Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anas Chalah, Harvard University; Fawwaz Habbal, Harvard University; Michael Raspuzzi, Harvard University

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

hands-onexercises are implemented into the curriculum, student’s proficiency is measured through avariety of course-based testing and evaluation method [4].Reflection on Students’ Level of ConfidenceWe focused on short term and long-term effects of the program on the students’ learning: shortterm defined as what happens during the program from day to day and week to week.Assessments on the longer term are defined as the inferred change from the pre-term and post-term assessment evaluation. We note that within the program, the first major increase in self-determined level of confidence for students was between their introduction to the program andthe completion on the first workshop on that specific subject. The average increase (Figure 4)from

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Lifelong Learning Characteristics 1 Relate academic learning to practical issues 2 Engage in self-direction and self-reflection in job performance 3 Locate information to complete engineering projects 4 Adapt learning/problem solving strategies to solve open-ended problems 5 Meet deadlines 6 Manage time in an effective manner 7 Take responsibility for seeking informationResults and DiscussionAdvisor Survey ParticipantsThe survey was distributed to 13 former faculty advisors who had worked with the programduring the period 2013-2015. Out of the 13 advisors, 11 completed the survey. While thissample size is small, in the history of the program there has only been

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

regulateaspects of analysing, rethinking and actively engaging in learning. Graham Gibbs[7] revealedthat the quality of education is based on focus of aligning learning outcomes and theirassessment. Studies show that the teaching does not attract students rather they are influencedby assessment practices.Sally Brown[8] discusses and recommends ‘fit for purpose’ assessment practicing enableevaluation of the extent to which learners learnt and demonstrate their learning. The Authormentions that, academics need to consider the best time to assess the students. In many cases,assessment should be focused on students’ achievement through evidences. It is worth toconsider student centred assessment that reflects student centred curriculum. The students arenot

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Design in Engineering Education

. Q4: Course objectives were clearly defined and reflected in the 0 3 4 2 0 course evaluation Q5: The instructor’s feedback was valuable 1 4 3 1 0 Q6: Industry sponsor mentorship was valuable 2 5 2 0 0 SA = Strongly Agree, A = Agree, N = Neither Agree nor Disagree, D = Disagree, SD = Strongly DisagreeConclusionThe capstone course provides important experiences in the early days of engineering students’careers for them to interact with professional engineers from the industry. The intent of

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke David Conlin, Stanford University; Doris B Chin Ph.D., Stanford Graduate School of Education; Kristen Pilner Blair, Stanford University; Maria Cutumisu, Stanford University; Daniel L Schwartz, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

are asked to design posters to advertise the various activity booths (Figure 3). Their job is tochoose an activity booth (Step 1), design a poster for it (Step 2), and “market test” the posterwith a focus group (Step 3). Students then choose either positive (“I like…”) or negativefeedback (“I don’t like…”) (Step 4) from each of three characters (see Figure 3.B). After readingthe feedback (Step 5), students can choose to revise (Step 6) or submit their poster (Step 7).Upon submission, students can see their booth’s “ticket sales” reflecting the quality of theirposter design. There are three rounds of posters to design, thus nine opportunities to choosepositive or negative feedback. The key measure is whether the students choose

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

distinct from sex. Connellnotes that gender is not a supposedly biologically-obvious division between men and women, butinstead the way human society collectively makes relevant these reproductive distinctions Page 26.1007.5between human bodies in a social context. For us, the context is engineering education. In its  simplest form, gender reflects the set of characteristics, behaviors, and practices that we think ofas “feminine” or “masculine” – characteristics that any individual biological male or female mayor may not embody.Race, like gender, is not a biological category but a social one. And unlike sex, race has nobiological basis, despite a

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Guilford, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

noted that the number of questions and responsesin each dimension were identical. The composite score shows that while students report feelingmore able and motivated to perform engineering design, and less apprehensive about doing so,they remain no more convinced that they will be successful in completing the task (p = 0.888, d= 0.012, N=84 for success). This is in contrast to students to first-year students in a very similarimmersive project-based design class taught by us, who showed significant gains in thesuccessful dimension over the course of a single semester [11]. This may reflect a limitation ofthe skills-focused approach; students do not see the end product of a design experience. Table 2: Gain and in loss in dimensions of engineering

