Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

remotely operated vehicle). (SeeFigure 9) Figure 8: (a) buoyancy lab, (b) Stokes’ law lab Figure 9: Styrofoam cup that has been submerged in approximately 3,000 meters of water, next to a comparison cupEngineering and Society (3 hour unit)The goals for this unit are for the students to:  Understand the societal and environmental impacts that engineering and its products can have  Be able to identify both positive and negative impacts of engineered systems  Discuss the ethical obligations of engineersIn preparation for this unit, students were asked to choose an invention and write a briefhistory of it. They were then asked to list 3-5 positive aspects of this

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

peer evaluated by students in the classroom. Students are asked todiscuss the disadvantages of the presented method, such as weaknesses and possible extensions.The presentation allows showing the theoretical knowledge gained in the class in the context ofits practical applications to the contemporary CG scientific problems. An example of a studentproject is an implementation of Floyd-Steinberg dithering algorithm, or an implementation of a3-D static field defining an implicit iso-surface.Here we report students’ perceptions of their learning in the course and their perceived transferof such concepts and skills into practical situations. Focusing on student gained skills, theyreported a moderate perception of having learned the latest CG

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

West Point and recipient of ASEE’s 2010 National Outstanding Teaching Medal. Dr. Klosky writes regularly about engineering education, covering topics ranging from classroom tech- niques to curricular reform. Much of this work is focused on the use of internet communications and social networks for educational purposes.Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Hanus is the acting Chair of the Civil Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his BS from the University of Wisconsin - Plat- teville; MS from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; and PhD from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is an active member of ASEE and is a registered

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

reading assignments.In addition, students are encouraged to write brief reflective journal entries to further solidify andreinforce their own understanding, and demonstrate that improved understanding for animproved quiz grade3.Food Chemistry (IA-332) is a course that is offered for students of sixth semester of FoodEngineering. This course was redesigned following the HPL framework to further promote aninteractive classroom while integrating multiple formative assessments by means of Tablet PCtechnologies4. It is a course that uses active and cooperative learning in everyone of its meetingsand activities. The grading scheme includes individual and group quizzes, individual and groupproblem-based exams, journal writing, peer assessments and the

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Christopher Dawson, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

outlined in thispaper that involve everyone in promoting diversity will help promote visibility of your minoritystudents. In addition, encourage these students to run for leadership positions and to apply forawards and scholarships. Offer to write letters of recommendation and give feedback onresumes, personal statements, etc.Seminars to help students learn to market themselves are extremely valuable. Consider invitingin a career counselor from the career center to talk to your minority student organizationseparately from their interactions with the student body. As mentioned before, backgrounds andcircumstances can be different for minority students. Within a large room, some students willnot want to speak up with questions, thinking that others

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

considerations for future courses of this sortin European higher education: • Adaptation to semester dynamics. Project-based courses typically build in intensity, peaking in a flurry of effort shortly before the final deliverable; this intensity requires even more effort in a large interdisciplinary team. Placing the final deliverable at the end of the term (its logical place) interferes with the unique dynamics of European higher education, where the last weeks are increasingly devoted to studying for all-important final exams. Design courses must be planned and scaled accordingly, by moving up the final deliverable, and planning lower intensity (e.g. reflection, report writing) activities in the final

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada, R3T 5V6; telephone:(1) 204.474.9698; e-mail: Sandra Ingram@umanitoba.ca.Anita H Ens, University of Manitoba Anita Ens is a Ph.D. candidate in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. She has over 15 years of experience working with adults in adult education and postsecondary settings, with particular focus on learning strategies and writing pedagogy. Influenced by the social, cultural, and relational aspects of learning, her research interests include collaborative writing, sustainability in education, and diversity in learning groups.Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

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Environmental Engineering

recommendations to EWB-UMaine on how to strengthen the project and approach.Students in the class also write a report and present on an “appropriate technology” of their Page 22.957.5choice and comment on its applicability in different contexts. All EWB members and the campuscommunity are invited to attend the presentations. A list of topics and readings used in the firsthalf of the course is shown in Table 2. The remainder of the course is spent discussing projects,best practices and developing recommendations for the EWB chapter.Table 2. Topics and Readings used in Sustainable Solutions for the Developing WorldTopic

