Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

advisor and topic is confirmed, schedule a Thesis Consult with Librarian Linette Koren, to be completed by 10/18.6 Tue 11- Workshop : Writing a model HW: You should have at least 50 sday Oct- Literature Review, Abstract, ten papers in your possession 11 Statement of Work, and by now. Submit bibliography Abstract. Proper Citations. list of these 10. Continue to PEER REVIEW of your first work on the Literature

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

courseequivalents of those taken during the summer residential component of the program. Additionalcourses may include general education classes, First Year Florida (a freshmen introductorycourse), courses to complete a minor, and other introductory courses offered by the College.Weekly peer mentor meetings with assigned students are scheduled at the beginning of eachsemester. All students must attend and participate in weekly meetings with their assigned peermentor. Through the weekly meetings, peer mentors write reports on all members of theirassigned students and report on their academic, personal and professional development. Reportsfrom the peer mentors are delivered to the program coordinator on a weekly basis. The reportsare read for thoroughness

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Jane Kilpatrick, Iron Range Engineering; Emmy Sue Stage, Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Student

teaching, students become self-motivatedlearners.Being in a self-motivated learning atmosphere enables students to develop strong professional skills. Ways in whichthe IRE model promotes professionalism are: practicing professionalism, practicing teamwork, and working alongside peers and superiors.Practicing everyday professionalism that one would experience in the work place. Including social aspects, 40-hourworkweeks, business attire, and every day ethics.Practicing teamwork on teams of multi-disciplined engineering students. This allows students to gain differentperspectives of a shared focusWorking along side peers and superiors. Students are members of semester long project teams that are led byfaculty mentors.Freedom within this program

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

receive feedback in real time. After these experiences, students said it would bemore useful if all applications are considered as being able to write, take photos, take up otherprograms and the sharing of information between peers in real time, not only with the teacher.They mentioned the communication and collaborative work is much more streamlined using theTablet PCs and associated technologies. Selected quotes follow: “The Tablets have much potential as the deal also depends on everyone, but I personally think it takes up very well if a Tablet has much potential in so many ways, as well as speeding up the class could be a database much larger recordings could be because that I think helps a lot, have a recording, and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Proposals and RequirementsSept 23 Technical and Management Proposals DueSept 26 Project Scope/ConOps Presentations (15 min/team)Sept 28 Publish Team Website / Work on RequirementsSept 30 Mass and Volume Estimation  Implied costsOct 3 Requirements Briefings (15 minutes / team)Oct 5 Report Writing Fundamentals / Work on DesignOct 7 Trade Study Briefings (15 minutes / team)Oct 10 Peer Review Instructions/ Intro to RID Forms / Work on DesignOct 12 Work on DesignOct 14 Prepare for Midterm Presentations Page 25.97.17Oct 17 Midterm Presentations (25 minutes / team)Oct

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

assess certainperformance indicators, leading to results that were not as meaningful as they should have been.Consequently, the course instructors made some relatively simple changes to course assignmentsto ensure that students provide evidence of achievement of each of the desired performanceindicators. This serves both to facilitate assessment and to emphasize to the students what theyare expected to know and be able to do. The following sections describe how this has been donein ELEC 3040/3050.IV. Course assignments and assessmentIn the past few years, Auburn University has emphasized writing across the curriculum. Eachprogram in the university has been required to submit a plan for writing within the majorcourses, with students expected to

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the importance of developing their professional identity by integrating classroomresources and experiences with work/life applications. In addition, learning is enhanced throughthe preparation of a professional presentation. Critical thinking is encouraged through theassessment of peer presentations. The authors believe that students need to be strong not just atsolving well defined technical problems, but should be able to identify problems worth solving,be able to generate a wide array of possible alternatives to a given design problem, andunderstand the commercialization considerations associated with a given design alternative.The prototype Biomimicry Innovation Tool (BIT) described herein is an attempt to integratethese other aspects

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thinkers and writers. 3. Locate, evaluate, and incorporate outside sources (e.g. critical essays, interviews, statistical information, websites, etc.) into their own writing as a means of furthering their own purpose and goals. 4. Demonstrate an awareness of audience in writing. 5. Demonstrate a mastery of MLA documentation style and be aware of other forms of documentation (e.g., APA, Chicago Style.) 6. Integrate the words and ideas of sources into their own writing, knowing both how to recognize plagiarism and how to avoid it. 7. Become increasingly proficient in word processing and electronic editing both in revising their own work and in offering peer reviews of the works of others. 8. Illustrate revision skills by