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Wang, University of Toledo

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Design in Engineering Education

standards, the assessment process for the course could be made morestraightforward facilitating future course development. Adaptation to ABET assessment criteriaevolvement may become more robust.Assessment of Student performanceThe results of the course improvement may be assessed through student satisfaction survey[9,10]. This paper takes an outcome based approach. Similar evaluation approach was adoptedby SJSU [11]. Student assignment grades were used as measurement of the effectiveness of thecourse as being used in ABET assessment. This method directly reflects the students’performance in the course. By comparing this data between two semesters, the instructor maymonitor the improvements of the student’s performance. The assessment data are

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Houzhi Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Lu Chen, Shanghai JiaoTong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, which completedthe transition from curriculum-center to activity-center [8]. In this kind of collaborativeand interactive environment, engineering students can consolidate professional knowledgeand skills by applying and practicing what they have learned in the actual engineeringdesign process and strengthen self-reflection about projects by considering how to makefurther adjustments in the next period of projects. In response, Liu also indicated thatcollaborative, experiential, project-based and service-based learning forms in capstone 3design and its courses could contribute to improving engineering students’ employability[4]. In addition, numerous studies also explored mutually beneficial

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford Stover, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

. Thestudent’s senior year involvement in the project is used as senior project or senior design creditin which they generally take on a more managerial role as lead engineers. In the course of theirengineering education, our most involved students learn basic fabrication techniques, team andgroup project management, solid modeling and analysis techniques, and finish by producing,testing, and competing in a project that accurately reflects what they will come up against inreal world engineering. This paper gives a general idea of how we have incorporated the SAECollegiate Design Series competitions into our Mechanical Engineering Curriculum. Page

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Monolingual and Bilingual Classrooms,” Creativity Research Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 3-4, pp. 373-386.6. Ghosh, S., 2003, “Triggering Creativity in Science and Engineering: Reflection as a Catalyst,” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 38, Issue 3-4, pp. 255-275.7. Hopper, C., 2007, Practicing College Learning Strategies, Houghton Mifflin (http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/hd/hemis.html).8. Kim, J. and Michael, W.B.., 1995, “The Relationship of Creativity Measures to School Achievement and to Preferred Learning and Thinking Style in a Sample of Korean High School Students,” Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 55, Issue 1, pp. 60-74.9. Moehrle, M.G., 2005, “How Combinations of TRIZ Tools Are Used

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; James Kamman, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mohammed Elsamawal, Western Michigan University; Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

-based course design trend reflects industrypractice, where teamwork has become the prevalent mode5. During this bidding process, studentsare required to seek out the faculty who presented the project, with the goal of both learningmore about the project and allowing the faculty to get a sense of the best team for the project.The course coordinator encourages students to ask faculty advisors questions about projecttiming, budget, potential funding, objectives, etc. In the case where the project has an industrysponsor, be that for commercial purposes or for non-for-profit organization, students are urged toask about sponsor expectations, additional or unusual time lines, and specific design constraints.Naturally, not all of these questions can be

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Design in Engineering Education

Constructing Self-Efficacy Scales”, chapter 14 in F. Pajares, T. Urban, editors, Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescence; Information Age Publishing, Inc., USA, 2006, pp. 307-337.5. D.Chachra, F.Olin, D.Kilgore, H.Loshbaugh, J.McCain, H.Chen, “Being and Becoming: Gender and IdentityFormation of Engineering Students”; 2008 American Society for Engineering Education 2008 conference paper;Austin, TX .6. J.Zubizaretta, The Learning Portfolio, Reflective Practice for Student Learning, chapter 4 “ElectronicLearning Portfolios” Columbia College, Anker Publishing Company, Inc. , Boston, MA, 2004.7. J.Dixon, “Focus Group Facilitation Guidelines”, adapted from the Centre for Higher Education Quality,Monash University 2005. Accessed from the internet, January, 3

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

to manufacturing optimization. As part of a five member mul- tidisciplinary team, she and her colleagues developed a successful undergraduate course on sustainable design and manufacturing using new pedagogy for both face-to-face and on-line environments, spon- sored by NSF funding. Currently, she supervises Kettering University’s renowned Co-operative Educa- tion Department, Center for Culminating Undergraduate Experiences, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Academic Success Center, Office of the Registrar and Library as well as the First Year Expe- rience, Supplemental Instruction and Integrated Reflective Learning Program. Previously, she has worked in industry, state and local government

