Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, removing the logistical obstacles and ensuring the financial benefits of this requirement. The ARCE master’s program also needs to be integrated with the other master’s programs in the college and university. The college is considering an interdisciplinary master’s degree. The civil engineering and construction management departments are collaborating on a master’s degree in construction engineering. Both of these programs are looking at certificate options where the degree is a collection of certificates plus a culminating experience. Given the master’s classes taken at the undergraduate level by Architectural Engineering students, there should be opportunities to use these courses toward

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Hatten, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University in 2008. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is concentrated in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and be- ing; design cognition and learning; and theories of change in linking engineering education research and practice. Page 23.89.1

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Rafiqul I. Noorani

courses. This course and project were both created with the goal ofproviding our underclassmen undergraduates with an integrated experience of the design andmanufacturing process in order to better prepare them for their capstone project courses. Ourresearch explores students’ conceptions of and ideas associated with design and design formanufacturing guidelines. We therefore ask the following question: ‘what are students’conceptions of learning design and manufacturing principles in the context of working on anintegrated design and manufacturing project?’Course StructureOur undergraduate program, like many others, contains courses in design, manufacturing andcomputer-aided design (CAD) and concludes with a yearlong capstone project. A required

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

implemented is specific, and does not allow for the "serendipititous" approach-making discoveries by accident.- often found in general database searching. Utilizing a generalsearch engines such as Web of Knowledge or Scopus or others often adds to the to the wideknowledge which can be found and integrate within the students' technological literacy.However, the reviewer’s comment will be implemented in the next study along with alternatetechniques of searching various databases to add to the technological literacy of students.There have been cases where eLearning appeared to have resulted in enhanced performance,when in fact the enhanced performance was due to the careful design of the curriculum anddelivery of it that led to it (Reviewer’s comment

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineerswho are educated in traditional technical courses. Vast numbers of articles and books havesuggested ways to ensure that at least the outward look of a writer's effort conforms to acceptablenorms. Classes are required, papers are assigned, some comments are voiced; but in so many casesthe retention of communication skill is not assured and does not become an integral part of theengineer's existence. Engineers need to understand the bond between their technical knowledge andtheir communication skills. This bond must be accomplished in the most efficient amount of time sothat it creates a lasting awareness of technical communication and its importance in every engineer'scareer. This is especially important in an engineer's education where time

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

). Freshman interest groups: Partnership for promoting student success. New Directions for Student Services, 87, 37-49.14. Cabrera, A. A., & Castaneda, M. (1993). College persistence: Structural equations modeling test of an integrated model of student retention. Journal of Higher Education, 64(2), 123-136.15. Habley, W., & McClanahan, R. (2008, July). What works in student retention? Presented at the ACT Information for Life’s Transitions Seventeenth Annual Enrollment Planner’s Conference, Chicago, IL.16. NSF (2012) Science and Engineering Indicators, www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12. Page 23.514.12

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

having the students access a video outside of class. The videos may be prepared by each professor, or the professor may opt to use existingvideos from other sources; for example, the use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)platforms. The Coursera MOOC platform, for example, states the following13: Our (Coursera) platform offers universities the opportunity to move much of the traditional lecturing - required for conveying the necessary material - from inside to outside the classroom, in an online learning format that is, in many ways, more interactive and more engaging. By doing so, they open up space in the curriculum for the active learning strategies that are considerably more effective in increasing

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott- Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

International

education tools andcurricula to be created. The results of this study communicate the value of such internationalexperiences and motivate the integration of these skills into domestic curricula. Further analysiscan be found at www.publish.illinois.edu/engineeringabroad.IntroductionInternational engineering experiences enhance the traditional engineering curriculum byimmersing students in an unfamiliar environment where the opportunity to learn is rich. Due tothe complex and often transformative nature of these experiences, such learning can bechallenging to quantify and qualify. However, qualitative data from students who have theseexperiences offer valuable insight into the impact of such learning opportunities. This studylooks at students who

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Edward E. Anderson

DOLLAR, A. 2007. An interactive web-based statics course. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI.12. STIEF, P. and DOLLAR, A, 2009. Study of usage patterns and learning gains in a web-based interactive static course. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(4): 321-334.13. PHILPOT, T.A. 2008. Mechanics of materials: an integrated learning system. New York, NY. Wiley.14. PHILPOT, T.A. 2005. The role of MDSolids in international mechanics of materials education, International Journal of Engineering Education, 21 (2).15. STANLEY, R. 2009. A way to increase the engineering student’s qualitative understanding of particle kinematics and kinetics by utilizing interactive

