Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

published online curriculum as well as catalog descriptions ofthe courses. Most of our analysis comes from that data. In several cases where the softwarecontent of a course was not clear from a catalog, we contacted the department chair by email orphone.We compared our results with the data from the version of the Curriculum Guidelines forUndergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering published by the Joint Task Group onComputer Engineering Curricula Version 2015 October 3.We provide a summary statement but we make no recommendations. We believe thisinformation will be useful to anyone developing a new computer engineering program or to thosewho are in the process of curricular revision.IntroductionThe ABET website currently lists 250

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

and to gobeyond scores on an exam or homework assignment. Adams et al. utilized Schon’s reflectivepractitioner theory as a lens to understand and measure reflective practitioner behavior inengineering students engaged in design activities.1,16 Chen proposed using online tools such asWikis and Weblogs and a technique called Folio Thinking, to support reflective learning in anintroductory engineering design course.17 Folio Thinking is a pedagogical approach wherestudents create learning portfolios, with the end goal being to enhance students’ self-awarenessof their knowledge by making it explicit and visible for themselves as well as for others. Turns etal. specifically focus on reflection on experience as an intentional thinking process.1 They

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

instructorsoften lower the rigor of teaching a course in an abbreviated semester that results in increasedstudent performance. But this was not the case for the present study; the syllabus, teaching method,and evaluation methods adopted by the instructor were exactly the same for both Spring andminimester sessions.A shortcoming of this study could be that it was not controlled for student demographics. However,the author did not observe any significant difference either in age or ethnic difference between thetwo groups of students, except for gender. The percentage of female students in the compressedsemesters was about 16 and that in the regular semesters was 10. But it is doubtful whether thisfactor would be responsible for enhanced student performance

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Community Engagement Division

material and that the pace of the course was too fast. Half ofthe syllabus was eliminated. Only the content listed previously was covered. Concepts likegames, social network integration, online storage and maps were eliminated. Additionally, thestructure of the course was changed. Instead of two or three days of lecture where severalconcepts were introduced followed by a homework assignment, students were introduced to oneor two concepts before being tasked with implementing the concept themselves. On the first dayof lecture, students were given a demonstration and code walk through. As the instructorexplained the concept and typed each line of code, students took notes and copied code andcomments. On the second day of lecture, students and

Conference Session

Experinces in Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #18363Innovative Manufacturing Education Experience for First-Year EngineeringStudents: Using a Seminar Course and Volunteerism to Enhance Manufac-turing SkillsMr. Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Eric Holloway currently serves as the Senior Director of Industry Research in the College of Engineering at Purdue University, where he focuses on industry research in the College of Engineering. From 2007-2013, Eric served as the Managing Director and the Director of Instructional Laboratories in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. As Director, he was in

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

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Mathematics

, Washington. 10.18260/p.23694. https://peer.asee.org/23694Callahan, J., & Schrader, C., & Ahlgren, A., & Bullock, D., & Ban, Y. (2009, June), The ImplementationOf An Online Mathematics Placement Exam And Its Effects On Student Success In Precalculus AndCalculus Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas.https://peer.asee.org/5541Callahan, J. and Belcheir, M. (2017, May), “Testing our Assumptions: The Role of First Course Gradeand Course Level in Math and English in Predicting Retention,” Journal for College Student Retention,19(1).Crosswalk: https://www.lsamp.org/help/help_stem_cip_2015.cfm.Dasgupta, N. (2011). Ingroup experts and peers as social vaccines who inoculate the Self-Concept: TheStereotype

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Mathematics

considered for this study have avery long list of topics (syllabus) to cover and evaluate. Even in a traditional lecturing style notall topics are fully covered by the teacher; some topics are just mentioned and left for the studentto go over the material or to do exercises by themselves.Before this study, the main teaching strategy in all mathematics courses was a traditionalapproach. For this paper, traditional teaching means the main actor is the teacher by lecturingmost of the sessions with minimal or no participation from the students, and with a heavy use ofchalk and blackboard by the teacher. In a traditional class, the instructor explains the topic,solves some exercises, and asks students to solve some others. Then, homework is assigned

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Since there are fourteen Grand Challenges and just about that many weeks in asemester, in principle this could have worked well. But even though the Grand Challenges arevivid illustrations of how engineering problems and their solutions have social-political-ethicaldimensions, we concluded that it would be a better idea, in terms of discussing engineeredproducts, to start from the ordinary and the mundane, and expand from there. It is here howHenry Petroski’s reflections on the paper clip in Invention by Design and Mark Miodownick’schapter on plastic from Stuff Matters entered the course syllabus. The order of design projectsworked the same centrifugal way, as we started with a “solar hack” project on which studentsworked individually, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Sharpe, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education; Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

establishedthrough this project in 2015. The VCP redesigned the Level 1 workshops and developed Level 2workshops with content in-formed by emerging research on LGBTQ inclusion in STEM. Theredesigned workshops were launched online in spring 2016 and in person at the ASEE AnnualConference in 2016. This paper presents an update on the overall project and presents theevaluation results of the Safe Zone Level 2 workshops.1. IntroductionEven though recent years have seen significant advances in LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender, and queer) equality in the U.S. through legislation and social acceptance, researchshows that LGBTQ students and faculty on college campuses still experience exclusion anddiscrimination. Some college campuses offer training

