Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Schwartz, University of Missouri-Rolla; Timothy Philpot, University of Missouri-Rolla; Richard Hall, University of Missouri-Rolla

the structures at specific locations as a result of the forces.As they attempted each problem, the student pairs were required to collaborate with each other,discussing aloud the considerations associated with each of the problems and showing allcomputations on a whiteboard at the front of the room. The students’ discussions, writings, andactivities during each experimental session were videotaped. Additionally, all studentmanipulation of the computer models was recorded through a dynamic screen capture. Thesedata were then analyzed through a systematic application of qualitative techniques, with a focuson identifying students’ processing behaviors, assigning categories to these behaviors, andrelating these categories to student performance

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Roxane Neal, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

situations which ranged from junior faculty concernedabout the impact of active learning techniques on their student ratings to more experiencedfaculty needing help writing the education section of the NSF’s Broader Impacts criteria for agrant proposal. This basic observation about the complexity of engineering educators’ teachingchallenges spurred this research group to generate an empirically-grounded set of designprinciples for this population.Design principles for engineering educator resourcesThe following is a list of our design principles as well as the empirical basis for each principlesynthesized from findings from our analysis of the interview transcripts. These design principlescould be used by engineering educators, especially those new

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

regarding the pros and cons of various energysources. Succeeding in this role requires that the player understand and apply the knowledgeabout power and energy systems learned in both the classroom and the game environment,together with the writing skills to collect appropriate evidence and compose a persuasive piece ofwriting. In fact, the game is designed in the way that automatically composes a final report forthe player by using every justification the player provides in the question prompts (Fig. 1b) atdifferent game stages.Fig. 1: (a) Chat with Mayor for the assignment; (b) a question prompt after a player visited the Mayor's roomAfter players exit the city hall, they must talk to different power system experts located in officesspread

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

heavilysubsidized tuition), the combination of participation in (a) a scholarship program and (b)academic support services resulted in higher academic achievement and retention for females(but both males and females used support services and peer advising at higher rates) compared togroups of students who participated in either (a) or (b) but not both. In the book Talking AboutLeaving, Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, 3 it is stated that nationally 40 percent ofundergraduate students leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biologicalsciences programs, and 60 percent leave mathematics programs to pursue other non-STEMprograms.Recent findings from the Academic Pathways Study (APS) have shown that among the factorsthat predict the

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ferris, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

transformers, important elements in protective relaying schemes.Students run experiments to identify fuse conductors through high current applications andexamine waveform phenomena of saturated CT cores. Separately, EM relay and digital relay Page 23.90.2setting calculations and testing for different types of faults are performed. Using ASPEN andETAP system simulation software, students record and analyze information regarding systemparameters under fault conditions for balanced three-phase faults, single-line faults andline-to-line faults for both radial and looped systems. Students use Matlab to write settingscalculations, obtained in course lectures

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg

Session 2003-637 The Continuing Globalization Efforts of the Purdue Aviation Technology Department – The China Experience Ronald Sterkenburg, David L. Stanley, James E. Lampe Purdue UniversityAbstract - A number of universities are seeking ways to increase their study abroad offerings.The Purdue University Aviation Technology Department began this process a few years back,and a plan was established for increasing student participation in various study abroadopportunities. A portion of the plan was to visit peer institutions in Europe, Asia, South Americaand North America

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Stanley; Paul Kauffmann; Gary Crossman

institution arejust as well prepared for the four-credit course as their peers in engineering aftercompleting the Precalculus sequence. This first semester calculus course provides most ofthe fundamentals of both differential and integral calculus with a reasonable degree ofrigor. Page 8.67.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe major change from the previous mathematics sequence for engineering technologystudents will be a new four-credit course taught by engineering technology faculty at thejunior level

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Micheal Hanyak; Matt Higgins; Marie Wagner; Ed Mastascusa; Dan Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Bill Snyder; Michael Prince

that faculty teams are harder to form than student teams but areessential because individual faculty efforts are not capable of producing systemic change.From the student point of view, the team structure seemed to prevent the weaker studentsfrom falling too far behind their peers. Second, effective teaming requires time and well-structured exercises in team development. Third, overcoming resistance to teamwork isdifficult and requires instruction in teamwork and problem solving skills in order to gainthe maximum benefit from cooperative learning. Fourth, more often than not, we foundourselves being driven to problem base learning because real problems provided arealistic, motivating context for the teams used in cooperative learning. Finally

