Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

the fabrication of: - New catalysts - Heat reflection layers - Aerogels for transparent damping layers in solar architectures - Super thermal insulators - Transparent layers showing resistance against wear and abrasion or anti-damping propertiesEnergy Nanodevices will allow cleaner

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

existing theoreticalframeworks most relevant to my research questions are 1) the history and pedagogy ofengineering education, which is widely supported through organizations such as ASEE;2) STSE (formerly STS) education and 3) Teacher Identity. The selection of STSE andTeacher Identity have been informed by my own experience conducting research withpre-service and new science teachers, and their use of an STSE approach in their teachingof science. However, acknowledgement of context is critical in educational research, andas I reflected further on these theoretical strands, I realized the inherent challenges inutilizing theory from the K-12 realm in the framing of my post-secondary researchproject

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala; Daniel Bumblauskas; Matthew Verleger

1-2 years 3 years or more Figure 6 - Length of ASEE Membership (n=97)Learned about ASEE through …The majority of respondents (52%) learned about ASEE through a faculty member. This wasfollowed by Web Searches (12%). Although this might not be a reflection of the overall studentmembership, it was surprising to see a low percentage (6%) of students in the sample thatlearned about the ASEE through student chapters. Other 5% Campus Chapter 6% Publication 7% Classmate 8% Conference 9

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

related to biotechnological, biology, and medical advancement. • To raise questions about the nature of ethics, value of life, and significance of all living organs in the planet. • To address issues of public policy, and the direction and control of science.The cognitive, behavioral, and attitudinal goals related to imparting theoretical and conceptualbioethics knowledge and analytical abilities as a standard to realizing and managing ethicalissues of biotechnology are provided below [2]: Cognitive Goals: • To increase sensitivity to awareness of ethical values in medical practices. • To encourage and promote critical reflection on individuals’ own personal and professional values

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Julie-Ellen Acosta

Significant and lasting change: Course results in significant changes in the students, changes that continue after the course is over and even after the students have graduated. o Value in life: What the students learn has a high potential for being of value in their lives after the course is over, by enhancing their individual lives, preparing them to participate in multiple communities, or preparing them for the world of work.” (Fink, 2002)Brown and Posner (2001) state that “leadership development programs and approaches need toreach leaders at a personal and emotional level, triggering critical self-reflection, and providingsupport for meaning making including creating

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

often proscribed by sponsors and the possible solutions can be limited bysponsorship funding and time available. Some projects do lend themselves to greater creativity.2. Both faculty and advisory board members rated evaluation and testing lower than otherscores. In faculty discussions, it was noted that evaluation and testing are often performed in thefinal stages of a design project, so presentations in April may not reflect the final levels ofevaluation and testing performed. However, the faculty also discussed how exposure toevaluation and testing could be improved. Currently there are several courses that includeexperimental work that would develop these skills. In many of these courses, experimental workis ‘pre-designed’ to allow students

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson

engineering students.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0832843. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] The 110th Congress, 2007, "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology,Education, and Science Act: The America COMPETES Act," Public Law 110-69, US Government Printing Office,Washington, DC.[2] National Academy of Engineering, 2009, "Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What’sBeen Learned? What Should Be Done? Summary of a Workshop at the National Academies Keck

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner; Daniel Bullock; Carlos Castillo; Patricia Buford; Gill Richards

7were statistically different in the final control semester as compared to the first control semester(D=0.41; p<0.005) and the combined solo semester scores (D=0.46; p<0.0001) as shown inFigure 4. Since presumably the lab report scores in the control semesters represented thecombined effort, knowledge and skills for both members of the lab team while the lab reportscores from the solo teams reflected their individual knowledge, a comparison of these cdf'sbetween groups may be neither helpful nor necessarily meaningful. In the absence of supportingdata to the contrary, the increased lab report scores in the second control semester most likelyreflected a difference in grading scales between instructors and was not indicative of the

