Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher L. Reitsma

actualperformance. This gave an impression of equality across many semesters and depended on thenumber of students in a course and performance was relative. During graduate studies at theUniversity of Southern California, every course had a grade scale, where many assignments andfinal grades were curved. This gave a relative grade, bell-curved, at the end, makingintermediate assessments difficult. In a time-intensive environment, additional unknowns to astudent’s grade cause anxiety and unpredictability which can hinder encouragement to self-learning and motivation. The courses under research remain without curves which allowaccurate reflection of interim and final course grades.In Lowman’s5 book, he pointed out that students need to be motivated to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazel Ranjbar, University of Cincinnati; Jutshi Agarwal, University at Buffalo, SUNY; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

participation in learning [9]. Developing teamwork skillsbenefits students academically and has long-term implications for personal and professionaldevelopment. It develops leadership skills, enhances problem-solving abilities, and developsdecision-making skills, all contributing to students' overall growth and readiness for futureefforts [2], [10], [11], [12]. Teamwork skills gained through academic settings are crucial forstudents' future careers as employers highly value them [13]. It also enhances empathy, socialawareness, and improved decision-making abilities, which are essential for navigating diversework environments and making informed choices [14], [15]. Effective time management skillsand self-reflection abilities in students are being

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hui Geng; Daryl G. Beetner; Yiyu Shi

width, 150 mm, Application,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory andwhich provides a theoretical floor of 1GHz. Reflection coefficient characteristics by Techniques, Vol. 59, No. 4, April 2011 frequency, comparing simulation vs. prototype

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raluca I. Rosca

faculty population is even less representative of thegeneral population, with women faculty constituting 11.8% and African-American and Hispanicfaculty 5.9% of the engineering faculty nationwide2.While the pressure to meet future demands for an engineering workforce representative of thesociety at large is increasing, present and future engineering faculty have very few opportunitiesto reflect on or discuss diversity before taking decisions (about admission policies, teachingmethods, hiring or promotion criteria) which affect the under-represented campus groups. Aneven larger problem is that first time engineering faculty have less practice in teaching andreflecting about how their teaching influences students’ learning then their counterparts

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ti Lin Liu

. The approximately 300,000 cycles ofloading are expected. The Simulink is used as an equation solver in Simulink (Appendix F).Discussion: The computational methods provide data, simulation, and visualization of mechanical system. Through advanced mathematical modeling and numerical solutions reflecting a combination of concepts, method, and principles that are often interdisciplinary in nature of mechanics, and mechanical design. The study of computational methods can increase the computer skills and analytical skills for our student, who has had less mathematical background. This one-credit, two-contact hour course is only an elementary introduction which can only provide a basic need in the solution of technical problems in mechanical field

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Frank Peters; John Jackman; Sarah Ryan; Sigurdur Olafsson

points in the scenario timeline based on system performance in a scenario.• Performance: A scenario specific simulation model provides a representation of the system under the solution parameters selected by the team. Performance measures for the system are provided at pre-defined time periods.Student reflection is encouraged by requiring justification for student responses as well as self-evaluation after each stage (using rubrics that describe the evaluation criteria). These criteriacan be viewed prior to completing a stage.The first module developed was used in our Engineering Economic Analysis course during threeconsecutive semesters Fall 2002, Spring & Summer 2003. This module and student results aredescribed in a companion

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph W. Hurst

credentials, reflecting that they meet the minimumproficiency levels that satisfy rapidly shifting manufacturing and employmentneeds.About 4000 workers from 700 companies, 300 subject matter experts and 30support organizations worked diligently to develop MSSC production worker skillsstandards. Subsequently, a team from the National Occupational CompetencyTesting Institute (NOCTI) and Raytheon assembled a validated, onlineassessment protocol. It is a multiple-choice test, combined with a computer-simulated exercise, comprised of four modules that in aggregate set theminimum requirement for a worker to gain certification. The four areas ofconcentration (modules) are safety, quality, manufacturing process andmaintenance.The Skill Standards

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Raluca I. Rosca

faculty population is even less representative of thegeneral population, with women faculty constituting 11.8% and African-American and Hispanicfaculty 5.9% of the engineering faculty nationwide2.While the pressure to meet future demands for an engineering workforce representative of thesociety at large is increasing, present and future engineering faculty have very few opportunitiesto reflect on or discuss diversity before taking decisions (about admission policies, teachingmethods, hiring or promotion criteria) which affect the under-represented campus groups. Aneven larger problem is that first time engineering faculty have less practice in teaching andreflecting about how their teaching influences students’ learning then their counterparts