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University; Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

was employed at the Dublinbeer producer, Arthur Guinness & Sons, a company that had a policy prohibiting employeesfrom publishing their research after a previous employee had revealed proprietary informationabout Guinness research, development, and production methods through published works.Gosset published his work as “Student” and did not want to disclose his ties with the GuinnessCompany [1]. The second form of ghost authorship involves those in industry doing the research, compilingthe literature, and writing the results and then asking an academic to review the article andunderlying research and then agree to put his or her name on the work. The academic is,obviously, paid for the review as well as for allowing his or her name to

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; G.B. Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to 1) better understand the historyof cyberspace, cryptography, and cyber security; 2) experience cyber applications and programs;3) discuss social and ethical implications of cyber; 4) explore possible cyber career fields; and 5)gain an appreciation for the need to secure cyberspace. The dynamic interactive campcurriculum consists of hands-on labs, a cryptographic treasure hunt, writing assignments,evening film sessions, and a Final Cyber Challenge. The Parallax Boe-Bot™ is used as the coreteaching platform throughout.In the months preceding the camp, high school teachers, one science/mathematics teacher and Page 25.867.3one humanities

Conference Session

Epistemic Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jamon W. Opgenorth; Carrie Beth Reardan, Epistemic Games; Nathan Patrick Haggerty, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Clayton Guy Lepak

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering enrollment (23%) occurs between the freshmen andsophomore year [5].Once they pass this point, however, women who do commit to a major inengineering are as likely as men to graduate as engineers [6]. Moreover, those women whochoose to leave after the first year perform as well or better than their peers in their freshmenclasses [5]. In other words, competent women are disproportionately opting out of engineeringcareers during their first year.First year undergraduate courses thus play a pivotal role in a student’s decision to major inengineering. But current first year programs do not motivate enough women to becomeengineers.Recent studies show that women are generally more interested in science and engineering whenit involves teamwork

Conference Session

Attaining Academic Leadership Positions

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Chris S. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

serve on various campus and external committees; was open tolearning new skills such as grant writing; became an expert by seeking and asking to participatein workshops, conferences, etc. that allowed me to learn by association with experts; I readvoraciously everything related to all levels of diversity issues.DD: Plan for leadership by investigating the skills that are deemed desirable for these positionsand make sure you have these types of skills or can acquire them.Learn about leadership, what it is as well as what it isn’t, and then practice leadership principlesin your current position. Being a leader as a faculty member within your department is a greatplace to start.Accept leadership roles in your professional or social community as

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Arnold, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

semester,industry representatives were invited to make presentations to the class on various topics.Students also take field trips to construction sites. Students were required to write a one pagepaper on how the presentation or field trip applied to their particular project and their careergoals. These papers were very enlightening in that students expressed their opinions of therelevance of the topics. A majority of the students thought that the technical presentations werenot as valuable as the professional topics. This corresponds with the findings in the pilot study byHowe et all.2Students develop their problem solving skills through the experience gained by working withindustry beyond what is possible in conventional classroom setting, thus

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

which is unauthorized or not approved. New engineering educators should tread lightly in this area so as not to hurt their relationships and reputation with their professional peers. Another venue is to incorporate one’s specific committee experiences into their teaching, obtain student opinions and feedback on its role and effectiveness, and write a paper documenting the exercise. 3. For university, college and departmental committee work, consider how the committee task relates to teaching within the discipline, ABET criteria, and program outcomes. If there is a connection, consider how best to pursue it, keeping in mind the interests of appropriate publication venues. Find something unique or a new