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

world incountries (e.g., Ethiopia, the Philippines). Key aspects of the Mobile Studio are its low cost, size,and flexibility in how it can be integrated into a course. Link: http://mobilestudio.rpi.edu/Molecular Workbench is an online environment for making models based on interactions ofmolecules and photons, and is useful for teaching and learning. Although it is hard to know thefull extent of Molecular Workbench’s impact, the developers do know it has been downloadedover 800,000 times. Ensuring that the science concepts were right is one of the key aspects ofthis resource. Link: http://mw.concord.org/modeler/On the Cutting Edge combines real and virtual professional development for geosciencefaculty, and allows them to learn the state-of-the

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University; Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Akmal S Daniyarov; Christopher Adam Kulish

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6288Using Innovative Topics to Attract Future Engineers: Liquefaction and Sus-tainability Modules for Engineering CampDr. Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University Dr. Jeffrey Evans has been professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University since 1985. Prior to entering academia he was at Woodward-Clyde Consultants (now URS) and in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Reserves). He has been a visiting academic at the University of Nottingham and the University of Cambridge where he was an Overseas Fellow in Churchill College. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering degrees from Clarkson University

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

23.1007.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Providing Learning Opportunities by Designing a Split Hopkinson Pressure BarSenior students are always challenged to apply their engineering knowledge and research skillsgained from an engineering curriculum toward design and implementation of challenging seniordesign projects. Split Hopkinson pressure bar is an apparatus that is used to study materialsbehavior under high speed deformation, where strain rate is very high. Hopkinson bars areusually custom made based on the needs of customers, who are mostly researchers in universitiesor research labs. In this work, the authors provided learning opportunities for

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

where he worked training engineers and technicians in high-speed transmission system for backbone networks.Dr. Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State Uni- versity, USA. He received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University, his M.S.E.E. from the University of Dayton, and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Utah State, Dr. Lawanto taught and held several administrative positions at one large private university in Indonesia. In his years of teaching experiences in the area of electrical engineering, he has gained new perspectives on teaching and learning. He has developed and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

assignmentsthat require an on-line response or chat room discussion. Another method is to require eachstudent to find a hosting firm and develop a case study (relating to the content of the course) thatis presented to the class. One more strategy for maximizing outside of class behavior relates tothe time consuming activity of viewing audio visual materials such as DVDs. Require thestudents to view the materials on their own time and write a three paragraph “executivesummary” that is collected and serves as discussion points during class.Learning Technique Number 5 - Preparing to TeachDoyle in Integrating Learning Strategies into Teaching suggests that we give thought toenhancing student learning, by asking and answering the following seven questions

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G Sullivan, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. The paper also reviews thecurriculum for which the project was integrated and how concepts from the house are used incurriculum lessons learned and suggestions for future competitions are given.IntroductionThe goal of this paper is to share the integrated nature of an international work service project ona university campus – specifically the 2010 International Solar Decathlon. It is also to reflectupon the different skill sets and various participation levels of students across the schematic,design development, and construction process. The Solar Decathlon Europe (SDE) Competitionwas developed in 2007 using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, held bienniallyin Washington D.C. ii. Like its predecessor, SDE calls for the designs

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Awlad HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tostructure both pedagogical materials and assessment rubrics to improve the capstone experiencesfor senior design students.Bannerot et al. [3] identified some of the issues and their resolution associated with thedevelopment and implementation of a new, one-semester, interdepartmental, multidisciplinarycapstone design course involving the seniors from four engineering programs at the University ofHouston. The revised course curriculum incorporated the usage of website to enhanceinformation transfer, use cohorts to modularize the large number of students and teams, use astudio/critique teaching format, integrate communications professionals into the teaching of thecourse, and allow students to be involved in establishing the final expectations for

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandre David Wing, Colorado School of Mines; Cristal Hibbard, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Strong, Colorado School of Mines; Jörg E Drewes, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

School of Mines. While completing her M.S. in Environmental Science & Engineering, Cristal was a Lead Graduate Fellow for the Bechtel K-5 Educational Excellence Initiative, an element of the Trefney Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.Prof. Jennifer Strong, Colorado School of Mines Jennifer Strong is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statis- tics at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). She is also the K-12 Outreach Program Manager for the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation at CSM, whose goal is to strengthen on-campus endeavors in undergraduate and graduate education and strengthen CSM’s leadership role in education research, curriculum development, and

