Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

industrial internships, we feel that even in the absence of a strict definition of biological engineering at the discipline, curriculum, and course levels, our students (and their future employers) will associate this degree with versatility and practical training in research and publication.• Involve specialists and faculty dedicated to educational effectiveness. Our summary conclusion is that the effort required to truly prepare students for engineering jobs of the future in the field of biological engineering, utilizing best practices and existing research, is to involve faculty and even specialists from colleges of education who have special expertise with learning and instructional design, and the variety of information

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

devotes to the academic experience6. He asserts that themore academically and socially involved individuals are and the more they interact with otherstudents and faculty, the more likely they are to persist. These types of interactions, can lead tothe success of many engineering students that aspire to finish their academic degree. Thissuccess can depend on their involvement. One thing we know about persistence is thatinvolvement matters.PurposeThe purpose of this study is to learn more about undergraduate’s research experiences andattitudes regarding research topics, and program effectiveness. Additionally, an aim of thisprogram is to explore best practices for attracting women and minorities into this area of researchand graduate school. At the

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia; Christopher Ward

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

framework members is discipline-dependent, the construction of the argumentis field- invariant. When using argumentation in a classroom environment, the instructor plays animportant role by helping the student understand theories and principles, but the instructor is notthe authority to explaining why a principle makes sense for solving a problem. Table 2 providesexamples of the appropriate questions and actions that teachers can use to develop the student’scognitive skills via argumentation. Through the lens of engineering practice, an argumentation-based framework (Table 1) is used to support the rational decisions that design teams make whenanalyzing, deliberating and compromising on the solution to an engineering problem (Jin andGeslin, 2009

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

, 1993, Carr, 1996, and others), or small, but significant paperbacks (Turner and Hill, 1999and Ramsey 1996). Monographs are best used as library reserve resource materials. Some booksfeature a programming language for instrumentation and controls. Examples are Khalid (2000),Olansen and Rosow (2002), Travis and Kring (2006), and Khoo (1999). Many text books dependon the student’s background to understand the material presented. A new text book beingcompleted by the author also provides the student of this discipline an opportunity to understandand gain practical experience with modern measurement equipment, data acquisition, and digitalcontrol systems. The course assumes that the student is a junior, senior pre-engineer, or afirst–year graduate

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ryan Drew Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

on global sustainability measures. Theaudience of this game will be middle school, high school, and undergraduate students. Users willplay as either a corn farmer, beef rancher, feedlot manager, or an ethanol plant manager in thismultiplayer game. Player decisions will impact overall system sustainability. Even thoughplayers are competing with each other, the overall goal is to be able to create a sustainable worldin the year 2050. Users will learn not only the complexities of each agricultural system, but willalso learn best management practices to increase sustainability. The game will be put together bydeveloping simplified integrated models using existing research data and models describing corn,ethanol, and beef systems individually

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

communicate effectively; (h) the broad educationnecessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context; (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in life-long learning; and (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues. Often thesenontechnical skills do not receive as much emphasis in undergraduate engineeringeducation and instead must be learned on the job, learning "soft skills the hard way" 2.Opportunities do exist in current engineering curricula to better integrate the developmentof these nontechnical skills into students' experience. These include team projects incapstone design and freshman design courses, engineering study abroad courses, servicelearning projects in both

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

module explains a number of basicconcepts related to the design problem. Students are asked to develop solutions to real-worlddesign problems to explore the specialization areas within the discipline, practice their problem-solving skills on real, sometimes "messy" problems, grow their engineering intuition and learn todistinguish between realistic and improbable solutions. Students will compile a learningportfolio throughout the semester documenting their design solutions for each module, as well asself-reflections on their initial choice of specialization and the impact modules had on theirchoice of specialization (either confirming their initial choice or providing evidence why analternative may be a better fit).The intended advantages of

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

, manufacturing curricula need to provide more emphasis onsustainability issues, including green engineering,21 not only at an undergraduate level, but alsofor graduate students.22 Incorporating biomass processing and utilization into engineering andtechnology curricula is one way to do this.7 In this vein, there has been a growing interest. Forexample, student research projects on bio-based polymers,23 and laboratory experiencesexamining biodegradability behavior of polymers24 have been discussed. Beyond these,unfortunately, there is a surprising lack of discussion regarding the manufacture of biologicalmaterials in terms of educational opportunities for curricular enhancement.The research literature, on the other hand, is rich with many examples of

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

modalities(examples provided in Figure 7). Students also discuss strengths-based leadership and thediversity of skills within their peer group. We illustrate this idea using the Four Domains ofLeadership Strength (Rath and Conchie, 2008) and point out to our students that by celebratingtheir strengths, they can develop highly functional teams that overcome their individualweaknesses. Further, we implement best practices, making evidence-based adjustments to ourteaching. We model being receptive to constructive criticism by checking with students aftereach unit to see what is or is not effective for their learning. We routinely use this studentfeedback to tweak activities and improve the course. In this way, we generate a classroomenvironment in

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

length of commitment. Service learning is built upon a foundational educational theory ofconstructivism where students make practical connections between what they have learned intheir engineering classrooms, what they have experienced in the past, and the service projectitself. In addition, it enhances student motivation because students feel that they are making apositive difference in the world beyond their engineering studies (Lima and Oakes, 2013).This paper reviews the co-authors experiences with service learning including designing andbuilding playgrounds for elementary schools (the 33rd was built during ASEE's 2016conference), technical consulting service to a neighborhood impacted by local hazardous wastesites, a rooftop rainwater

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

andrecognition for his work in distance education and has received university teachingawards. His current research include measurement and modeling of crop waterstress, fuzzy logic controls for turf irrigation management, and machine visiondetection, enumeration, and plant species identification for spot spraying controland precision agriculture.DAVID JONES, Professor, has taught graduate and undergraduate classes thatinvolve fuzzy set theory and soft computing techniques, risk assessment ofcomplex systems, and mathematical modeling of physical and biological systemsfor the past 18 years. He also teaches a Heat and Mass Transfer course toengineering juniors and the senior design classes. He has received numerousuniversity and national awards for his