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Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Mestre; Jonathan H Tomkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
changed only throughmutual reflective engagement about communal practices11,12 such as teaching practices orcurriculum design practices. CoPs provide a place for this mutual reflective engagement, invitingfaculty to engage in continuously deeper levels with RBIS, from the periphery to the core1.At research-intensive universities, faculty primarily engage in research CoPs. The primary markof membership within these CoPs is recognized depth of understanding in a field of study, asdemonstrated by key cultural artifacts such as dissertations and research articles22. Thesecommunal practices create a central identity of faculty as researchers and as experts. In contrast,the practices promoted by most RBIS do not value faculty as researchers or as
Conference Session
Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso
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Systems Engineering
use constructs of affect to                                                                                                                i  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSF 14-32426,14-31717, and 14-31609. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materialsprovided are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.  understand and assess the students’ STEM affect. Each component of the theoretical frameworkis described in the following paragraphs.STEM-literacy for the 21st Century is multifaceted and includes content knowledge and habits ofmind5. For the purpose of this study, we refer to
Conference Session
First-Year Issues in ECE Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
objectives, mini-projects, midterm, and final projectand how they related to the various electrical and computer engineering concepts. There will be asummary of some of the assignments used to encourage reflective learning as well as teamworksuch as journals, memos, reports, code, demonstrations and presentations. The course was taughtfor the first time in Fall 2015 quarter and again in Winter 2015 quarter. There will be a qualitativeand quantitative analysis of the learning artifacts in order to identify trends and lessons learned tocontinue improving the course. There will also be a comparison of the student course evaluationsbefore and after the change to the Arduino Uno microcontroller. These results will be presentedin the paper along with
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Guannan Liu, Purdue University - West Lafayette; DeLean Tolbert Smith, Purdue University - West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University - West Lafayette
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Design in Engineering Education
andfound that experts typically spend more time engaged in problem scoping and gather moreinformation than senior engineering students1 and seniors gathered more information thanfreshman students2. However, information gathering alone does not distinguish experts, fromsenior and first-year engineering students3. Results of previous investigations 4-6 demonstrate thatboth quantity and type of information gathered are indicators of experts and novices qualitywork.Shanteau3 focused on the relationship between information use and expertise and found that theamount of information used does not reflect the designer's’ level of expertise. Rather, it is theevaluation and utilization of the relevant gathered information that differentiates experts fromnon
Conference Session
Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College
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Two Year College Division
students) and on-campus (n=11 students) formats, both taughtby the same instructor who developed the lab materials. Both groups used the same lab kits andthe same lab activity guides. Table 2 shows a summary of statistics comparing the twocohorts— showing retention and success, amount of work completed, student time to completion(as reported on their lab reports), and an abbreviated concept inventory5 at the end of the class.Note that due to the focus of our current grant effort, the statistics reflect only the lab class andexclude the results of the theory class, although the concept inventory test may be influencedmore strongly by the circuit theory class than by the lab activities.Table 2. Comparisons of retention (percentage of students who
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University
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Design in Engineering Education
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 processes. Following this, the second step is tounderstand these effects in the particular instance, so that if the same action was taken in thesame circumstances, it would be possible to anticipate what would follow from the action. In thispattern, the third step would
Conference Session
Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University
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Mechanical Engineering
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 processes. Following this, the second step is tounderstand these
Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Thomas Singraber B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting; Marton Szabo-Kass B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Stefan Woerndl B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences
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Mathematics
oppositedirections. Then the simulation was started within the highest-order integration scheme andthe positions of the particles were stored after each time step. From these data a movie wascreated as described above. In the following figures (Figures 10 to 14) snapshots are shown,which were taken at different evolutionary phases of wave phenomena that occurred in thecourse of the numerical simulation.The snapshot in Figure 10 shows two wave fronts that have already established and propagatetowards each other. Both regions confined by the wave fronts show already a rich internalstructure that is caused by several reflections at the boundaries (Dirichlet boundary conditionsproduce fixed end wave reflections) and by interference.Figure 10: Array of 261206
Conference Session
Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicole P. Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan David Ortega, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia - Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