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Perova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

reflective ofdifferent beliefs about technology tools by team members. As mentioned earlier, thecultural beliefs dimension from the Social Infrastructure framework refers to the“mindset that shapes the way of life of the classroom” and according to Bielaczyc suchbeliefs “influence how a technology-based tool is perceived and used.” From the resultsof our pilot study, we can only infer about students beliefs about the purpose of wikitechnology from Internet Usage survey (see Table 1-1) that shows results of studentexperiences in personal and academic settings with web 2.0 tools. Our preliminaryanalysis of the results pointed to interesting findings, such as that social mediatechnology is not actively used in the academic environment. For example

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

reflect an increase in the turntableweight. Students are expected to generate similar comparisons as part of their technical report.Figure 2a Measured Turntable Position from Step InputFigure 2b Simulated Turntable Position from Step Input Page 25.1013.5Turntable OptimizationGoals of optimization are motivated by a themed competition. Teams of four students areestablished by combining two of the paired turntable teams. The result is a four-person team thathas two turntables to work with. At this point, additional construction materials are provided,including geared DC motors and additional acrylic material. A shopping cart is also provided,allowing

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Clayton, Villanova University

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Design in Engineering Education

, “What steps did you follow as you built your … (truss structure for example)?”Students are given time to reflect on this question both individually and in groups. Each group isthen asked to make a list of steps it followed when solving the design problem. In doing this,they are developing a model of the engineering design process they followed. Finally, the studentteams are asked to share their individual design models with the class.Some example design models that may result from this exercise are shown below. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Draw out a design Build Look at materials Build design Test

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui (Celia) Pan, Purdue University; Shih-Ping Kuo, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

). Heuristic decision procedures, open constraints, and the structure ofill-defined problems. In M.W. Shelly & G.L. Bryan (Eds.), Human judgements and optimality. NewYork: Wiley.30. Radcliffe, D., & Lee, T.Y. (1989). Design methods used by undergraduate engineering students.Design studies, 10(4), 199-207.31. Simon, H.A. (1973). The structure of ill-structured problems. Artificial Intelligence, 4, 181-201.32. Schon, D. (1983). The reflective practitioner Temple-Smith, London.33. Visser, W. (2006). The cognitive artifacts of designing. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.34. Won, P. H. (2001). The comparison between visual thinking using computer andconventional media in the concept generation stages in design. Automation in Construction, 10,319-325.35

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

years. Over that time the complexity ofthe projects has increased as the faculty and curriculum have been refined. As part of that processthe faculty have accumulated a wealth of knowledge about projects in general. Every project hasproblems, but some more than others. There are many lessoned to be learned by the failures. The Page 15.84.3work in this paper reflects the wealth of knowledge from project experiences. To state the obvi-ous, designers count on experience to make good decisions. This experience is obtained by mak-ing decisions and seeing the outcomes. Good outcomes reinforce the correctness of decisions,errors provide ‘opportunities

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

the institution’s premises. It has also been clear that the costs ofmarketing cohort programs have been less than the open enrollment programs. The reason: oncea program is accepted by an institution, it tends to continue and does not have to be “re-sold”year after year. Finally, the institution is able to track progress and get more involved in a cohortprogram by its very nature. Since all students are from the same institution, its needs can be moreaccurately reflected in the choice of courses, and they can be assured that all students haveexperienced the same subject matter delivery. There are perceived disadvantages that have been raised by some, from time to time. One hasto do with cost and price, and some have argued that all courses

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

resolve a specific question orproblem. CETE: Senior project students are introduced to the project management via a workshop. They are also introduced to the intellectual property in general, and the process of filing patents at the University of Houston. Their research plan is well documented through the Microsoft Project program and shows schedule of deliverables and task assignments. Weekly progress reports reflect the progress made. Cost estimation, overall plan to implement the research problem is an important component of the overall evaluation of each team and members of that team. ID: Students possess leadership and stewardship to plan and conduct appropriate research methods to

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

authors suggest methods forforming teams based on students’ personalities, strengths and weaknesses to ensure teamsare as balanced and functional as possible.4,5,6 While the methods proposed in theliterature are interesting, they were not selected for the course. One of the goals for thegroup project is to develop teamwork skills regardless of team composition. It was feltthat tight control over the teams’ composition would not reflect the randomness of a realwork situation. For the ING4901 course, the teams (each of which comprised fiveengineering and two architecture students) were assigned by teachers and balanced basedon discipline, specialty, gender and academic achievement.3 This method of selectingteam members proved satisfactory, although

