Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

been well spent.This paper describes basic statistical concepts that should be considered when assessing aprogram or activity. Examples are given to illustrate both good and poor program assessment.Warnings are given for data that may turn out to be useless and suggestions presented on ways toenhance data presentation. What it takes for data to be “significant” will also be discussed, aswell as the problem of sample size.Without the proper planning of assessments and data collection, it may be very difficult to showthat the program has made a difference. If a program director does not have a good statisticalbackground, they would be well advised to have an assessment person on their team to help planassessment strategy, to analyze the data

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

Page 7.690.1“Is it legal?” as opposed to “Is it ethical?” Instead of confronting the ethical dilemmas directly, “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”today’s engineer, with an expanded role in the corporate organization, now looks implicitly toother disciplines (management, finance, law) for guidance and, at times, to convince oneself thatthere are "acceptable" reasons for giving less than full consideration to potential ethical concernswhen planning projects, managing human resources, and specifying products.This paper describes an approach to integrating ethics into a Project

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

qualification procedure, those deemedto have potential are then given project resources including student project teams, prototypingsupport, work space, Intellectual Property support, and project management to help develop theiridea. Engenius Solutions also provides financial, marketing, and business insight to assist theirclients (students, faculty, staff) in taking ideas from concept to market. Future plans includeaccepting clients from outside the Rose-Hulman community. The program is driven by a coremanagement team of four undergraduate students managing the program with limited oversightprovided by a Board of Governors. The board consists of faculty and staff from multipledisciplines across the campus.This paper will present an overview of the

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Rennels

examination results in terms of correlation with overall grade pointaverages and time to degree completion.BackgroundThe Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (TAC/ABET) recently revised the accreditation requirements for engineeringtechnology programs1. The revised requirements are identified as Engineering TechnologyCriteria 2000 (ET2K). The ET2K criteria will continue the present policy of mandating thedevelopment and implementation of a continuous improvement plan. The ET2K criterion hasadded the requirement of “student outcomes assessment”. Each institution is left to determine themethods that it uses to demonstrate achievements for each of its programs. The Associate ofScience and Bachelor

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

N.J. Salamon; Renata Engel

subject in order to model phenomena. • Learning the application of theory in order to understand its purpose in engineering. • Learning to gather, filter and sort data in order to use it meaningfully. • Learning skills to work in teams, develop a coherent plan, organize and subdivide a project, formulate solutions and make decisions in order to write reports and communicate results. • Learning how a course fits into the broad scheme of engineering in order to plan a career.B. How? (Is Learning Accomplished)How is learning accomplished today? Here we list common modes of teaching and learningpracticed in the contemporary engineering classroom. • Lecture: although de-emphasized, it remains the most efficient means of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Carter; Sarah Rajala

be: • consistent with the mission of the institution. They should reflect pertinent parts of the mission statements and long-range plans of the university, college of engineering, and department. • consistent with the needs of key constituencies. They should address the concerns of the major stakeholders in the program, such as students, employers, industry advisory boards, etc. • comprehensive. They should be broad and overarching, providing a vision for the whole program. • consistent with the other EC2000 criteria. They should be compatible with the language of Criterion 1 and Criteria 3-8. • clearly defined. They should be delineated with enough detail to make

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

S-STEM funding has influenced educational practices in the ERE department.The lessons learned from SLS program have informed the ERE department Diversity andRetention Plan required by the new university accreditation process, whose purpose is to increaseretention of diverse students in all majors. One part of the plan that was informed by the SLSproject is the implementation of a peer mentoring program for first year engineering (ERE)students. The peer mentoring program was started due to the SLS project outcomes thatindicated the importance of peer mentoring. Assessment of the new peer mentoring program isnot yet complete. In addition, based on outcomes from the SLS project, the ERE department isencouraging the university to implement

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; David F. Vreeland, University of Oklahoma; Christopher Robert Griffin, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary P.E., University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

roleof students in the process. The foundation of this work was documented by the authors in a 2011ASEE publication.1 This paper will complete the previous work by providing details on ECEretention best practices and look deeper into the role that student culture plays in recruiting andretention. While this study occurred in an ECE department, most aspects will translate to anyengineering discipline.When the enrollment reports at the University of Oklahoma (OU) were released in the fall of2008, the number of ECE undergraduate enrollments declined to an alarmingly low 246 students.With a history of ECE undergraduate enrollments often exceeding 400 students, a correctiveaction plan was created to improve our recruiting and retention practices. As