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

both a large scale, hands-on, team-based curricularcomponent, and a residential-based, co-curricular component. The goal of this program is tograduate engineering students with knowledge, experiences and mindsets that prepare them tofunction in the rapidly changing global engineering world of the 2000s. The development andcomponents of this program, other than the industry engagement described herein, have beenpreviously reported1,2. A brief summary and update is included to provide context for the rest ofthis paper.The engineering education literature has provided many summaries of living-learning programsin recent years 3-6. Common features of these programs typically include scheduling certainclasses in common, tutoring, peer mentoring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

andreading, the reflective writing of peers can be an effective method for producing conceptualchange in college students (Zhang, 1999). There are several elements common to these approaches to conceptual change. Initially,students make a prediction about a given situation. Then, either through direct experience,simulation, reading, or discussion, they engage with the outcome from that situation. Then,through reflective writing, peer or faculty discussion, or adaptive computer interface, they revisittheir original prediction and reassess their thinking in light of the new experience. Key to theeffectiveness of these processes are that: a) students must experience conflict, in which they seetheir previous conception fail, b) they must deeply

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

seminars on preparing students for academia, and post-doctoralworkshops on grantsmanship. This paper summarizes these grantsmanship development eventsin the form of lessons that junior engineering faculty can apply when constructing an entireproposal.Each proposal contributes to a faculty member’s reputation and must be approached withthoughtful attention to this end. Common struggles in proposal development include: setting andmaintaining a timeline to the proposal deadline, creating goals and objectives and using them toorganize a proposal, writing a proposal to sell an idea to a funding agency and not as amanuscript for publication, and focusing text to address review criteria, especially the NSFbroader impacts review criterion. Carefully

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

practicing engineers, many of them graduates of the University of Mainethemselves, effectively complete the transition from student to young engineer.Student grades are based on writing and performance evaluations by the instructors in all fourrespective courses, although there is considerable discussion of grading within each semester.There are assignments that are specific to only one course, such as written exams in ProjectManagement, and some assignments that are shared, such as the proposals. Teamwork andindividual contributions are based on written evaluations by both peer and instructor at severalpoints during each semester. Faculty advisors are not involved in grading, except on a voluntarybasis of the final design report presentations

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona; David Layton, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

least one of thesections. Some students might contribute to several sections. The instructor or students can checkother designs through a common Graphic User Interface. At the end of the term, based on aprepared job description for someone who will hire by a company to do such a project, studentswill be interviewed by peers and the instructor. All students will participate in a mock interview.Every student is responsible for writing at least one chapter of the final document (book).Example:The following project might be one possible choice for the students with Electronics/ComputerEngineering Technology major:Name of the project: Automation of the appliances in a houseThis project controls appliances such as: Radio, TV, Garage door, Shower

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

26% Other“it depends on the project” and“course director, faculty and Figure 10: Primary advisor or mentor of studentsindustry mentor”. Figure 10shows the complete breakdown of responses. Page 25.967.8Course Content and AssessmentEighty-five departments are using the major design experience as an opportunity to teach a widevariety of topics, including the ‘soft skills’ required by ABET. Over 80 percent of the 85departments report teaching project management, teaming skills, oral communication, andtechnical writing or written communication. It should be noted, however, that one schoolreported

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

useful experience for learning what it’s like to work in a team. Completing the project, seeing it work, and seeing everyone’s part come together, was actually quite satisfying, and I very much enjoyed the moment where I realized I was proud of what we’d finished.” However, not all the comments were positive. Some students felt they were overworked; some mentioned they didn’t like the peer pressure; one thought the C3/C4 linkage was not consistent with the “university stand-alone class” organization.• Was the management experience worthwhile? Managers write reports on their experience. They detail meeting behavior, how effective their teams were in meeting deadlines, as well as documenting problems and how problem students were

