving from alargely non-traditional student body to a more typical college demographic. This is seen by manyas one of the causes of unmotivated behavior many see more frequently in recent years. Though thecauses may be less understood, many studies indicate the consequences of low motivation areserious and include low persistence in engineering majors1,2. The study outlined below focuses ontwo specific research questions. First, what demographic factors (e.g., age, sex) are most closelytied to high levels of motivation? We are considering levels of motivation to be manifest in pointsearned on low point-value assignments, typically an “un-motivating” assignment. Second, arethese factors different for engineering technology students