to put our two researchquestions into context. First we will discuss the photo elicitation method. Then we will discussmodels for what the career journey of engineering education researchers might look like throughthe lens of Parker Palmer’s movement approach to change 7.Photo elicitation in qualitative researchResearch conducted on the use of photo elicitation as a data collection method speaks to thebenefit of using this approach to uncover hidden stories and or memories participants might notbe aware of 6. Since “photographs are artifacts of what people see and experience” 8(p1), photoelicitation use in reflective studies can provide rich information about deep underlyingperceptions or personal recollection of specific events. Hatten
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development
Collection
2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo; Darryl N Williams, Tufts University; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO
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Diversity, International Forum
STEM talent and to unify the needs of the engineering education stakeholders in order for engineering education to more accurately reflect societal needs. Diversity and inclusion, university/community engagement, educational research methods, action research, and student led initiatives fall within the scope of his growing expertise. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17519Dr. Darryl N Williams, Tufts UniversityMs. Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO Rovani Sigamoney is a chemical/environmental engineer from South Africa who started in the platinum refinery/mining sector and then moved on
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum
Collection
2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Liliya Vasilievna Prikhodko
Tagged Topics
International Forum
andbusiness efficiency, therefore FAE students have leadership potential. There were some peculiarities revealed between the minors. Future managers arecharacterized by high assertiveness and business efficiency, and future educators are veryresponsive. Students who study professional translation have a more “smooth” profile, but arecharacterized by high conformism and the least conservatism. Future lawyers havecomparatively higher negativism and are the least conforming. Thus the personality profilesof FAE students reflect the professional specifics of the chosen minors. Professors who teach at the FAE were also given a questionnaire that consisted oftwo parts: assessment of the students’ cognitive skills (analytical, systemic
Conference Session
Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
April Krivoniak, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University
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Manufacturing
MethodsTwo distinct approaches were taken to develop an efficient and effective method to manufacturea customized AFO. Both followed a general delineation involving 3D scanning of the lower leganatomy, data manipulation, 3D modeling, and 3D printing. However, the sub-processes differedbetween approaches.3D Scanning with FARO Arm3D scanning capabilities were utilized in the data acquisition phase to capture the lower leganatomy. A FARO Arm Platinum laser scanner was used in the first approach. This type ofscanner utilizes laser triangulation technology, projecting a laser line onto the subject beingscanned. As the laser light reflects off the scanned subject’s surface, a camera detects thereflection. Using trigonometric triangulation, the device
Conference Session
Project-Based Learning
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
valuable in professional life (96%), improved their leadershipskills (92%), and had gained appreciation for the value of project planning (100%) and technicaldocumentation (96%). It is anticipated that lessons learned from the project sequence willprovide the framework for cross-disciplinary freshman and sophomore assignments in hostinstitution’s PBL curriculum in the future.Keywords: Project management, Rube Goldberg machines, Project Based Learning1. IntroductionAccreditation of engineering programs has long provided a means of quality control of graduatesin the United States.1 In recent years, this practice has come to reflect an emphasis on theoutcomes of student learning rather than on restrictive earlier notions centered on what is
Conference Session
Experiential Learning Initiatives
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Jamshid E Farzidayeri, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter Boles; Ahad S. Nasab P.E., Middle Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
and the learningobjectives; in Section 3, we explain the methodologies we used to facilitate project-basedlearning and to encourage team work; in Section 4, we present the design of the winning team; inSection 5, we discuss the results of the Bocce game and the assessment of the learningobjectives; a reflective discussion is provided in Section 6; finally, we conclude in Section 7.2. Project description and learning objectivesThe project requires students to build Raspberry Pi controlled autonomous robots with thecapability of playing indoor Bocce game. The jack or pallino of the Bocce game is a wirelessrouter which is at a fixed location. The goal of the robot is to get as close to the jack as possiblewithin certain time interval and not
Conference Session
Assessment of Student Learning – New Engineering Educators Division
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Arjun Singh, Gradescope
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New Engineering Educators
ofmaterial Twoquizzesdropped Opportunitiesto retestconceptsto increasegrade Figure 1. Practice-feedback-assessment structure.Exams comprised 3-4 problems with multiple parts. All problems required students to show theirwork and obtain a numerical answer. Some parts of problems asked students to reflect on theiranswers in a few sentences or predict consequences of changing parameters. Multiple choice,fill-in-the-blank, and true-false were not testing constructs used heavily in these courses.Undergraduate graders were utilized in checking the completion-based homework
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michelle Miley, Montana State University; Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Liz Kovalchuk, Montana State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
awareness of their own identities as writers and asengineers through their work facilitating, suggesting that the writing studio model providesan opportunity for writing center tutors to engage in metacognitive thinking about their owndevelopment as a disciplinary writer.The facilitators did note the difficulty in keeping their roles as engineering student separatefrom facilitator, and noted that they had to negotiate when to bring in their engineeringknowledge and when to act as an outside audience. One facilitator noted in her session notes,“An interesting reflection for me during this studio was that my first tendency when workingwith engineering students (especially those that I know in some context) is that I transitioninto being a team member
