Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

requiredintroductory English courses to capture a sample representative of both STEM and non- STEMmajors. The survey instrument focused on student backgrounds, pedagogical factors in physicalscience classrooms, classroom achievement, and student attitudes toward STEM andsustainability. In this project, sustainability is defined broadly as meeting the “needs of thepresent without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”13 Theintent of the study was to focus on factors that increased enrollment in engineering majors and toexplore the connections between engineering and sustainability-related topics in students’experiences. The survey included 47 Likert, Likert-type, multiple choice, and categorical questions aboutstudent career

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

instructor is asked to map a course outcome to a particular studentactivity/evaluative component. Examples include a particular problem on an exam, a homework,a project report etc. This approach is consistent with the notion of direct assessment andleverages the fact that the instructor is going to evaluate the chosen component irrespective ofthe assessment need, since it contributes to the course grade. The instructor is also asked to set acriteria that reflects the demonstration of the particular outcome. For example the instructor,having chosen a homework on uncertainty analysis as the activity to reflect ability to applyknowledge of mathematics and engineering, may set the criteria for attainment as a 75% score onthe HW. This criteria is

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

create a foundation for more efficient implementation ofcritical thinking in the future. To answer these questions and help students learn moreeffectively, gaining student input and understanding student perspectives is necessary.Thus, in this paper we seek to provide an initial exploration of what critical thinking is in theengineering classroom. This research paper examines the meaning and enactment of criticalthinking for engineering undergraduate students. We address the following research question:How do undergraduate engineering students perceive and enact critical thinking?MethodologyThis study is the pilot phase of a larger project aiming to understand critical thinking for studentsand faculty in humanities and engineering. Since this is

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Department of Education, she is also repeatedly invited to provide funding, proposal, and application preparation training for undergraduate and graduate students.Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytesDr. Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lori Breslow is the founding Director of the Teaching & Learning Laboratory (TLL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An internationally recognized expert in teaching and learning in higher edu- cation, she conducts research on the development, diffusion, and assessment of educational innovation, particularly in science and engineering. She is currently leading a joint MIT-Harvard research project to analyze data

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

activity with members of the High TechEducation working group of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, led byIntel and GE. The objective of this initiative is to stimulate comprehensive action atuniversities and colleges to help increase the annual number of new B.S. graduates inengineering and computer science by 10,000. The “Graduate 10K” initiative especiallyencourages projects designed to increase retention among women and other groups oftraditionally underrepresented student groups that pursue engineering and computerscience degrees.11 Page 23.506.12  11 There have also been recent reports in the

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

NanomaterialsWe have recently developed a one-credit course designed for first-year students considering thenew major in Microsystems and Nanomaterials Engineering. It is based on a successful“Engineering Projects” course offered through our General Engineering department, which hassubsequently been made into a popular summer program for prospective students. The goal ofthis new course, which meets two laboratory hours per week, is to expose students to several ofthe important ideas and concepts in microsystems and nanotechnology, and to give them hands-on projects that will help them learn these multidisciplinary ideas. Further, the “ulterior motive”of this course is to inspire students to stay in engineering, and to give them a flavor of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, San Francisco State University; Sergey Dusheyko, San Francisco State University; McKenzie Suzanne Campagna, San Francisco State University; Ozkan Celik, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, and sound synthesis and electronics for musical applications.Mr. Sergey Dusheyko, San Francisco State University I received my BS in mechanical engineering from San Francisco State University in the Summer of 2013. During my time there I worked on two projects as a member of the Biomechatronics Research Laboratory. On these projects I was responsible, in part, for mechanical design and three dimensional model rendering. Since graduating I have worked as a mechanical engineer for a hydrogeological technology start up.McKenzie Suzanne Campagna, San Francisco State UniversityDr. Ozkan Celik, San Francisco State University Ozkan Celik joined San Francisco State University (SFSU) in August 2011 as an Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Blake; kathleen marrs; Jeff Watt; Andrew Gavrin

opportunity to think aboutthe ConceptTest, record individual answers, then discuss the ConceptTest with their neighbors.This system is often used in conjunction with classroom response systems such as Classtalk andCPS.13 Mazur has also worked to combine his methods with the JiTT strategy, as described inhis Project Galileo web site.14We have also found that using the WarmUps helps students to improve their study habits.Because WarmUps are due on lecture days (and homework on recitation days) our students haveassignments due on every day of class. This encourages them to organize their studying aroundmanageable sessions, through which they can remain alert and effective. What is Physics Good For? (or What is Biology Good for?, What is Chemistry