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; M. Golam Faruk, Prairie View A&M University; Latha Vasudevan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

present work were renewable energy and alternate energy.Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of higher learning in the stateof Texas and a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), has been systematicallydeveloping its capability through addition of equipment and personnel resources to supportnuclear engineering and radiation safety education and research. With the collaborative effortsand leveraged funding PVAMU developed course curriculum and a state-of-art nuclearinstrumentation and detection lab to facilitate undergraduate research. The first phase of thecomprehensive energy laboratory development plan is completed. This phase has covered themajor steps to involve the students in learning the basic

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Terrance R. Mayes, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

better sense of what an engineer does during their education and as acareer (20% increase for Question 7), and almost all students plan to join an engineering studentorganization while at the university (4.35% increase for Question 16). Questions 11, 12, 14, and 15 focused on assessing student confidence in their individualability to succeed as an engineer at the university level. Students started at a lower level ofconfidence in their current study habits or routines but saw a 6.45% increase between surveys.However, it was interesting that despite already starting at a very high level of studentconfidence in being able to succeed and graduate from the school of engineering, there was still asignificant increase in student confidence between

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College; Joseph L. Petrosky, Macomb Community College; Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

continuing education areas.Mr. Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College Doug Fertuck is the Assistant Director for Automotive and Energy Programs at Macomb Community College. He is currently focusing on managing grant programs involving future automotive propulsion systems. One of several such grants is from the National Science Foundation for the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology. During his 35 year career with General Motors, he held a number of executive positions in Global En- gineering, North America Truck Engineering, Purchasing, and Product Planning. As an independent business adviser and counselor, he has helped many companies refocus their efforts on their core compe- tencies using simplified and

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

advantages of reference desk mergers atCalifornia State University, Sacramento.19 Dodd gives good advice on strategic planning witharchitects and administrators.20 Popescu gives a detailed report of the result of student focusgroups and their input for library spaces.21Cornell has 3,051 undergraduates, 1,426 graduates, 236 faculty, and 217 staff in the College ofEngineering, which has 12 schools. There are 2.5 engineering librarians, down from 9.5 FTEstaff when this author started work 25 years ago. Administrative consolidation had already takenplace with the Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences Libraries cluster, who sharestaff and expertise. The director of the Mathematics Library also became the director of theEngineering Library. In

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Feser, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science & Technology Policy ; Maura J. Borrego, National Science Foundation; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Connie Kubo DUPE Della-Piana, National Science Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

synopsis was rewritten to emphasize transformation, transferability, dissemination,and adaptation: This solicitation especially encourages projects that have the potential to transform undergraduate STEM education, for example, by bringing about widespread adoption of classroom practices that embody understanding of how students learn most effectively. Thus transferability and dissemination are critical aspects for projects developing instructional materials and methods and should be considered throughout the project's lifetime. More advanced projects should involve efforts to facilitate adaptation at other sites.22Additional review criteria were also added: “Are the plans for institutionalizing the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Botari; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

.- Analytical Geometry: Vectors; Lineal dependence; Bases; Product to climb; Vectorial product;Cartesian coordinates; Translation and rotation; Straight line and plans; Distance and angle;Polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates; Conical; Reduced equations of the quadraticsurfaces; Vectors; Plans, straight line and spheres in the and 3; Vectorial spaces andtransformations of coordinates; Head offices, decisive, and lineal equations; Transformationsortogonals and rotations in the space of 3 dimensions.- Equations Differential: Introduction; Equations Differentiate Lineal of 1a. Order andapplications; (Equations of Bernoulli and Ricatti); Equations Differentiate Lineal of 2a. Order;Equations Differentiate Lineal of order n; Systems of Equations

Conference Session

Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swaminathan Balachandran, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-275: STUDENT REFLECTION IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGPROJECTSSwaminathan Balachandran, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Bala has more than 35 years of teaching, five years of industrial and about 10,000 hours of consulting experience. He is a fellow of IIE and senior member of SME, ASQ, APICS, HFES, INFORMS, INFOMS, ASEE, and IIE. He is a life member of Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Pi Mu, and SME. He was the chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at UW Platteville from 1986 to 1995, established the IE laboratory facilities and secured the accreditation of the program by EAC of ABET in 1987 and 1993. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Production Planning and control. He is a