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

in Electrical and Computer Engineering lists the followingeight goals for students: • Educate themselves continually • Adapt to changing job challenges • Function in a team and provide leadership • Apply education in solving a broad range of problems • Excel in their chosen area of professional activity • Be involved in professional/public/community service • Communicate in a mature and effective manner • Appreciate business enterprise, technology management, and social and legal issuesAs a first step, the list of goals should probably recognize globalization trends by mentioningglobal awareness at least once. There are perhaps four of the eight goals that could be modifiedto reflect an emphasis on

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ani Ural; Joseph Yost

provide anopportunity for the students to understand the limitations and sources of error in computationaland experimental approaches. Furthermore, the integration of all components through a technicalreport allows students to reflect on the interrelation between computational and experimentalcomponents and their respective significance in engineering analysis, design and research.3. Discussion and Conclusion As a part of the new Villanova freshman engineering program, the project “Analytical andExperimental Evaluation of a SMARTBEAM”, provides an integrated approach to engineeringeducation by combining theoretical, computational and experimental components. Theengineering curriculum mostly focuses on laboratory courses that provide exposure

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dean C. Millar

First Professional Degree.1 “Preparedness for Practice: Engineering deans and employer respondents were asked torate new engineers’ preparedness for practice in eight areas and then indicate the value theirorganization places on preparation in that area. Figure 1 shows the results for each area.” “With the exception of ‘Math and Science’ there appears to be a wide discrepancybetween the value expectations of the employer and the extent to which their employees are seento be well prepared. This would further appear to reflect on the mismatch between curricularemphasis and employer expectation. It must be recognized, of course, that math and science arewithout argument the key ingredients—at least in the lower division—of an

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

in Electrical and Computer Engineering lists the followingeight goals for students: • Educate themselves continually • Adapt to changing job challenges • Function in a team and provide leadership • Apply education in solving a broad range of problems • Excel in their chosen area of professional activity • Be involved in professional/public/community service • Communicate in a mature and effective manner • Appreciate business enterprise, technology management, and social and legal issuesAs a first step, the list of goals should probably recognize globalization trends by mentioningglobal awareness at least once. There are perhaps four of the eight goals that could be modifiedto reflect an emphasis on

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Qiubin Zhao; Xingguo Xiong

between top Si diaphragm and bottom Si substrate. The SiCplate is supported by four folded SiC beams. When there is no external pressure, the SiC platestays in the middle of the capacitance gap between top Si membrane and bottom Si substrate.When there is an external pressure, the top Si diaphragm deforms and hence the gap betweenSiC and top Si membrane is reduced. The MEMS pressure sensor utilizes electrostatic forceto pull down the SiC membrane to maintain it in the middle position of the capacitance gap.The required driving voltage to keep the Si plate in the middle reflects the amount ofdeformation of the SiC plate, and in turn the value of the input pressure. The proposed SiCMEMS high temperature sensor does not need embedded piezoresistors

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

member had in mind and then taking all this data and narrow it down into something convenient to all of us. The good thing about this project was that we worked as a group and nobody was trying to be better than anyone in the group. 2. The design experiment went much better than the product design contest. We continually revised the first project until we got an A. The second one never actually got completed to the level it should have been, and I'm sure our grade will reflect that. I think the effort level from the team was low on the first project, and was non- existent on the second one. 3. My team experience has been a pleasant one. Although one member is hesitant and resistant to change in any

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ross McCurdy

. After reflection anddiscussion it was decided to begin a completely new vehicle project - a full-size, street legal fuelcell vehicle capable of normal cruising speeds and range. It was actually a student whosuggested the use of a “T–bucket” as the platform vehicle. The T-bucket is the original hot rodcreated from the Ford Model T, and being lightweight, relatively simple to work on, andhistorically significant, is well-suited for the endeavor. With that student’s suggestion, our FuelCell Model T (FCT) project was born. Not surprisingly, the student who suggested the T-bucketplatform became an engineering student in college and earned a 4.0 GPA his first semester!Working from a foundation of success established with the previous fuel cell

