Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; William George Griffiths IV, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

) students. The only well-studied aspect of homework policy is the comparison of outcomes in courses using onlinehomework versus traditional homework. There are many studies comparing these two deliverymethods at varying levels1,4,5,6,8,11,12,19. Most studies conclude that web-based homework issuperior to (or at least not inferior to) traditional homework in terms of homework completionand student outcomes.Aside from studies of online homework, however, there are very few other studies investigatingthe effect of various mathematics course policies on homework completion and studentsuccess. The most recent study in this area7 compared the effect of weekly collectedassignments versus weekly quizzes in a Calculus I course. There was no

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Cleveland State University’s General Education requirements, it wasnot approved for Gen Ed listing by the University Curriculum Committee. As a result, few, ifany, non-engineering students take the course.A complete description of the course is provided in another paper 4. The earlier paper alsodiscusses similar courses at other universities, as well as the assessment of the course atCleveland State University and some preliminary results. The course syllabus is provided as anAppendix.Student Learning OutcomesThe requirements that civil engineering programs have to meet now, and will have to meet in thefuture, are contained in a number of documents. The requirements are written in terms ofoutcomes, which include technical knowledge as well as the

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nasser Alromaih; Mark Rajai; S. Jimmy Gandhi

demand for entrepreneurship courses from students in Engineering and Sciencefaculties. Since 2000, the “Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (NICENT)” hasbeen offering entrepreneurship education to students in the engineering, science, andtechnology disciplines. The University of Cambridge (UK) also offers entrepreneurshipeducation to science/technical students. Moreover, the key engineering schools inNorway offer entrepreneurship courses, having found that about 15% of engineeringstudents take an interest in entrepreneurship 3. Similarly, the Nottingham UniversityBusiness School offers entrepreneurship courses to engineering students taking MBA.The course syllabus includes modules such as entrepreneurship in the 21st century

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Keith W Buffinton, Bucknell University; Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

objectives were achieved. 4.1 Student learning assessment mechanismENGR 290 is a full credit course, just like any other Bucknell course, and students wereevaluated with multiple assessment instruments. The course syllabus specified studentperformance evaluation as follows: • Professionalism and Active Participation 25% • Presentations 35% • Journals 20% • Term Paper 20%Since the course takes place on the road, in a foreign country, professionalism is an extremelyimportant element. The syllabus spelled out eight specific areas of “professionalism” a studenthad to follow in order to succeed in the course. These included being on-time, respecting others,being responsible, and contributing to the team and the course, among others

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

into a contract agreement promising that they had read the syllabus and understood thatthey had to:1) complete a pre assessment (ARE) and post assessment (IPT), 2) submit a signedand dated program agreement, 3) attend 80% of onsite classes or make four contacts (emails,calls or texts) with the facilitator for online classes, 4) complete a program evaluation, and 5)complete the homework assignments and tests with an 80% on both.Engineering Analysis I This lecture based course covered the development and use of differentiation andintegration to solve engineering problems, including those involving motion, related rates,optimization, moments and centers of mass and it also includes an introduction to vectormethods. In the approximately 15

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan K Donohue, University of Virginia; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

tosystems engineering in this paper. Planning for this new academic track took place in Fall, 2011;the pilot of the Introduction to Systems Engineering course occurred in Spring, 2012 and Fall,2012. The course is consciously structured after the introductory course at the University ofVirginia (UVa), the transfer target for a majority of PVCC students, to ensure that the transfercredit is accepted and students are prepared for success. Based on our experiences in the pilots,the syllabus became slightly modified to prepare students for study in other undergraduateprograms in systems engineering. Course goals, objectives, and content are described. Finally,we offer student reflections on their experiences and course utility as they prepare to

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, University of Arkansas; John DUPE Lee, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Spearot, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

) management in a very large class, (2)syllabus content and (3) balancing teaching and research responsibilities. In addition, Prof.Spearot worked with the Department of Mechanical Engineering staff to develop a formalevaluation survey for Mr. John Lee.In preparation for the fall 2012 semester, Prof. Spearot involved Mr. Lee in every decisionrelated to the management of the large course, including writing of the course syllabus, decisionsrelated to the weight provided to each assignment and exams in the course, week-by-weekplanning of course topics and homework problems, and determination of homework and examdates. Prof. Spearot and Mr. Lee developed a strategy to manage homework submission,homework distribution to the graders, and drill session

