Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters P.E., LMS International; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, J. L. (1991) “Factors Influencing the Decision to Return to Graduate School for Professional Students”.Research in Higher Education 32(6), 689–701.10 Crede, E. and Borrego, M. J. (2011) “Undergraduate Engineering Student Perceptions of Graduate School and theDecision to Enroll”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver,Canada11 Perna, L. W. (2004) “Understanding the Decision to Enroll in Graduate School: Sex and Racial/Ethnic GroupDifferences”, Journal of Higher Education, 75(5), 487-527.12 Anderson, M. S. and Swazey, J. P. (1998) “Reflections on the Graduate Student Experience: An Overview”. NewDirections for Higher Education, no. 101, 3-13.13 Fairweather, J. and Paulson, K. (1996

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Refika Koseler; Stuart Graham Bowden, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

author(s) and do not necessarily reflect thoseof the National Science Foundation or Department of Energy. Page 25.1495.11

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students an opportunity to build relationships withuniversity students and faculty in addition to fellow participants. By providing the participantswith a tangible research setting, students are able to gain appreciation of the experience, andachieve a high level of comfort in networking and team relations. Working in a team settingallows the students the opportunity to gain real project experience in a workforce setting; over70% of the research was conducted in a team situation, which creates a nurturing socialcommunity for the students. The program also helped students feel more prepared for futurework in a similar lab and team environment. Feedbacks suggested the introduction to an adultworkplace has contributed to their experience as reflected

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

faculty.  Test your mettle (Knowledge and learner centered): Summative instructional events are now presented. A post-workshop survey was taken to assess learning outcomes.  Go public (Learner and community centered): This is a high stakes motivating component introduced to motivate the participant to do well. Difficulty: Faculty are asked to publicly document their CBI course development process and an outline of their CBI lecture and receive feedback from other participants. This step is where faculty provide insights for learning to the next cohorts and is termed “Leaving Legacies” and hence the name of the cycle.  Reflect Back (Not shown in the Figure) The participant is given the opportunity

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M. Ostafichuk, University of British Columbia; Jim Sibley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

25.1031.2the additional time they can contribute to the assessment may be able to produce an equallyreliable and valid assessment; that is, the greater volume, frequency, and immediacy of feedbackmight compensate for any quality disadvantage.Peer-to-peer assessment has the students themselves evaluate the quality, value, or success of thework of other students. With students conducting the peer-to-peer assessments, the approach ishighly scalable to almost any class size. Moreover, the act of assessing other’s work requiresstudents to apply higher-level thinking skills, such as evaluation, judgment, and critical thinking,as well as a reflection on the student’s own work. Or, as noted by Topping, formative peerassessment is likely to involve intelligent

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by National Science Foundation grants DUE-0837612 and ADVANCEPAID (Partnerships in Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination) 0820013. This support isgratefully acknowledged. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation. Bibliography1. Patton, M. Q. (2000). Utilization-focused evaluation. In D. L. Stufflebeam, G. F. Madaus and T. Kellaghan (eds.) Evaluation Models. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.2. Taylor-Powell, E., Jones, L., & Henert, E. (2002) Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models. Retrieved 1/2

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

,immersive or integrated.Post-Survey. Reflection, review, feedback, assessment, and iteration are familiar elements to students inthe Northeastern University Engineering Program. As such, following completion of the machine scienceactivities in each section of the course, students again completed a survey to evaluate specific componentsof the machine science initiative. Likert-style and open-ended questions focused on amount learned, skillsacquired, pace of instruction and the learning experience, quality of support materials and tutorials,potential applications, the prospect of continuing the module in future course offerings, and suggestionsto improve implementation. Appendix B contains the full questionnaire.Results and DiscussionPre-Survey

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Pryor, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

semanticsdictate – distinguish between procrastination, deferment, or scheduling issues. On area of futurework under consideration is customizing student surveys after each module to discern this datafrom the student. The survey questions could be modified to for students either rapidly or slowlycompleting different units. Such questions, could prompt students to reflect on their own withrespect to their pace and potentially self-improve behavior. It additionally could help coursedevelopers to generate a more complete picture of student effort and improve course content.Bibliography 1. Cuseo, J., 2007, “The Empirical Case Against Large Class Size: Adverse Effects on the Teaching, Learning, and Retention of First-Year Students. Journal of Faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

diverseopportunities for CPS. Over the next year the author hopes to develop an array of technical andnon-technical short courses that reflects the full academic offerings of the Institute in a truncatedformat. Once completed, the academic menu will be used to provide individuals the option tochoose engagements on a bi-monthly basis. Also, organizations will have the opportunity toselect from a menu of courses to build a seminar series relevant to their technical and non-technical training needs.In addition to expanding the course offerings of CPS, a comprehensive marketing plan will bedeveloped. The intent will be to devise a marketing strategy that better aligns with our targetaudience. This plan will deploy a dynamic strategy that matches not only the

