Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 7: Student Evaluation and Grading

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Ashley J Earle, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #38966Work in Progress: Specifications Grading in a System Modeling CourseDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past twenty-one years teaching mechanical engineering at four different col- leges. He started at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest graduate research program. At Trine University, a small private school in An- gola, Indiana, he focused on undergraduate education while teaching ten different courses ranging from introductory freshman courses to senior capstone. Scott also served as an advisor to

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

peer review for an in-class writing sample.It is gratifying to see students concentrating on the review process and even more gratifyingwhen peer evaluators make the same comments as the instructor.Group Dynamics ApplicationsSince group work is becoming ubiquitous in engineering classrooms as a method to preparestudents for professional work groups, peer review of the teamwork aspect of education isimportant as a way to circumvent potential problems and measure general productivity.Particularly in a group-oriented senior project class, peer review is necessary for accurateevaluation.Background and RationaleAt Oregon Institute of Technology, the civil engineering senior capstone project is a group affair.Even the faculty function as an

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsyvania State University, Behrend College; Jill Johnson P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Brian Lani

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #30274Development of a Mentorship Program between Upper-class and First YearEngineering Students through 3D printingDr. Charlotte Marr de Vries, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Dr. Charlotte de Vries is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 2009. She received her M.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2014) in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. She teaches Introduction to Engineering Design, Capstone Design, Dynamics, System Dy- namics, and Instrumentation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

500 individual calculus students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a co-PI of a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he teaches the capstone course) and is on the leadership committee for an NSF IUSE grant to transform STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Dr. Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida Venkat Bhethanabotla obtained his BS from Osmania

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Colin M. Gray, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

a key source of successfulinnovations; thus, techniques to support creative conceptual design are imperative in engineeringeducation. However, teaching students to “think innovatively” has been difficult becauseeducators lack effective instructional methods. While there are a variety of proposed methods foridea generation, only one has been empirically validated in multiple scientific studies: DesignHeuristics. Design Heuristics are prompts that guide designers in exploring the design spaceduring concept generation. In empirical studies in engineering and design classrooms, DesignHeuristics have been shown to be readily adopted by students, and to result in more creative, andmore diverse, concepts.The focus of this project is to create a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include faculty development and evaluating con- ceptual knowledge and strategies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for mate- rials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback and internet tool use affect conceptual change and impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Research Investigations in the Context of Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University ; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University ; Wei Zakharov, Purdue University ; Joreen Arigye, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

toengage with their data or design artifacts using the reasoning questions. These interactionsinvolving peers or mentors (including graduate students, post-docs, and faculty) prompt thenecessary reasoning and offer guidance on additional aspects the team should consider duringtheir design process. Therefore, the framework's strength lies in its pedagogical value ofempowering students to think holistically about their designs and engage in meaningfuldiscussions with their peers.In a formal setting, final design presentations, demos, capstone projects, or posters can beevaluated using tools derived from the framework such as the Design review conversation &coaching tool shown in Appendix A. Alongside guidance from mentors to introduce

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teddy Ivanitzki, ASEE; Rolf Mueller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

, show significant growth of cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-boundary work needs. Some cross-disciplinary areas withparticular demand, now and for the future, are found at the intersection between engineering andthe life sciences. Engineers increasingly need competencies in life science areas that intersectwith their engineering disciplines. Engineers also must meet high-tech industry requirements ofworking cross-culturally, communicating effectively with all teams across the enterprise, andeffectively using time and project management skills. For STEM-specific roles, young engineersare required to have data science understanding, statistics knowledge, and computationalcapability especially if working with big data. In response

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Sherry Hsi, BSCS Science Learning

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

experience conducting evaluation and design-based research studies in complex settings including and community- based settings. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Material Agency with Summer STEM Youth Designing with Micro:bitsIntroduction and Research PurposeIn this poster, we report results related to an NSF EEC CAREER project that characterizesframing agency, defined as making decisions and learning in the process of framing designproblems. Our past studies of framing agency have relied on discourse analysis to characterizeagency in talk [1-3]. However, this analytical approach, with its focus on talk, misses muchabout the materials in the design process, and given that design is commonly cast as