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

boosts morale and increases community among theUGTAs. Additionally, distinctive polo shirts help to give authority to UGTAs in the classroom,while advertising the program to their peers. The recognition event at the end of each semesterserves as an opportunity for engineering administrators to recognize the efforts of our facultymembers who engage in active and collaborative teaching methods, express appreciation for thededication of the UGTAs throughout the semester, and enables faculty and students to interactoutside of the classroom.Program evaluationData were collected by surveying students enrolled in classes with UGTAs, surveying facultyteaching courses with UGTAs, asking UGTAs to write a reflection paper of their experiences,and examining

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

separate ranking isdone for the oral presentations. Grades are influenced by team rankings asdetermined by outside jurors. Students peer evaluate each other for performanceaccording to posted rubrics; student project grades are affected by the peerevaluation. This approach has been very successful in the past four years and thecurrent class of 23 attracted 1 landscape urban planning, 6 civil, 7 architecture,and 9 building construction students, resulting in a truly interdisciplinary classand team composition.The goal of this paper is to showcase the framework, structure, and logic forintegrating the two courses and compares the results in terms of grades andquality of the responses from the faculty and the jurors. All classes were asked tokeep

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, characteristics of and techniques topromote effective groups, and activity design tips. Gonzalez9 reported on CS1 sections whereeach session was roughly 1/3 discussion, 1/3 lecture, and 1/3 ACL, and students did significantlybetter in CS2 than peers from traditional sections. Beck and Chizhik3 reported a CS1 coursewhere students spent roughly half of class on ACL exercises, and did significantly better thanpeers in a traditional section; that effect was found for a variety of majors and both genders. Page 25.1069.2Sowell and colleagues20,21 described experiences with active learning in three courses, includingsample exercises, lessons learned, and

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigann State University; Rachel Mangiavellano, Michigan State University; Evan McCune, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

seminars covering topics in interdisciplinary Engineering research;(2) bi-weekly workshops on the graduate school application process; (3) writing assignments tohelp students clarify their interests and begin developing application materials for graduateschool; (4) individual and small-group outreach activities to encourage broader participation inSTEM (science, technology, engineering and math); (5) interdisciplinary networking events withundergraduates, graduate students, and faculty from across campus; and (6) presentation of theirresearch at a university wide research forum. These professional development activities wereimplemented as part of a 10-week summer research program for undergraduates sponsored bythe College of Engineering at

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Ellen Melkers, Geogia Institute of Technology; Agrita Kiopa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Ernst, Purdue University; James V. Krogmeier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

learning of professional skills. In thispaper, we ask: From an instructional perspective, how can learning outcomes be better observed so thatfaculty can provide appropriate guidance and occasional control? What are the sources of this diversity oflearning within student groups? How do the ways that engineering students interact in team networkenvironments matter for the skills that they develop through this experience? Scholars working in thescience of learning argue that peer-relations form a social context of knowledge creation that constitutes afoundation for the development of team-skills. In this paper, we show how peer relations develop, andsubsequently provide knowledge and learning resources within multi-ranked student teams over time

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-LEPpeers on real world projects. Finally, a performance activity will be used to directly observe ifand how LEP students approach systems integration problems differently from their peers.IntroductionEngineering majors at East Central State University are similar to those at other schoolsthroughout the nation – students choose to major in one area and they follow a curriculum that islargely specified but has a few electives of various types sprinkled throughout. The primarycommonalities to all majors are a set of math, physics, chemistry, writing, and technology andsociety courses. With this structure, it is not surprising to learn that students in different majorsdevelop different sets of rigorous technical skills and that these skills do not

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

student initiated; • How the instructor models tablet use; • The degree of student engagement in collaborative activities; • How and the degree of frequency that students use the tablet flip screen to share ideas, content, and/or notes with peers; and • Barriers to collaboration and the use of technology in collaboration.Essentially, we explored the use of the stylus (i.e., e-inking) and other features specific to the Page 25.1342.2tablet PC (i.e., swivel screen) and how those options are used by faculty and students to facilitatecollaboration in conjunction with instructional software (e.g., DyKnow Vision

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-3428: USING TECHNOLOGY TO TEACH COMMUNICATIONSAND COMMUNICATIONS TO TEACH TECHNOLOGY IN A STUDY-ABROADLEARNING ENVIRONMENTMr. David Bowles, Louisiana State University David (Boz) Bowles is a Technical Communication Instructor in the Engineering Communication Studio at Louisiana State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s of fine arts in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University.Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 22 years of experience in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. For the past two years, she has directed a study abroad program specifically designed for engineering students. In addition to teaching, she assists with

