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Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nora Madjar, University of Connecticut; Bryan Douglas Huey, University of Connecticut; Leslie M. Shor, University of Connecticut
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
374*Numbers in demographic table reflect surveys with complete demographic data for 752 respondents. Thereare missing demographics for 54 respondents and they were excluded from the comparison analyses.MeasuresWe included the following measures in our survey instrument:Intrinsic motivation/excitement about major/career. To measure excitement and intrinsicinterest in the subject matter and major we asked students to rate the importance of the followingfour items in their choice of a major on a 7 point Likert scale: 1) Doing something that I aminterested in; 2) It is fun being able to discuss difficult technological matters. 3) I am interestedin the methods, theories and insights of the discipline; 4) I am interested in the subject
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Tania Jarosewich, Censeo Group LLC
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
5) Orthographic Projection with feedback. Inclined and Curved Surfaces• Video mini-lectures. The team has professionally 6) Pattern Folding developed 2-5 minute video introductions to 7) Rotation of Objects about One Axis module topics, which are available in common 8) Rotation of Objects about Two or formats for use with a variety of computer More Axes platforms. 9) Reflection and Symmetry• Video how-to instructions. Additional videos 10) Cross-Sections of Solids
Conference Session
Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joel C. Perry, University of Idaho
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
recordedthroughout each semester were also considered. These grades were given by a group of peermentors responsible for helping to administer laboratory activities and grading logbooks. Somementors participated in the role for multiple semesters and were thus more experienced atassigning logbook grades, but there was additionally some turn-over each semester. Each of thethree or four mid-semester gradings focused both on quality of work (e.g., appropriate content,content clarity, and organization) and on general logbook proficiency (e.g., regular entries,quantity of documentation, and adequate reflection), and to a lesser degree on contentcorrectness. Since the logbook grades were performed by peers rather than experiencedengineering professors, lesser
Conference Session
Robotics, Automation, and Product Development
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Steely Earl Varon Falar, University of Houston, Downtown
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
constraints on the controlled variable and the tuningparameters. Manipulated variable constraints are meant to reflect the inherent capacity of theprocess to cause and/or reject change in the case of setpoint response or load disturbances,respectively. Controlled variable constraints are meant to meet desired objectives such as productquality constraints. Constraints on the tuning parameters are meant to limit the search space byutilizing experiential knowledge or analytical knowledge.In this study, the IMC filter time constant will be estimated. Its estimation is done by optimizingeither the integral absolute error (IAE) or the integral square error (ISE) over a desired timehorizon, tf. Other performance measures could also be considered. The
Conference Session
Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Devika Patel, Stanford University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
understood of the role of international engineers, and inparticular, engineering students, in the research and design behind such products. In looking atthese gaps in academic literature, this paper will employ the use of autoethnography, the processof using one’s own experience and narrative to formulate and piece together the context of theirexperience in a reflective and analytical manner.11, 12. This methodology will prove important inunderstanding the context of the taboo issue the engineering student will confront. To assesspreparedness for working with taboo subjects, the metrics of global preparedness and globalcompetency will be examined and tested through the use of an autoethnographic study designedto examine the experience. These
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
. After analysis of these interviews isunderway, interviews with members of “mobilized publics” will be conducted to examine thisrelationship from both sides.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#1551152. 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.References1 Riley, D. 2008. Engineering and Social Justice. San Rafael, CA: Morgan and Claypool.2 National Academy of Engineering (NAE). 2005. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting EngineeringEducation to the New Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 47.3 National Academy of
Conference Session
Issues in Engineering Technology Education I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Eddy Efendy, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
students in this study.This study included a few outcomes and conclusions that would be helpful to engineeringtechnology education practitioners, they include:  At the start of the research only 10% of the engineering technology students knew how to find technical information in the library.  Reflective comments and post-test results indicated that the assignment exposed all of the students to literacy skills, with most exhibiting skill improvement.  Students practicing the newfound skills earlier in the project were more successful in demonstration of those skills than students that waited.  Unstructured topics were difficult for these students to deal with; some were concerned about the quality of
Conference Session
Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hamid Rad, Washington State University; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University - Vancouver
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
