Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, MacEwan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

for MathAdvisory exam) might indicate a decline in the performance of engineering students on the mathassessment exam, the data does not support the anecdotal hypothesis nor the quantitativeevidence of markedly declining math skills in first-year engineering students at our institution, atleast during the time period considered.Assessment tools are often used in a predictive way to gauge the overall skills of engineeringstudents. They are also useful in setting engineering program directives. It is clear from thisarticle that the academic averages obtained in high school, may not necessarily reflect the skilllevel of the students entering first-year, especially in mathematics. A further analysis of theseassessment results in light of first

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, and design for manufacturability. The module includesseveral examples of active and student centered learning as part of an in-class assembly linesimulation exercise. Students reflected on this experience, and suggested process improvementsto save time, reduce cost and waste, and improve the assembly line process. They learned of theimportance of manufacturing documentation, process design, and design for assembly. At theend of the module, students understood the importance of designing a product not only for theend user, but also for the assemblers and inspectors. Details of the module design andimplementation will be presented along with comments from students.IntroductionISO 9001:1994, Quality SystemsModel for Quality Assurance in Design

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

preparation, to define andsolve open-ended problems. The authors reflected on recent academic reaction to these feelings,and the relationship to Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives. They see a need to reachdifferent styles of learners, to make each student into an independent learner. They suggest a newapproach, based on experiential learning proposed by D. A. Kolb.Kolb observed patterns of learning new concepts. An immediate experience creates in the learnera need for learning. This is accomplished by reflective observation of the experience. This isassisted by the teacher via the introduction of new concepts (or by the new application of oldconcepts) that integrate this new experience into what the learner already knows. This becomesan

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bret Van Poppel; Shad Reed

teamwork andcollaborative learning among students. Most importantly, however, the turbine project injectedsome excitement into a course that cadets used to dread. Feedback revealed that studentsbelieved the water turbine project was more fun and interesting than paper designs even though italso required more hard work.REFERENCES1 Baunopane, R.A., “Engineering Education for the 21 st Century,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 20/2, 166-167.2 Aglan, H., Ali, S., “Hands-On Experiences: An Integral Part of Engineering Curriculum Reform,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. ??, p.327.3 Bourgeois, F., “A Hands-On Approach for Teaching Engineering Principles,” Conference Proceedings forEffective Courses/Effective Teaching at University/Reflection on

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

ownknowledge and goals) and the accessibility of the users (e.g., where are the users, is it possible tomeet face to face).Our current work in instructional development reflects these issues by representing one means tocollect information in order to characterize the users of instructional development. Our choice ofdata collection method reflects the following assumptions about faculty and their teachingactivities: (a) teaching, and particularly preparation for teaching, tends to be an invisible activityand one that is rarely discussed openly and (b) faculty have few opportunities to talk about theirteaching. Thus, our specific challenge was to find a window into the teaching challenges andconcerns of faculty.The GrantIn June of 2002, we received a

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Neil Hutzler, Michigan Technological University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science; Mia Jackson, Foundation for Family Science & Engineering; Joan F. Chadde, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, rural, and minority communities. Family Math and Family Science offerpublications and program delivery in both English and Spanish to assist in reaching diverseaudiences.In its report Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding ofEngineering9, the National Academy of Engineering concluded the public image ofengineering needed to reflect the optimism and aspirations of students and needed to beinclusive. Some common misconceptions include: (1) engineering work is a sedentary deskjob, (2) engineering is strongly linked to math and science, but not to other vital aspects, suchas creativity, teamwork, and communication, and (3) engineers are not seen as directly helpingpeople. NAE observed that many kids want a well

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston; Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston; Stuart A. Long, University of Houston; Fritz J. Claydon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

oftenhave college-educated parents who can help them navigate the transition into university.Regardless of this apparent advantage, our experience is that Honors students too often leavewithout completing an engineering degree. Thus HEP students, just like their PROMEScounterparts, benefit from participation in a community of peers and supportive faculty and staffirrespective of family support or financial circumstances. Page 25.749.2 Participation in both of these communities is voluntary and therefore one might argue that anydifferences in outcomes for participating students are a reflection of self-selection. Our dataindicate that there is no

