Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 14.1166.4disagreement among participating faculty which reflected individual beliefs of teaching andlearning. While some faculty felt that grades should be primarily focused on projectdeliverables, others thought that more traditional summative evaluations had more value. In thefirst iteration of the course, reported here, the project comprised approximately 40% of the grade,technician training 30%, and in-class work and examinations focused on concepts 30%.As shown above in Figure 1, the three parallel components of the course had some overlap, butaddressed very different learning goals. These learning goals were drawn from an engineeringdesign taxonomy 6 used in the ECE department to evaluate curricular content. Details on each ofthese

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Weicong Pan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Edward Varnado, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

% Self Evaluation 10 % Communication & team work 10 % Availability 5% Reflection 5%Notes: Anyone who needs an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact Disable Student Services at 909-869- Page 14.988.4 3333 located in building 9, room 103. 3. Multiple forms of contact information is offered so students have varied ways to contact

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

instrument ineducation3 and its integration is often seen as a significant force driving change4. It is nowcausing educators to re-think the very nature of teaching and learning. But where do you start?How can instructors design powerful, innovative, and effective web-based environments that canbe successfully integrated in a face-to-face class or stand alone to support a distance course?In this paper, we answer the question from the perspective of a four-year long project that led aninstructor from using an institutional, unimaginative, web-based template to designing a fullycustomized, award-winning course that truly reflected his teaching style and philosophy,supported the institution’s mission statement and the course objectives, and supported

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Hochstein, University of Memphis; Shelia Moses, University of Memphis; Daphne Jones, Memphis City Schools

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

STEM Education“The educational vision reflected in the Framework is that a carefully designed, coherent, andproperly implemented set of K-12 mathematics learning experiences will enable all students to: 1. Develop a deep understanding of the key mathematical concepts, principles, and theories drawn from contextual applications 2. Apply process skills by posing questions and investigating phenomena through the language, procedures, and tools of mathematics 3. Be aware of how engineering, technology, and science are integrated into the historical and cultural advancement of mathematics 4. Think and act in away that demonstrate a positive attitude toward problem-solving and personal

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

make connections, reflect on and interpret what they are learning; build learningcommunities, collaborate and negotiate nuanced elements as they create the narrative; and refinetheir communication skills by learning through teaching. The student use of video is apowerfully interactive way to process, interpret and negotiate meaning within a group from theplanning stage through production and post-production. The nature of video requires students toattain deep understanding in order to clearly articulate their ideas to others. Video requiresstudents to function as team members who use artistic and technical tools of multimedia to createa successful project.Perceived BenefitsThe authors of this paper have used digital video production in their

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-1236: ENGINEERING BASED ON LOVEGeorge Catalano, State University of New York, BinghamtonCaroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston Page 14.543.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Engineering Based on LoveAbstractA recent death of a beloved member of one of our immediate families has served as acatalyst for our reflection on not only the nature of our work but also upon our approachto the issue of reforms in engineering and engineering education which are desperatelyneeded. In engineering we often speak of development and now of sustainability. Far toooften it seems that the model used in engineering in general and in

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ted Cruz, University of Puerto Rico; Noraica Davila, University of Puerto Rico; Omar Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico; Alexander Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Ramon Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Willie Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Mendez, University of Puerto Rico; Damian Torres, University of Puerto Rico; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Research (PAR) is a research methodology where themotivation driving the research is to create a positive social change.13 It embracesparticipation and reflection from within the target of study. In this case, the social Page 14.385.5aspect we would like to positively affect is engineering education. The keybehind PAR is that you must become part of the crowd in order to effectivelystudy it.Problem-Based Learning definedOur observations on standard engineering education involve standard protocolsthat follow the same pattern. First, fundamentals of the course of instruction arediscussed. Second, new theory is built upon those fundamentals. Lastly, we lookat what

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Drake

is available only as a result of a test.(8) A complete project is chosen by the student reflecting his or her personal interests. In the past, this has proven to be one of the best motivational aids in the course (and perhaps the best incentive for teaching the course) . Page 1.389.3 ?@iii 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.ylly’,: 1 2520 Expected Results Based upon previous experience, expected results