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

expose students to CAD/CAM technology in thecurriculum. All ET students with the exception of the Electronics program are required to take anintroductory CAD class (ETEC 113) and a manufacturing processes course (ETEC 246). Theseare new additions to the curriculum (246 will be taught for the first time in Fall 2011) replacingthree other courses in an effort to consolidate instruction and reduce resource requirements.Students are introduced to feature-based parametric modeling and generative drafting usingCATIA in ETEC 113. They will receive additional exposure in ETEC 246 where they arerequired to use CATIA in their project to model and generate tool paths to water-jet cut a sheetmetal component. There are also plans in the near future to

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 22.1563.4students who listed a given skill as “Least Important” before and after the course. Of all the  skills, only “Brainstorming” (before= 0%; after= 16%) had a statistically significant difference inpercentages (p=0.0033). Communicating Understanding Problem Brainstorming Prototyping Goal Setting Iterating Creativity Understanding POV Synthesizing Visualizing SeekingInfo Testing TradeOffs Planning Evaluating Identifying Constraints Decisions

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implement reflects themany ways engineer take designs from ideas to reality. Many engineers do build designs using abroad array of techniques. Perhaps one of the biggest differences between engineeringdisciplines is the specialized methods and technologies they use to implement designs. Howeversome engineers implement ideas through manipulation of information, such as designingcomputer software or producing plans. Here the real value is the information in the blueprint orcode, not the medium (paper or magnetic disk) that contains the information. Another option forimplementing a design is to contract another company to build it. In this case the engineer workswith the company to ensure the work is done properly.The fourth step of the engineering

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Patrick Gardner, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

includesstages of project definition, planning, execution, and completion, would require that existingcompeting products are examined and potential market discriminators for the new productclearly identified. For the research based project this stage would focus on more generalapplications of the technology and describing the limitations of existing technologies. At aPreliminary Design Review (PDR) gate, while a fabrication process would be identified for aproduct development process, methods and a plan for the research effort would be laid out. Theshape of the stages and gates for new product development do not fit well and must be adapted tofit the project management needs of research oriented projects.The paper reports on the challenge of adapting

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, communications, methods, materials, systems, equipment, planning, scheduling,safety, cost control, and management. ACCE makes a more definitive statement in favor ofintegrating demolition and reconstruction requirements into the curriculum. In the generalrequirements of the accreditation criteria for construction education programs, the ACCE statesthat “the curriculum should be designed to accommodate continually expanding requirements ofthe profession, advancements in knowledge, and the contributions of related disciplines”10.Demolition and Reconstruction Course DevelopmentPurdue University has, since the fall of 2005, offered two elective courses in demolition andreconstruction management. These courses use the demolition process to introduce students

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Edward J. Jaselskis, North Carolina State University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi; Linda D. Krute, North Carolina State University; Hongling Guo, Tsinghua University; David Comiskey, Ulster University; Dede M Nelson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

universities located in the U.S., China, India, Canada, and ChineseTaipei. Development challenges confronted by the leadership team pertained to planning andlogistical issues and technology issues. Students gained tremendous knowledge aboutconstruction practices and issues in other countries and got a taste of what it will be like whenthey work in the real world and are faced with communication issues on multi-national teams.The significance of this paper is to provide lessons learned to help others better understand thechallenges of developing a successful partnership among multiple international universities.IntroductionAs in many other industries, globalization is having a significant impact on engineeringeducation and the construction industry

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

were the ones anticipated by the program organizers, thestudents’ perceptions are useful to the planning and marketing of future international serviceprograms. By applying the evaluation and critique of this round of program participants topromoting future trips, the organizers will be able to better encourage engineering students toengage in international experiences during their college career. Summary statements arepresented regarding the perceptions of this batch of students. Finally, conclusions incorporateplanning choices made based on student input.Introduction An international service club (ISC) was established at The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte (UNCC) in 2009 with the intention of providing opportunities for

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

hidden from all concerned, except as they are experienced bythe students” 8.What is curriculum?Descriptions of the term curriculum abound: a curriculum can be described as ‘a list of subjects’,a ‘set of courses’, the ‘entire course content’, ‘a set of planned learning experiences’, the ‘writtenplan of action’ as opposed to what is actually done in the classroom or even a ‘decision makingprocess’ for determining educational purposes and how they are to be achieved or somecombination of these concepts. The literature also provides a variety of conceptions of curriculumwhich essentially center on deciding what should be included (content or subject matter), what arethe most appropriate processes and conditions for learning (structure/organization