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Marie Planchard

Teaching Students to Integrate Life Cycle Assessment into Product Design through Sustainable Engineering Marie Planchard, DS SolidWorks Corp.Session: Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global EconomySustainable engineering is the integration of social, environmental, and economic conditions intoa product or process. Successful products are developed by integrating Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) directly into the Computer Aided Design (CAD) model. Teaching students to understand,improve, and communicate the environmental impact of their design reflects the current state ofthe global economy. Engineering parameters such as material selection and the

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Sultan Al Shafian, Kennesaw State University; Da Hu, Kennesaw State University; Jayhyun Kwon P.E., Kennesaw State University; Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University

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Professional Papers

drawings. The feedback questions, detailed in Figure 5, included statements thatassessed various aspects of the application, from its effectiveness in enhancing comprehension of2D to 3D conversions to its value as an educational tool for understanding complex engineeringdrawings. Educational Value Q1. The application improves my understanding of complex 2D engineering drawings. Q2. Seeing the 3D model helps me better grasp spatial relationships within the drawing. Q3. This application makes interpreting 2D to 3D conversions easier. Q4. Using the application has deepened my knowledge of engineering drawing conventions. Feature Effectiveness Q5. The 3D model accurately reflects the details of the 2D drawing. Q6. The additional

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

continue tobelieve that the drop outs are mainly students who lack the necessary analytical skills required ofthe engineering discipline. In their classic study, Seymour and Hewitt1 showed that the gradedistributions of students who leave engineering are essentially the same as the grade distributionof those who stay in. That is, while a number of students drop out due to poor academicpreparation or other difficulties, it is equally likely that a good student will drop out because ofdissatisfaction with instruction or career mentoring. Local data reflects some of the sameobservations made by Seymour and Hewitt and is shown in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 plots thecumulative gpa for 204 freshman, sophomores and juniors who did not return to

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Susan Wainscott; Julie Longo

making the transition from student to independent scholar12.Compounding the apparently common composition anxiety among graduate students in general,there is a prevalent stereotype that engineers are poor communicators. A very pervasive culturalbelief related to communication skills, particularly written communication, exists amongengineers; this is reflected in a currently popular T-shirt, as shown in Figure 1. Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 532 Figure 1. A popular T-shirt reflecting a

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Hopkinson, West Virginia University; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.2406798. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] A. Godwin and A. Kirn, “Identity-based motivation: Connections between first-year students’ engineering role identities and future-time perspectives,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 362–383, 2020, doi: 10.1002/jee.20324.[2] S. Liu, S. Xu, Q. Li, H. Xiao, and S. Zhou, “Development and validation of an instrument to assess students’ science, technology, engineering, and mathematics identity,” Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., vol. 19, no. 1, p

Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Brandon Fulk; Kyubyung Kang

). Furthermore, the curricula of59 the CEM Capstone (CEM 425) did not reflect the skill sets and knowledge that the current60 industry professionals think the students should gain upon graduation to apply to current61 industry practices (Bernold, 2005; Hegazy et al., 2013; Schexnayder & Anderson, 2011).62 Hence, there was a need to review and transform the CEM 425 course to better reflect63 the students' and industry professionals' demands. This research aimed to propose and64 demonstrate a new CEM Capstone course(s) curriculum that can deliver topical content65 to incubate industry-ready professionals. To achieve the objective, this study (1)66 conducted a literature review about curricula priority and assessment, (2) mapped67

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Rorrer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

research;and developing leadership, communication, and professional competencies. After two years ofdevelopment and implementation, we are also able to discuss lessons learned and strategies forscaling the model. We present findings from students in the program and a reflective interview ofthe project leadership team. In order to adopt this innovative education model, students, faculty,and universities need understanding of career pathways and opportunities beyond traditionalacademic pursuits.IntroductionWe formed the Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT) graduate education model to addressthe need to develop and train advanced engineering students in the art of entrepreneurship.Workforce estimates show that only 10% of doctoral graduates in STEM

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Weeks, University of Maine; Karissa B Tilbury

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

on active learning in smallgroups solving similar types of problems. 0.2The high percentage of students scoring inthe advanced and proficient ranges of all 0elements within the Engineering Habits of 1 2 Score 3 4Mind may also be contributed to the Figure 3. Breakdown of student scores from BEN 401involvement of metacognition reflection habits aspart of the course curriculum following a class-wide poor performance on a low-stakes quiz earlierin the semester. After the poor performance, the instructor streamed the Skillful Learning,“Reflecting on Our Thinking” YouTube video [5

