Conference Session

Hands-on Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Brent L Ulrey , Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

a hardware kit and “recipe” instructions to set up and program theelectronics as an angular velocity measurement sensor. Then they had to work with their partners outsideof class to develop a calibration method for the sensors and to record the motions during a baseball swing.Finally, they developed a formal design report that refined their concept into a commercial product thatcould be marketed to the Baseball Coach and potential investors. Student outcomes during pilot implementations at two universities were measured with direct(formal design report) and indirect (student survey) assessments. The instructors also maintained closeobservation of student groups in class and during office hours to reflect and improve the

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session II: Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Maysam Pournik, University of Oklahoma; Bryan William Bodie

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

given field, and their level of attainment defines how well-prepared they are to meet jobdemands and excel in the future [16-17]. The general (meta) competencies are skill sets that enable themto function globally, such as to work with others, function in systems and meet organizational demands,and transfer task-specific skills to new challenges or tasks they have not encountered before [18-19].Thus, our goal is to revolutionize our learning community to develop an intentional culture of reflection,wherein members (both students and faculty) develop dispositions of metacognition and self-regulation.The competencies required by future engineers vary from industry sectors and even companies in thesame sector. In addition, recent graduates will

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

light sensor). Students learn how a light sensorilluminates the surface with light and then picks up the reflected light based on the reflectivity ofthe surface; white surfaces reflect more light while black surfaces reflect less light (absorbs morelight). This allows the sensor to detect a dark line on a white surface, or a white line on a darksurface. The HY Studio light sensor outputs “1” when black is detected and “0” when white isdetected. Since there are 3 light sensors on the array, students can start with simple programming usingone sensor, then move onto writing the code for two light sensors, and finally utilize three sensors.The tasks for students include:  Program the robot to stop when it sees a black line  Follow a black

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

learn and retain knowledge from the experience ofteaching. The Kolb method works at two levels: a four state cycle of learning figure 1 and fourseparate learning styles table1. This method is concerned with the student’s internal cognitiveprocesses. It is a learning circle that can begin at any one of the four points. It often begins withan individual moving forward with a particular action and then observing the effect of his or herinvolvement with the action. Reflecting on observations is a precondition for problem-basedlearning. Kolmos and Holgaard7 suggested that this reflection sets up a methodologicalframework for being innovative on the meta-cognitive level for being able to systematicallyimprove individual and organisational learning

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

applications with opportunities for students to exploreelectrical experimentation, measurement, and re-design. The activities are appropriate tosupplement physical science and algebra courses at the 9th-grade level and beyond.Pedagogical Context and ActivitiesElectronic devices are ubiquitous and deeply embedded in everyday life and students oftenwonder how they work. Thus, the “Electronics of Everyday things” teaching resource aims toanswer students burning questions about “what makes a light blink?”, “what makes a buzzersound?”, or “what happens internally when you push a button on a device?” through hands-onactivities and reflection exercises. The target grade level is 9th-grade through 12th-grade.The 555 timer IC is a highly stable device for

Conference Session

Professional Skills development in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Matthew Cromwell, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Andreas Febrian, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

self-regulation as “self-generated thoughts, feelings, and behaviorsthat are oriented to attaining goals. Self-regulated individuals are skilled in goal-setting, self-monitoring, self-instruction, and self-reinforcement4 and "habits of mind" and commitment to theideals of reflective thinking, assessment, and learning as an ongoing, lifelong process. Therefore,it naturally follows, that students with good self-regulation are more likely to perform better intheir academic work.5 In this study, a SRL model showing the dynamic and iterative interplay betweenmetacognitive and cognitive activity described in Butler and Cartier’s model was used.6, 7, 8 Inthis model, SRL is characterized as a complex, dynamic, and situated learning process9

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Kiassat, PhD, MBA, PE P.E., Quinnipiac University; Xiaoyue Jiang, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

adopt in this studynaturally reflects outcome (g), we explicitly structure the team formation according to outcome(d), i.e. enforcing a multidisciplinary team composition.1.2. Team-Based LearningIt becomes clearer based on the previous discussion that leadership skills (traits) are presented invarious forms of teamwork skills. It is thus no coincidence that we observe a growing practice andresearch on team-based pedagogy in engineering education. As suggested in Michaelsen et al.(2014)11, Team-Based Learning (TBL) 12-16 has proven to be a practical and effective strategy foraddressing these challenges and transforming our classrooms into a more enjoyable experience forteachers and students alike.Four foundational practices were also identified