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivier de Weck

Conference Session

TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

william mullett; Gary Mullett

then NYNEX Corporation, this progressive program that emphasizesemployee soft skills was expanded to the New England states in 1996. Through extensiveinteraction between all New England stakeholders involved with this project, a baselinecurriculum was developed that was similar but not exactly the same as the New York curriculum.The first graduates of the NextStep program are now in the workplace, the NYNEX Corporationhas since merged with Bell Atlantic and then become Verizon, the two different curricula havebeen morphed into a single curriculum and the sometimes contentious summer Faculty Instituteshave been replaced by smaller curriculum specific gatherings. This paper will first look back at thesometimes fascinating events that helped to

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Doran; Leo Denton; Dawn McKinney

, organization, refers to how deeply a value becomes partof the way a student forms judgments, makes decisions, and lives. Here the student not onlyvalues but also has integrated that value into a belief system. This system changes with theincorporation of new interrelated values. Subcategories are 4.1 Conceptualization of a Value and4.2 Organization of a Value System. As students progress in the discipline, moving beyond theintroductory courses, fourth level objectives become more appropriate. 4.0 Organization 4.1 Conceptualization of a Value Students choose to create their own software development model to better fit the challenges posed by the nature of their senior project. 4.2 Organization of a Value System Students

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

courses. Several schools have adopted project-based or laboratory-basedapproaches to incorporate active learning. For example, the University of Florida converted theirlecture-based Introduction to Engineering course into a series of labs focusing on the variousdisciplines. They found that the active learning approach was preferable and saw significant increases inretention6. Other schools have taken similar approaches by having students participate in bothdiscipline-specific and multidisciplinary projects7,8,9. At North Carolina State University, student teamswere asked to conduct research about a particular discipline and give short (5-10 minute) presentationsto the rest of the class10. Additionally, students were required to attend at least

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

efficiency, lower energy usage, reduce capital costs, reduce wasteemissions and process hazards, or encompass several of these benefits. Improving processes byprocess intensification requires engineers to integrate many fundamental concepts and go beyondtraditional unit operations. Through activities focused on process intensification, global learningand the ability of our students to synthesize knowledge from different courses are strengthened.Four core chemical engineering courses are targeted: fluid flow operations; heat transferoperations; mass transfer operations; and chemical reactor design. Over the course of thiscurriculum improvement project, activities/modules have been developed and incorporated intoeach course. Each activity/module

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Veazie, Southern Polytechnic State University; Daniel Edward Ephraim

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

materials, accel- erated testing methods, thermal and physical aging, environmental effects, fatigue life, and fracture. He manages research projects for DoD (Army Research Laboratory, Air Force, and Office of Naval Research), NASA, USDA-Forest Products Laboratory, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Thiokol, Southwest Research In- stitute, and Honeywell. These projects include Durability Modeling for High Speed Research, Impact Damage, Reliability of Rotorcraft Composite Dynamic Components, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems, Polyimide Foams and Aerogels for Aerospace Vehicles, and Multi-Scale Modeling of Advanced Thick Composite Armor Plates. Veazie is also a Faculty Research Program Participant for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

precision. Problems faced are murky with manypossible ill-defined boundary conditions. The careers pursued by engineering graduates aredefined by technical issues, pressures involving cost of idea/product development, time tomarket, market share, and project profitability. If the latter items aren’t part of one’s careerthinking, that career is in great jeopardy because one is pursuing one’s career as if it is a hobby.Would you as the owner or manager of a company pay someone to pursue their hobby? Probablynot. Others won’t fund your hobby either. Engineers need to contribute to the revenue stream,business plan, and leadership. How is that being taught in the typical engineering curriculum?The rapidly changing scenario playing itself out on an