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang; John Chen; Bernard Pietrucha

inindustry. For our students, they need to fully understand the problems, search the Internet andlibrary to find the most recent development in the areas, and then write peer reviewed (bytheir classmates) technical papers to summarize their findings and propose their own ideas ofimprovement. Each team is also required to give a 15 minute oral presentation with visual aidto the entire class, explain the topic and their findings and answer any question within theirability. Through this procedure of extending from exploration to explanation, each studentgroup grows a deep understanding of the specific topic they were asked to study, while theentire class could learn the knowledge on the full spectrum of the topics, from high speedunderwater propulsion

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

rubrics have been tested by several evaluators for both associate andbaccalaureate level student work. Page 9.239.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Written Report RubricThis rubric (see Table 1) was developed some years ago to help assess TAC-ABET Criterion 1g,“an ability to communicate effectively.” “Effectively” is a term that must be defined in order todevelop a working rubric. The initial focus during the rubric’s development was workplacewriting, as apposed to academic writing. Of

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and potentially improves course performance 6,7 . While the literature on the use of of Twitterin the classroom is emerging, recent studies have found the platform functional for promotingconcise expression of ideas, critical reading and writing skills, stronger student-teacherrelationships, self-learning in an informal environment, and accountability among other benefits.Conversely, using Twitter in the classroom has potential disadvantages such as distracting Page 24.550.3content, overly constraining character limitations, and privacy concerns 8 . Each of these itemsmust be considered when assessing the use of Twitter in the classroom and

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

devices to accomplish the desired learning isan important consideration that needs to be evaluated.The present study evaluates the effectiveness of pencasts for civil engineering students in astructural engineering focus. Pencast files can be archived for students in a number of formatson a variety of electronic platforms for viewing on a range of devices. The pencast filesdeveloped by the authors are most commonly distributed as a “talking PDF” that is essentially avideo of electronic paper pages capturing an instructor’s writing and voice.Students focusing in structural engineering typically enter a capstone with prerequisites ofstructural analysis, concrete structure design, steel structure design, and some experience withfoundation design

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fernandez

developing much smaller systems with aninteractive component. Therefore, human-computer interaction design education is a muchneeded discipline within all computer science programs.HCI Design EducationOne of the goals of HCI design education is to move computer science students away from thekeyboard and computer screen and get them focused on the user and his problem domain. Allsoftware engineering educators can relate to the tension that exists as students learn planning,analysis, and design techniques. The students want to get to the programming phase right away.After all, they already understood the problem and know exactly what programming logic theyneed to write to meet their version of the requirements.HCI design’s main goal is to build

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Johnson; Mary Anderson-Rowland

students who were either a minority or female or both.The CIRC program students meet five times a semester. CIRC informative sessions includeguest speakers on how to get involved in an engineering research project, writing a resume toobtain an internship, how to select and apply for graduate school, and getting funding forgraduate school, which will be described in detail. Assessment of the program is done at eachmeeting and feedback is provided to the students at the next meeting. Students in the CIRCprogram are obtaining research positions and are considering graduate school as part of theircareer goals.The Fulton School of Engineering graduate recruitment activities include booths at nationalmeetings, participation in GEM (National Consortium

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

toolcapabilities and shop tolerances. They are sometimes surprised that their finished productdoesn’t match the design specification even though their layout was precise. It has beenobserved that students who have previously worked in a shop mentor their less experiencedcolleagues. The opportunity for peer coaching is a valuable but unplanned benefit of this project.Week Three ActivitiesThe third and final week of laboratory activity is spent applying the strain gages (e.g.,Measurements Group CEA-13-240UZ-120), calibrating the load cell, and weighing theinstructor. A cantilever beam can use one, two or four strain gages in the bridge circuit. Whenonly one gage on the top of the beam is used the strain measured is mainly the desired bendingstrain but also

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek

write. • 90% of what they say as they do a thing (teaching others)).Throughout the class a number of in-class exercises are embedded in order to illustrate importantconcepts. One of these exercise used at the beginning of the first class is the “Signature Factory,”in which students task is to collect maximum number of signatures from their peers in a limitedamount of time (60 seconds). Initially the effort is individual (and chaotic), but on a second trystudents are asked to organize their effort to increase productivity. Another useful activity usedto illustrate the group decision processes is “NASA decision/survival exercise.” A number ofgood ideas for these in class activities are collected in a book by Baker and Paulson8, but