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

workplace. In anengineering environment you will be required to demonstrate strong professionalism skills aswell. In this course you will learn about and engage in the attitudes and behaviors employers arelooking for, and you will have practiced them so they are routine for you. You will be confidenton interviews for internships or career positions that you know what is expected. I will provideyou with feedback and help to develop these skills.” This framework allows me to relateproductive attitudes and behaviors in the classroom directly to their short-term interests as futureinterns and their careers after graduation. I can frame classroom issues such as professionalcommunication, working productively with their peers, academic honesty, respect

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Ordel Brown Ph.D., West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

three 50 minutes classes that included in-class activitiesand incorporated online exercises into the regular assignments associated with the students’projects.In each section, the engineering faculty taught the general technical report writing content,including parts and content of technical reports.The timing of the information literacy sessions within the course structure was critical. Forinstance, the sessions on navigating the internet to find peer reviewed articles, utilizing theSTEM databases and other library resources, citing references and avoiding plagiarism wereconducted before the first technical report was due. The three information sessions were: Week 2: Introduction to Information. This session covered how to determine if the

Collection

2012 EDI

Authors

James H. Aylor

contributing to research base on effective K-12 engineering education and publishing results• Members on state K-12 engineering standards writing teams in several states Current Division Work Efforts (cont) Executive board convening invited national meetings on K-12 engineering: May 2010: Defining Engineering in Elementary Grades (Raleigh, NC) June 2010: Defining the Top Research Questions in K-12 engineering (Louisville, KY) June 2011: Identifying Barriers and Opportunities in K-12 Engineering (Vancouver, BC) June 2012: Defining Professional Development Standards for K-12 Engineering (meeting collaboration with UTEACH, San Antonio, TX) July 2012: Colloquium on P-12 Engineering Education (collaboration with STEM Center, Minneapolis

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

opportunities tomentor the students on ethics. The students worked individually. To complete therequirements of the independent study, they were first required to write a 25 pageformal paper on an engineering ethics topic and to present their paper to a class oftheir peers. They were encouraged to choose a contemporary topic that wouldshow how a poor ethical decision, made by an individual, led to catastrophicresults. The restriction on the topic was to demonstrate to the students that a lapsein ethics, by an individual, in industry can have truly devastating ramifications.The students’ progress was tracked by intermediate assignments which beganwith topic approval, then progressed to an outline of the paper, a draft copy (thatwas first proofed by one

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

doing.” Additionally,sharing her portfolio with peers contributed to her sense of discomfort because she oftencompared herself to others and felt as though others would judge her engineering preparedness.She described this discomfort as feeling “awkward,” “anxious,” and “embarrassed,” and being“self-conscious about my writing.” In the end, sharing her portfolio content actually contributedto a sense of her validation of past experiences.Crystal: Uncomfortable sharing, validated by sharing portfolio, gained confidence in distinctbackground. Crystal recognized and acknowledged others’ perspectives and how these views aresignificant to her personal validation. She identified and accepted perspectives of others whowere both in authority positions

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

directly on their willingness to participate and your preparedness for the class throughreading the required material and research.Traditional to hybridThere are various skills that are developed throughout the course. Project management skills, useof technology skills, communication skills are some of the skills that are developed throughoutthe course. The freshmen design course is a course that is done in a team and often instructorsfind it difficult to identify students who are hidden within the team with out doing any worksince often times peer assessment doesn’t work as efficiently as it should. In order to solve thismany of the topics are monitored through blackboard. As discussed earlier the courses focus onproblem solving, report writing

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Mark Embree, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

evaluate solutions. Student teams prototype and testtheir solutions in the OEDK, a multidisciplinary design workshop at Rice University. Recentprojects have included modifying a wheelchair for a boy with arthrogryposis, building a medicalexamination bed for a clinic in Nicaragua, modifying a surrey bicycle for the facilities staff oncampus, and developing an elbow mannequin for physicians to practice reduction for pediatricpatients with nursemaid’s elbow. Written and oral communications are strongly emphasized inthis course. Student teams write weekly technical memos and give two oral presentations ontheir progress. Apprentice Leaders support freshman students in developing teamwork skills,providing feedback on written or oral reports, and