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

is associated with higher education ≠ An ideology that serves one or more transcendent values and claims greater commitment to doing good work than to economic rewardIt is important to recognize that all three of these paradigms—free market, bureaucracy, andprofession—are defined as ideal types. In the real world, no market, organization, or professioncorresponds exactly to the corresponding theoretical model. Indeed, because no two real-worldprofessions are alike, it follows that no theoretical model can perfectly reflect the characteristicsof all real-world professions. The strength of Freidson’s model is that its formulation reliesprimarily on logic (hence, the “third logic” of his book’s title). The result is a stable

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddie Davis, West Texas A&M University; Emily Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Kendra Campbell, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

beenconducted to determine the effectiveness of this program. The evaluation consists of studentsurveys, focus groups, and individual student and instructor interviews. This evaluation providesboth qualitative and quantitative analysis of the impact of the learning community onundergraduate students. Quantitative results from the evaluation show that all students arebenefiting (i.e. retention rate, GPA, etc.) from participation in the first-year experience program,regardless of major. Interestingly, qualitative results show students are identifying the benefitsof the first-year program on their academic success except for those enrolled in the engineeringprogram. Student interviews with engineering students reflect a perceived negative impact on

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

small informal spaces to meet in ad hoc pairs or group exercise and reflection (hotel next small groups for further discussion to a stream and bike/walking path) • time scheduled in the middle of the day for assimilation/reflection and unstructured discussion • reception to kick off the event on first evening • daily common meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

technique. Finally, references and advice on how to utilize JiTTwill be supplied to potential users.The Just in Time Teaching ApproachJiTT should not be confused with other uses of “Just-in-Time” that is prevalent in engineeringliterature. Other authors use JIT to represent presenting material just before it will be used, forexample in a laboratory exercise or an assigned project. JiTT on the other hand, is a techniqueused to enhance the interactivity of a lecture period by creating a feedback loop between theinstructor and the student.As discussed in last year’s proceedings1, the JiTT strategy reflects recent efforts in cognitivepsychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, andeducation research to better

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Jiawen Wang, University of Detroit Mercy; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Lei Wang, Anhui Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

) in close relation to the content/robot programming (the C). The multi-lab-driven method(MLDM) was employed to construct the TCK of ROS of students in the context of designing anautonomous mobile robot system. A sequence of multiple labs were assigned to students to covervarious topics in the ROS. A variety of labs that reflect the ROS experiments and assist studentsin better understanding robotics programming were elaborately managed. Based on students’performance on various lab assignments, lab reports, presentations, the final robot project,students’ input to the official course evaluation administered by the university, and a comparisonto the instructor’s previous years of teaching experience, we propose that the MLDM is effectivein

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

children. Through it the accumulated wisdom of a culture is transmitted. Eggleston’s paradigm is similar to the “Scholar Academic ideology” proposed by Schiro. “Scholar academics” writes Schiro, “assume that the academic disciplines, the world of the intellect, and the world of knowledge are loosely equivalent. The central task of education is taken to be the extension of the components of this equivalence, both on the cultural level as reflected in the discovery of new truth, and on the individual level, as reflected in the enculturation of individuals into civilization’s accumulated knowledge and ways of knowing” [12]. Jerome Bruner a distinguished American psychologist wrote: “A body of

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

newgraduates’ communications skills and readiness for industry roles could be improved and raisedquestions about the extent to which real world conditions were reflected in coursework. Duringthe decade of AIC testing, graduating seniors showed erratic performance and had relatively lowscores in communications, job cost management, and planning and scheduling. The three strandsof assessment together suggested improvements for revising the capstone course and developingthe program curriculum.Development of Instructional ImprovementsInstructional methods for the capstone course were redesigned to increase student engagementand persistence. Faculty workshops conducted by BGSU’s Center for Faculty Excellence and theliterature provided ideas on new

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

’ development, achievement, and persistence through encouraging the integration of social and academic lives within a college or university and its programs, and through quality interaction with peers, faculty members, and the campus environment5. (pp. 49–50)Learning communities help students to make friends right away so that they can then settle inand focus on academics. Johnson et al8, wrote about how using cooperative learning in learningteam environments helps to reduce anxiety, helps to increase motivation, and promotesemotional bonding. In the learning teams, the first year seminar course, and the academicstrategies course students are asked to reflect and write about their experiences. Research asshown the importance of

