Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

learn. But many of us lose heart as the years of teaching go by. How can we take heart in teaching once more so that we can, as good teachers always do, give heart to our students?”In his seminal work titled “Mastering the Techniques of Teaching,” Lowman[5] introduces a two-dimensional model for effective college teaching. His model can be presented in table-formatthat describes the characteristics of college teachers. The three-by-three table presents ninedifferent conditions ranging from the “inadequate” college teacher to the “complete exemplar.”(See Figure 1). The two dimensions, or axis, on this scale are Intellectual Excitement and Interpersonal Rapport

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail M. Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

? Do you qualify for the reduced lunchprogram? th 9 grade  Yes, from where________________  Yes th 10 grade  No  No th 11 grade  I don’t know th 12 gradeWhat is the highest academic degree you expect to earn? My high school GPA is: High School or GED  Less than 1.0 (D and below) Bachelor of Arts or Science  Between 1.0 and 2.0 (D to C) Master of

Conference Session

Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

than 30 years of experience with post baccalaureate (continuing) education. Experiencedpractitioners and master educators deliver timely knowledge and skills through various 2-day and3-day seminars. Currently, over 250 seminars are held each year in all of the major sub Page 10.291.1disciplines of civil engineering.2 Is it possible that a mechanism is already in place to deliver the “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”remainder of the BOK to civil engineers with

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shanmugalingam Easwaran

encountering it for the first time. It was alsopossible to teach this topic in a shorter time while enabling the students to master its concepts.The approach that was adapted and implemented by the author is as given below. The softwaretool that was designed and implemented by the author and its implementation are described anddiscussed thereafter.Discrete Convolution as a Mathematical OperationOne of the most basic mathematical operations in any field is the operation of addition. Theoperation of addition (denoted by an operation symbol +) is a mathematical operation that takesany two numbers (a and b) and produces a third number (c = a + b). Similarly, the operation ofmultiplication (denoted by an operation symbol x) is another mathematical

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

same topics, but only through the use of flashcards.After a predetermined period, the sections swap their feedback treatment. Several swaps areachieved during the course, and in this manner each student acts as his or her own experimentalcontrol to assess the effectiveness of the treatment. This paper focuses on our experimentalmethods, the statistical analysis of data, and results of student learning and student satisfactionfrom the first implementation.IntroductionCore engineering courses, such as Statics, are comprised of key concepts and skills that studentsneed to master in order to succeed in follow-on courses. Students must comprehend theseconcepts at sufficient depth (as opposed to rote memorization of procedure) and transfer

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Pastirik; Michael Robertson; William Singhose; Joshua Vaughan; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

INFORMATIONMichael Robertson Page 10.839.11Mr. Michael Robertson is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Georgia Institute ofTechnology and 2003-2004 STEP Fellow. Michael received his Bachelor of Science in“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Mechanical Engineering from Florida A&M University and his Master of Science in MechanicalEngineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. His current area of research is commandgeneration and control of flexible systems and tethered satellites.Joshua VaughanMr. Joshua

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sookram Sobhan; Noel Kriftcher; Nerik Yakubov; Alon Kadashev; Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila

observations:• Teachers at the schools seem, in general, to feel that the presence of the RAISE fellows is helpful in enriching their courses.• There have been no significant cultural problems in having the fellows interrelate readily with students at the four inner city schools.• The relationships formed between the fellows and the high school teachers seem to be positive and the teachers seem comfortable in working with the fellows.• Students at the high schools generally accept the RAISE fellows as legitimate learning resources and seek answers from them to clarify concepts that they are trying to master. Page 10.806.9

Conference Session

Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doreen Lawrence; Barbara Oakley