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Ryan G. Rosandich

laboratory course offerings. Laboratories thatused to be taught separately have been combined to reduce the demand on faculty, and this hasresulted in a reduction in the number of lab activities for students.The department has also been very pro-active in providing students with real-world engineeringexperiences. Our senior design capstone course continues to execute projects with many clientcompanies, and those companies have hired many of our graduates. Many students also takeadvantage of coop and internship opportunities which have grown in recent years. The rewardsystem at UMD, however, heavily favors research-oriented faculty over practice oriented faculty, Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferenceand the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

resiliency, transportation facility planning and design, high- way safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in capstone engineering design, engineering management, transportation engineering, geographic information systems, and land surveying. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Advancing Diversity Initiatives in the Civil Engineering Profession: Outcomes of an NSF S-STEM Grant at a Regional Undergraduate Teaching InstitutionA student scholarship and enrichment program was established in 2012 to help address thepersistent problem of underrepresented minority, female and socioeconomically disadvantagedstudents enrolled in civil engineering

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Tony McClary; Jacqueline A. Zeiber; Patricia Sullivan; Steven Stochaj

thethese programs. For example, motivation influences the limitations of learning context itself such that participantsdegree to which participants are engaged with activities as will be unable to complete designs if the expectations fordoes their background knowledge [4]. Additionally, the design exceed the constraints of their environment [4].program effectiveness is impacted by the limitations of the Recent research in engineering education has shown thatlearning context itself such that participants will be unable project-based learning classes can help to improveto complete designs if expectations for the design exceed motivation of students, increase students’ interest inthe constraints of their

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

) Page 13.387.4More courses need to be added to the curriculum to create Computer Engineering TechnologyFocus area. The CpET curriculum will enjoy the addition of five new technical courses to the coreof EET. The new focus area will be structured in 127 credit hour similar to the current EET degreerequirements. The CpET focus area will be allocated twenty-six (26) hours out of the sixty-eight(68) Electrical Engineering Technology major which represents the core of the EET and includesix hours of capstone senior project implemented in two semesters. Appendix A details thedescription of each individual new course.Table 2 shows the CpET required courses detailing the number of credit hours per each class, thenumber of weekly hours meeting for both

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

outside work at home, since they have thedevelopment board. This also allows the students to be able to utilize these boards forother course projects and can significantly aid in capstone project courses.Having the students buy their own development boards can significantly add cost to thesecourses. To ensure that the students are spending their money wisely, we have turnedtowards a decision matrix to help ensure that we are utilizing the best platform for thesecourses and the future courses that the students may take.Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP):Analytical Hierarchy is a well known process of evaluating and making decisions basedon requirements. The exact process to be under taken is beyond the scope of this article.However, the general

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

our campus itwas determined that over 50% incorporated at least one student team assignment and for the twopracticum capstones in the engineering programs the entire student assessment rested upon acollaborative effort. In a survey of instructors at eight engineering schools Felder6 found that24% always assigned a group project while another 52% assigned them in some courses. Whilethere are pragmatic reasons for such teams (reduced grading load) their use is grounded in thereality of the engineering profession: the vast majority of graduates will spend their professionallives working in teams. Furthermore, there is evidence that if the team forms a cooperativelearning group, the learning of the individual team members is enhanced9,12.Despite

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angel Gonzalez-Lizardo, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Serrano-Salvat, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Instrumentation

technology and innovation, he specialized in electronics, communications and control system. Carlos participated in three summer work experiences with Abbott Laboratories as part of his professional development. Because of his contribution to the company he was allowed to participate for three consecutive summers, when one was the established rule. During his last year of college he was offered the opportunity to work at the Plasma Engineering Laboratory at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. His capstone design final project in the electrical engineering program, was to create a computer program to perform the processes for measuring and analyzing plasma parameters. This application

Conference Session

Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns; Daniel Santiago Torres, University of Texas, El Paso; Alejandro Rodriguez, UTEP Academic Technologies; Fernando Monroy, The University of Texas at El Paso; Sabastian Moncayo

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Engineering Leadership Development

assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that vision and our future.Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education Celena Arreola graduated on May 13, 2017 with

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury P.E., Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

potential for replication. The most important features ofthe course are integration of previous materials from existing courses and incorporation of newknowledge regarding the system approach to design. It will also prepare students for a finalsenior capstone project in the fluid power field.ConclusionsThis paper presents the definition of technical topics, and development of lecture/lab materialsthat are needed for a modularized upper-level undergraduate course potentially titled “Design ofFluid Power Systems”, which offers to students the opportunity to expand their knowledge andskills of the fluid power field in a practical and hands-on setting. The proposed course requiresbasic knowledge of fluid mechanics and instrumentation, therefore, it can

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Capstone project in the junior and senior years. EPIC Scholars also were offered study group sessions run nightly by upper year EPIC scholars, right in their living-learning community. • Focused Mentoring: All EPIC scholars were assigned either one of the PIs or another women faculty as their academic advisor and informal faculty mentor. • Community Building: EPIC scholars were part of a college club and Society of Women Engineers Interest Group that provided mentorship, socializing, programming, and leadership opportunities. EPIC scholars were frequently (if not always) the club officers. Under goal (3), transition students into the workforce, the following activities were carried out: • Professional

