Conference Session

Spotlight on Diverse Learners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, University of North Carolina; Debarati Basu, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

term; and the use of heavily weighted high-stakes tests or project assignments whereone assignment’s score can make the difference between achieving an average grade or needing torepeat a course.According to Feldman [42], traditional grading includes a component that evaluates student’sbehaviors, often including timeliness, effort, and other behavioral measures. Often these expectedbehaviors make an assumption of life outside of the classroom which indirectly anddisproportionally affects students with part-time jobs, students with family responsibilities, andother non-traditional students.In an online interview with Cornelius Minor2 , he states: “One of the first aspects of truly inclusivegrading is understanding that the assignment doesn’t

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Bruce Dvorak; Dennis Schulte; Mary Garbacz; Shari Aldrich; David Admiraal; Julia Soulakova

) 28.3 (4.5) 28.8 (3.6) 76 All Freshmen 21 26.8 25.8 88 All Seniors 16 26.4 25.6 83Basic Writing Skills TestFor a similar basic writing skills test, the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communicationshas used a score of 80 (out of 100) as the minimum proficiency standard for entry into theEngineering College. The basic writing skills data are presented in Table 3 for each class, listingthe percentage of each group which scored above an 80, above 70 (another possible minimumproficiency standard considered by the project team), and the average and standard deviation ofeach group. Proceedings of the

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; John Watkins

research ideas, manage projects, manage students, direct student research,develop strong classes, teach effectively, advise undergraduate students, facilitatestudent success, and serve on various committees. Typically, there is littleassistance or even formal advice given as faculty endeavor to be effective andefficient in these roles.The tenure and promotion journey is not clear to many new faculty. Frequently,not only is the path unclear, but the terms change during midcourse. Sometimesthe bar is continually raised to a point that become difficult to achieve. “Mostcampuses set expectations higher than can be attained without effectivementoring” (1) (Boice 2000, p. 247). The hiring of new faculty is costly and timeconsuming. Just as colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Café programs over hydraulic fracturing and the impacts of oil and gas drilling.This poster will convey the following information about Science Café OSU:• Five Years of data from campus and community Science Café OSU programs• Evaluating Science Café programs• Resources for Science Café10. Encoder Instrumentation for R2D2 Robot Caitlyn M. Renne and John G. Ciezki (US Air Force Academy, USA); Steve E. Watkins (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA)Encoder instrumentation to display rotation information was developed to support a periscope camera system for an R2D2 robot project. An optical encoder measures the rotation of acamera from the rest position at -30° through +75° in 5° increments (angles measured with respect to

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

M. Ryan Bales; Steve E. Watkins

figures such as object-strip color22, purely kinematic principles23, or spectraldistribution24. These approaches are attractive because their features are efficient to compute, andthey have inherently manageable search spaces.C. Suggested Course ExercisesThe intents of these exercises are to reinforce specific material in the host course and to provideguided procedures for other aspects. (More comprehensive experience could be assigned forcourse projects, honors research, capstone design work, etc.) Consider exercises for the threesuggested topics, i.e. image processing, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence, as shownin Table 1. A basic processing pipeline is assumed here that uses background subtraction to findobject blobs and that

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shauna A. Morimoto; Anna M. Zajicek; Valerie H. Hunt; Joseph J. Rencis

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arianna Gabriella Tobias, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma; Khondhaker Al Momin, University of Oklahoma; Tahrima Rouf, University of Oklahoma; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #43787Bridging the Gap: The Impact of Social Media on Modern Engineering Education—ASystematic Literature ReviewMs. Arianna Gabriella Tobias, University of Oklahoma Arianna Tobias is a sophomore Computer Science major at the University of Oklahoma, where she is deeply engaged in undergraduate research. With a strong passion for advancing her field, Arianna focuses on projects that combine her technical skills with real-world applications. Her academic pursuits and commitment to her studies make her an emerging academic in the realm of computer science and engineering education.Dr. Javeed Kittur, University of

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kinsel, University of Virginia ; Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia; George Prpich, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, students have manyhours of experience working with the specific hardware set-up used in this study. The FUN 2 courseis required for ECE majors and minors and the majority of the students are in their second-year ofstudy. Ref. [19] further details the ECE fundamentals curriculum.The troubleshooting exercise was given as an in-class assignment at the end of the semester, withstudents receiving full credit for attempting the exercise. Over the course of three course meetings,during which students were otherwise working on their semester projects, two of the course TAspulled students out individually to attempt the exercise. To explain the exercise, the TAs read thefollowing script: Today you are going to be doing a circuit troubleshooting