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

will try to schedule several relevant field trips.Ideally, these will happen during class time, but may run over.Catch-all final statement:This is a new class, and both the content and format will evolve as we work together. If youhave ideas or requests, tell Dr. Vigeant. We can shift things around to create the optimallearning environment for the entire group. Appendix  A  –  Course  Syllabus       Page 23.929.14   13  

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

jai p agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

(angle, vel, h0) #instantiation of the object cball in the class Projectile while cball.getY() >= 0: cball.update(time) print "\nDistance traveled: %0.1f meters." % (cball.getX())Now run the Python script in the Interpreter.>>> import cball2>>> main()Enter the launch angle (in degrees): 30Enter the initial velocity (in meters/sec): 50Enter the initial height (in meters): 2Enter the time interval between position calculations: .1The python returns the result in the interpreter window.Distance traveled: 225.2 meters. Page 23.22.6III. Course Syllabus and DescriptionECET 49900 - Dynamic Programming with Pythonclass 3, lab 0

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

assignments. The information was provided in the course syllabus also.To be effective, the assignments required some weight (providing some external motivationto improve) but not too much weight (limiting internal grade anxiety or evaluationapprehension in the creative writing process). The average low stakes writing score wasweighed only 10% of the course grade, as shown in Table 1. Students reported that 10% wasa fair and preferred weight (see student survey responses below).Table 1. Course Grade Components and Weights Component Weight (%) Laboratory Preparation or Data Gathering Role 30 Formal and Informal Lab Reports 50

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Eleonore Lickl, HBLVA for Chemical Industry

Tagged Topics

Invited - Student Development

, industrialengineering, operations management, art and design and others11.Curriculum of VET collegesThere are several types of Austrian VET colleges12. The reformed curriculum of 2011 includessubject courses with a total of 100 to 110 hours, depending on the engineering program13. It hasto be mentioned, that in the Austrian education system for everyone at a VET college about 15hours of mathematics and applied mathematics and 10 hours of physics and science arecompulsory, in addition to the engineering program. In total, 175 hours are basis of the reformedengineering syllabus. Page 21.41.3Not all discipline have their syllabus reformed at present, some have

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

studies of aircraft design,” in AIAA Aircraft Systems & Technology Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1977.18. A. Pritchett, “AE 4803/8803 Humans and Autonomy Syllabus,” Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering, January 2011.19. L. Young and M. Yeh. (2001) 16.400/2.181j/16.453j Human Factors Engineering. MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. [Online]. Available: http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/athena/course/16/16.400/www/- syllabus.pdf20. D. Peet and K. Mulder, “Integrading SD into engineering courses at the Delft University of Technology,” International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 278–288, 2004.21. L. A. Guerra, W. Fowler, and M. Brennan, “Systems engineering and spacecraft

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

instruments’ rotation. Depending on human resources, the number ofinstruments, and the prior performance of students, one can execute the syllabus byinterchangeably administering one computer modeling lab and one experimental laboratory, orrun through all the computer modeling labs first, then use a cyclic rotation of 2- or 3-studentgroups per instrument for all instruments. Fig. 2 (TOP) the list of modeling labs realized in the first six weeks of the semester. (BOTTOM) rotation of the three-member student teams through the instrumentation A hybrid nature of this lab program is dictated by the need to have three chemistrycourses for BME majors in our BME curriculum, as this course and its lab are preceded by theGeneral Chemistry for

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

-instruction. Theinstructors were generally positive about the experience and were happy with the papersproduced. One consistent complaint from instructors was they had to give up three classsessions. The librarians were concerned that more students did not take assessments connectedwith class sessions. During the course assessment and revision process for fall 2012, librariansworked with instructors to devise ways to deliver the same amount of information without usingthree class sessions. The librarians taught one session during week three, offered an out of classexperience (OCE) in the library instruction room during weeks five, six, eight and nine (multiplesessions were offered to accommodate student schedules) and provided one online module

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

as an important measure of a student’s projectwork, other significant components of the student’s activity will likely be included in theoverall course grade to be complete, as laid out in the syllabus for a project course. Atour institution, for the Engineering Project sequence, besides the Portfolio componentworth 20%, we include Progress against the semester plan (20%), Reporting andDocumentation (40%), On Time completion of assigned tasks (15%), Logbook (5%) andan Adjustment Factor (+/-5%). The Progress against the semester plan component isbased on measurable goals set by the project team with approval by the faculty advisornear the beginning, and evaluated by the team at the end of the semester, as reported in a