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sonya Cooper

, rehabilitation, restoration, andreconstruction. Primavera Project PlannerÒ is used to plan and manage the adobe SocorroMission Preservation Project currently underway in Socorro, Texas. Constructed in 1843, thisremarkable National Register of Historic Places site exhibits Native American, Spanish Colonial,and European influences. The introduction of cement-based products in the mid 1920s hastenedstructural deterioration through moisture entrapment. The return to traditional materials andtechniques, including on-site brick making, and the application of lime plastering, presentsunique scheduling and training challenges. This paper details the benefits of using PrimaveraProject PlannerÒ as a powerful project delivery tool for this historic structure

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Clancey; Anton Pintar; Jason Keith

thesucceeding six years. Three of the tools, the department skills test and the senior exit surveys andinterviews, were implemented for the first time in 1999. This paper will discuss the results of ourassessments, focusing on 1999-2001, and how the department is using those results to improveinstruction.The eight tools of the MTU Chemical Engineering Assessment Program are the following: skills test,analysis of design reports, senior exit interview, alumni survey, writing portfolio, oral presentationskills, safety program, and performance on fundamentals of engineering exam.Tool #1–Skills TestTool #1 in the department’s assessment plan is “department designed skills test to be given to thestudents in the Spring Quarter in the Unit Operations

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

search for grant money from different sources. All these methods wereincorporated into a new course “Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship” for Engineeringstudents that was offered in our department for the first time in the spring 2013 semester.This course consisted of a mixture of graduate and undergraduate multidisciplinary studentsworking on five projects; each project was unique, formed out of student or faculty ideas. Threeout of the five teams projects continued working on the assigned project during their capstonesenior design courses for the fall 2013-spring 2014 with a strong plan for commercialization oftheir product. These students were motivated, self-driven and excited about their projects and thepossibility of launching a

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Lingle; Jessica D Gale, CEISMC Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research. Some examples of the contexts usedfor mathematical modeling include:  Consumer Science – college planning, auto insurance risk, cell phone plan selection  Logistics – routing and planning, deployment of government emergency services Page 23.1006.2  Health Care – patient scheduling, nutritional optimization, and epidemiologyThese mathematical models are both deterministic and probabilistic. Additionally, technology isused to further provide the real world context of decision-making using mathematically-basedcritical thinking. The basis of this course is the NSF-sponsored Mathematics INstruction usingDecision Science and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina A. Creed APRN, FNP-BC, MSCN, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

to address poorlyventilated spaces. Guided by weekly lesson plans, students constructed and tested the 20” C-Rboxes using the "Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite" app to record g-Force data to discern vibrationvariations across different fan speeds and measured noise levels at various distances from the fanusing sound meter. Finally, students graphed the results to illustrate sound intensity overdistance. They engaged with real-world experimental data, using Excel to graph aerosolconcentrations with and without the C-R boxes to understand their efficacy in reducingparticulate matter in the air. We donated the C-R boxes from the first two years to local schoolsand community settings. During the third year of the project (Spring 2024), students

Conference Session

Reimagining Pathways: Nurturing Diversity and Identity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dylan Oliver Scheller, Colorado State University; Julia Schimmels, Colorado State University; Jordan Jarrett, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

cover more ofactivity development in a later section.ASME met weekly and a group of four to five members would spend twenty minutes during themeeting to discuss activities and how to best engage middle school girls and non-binary studentsin those activities. Some weeks, there would be no time remaining for outreach planning afterASME business was discussed. It became clear to the outreach team that there was a need formore dedicated preparation time to have a successful program. After meeting with CSU’s studentleadership office, three of the ASME Outreach members began the process of creating a newregistered student organization (RSO). The minimum requirements for a new RSO were to writea Constitution for the organization, have a Faculty

Conference Session

Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan R Broberg, Purdue Applied Research Institute; Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Susan Khalifah

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

among instructors [13]. These challengesnecessitate thoughtful planning, coordinated execution, and frequent assessment of studentoutcomes to ensure that team teaching remains effective.In engineering education, team teaching takes on additional layers of complexity. The technicalrigor required in engineering courses demands a blend of expert knowledge and pedagogicalunderstanding. However, teaching teams may find it challenging to coordinate professionalinteraction among skilled instructors and ensure that all perspectives are integrated seamlesslyinto the course content [14]. In addition, engineering educators may seem reluctant to share aclassroom with peers or even uncomfortable at being assessed by students and peers alike [15].Looking