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

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Design in Engineering Education

fluids with tubing whichallows air into the bottle without contaminating the saline solution.Figure 5: The IV saline prototype utilizing (upper left) a solar distillation system, (upper right) a Lifestraw Family Unit, (lower left) a reflective trough for solar disinfection of saline after Page 22.1348.9 mixing, and (lower right) tubing to allow 300 mL glass bottles present in Ghana to be used to infuse saline.This process meets the environmental constraints of the rural clinics, utilizing non-potable wateras source material and requiring no electrical power. While composed of several steps withnumerous

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeshan Hyder, Virginia Tech & UET Lahore; Zulfiqar Ali, Virginia Polytechnic State University; Janis P. Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

throughout the project time. Table 2 shows the Ganttchart developed for this project. Page 22.559.5Table 2: Gantt chart Page 22.559.6House of QualityThe House of Quality (HOQ) is a matrix used in the Quality Function Deployment (QFD )method and is an internationally accepted technique[23]. It has very common application inengineering design to incorporate the needs, desires and wants of the customers in technicaldesign to increase the customer satisfaction[24, 25]. The main idea behind use of HOQ is the beliefthat the design should reflect customer’s desires[26]. In case of educational settings, the customersare students [27

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Reduction Agency as well as a grant from the NIST/TIP program, a NationalScience Foundation under Grant No. CMMI-0555851, and, in part, by the University of Texas atAustin Cockrell School of Engineering and the Cullen Trust Endowed Professorship inEngineering No. 1. In addition, we acknowledge the support of the Department of EngineeringMechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Any opinions, findings, or recommendations arethose of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. Page 22.292.126. References1. Ulrich, K., Eppinger, S., Product Design and Development, McGraw Hill, 2000.2. Jensen, D., Weaver, J., Wood, K., Wood, J

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

is based on feedback from coaches and sponsors or clients. 7. Peer Evaluations: Since the class is divided into groups, an overall grade is determined for the group performance. Sometimes it is necessary to make differentiations within the group to make sure the individual grades reflect each person's contributions. Each group is to submit a group self-evaluation.ResultsTwo surveys were conducted at the end of the semester. The first survey is designed to Page 15.503.5measure the team effectiveness and performance. The second part of the survey is designed tomeasure individual performance and contribution to the team’s

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

of assessment involves both the long-term reflections of students about theirlearning experiences, and capturing what they learn into some persisting structure. A methodthat has gained considerable acceptance among assessment analysts is the use of e-portfolios. 22 Page 15.736.7Students will be introduced to e-portfolios in one of the core communication courses in their firstyear, with it being periodically updated over the course of their studies. The obvious positiveresults of using e-portfolios are that the progress of students can be evaluated over time, and thatthe students themselves have an awareness of the continuity of their studies

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; Brian Howell, Brigham Young University; Richard West, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

inculcatethe principles and techniques of innovation. Awards were provided to the top three teams. Beforethe Innovation Boot Camp was completed, there was a final summary discussion session wherestudents were asked to share their reflections of the Innovation Boot Camp, and to identify if,how, and what they learned and developed. At then end of the evening students were given asecond Torrance Creativity Test – which we would later grade and compare with their resultsfrom when they first took the Creativity Test. Exit surveys were emailed to each student at theconclusion of the Innovation Boot Camp. Additionally, several students were randomly selected

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

creative. Fortunately,for us, many of Leonardo’s drawings and writings are available to us. da Vinci’s owninstructions for becoming more “Curiosita” are shown in his following Self-Assessment list, andthere are many more suggestions to help you become more “curious” or creative10. I keep a journal or notebook to record my insights and questions. I take adequate time for contemplation and reflection. I am always learning something new. When I am faced with an important decision, I actively seek out different perspectives. I am a voracious reader. I learn from little children. I am skilled at identifying and solving problems. My friends would describe me as open-minded and curious

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

processes are revisited. Clear understanding of these processes inrelation to realization is vital for having realistic expectations, and achieving the course outcomes.Several examples are presented to illustrate the concepts and processes discussed.IntroductionGrowing number of national reports and articles stress the need for incorporating innovative forms ofteaching1,2. In response, there is a need to redesign, reform, and continuously improve engineeringeducational programs and experiences. Capstone design courses, being the last educational experience ofmost programs, must reflect these improvements through innovative teaching that include currentengineering developments and practices.In a recent study, the concept of realization was expanded