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres

. 5 I also found that when the exam was taken, some people were sharing results on the internet,bust since the questions were out of order, random and you cannot go back and forth, myconclusion is that the students wasted more time posting on-line and hoping for somebody to postthe solution on time and to be correct. This is a reflection to what “googling” can give you, youmay find that the answer indeed is incorrect but if you do not have much background and/or becritical on the information, it could be the same outcome as throwing a coin. Some others take the “Musketeer” approach “all for one, one for all” which is a double edgesword. In one instance collaboration is extremely powerful, but on the other hand it can just makea not so

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

allow for scanning entirespectrum of possible solutions by analyzing a class of objects rather than an individual instance. Furthermore, animating simulations puts a particular design scenario in a wider spectrum ofdesign performance. “Generating new forms while also having instantaneous feedback on theirperformance from different perspectives (space usage, structural, thermal, lighting, fabrication,etc.) would not only spark the imagination in terms of deriving new forms, but guide it towardsforms that reflect rather than contradict real design constraints.” [ 6] The class engaged these possibilities by employing dynamics simulation tools that are usedin other industries, specifically, for the creation of special effects, gaming and

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

syllabus, a single Delphi questionnaire to be developed.5. Conclusions1. The curriculum design process is a complicated and critical function; it should consider several criteria, such as the knowledge durability, curriculum coherency, competitiveness, etc. These are the traditional criteria applied in the curriculum design.2. The rigidity and the innovation resistance are some of the problems that face the engineering curriculum.3. Industry is the best reference for the curriculum designer; its needs can be emerged as design criteria. This will reflect the continuously changed demand’s preferences in the engineer profile.4. The relation university-company is a single direction one, where it is argued that the

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Simoneau; Diane Dostie

classroom management.Lessons LearnedTeam Building The key to the ultimate success of the project is the ability of faculty members across theVIP to work together in a collaborative manner. It has been proven successful to have a socialnetwork established. This helps to ease any tensions as projects and students work together. Afriendly environment is essential and is reflected in the VIP meetings. Therefore, the use of anoutside facilitator is very helpful to initiate the team-building process. The Virtual Ideation Platform 6Logistics There are numerous lessons that have been learned. The most basic is that coordinatinglogistics among the VIP members is demanding

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

the research papers they receive has improved since theinfoguide was developed. This has been confirmed by researchers who found that the quality ofstudents' work improved when they used library resources to do their research [9].ConclusionInfoguides are an effective way to reach out to students and guide them to those library resourceswhich are most appropriate to their research assignment. Studies show that well-used guides arethose which were created in collaboration with faculty, were introduced through libraryinstruction sessions, or were tied to a specific course [4, 10, 11]. In fact, Strutin points out thatthe combination of any of these attributes increases their use and effectiveness [11].The experience at GMU reflects those same

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

understand what your project problem was and how you solved it. 6. Coach’s Evaluation: This part of your grade is based on feedback from coaches and sponsors or clients. 4 7. Peer Evaluations: Since the class is divided into groups, an overall grade is determined for the group performance. Sometimes it is necessary to make differentiations within the group to make sure the individual grades reflect each person's contributions. Each group is to submit a group self-evaluation.Results Two surveys were conducted at the end of the semester. The first survey is designed tomeasure the team effectiveness and performance. The second part of the survey is designed tomeasure

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

digital objects.Presently, BIM-based tools lack significant generative design modules and thus becomeperipheral within the architectural design process. This deficiency reflects the difficulty ofreconciling the generative-lateral modes of creativity with the didactic-hierarchical modes ofproblem solving. At the same time, general-use, generative design software lacks the databasedimension and material-based knowledge associated with its digital models. Often limited tosimple mesh definitions, traditional digital models exist outside real units and dimensions,without any physical reference to the outside world. In this aspect, these digitally created designsstill operate within the old paradigm, defined by Alberti [ 1], in which design is