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University; Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Dr. Bandyopadhyay’s current projects at TAMU include forecasting of residential electricity demand and implementation of Bloom’s taxonomy-based assessments in undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. In addition to academic research and teaching, she is heavily involved in mentoring graduate students and first-generation undergraduate students in engineering disciplines within and beyond TAMU. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Comparing the impact of individual vs. cooperative Bloom’s Taxonomy-based in-class assignments on student learning in an undergraduate Fluid Mechanics CourseAbstractThis paper explores the effect of individual and small group

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Michael Elmasry, The University of Sydney

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

often need to be convinced of the value of these skillsand often have pre-conceptions of their importance.1. IntroductionAcademics often find themselves trying to get students to accept new ideas. Sometimes this isin the form of a lecture on new content that the students haven’t seen before. At other times,this comes in the form of answering a student’s question or explaining something to a studentone-on-one. Increasingly academics are trying to get students to come across these ideasmore naturally in project-based learning environments. In all cases, however, Academics aretrying to get students to accept ideas and achieve learning outcomes.In order for an idea to be accepted, however, a lot has to go right. A student needs to beinterested

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Cultural Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Biewenga, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; David Owuor Gicharu, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center; Gladys Jeptoo Kerebey, Tumaini Innovation Vocational Training Center

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

consistently ranked job opportunities andunemployment as the top concerns they wish the government would address (Hope, 2012). As aresult, the Kenyan government and other aid organizations such as the World Bank have putprograms in place to attempt to fix this problem. One such program, the Youth EnterpriseDevelopment Fund (YEDF), was a way to give youth-owned businesses the capital they need toexpand their business ventures. However, this program was plagued with corruption and hadvery little impact on the unemployment crisis (Ismail, 2018). Other programs such as the KenyaYouth Employment Project (KYEP) resulted in moderate increases in employment but foundlittle to no increase in earnings for program participants (Ismail, 2018).Despite these

Conference Session

Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

V. Sanchez Padilla, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Universidad ECOTEC, Ecuador; Lisa Schibelius, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

administration. His research interests lie in engineering and science education, technology management, and wireless network systems. Memberships include ASEE, IAENG, IEEE TEMS, and IEEE EdSoc.Lisa Schibelius, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa Schibelius (she/her) rhymes with rebellious - is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech (VT). She holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering with an aerospace concentration from the University of South Alabama. Prior to beginning her studies at VT, she worked as an engineer for 4 years at Airbus in the retrofit of aircraft cabins with experience in project management, automation, airworthiness, and additive

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

, work reality, and projections? What aretheir expectations regarding physics teaching in their particular context? To what extentdoes the current format of physics courses meet these expectations? Therefore, this studyaims to analyze students' perceptions regarding developing a quarterly electricity andmagnetism course for an engineering program tailored to working students and deliveredonline.Previous studiesVergara & Zavala [7] studied the perception of a group of engineering students in an onlineevening modality for working students regarding flipped classroom materials provided forthem to prepare for synchronous sessions. Although these materials were generally well-received and evaluated positively, the students did not usually watch

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

difficulties are prevalent and persistent and not easily overcome. The results of the research have informed the development a set of tutorials on rotationsthat are included in Tutorials in Introductory Physics for use as a supplement to the traditionallecture-based course in introductory physics. Tutorials in Introductory Physics is an ongoingcurriculum development project by the Physics Education Group at the University ofWashington to improve student learning in introductory physics. I have shown that the tutorialEquilibrium of rigid bodies is effective in addressing some of the most serious studentdifficulties with equilibrium. Student results on post-test after working through the tutorials aremany times near or at the same level as the

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

can convince students that the goal is to gather as many “tools” as possible for their future in our industry, they are motivated to do the work and the grades take care of themselves. This is often accomplished by student professional clubs, experiential learning activities and group projects that are directly associated with their field. When the grade is the only motivation, the student’s effort is less and the student’s retention is low. Grades have their place, of course. The grading system in any college is flawed but they do attempt to tell us if the student has the motivation, skill, knowledge and ability needed to do well in a certain field.12 Some students do not belong in the field of study they are in and