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christopher Frayer, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Women in Engineering

toward the end of an NSF-sponsored grant, in a university climate ofongoing and increasing budget cuts from the state. In order to achieve success, the NFLC programminghad to come with a small price tag and show measurable, significant outcomes. This placed the focus ofthe NFLC on assisting faculty to access campus resources more effectively, rather than generating newsources of faculty funds.The cost of running the NFLC is limited to one-credit course overloads for each of the two co-coordinators, and refreshments for some meetings. Compensation for the coordinators allows theuniversity to expect accountability, and thus, quality programing and assessment of the community.Refreshments provide a small bit of hospitality on the part of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Umit Ozgur, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Electrical and Computer

organized fairly consistently across departments. Faculty memberstake on one or more teams and supervise them through a year-long experience to projectcompletion. The projects, spread across two semesters, earn the students 4 credits and arerequired to involve construction of a novel device/system which meets appropriate engineeringstandards and multiple realistic constraints. Over the course of the academic year, students honetheir skills through team meetings, brainstorming sessions, designing, simulating, fabricating andassembling their concepts as well as reviewing, researching and validating their designs. Projectsin the Electrical and Computer Engineering department are organized along broad categoriesincluding Computer Engineering (Advanced

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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Women in Engineering

School District, Ashland, PA Biology, Life Science, Honors Biology, Anatomy and Physiology grades 7-12 2003 Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township, PA Biology, Honors Biology, Ecology grades 9-12 2002-2003 Developed syllabus and overall course structure of honors Biology courses EDUCATION Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Ed. D. Education Leadership and Management 2016 Concentration: Higher Education Administration Dissertation: Examining the personal nature of the K-14 engineering pipeline for young women University Of Scranton, Scranton, PA M.S. Ed. Leadership 2009 Principal K-12 Certification, Education Leadership Honors: Deans List Susquehanna University Teacher Intern Program; Secondary

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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New Engineering Educators

boxes g. Electronic course information (e.g. syllabus, handouts) h. Electronic grading/feedback i. Electronic rubrics j. Other k. None of the above 13. What tips or best practices for LMS use would you share with early career faculty members? Open response. 14. What other types of technology do you use in the classroom? Check all that apply. a. Clickers b. PollEverywhere c. Videos d. Presentations via tablet with handwriting input e. Simulations f. Other g. None of the above 15. What tips or best practices for technology in the classroom would you share with early career faculty? Open Response. 16. Do you

Conference Session

Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary K. Nave Jr., Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad, Virginia Tech; Michael Stewart, Virginia Tech; Michele Ruth Waters, Virginia Tech; Emily Garner, Virginia Tech; Mohammed Seyam, Virginia Tech; Chelsea R. Corkins, Virginia Tech; Karen P. DePauw, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

reasoningskills through problem-based learning activities, and examine complex issues that educators facein the 21st century. The class is taught in an active-learning, technology-enriched classroom.Throughout the semester, students work closely in small groups to discuss a variety of readings,videos, and learning tools, ranging from the writings of Paulo Freire to the PBS documentary“Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century.” As deliverables for the course, each studentcreates a learner-centered syllabus for a course in their discipline, a teaching philosophystatement inspired by their own values and experiences, and a problem-based learning project.After each session, students blog and tweet about the readings, individual assignments

Conference Session

Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

experiments and assignments. This sample and the teamingenvironment reflected several similarities to the first-year engineering programs for which thisinstrument was intended. An email introducing and containing a link to the online survey wassent to all students during the final days of the course. Response rates were extremely low (≈7%) due to the timing of the survey and lack of in-class announcements. However, the fewresults that were obtained demonstrated that students would identify others outside of their teamsand even their sections, through use of the free-response questions.The final version of the survey consisted of a cover letter describing the purpose of the researchand data collection, a prompt asking the students to indicate all

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannie Marie Purchase, Virginia Tech ; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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Student

believed these experiences helpedthem become well-rounded individuals. Their experiences have contributed to the developmentof skills that will be beneficial in the work world. For example, both students credited theirexperiences to improving their interpersonal skills with diverse groups, and Isabel explicitlyexpressed that meticulous time management is crucial for her to manage her course work andout-of-class activities.Curricular ContextTheme 3 - Deep learning experiences increase student engagement: When the participantswere asked to recall when they considered engineering fun, the participants provided examplesthat were tied to deep learning experiences. For this study, deep learning experiences are definedas experiences of instructional

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

this perspective comes from social studyresearch that working with real-world and narrative problems might help these students toembrace better their identity as engineers.To facilitate such collaboration, we (three faculty members from engineering and socialsciences) will teach concurrent courses for students in our disciplines, and bring our studentstogether during the semester to interact and collaborate. Each team of 4 students will beassigned a case study to discuss, collect data on, and analyze by conducting what-if analysis.Since our engineering course will be an elective course, it may attract predominantly URM andwomen students because of this case-study focus. Our desire to incorporate state-of-the-art toolsmay also facilitate the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

, results, and conclusion) are highlighted to provide students with a framework fortheir final reports. Guidelines for the research paper (Appendix C) and examples of past researchreports (from the previous FIRE course) are made available to the students for reference.Additionally, a list of online resources offering tips for creating attractive and effective researchposters and academic writing guides are distributed to further aid in preparing the finaldeliverables. The research poster session is held during the last lecture session. Teams present theirsemester’s work in a 7 minute presentation, followed by 3 minutes of Q&A with the audience.Team research reports are also collected at this last meeting. In 2015, the poster session was