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”level and moving forward in incremental steps as they master the material they arecurrently working on. This individualized approach not only builds academic skills, butalso strengthens study habits, improves concentration, and increases self confidencethrough daily comfortable practice with steady, small challenges.Students typically visit a Kumon Center twice a week with a parent to study under theguidance of their Kumon Instructor (franchisee) for about one half hour per subject.Students do from fifteen to twenty minutes of Kumon homework at home on the otherfive days of the week that they do not attend the center. This daily practice method,which continues throughout the year, is a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elsa Villa; Louis Everett

University of Texas at El Paso, Stanford University and Texas A&M. His interests are problembased learning, automation, and electrical machines.ELSA Q. VILLA has been with the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso since 1994. Shehas developed and implemented a variety of pre-college and college recruitment, outreach and retention activities.Ms. Villa received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Master of Science in Computer Science from TheUniversity of Texas at El Paso. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Education. Page 10.752.13 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

Page 10.314.3Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationprogram in the country. Currently, the school has 1 post-doc station, 2 PhD programs, 7 master ofscience programs, 3 master of engineering programs, and 4 bachelors programs. Its undergraduatecurriculum is considered as representative of its kind in China. The four-year undergraduate course plans are shown in tables 1-4 4 . Table 1. Freshmen Course Plan Course Series Fall Semester Spring Semester Perspectives Introduction to Deng’s Thoughts Introduction to Mao’s

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Johnson

curriculum.Introduction:The Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology and Packaging Science Department(MMET/PS) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) offers Bachelor of Science degreesin Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology,Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology and Packaging Science as well as Master ofScience Degrees in Computer Aided Manufacturing and Packaging Science. The departmentcurrently has 809 students and there are 51 in the Undergraduate Manufacturing Program.Students can complete the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program on a part-time orfull time basis. Five quarters of cooperative education or equivalent full time experience isrequired. Transfer students are accepted from a variety of

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack; John Farris

Concepts”, International Conference onFlexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, June 9-11, 2003, University of South Florida.BiographyHUGH JACK earned his bachelors degree in electrical engineering, and masters and Ph.D. degrees in mechanicalengineering at the University of Western Ontario. He is currently an associate professor at GrandValley State Univer-sity and chairs the graduate and manufacturing programs. His research interests include using open source softwarefor industrial control.JOHN FARRIS is currently an assistant Professor in the Padnos School of Engineering at Grand Valley State Univer-sity (GVSU). He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate at the Universityof Rhode Island. He has 6

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Appanaboyina; Kendrick Aung

computers to do the analysis ‚" It takes a very long time to get used to the software, i.e. the learning curve is steep As the technology changes rapidly, the importance of educating and training students influid mechanics becomes more critical. Conventional teaching methods fall short of conveyingthe complex ideas needed to be mastered by students. There is a range of problems in thismethod of instruction and some of them experienced are2: ‚" Lack of teaching aids to explain the principles used in fluid mechanics ‚" Shortage of time to teach in details ‚" Inadequate visual learning environment ‚" High student to teacher ratio due to increasing number of students ‚" Inability to make the course interesting ‚" Difficulty

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alvin Lester; Bruce Mutter

closer relationship with the general registration for the school and the registration on the web site for the individual courses. At the present time each registration is done independently. • The web-based curriculum requires a full-time web technician to provide trouble shooting assistance to the students, faculty, and the CART CMS web master. It also requires release time to faculty members for design, development and testing. We want the program to continue running smoothly while experiencing growth and development. • We envision our web-based program serving 100 Civil Engineering Technology students in

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education programs/modules, quick and easy determination of the final results within the class time period is not possible. The created scenarios can serve as a great platform for promoting in-class discussions, and for providing students with different perspectives. (b) The developed modules/programs can also be made accessible to the students by placing them on the course WebCT site. The students can utilize these files at any time and from any location which has an Internet connection for as many times as necessary to fully master the