Conference Session

Modeling and Simulation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Felder-SolomanIndex of Learning Styles (ILS). The learning styles assessment is an open source online tool with44 questions that determines student’s learning style using the Felder-Silverman model oflearning styles.27 The Felder-Silverman model is a multidimensional characterization of learningstyle preferences that attempts to qualify how individuals prefer to perceive, receive, manage,and interpret information. Each of the four dimensions contain two opposing preferences(active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, sequential/global) and are evaluated on a scalefrom “strong” to “balanced” for a preference within each dimension. The Felder-Silvermanmodel and ILS have undergone several validity and reliability studies.28-31 The ILS has

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

earlier, an expert may have avoided this pitfall. For a novice to avoid thestoppage, they would have to recognize the stoppage and where it fits into the adaptation ofGick’s 6 problem solving strategy. There student may have known that there must be someanswer to the self-posed question: “Why is there pressure?”. If the solution seeker was able to Page 26.703.10recognize their own stoppage it might have forced a moment of self-reflective metacognition.That self-reflection could lead to the realization that there must be some well-defined schemathat could have been used by an expert to reach the solution, thereby implying that their ownschema is

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Rogers identified provide a methodfor understanding how individuals in a system may adopt innovations.This study takes place in the context of a set of long-term faculty development groups. Thegroups follow the SIMPLE model for faculty development: Sustainable, focus on Incrementalchange, include Mentoring, be People-driven, and emphasize interactive LearningEnvironments5–7. Through these groups, engineering faculty meet regularly over the course of anacademic year to learn about evidence-based instructional practices, identify innovations thatserve a need in their classes, implement these innovations, and reflect on their effects. Theinnovations selected by the participating faculty and their reflections on choosing and using theseinnovations

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

office. According to our records, 288 employees opened the survey and 175 completed it.Please see table one for a summary of our sample characteristics.Our sample is younger and less experienced than engineers in the country with a slight over-representation of chemical and mechanical engineers. The gender split (74% men, 26% women)reflects that of Canadian engineering graduates over the past two decades. We used Cronbach’salpha to test the reliability of survey scales using the full complement of data collected (n=75, 31survey items, 3 scales) and found that all three scales met the social science reliability thresholdof 0.7 [12]. After analyzing data related to the three engineering leadership orientations andanswering our initial set of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

Tagged Divisions

International

thought process, … not give just the final answer,but also the process”- RobinThis type of feedback seemed to have contributed to students’ deep understanding of coreconcepts. It also facilitated students’ reflection and articulation of what they have learned.An emphasis on rigorous reasoningThe SPEIT program encourages a teaching and learning environment that emphasizesanalytical thinking through mathematic reasoning and the like. This focus had allowed forstudents’ development of rigorous thinking progresses:“The French have a rigorous logic process. Say, for some equations, he may start with thesubject and go through from the beginning to the end through critical analysis. After that,they may do it one more time backward. That is to say, they

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Almetria Smalls, Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

while it is happening instead ofthe reflective state many survey and interview methods propose. Because of the desire to capturedata within the moment, it is particularly important that the methods used are appropriate andsufficiently enticing to garner and immediate response for the population being studied. Page 24.1365.2This present study is part of larger study that examines the ways students develop conceptualunderstanding. In the current phase of the study we want to gather information aboutengineering students while they are engaged in learning practices in engineering classrooms.Specifically, we want to understand student motivation and

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

drills” yields over 16 million results. The followingnon-exhaustive list indicates a few ways authors aim to build higher level writing skills: 1. Faculty must do more than embed writing assignments into their classes.19 2. The writing assignment must offer students time to receive feedback, reflect on their learning, and revise their drafts. 19,20 3. Writing requires an interactive, coaching pedagogy—like that advanced by How People Learn techniques.19 4. Scaffold complex writing tasks over simple mechanics to promote improvement.16 5. Use detailed rubrics so feedback can translate more readily into improved results.20 6. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) to teach English composition gained increased attention

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Talat Salama, Central Connecticut State University; Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Glynis Fitzgerald, Central Connecticut State University; Lee W. Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Mary M. McCarthy, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

education needs to be assessed as compared to on-ground (in the classroom) education. To continue growth and experience in e-learning,universities are encouraged to develop online graduate and undergraduate courses andspecialized certificate programs. A large comprehensive state university in New England,Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), created a task force to look closely at theuniversity’s online and hybrid courses to ensure that the university delivers high quality onlineand hybrid instruction. Comprised of educators, administrators and technology experts, the taskforce’s objective is to develop recommendations to ensure that 1) online and hybrid coursestaught at this state university reflect the best practices for online course