Conference Session
Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
diverse resources, libraries can also provide materials for diversityworkshops offered to employees, which is also a form of direct support because the selection ofculturally diverse material aims to shape collective understanding of diversity and inclusion.Libraries can generate quantitative data to demonstrate support for teaching and research.Collection DevelopmentPerhaps the most important issue here is whether the collection development policies andpractices reflect the strategic (research, teaching, community development) goals of theuniversity. Both public and academic libraries have been adding language about diversity, whichmay conflict with cultural and political motivation to exclude some resources in some areasspecifically with
Conference Session
Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
the teachers and theuniversity students related to engineering habits of mind, awareness of engineering as aprofessional field, and development of self-efficacy related to engineering topics.Data Collected: Consistent with a mixed methods approach [28], we collected multiple sources ofdata to evaluate our RET program, including a STEM teaching efficacy instrument, video andobservation of classroom lessons, engineering-based lesson plans, laboratory notebooks, and anend-of-summer reflection survey.STEM teaching and learning outcomes were measured by the MISO T-STEM instrument, whichwas intended to characterize participant attitudes on entering the program and identify areas ofgrowth due to program participation. The T-STEM (Teacher Efficacy
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Luis Miguel Procter, University of Texas, El Paso; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
. One of the degree plans is housed in a traditional engineering department whereidentity formation is implicit (i.e., our control group), and one is a non-traditional engineeringdegree plan where identity development is explicit. Therefore, before describing the researchmethods used to assess engineering identity development of students in both departments, whatfollows is a summary of how the departments implicitly and explicitly attempt to developengineering identity, particularly in the non-traditional department.Engineering identity development in the non-traditional department is scaffolded across a rangeof activities, from project-based learning and reflection to the deliberate study of other identities,such as entrepreneur and leader. By
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Harold W. Walker, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
fields of Business and Law [11,12,13]. Behavioral Ethicsintegrates traditional educational approaches to ethics with personal and professional reflection(i.e. what moral foundations do we and our profession bring to an ethical decision), anexploration of biases and stumbling blocks (e.g., loss aversion, ethical fading, etc.), and anemphasis on developing effective habits and strategies to avoid these decision making pitfalls.These insights can be applied at both the personal and institutional level.This paper describes the introduction of Behavioral Ethics into an engineering curriculum, usingethical questions centered on risk and public safety as an example. To guide the identification oflearning outcomes, a Behavioral Ethics rubric was
Conference Session
Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cam Macdonell, MacEwan University; Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Darci Burdge, Nassau Community College; Lori Postner, Nassau Community College; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Computing and Informatics)
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Diversity
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Software Engineering Division
Source Day did notfulfill the participants’ expectations. Or the convergence of the post-experience survey maysimply reflect that the women had a better understanding of HFOSS by the end of the day and soresponse became more similar across ethnicities.Opinion results breakdown by age - The opinion responses were also analyzed by agecategories. Significant positive change was found in age categories “20-21” and “over 24” onH3, “consider taking more courses”. This mirrors the significant change for the total set ofrespondents. Sample sizes in the other age categories were much smaller and no significantdifferences were detected. White Hispanic Asia/Pacific Item Pre Post P Pre
Conference Session
International Collaborations
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University
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International
), Engineering Ethics(Song Zhang), EngineeringEthics(Zhengfeng Li, Hangqing Cong, Qian Wang, etc.). All of them are classic andcommonly used. Methodologies including keywords extraction, text analysis andcomparative research are used to compare the six textbooks from the dimensions of style,frame, topics and cases.By the comparative study of two of the world’s leading countries in engineering education,the similarities, differences and features of engineering ethics educational contents in bothcountries are revealed. The generalities reflect the common foci of engineering ethicseducation. Engineering ethics textbooks set forth the basic concepts, theories and principlesof engineering ethics firstly; then according to the special requirements of
Conference Session
Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 10
Collection
2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity
Authors
Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Yasmine Yunus Sikder; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech
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Collegiate, Diversity
., Schlossberg’sTransition Theory) for examining the high school-to-college transition of engineering studentsfrom underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. The subsequent sections examine the developmentof a codebook grounded in Schlossberg's Transition Theory [5] to articulate the categoriesthrough which African American and Hispanic/Latinx students’ reflect on their own transitioninto college. The theory and codebook provided language that illuminates the coping strategiesand supports that underrepresented minority engineering students use during their first year incollege.Theorizing the Transition from High School to CollegeWe use the sociocultural perspective to theoretically frame our exploration of the transition fromhigh school to college. The sociocultural
