Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

hands-on laboratory activities. The students’ prior experience included the more prescribed problems inthe freshman introduction to engineering courses. Throughout the semester, students workedtogether in teams of three to four to complete laboratory activities focused on client-basedindustry scenarios that have been shown to improve student engagement (12).During the first week of class, students completed a ‘Lab Certification Worksheet’. Thecertification worksheet included the following questions:  Define agricultural engineering or biological engineering (choose according to your major) in your own words.  What is your motivation for studying AE or BE (minimum of three sentences, no wrong answers)?At the end of the

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

Science & Technology. His research focuses on spectral imaging for predicting food quality (beef tenderness) and early diagnosis of human diseases (peripheral arterial disease). He has active research in the area of food safety engineering through integration of heat transfer model and predictive microbial growth/death models for food safety risk assessment. Every fall, he teaches a large sophomore- level class on engineering properties of biological materials, which consists of both lectures and laboratory sessions with an enrollment of more than 70 students. Every spring, he teaches a junior-level course on principles of bioprocess engineering which has an enrollment of about 25 students.Dr. Ashu Guru, University 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

during group activities vary each week. In-classExplorations and case studies present students with challenging context-rich problems thatrequire teamwork, communication, and time management. The weekly laboratory exercise is anintegral part of our curriculum. Over the course of the semester, students conduct nine laboratoryexperiments that emphasize experimental design. For each one, a guided inquiry portionintroduces the experimental setting under standard conditions. Students then discuss the baselinedata and choose a question to investigate. An experimental design is developed, critiqued by aTA, adjustments are made, and the experiment is carried out. Because our classroom and lab areintegrated, the spirit of discovery carries over from labs

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

Merrill, and Kevin M. Passno, 2014. Humanitarian Engineering at The Ohio State University: Lessons Learned in Enriching Education While Helping People, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Special Edition, pp. 78–96, Fall 2014.Christy, Ann, Andy Ward, Jeff Hughes, Simon Lorentz, and Bethany Corcoran. 2008. An Experiential and Service Learning Capstone design Initiative in South Africa. 2008 ASEE Global Colloquium, American Society for Engineering Education. CapeTown, South Africa, October 2008. Paper # GC 2008-124. 11 p.Christy, Ann D., Julie Weatherington-Rice, and Andy D. Ward. 2000. Use of a Superfund site as a hands-on learning laboratory for engineering design students. Ohio Journal of Science