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

competitiveness, economic prosperity, and security. Creativity isdefined by some cognitive researchers as the introduction of new variables, significant leaps,or novel connection, and is a process resulting in a novel products1,2. Torrance concludedthree characteristics of creativity: originality, idea fluency, and flexibility, and claimed thatevery person has his or her creativity and that creativity could be cultivated3. Amabileestablished a psychological model of creativity that includes four factors: intrinsicmotivation, domain knowledge, creative skills, and environment4. Metacognition refers to theawareness of and reflection on one’s learning process and is higher-order mental processes5,6.Metacognition includes making plans for learning and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

research specifically.9 Page 26.680.2Theoretically grounded work can connect researchers, facilitate generalization across studies,and help the field avoid re-inventing the wheel.10 Moreover, “theoretically engaged empiricalwork allows broader and more complex discussion between scholars – one that extends beyondthe particularities of individual empirical projects”.11 However, much engineering educationscholarship is characterized by a lack of explicit and consistent theoretical engagement,12 andwhen theory is used it is typically only in a limited fashion.13 The lack of engagement withtheory in scholarship on global competencies is thus reflective

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ann He, University of Rochester; Amy L Lerner, University of Rochester

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

create a MATLAB program to calculate the bicepsmuscle force required to hold up an object (apple, backpack, or milk jug etc.) at 90 degrees based on keyinput parameters from data found in literature. Students will set up a full-factorial analysis of the elbowbiomechanics model, with “high” and “low” levels of each parameter based on the mean ±1 standarddeviation. An Excel sample data sheet will be provided that shows the patterns found within thecombinations of the full factorial design. Next, students will perform an ANOVA analysis usingMATLAB to idenify the overall mean to report the biceps muscle force for the most generic answer andthe RMSE to reflect the uncertainty in this generic model. Using the results from ANOVA, they will

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 26.1056.5integrate the Four Pillars with methods that apply to each learning style, using the Corvette tourfor examples to plan a learning session. Participants then were asked to identify leaders theyhave known and reflect on the traits and leadership qualities of those individuals. Each wrotetheir own definition of leadership and discussed with the group. Prior to Module 4, participants were asked to do an assignment using their characterstrengths identified in the VIA survey. In Module 4, participants shared their stories andcompared VIA results, identifying their own personal signature strengths. This was followed bya presentation and discussion on energy managementxii and the high performance pyramid. In thefinal phase of this

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Agent award, the 2006 Hewlett-Packard Harriett B. Rigas Award, and the 2007 University of Washington David B. Thorud Leadership Award. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.Dr. Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington Dr. Jim Borgford-Parnell is Associate Director and Instructional Consultant at the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the University of Washington. He taught design, education-research methods, and adult and higher education theory and pedagogy courses for over 30 years. He has been involved in instructional development for 18 years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education. Jim has taught courses on the development of reflective teaching practices

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Hayder Zulafqar Ali, University Instructor; Iman Abdulwaheed, United Arab Emirates University; Sayeda Abboud Al Ameri, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

followed by thedrilling of a hole and gluing a tower of the University Logo. The university wants to make1000 pieces of this. It wants to contract this job out. You are a group of mechanicalengineering graduates just graduated from UAEU and are in the process of forming aproduct design and manufacturing company. You want to have this contract to launch yourcompany. But the competition is very high. Eighteen companies including yours haverecorded interest in bidding for the contract. Make a bid on the specified format given andmake a presentation to the interviewing board to convince them to choose your bid.The students were told that the product should have the emotional appeal reflecting thecharacteristic character of the region and product

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

tapping into pools of underrepresented populations such as African-Americans1,2 . To address the call, it is critical to examine the African-American science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate experience and to understand how theexperiences of underrepresented populations influence decisions to go into and persist in STEMmajors 3-5. But what do we really understand about the African-American STEM collegeexperience? What can we learn from the experiences and reflections of African-AmericanSTEM PhD mentors about the African-American college experience and how to navigate it? Inthis paper, we examine the reflections and insights of an African-American STEM mentor usinga narrative analysis method. This research study

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

resistance to activelearning methods and the ways faculty respond to this challenge. Since trained observers who arenot involved parties in the classroom (i.e., neither students nor instructors) are conducting ourobservations, we have had to continually reflect on the precise detection, perception, recognition,and judgment of certain events to ensure our observations are accurately capturing what isoccurring in the classroom. This experience is much different than training observers to obtaininter-rater agreement, used often by researchers to ensure that observations are reliable acrossmany different observers. Instead, we have examined ways in which we can confirm the eventswe are recording are a valid depiction of classroom behaviors.In this paper