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Allen, Department of Mathematics; Dale A. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Paper ID #7596Making Mathematics Relevant to Engineering StudentsDr. Michael R. Allen, Department of Mathematics Dr. Allen earned his PhD in Statistics from the University of Georgia in 1997 and currently holds a full time Associate Professor position in the Department of Mathematics at Tennessee Technological Univer- sity. His research interests include edgeworth expansions, time series, bootstrapping, online pedagogy and fractional calculus and has published papers on four of these five subjects. He minored in education and physics as an undergrad and obtained a Master in mathematics. Recently, he earned a Bachelors in

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ali Daneshmandnia

60 A USABILITY STUDY OF MOODLE Author: Ali Daneshmandnia daneshmandnet@gmail.com Willow Gate Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Abstract: The use of online course delivery systems such as Blackboard, Moodle, Angel, WebCT, and similar systems are increasingly in use for classroom teaching purposes. This exploratory study intends to gain insight into the usability of Moodle in the classroom. This study was guided by

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John R Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

localstudents and are posted within 20 minutes of the completion of lecture allowing distance studentsto watch the lecture at their convenience. All course content (syllabus, links to recorded lectures,reading assignments, homework, homework solutions, laboratory projects, examples, web-basedresources, etc.) is posted on the course webpage (Desire to Learn (D2L)). All assignments andlaboratory reports, for both local and distance students taking the course, are submitted andreturned via an electronic dropbox. Grades are uploaded to the course webpage so that studentscan track their progress.One of the major issues in the education of distance engineering students is office hours. Mostyounger engineering students have a difficult time expressing in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Duke University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

related to the discussion from the previous stage.This material can be taught using any pedagogical approach (e.g., lectures, in-class activities,computer simulations, discussion). It may be necessary to modify the course syllabus and/ormethod of presentation to ensure coherence between the course material and the theme.However, it is expected that these modifications, at least initially, could be minor. Although themethods used in this stage are similar to those typically used to incorporate real-world problemsinto a course, it is critical that they be well-integrated with the Grand Challenge theme.Stage 5: Application of Course Content to the ChallengeNext, students apply the course-specific content, tools, and techniques to a real-world

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune; Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, College of Engineering, Pune

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and civil.Liberal Learning at Our CollegeLiterature refers to liberal learning, liberal education, and general education as courses in non-professional areasthat are required to develop complete professionals. The courses, it is assumed, are taught like any other coursesand therefore do not really help build life-long learning skills. We have attempted a different approach. Wehave defined Liberal Learning as ―self-learning in self-chosen liberal areas with self-defined scope‖. Unlike astandard course, the course does not have a defined syllabus, identified text or reference books, classroomlectures, and standard examinations. Students define their own syllabus, hunt or harvest for learning resources

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Sherif N Kinawy, University of Toronto; D. Grant Allen, University of Toronto; Chris Damaren, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Bryan Karney

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

discussion on a breadth of topics relating to graduate education,acquiring a job, and the transition therein. The course component of PPIT aims to improve theteaching qualities of each student by providing theoretical and practical instruction on teachingin the classroom. In class, students are introduced to learning theories, literature in the field,learning styles, syllabus development, and others. The emphasis in this environment is on thedelivery and not particularly the technical content of an engineering professor’s instruction. Thiscomponent scaffolds the development of personal teaching philosophies and learning objectives,and gives each student a video-recorded microteaching sample for feedback purposes. Thesuccessful completion of both

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

23.450.2studio classroom with a reasonable expectation that each student has access to a computer.Instructors have some flexibility in how information is presented during a class or shuffledbetween class sessions, provided the content is covered in a timely fashion to meet preparationexpectations for in class activities, homework, and exams that are common to all sections of thecourse.Quizzes are given at the discretion of the section instructor and are used in a couple of ways, toensure the online modules have been viewed prior to class, and to gather summative informationabout how well students have learned the content covered in class.In the fall semester 2012, for one section of the course, a librarian had the opportunity to be theinstructor of

