Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

relates to systematic Page 22.220.2change in the nature of undergraduate teaching and learning. How the data andinformation collected as part of the assessment efforts are being shared and used fordifferent initiatives tied to improving the educational environment for engineeringundergraduates is also discussed. Examples of the data are provided so that otherinstitutions can see the information being collected and the application of those findingsas it relates to the goals and objectives of the project being assessed. The focus of thispaper is on the assessment process rather than focusing on a specific research questionand the results of study in relation

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

assigned to workon real engineering related projects in authentic teams of 3 or 4. The authentic means that thestudents are put into a team working towards course related projects.Student ratings were compared with expert ratings considering the expert’s ratings as unbiased.The differences between the students’ rating and expert’s rating were defined as students’ bias.The biases of students’ rating performance were analyzed at the item-level and the constructlevel. From both the item and construct level, our data show that students did not perform betterwith repeated vignette administrations. However, after taking the students’ bias calibration intoconsideration, students’ peer evaluation performance move closer to the expert’s

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-Rolla. After working for IBM for 10 years, Mrs. Parry left to raise her children and start a science education business. Since 1999, she has directed two major grant programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Project Director for the RAMP-UP program.Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley is the Director of the Engineering Place in the College of Engineering. She has been a Principal Investigator of the RAMP-UP program for the past ten years.Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. She has been a Graduate Fellow in the

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Lucian Lucia, North Carolina State University; Jianzhong Lou, North Carolina A&T State University; Abolghasem Shahbazi, North Carolina A&T State University; Timothy Rials, University of Tennessee

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

urgent needs of society for instruction that is sufficiently broad, deep, andcurrent.About 5 years ago, the US DOE Agriculture Industries of the Future funded a BiomassEducational effort. This effort led to the funding of projects at six universities and many goodresults came from these efforts. However, the effort was eventually terminated due to verylimited propagation and dissemination of the classes or technology that were developed at theindividual universities to the community at large. To try to address this problem, BioSUCCEEDhas committed to a free dissemination of the educational content developed.The approach utilized can be compared to the development of open-source software. Becausethe end goal is to provide course materials that

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

concerns or advice about teaching particular projects and lab procedures.The wiki has a page for each project, and each page has sections such as “Common Mistakes”and “Frequently Asked Questions” where TAs can post information about their teachingexperiences. Thus, the wiki accumulates advice for other TAs involved in teaching the courseduring the current and/or future semesters. As one TA noted, “While lab manuals provide a guideline for students to follow, they often fail to describe the minute yet sometimes crucial intricacies and idiosyncrasies of a given reaction. Unfortunately, in the real world such knowledge can only be acquired by trial and error. Ideally, there should be a mechanism available by which one generation of TAs

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering education identifiesseveral concepts key to engineering as a general discipline, particularly to engineering design asa problem-solving process: systems, modeling, and optimization2. That all three of these aremore techniques and heuristics than knowledge-based content areas points towards our framingof engineering as an integrated discipline – that is, intertwining science and math contentknowledge with design and problem-solving strategies. Classroom instruction that captures thisperspective frequently takes the form of Design Challenges, which bring together science andmathematics content with engineering and design principles under the umbrella of extended,design-focused projects. Unsurprisingly, this approach also demands potentially

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

isabout “Fill-in Worksheets”, a tool that was developed to increase student engagement inclassroom and allows for incorporating PBL, AL and CL along with Peer Instruction (PI).The paper describes the steps and thought process that was used in developing the fill-inworksheets over the past several years. The worksheets have enabled the author toincrease student engagement, include AL, CL and implement PI in the classroom.Introduction“Educators, researchers and policy makers have advocated student involvement forsometime as an essential aspect of meaningful learning.”1 To engage students, educatorshave used techniques like active2 and cooperative learning3, 4, inquiry and problem basedlearning, team projects, service learning and undergraduate

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

/Thermodynamics_Software/Suppliers/pid5061.htm2 Bhattacharjee, S., http://thermo.sdsu.edu/testcenter/3 Patrick Tebbe, Patrick, et.al, “Development of Software Applications forthermodynamics Related Courses: The THERMOVIEW Project”, ASEE AnnualCongress and Exposition, 20014 Friedman, Ella, “Interactive Learning Tools For Undergraduate Thermodynamics”,ASEE Annual Conference, 20045 Kumpaty, Subha, “Learning Enhancement in Thermodynamics Classroom via use ofTEST™ Software in Design Projects and Laboratory”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20026 Gramoll, Kurt, et. al., “Online Interactive Multimedia For EngineeringThermodynamics”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20047 Stanley, Richard, “Interactive Web Based Animation Software: An Efficient Way toIncrease the Engineering

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

relationship between the glass transition temperature and degree of crystallinity?4. Determine the melting point of each specimen? Does melting point depend on degree of crystallinity?5. Does the observed enthalpy of melting depend on the degree of crystallinity of the specimen?Lab 5: RHC DSC. In the next lab, Lab 5: RHC DSC, a prototype rapid heating and cooling rateDSC was used to investigate the same PET material. The course instructor’s research team atIowa State University has been serving as a “Beta”-testing site to evaluate TA Instrument’s (NewCastle, DE) pre-commercial rapid-scanning DSC (Project RHC DSC). This advanced instrumentis capable of making controlled scanning measurements at heating rates of over 1000 K/min andsimilarly fast

