Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

would you suggest implementing to build community in a classroom? 2. Describe the community we’ve built in this class over the semester. What specific activities helped or hindered the development of community within our class?Results and DiscussionChallenges and Successes:Student successes and challenges were coded into ten categories previously defined in a study onstudent success and challenges of agricultural and biological engineering students [3]. Thesuccess and challenge codes included: Extracurriculars, Teams, Interpersonal Relationships,Change Major/Career Path, Motivation, Study Skills, Acclimating, Time Management, LifeBalance, Academics

Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catelyn A. Evans, Texas A&M University; Ezekiel Joseph McReynolds, Texas A&M University ; Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A & M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

EngineeringAbstractBiological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) programs across the U.S. are aimed at teachingengineering principles and concepts of biology as they apply to both agricultural and biologicalsystems. There is a clear definition of what the undergraduate curricula should instill in studentsprior to entering into the workforce as defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. However, individual institutions determine the exact knowledge conceptswithin the coursework offered for students to be successful and prepared for their careers. Thisresearch project was motivated by the need to differentiate between the BAE programknowledge areas and a newly formed Environmental Engineering program in a southwesternUniversity’s Civil

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Owen J. Meehl, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

sometimes are the first time that students have leeway todefine their own design conditions as well as identify constraints without much formal guidance.This project is situated well in the BAE curriculum to serve as an opportunity to get a glimpse ofa capstone-caliber design challenge as well as often being the first time that a student who in theadvanced stages of their undergraduate career gets to apply advanced theoretical principles in areal-world setting.Undergraduate student reflections. This project was done twice, once in autumn of 2017 andonce in 2018. Students were asked at the end of both semesters, as one of the questions in theirfinal exam, what they gained from the class. One of the most common responses, and theexpected result, was