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Donaher, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University; Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

ofTechnology requires student to complete a three hour course during each of their first twosemesters [16]. In addition, Miami University has a zero-credit hour course entitled GrandChallenge Scholars Experience, which has requirements such as attending seminars,presentations of other Scholar’s research, and completion of reflections and progress reports[17]. Lafayette College has scholars enroll in a quarter hour credit class during each semesterthey are working on their research competency [11]. The University of Toronto, while outside ofthe United States, is part of NAE GCSP and requires a Grand Challenge specific course for theInterdisciplinary Curriculum component called the Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing theGrand Challenges [18

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, students may learn how to use laboratory equipmentand observe that the course theory is reflected in tangible systems. However, it isquestionable that the cookbook approach helps the students develop experimental skills, sincethey follow instructions systematically with the belief that these instructions lead to theexpected results. The instructions are never questioned by the students while experimentalistsare usually aware of the limitations of their experimental methods and are constantly strivingto develop better methods. When questioned about the instructions, students are oftenincapable of explaining why the instructions asked them to proceed in a certain way ratherthan in a different way. In addition, the traditional approach does not

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Avery Noren, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; Kendra Lynne Andersen, Texas A&M University; Kanika Gakhar, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems and Control Laboratory; Angela Olinger, Texas A&M University; Preetam Palchuru, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; Scott Thien Tran, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; John Valasek, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Student

program served as the basis from which this team was developed,and as such the team follows many guidelines that are listed in Lagoudas and Froyd’s [1] workon multidisciplinary teams. Some of these guidelines include: Small Team size,Multi-disciplinary Team Construction, and Faculty, Industry, and Graduate Student teamsupport. In short, this team may be seen as an instance of the AggiE-Challenge program as thebenefits derived reflect those discussed in Lagoudas and Froyd’s work [1]. In addition to thisframework, a semester long research course focusing on aspects of Systems Engineering (SE)similar to that taken in Valasek and Shyrock’s work [2] on capstone design at TAMU wasadopted for the Railbot program.Team Size: Small TeamIt has been the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

in established lab groups at the university.Using the Qualtrics online survey software, we conducted pre-experience and post-experiencesurveys of the participants to assess the effects of participating in this summer research program.At the beginning of the summer, all participants provided their definition of technical researchand described what they hoped to get out of their research experience, and the undergraduatestudents described their future career and educational plans. At the conclusion of the summer, apost-experience survey presented participants’ with their answers from the beginning of thesummer and asked them to reflect on how their understanding of research and future plansinvolving research changed over the course of the

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

enduser throughout the design process; (2) all students participate in a lecture on ethics that focusesprofessional ethics as it relates to a case study as well as their own projects, and (3) students wereasked to reflect on ethics periodically throughout the semester as a component of the course. Theauthors chose this program for this study in part because of the emphasis on the role of the enduser throughout the design process, and the emphasis on ethics education in this program, to probeif students in such a program interact distinctly with regard to ethical versus technical concernsrelated to design. We focused on two classes, which are comprised of project teams consisting of3 to 9 students each. Each class shared a common theme, advisor

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Maraj, Imperial College London; Colin Paul Hale; Andreas Kogelbauer; Klaus Hellgardt

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

pressure vessel and the ability to represent these designs usinggeneral assembly drawings.Research QuestionsStudents often have their own ideas of what contributes to an effective learning experience.They are the co-creators of their own learning [30] and understanding their perspective hasbeen shown to influence and enhance reflection-on-action practices [31]; this can allowpractitioners to reflect and review past practice with the purpose of improving futurescholarship. Feedback from student evaluation questionnaires can accordingly imbue thestudent voice with a power and agency to inform reflection-on-action practice which can helpfurther enhance staff development and curriculum review [31].For this reason, we focus primarily on the students

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

describe this by stating, “Involvement maybe reflected in play so much that individuals relinquish basic needs for its sake; highly playfulindividuals tend to become so absorbed that their focus of awareness is narrowed andinvolvement is heighted” [6]. Narrowed focus and heightened involvement parallel a “flowstate”. The variables effecting immersion, engagement and flow were investigated by Hamari etal. in the context of educational game design [7]. They found that games which are challengingcompared to the skill level of the player led to increased engagement and immersion, inagreement with Flow theory.In their systematic review of game-based learning, Bodnar et al. found that of 191 papersconsidered, 54 included a measurement of emotional