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsin K. Siddiqui, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Sulaiman Dawood Alrasheed, Saudi Aramco; Abdul Rahman Mohammed, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Azfar Amaan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Waheed Hussain Aljaroudi P.E.; Abdullah Ahmed Al-Jughaiman, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Fayez Mohsen Alsaikhan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Bahir Mohamad Alhashem

Tagged Divisions

Construction

during andat the end of project, and hidden costs associated with building green. Page 25.810.5In additional to the project management challenges, awareness about sustainability is lackingamong the general public as well as the practitioners. In a survey12 conducted to exploreawareness about sustainability, out of a sample of 693 Saudi Arabian Engineers, 52.2% of theparticipants were not aware of the issue of sustainability and had not heard of the term before.However, more than 70% of the participants agreed that sustainable housing will save energyand will reduce the bills 12. This further reflects the limited availability of local expertise

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

; despite enrolling in a sustainability-themed first-year program, theyproved susceptible to the belief that an overemphasis on sustainability might prove detrimental totheir overall learning.Student feedback also reflected positively on the extracurricular activities hosted during the firsthalf of the academic year. These included a welcome cookout, field trips to nearby state parksand other wilderness areas, weekly faculty-student lunches, decision-making meetings and guestpresentations at Blumberg Residence Hall, and participation in the campus Day of Service. Topromote community involvement and professional development in sustainability, several HEREstudents and faculty attended a local Greentown conference where speakers and workshopsfocused

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Mavriplis

high altitude environment and 3) the pressure-less spaceenvironment. Traditional and reflective homework assignments are used to motivate thestudents to pursue their intended engineering education. Student outcomes includedrenewed enthusiasm for studying engineering, discovery of summer job opportunitiesrelated to field of study, development of student networks, and a deepening technicalsophistication throughout the semester.1. IntroductionTeaching freshmen an introductory course is always difficult. One has to bridge the largedisparities in ability and interest of the students. Engineering freshmen, having typicallybeen the brightest of their high school classes, are blasé about introductory or surveycourses. Many of them think they already

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

accreditation workshould reflect the program as a whole.Some programs treat the six-year time lag between visits with the following timeline: - Year 1 – Celebrate success of previous ABET visit. - Years 2-4 – Feel that ABET is a long time away. Page 14.148.2 Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education - Year 5 – Begin to worry about ABET visit the following year, and survey every class imaginable to be ready for year 6 with the ABET visit.This

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, emphasisplaced on competition, opportunities for meaningful and supportive interactions withfaculty11, and peers12 play a more critical role than individual qualities in promoting acommitment to engineering as a long-term pursuit. Page 15.297.21 This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF GSE 0522767)Mary Frank Fox, a leading scholar in the field of gender and success in STEM fields, haslong been a champion for the environmental perspective, firmly taking an“institutional/structural centered” position where she argues that policies and practicesimplicitly reflect cultural assumptions and, when gender-related, a generally

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

analysiswhich included Solid Works drawings, a bill of materials, a user manual for safeoperation of the cooker as well as a discussion on how the team reached its final designdecision and compromises made. A lab analysis section incorporated the processing ofdata collected during the lab as well as theoretical calculations based on material learnedin class. The final section called on students to reflect on the lessons learned throughoutthe process, suggest potential directions for future studies with the solar cookers anddiscuss the practicality of widespread solar cooker use.The project appealed to a variety of learning styles and exposing the potential for globalimpact which can come from applying lessons in new or alternative ways added

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

community, especially needs of thosewho are under-served. It is reciprocal in nature, valuing the partnership and recognizing theexpertise brought by the community partner. It also includes reflection, which has been shownto enhance learning across academic subjects12. Giles and Eyler (1999)13 found that the majorityof students surveyed reported they learned more, understood more, and were motivated inservice-learning courses.While engineering has been slower to adopt service-learning than many other disciplines, there issignificant and growing increase in service-learning within engineering. Curricular models ofservice-learning, such as the EPICS Program, have been adopted at several universities as well asextra-curricular models such as Engineers