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

• Plasma processes • Electrochemistry • Chemical Mechanical Planarization • Materials Analysis • Optical properties and lithographyThe program encompasses capstone senior design project that involves design and developmentof integrated device, component, process or capability at RIT. Students publish their seniorproject papers in proceedings published each year. The trend over the last several years showsthat ~ 30-50% of senior projects entail materials process development. In addition, students getopportunities during their co-op experience to engage in materials/process development projects.Further graduate coursework in materials science and engineering will provide deeperunderstanding of materials engineering fundamentals

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mean-Shang Chen, Central Michigan University; Michael Chan, China Travel Ship Management Limited; Dru Wilson, Central Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

areas.Michael Chan, China Travel Ship Management LimitedDru Wilson, Central Michigan University Page 12.913.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrating CAD/CAM/CAE and Composite Molding Technologies in a Research ExperienceAbstractThis paper discusses the research experience of a student who integrated design andmanufacturing functions to improve a brake shoe used on a band saw. The CAD/CAM andcomposite tooling technologies selected for this project were primarily based on student’sundergraduate and graduate course work. The scanning/digitizing and rapid prototypingtechnologies were also studied. This

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Yarmolenko; J. Sankar; D. Pai; Juri Filatovs

8.233.3Characterization by Digital Microscopy,” taught to graduate students 11. This is a software-based Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationcourse, centered on Image-Pro, and is the evolved equivalent of “Quantitative” Metallography,the examination of microstructures in the optical and scanning microscope ranges. The softwarehas a large number of functionalities tailored for materials research and is rich in subject matterpossibilities. The formal lectures focused on the core topics of statistics, spatial geometry, and theproperty-structure link. Individual projects, based on the students’ thesis or

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

. The fill-in sheetswere very useful as templates for homework, tests etc. Informal discussions with faculty whoteach system dynamics and capstone design have indicated that over the past few years – studentperformances have improved in design and analysis. Students are drawing clearer free bodydiagrams, have shown improved problem solving skills and use more analysis than before in thecapstone design projects. Observers from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence had thefollowing comment on the fill-in sheets and use of tablet-pc: “Students seemed to understandconcepts and fill-in sheets, and they had a sense of accomplishments.” Below are some of thecomments from students to the question “Pleasegive me your feedback on the use of the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in CPD

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

: • Role of the Chief Engineer 2 • Systems Engineering 2 • Decision-oriented Risk Management 2 Requirements Analysis 2 Make the Business Case 1½ Root Cause Analysis 1 Design for Reliability 1 Capstone: In-company case study analysis 2 Figure 2: Certificate course structureThe biggest departure from the conventional JACMET training format lies in thecapstone

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

/ Experiments Techniques Critical Review of Literature X Capstone Project / Thesis X X X Others Project management X X X X X X X X Business Process Re-engineering X Risk Analysis X Environmental Policy X Organizational Behavior X X X X

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

comprise a tour of UML notation, which is commonly used in both programming andsoftware design courses. The point is not that engineers should see UML notation; if that werethe intent, then adequate introduction could be done in a first programming course. Rather, thepoint is that engineering students (beyond just Computer Science and Engineering majors)should have an experience of software design. Today, that design experience is often reservedas a senior capstone course for CSE majors.A key point of a design course is that students should see many different kinds of softwaremodels, such as structures for data management, visual direct manipulation, real-time control

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harmon; Eva Baker; Gregory Chung

significant changes, particularly in the wayengineering schools are adopting problem-based instruction to meet the changing demands ofpractice. Increasingly, engineering schools are requiring students to work on team projects that areopen-ended with loosely specified requirements, produce professional-quality reports andpresentations, consider ethics and the impact of their field on society, and develop lifelonglearning practices. While there exist numerous implementations of courses adopting these methodsto purportedly improve student learning, measuring the impact of problem-based instructionremains challenging. The existing evidence generally suffers from methodological shortcomingssuch as reliance on students’ self-reported perceptions of

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavon Karrobi, Boston University; Angela Lai, Tufts University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Paper ID #43848Board 19: Work in Progress: Towards Self-reported Student Usage of AI toDirect Curriculum in Technical Communication CoursesKavon Karrobi, Boston University Kavon Karrobi is a Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, as well as the Manager of the Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC) at Boston University. As a Lecturer in BME, Kavon teaches and mentors students in courses on biomedical measurements, analysis, and instrumentation. As Manager of BTEC, Kavon provides guidance, training, and mentorship of student projects that use BTEC ranging from student-initiated