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparna Sukhavasi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

be used in the classes where students are learning civil engineering concepts andalso have a first order working knowledge of these concepts. The student’s knowledge ofGIS is diverse, since the course where the system is being tested is multidisciplinary withstudents from various engineering disciplines like civil engineering, architecturalengineering, and geological engineering. This diversity of previous knowledge was animportant factor while designing as it had direct impact on the performance of the students.The overall goal of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the module, which coversgeotechnical engineering and, to identify factors that mediate this effectiveness based on thedata collected from students who used the e

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

recognized in theliterature as a potential method of assessment for distance courses in the faculties of engineering,science, and technology1,3. Faculty may have to develop new methodologies, and structure orrestructure their course differently to accommodate and facilitate the effectiveness of onlineassessment methods. Some very recent studies documented the practicality and effectiveness ofdistance learning methodologies3. Results from an early study of the desirability and feasibilityof using distance learning indicated that this teaching and methodology has a useful role indistance learning4. The case for employing project-based learning methods as opposed to moretraditional teaching methods, where the learning path follows a carefully

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” 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

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

particularly problematic when amplified bygender and under-represented minorities (URM) issues. And such faltering so early in the majorcan cause a student to leave engineering.While difficulties in the course arise for several reasons, our project seeks to address the problemof context. Our hypothesis is that women and minorities particularly, and students generally, aremore likely to do well in statics when the problems are placed in the context of real worldusefulness. An approach to teaching that effectively scaffolds students' efforts at model buildingand connects abstract principles/concepts to real world, every day applications will benefit allstudents while promoting diversity in engineering. Towards that end, we have been developingInTEL

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Course Learning Objectives. 3. The Assessment ModelThe Assessment Model of Course Learning Objectives that we are introducing consistsof two different tools, these are: 3.1 Direct assessment tools: Each course in the educational program has to have several objectives that are linked to the Degree Program Educational Learning Outcomes. The instructors set up the mastery bar for each objective using statistical indicator which is normally a percentage. The objectives are directly tested through student’s evaluation tools such as exams, projects, homework. Each instructor is to calculate the average performance of the class towards each objective and record the data. Some of

Conference Session

Track 3 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

R. Murugesan, Anna University of Technology Madurai

Tagged Topics

Track 3 - Faculty Development

University of Technology Coimbat- ore. He also played a vital role as the Member of Committee for making Tamil as medium of instruction in engineering institutions. He is actively involved in the Canada India Institution Cooperation project and made remarkable achievements in conducting various technical-knowledge and skill development pro- grammes for women, organizing ’Personality Development Programs’ for students and staff and summer schools as well. He has visited USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Mauritius, France, Dubai, Tunisia, Egypt, China, South Korea and Australia. He has an inborn acumen towards research and has guided

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

understand the users of a product and those it may impact as well as the design itself. The kind of lessons and activities to teach human-centered design that will be demonstrated in this workshop can be developed with materials found in most classrooms or craft closets and without expensive equipment. This interactive and fun workshop will guide participants through activities used to develop and teach human centered design skills including interviews and observations and the use of prototypes as communication devices. Participants will engage in a human- centered design activity that is based on authentic projects that have been implemented by students throughout the country. Prototypes will be

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Monica Gray P.E., The Lincoln University - College of Science & Technology; Constance Loretta Lundy

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

seminars,internships, learning communities, and capstone projects compared to only two anecdotalreferences to study aboard.This paper postulates that ABET’s Student Outcome 3(h) “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context” and Student Outcome 3(i) "a recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in lifelong learning" are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent and mutualisticin nature. Outcomes by their very nature describes what students should know or can do by thetime of graduation. The implication is therefore, that lifelong learning and a global perspectivemust originate within the 4-year engineering curriculum/program. The

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

can be the increase in library, technology and knowledge resources andmore access to increased expertise. Page 19.21.4 In some cases higher education institutions, from developing countries, may attempt to establishcollaboration with universities of other countries in order to project an image of an institute thatis very well connected with the rest of the world13. It is worth mentioning that such collaborationmay not lead to any financial gains however, it may result in enhanced research exposure andcapabilities as well competitive advantage14.Another form of collaboration is based on teaching method, called Blended Online Learning(BOL) 15

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

anddetermining the value of the technical society initiative to student professional developmentStudent Outcome Performance IndicatorsAbility to function on a multidisciplinary team • Contribute to team meetings • Display the necessary work ethic • Facilitate the contributions of other team members • Explain aspects of a project, process, or product related to engineering and non- engineering disciplinesAn