3. The main points were well presented 4. Maintained eye-contact with the audience not the screen or the projector 5. At the end summarized effectively what was presentedFigure 2 reflects the feedback from this section. Again, most students had a significantimprovement in this category throughout the semester. For example, student 1 showed a16.5% improvement in his second article presentation when compared with the firstarticle. And yet another 7.5% increase on his performance on his research presentation.That is a total of 24% enhancement throughout the semester. A similar rate ofimprovement is observed for student 10 between his first and second article presentation.His score declined in the thesis presentation
Conference Session
Assessment & Accreditation in ECE
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amanda Deacon, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Kartikeya Murari, University of Calgary
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
1734 $o&! WBYZ 6289 n%pqT4 $BCD W234 6%&! nXYZ A789 1opq* Time 0 represents member’s original teams. Each team at any given time point after Time 0was composed of three original or “core” members and one guest member. No team had morethan one guest member from the same team throughout the duration of the course. The onlyindividuals a member had contact with on more than one occasion were those individuals whowere apart of that member’s core team.Materials All scales were framed in order to have members reflect on the most recent project theycompleted with that specific team, whether it be the members home team or a guest team.Behavioral integration
Conference Session
Curriculum and New Course Development in ET
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
fabrication processes. Elements of Occupational Supervision: Preparation, training, and problems of the supervisor. Project Design I: Principles of project management and engineering economics. Development of proposals for senior design project. Project Design II: This is a capstone course for engineering technology majors. Students will work with a professor to design a project that reflects several aspects of the student’s curriculum. Group work. Students will prepare a written project report and give an oral presentation.The project management institute defines project management as “the application of knowledge,skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements8”. To do so
Conference Session
Additive Manufacturing Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas - El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
. Puentudura1 is aimed at guiding the process oftechnology integration in a classroom with an ultimate goal of redefining teaching and learningmethodologies. Figure 1 illustrates on how the course curriculum developed for AdditiveManufacturing course at XXXXXX reflects upon SAMR framework.As shown, integrating mobile based scanning technology to additive manufacturing for realizingstudent project designs with the help of SAMR framework helped in significantly enhancing andtransforming the course outlook over the semester. The course enhancement helped in exposing thestudents to effectively integrate mobile based scanning technology, a reverse engineering approachfor identifying and addressing interface challenges. Figure 1
Conference Session
Communication as Performance
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott A. Morris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
with disruptive, accusatory or off-topicsituations in presentations.The final exercise in the seminar course requires the student to present a mini-seminar of theirown to the class, with the rest of the class as audience and reminding them about (and sometimesdemanding of them) technique usage. While this is not time consuming, it does demand that thestudents draw on past classes and not just fall into old habits.Methods:Assessments were carried out throughout the course of the classes, at the end of each class, at thethrough student self-reflection exercises and end of semester class evaluations and comments.Additionally, the UIUC Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) anonymous reviewsand ratings were incorporated. Although these are
Conference Session
Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
descriptivestatistics and look for trends in student comments about the materials and their learning. Thesurvey has been the least useful aspect of the assessment, with some courses having low responserates. Open-ended reflections have been useful for insights into the impact of the materials onstudent attitudes.5.2 Assessment ResultsPiloting and assessment of materials is in its second year. Materials have been used at all theuniversities in the project, in courses with a variety of topics and levels. Class sizes have rangedfrom 12 to over 80 students. Results from 12 different courses (some of them in multiple terms)have been completed (Table 2). All the measures have found improvement in the post-intervention papers over the pre-intervention papers. Of
Conference Session
Architectural Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kelsey Lee Reker; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Architectural
undergraduatecourses that build upon pre-requisite content, course-based practice minimizes repetitivetreatment of previous material. Mayo (2004) advocates a balance of fundamental coursetheory with active, case-based instruction so that students not only reflect upon pastexperience to construct new learning, they also share knowledge in a social construct. Thisapproach was a benefit to students in this case study as they learned collaboratively, buildingthe depth of their design aptitude.Readers are encouraged to extrapolate the process and steps of this case study for theirdiscipline specific content areas. While the experiences and projects of this case study maybespecific for design students, the application of exposing students to projects from inception
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Miles J. Mabey, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
prestigious awards. Maker Faires do have a small blue ribbon award that isgiven out but it is not competitive and there is no selective next level. This difference especiallyimpacts the overall social environment of the event.Advantages of Maker FairesThe atmosphere surrounding the Maker Faire creates different opportunities than a science fair,these differing opportunities are an advantage of Maker Faires. Maker Faire projects are oftenself-motivated and with fewer requirements than a science fair young makers can pick a projectthat reflects exactly what they are interested in and not what education dictates, We are particularly interested in how our approach might reach students who don’t fit well into the existing system or who have
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Spencer Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
plastics production line with prototyping,extrusion, and injection molding machines. Thus, the low-division students were able toexperiment with green materials for the lab activities, and the upper division students couldconduct applied research projects in green plastics manufacturing through co-op.17-20Assessment, Evaluation, and System ApproachThe traditional-transmission learning format, in which the degree of a student’s success dependsonly on the performance of quizzes, tests and projects in class, does not truly reflect theeffectiveness on learning and skills application.1-5, 11-15 We proposed a system approach to drawon the analysis and evaluation of student’s learning outcomes and thus, were able to design acurriculum model to improve an
Conference Session
Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Ying Zhang, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
students’ exploration of concepts, principles,and solutions, and reflection about what/why they are doing.2,3 Students’ knowledge retentionand problem-solving skills can be enhanced when they learn what they care about. 4,5 Tofacilitate student learning in mechanics of materials and finite element analysis, a novel portablepen-and-tablet-based system was developed.11, 12 The software platform, which bridges the gapbetween engineering design and analysis, helps students to study their own design and to seekvarious design options before a detailed design is achieved.It can be observed that the previous efforts mostly provided opportunities for students to engagein design. The need of a mechanism to incrementally guide students to transition from
Conference Session
Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans Constituent Committee
credit hours, including land navigation, marksmanship, physicalfitness, self-defense, and first aid. While many colleges and universities have a physical fitnesscourse requirement, the remaining courses would be elective credit in most programs.As would be expected, the amount of credit recommended by ACE increased with rank. Many ofthe JSTs for senior NCOs reflected work in multiple occupational fields during their militaryenlistment. JSTs of senior NCOs in the sample contained substantial hours of creditrecommendations: averaging over 150 semester hours. Much of this credit was recommended inmilitary specific areas such as Military Science, Marksmanship, or Military Operations, whichare of limited relevance in most academic programs.Almost all
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy, Engineering Science, Careers, and Technical Pathways
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
, there were exceptions in severalcourses and gender and racial/ethnic differences in the trends. Based on the findings, weidentified several interesting characteristics in the trends of student course-taking in CTE-STEMcourses and addressed each characteristics one by one with discussion.A. Overall, Student Enrollment Rates Increase across Time in CTE-STEM CoursesAs shown in Figures 2 through 5, overall over a six-year time frame, Texas high school studentenrollment rates were increasing in CTE-STEM courses when the effects of natural increase ofpopulation were controlled in enrollment rates. Even though the proportion of students taking theCTE-STEM courses is relatively small, the trends are promising as it reflects a continuousincrease of
Conference Session
Works in Progress: Classroom Practice
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Casey Lynn Haney, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Cox, Harvard University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
-college engineering programs to first-year engineering (Ph.D.). Purdue University, United States -- Indiana. 15.   Turner, D. W. (2010). Qualitative Interview Design: A Practical Guide for Novice Investigators. The Qualitative Report, 15(3). 16.   Kvale, S. (1996). Interviews: An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing (1st edition). Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, Inc. 17.   Walther, J., Sochacka, N. W. & Kellam, N. N. (2013), Quality in Interpretive Engineering Education Research: Reflections on an Example Study. Journal of Engineering Education, 102: 626–659. doi: 10.1002/jee.20029
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering
to 5-pt Likert Scale. Whiskers represent ±1 standard deviation.Table 1: College majors for program alumnae and controls for both high school (intended major)and college (actual major). Students were permitted multiple responses to reflect dual majors andinterdisciplinary areas of study. Choice of college major was compared between alumnae andcontrols using chi-square test for independence (df=1, N=627 for high school, N=324 forcollege). High School CollegeCollge Major Program Control p value Program Control p valuePhysics, Chemistry, Math 29.4% 30.8% 0.68 7.3% 8.3% 0.86Biology or Biosciences 80.8
Conference Session
Engineering Physics Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
normally covered in the standard senior design curriculum. The paperconcludes with a reflection on what constitutes “appropriate technology” and how developmentengineers need to consider the relative benefits of locally produced or locally assembled productsin maximizing societal impact.Project BackgroundA. Mali Sorghum ProjectThe ‘Mali Sorghum Project’ is a joint project between the University of St. Thomas (UST) and theInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).5 A sorghum hybridwas developed by ICRISAT through a decade long participatory collaboration between subsistencefarmers in Mali and scientists from ICRISAT. The hybrid yields acceptable amounts of sorghumgrain, the primary product of traditional sorghum
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