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Schwartz

and corresponds with other group members’estimates. Item 2 carries a lot of weight – on each student’s form, I write down all of the ratings Page 10.913.6each received from their teammates. I also write down the rating the student gave herself, but I “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”circle it, noting whether it agreed with the ratings given by the other students in the group.Students whose average rating is above 50 earn points, while those below lose points. If astudent is identified

Conference Session

Design and the Community

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Haden; John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

11 – 15Figure 2. Course Progression. Note: Typically, 12 or more teams are in one class.The course would culminate in a complex robotic project, requiring the efforts of roughly 12 to 15students in a single “megateam.” This “large project” (also known as the “final design project”)would only be addressed in the last five to six weeks of the semester. At least one oral presentationwas required of each student during the final project phase as part of one of three weekly megateampresentations. This presentation was accomplished in the context of a three-stage design process:Conceptual, detailed, and final design phases. With larger numbers of students working together, ananonymous peer review evaluation process was in effect within each

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranjith Munasinghe

the material in the sequel to theclass? Undergraduate projects are for the capable students interested in penetrating thisunfortunate boundary.3. Many upper classmen, specially the students we would select for research projects, entertainthe idea of going to graduate school. Introduction to research by an undergraduate project canhelp them make this important career decision.4. Obviously, research projects promote team work and writing project reports and presentationsimprove communication skills.5. We must not forget the most fundamental goal of any research project. We conduct research tofind new ideas and invent new things. In fact, undergraduate researchers have a uniqueadvantage that sometimes could help them invent revolutionary

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

ICEE p n = 177 n = 71The course had a positive effect on my… Problem-solving skills 56.5% 77.1% 0.002 Study skills 45.2% 72.9% 0.000 Teamwork skills 83.1% 90.0% 0.165 Time management skills 59.9% 77.1% 0.010 Writing skills 42.4% 54.3% 0.089 Speaking skills 55.4% 57.1% 0.799 Computer skills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

ICEE p n = 177 n = 71The course had a positive effect on my… Problem-solving skills 56.5% 77.1% 0.002 Study skills 45.2% 72.9% 0.000 Teamwork skills 83.1% 90.0% 0.165 Time management skills 59.9% 77.1% 0.010 Writing skills 42.4% 54.3% 0.089 Speaking skills 55.4% 57.1% 0.799 Computer skills

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

demonstrate the necessary leadership and 4 depicts the Nuclear Engineering Program teamwork skills to work in multidisciplinary team environments. Outcomes. Each course in the nuclear 3. Graduates can effectively engineering program is matched against a communicate. set of these outcomes. Each course has a set • Graduates have the ability to communicate technical and of course outcomes that map to particular non-technical information to supervisors, subordinates, peers, customers, and the general public. program outcomes. A course concept map • Graduates have the ability to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greta Zenner; Amy Payne; Aura Gimm; Wendy Crone

technical training, the interns gained valuable experience in cutting-edge scienceand technology through using MRSEC educational materials and interacting with MRSECpersonnel. Many of the professional development meetings included a technical portion, duringwhich interns learned about advanced and nanoscale materials and conducted basic labexperiments. In addition, when learning about their chosen nanotechnology topic, developingtheir instructional activities, and writing an article on their team topic for a lay audience, internsresearched related secondary and primary scientific literature.The interns also gained valuable experience and training in cutting-edge science and technologyby working in interdisciplinary teams and interacting with their

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Enke; Susan Murray

appearsin the notes as the lecture is given. When students see the red text they know it is not inthe lecture and is something they need to write down. Since the topic has been talkedabout it before the text appears, the note taking usually does not interfere much with thelearning, but helps to reinforce the concepts. An extra benefit of the red text note taking isthat it gets the students engaged in the lecture, even if only to get their body moving andtheir mind focused again. Certainly, the success of this technique depends on the type ofclass and the willingness of the students to become involved.Another technique used by some distance instructors is to withholding notes until justbefore or after the lectures. Students complained with fury, and