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University; Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Perry, P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

(faculty, space, andlaboratory) required with this approach. Many believe that their school’s senior capstone coursesdeliver project-based learning experiences. There was an interest in flexibility in the curriculum,so that students can take specialized courses such as entrepreneurship courses if they so desire.There was a stated need for text modules, not textbooks, to integrate innovative material into thetraditional courses. A recommendation was made to aggregate best practices from differentinstitutions to be shared among peers. Interestingly, department heads also mentioned that oneof the larger barriers to change within the curriculum and pedagogical approach is faculty.Another question was if the professional school model, similar to

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books, and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American Psychological Association (APA) and the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education. She currently serves as the elected Co-Coordinator of the Motivation Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction.Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University Praveen Shankar is a lecturer of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the School for Engineering of

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alexandria Nicole Ogrey; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Catherine Tabor, El Paso Independent School District; Rebeca Q. Gonzalez, UTEP-Graduate Student and EPISD-Teacher; Alan Siegel, New York University

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Electrical and Computer

the process, iMPaCT introduces these students, who often have no priorexposure to imperative programming, to the basics of computational thinking motivated by problemsthey understand and care about.The original semester-length Jython-based iMPaCT course[5] has been decomposed into a network ofthreaded sequences of educational modules suitable for inclusion within conventional mathematics andscience courses. The overarching idea is to teach very lightweight computing that begins with adeclaration-free language to write dots on a raster display. iMPaCT, which is an approximate acronym Page 22.1159.2for Media-Propelled Computational

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for students in other fields. There are several general types ofseminars in use today. These range from general information about the school (known asextended orientation types) to discipline specific, pre-professional types. All of them offeradvantages for first year students trying to get acclimated to college life. In addition toadvantages for the students, other positive outcomes have been shown to result from having aformal first year program for students. For example, improved peer connections, increased useof campus services, and increased out of class faculty/student interaction have been attributed tothese programs.Almost half of the first year seminars are offered as one credit courses. It can be challenging todesign a course with

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, The Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University - EEIC

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

somewhat routine, and students learnedwhat to expect from these types of problems.In addition, a lecture was added to the course curriculum outlining the basic statistics required tostate a confidence level for experimental results. Each student was required to write a MATLABscript calculating a significance level for each confidence level. These programs were used tostate the confidence level of their experimental results. The course structure itself was helpful inthe discussion of validation and verification of CFD results – by solving for experimental andcomputational results in parallel, students were able to identify potential pitfalls of using eitherapproach as the “correct” solution.Open-Ended Design Using CFD SoftwareThe CFD portion of the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Alabama at Huntsville, where she taught undergraduate courses in industrial and systems engineering and served as the faculty advisor for the In- stitute of Industrial Engineering local student chapter. At RIMES, she is involved in developing graduate courses and exploring research opportunities in systems engineering. She has written research proposals to National Science Foundation, Locked Martin Aeronautical, Raytheon Energy Systems, Texas Higher Education Board, and Texas High School Project. She conducts research with a local charter high school assessing the attitudinal changes in high school students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

academic achievements he won the nomination by the University of New Brunswick as the best doctoral graduate in science and engineering. Since 2000, he joined the Systems Engineering Department, Uni- versity Arkansas at Little Rock where he is currently a tenured Professor. He has published over 35 peer- reviewed journal papers, 70 conference presentations, and two patents. He won the UALR’ excellence awards in teaching and research in 2007 and 2009, respectively. His research areas include implantable antennass and wireless systems, smart antennas, WLAN deployment and load balancing, electromagnetic wave scattering by complex objects, design, modeling and testing of high-power microwave applicators, design and analysis