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A. Vaccari

conducted by the Middle States Commission onHigher Education (MSCHE).MSCHE accreditation2 requires evaluation of 14 “standards,” whereas ABET accreditation isbased on evaluation of eight “criteria.” Both include requirements that programs define learningoutcomes at several levels (e.g. course-level and program-level) and demonstrate that studentsachieve those learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are defined by ABET as [1]: Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program.ABET Criterion 3 requires that programs that they accredit demonstrate that students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

complemented the video presentation with application activities that werecompleted at the end of each segment. A 12-week online follow-up was used to enforce theemployment of the key concepts. These were monitored by the peer mentor.Each of the FIG groups were also clustered into the Intro to Engineering Practice I courses.5 TheFIGs were also clustered into the engineering version of the University’s introductory freshmancourse (Cornerstones).1.2.3 New First-Year CoursesThe FIRE project developed two new first-year courses which are required for all incomingSEET freshmen, namely Introduction to Engineering Practice I & II (ENGR 1513 and ENGR1523). These courses comprise a fall-spring sequence totaling six credit hours, the primary aimof which is

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison, IL; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL; Jennifer A McClain, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thisquestion.What are the Implications for Practice /Recommendation?Based on the survey results and participants’ feedback, the following recommendations are madefor enhancing the teaching and learning of standards into the curricula and senior design projects. 1. The standards development organizations can help academia to better incorporate standards education in the curricula by: a. Making standards available online to students and faculty at no cost. b. Conducting standards education training programs for faculty. c. Developing and disseminating standards education materials that can be incorporated into existing courses. Materials may include tutorials, case studies, webinar lectures by industry professionals on

Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

discretization approach is to use free body diagrams; the derivation approach for the free body diagrams is the method of sections; the learning outcomes targeted are ABET (a) and course learning outcome 1.c as stated on the syllabus; and so forth...where all the bold-faced words represent classes in the knowledge domain, and the underlinedwords represent traits and attributes of this individual. The Engineering Genome ontologycaptures and stores this information in a systematic, highly-structured way, enabling powerfulsearch as described later in this paper. A very readable introduction to ontologies is presented byNoy and McGuinness 8 .To be sure, the Genome contains specific taxonomies to help organize information (example

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Paper ID #8335Designing Short-Term Study Abroad Engineering Experiences to AchieveGlobal CompetenciesDr. Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia Edward Berger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia, and he is also currently the Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program. He does technical research in the area of dynamic friction, the mechanics of built-up structures, and tribology, with his educational research focused on technology-based interventions and pedagogies for sophomore mechanics courses. He has created and delivered study

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

focusareas. These may be focused on specific courses or on more overarching ideas. Page 23.594.11Technology Aspects: All VCP meeting are being conducted using the Internet conferencingsoftware Adobe Connect. In addition to the weekly meeting, the VCPs interact through a web-portal that will host assigned or recommended readings, organizational information, and theparticipants’ products. It also will provide a highly interactive component where participants canpost questions or ideas and have the group engage in an asynchronous discussion about them. AnASEE technical support is managing this site, which uses the online collaborative toolkit

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Steven Chetcuti; Hans Thomas; Brent Pafford

includes a robust assessment package, isongoing and results will be reported in a future publication.Experimental Setup:Instructional Method:Students are provided a syllabus, a text book, and a study guide complete with detailed lessonobjectives, assigned readings, and practice problems. Lecture videos are posted on Blackboardby lesson objective which most lessons consisting of three to five lesson objectives per lesson.As opposed to complete lectures. This method is similar to the concept of “teaching nuggets”proposed by Wallace and Weiner [4]. By making videos by lesson objectives, a course canrestructured without having to recreate entire lesson videos. Additionally, students can selectobjectives to watch or review without having to watch or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin M Fitzgerald, Museum of Science; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.250.4other course. Dr. Westphal is also presenting the pilot module at the January midyear meeting tofaculty from the other BEST colleges, who will engage in the module’s engineering activities aslearners, ask questions about her development process and the efficacy of implementation, andprovide feedback. Depending on the topics covered in each professor’s syllabus, this newmodule may be implemented in multiple colleges in future semesters.Dr. Westphal’s modules may be her students’ first exposure to technology and engineering at thecollege-level. If her students then move on to NSCC’s 4-year transfer partner, Salem StateUniversity (SSU) they will have more chances to experience engineering content in their courses.Patricia Bade, a