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

grapplingof personal identity and existence in society.The acknowledgment and processing of these perspectives will be explored below using aframework of researcher racial and cultural positionality [4]. This framework will assist inpresenting the “seen, unseen, and unforeseen” [4] by beginning to (1) research the self, (2)research the self in relation to others, (3) engage in reflection and representation, and (4) shiftfrom self to system. By exploring these facets of our own personal perspective or positionality,we can begin to more adequately investigate the phenomenon of interest involving individualswith different life experiences than our own.Thoughts of Positionality from a Qualitative ResearcherA key practice that was established early in my

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannine Finton, American Society Of Civil Engineers; Keliann LaConte, STAR Net/Space Science Institute ; Jennifer Jocz, Education Development Center

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering outreach. They have a strong commitment toconducting lifelong STEM learning, as well as an audience that spans from pre-school through adult.Engineers and engineering societies looking to expand their outreach activities should explore and growthis partnership opportunity. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DRL-1657593. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Conference Session

Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Werner Creixell, Texas A&M University; Rachelle M. Pedersen, Texas A&M University; Susan Niki Ritchey, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

say engineers are like dogs: if you throw them a bone they will go and fetch it. This crudeanalogy reflects some of the strong qualities of engineers, like problem-solving (fetching thebone), but it also reflects the fact that someone else has to not only throw them the bone, but mustalso choose which bone to throw. Educational techniques and courses for improving initiative,curiosity, creativity, and grit in engineers are becoming increasingly important to prepare them forthe dynamic working environment they will find after graduation. In this work in progress, weexpose the results of a freshman course that has been organized as a project-based learning (PBL)class. It is different from the traditional PBL approach by the fact that the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ryan Hare, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

.The random forest classifier also introduces a relatively low computational cost in training. Thus,as new data is gathered, the model can be easily iterated upon to reflect the new data. If newfeatures are found during testing, the model can also be quickly updated to reflect those newfeatures. The random forest classifier then provides a flexible model that can be rapidly retrainedto reflect new observations or new data.Social-Cognitive-Theory-Based Support IntegrationAn independent educational game environment has disadvantages compared to instructorinteraction 28 . Students on the very low end of the content knowledge spectrum might find itimpossible to make any progress at all within the game. To remedy this, the student learningsupports

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Lyn Liebl, University of South Dakota; Alyssa M. Kiesow, Northern State University; Mary Emery; Pam F. Rowland; Cynthia Anderson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

faculty here reflects a majority cis-gender research population, as thesystem has even lower levels of representation of women faculty of color and fewer LGBTQ+faculty members than national averages. Although the conceptual emphasis is a limitation in theresearch, the specific policies forwarded are intended to help all faculty succeed in this system.Assessment of our success will include specific reference to race and citizenship, although sexualidentity and orientation assessment is limited due to a lack of data across the system.This project is driven by three goals: 1) To establish and sustain system-wide priorities forgender equity in the STEM sciences; 2) To document and evaluate incremental change fromdata-driven policies for gender equity

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Ron Bonnstetter, Target Training International; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

intimate survey underduress. Regardless, the survey participation for freshmen students who competed the coursewas 98%.The TTI survey was administered again in the junior year in the context of Professional Practiceof Engineering, which is a required lecture-based course that students take after completion of aminimum of one co-op semester. The survey was required and was used in a significantassignment in which students reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and on how to leveragethe former and mitigate the latter. The survey participation for junior students who completed thecourse was 100%.In order to compensate for the change in the student make-up, a pairwise longitudinalcomparison was conducted on the twenty engineering students (14 males

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

concernsand better manage their life-work-study balance for the five cohorts that have been supported bythis NSF S-STEM program. Student demographics are summarized along with graduation rates.A description of the support activities is provided and their contribution to retaining students inengineering is discussed. The value of the financial support and ASPIRE related activities isassessed using a survey and student reflections. The paper concludes with lessons learnedthrough implementation of this program.BackgroundBeginning in fall 2012, the University of New Haven has offered financial support toacademically promising sophomore and junior engineering and computer science studentsthrough A Scholarship Program to Increase Retention in Engineering