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

factors. This paper only discusses specific consideration for the tworesearch projects.4.2. The results and the benefitsAfter these REU projects, one of the student researchers became more interested in pursuing acareer in research related to STEM. He decided to change his major to pursue a BS degree fromElectrical Engineering and possibly obtain a graduate degree. He has applied for anundergraduate research scholarship from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. Itis clear that through the projects the student researchers improved their communication skills,including presentation skills and technical writing skills. They also made significantimprovements in working effectively with faculty and graduate students and with peers on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

) solution assets6. Each assessment instrument consists of a student writing assignment and ascoring rubric for instructors. In order to facilitate the management of multiple studentassignments, assignments to large numbers of students, and assignments of significant size, aweb-based system was developed for both student and faculty use where students log into thesystem to complete each given assignment. When submitted, instructors can log into the systemto see the student responses and provide feedback through web-forms that consist of theappropriate scoring rubric and comment boxes. The teamwork and professional developmentassessments have been more thoroughly tested. Instructional modules are not yet created for thedesign process and solution

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

moral challenges. • Know how to address and reason through moral issues; how moral reasoning is different from reasoning in general. • Be familiar with several moral theories and how they can be used as tools in moral decision-making process. • Increase their self-awareness and desire to understand the broader world we live in. • Better understand their beliefs, ethical views and predispositions as well as their ‘way of knowing’. • Learn the value of self-reflection and improve their skills in reflective writing. Page 22.3.11III. Module 2: Art of Leadership: Influence, Empowerment

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

faculty and the Board of Advisors and will be implemented with the annual assessment cycle. The main point of these standards is that the evaluation of students’ performance will based on samples of work in three categories of students: those in the upper 75 percentile, those in the 50 – 75 percentile and those below the 50 percentile populations. Thus the assessment results compiled are based on course performances and grades, exams, projects, presentations of students, and writings as required in some courses. Furthermore, each course specifically addresses the learning outcomes and relation between the course and the Program outcomes, the methods used for the evaluation of students’ performance

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-solving skills. The test is a outcomes hybrid style of multi-choice and write-up questions.9. Oral Presentation At the end of the project, students present Assessing learningand Final Report their findings to their peers and submit a outcomes written final report.10. Post-project Get feedback and comments from the Assessing learningQuestionnaire students on benefits and pitfalls of the outcomes project. Page 22.159.7 Table 3. Active Learning Project OutlineIV

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

of linear momentum in the analysis of a bouncing ball. Page 22.218.11 • Apply central impact, inelastic impact, and the coefficient of restitution to a real problem. • Design experiments. • Carry out their experiments and to collect data using software found on the web. • Interpret data and relate results to what analysis had led them to expect. • Write report • Present reports orally • Work in group4.3. What students gained. They: • Engaged another dimension of learning by working on a hands-on project. • Discovered that, even though the project required a lot of time and energy, the project

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng); Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng)

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Educational Research and Methods

. However, Bronfenbrenner’s most recent writings indicatethat in addition to context, proximal processes (i.e., ongoing human interactions over time),person characteristics, and time effects also must be considered. Bronfenbrenner’s ecologicaltheory indicates healthy development is dynamic and continuous, separate from discretedevelopmental milestones occurring at particular points in time. To conduct ecological research,Bronfenbrenner proposed the PPCT model, a model which facilitates systematic study of thefollowing: (a) person characteristics (b) proximal processes; (c) over-arching, as well asimmediate, contextual influences; and (d) time effects.Bronfenbrenner4,5,7,8,9 theorized that individuals bring important person characteristics to

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Walter W. Buchanan; Robert J. Herrick

institutions, previously only manually controlled in the USA. This led tosignificant growth into the integration of automated systems.Richard K. Price – DTA 2006, BS EET 1975. In 2006, Dick was the Director of BusinessContinuance and Emergency Management and Middle East Operations for Verizon. Aftergraduation, he joined MCI (Microwave Communications Incorporated). Dick has been with MCI(now Verizon Business) for over 30 years. He was responsible for planning, writing, coordinating,implementing, and overseeing the business continuance plans for the worldwide operations,engineering, and implementation organization. He was also charged with managing the NationalEmergency Coordinating Center (NECC) as well as the tactical response to all incidents