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Sean Michael Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, Lessonswere presented and In-Class Problem Solving was conducted with the support of live polling.The Lessons presented in the classroom were the same as the Lessons offered in video form onBlackboard™. However, the Instructor delivered the Lessons live in the classroom andannotated the PowerPoint™ by writing on a tablet PC screen and projecting for student viewing.The classroom environment allowed students to ask questions during the Lesson, and studentscould choose to take notes on printable PowerPoint™ handouts or simply focus on thediscussion. The Lessons were generally short, approximately 5-15 minutes in length, andintroduced theory and equations as well as often a brief example.In addition, students in the classroom participated in In-Class

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

authors examined datafrom student Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-Efficacy (LAESE)surveys. Despitethe shrinking number of women engineering students at San José State University , the self-efficacy levels of the women engineering students were high. The authors can surmise thatwomen who choose to study engineering at SJSU feel confident in their abilities to succeed inengineering and or project such confidence given the male-dominated terrain of Engineering.A. Theoretical basis for the researchThere is little empirical research on the specific impact of cultural attitudes about gender roles ongirls’ interest and career choice in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)fields, particularly about STEM interest and career

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

 underpinning of pseudo peer diagrams, as well as the use of Classroom Presenter 3 in our futureresearch.AcknowledgementsThis research was made possible with a grant from the National Science Foundation (AwardNumber – DUE-0817486)Bibliography[1] Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998a). Assessment and classroom learning. Assessment in Education: PrinciplesPolicy and Practice, 5(1), 7–73.[2] Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998b). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. PhiDelta Kappan, 80(2), 139-147.[3] Heritage, M. (2010). Formative assessment and next-generation assessment systems: Are we losing anopportunity? A project of Margaret Heritage and the Council of Chief State School Officers (Paper prepared for theCouncil of Chief

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; John M. Saber, Mohave Community College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

haveearned an MBA or have gone on to graduate school part-time. This program builds on12prior/current National Science Foundation (NSF) CSEMS/S-STEM/S-STEP projects ($6.715M)addressing lower-division, upper-division, and CC transfer needs.The CIRC/METS (C/M) Program has had a profound impact upon its scholarship students.Nationally, “transfer GPA shock” is a drop in GPA of a half to a full grade point upon transfer to Page 25.899.7a university from a CC. Since students start their University GPA from scratch, this drop can bedevastating. After Fall 2010, a study was done with the 16 new upper division transferscholarship students compared with the 183

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-5576: MEETING THE TEXTBOOK NEEDS OF ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSMs. Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University Theresa Calcagno is the Liaison Librarian to the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason Uni- versity in Fairfax, Va. Prior to that, Calcagno was a Research Librarian for an engineering project con- sulting firm.Mrs. Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University Jessica Bowdoin is currently the Head of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery at George Mason Uni- versity. She has served in this role since June 2008. She was previously the Distance Education Librarian and Head of Interlibrary Loan at East Carolina University, and a Reference Librarian at the College of William and Mary. She obtained

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, network engi- neering, fiber optic communications, technology and society, and project management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of ”The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E,” ”Nan- otechnology: Ethical and Social Implication,” and co-author of ”Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” ”Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and ”Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE and a Senior Member of IEEE.Dr. Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago Aram Agajanian is a Senior Professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in electrical en- gineering from the University of Rochester, a M.S. in

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

- Engineering Economy  TECH 484 – Energy Management  TECH 496 - Industrial Project Management (Capstone experience)  Three Technical Electives related to energy and the environment2.3 Student Recruitment Page 25.1008.4Due to the State of Illinois rules, all new programs must receive Board of Education approval,and as such, the two new Liberal Arts programs that were created have just received approval tobe offered. The new Technology program received approval last year, and is in its first year ofbeing offered. Recruiting for these programs is relatively simple; they are selling themselves!The