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

it” or “loose it” brain. Activities designed to engage the braincan help grow dendrites, which is the wiring that connects brain cells. The more ways we findto process information the stronger learning (i.e., neural connections between brain cells)becomes. Research is proving that to enhance learning, we should be involving students inlessons by providing a non-threatening environment which allows them time to ask questions,seek solutions, reflect, share thinking about a theme or topic, and respond to other's viewpoints.In short, as teachers, we need to be able to accomplish learning by doing. Action helps to growthe brain. The real value of subject matter can be heightened for students through activitiesthat combine the classroom

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

accuratelyreflect its novel character. TCGT 1530 was modified and upgraded as follows; 1. More exposure was given to recent energy technology developments such as fuel cells, solar power, solar cells, and other non-traditional sources of energy 2. A high degree of coherence was developed between the new course content and individual topics so as to reflect technology as a system for facilitating sustainability. 3. The concept of product design and lifecycle was emphasized in the new course as it is directly related to sustainability 4. Because most sustainability and green design related content tends to largely ignore the economics of sustainability (a crucial component which depending on how it is dealt with can make or

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

reflectance Figure 1. Flow chart describing relationships between optical properties and therapeutic, diagnostic, and sensing applications.1spectroscopy and diagnosis have not been covered in enough detail. Many of theseundergraduate students have either already been exposed in general to such applications or havethe greatest interest in them. Due to time-constraints usually caused by spending time on othertopics in the class, spectroscopy and diagnosis are usually not covered in as much detail as boththe instructors and the students would like. A clear didactic problem was thus identified: Whilestudents may no longer be struggling with the fundamental concepts of light and light transport,there are several

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

Page 9.1008.1that reflect this trend, although many chemical engineering curricula today include a senior-level Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationbiochemical engineering course. Our central theme is to involve students in solving laboratory-based problems related to the conversion of chemicals into biorenewables. We used a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, i.e., the students recognize the relevant knowledge they alreadypossess, identify what must be learned, acquire that knowledge and work towards a solution. Wecreated multidisciplinary student teams, assigned them an industrially

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Strategies Questionnaire Items Across Design Phases Design phase Questionnaire item example Problem definition While I define my design problem, I am clarifying the design goals with design team/client. Conceptual design While I generate solution ideas, I am determining whether I need to look for alternative design solutions. Preliminary design While I work on my selected design, I am judging whether my design model reflects my final design. Detailed design While I finalize my design, I am judging whether further adjustments are needed to improve the design performance. Design communication While I communicate my design

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. They found that the provision of active learning opportunities in TPD made teachers’ useof new classroom practices increase. Fisher, Lapp, Flood, and Moore (2006)21 described a CPDinitiative that guided teachers’ instruction by linking teaching and assessment. After this CPD,teachers improved their knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and they were able to apply whatthey learned from the CPD to improve their students’ learning. Taitelbaum, Mamlok‐Naaman,Carmeli, and Hofstein (2008)22 reported that teachers became more reflective and aware of theirteaching practices after they participated in a CPD program. de Vries, van de Grift, and Jansen(2012)23 explored the link between teachers’ beliefs about learning and teaching and theirparticipation

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Leaders: A Case Study of the AIChE Concept WarehouseAbstractPropagation is a widespread goal for educational innovations. If an innovation is effective in oneenvironment, developers usually desire to share it with other instructors and institutions to have alarger impact and improve education more broadly. Additionally, funding agencies like theNational Science Foundation require a “broader impact” component in all grant proposals. Oneaspect commonly missing when an innovation is shared is a reflective, evidence-baseddescription of the process as the innovation moves from the home institution to other institutionswith different faculty, different students and a different culture. E.M. Rogers put forth a theory,Diffusion of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

,  2012b;  Prince,  Vigeant,  &  Nottis,  2010),  as  well  as  student  answers  to  post-­‐activity  reflection  questions.    Faculty  using  these  activities  will  be  surveyed  both  for  the  amount  of  time  they  spent  on  each  particular  topic  as  well  as  about  their  sense  of  how  much  they  liked  the  approach  they  were  testing.        Acknowledgement  Funded  through  TUES  NSF-­‐1225031   Page 24.366.3     2  Bibliography  Prince, M., Vigeant, M., &