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

-STEP is to build a community for STEP transferstudents on the CC campuses which would then be actualized on the UNL campus upon transfer.It was anticipated that the creation of this community would occur through various studentsupport activities such as the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program, Parent OrientationProgram, and a peer mentoring program. The UNL-STEP team has found it challenging tocreate a STEP identity and (subsequently) a STEP community at UNL which has resulted in aselection of student support activities becoming non-operational. It is not clear why students do not have an understanding of or a connection to STEPonce they transfer to UNL. However, it can be assumed that students who transfer to UNL viathe STEP pathway

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

publishing an Explore series especially for 9-12 year old readers, thefirst What Do You Want To Be? Explore Space Sciences includes 12 biographies ofcontemporary women scientist describing what she does, how she got there, and why she enjoysit. The next two books will focus on Earth Science and Health Sciences. The Sally Ride ScienceFestivals20 held in different locations, bring together more than 1,000 middle school girls, parentsand teachers.Education Unlimited21 offers a variety of summer programs for students in grades 4-12. TheirA+ Summer Programs22 held at Stanford University builds proficiency in logic, critical thinkingand writing skills, dividing students into two sessions: a 12 day camp for 11th and 12th graders23,and a 9 day camp for 9th

Conference Session

Fostering Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to the nature of qualitativeresearch. For the focus group data analysis, inter-rater reliability was established, but only oneresearcher examined the interviewer data, using peer de-briefing as the only method to decreaseresearch bias. Finally, the data was collected over several months. Thus it is possible for astudent‟s perceptions to have changed over that time. The choice of a semi-structured interviewas the second data collection method was made in attempts to mitigate this limitation bycapturing any changes in perceptions. By recognizing the existence of these limitations andattempting to mitigate them throughout the research design, the results of this study still providean important contribution to the examination of students

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Simulation Wheatstone Bridge Circuit Derive output voltage expression of the op Linearize the circuit to meet deisign amp-based Wheatsone bridge circuit with specification. Use Matlab as a design tool to respect to the thermistor and resistor network. assist in achieving the design goals. Analyze Write Matlab script to simulate the op amp circuit linearity of the design. Build the circuit. output voltage as s function of temperature. Week 3 – Voltage Comparing and Alarm Week 4 – System Integration and Design Circuits Design Characterization Design comparing circuit to cmpare voltage

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, evaluating hypotheses, and revoicing ideasamong team members.14Because facilitation is a time-intensive process it can easily become a constraint in the properimplementation of PBL.15 Researchers are examining the most effective ways to trainfacilitators16 and are even examining alternative ways to provide facilitation, such as web-basedsystems, designed to support student learning in many of the same ways a PBL facilitator wouldincluding question prompts, peer review, expert modeling, and self-reflection.17 Such systemsare not yet easy to create. Moreover, because little is known about the motivation effects offacilitators, researchers cannot yet predict how these web-based systems would affect studentengagement in learning.Although the words and

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

highsatisfaction with the instructions and MACILE in general, they were still able to find areas forpossible improvements. In robotics, for example, the students showed high satisfaction with theclass, but at the same time, about 50% of them suggested more homework, projects, and morecontent as ways to improve the class. Another example deals with student selection. Moststudents find MACILE excellent as a program, but some suggest that the admission processneeds improvement. They suggest that only “students that want to learn” be admitted, indicatingthat they notice the behavior of their peers. Page 22.108.8In summary, the results are still tentative, but

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Crockford P.E., Sam Houston State University; Bruce Hamby, The Hamby Law Firm

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

method of addressing the issue of variance reduction due to group evaluation inthis type of projects course is well treated by Earle and Wood12. To determine individual gradesfrom group efforts, they use a nomograph in conjunction with (a) student assigned values ofpercent contribution for each member of their own group, and (b) an overall team grade assignedby the instructor. This assumes, of course, that the students provide an honest assessment oftheir peers, and on the whole this would seem to be a reasonable assumption if it is done “in theblind”. To evaluate the initial project proposals, we used a similar concept but did not use thesame approach. We had the students rank the project proposal presentations and the instructorprovided his