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alister McLeod, Indiana State Uniersity; Jim Smallwood, Indiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

? Page 25.1134.8Results The results obtained from interviewing the company’s liaison reflected the changingdemands on employees at their facilities. A reorientation of manufacturing operations towardsmore robotic systems resulted in a marked improvement in the company’s bottom line allowingthem to exit from bankruptcy in 2005. In an effort to obtain a response from the intervieweeabout the use of robotic systems in the facility the first question was posed. The response elicitedfrom the question clarified that the machinery being used in the facility were actually robotic innature. For example, workers at the facility engage in remote level supervision for most of thehigh-volume production operations. The facility employed dedicated

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Benson, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning as an acquisition and integration process, thisis further reinforced when the concept of a spiral curriculum is also considered. Kolb (2000) in his Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) highlights the necessity ofcyclical instruction. ELT divides the learning cycle in to four phases: experiencing, reflecting,thinking, and acting. As a model for education, this process is both planned (formatted) andresponsive to the situation and content/skills being learned: activities are structured and plannedbut flexible to include individual. The cyclical nature of ELT supports this project in thenecessity of revisiting concepts at various points, over time to solidify and deepen a learner’sknowledge or concept acquisition and mastery

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

would respond that those in the 20-25 ACT Math category are especiallywell situated for success. Almost 100% of these students were products of the Mississippi publicschool system and had less than a stellar mathematics education in high school. Their scores maybe more reflective of their high school teachers than their ability to perform. Many of thesestudents have earned MS degrees and several will be awarded PhD degrees within the next 2/3years. Reference [1] presented rather compelling evidence of the success of these students intheir engineering careers and /or in graduate school. We would suggest that it is indeed a wiseinvestment for the US taxpayer since they will receive substantially more federal and state taxesfrom this group of new

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Ameen Basim Al-Khafaji, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan; Martha Jane Neubauer, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the National Science Foundation under GrantNumber 0941924. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Page 25.1190.14material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.  References1 National Academy of Engineering. (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century.Washington, DC: National Academy of Engineering.2 National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. (2007).Rising above the gathering storm: Energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future.Washington, D.C

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

than the relevant math and science.Instead, they discussed things like their intuition, wanting to reflect the real world, and logic. Infact, students both discussed the relevance of particular math and science concepts and identifiednon-science/math criteria in their decision making process in 12 of the 19 interviews, suggestinga tension or ambivalence regarding the role of this content, on the part of the students. Page 25.1191.5

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

understanding of business and lean manufacturing. Based upon nearly 100 intern visits to companies, bachelor degree students need four things: first-technical skills; second-lean manufacturing; third-interpersonal (communications) skills; and fourth-leadership skill to get things done (accomplish projects) with minimal supervision.”Resulting Curriculum AdjustmentsIn response to the priorities reflected in this and the referenced prior surveys several topicspreviously included in my manufacturing management, quality assurance, work measurement,and digital manufacturing courses have been eliminated or reduced in emphasis. Some havegotten increased emphasis. The reductions are largely in response to course consolidationsduring

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Characterizing the Environment for Sustainability (SLICES): Im-proving Understanding of Real World Systems via Direct Observation/Reflection. The opinionsexpressed are those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by NSF. The authors gratefullyacknowledge the contributions of the 54 undergraduate interns who collected industry data andprovided important feedback about involving undergraduates in research to improve the SLICESprogram.Bibliography1 Rothman, H. (1992). "You need not be big to benchmark." Nation's Business, December, 80(12), 64-65.2 Fisher, D., Miertschin, S., and Pollock, D.R. (1995). “Benchmarking in construction industry.” J. Management inEngineering, 11(1), 50-57.3 Mitra, C., Pearce, A.R., and Fiori, C.M. (2011). “Developing

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

individual—change. “Organizational catalysts” and “institutional intermediaries”6 can take action oncampuses to challenge policies and practices that produce and reproduce gender inequality.Institutional Background The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective, public, primarily undergraduateinstitution (PUI) that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Foundedin 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistentlyacknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. With about 300 membersof the full-time teaching faculty and roughly 6200 undergraduate students, TCNJ prides itself onits teacher-scholar model. At TCNJ, gender equity issues reflect

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

understanding of theworld and the ability to make judgments in light of historical, social, economic scientific, andpolitical realities is demanded of the professional as well as the citizen” (p. 23). In the twodecades since that paper appeared, engineering educators and practitioners have increasinglycome to embrace its principles. Bordogna, Fromm, and Ernst,[5] for example, argue that“contextual understanding capability” is an important component of engineering innovation, and Page 25.254.3this growing recognition is reflected in the emphasis reports by the National Academy ofEngineers,[1,2] the National Science Foundation,[6] and the National