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Laboratory.Boundary layer studies, flow across cavities, flow around various shapes includingcylinders and ogive bodies, as well as detailed studies of flow over various land and airvehicles have been documented through the years in a steady stream of masters thesesand individual senior seminar project reports. Successful lift and drag studies have beenconducted on items as diverse as sports balls, architectural models, home ventilationcomponents, and grape vine sections. Laboratory experiments conducted in the tunnelhave been a staple of undergraduate education, including boundary layer flow on flatplates, pressure distribution around airfoil sections, stability derivative analysis of flightmodels, and flow studies around various geometric shapes. Models

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

mutually beneficial partnership opportunities. Faculty teaching technicalentrepreneurship can further enhance the experiential learning for their students whilecontributing to the economic development of their regions by capitalizing on these opportunities.This paper presents a practical step-by-step conceptual framework for establishing thesepartnerships and for using technology-based business incubators as living laboratories forstudents studying entrepreneurial leadership. To provide the context for implementation, ourexperience in teaching entrepreneurship and experiential learning at technology-based businessincubators is briefly reviewed.Teaching EntrepreneurshipETSU has developed a program where students obtaining a Masters Degree in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

characterize the efficiency of the EPSby determining the input and output power under load. Figure 8. EyasSAT telemetry as observed through a PC terminalFinally, the EyasSAT EPS Module, EyasSAT Battery Module, and EyasSAT Solar Array areintegrated and verification tests performed to confirm integrated EPS operational status.Students then complete a lab report summarizing their results, conclusions, lessons learned andupdate their verification matrix. The lab reinforces the concepts learned in chapter 11.4 ofSMAD1, such as EPS architecture, efficiency, and functionality.Data Handling SubsystemThe EyasSAT Integrated Housekeeping Unit (IHU) is powered by an Atmel Mega128microcontroller serves as the system master control module. It

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vish Prasad; Richard Schoephoerster; Ofer Amit; Alan Carsrud

and is nowSouth Florida's leading engineering educational resource. The College has approximately 1,600enrolled students and 80 world-class faculty members. It is the top producer of Hispanicengineers in the country, and is ranked 18th in American universities in production of AfricanAmerican engineers. The College is made up of six departments- Biomedical Engineering, Civiland Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and SystemsEngineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Construction Management and offersseven bachelor degree programs, 13 master degree programs, and four Ph.D. programs.FIU resides in one of the densest regions of biomedical industry within the US. A balancedmixture of large and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

-Net+, Server+, e-Biz+, IT-Project+, Linux+,and CTT+)Sun Java CertificationsChauncey Group Certifications (ATS)Prosofttraining.com Certifications (CIW, Master CIW)Red Hat Certifications (RHCE)LPI Certifications (LPIC)Sair Linux and GNU Certifications (LCP, LCA, LCE, MLCE)Security Certifications (ICSA, SANS-GIAC, CISSP, SSCP, and more)It is noted in some of the publications that the total population of individuals in the UnitedStates today with computer certifications numbers about 6.5 million. And, this trend isexpected to grow in a significant manner. By the year 2010, that number is expected tojump to over 20 million. This trend has been largely accelerated by the serious investmentfrom some major IT companies such as Microsoft, Novell

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram AlRawi; Faouzi Bouslama

community. There is some fear byeducators that OBE takes away the freedom that teachers have in decision making pertaining tocourse content, course delivery, and assessment. The fear of losing control of their courses hascreated a phobia of OBE11, 12, 13.3. The University Academic Program ModelUniversities in the Middle East and North Africa are still using the classical educational system.However, Zayed University (UAE) educators and administrators agreed that it is virtuallyimpossible for a person to master a discipline or professional field without an emphasis on“Lifelong Learning” rather than simply acquiring knowledge. For this reason, Zayed Universityhas adopted an educational framework that uses both learning outcomes and GPA in its