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. de Grazia, University of Colorado, Boulder; Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado Boulder; Katherine Page McDanel, Dept of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder; Michelle Medlin, University of Colorado

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

organized. For courses with over 100screencasts, we created separate, course-specific YouTube channels where screencasts areorganized into playlists by topic. Playlists are shorter, making it easier for users to navigate. Wealso added more textbook table of contents and linked screencasts to chapters in the textbooks,and simplified the existing links from textbooks. Because the FE exam form was revised since we created the links to screencasts usefulfor FE exam review, we have updated our website to reflect these changes. An FE exam playlistwas created on YouTube as well as a specific YouTube channel.Active learning materials An active-learning course package for chemical engineering thermodynamic was addedto the instructor resource

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

engineering driven by thespace race, introductory laboratories tended to be expository in style and focused on verifyingrelationships or concepts in a deductive approach. In this type of laboratory, instructions tend tobe direct, the manual often has space to record the data gathered by students as they execute thesteps, and the analysis also proceeds according to instructions. Usually, there are post-labquestions for reflection and interpretation of results. On the other hand, inquiry basedlaboratories tend to use an inductive approach in which students arrive at the general principle bygathering evidence. In an open inquiry activity, the students create the method for gathering dataand perhaps even the question to be addressed. The outcome is

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Bartus, Stevens Institute of Technology; Frank T. Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

individual roles for focused attention on targetedcomponents or subsystems. These subsystems primarily focused on blades, generator and theelectric grid. Training was provided to theboth teams in the following engineeringconcepts: constraints, requirements, trade-offs, optimization, and prototyping. The SEswere provided with more detailed training andresources such as the Vee model which theyshared with the rest of their team. That beingsaid, we wanted the students to experiencesystems engineering and componentengineering first and reflect on theterminology later. Teams started out with twolarger teams to kick off designing blades and generators and then later evolved into smallergroups with 2-3 ‘rovers’ to assist on other tasks.Instructors were

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Design EngineeringEducation (TIDEE) project has yielded assessment tools intended to measure engineering designlearning outcomes, including communication, teamwork, and design outcomes. 4, 8, 9Missing from these measures of student outcomes, however, are reflective accounts from thestudents themselves, though Pierrakos et al. did explore student perceptions of learning using a Page 26.1425.350-item survey instrument. 10 But capstone design is a complex instructional environment thatoften results in a diverse array of learning experiences; surveys or rubrics may overlookadditional or unanticipated outcomes. To address this gap, we present an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

 perceived  learning  on  the  part  of  the  students  during  video  production,  as  well  as  qualitative  evidence  of  learning  in  students’  written  reflections  on  the  video  making  process.    However,  it  is  also  evident  that  perhaps  too  much  effort  was  devoted  by  students  to  making  videos  look  and  sound  good.    We  hypothesize  that  the  cognitive  load  devoted  to  this  takes  their  concentration  from  the  underlying  thermodynamics.    Further,  in  a  team  of  3-­‐4  students,  individuals  can  specialize.    Observations  suggest  that  some  students  concentrated  nearly  exclusively  on  video  editing  and  acting  and  did  not  participate  meaningfully  in  understanding  the  concepts

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Daniel Richards, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and texts as resulting from typified behaviors, knowledge, and actions of agiven community of practice: “[T]o write, to engage in any communication is to participate in acommunity; to write well is to understand the conditions of one’s own participation with thatcommunity and determine the success or failure of communication”11. As such, genres reflect thevalue systems of individual organizations (e.g., a stand alone business) and also large scalecommunities (e.g., engineers). Being a proficient writer means becoming intimatelyknowledgeable of the conditions of participation in a given community of practice. According toJames Dubinsky, “our work [as professors] involves more than teaching our students strategies orforms; it also

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. A description of how strategies areidentified using student’s written work and audio reflections will be included to promote futurework in problem solving research.Theoretical FrameworksProblem Solving StrategiesAlthough there are many frameworks in place for problem solving strategies, for the context ofsophomore and junior level engineering students we selected Nickerson’s framework as the mostapplicable7. Previous research indicates that Nickerson’s framework of problem solvingstrategies are applicable to undergraduate engineering students’ problem solving approaches8.Nickerson divides problem solving strategies into nine types: subgoaling, working backwards,hill climbing, means-end analysis, forward chaining, considering analogous