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University; Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

called a“substantial contribution” to the work [6]. The number of authors has changed dramatically, butso also have the practices that have led to these increases, which are discussed in the followingsection.5. Ethical Issues for Co-Authorship StatusAre the Ethical Issues in Co-Authorship a Form of Research Fraud?The ethical issues in academic research generally focus on fraud in data gathering, analysis,reporting, funding, and in writing (where issues of plagiarism arise). Indeed, the disciplinary andlegal actions and guidelines for researchers also focus on these areas [27, 31]. The forms ofmisconduct in research are broken down into three tiers, detailed below, with the seriousness ofthe breach reflected in the categorization of the conduct

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles S. Wasson, Wasson Strategics, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

SE.Every viable, mission-oriented, business entity – e.g., services organizations, non-profits, et al –serves a purpose, has interfaces with external systems in its operating environment – e.g.,customers, suppliers, competitors, et al, and produces performance-based outcomes – e.g.systems, products, services, and behaviors – that are delivered to or sold in the marketplace forsome form of return on investment (ROI) or to provide service benefits. This view is reflective ofthe mindset that SE applies only to physical systems and products such as cell phones,computers, etc. without recognition that organizations are also systems that produce products andservices for both external and internal customers and users.To illustrate the two organizational

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Huff, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

asynchronous, online group workspace). In the process thecommunity organizes itself into working groups that grow and change in response to the interestsof learners. The workspace preserves the discussions so that the learners can return to them forcomment and reflection. Scardamalia19 provides twelve determinants that define knowledgebuilding discourse, such as exploring real ideas and authentic problems, “rising above” thediscourse to create higher level concepts, taking collective cognitive responsibility and usingauthoritative resources.VI. ConclusionsOverall, there is a need for increased technological literacy and the development of approachesfor supporting learning that are based on the research in the learning sciences. Talk to Meprovides an

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

primary interest of scientists reflects just the motive of understandingthe world. Snow himself characterized the reaction of pure scientists towards applied scienceand engineering as being “dimwitted” and criticized them for failing to recognize that appliedquestions could require first-rate intellectual efforts.Scientists are intelligent people and we should take them at their word when they give primacy tothe understanding of the natural world in their definition of their domain of activity. Here wewill choose to separate engineering from science and explore the consequences of this differencein motive. That does not mean though that there isn’t an overlap or similarity between scienceand engineering that needs exploration. We will use Kagan’s

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Julianne Lee Rhoads; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

were not based on the initial question structure. The coding process wasrecursive and it involved all members of the research team in multiple rounds of coding, codingreviews, strength testing, and the review of previous coding decisions. Within-interview analysisof interview data was done and then cross-interview analysis of data was done, resulting in acombining of data codes. Prototype assertions were tested based on strength of evidence andrevised to reflect the strongest evidence.5 The conventions used in quoting participants are asfollows: Statements by interviewees are presented in italics with quotations followed by theirpseudonym. Words in brackets were added by the researchers to clarify context.ParticipantsInterviewees were

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Dylan Connole

Tagged Divisions

International

throughout thetime abroad, significant cross cultural communication skills need to be acquired and theirapplication stimulated. Introducing specific pre-departure workshops and briefings toenhance cross cultural communication skills (in addition to the traditional country specificorientation) will stimulate curiosity about the similarities and differences between thecultures, and provide tools to interact and reflect on the interaction in a confident andconstructive way. In addition to this pre-departure preparation, and in the context of theformative evaluation of the effectiveness of these components, some specific (and non-courserelated) tasks can be introduced and scheduled throughout the time abroad, for exampleinitiating and executing

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Yoon Suk Lee, Virginia Tech; John S Gero, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance Kinney P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Min Liu, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell A. Thornton Ph.D., P.E., Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

use it. It is important to note that all of these factors are perceptions and not Page 25.630.3measures of an objective reality. These are the opinions of the user, however they aredeveloped, and not reflections of the actual functionality or applicability of a system to agiven task.Studies in a wide variety of technology fields, including computer languages, informationsystems, and communication technologies have all been supportive of the TAM and thedistinction between usefulness and ease of use9. Research in educational technology anddistance education has also utilized the TAM or similar analyses of user perceptions.Lee, Cho, Gay, Davidson

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

many cases is or will be aligned with the GrandChallenges of Engineering as identified by the National Academy of Engineering 7. The partnersprovide our students both with interactions with their engineers and with educational contentaround the selected theme and their company’s related efforts. The theme, in turn, is reflected ina physical presence in the form of a theme-lobby on a floor of the residence hall. Partners onboard at the time of this writing include Consumers Energy, sponsor of the energy theme, and Page 25.645.2GE, sponsor of the transportation theme.Conversations are ongoing with additional potential partners. In addition, the

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

study focused solely on the nature of the GTAfeedback. Previous research focused on the GTA grading of students’ responses.10 Bylinking these three data sources, conclusions could be drawn concerning the degree towhich the GTA is responding appropriately to the student responses and supporting thegrade they are assigning. In addition, future research could look at the impact of GTAfeedback on students’ responses to the problem formulation questions in subsequentMEAs.AcknowledgementThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DUE0717508). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science