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Alexander, California State University, Chico; Michael Kotar, California State University, Chico; JoAna Brooks, California State University, Chico

. Rate your level of 7- Strongly agree • People in the STEM community listen to how Iagreement with each statement. would like to do things.Perceptions of how ones values align with STEM practitionersPlease read each description and Not at all like me A person who thinks discussing new theories •think about how much that person Not like me and ideas among STEM professional isis like you or not like you. Select the A little like me important.rating that best reflects how much Somewhat like me • A person who feels discovering something newthe person in the description is like Like

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Fasy; Joseph Chipps, Montana State University - Bozeman; Stacey Hancock, Montana State University - Bozeman; Aayushi Dangol; Kristin Searle, Utah State University; Colby Tofel-Grehl, Utah State University; Aubrey Rogowski, Utah State University; Mengying Jiang, Utah State University

redefine what it means to compute and who computes, we leverageBrayboy’s tenets of TribalCrit to ground introductory computing within the stories of AmericanIndian People. Telling the stories of American Indian People, particularly individuals fromMontana, educates students on American Indian concepts of culture and knowledge, while alsorecognizing students’ own enculteration in Western culture. We encourage students to reflect ontheir sociocultural practices, to juxtapose those with stories from local American Indiancommunities, and to personalize and construct related computational artifacts.In this paper, we describe an iterative curricular design process in which we partner with Montanateachers, OPI, and other stakeholders to develop

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

is shown in Table 4. Table 4: Grading for Project 1 Evaluation % Written Memo 40% Presentation (Instructor Score) 30% Presentation (Rocket Feedback) 10% Reflection 20%Project 2: Router Cutting with CAMThe purpose of this project was to introduce the built-in CAM plugin for SolidWorks. Before thisproject was assigned, the students completed all 18 video tutorials in the CAM learning path onthe MySolidWorks training site [8]. These videos described the steps for setting the cuttingparameters

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

instruction leads to student autonomy, constructive investigation, goal-settingcollaboration, and enhanced communication skills. Projects like this also address a wider set oflearning styles, promote critical and proactive thinking, and reflection. Mills et. al. [2, 8] argue thatthe current engineering programs do not provide sufficient design experience to students. Becauseof this, graduates often lack communication skills and teamwork experience. Engineeringprograms need to develop more awareness among students of the social, environmental, economic,and legal issues. These issues are better addressed in a project-based learning environment than inany other classroom setting. Mills et. al suggest that they are part of the reality of

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Amy G Buhler, University of Florida; Sindia M Rivera-Jimenez, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

state of the literature in aspecific area without using formal quality examination in the inclusion or exclusion criteria [6].An ScR may also indicate whether conducting a systematic review would be appropriate [7].2.1 The Scoping Review Protocol. During the initial phase of the ScR, the research team must becritically reflective of the process, re-visiting prior stages to ensure that the final review meetsthe project's desired scope and research questions. The research team currently consists of anengineering librarian, two literature reviewers, and one content expert. Arksey and O'Malley'smethodology informed thedevelopment of the scoping review ScR S age Ob ec e O c

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University; Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University; Bruce A Conway, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Bruce L. Tai, Texas A&M University

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Materials Division (MATS)

resultsseem to suggest there might be a favorable bias in the sections taught by the faculty in the videos(502 and 503).End of Semester SurveyA survey was created and administered near the end of the course that asked students to reflect onthe course. The questions aimed to assess if the students were enthusiastic about the course, if thecourse helped in solving real-world problems, and if the students were interested in pursuing amaster’s or doctoral degree in the subject area. For comparative purposes, this survey was firstadministered as a baseline survey in a section of the course that did not implement the videos inFall 2021, when significantly fewer students took this course (off-schedule group). The results areshown in Figure 2. Students

Conference Session

COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

with my cousin's death, my community being affected, my mental health, and just well being in general. To make a long story short, no matter how much I tried to explain it to this Professor, he did not care. [J7-1F1-3S]7. Reflective “Reflective” was defined by participants who shared three instances in which the events ofthe dual pandemic gave pause to “normal” life and enabled people to think more about the realitiesof others; realities that they may have never given much consideration to otherwise. An exampleof this is seen by one participant who shared “I believe with the cancellation of most major sportingevents or anything with a gathering of large crowds, we are forced to look at these things a bitmore.” [G3-2F3