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

can convince students that the goal is to gather as many “tools” as possible for their future in our industry, they are motivated to do the work and the grades take care of themselves. This is often accomplished by student professional clubs, experiential learning activities and group projects that are directly associated with their field. When the grade is the only motivation, the student’s effort is less and the student’s retention is low. Grades have their place, of course. The grading system in any college is flawed but they do attempt to tell us if the student has the motivation, skill, knowledge and ability needed to do well in a certain field.12 Some students do not belong in the field of study they are in and

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Luanna S. Gomez

difficulties are prevalent and persistent and not easily overcome. The results of the research have informed the development a set of tutorials on rotationsthat are included in Tutorials in Introductory Physics for use as a supplement to the traditionallecture-based course in introductory physics. Tutorials in Introductory Physics is an ongoingcurriculum development project by the Physics Education Group at the University ofWashington to improve student learning in introductory physics. I have shown that the tutorialEquilibrium of rigid bodies is effective in addressing some of the most serious studentdifficulties with equilibrium. Student results on post-test after working through the tutorials aremany times near or at the same level as the

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Roesch Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Professional Development

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

reinforcement or linksbetween the classes, while the other fifteen students noted a positive affect. One student wrote,“By studying similar topics, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the assigned topics.”Another added, “ I loved the content overlap between InterEngr 102 and EPD 155. I was able todo two projects on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which I found very interesting. I would definitelyrecommend FIG to anyone interested in engineering. ” And finally this comment, “I had a goodbackground on energy coming into102 class because of the EPD 155 class.”ConclusionIn conclusion, the goal of creating transformative class as defined by Engel (5) was successful.The required reflections, the class discussions, and the weekly emails to the

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Christine A. Victorino, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Unny Menon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marilyn Tseng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Tyler Scott Smith

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of online textbooks affect student learning outcomes?  We examined these questions by implementing online textbooks in three undergraduateengineering courses: IME 421 Manufacturing Organizations, ME 302 Introduction toThermodynamics, and ME 422 Mechanical Controls. The following are course descriptionsfrom the university course catalog:IME 421 Manufacturing Organizations (3 units)Theory and principles for manufacturing organizations. Competitive advantage. Strategicplanning and operations management for organizations and teams in a rapidly changingenvironment. Engineering management concepts and practices. Team-based projects and cases.ME 302 Introduction to Thermodynamics (3 units)Properties of working fluids and fundamental

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Moira M. Walsh, Independent Scholar

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

to bemeasurable, even if they do not project to actual ethical practice on the part of the students. Forexample, students are required to write the six fundamental canons of the NSPE Code of Ethicson the midterm from memory. The performance criterion is to correctly scribe the six canonsalthough mistakes are allowed if they don’t change the meaning of the canon. The evaluation ofa case study is part of a paper assignment. The performance criterion is to identify correctly allof the ethical infractions described in the paper by comparison with the NSPE code. In the samepaper they are asked to describe a strategy for dealing with the infractions if they were to assumeto role of the supervisor of the perpetrator. Questions on the midterm probe

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heublein, Kansas State University, Salina; Kenneth Barnard, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

15.1373.8    focused feedback, and being goal-directed. Having participated in group-projects at school, theyare team-oriented, socially networked, and able to organize and mobilize.”7The following are Howe’s characteristics of the millennial generation born between the years1981 and 2000.7 Special: Have always been treated as special and important. This generation of children has been the most wanted. Every milestone was marked with celebrations and praise. They may carry a sense of entitlement about them and have an expectation of frequent positive feedback. It has been instilled in them that they are vital to the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Thomas Knotts, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; William Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris Argyle, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Assessed in courses through chemical engineer 2 assignments, mid-term exams, (mastered sufficiently to solve engineering finals, projects, etc. problems with the aid of reference materials) Indicates fundamental principles providing the Assessed in courses and prior to foundation for problem solving strategies 3 graduation (on the closed-book (mastered sufficiently to solve engineering L3 exam) problems

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

practice. Disappointments with cost, schedule, and evenperformance aspects of large, complex, and risky technological undertakings in the publicinterest suggests consideration of licensure as a possible requirement for Systems Engineers.VI. Systems Engineering Knowledge and PublicationsINCOSE, like other professional and technical societies, has an obligation to advance, develop,archive, and publish a body of knowledge central to its purpose. This is being accomplished forSystems Engineering by the classical means found within all learned professions; a body ofknowledge, referred journals, one or more periodicals, textbooks, and up-to-date web sites.SE Knowledge and Curriculum (BKCASE).12 BKCASE is a recently initiated knowledge-based project with