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Travis Horton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Page 24.782.7EPICS. Assignments were tailored to complement the learning community sequence. Anexample is that the reflection assignments in the new course built on the EPICS experiences. Forexample, critical and reflective thinking is an area assessed in EPICS but first-year students oftenstruggle. To help them, a weekly reflection was included in the common engineering course ontheir EPICS experience. Feedback was provided and this helped their work in the EPICS course.The common course also provided a means to address their experiences and introduce aspects ofthe EPICS experiences. For example, the assessments in EPICS are modelled after professionalperformance appraisals and require students to identify their most significant

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Houdeshell

Jonassen’s 11 categories: design,diagnostic, decision, troubleshooting, rule, and algorithmic problems. These reflect a continuumof structuredness from ill to well; therefore, the instructional transfer activities should reflect thissame continuum. This reinforces the need to develop an instrument that can quantify real worldtask structuredness and categorize currently developed instructional activities. Jonassen andothers have researched and developed criteria for defining well and ill-structured problems[1].These criteria summarized in Table 2 provide the theoretical basis for the author's structurednessinstrument.Table 2.Structuredness Characteristics of Well and Ill-Structured Problems Well-Structured Problems

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Ismail Orabi; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

skills, and opinionsregarding their ability to succeed in engineering. Because the Pittsburgh Freshman EngineeringAttitude Instrument© was developed specifically to evaluate engineering student attitudes, thequestionnaire needed to be modified to reflect the opinions of non-engineering students takingthe Intro to Engineering course. Questions were added to assess students’ understanding ofengineering.The Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitude Instrument© served as a template for theEngineering Attitude Survey discussed in this paper. Information gathered in the EngineeringAttitude Survey included student number, major, section of Intro to Engineering course, semestercourse taken, gender, age, class rank, student status and ethnicity. Questions

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sadie Miller; Donna Riley

topics: whether or not aid should be given by developednations to developing nations, or a reflection on pitfalls to avoid in their project based on whyprojects have failed in the past.Students examine the role of technology in society through readings by Langdon Winner10 andRichard Sclove.11 Students learn about the tendency for engineers to find higher-tech solutions toproblems, to over-design, without any social impact consideration. They read Kammen andDove’s piece12 on “the virtues of mundane science” that discusses the academic biases thatprevent important breakthroughs in low-tech solutions to problems of poverty and environmentaround the world. Through these and previous readings, students begin to understand some of thereasons for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clive Dym; Anthony Bright

synthesis between a rigorous science base andprofessional engineering practice. This synthesis is made possible by the focus on engineeringdesign as the cornerstone of the program. The centrality of the engineering design paradigm leadsto a discussion of the application of this philosophy to a design-based approach to engineeringeducation.ContextThe origin of the modern, science-based engineering curriculum is usually attributed to theGrinter report2, 3. That report reflected in part the thinking embodied in the famed Vannevar BushReport4: greater public investment in science was warranted because of the impact of such“scientific” advances as radar and operations research during World War II. Further, as detailedby Seely5, the Grinter report also

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjan Zadnik

awards and for their excellence in teaching. These teachersare able to maintain the integrity of knowledge that is core to their disciplines while adoptinga teaching approach that is varied, flexible, and student-centred in order to accommodatestudents’ learning differences. They constantly reflect on what and how they are teaching andmonitor closely how students are learning, especially the ways that students can apply newknowledge, and how students are developing values and professional skills for their futurework. Assessment, both formative and summative, is used to show students’ achievement.These teachers base their success on what students have learned because of the teaching andlearning they have facilitated. Such isolated examples of

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

point in their career will be in their 2nd or3rd posting – and in their presentations, they relate their career exposure to relevantbusiness functions and the lecturer links this back to course text. This adds “live”industrial relevance to the teaching and develops career models for the students toreflect on. Again assessment here is a further reflective essay on lessons learnt that Page 9.1255.4students would take forward in their future career. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe final major exercise is a group

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Watts; Theodor Richardson

. Page 9.601.10Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education Reflecting On My Own Teaching to Improve My Practices Faculty Response Groups TAs GK-12 0 1 2 3 4 5 Mean Confidence