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

testing of the closed loopresponse does predict the correct stability limit of the closed loop gain. Fig. 8: Root locus of third-order system reflecting the effect of time delay Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 328IV. Student experience assessmentAn anonymous survey was conducted for the students choosing the project, to share theirexperience after the first semester this project setup was offered in the Control System Designcourse, following the protocol approved by the Institutional Review

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto

Prediction Model for Academic Achievement,” Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 60, No. 10, 5243B.11. Nicholls, J., 1984, “Achievement Motivation: Conceptions of Ability, Subjective Experience, Task Choice, and Performance,” Psychological Review, Vol. 91, pp. 328-346.12. Pintrich, P. R., Schunk, D. H. 2002, Motivation in education: Theory, research, and applications (2nd ed.), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.13. Bandura, A., 1997, Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, New York: W.H. Freeman & Company.14. Bandura, A., 1978, “Reflections on Self-Efficacy,” Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 237-269.15. Gist, M. E., Mitchell, T, 1992, “Self-Efficacy: A Theoretical

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

scales, oneshould make sure they are measuring self efficacy, or belief in one‟s capability, not self esteem,which is belief in one‟s self. The standard method for constructing a self efficacy survey is toask individuals to rate their belief in their ability to perform a specific task. Subjects rate theirefficacy on a likert scale that ranges from zero or no confidence to 100 or high confidence.Cognition is the process of knowing, applying knowledge, and changing preferences. There aretwo popular methods for measuring cognitive levels including Perry‟s Model and King andKitchener‟s Reflective Judgment (RJ) model. Both models are similar in classification althoughPerry‟s model contains two extra positions at the higher end of the scale 6, 7

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scores for statements 4, 5, and7. The second goal—encouraging students to pursue science and engineering careers—isindicated by interest evaluation responses to statements 1-3, and by the follow up contacts withthe student participants. The third goal of increasing students’ knowledge and understanding offluid mechanics is indicated by interest evaluation statement 6, and by the results of the pre- andpost-course concept inventories. These conclusions are also supported by the student responseson the course evaluations.Recommendations for Course ImprovementBased on the student feedback, post course assessment, and the instructors’ own observations,the course was a success. However, upon reflection, a number of potential improvements

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

is much more positive than the previous two years. Six students describepositive relatedness behaviors and only two describe predominantly negative behaviors. Asexamples of positive behaviors, Joe appreciates smaller classes and when faculty are passionateabout what they are teaching and Mark reflects on relationships with faculty over time: “When the professors are teaching in their expertise and you can tell they‟re really passionate about what they‟re teaching. They‟re smaller classes, smaller labs. It‟s, it‟s really nice” (Joe, Senior). “I‟ve gotten quite a bit of attention from, from certain professors that you kinda‟ grow with, and you come back for advice, for with. And, I mean if you go to the office, as long as you seek

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

assignments or tests, or to ask questions IV. Performance Engagement 15. Getting a good grade 16. Doing well on the tests 12. Being confident that I can learn and do well in the classThe second part of the instrument used asks students directly for their reflections on the learningspace (Now they are asked for their opinion). The questions for this part of the survey areshown in Table 2. This includes four Likert-scaled items asking students to directly comparetheir experiences in the classroom of interest to other classrooms. These questions ask directlyabout interaction with other students and the instructor, time spent on group activities and time

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

intheir home departments. That these efforts were important and largely successful is reflected instudent blogs and the student presentations at iCheckpoint and iExpo; many of these studentcommunications discussed the missing basics, the iCommunity, the iTeams, and other iFoundryconcepts explicitly and favorably.Still, prior to iCheckpoint there was a palpable rise in student frustration—and faculty concern.At the end of September and beginning of October, students complained about the classwork, theprojects, the meetings, just about everything that was going on, but then something interestinghappened. First, in ENG100++, the steam turbine cars started to work. Then, at roughly thesame time, the students had to get their act together to present

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering