Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

level (α), statistical power level (1-β), andsample size (n). Thus, “…when any three of them are fixed, the fourth is determined” [37,p 98].When using NHST, an effective way to minimize the probability of committing Type I and TypeII errors and ensure that significant results reflect important substantive meaning, is to conductan a priori power analysis to determine an optimal sample size given an expected effect size [37,34]. Below we discuss an a priori power analysis conducted prior to testing the engineeringvalues, self-efficacy, and identity scales. To determine a meaningful Effect Size (EF), that our scales of engineering values, self-efficacy, and identity need to be able to detect we conducted an a priori power analysis using

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

printer are that itprovides students with complete design freedom to create a variety of models on computersoftware in one afternoon, select the best designs, and create physical models for live testing.Over a period of three years, undergraduate engineering students in a structural materialslaboratory class, designed and 3D printed simple connections, lateral beams, and trusses; andthey conducted stress analyses. As part of the class assignment, students reflected on theirexperiences. Based on students' final written portfolios for the class, the majority indicated thatdesigning with computer software, combined with 3D printing, increased their creativity anddesign confidence, and enhanced their self-efficacy and identity as engineers who

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Jennifer Blue, Miami University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, J. A. Hicks, W. Davis, and R. Smallman, “Free will, counterfactual reflection, and the meaningfulness of life events,” ​Social Psychological and Personality Science​, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 243–250, 2015.[7] M. D. Alicke, J. Buckingham, E. Zell, and T. Davis, “Culpable control and counterfactual reasoning in the psychology of blame,” ​Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull.​, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 1371–1381, Oct. 2008.[8] K. Epstude and N. J. Roese, “The functional theory of counterfactual thinking,” ​Pers. Soc. Psychol. Rev.​, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 168–192, May 2008.[9] P. M. Gollwitzer and V. Brandstätter, “Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit,” ​J. Pers. Soc. Psychol.​, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 186–199, 1997.[10] P. M

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; 5-10 minutes of peer review. The facilitator asked the students to break into groups of approximately four in order to discuss figures. The facilitator presented a series of questions related to the previously-revealed design principle, to guide discussion and ensure that students focused on providing meaningful feedback.4. Repeat discussion, uncovering of new principle, and peer review.5. Reflection for figure designers. The facilitator concluded the workshop by asking figure designers to consider the information they’d gained by discussing their figures with their Page 26.1707.4 peers, and reflect upon how that information

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thomas Pitcher, The University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

learning/project-based learning experience. Thus, thedecision was made to focus assessment on utilizing a combination of attitudinal as well asreflective student pieces. In fact, many aspects of Problem Based Learning (PBL) are inherent inthis type of project. “While each PBL instructional environment is unique, and therefore merits itsown unique assessment strategy, several alternative assessment techniques seem particularlyappropriate for the PBL learning environment.” 2 Page 26.1758.4 The common assessment pieces of service-based learning and PBL (Problem Based Learning)are specifically structured around the personal reflection pieces

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Sarah Seraj; June Young Park; Michael Pieratt

. future industry engineers. However, the students in the two rival politician groups, regardless of their assigned party2.2 Post-activity feedback affiliation, were also very engrossed in their roles. The same After the final vote, we had a 15-20 minutes debriefing applied to students assigned as voters, whose ‘identities’session to discuss the results of the activity and give students such as fisherman, tourist guide, or local business owner dida chance to share any insights they had gleaned from the not necessarily reflect the students’ own experiences.experience. This gave everyone an opportunity to understand

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Widelyread popular press rankings such as US News and World Reports publish graduation rates.Lower rates reflect poorly on an institution. Additionally, the failure to retain students impactsboth an institution’s budget and planning. A student who drops out no longer contributes tuitiondollars. According to Mangold, Bean, Adams, Schwab and Lynch1 “low graduation rates costuniversities scarce resources.” For these reasons and more, colleges and universities have turnedtheir attention to finding ways to retain the students that do enroll.A widely-implemented tactic used to improve retention is the learning community or first-yearseminar course. (For the purposes of this paper, the terms “learning community” and “first-yearseminar” are used

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

Return to United StatesPre-travel IntensiveOne key aspect of the pre-travel course work was to acknowledge the “American and Purduecultures” and gain perspective on the culture of Greece and specifically the Island of Crete.Native Greek faculty gave presentations on current social, political, educational, and businesssystems; the impact of history on culture and technological development; and provide someinsights as to local cuisine, language, and geography. Students were challenged tocompare/contrast Purdue and United States cultures to Greek culture.Each student was required to maintain a hard copy journal, as well as an on-line journal (Wiki-based) to articulate, reflect on, and synthesize their experiences throughout the four weeks. Thiswas

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronny Veljanovski, Victoria University; Alex Stojcevski, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

skills. A final decisionby senior management concluded that PBL will be the teaching and learning style for allengineering programs in the University and initiated a top down approach to change allengineering curriculum. This top down push was similar to that of Aalborg University’s chanceprocess. The decision to change to PBL was made by Aalborg’s senior management and theengineering college5. Reflecting on VU’s change process, there were clear similarities withorganisational literature on change based on Kotter’s model6 and the eight steps totransformation. In semester 1 of 2006, all electrical engineering undergraduate programs werelaunched with a PBL teaching and learning style. Prior to the launch, intensive curriculum designtook place as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Debbie O'Hare

embedded in their units of study. Page 12.489.5Importance of Curriculum AlignmentAn important and unique characteristic of the curriculum at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. ElementarySchool is its horizontal and vertical integration and alignment. This combined alignment andintegration permits the curriculum to mature as the school matures. This, in turn, drives studentexpectation levels up as the fraction of students in the higher grades increases to reflect more ofour primary students moving through the school. The alignment quality also assures that we canincrease our depth of focus with respect to engineering while the integration effort willstrengthen

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

criticalimportance to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,for it represents an accumulation of the body of knowledge of the discipline. Research showsthat educational institutions facilitate the development of critical thinking when they incorporatean active learning style in their instructions and laboratory experiences. Experiential learningmodels presents us with the four modes on which learning styles are based – concreteexperience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation. Studiesconducted on knowledge retention, found that using these learning modes, individually and inpair wise combination, from twenty –to- sixty percent increase in retention has been achieved.However

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Lars Hagman, KTH; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

-tensive experiences and well-tuned infrastructures in place to facilitate outgoing and incominginternational students, scholars, and faculty members. This includes dedicated staffs to facili-tate travel briefing, second language training, housing, visa application and processing, socialintegration, and student advising and counseling.12 Evaluation planThe assessment planned reflects both the goals of the program and good practice, beginningwith the alignment of assessment strategies and outcomes. Direct methods will provide oppor-tunities for students to demonstrate their achievements; indirect methods will provide evidenceof students’ and others’ perceptions of students’ achievements. Where possible, assessmentwill be embedded in coursework, and

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

example, consider BOK Outcome 1, which includesrequirements for “biology, chemistry, ecology, geology/geomorphology, engineering economics,mechanics, material properties, systems, geo-spatial representation, and informationtechnology.” The corresponding provision of the Basic-Level Civil Engineering ProgramCriteria requires only “one additional area of science, consistent with the program educationalobjectives.”The sharp difference between the standards communicated in the BOK and the criteria is entirelyappropriate, as it reflects the distinctly different nature of these two documents. If the criteriawere written at the same level of detail as the BOK, they would be overly prescriptive andlargely unattainable. If the BOK were formulated as a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

visibly vibrating. The listeners also reported a lack of clarity and felt the sound wasdistorted. Substantial portions of the back wall were bare and lacked any acoustical treatment,and these reflected a part of the energy back towards the source, creating additional reflectedenergy. When the reflected energy detected was loud and late-arriving, this was resulting inunwanted reflections. The clients wanted to resolve the issue as quickly as possible in order toavoid generating a lot of negative publicity.L&T engineers and managers consulted with members of the faculty at a university to evaluate anew material that could potentially be used to resolve the problem and determine thereverberation time of the auditorium if this material was used

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

, organizing and completing theseprojects from the perspective of faculty advisors (each of the co-authors has served as facultyadvisor in one or more international projects). Three projects are described with faculty advisorsproviding insights on project team development and organization, travel coordination issues,project delivery, and personal reflections of the benefits and detriments observed during and afterproject participation. Finally, the paper provides some concluding remarks on how internationalprojects can be more successful as a result of improved advising.Project 1: Kwabeng, Ghana - Schistosomiasis Control in a Community Impacted bySurface Gold-MiningBrief Project Description:Between 30-40% of the children attending elementary school in

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the ASCE Body of KnowledgeIn 2008, ASCE released the second edition of the Body of Knowledge (BOK2) for CivilEngineersvii. Reflecting the Visions of ASCE and NAE, BOK2 requires that all Civil Engineersmaster sustainability: Page 13.1129.3 The 21st century civil engineer must demonstrate an ability to evaluate the sustainability of engineered systems and services, and of the natural resource base on which they depend; and to design accordingly.There are specific requirements for both academic undergraduate preparation, and for early-career development; these are summarized in Table 1.Clearly, the notion of Natural Resources pervades these

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding in a consumer societycreates a need to educate general public about manufacturing - the backbone of a strongeconomy. This paper describes development of a museum exhibit: a visitor-centered informaleducation experience highlighting the principles of modern manufacturing. The exhibitarchitecture reflects three principal engineering activities involved in creating consumerproducts: product design, manufacturing, and marketing/business. It explains how these fieldsinterrelate on an example of a well understood product – customizable pen. Each activity isimplemented via two components: an interactive computer game and a physical displayenvironment, which complement each other. The results of an observational study and analysisof the data

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Sarah Roux, Arizona State University; Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State University; Mark Rager, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Changes Reflections Priorities Multiple perspectives Figure 4. Course planning process.The standard process of the Department has been adapted to provide more scope for reflectionsbased on the advantages reported by other educators 2. Soliciting multiple perspectives leddirectly to the combination of authors for this paper.The planning process led to the following course objectives: 1. Introduce freshmen to each other and the subject 2. Initiate a positive educational experience at the

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Michael Kozicki, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

capability of a technology is usuallyeasier to define in terms of the products it can deliver so many parameters have product-related metrics.Most development work on the assessment tool has been applied to nano-electronicfunctions. The consumer market gives a good demonstration of how products movethrough their life cycle in a year or less showing the familiar bell-shaped revenue curve.However, the underlying components and technologies can last for many productgenerations. They show the classical S-curve but there is an additional feature that makesprediction difficult. As one technology matures, it is replaced by a more advancedversion. Thus there are many generations of maturity for the same basic technology.This is reflected in different

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, although I don’t knowmuch about it. I was blissfully ignorant before reading this paper, thinking that resistance was Page 13.822.7fairly straightforward.” Reading articles from a variety of publication sources and written byexperts with various areas of expertise effectively stretched the boundaries of knowledge foreven the most seasoned journal club members. In fact, the professor, who has led the journalclub for more than seven years, often reflected on how she was still learning from the experience.C. Provision of space for consideration of interdisciplinary conceptsThe journal club in this study, made up of mostly environmental engineering

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Farid Momand, Kabul University; Qaium Fekrat, Kabul University; Aziz Gulistani, Kabul University

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Civil Engineering

time. • Throughout the March-August 2007 semester, we observed many aspects of the NMAA academic culture that do not yet reflect an appropriate university-level standard, resulting in less than optimal implementation of the civil engineering curriculum. These included a variety of distractions during evening study hours, frequent cancellation of classes due to military training events, inadequate course administration (e.g., failure to prepare syllabi in many courses), and students’ unwillingness to do homework. Some of the non- engineering majors in CE301 complained that the course was too difficult and that they should not be required to take engineering at all. To some extent, these problems

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Winton, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

mathematics overhead andallows the novice professional to see the concepts without either investment in the analyticaloverhead nor in the extensive set of second-order parameters reflected by the parameter setsfor these advanced device models.The simplest model of the MOS transistor is represented by figure 1.1, and identifies theessential operation of the device and minimum set of device parameters. (a) 4-terminal schematic symbol (b) physical cross-section Figure 1.1. MOS device cross-section and circuit symbol.The device cross-section is the basis for the symbol and emphasizes that the device is a field- Page 13.807.3controlled