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

to particle therapy and performance analysis of current biological treatment planning approach. After my internship I did an independent study on control of radiation damage to proteins. I was awarded by Sheikh Hamdan bin rashid al maktoum for my educational excellence- distinguished university student award. I tutored science and basic engineering courses at my university and I was a teaching assistant for physics. In 2013 I started my senior design project in which we study the neurocycle enzyme reactions and consequences for Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases.Miss Sara Bashir TimrazMrs. Mualla Kara Page

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Systems (3)  ENGR4030 Project Engineering (3)  ENGR4200 Safety and Methods Engineering (3)  ENGR4700 Robotics and Automation (3)  ENGR4801 Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering (3) o One from:  ENGR3080 Design Of Industrial Experiments  ENGR3250 Automated identification Systems (3)  ENGR4030 Project Engineering (3)  ENGR4200 Safety and Methods Engineering (3)  ENGR4700 Robotics and Automation (3)  ENGR4801 Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering (3)In Figure 1, the

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Esmaeily, Kansas State University; Anil Pahwa, Kansas State University; J Thompson, Kansas State University; Donald Watts, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

International

homeland aftergraduation, strengthens the higher education and also helps breaking the walls of suspicious andpessimism. Educational partnership projects, with all of the obstacles are still the best, if not theonly, way to elevate the level of understanding of the administrative body of the highereducational system in Afghanistan. This will eventually increase their involvement andleadership which is the key to their success.ConclusionReconstruction of the nation in its different forms and fields depends on the nation’s education,and higher education is the backbone of any economical, social and cultural development. Asstated in the Strategic Development Plan by the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, astrong system of higher education

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2369: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BRIDGING K-12 ANDENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCHLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Page 15.270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Challenges and Opportunities in Bridging K-12 and Engineering Education Research: A Researcher’s Narrative Page 15.270.2This paper describes the process of selecting a theoretical framework conceptualized,tested and used in the K-12 research arena, and applying the framework to a proposedresearch project in engineering education. Through describing my own experience, I raisequestions about the differences between K-12

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Amuso; Surendra Gupta; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson; Robert Merrill

departments who personally visit community collegesin the Northeastern United States each year to recruit transfer students. RIT is successfulrecruiting transfer students as almost one-third of our undergraduate students have began theircollegiate studies elsewhere before transferring to RIT and about 75 percent of our total transferpopulation come from two-year schools. RIT’s success in recruiting transfer students to ourengineering and engineering technology programs has declined in recent year.Table 1 below shows freshman and upper-division fall quarter transfer enrollments for the sevencolleges, and also the subset for MEET departments collaborating on this project. It shows thatwhile RIT’s enrollments have been stable (or mildly increasing), the

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Lax; Amy Van Epps

following summer, 23 students from 13 schools participated in the eight-weekSURI program. The 2003 students represented five different majors; in 2004, there were eightmajors. Information on the projects in which the students participated is on the SURI website 9.Similar to many other REUs, the goals of the SURI program are to expose undergraduates to theprofessional lives of graduate students and research scientists. During their time on campus, theSURIs spend more than 40 hours per week attending professional development and researchseminars; short courses and workshops; and working on their research projects.Technical Communication SeminarRecognizing the importance of communication skills for engineers, the SURI organizers decidedto devote a

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina

details. The approach showed useful to help students’ understanding andinsight of deterministic engineering algorithms.IntroductionTeaching students how to solve problems is a growing concern of Engineering and Technologyeducation. Problem solving in the Engineering/Technology practice is usually directed to thedesign of products or processes, and this connection makes the teaching of engineering problemsolving a natural part of design classes. In recent years new undergraduate courses have beenimplemented that expand creative thinking in engineering design by including solving problemand project based-learning [1]. A number of innovative teaching techniques can be employed forsuch purpose, being the “studio” methods particularly successful to

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel Jones

who comprise a taskforce to better define the Engineer of the Americas and start a pilot project involving afew schools of engineering and interested industries. Some mechanisms to facilitate theestablishment of the Engineer of the Americas are also presented. They are analyzedwithin the framework of regional accords that facilitate grass root, bottom-up, actions likea pilot project, but also lobby for political declarations, like the Bologna Declaration andothers in Europe, where top down measures are discussed based on ministerial decisions.The authors advocate a blend of bottom-up and top-down actions that take intoconsideration the reality represented by the economic asymmetry within the Hemisphereof the Americas, its very early and

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Primus Tillman; Keith Johnson

FederalCommunications Commission established a mandatory schedule for implementing commercial Page 10.14.7“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Explosition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”digital TV, and soon high definition TV will become the only available television technology.For online games that use Xbox and PS2, the video gaming industry requires digital interactiontalents and skills. For science and industry, problem-solving, digital visualization, and modelingskills are required. ETSU employs project- and process- based learning

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Blanton

Product Research/DevelOperate Maintenance Tech. Sales Operations Development .Construct Routine Maintenance Testing/Evaluation Theoret. Analysis AnalysisElectrician Engineering Aide Systems Analysts Design Engineer Research ScientistFactory Assembler Service Technical Sales/Service Systems Engineer Research EngineerTester Technician Project Manager Product Development