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Rebecca Payne, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Page 15.1143.2So can we attribute part of the success to the “smarter” students we are selecting? To our talentsas faculty? To the support programs? Considering that it is likely a combination of all of theelements listed above –and some others that are less apparent– this new research takes anothertack. The hypothesis, stemming from psychological research, is that success is better predictedby grit than measures of academic skill. The operational definition of grit involves the ability –or propensity– to overcome obstacles, topersist through setbacks, maintain commitment, and to stick to projects and goals over longperiods, even if interest wanes or the going becomes difficult. It is reportedly possible to quantifysome aspects of this

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

ongoing project, and in this economy, achallenging one at best.First Three YearsAt this point, all the primary pieces were in place. In the fall of 2007, the Women in Engineering Page 15.412.6Program at Michigan State officially began operating. It was decided that the primary focus ofthe program would be recruitment of new women engineering students and the retention in thefirst and second years. Multiple initiatives had been developed for both recruitment andretention; however, we knew that not all of them would start immediately, and we would need todecide which could be done based on finances and time constraints with just one person workingon

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Whalley; Harriet Svec; Harvey Svec; Teresa Hall

, Martin Whalley, a biology professor at MMU by Page 10.547.3profession who had worked with SDSU faculty to jointly offer a course for MMU and SDSU “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”students in bioethics. However, his passion for Manchester regional history, 30-plus yearswork on the Bugsworth Basin restoration project and his interest in the Manchester canalsystem, provided unique access for SDSU faculty and students during visits to the area. Dr.Whalley’s walking tour of Manchester’s canal

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Mavriplis

final paper the students were assigned to write was a technical report of the bookthey read. The students were asked to pick one specific technological development in the Page 10.178.6engineering project described in the book and present it in a technical manner, i.e. with “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”figures and/or technical drawings, and providing a technical description and analysis ifpossible, stating the problem and the eventual method of solution. A section on theirpersonal reactions to

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, audiovisual material, discovery-based learning activities andcommunication tools can improve the effectiveness of subject content delivery in engineering.More studies on how online instruction in engineering can replace and be as effective as, orbetter than, traditional face-to-face instruction are needed.The creation of virtual classroom space through the use of a synchronous learning environmentto reduce “transactional” distance27 has been shown to improve the quality of the educationalexperiences of online students28,29,30. This virtual classroom space can also be used to develop adual mode of delivery to reach students online and on campus simultaneously. By assigningidentical homework, exams, projects, and other course requirements to both

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

study, then, is to answer thefollowing question: 1) does experience in cooperative education or internship program influencesstudents' self-perceptions of their engineering problem-solving skills?Cooperative Education Research Research on the benefits of engineering students’ participation in a co-op suggests thatco-op students have more job interviewsv, higher starting salariesvi, vii, viii and higher grade pointaveragesix, x compared to students who do not participate in these programs. Friel surveyed 691cooperative education directors who reported that co-op students are perceived to be moreprofessional, more skilled problem solvers, better able to manage projects, and more technicallyknowledgeable than students without cooperative

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

evaluating the achievement of learning outcomes prior tostudent graduation. Direct measures are those that assess achievement by observation ofperformance rather than by soliciting opinion about the achievement of a particular outcome. Astandardized exam is a good direct measure. Others might include a third party evaluation ofstudent projects or a manager’s assessment of work done on co-op/internship. A standardizedexam may be the most tempting for busy faculty trying to assess their program because it isfairly easy to administer, the results are naturally quantifiable, and the program can more or lessguarantee a consistent rate of response. Such an exam, however, should be evaluated using apsychometric evaluation to study reliability, validity

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

topic, for discussion and have the students respond to the topic withina specified period of time. Similar to being in a chatroom, the instructor will monitor the Page 15.112.10discussion for content and appropriateness. Figure 4. A screen shot of IVHPS displaying the diagnostic reportInternet assignment units: Detailed information presented in this unit can reduce the classroomtime allocated to technical and project support which, in turn, allows greater depth and breadth oftopics to be covered in class.Tutorial unit: The tutorial unit is the realization of van Hiele’s five-levels of thought to learningcomputer programming. The