® EV3 since it provides range information between the sensor and a detected object. Inthis lesson, we first introduced the characteristics of a sonar sensor, including sending out asound wave to detect objects, reflection of the wave from a nearby object to the sensor's receiver,and the calculation/estimation of the distance based on the speed of sound and the sound's one-way travel time. For students' mini-challenge, they were asked to program the robot totrack/follow a moving target based on the collected sonar data between the robot and the target.Students were very happy to see that their robots were able to follow a target moving in a straightline.Encoder - Translation and Rotation: We also introduced the encoder sensor and discussed
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State Univeristy; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
these categories is far above the university averages reflecting the factthat minorities and first-generation students are more prevalent among those from economicallyand educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.Table 1: 2013-2016 STARS student demographics Cohort I (2013-2014) Cohort II (2014-2015) Cohort III (2015-2016) UW WSU UW WSU UW WSUFirst Generation 80% 58% 80% 79% 45% 70%Underrepresented 47% 45% 44% 48% 31% 48%MinorityFemale 40% 18% 40% 14% 41% 19%Program DescriptionsThe STARS
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The author would also like to thank the Center for Engineering Education andOutreach at Tufts University for their support.Bibliography1. Ashby, M. F., & Johnson, K. (2013). Materials and design: the art and science of material selection in product design: Butterworth-Heinemann.2. Lipson, H., & Kurman, M. (2010). Factory@ home: The emerging economy of personal fabrication. A report commissioned by the US Office of Science and Technology Policy.3. Klahr, D., Triona, L. M., & Williams, C. (2007). Hands on what? The relative effectiveness of physical versus virtual materials in an engineering design project
Conference Session
Space Side of Aerospace
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Austin B. Probe, Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering; Vinicius Guimaraes Goecks, Texas A&M University; John E. Hurtado, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
suspendvarious targets and emulate the response of the target to impacts. 6 Together these systems allowfor the simulation of space rendezvous and proximity operations in a ground based laboratorysetting.2.2 VICON SystemVICON Motion Capture is a system of cameras and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that wasinitially developed as a motion capture system for the entertainment industry. It useretro-reflective beacons mounted in a specific pattern to identify bodies and computes 6-DoFposition and attitude with approximately 1 centimeter accuracy. The LASR lab has six VICONcameras mounted on the ceiling and thus creates a 3D workspace for robotic operations. Thismotion capture system can be used both to provide position information for robots control and
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ricardo Jose Morocz; Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University, San Marcos; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
work has been supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-1431923/1431721/ 1432107. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of National ScienceFoundation.References1. Blikstein P. Digital fabrication and ‘making’in education: The democratization of invention. FabLabs: Of machines, makers and inventors. 2013:1-21.2. Wilczynski V. Academic Maker Spaces and Engineering Design. ASEE Annual Conference; 2015; Seattle, WA.3. Weinmann J. Survey and Analyis of Five Leading University Maker Spaces. Munich, Germany: Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Munich; 2014.4. Barrett T, Pizzico
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Warren Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Michael Cassidy
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
the Engineering Technology program are beginning to reflect theavailability of makerspace technologies to develop useful products rapidly and at low cost. TheMakerSpace programs and related technologies such as 3D printing and prototype makingencourage curiosity for learning and creating new things and sharing of work and processes withothers in the community of students, teachers, staff, and local residents1. Overall, many differentfields of engineering, academia and artists can benefit from this application, enabling thedevelopment of skill and knowledge in many different engineering aspects and processes.IntroductionLearning should be a journey through inquiry and discovery. Incorporating project-basededucation in engineering technology
Conference Session
First-Year Issues in ECE Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
began to improve.There is some fluctuation in these rates due to the small sample size (freshman class again onlyabout 30 students), however the trend has shown overall improvements. The 2014 low retentionrate is seen as an aberration due to a well below average freshman class the previous year (23students of whom 13 continued to sophomore year). Figure 3: Computer Engineering Graduates at CNUConsequently, the graduation rate for Computer Engineering majors has also increasedsignificantly. Although we will not get our 6-year graduation rates for a few months, we areestimating that it has risen to over 45%. This would be over a 15% increase since we redesignedthe freshman engineering course in 2010. This is also reflected in
Conference Session
ECE-related Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
more than that provided by the EE for MEs course. However, selection of a suitablecourse text is somewhat problematic and is certainly a reflection of the scarcity of this courseoffering in EE programs. If such an ME for EEs course was widely required in the EE program,then the number of suitable texts available would certainly be seen to be greater.Some of the available texts that span the material are intended for an introductory course for MEstudents in their first or second year and have sections on the profession, the design process,standards and technical communication5. These texts also often have a minimal requirement forprerequisite calculus and physics. There are texts used for upper division ME courses but severalwould be necessary