Conference Session
PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only
Collection
2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors
Benjamin Hawkins, Cal Poly, SLO; James Eason, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions
courses in biology, chemistry, calculus, electriccircuits, and computer programming.To date, 3 cohorts of students have engaged with this module. Each cohort is between 50 and 75students and composed of primarily third-year Biomedical Engineering students, with a smallfraction of Electrical Engineering students. The demographics reflect those of the BiomedicalEngineering program, with approximately 55% female students. Initial results indicate thatstudents develop significant ability to work with MATLAB as an engineering tool and enterfollowing coursework better prepared to apply prerequisite materials. In a qualitative self-assessment, participating students indicated that the activities could have better reinforced lecturecontent, but
Conference Session
Computing Research II
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mysore Narayanan, Miami University
Tagged Divisions
Computing and Information Technology
been in practice for a very long time.Scholars have defined Problem-based learning as minds-on, hands-on, focused, experientiallearning (Wilkerson & Gijselaers, 1996). Instructors are considered to serve as problem solvingcolleagues assigned with the responsibility of promoting interest and enthusiasm for learning Aproblem-based curriculum is significantly different from the traditional discipline centeredcurriculum (Woods, 1994). Instructors are also encouraged to act as cognitive coaches who can nurture anenvironment that can support open inquiry (Barrows, 2000). It is important that the aims andobjectives of problem-based learning are reflected in every aspect of the learning environmentcreated. Problem-based curriculum should
Conference Session
Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University; Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter, North Carolina State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
uploading an artifact, selecting acategory, writing a description, listing skills, tagging teammates, and creating a hashtag. Eachstudent in the REU Program created ten posts during the ten-week program. They documentedresearch deliverables, professional and technical sessions, field trips, conferences, or anyexperience that helped them grow professionally.The purposes of e-portfolios were for developmental (learning/reflection), showcase(professional/career), assessment (summative), and institutional (academic) purposes [6]. TheREU Program focused on the developmental and showcase uses. For developmental purposes,their e-portfolios promoted transferable skills, lifelong learning, and reflective thinking [7]. Asone student shared, “The
Conference Session
Graduate Student Support
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz P.h.D., University of South Carolina
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Graduate Studies
quality of thinking by systematic metacognitive reflection on their thinking.Paul and Elder make CT operational by practice in three dimensions of critical thinking [3].These are a set of elements of thought (purpose, questions, data and information, etc.), a set ofintellectual standards (clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, etc.), and a set of intellectualvirtues of a good critical thinker (intellectual humility, courage, honesty, empathy, etc.) We positthat the elements of thought map onto the intellectual content of a typical refereed journal article(and to other forms of research communications as well). Furthermore, we maintain that theintellectual standards map onto review standards used for refereed journals (and other writing
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chris Swan, Tufts University; Alexandra Kulich, Tufts University; Reece Wallace, Tufts University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
of Ethics, it is clearthat the Code highly reflects deontological theory; i.e., it consists of a series of doctrines thatengineers must follow, with intrinsic morality tied to each behavior. In other words, the Code ofEthics can be seen as a reflection of an engineer’s duty to society.A difference from this dominate theoretical approach can be seen to emerge in the review of 108articles and conference papers on macroethical education in engineering. Articles were reviewedand sorted based on the three main “families” of ethical theory: utilitarianism, deontology, andvirtue ethics. This review showed that explicit reference to these three families of theoryoccurred in 41 of the 108 articles reviewed – 14 predominately noted utilitarianism
Conference Session
New Media for Ethics Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
when it really needs it”. To make matters worse, Holly is reprimanded since corporatesimply wanted each branch to submit signed paperwork from each employee proving they hadcompleted the training. Overall, this episode presents a rather pessimistic view of both theeffectiveness and usefulness of ethics trainings.Following the episode, the class engaged in a Think-Pair-Share activity. First, each studentcompleted a worksheet of reflection questions (Tab. 1) independently. Then the students wereasked to discuss their answers in groups of 3-4 students. Finally, the instructor led discussionwith the whole class. Through these questions, the students reflected upon their expectations forthe module (question 1), personal experience with misconduct
Conference Session
Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University
Tagged Divisions
Instrumentation
reflectivesurface to “bounce” the beam from one to the other. In the latter case, the maximum distancefrom emitter to object appears to be 1 inch.This sort of switch was considered for application as an optical propeller tachometer. In thiscase, either method of edge detection can be used, although the reflective mode of operation maybe desired due to possible changes in blade coning angle. In either case, the parameter of interestwill be the change in voltage measured in Figure, which will change whenever the blade passingthrough the IR beam (the “sensing area”). For a tachometer based on reflection, it is anticipatedthat the voltage seen by the GPIO port will approximate the curve shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: Reflective IR