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

students the opportunity of investigating theunknown as well as acquiring critical-thinking and problem-solving skills through discovery-based learning experiences. While traditional lectures and instructional laboratory sessions helpstudents master what is known, they are not substantial enough experiences to help students trulydevelop the skills such as solving complex problems, dealing with uncertainty, and probing theunknown. Engaging undergraduate students into investigative research projects can remediate Page 8.890.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Trends in Civil Engineering Accreditation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Elliott

of the civil engineeringdepartment head. The department head’s experiences are unique not only because this was one ofthe first return visits under EC 2000 but also because he is responsible for two Master’s degreeprograms that were reviewed for advanced level accreditation. The Master of Science inTransportation Engineering had been accredited following the 1996 visit. The Master of Sciencein Environmental Engineering was evaluated for the first time with the 2002 visit.IntroductionIn the United States, engineering academic programs receive their accreditation from theEngineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (EAC of ABET, generally referred to as ABET). Until 1996 the

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

students, “Please give honest and thoughtful answers to the following questions. Yourindividual responses will be anonymous; a summary of the responses from the class will beprovided to the course instructor and usually to the department head. Responsible studentsratings can help instructors improve and can help department head make more validjudgments about teaching effectiveness when making recommendations about salary,promotion, and tenure [5]”. In the Assessment and Enrollment Research Long Form, theUniversity of Arizona states: “Results are not released until after grades have been filled[6]”.In order to master the comprehensive information of course assessment, particularly theobjectivity of students` assessment, some universities have

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

design environmentq Collaboration across disciplines and institutions that promotes: • new knowledge about engineering design • new pedagogical processes • materials that enrich design educationBased on feedback by collaborators across the northwest, TIDEE established three goalsfor its work in design education:(a) To articulate a set of universal design education outcomes for all levels of the undergraduate education experience,(b) To create tools for assessing the effectiveness of design learning accomplished via different instructional approaches found in community colleges, four-year colleges, and research universities across the region, and(c) To create instructional materials that help students master knowledge and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanagaratnam Baskaran; John Long

masters and doctoral programs. The general trend has beenfor longer periods of formal education prior to full-time employment in professional fields. Moreand more professionals are undertaking post-graduate courses to aid their career advancement. Page 9.546.1* In Australia, the standard bachelor’s degree program (a “pass” degree) in arts and sciences is three years of full-time study, with the option of continuing into a fourth, “honours” year. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Smith; John Troy; Penny Hirsch

students need to master muchknowledge and many skills, it requires some ingenuity to fit communication exercises seamlesslyinto courses, especially during the sophomore and junior years, where emphasis is often placedon gaining content knowledge. Moreover, the problem is compounded by the fact that fewengineering faculty have formal training in communication pedagogy or even time to assessstudent performance in communication, which usually necessitates a substantial increase inworkload.At Northwestern, we have made a concerted effort to integrate writing exercises into engineeringcourses, ensuring that students appreciate the part played by written communication inengineering practice. For the past seven years, our freshmen have received written

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Michael Kilbey; Richard Rice; Scott Husson; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Debi Switzer

judgmentrequired of engineers lies at an upper level of the hierarchy, and, to reach high levels, anindividual must master lower-level cognitive skills and reorganize knowledge gained at lowerlevels. Our overarching goal is to develop higher-level thinking skills in chemical engineeringstudents before they reach their senior years. To reach that goal, we are applying the hierarchicalmodel of Egan2 as the basis for developing teaching and learning devices that are used in core Page 8.664.1 Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eldon Larsen; Betsy Dulin

Marshall University’s graduate program in engineering management to four differentlocations, utilizing a combination of interactive video link technology, video-tapes, on-lineinstruction, and live instruction. The discussion includes an overview of the engineeringmanagement area of emphasis in Marshall’s Master of Science in Engineering program, courseand curriculum development issues, and identification of effective teaching methodologies foremployed, adult students in a distance learning environment.Introduction Increasingly, institutions are responding to geographically widespread educational needsthrough the use of distance learning technology and techniques. This can be challenging for bothfaculty and students, but also rewarding, as