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Sabina Anne Schill, Florida International University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

influence transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) students’interests in and intentions to pursue engineering? This paper aims to provide preliminary insightsinto TGNC students participating in this course by exploring their unique perspectives. Anunderstanding of TGNC student experiences in the e4usa course will help to improve the course,while also exposing the policies and practices in the field of engineering that continue tomarginalize these students.Limitations We acknowledge our small sample size as a major limitation of this quantitativeexploration of TGNC student experiences in a pre-college engineering course. Our sample size issmall, but it is also unfortunately reflective of the overall TGNC representation in engineering.The

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sara Jordan-Bloch, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

hierarchy, which in turn is responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of subordinates. Employment in a bureaucratic organization is expected to be full time and long term, with opportunities for advancement—in short, a career. (p. 3)In many organizations today, such bureaucratic arrangement has morphed into more flexible and“flat” structures (see [3])—but even within those structures, with smaller manager ranks andfewer hierarchical levels, people report to people, i.e., accountability and decision-makingauthority rolls up from contributor to leader.Overall, these relationships reflect an organization’s reporting structure. A reporting structurecaptures three key features of work: chain of command, span of control, and

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1: Sense of Self in Biomedical Engineering Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Zhang, Vanderbilt University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Michael I. Miga, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

biomedical engineering curricula in universities across the UnitedStates [5]. For example, programs like Johns Hopkins University’s two week long clinicalobservation program for undergraduates [6] and the authors’ institution’s unique two semesterlong Engineering in Surgery and Intervention Course for graduate students [7] attempt toincorporate a clinically immersive aspect to the traditional biomedical engineering corecurriculum. Through the use of grades, survey data, reflections and other measures, theseprograms show promising improvements to students’ abilities to understand and identify clinicaland surgical needs as biomedical engineers. However, few testable instruments exist that can beused across different programs to assess their efficacy

Conference Session

Student Assessments and Tests

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University; Keith Hekman, California Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

get full creditfor submitting a correct numerical answer or no credit if the submitted numerical answer wasincorrect. Sometimes, students understood the concept and made a calculation error. They weretreated the same as the students who never understood the concept.Offering partial credit for an exam is an interesting topic by itself among the educationalcommunity. Some faculty members do not give it, while many others do. The methods fordetermining partial credit include reviewing exam papers manually [12], asking and reviewingpost-exam reflections from the students [13], and conducting in-person interviews [14]. Somefaculty members went in the other direction of eliminating partial credit and supplementing itwith extra credit problems [15

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Restivo, Saint Bonaventure University; Connor Walsh, University of Tennessee at Martin; Wesley Chase Duclos; Vrushank Mali, University of Tennessee at Martin; Jian Wang, University of Tennessee at Martin; Huihui H. Wang, St. Bonaventure University; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Houbing Herbert Song, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

interviewed. The feedback from the students and reflections from the faculty wouldprovide guidance about the integration of the undergraduate research experiences into the coursesto broaden the impacts of undergraduate research on learning and teaching. In the future, at leastanother two cohorts of students. especially from underrepresented groups, will be recruited. Wewill have a longitudinal study to explore the impacts of undergraduate research experiences onlearning and teaching using a mixed qualitative and quantitative method.KeywordsResearch Experience for Undergraduate, Drone Swarms, Artificial Intelligence. 1. Introduction Studies showed that interdisciplinary undergraduate research activity efficiently improvesstudents’ learning and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

everything before writing a first draft, is an incrediblyimportant piece of the process of writing that forces the writer to begin organization and synthesisprior to drafting [2-5]. The motivation for this work comes from a decade of experience teachingtechnical and professional communication to engineering graduate and undergraduate students andthe observed resistance to engaging in prewriting. The majority of students encountered prefer tojump straight into writing, seeing prewriting as a cumbersome task that takes up time withoutseemingly obvious benefit. Reflecting on student resistance to pre-writing activities, such as thepopular outlining, raised the question of what other, perhaps less traditional, approaches might beoffered to students as

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tina Powell, The Orange Public Schools; Devonii L Reid

Tagged Topics

Diversity

composition of the school is 59% AfricanAmerican and 40% Hispanic; 72% of our students are considered economically disadvantaged. All seniorsare required to complete a Senior Capstone Project as a celebration of learning. It is designed to preparesenior students attending the Academy for lifelong learning and productive citizenship through theopportunity to plan, complete, and present a self-directed project reflecting a civic interest. In its first 3years after opening, the Academy was confronted by the typical challenges associated with executing aproject-based learning model, inclusive of students lacking the knowledge and the technical skills neededto independently conduct research and collect data. The implementation of a project-based