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 1990). Boyer’s argumenthas elevated teaching to a level of importance so far not realized. This is because of the fact thatacademia always focuses, on research. It is important to recognize that Ernest Boyer’s proposalactually pioneered the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) movement. This hasresulted in a number of federally and privately funded efforts to improve teaching in colleges anduniversities (Atkinson, 2001). Assessment helps us understand which students learn best under what conditions. Overthe past several years, the author has experimented on a wide variety of research projects and hascollected lot of data on several topics of interest. He has also reported on his findings at anumber of other ASEE conferences

Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benson Tongue

much less intellectual energy left toactually think about what’s being discussed.Helpful but not necessary is a good projection system. PowerPoint usage should in generalbe used only sparingly but occasionally it’s invaluable. Additionally, it’s often advantageousto hook up a computer to display an animation that illustrates some point of the lecture.This entails a real cost to the school and should be appreciated when available but notexpected.The instructor should definitely strive to arrange for proper seating and proper blackboards.The room’s floor should be sloped, as do theatre floors, so that all students can see theblackboards. Just as important is that with this arrangement the instructor can see thestudents. It isn’t helpful to know

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger; Richard Felder

. Page 10.95.15 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education32. When writing a paper, I am more likely to (a) work on (think about or write) the beginning of the paper and progress forward. (b) work on (think about or write) different parts of the paper and then order them.33. When I have to work on a group project, I first want to (a) have "group brainstorming" where everyone contributes ideas. (b) brainstorm individually and then come together as a group to compare ideas.34. I consider it higher praise to call someone (a) sensible. (b) imaginative.35. When I meet people at a party, I am more

Conference Session

Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barbara; Shripad Revankar

-iv/vhtr.html 2003.25. Nicholls D. Status of the pebble bed modular reactor. Nuclear Energy 2000; 39(4) Aug., 231-23626. William KT, editor. Modular Pebble-Bed Reactor Project, FY 2001 Annual Report. INEEL/EXT-01-01623, Idaho Falls, Idaho. December 2001.27. Croy C, Elkhiamy S, Kopenec R Revankar ST. Scaling Investiation of a Modualar Pebble Bed Optimization. School of Nuclear Engineering Purdue University, Senior Design Report 2001.28. Joo H, Barber D, Jiang G, Downar T. PARCS: A Multi-Dimensional Two-Group Reactor Kinetics Code Based on the Nonlinear Analytic Nodal Method. Purdue University, School of Nuclear Engineering Report PU/NE-98- 26, 1998.29. Downar T, Lee DJ. Comparative Analysis of PBMR Core Physics

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

students also liked the way that they could choose to arrive late,leave early, or even miss lectures altogether.Students also saw problems with large classes. First, there was less individual responsibility.They saw the passive context as hindering learning, making it easier to not pay attention, or evennot attend. Second, large classes were seen as impersonal, leading to decreased motivation. Third,students found that large classes tended to be noisier and offer more distractions: students arrivedlate, left early, and talked to others during the lecture. Students also mentioned overcrowding,microphone difficulties, and projected images that were hard to see. Significantly, however,when asked to compare their best large classes with their best

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

-timed, adaptive, electronically administered, proctored, semi-secure exam); The Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) exam (a timed, non-adaptive exam, sold in booklet form, but parts of which are electronic, non-secure, not originally used for placement, but is being used by the University of California, Cal State and Community College systems as one pillar in their placement procedure for several different levels of mathematics); The Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam (a highly-controlled, secure exam, regulated by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), but not designed for placement into higher level mathematics

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Higby; Brandon Rogers; Joseph Ekstrom

to bothoperating systems on identical hardware specifications.Mail throughput is collected using the mail benchmark Postal (version 0.62), downloaded fromhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/postal/. Postal floods the specified server with SMTP messages ofrandom content and length, according to given parameters such as thread count, throughputthrottle, and connections. For the purpose of testing, Postal was run using unthrottledthroughput, a configuration of one message per connection, and variable thread counts.All performance tests are automated through configuration of the Cron Daemon in Linux andScheduled Tasks in Microsoft Server 2003. Each test spans 30 minutes, allowing for throughputand availability information to be collected. Server