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Friauf, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

identified two components of life-long learning: motivation and ability.Motivation was divided into “won’t do” and “will do” practices. Ability practices were labeledas “can do” and “can’t do.” A successful life-long learner then is one who “will do” and onewho “can do.” Litzinger, et al. also cite Candy11 whose paper on self-directed learningsummarized the characteristics of the self-directed learner into two areas: personal attributes andskills. “Will do” Attributes: curious/motivated, methodical/disciplined, logical/analytical, reflective/self-aware, flexible, interdependent/interpersonally competent, persistent/responsible, venturesome/creative, confident, independent/self-sufficient. “Can do” Skills: have highly

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

are given an activity assignment that includes the followingsections: • A clear, inspiring and communicative title. • A "why" section to put the activity into context for the student. • A list of prerequisites. • Two or three clear and concise statements of learning objectives. • The information, or model, that the students are to explore to be able to meet the objectives. • Key exploration and concept invention/formation questions. • Skill exercises. • Problems or applications requiring higher-level thinking skills. • A closure including self-assessment and reflection on learning.The POGIL technique has been successfully implemented in the teaching of general

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

for “Active” learning, Page 13.474.2or learning by actively doing things (as opposed to “Reflective” learning, in which someoneprefers to learn through quiet reflection), and the preference for “Sensory” learning, in whichsomeone prefers to focus on and recalls information gained from their senses through realexperiences (as opposed to “Intuitive” learning, in which someone prefers to focus on and recalltheories, concepts and ideas that are not necessarily grounded in real experience). Individualswith Kinesthetic, Active, and Sensory learning styles are, in theory, poorly served by traditionalclassroom lecture environments. Instructional

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

and in the behavioral andquantitative sciences. The ACCE encourages accredited programs to regularly evaluate currentcurricula for and develop new curricula that reflect changing construction technologies andmanagement trends.ABET has identified a systematic approach to determine objectives and assess outcomes, whichis represented here in figure 1. (It is shown as slide 18 in Reference 3.) The process of definingand prioritizing objectives and outcomes requires participation by key constituencies chosen bythe university. State and federal agencies will influence outcome requirements. In addition tofaculty, potential industry and government employers of the graduates are major stakeholdersand can make a valuable contribution. Constituents must

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

STAR Legacy learning cycle2,3. The authors have Page 13.676.2supplemented the HPL theory with explanations of the Legacy learning cycle from a new pointof view and with new implementation ideas. The author’s contributions to the Legacy learningcycle and the focus of the solid mechanics challenges are discussed in this section.First, a brief description2 of the Legacy learning cycle as described by it’s developers isparaphrased below.Look ahead: The learning task and desired knowledge outcomes are described here. This stepalso allows for pre-assessment and serves as benchmark for self-assessment in the Reflect Backstep.Challenge 1: The first

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Carol Costello; August Allo

determine perceptions of the students concerning the need for and utility ofvarious topics covered in the recitation. The authors administered an entry survey toobtain self-evaluation information and perception of needs at the beginning of thesemester (the end of August). An exit survey was administered in order to compare theopinions of the students before and after the 12 week period (ending in late November)and to request specific information as to what had been useful; attachments 1 and 2contain the two surveys. Ratings on a scale of five and written comments concerning therecitation portion of the class are reflected throughout this paper.During the preceding two semesters, in order to determine an optimally effective agendafor the writing

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Maheshwar R Kashamolla; Zayd Leseman; Amit Savkar; Kevin Murphy

the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationlaser passes through an 8x beam expander before passing through a beam-splitter, but the LDV laseris placed in front of the beam expander so it proceeds directly to the beamsplitter. Only one lightsource at a time is used. The beam-splitter is a 50/50 reflection/transmission pellicle beam-splitterwith a thickness of 2 μm. Half of the light is directed towards the MEMS die. Between the die andthe beam-splitter is a transparent window, which allows observation of the die while at the sametime allowing the die to be at vacuum pressures

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

methods in this paper.BackgroundFounded in 1932 under the name Engineers' Council for Professional Development, ABET(formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredits post-secondarydegree-granting programs. Many people interpret this to mean that ABET accredits departments,colleges, or even courses. In reality, ABET accredits programs, and your accreditation workshould reflect the program as a whole.Some programs treat the six-year time lag between visits with the following timeline: - Year 1 – Celebrate success of previous ABET visit. - Years 2-4 – Feel that ABET is a long time away. - Year 5 – Begin to worry about ABET visit the following year, and survey every class imaginable to be ready for year 6 with the