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Faruk Yildiz

transportation issues. Projectprincipals wrote another grant to buy a mobile unit to reach rural school districts instead ofrequiring the students to come to the SHSU campus. The Entergy Charitable Foundation fundedthe project a second time to purchase an enclosed 22ft. trailer.Renewable energy applications such as wind power, solar energy, energy conservation, globalwarming, hydrogen fuel-cell theory and applications are covered in the curriculum. Theimmediate goals of the project include development of partnerships with area schools to improvestudents’ mathematical and scientific skills as well as their technological literacy by creating anenvironment where they can understand relationships among basic mathematics, science, andengineering technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelley N Pressley, Washington State University; Kimberly R Schneider, University of Central Florida; John C Lusth, University of Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

information about the process of research. Many of the ideasand plans in place or in progress at the nation’s research institutions are based on ideas laid out inthe Boyer Commission report [6] that highlights an integrated education through undergraduateresearch opportunities.Many of the larger public research schools struggle with low retention rates in STEM. Forinstance, at Washington State University freshman to senior retention in engineering is 48%. Asnoted in the literature [7], many STEM fields use undergraduate research as a capstoneexperience, held until the end of the curriculum as a culminating experience. However, it has Page

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6639”Learning from small numbers” of underrepresented students’ stories: Dis-cussing a method to learn about institutional structure through narrativeDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the Uni- versity

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

developments and trends, we believedthat it was important and timely to develop upper-level undergraduate courses and laboratorieson renewable energy systems, and to include renewable energy projects in senior project designcourses in our ET program. There is a well-documented demand and need in offering programstudy, courses and training in the areas of renewable energy5-10. Future engineers must be taughtto be creative, flexible and imaginative. Future engineering curriculum should be built arounddeveloping and increasing skills and technical knowledge. The topic of renewable energy is notonly relevant to a multitude of issues today, it is also an effective vehicle for developinginstruction that applies across a variety of content disciplines and

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

- sponsible for supporting curricular assessment and developing instructional support programs for faculty in the College of Engineering. In her research role, Dr. Zappe is interested in the integration of creativity into the engineering curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Zappe holds a doctorate in edu- cational psychology specializing in applied testing and measurement. Her measurement interests include the development of instruments to measure the engineering professional skills and using qualitative data to enhance the response process validity of tests and instruments.Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Nadia L. Frye, Washington State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

allowresearchers to collect participants’ socio-cultural data. During each check-in interview, Cohort 1participants are also asked to work an example problem while explaining their reasoning. Theseproblems have either been taken from curricular materials (such as text books, homework sets orexams) from courses the participants are currently enrolled in or brought in by participants asexamples of problems that have been particularly challenging for them to work on. This ability to Page 23.1365.4help dictate the content of the interviews and work through problems that are currentlychallenging them creates an environment of reciprocity in the

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunice Yang, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Materials

contents of the hybrid curriculum was administered at the end of the semester. To facilitatethe hybrid approach, a process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) materials science text book wasused in this research. In addition, class instruction included active learning activities such as in-classdemonstrations, hands-on exercises and mini- presentations by students on various topics. The post- testresults of the MCI scores was 43% showing an average gain of 7% compared to the pre- test results.Student attitudes towards the hybrid curriculum were positive and very well received. Students found in-class demonstrations as a means of learning very helpful over POGIL, in-class discussions, homeworkassignments, and mini

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

importance of Bloom’s Taxonomy and have tried to changetheir teaching styles to create a learning environment. Teachers have recognized that the studentsmust be provided with an opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills in addition tomastering a particular body of information. Furthermore, many of our educational institutionshave tried to move away from emphasizing the establishment of strong knowledge-base. Themodern trend is to develop an interactive problem-solving pedagogy that encourages thedevelopment of learners’ creativity, understanding, and written and oral communication skills.In a learning paradigm, it is observed that evaluation is holistic, and student success outcomesare what is measured. Many scholars have recommended and

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

as coauthors. He was the first recipient of an NSF research initiation grant (now CAREER Award) at UALR. He has a strong grant funding record and in 2011, he received funding from NSF for curriculum development in the area of Photo-voltaic (PV) Solar Energy. The project involves developing exemplary course modules and innova- tive laboratory modules for adaptation at other schools for undergraduate/graduate teaching and research. Recently, he completed three projects for Arkansas Highway and Transportation department related to highway lighting using solar energy. He established a commercial PV system with solar panels on the rooftop of ETAS building for teaching and research with funding from Arkansas Energy

Conference Session

Preparing for Practice

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

triangle approach includes in one integrated assessment model;the desired student outcomes (as captured by the Wiggins and McTighe framework), the studentlearning activities ( as designed by the Perkins’ approach to student learning activities) and thegeneration and analytic use of student performance or measurement data to assess studentlearning (which completes the Pelligrino assessment triangle). The assessment triangle approachas proposed by Pelligrino is illustrated for Principles for three enduring understandings: evaluatenew venture opportunities, exhibit presentation skills, and assess entrepreneurial competencies. Perkins identified seven types of learning experiences to incorporate into an overallintegrated and reinforced

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

: Manufacturing Industry; TravelIndustry; Aerospace; Printing Industry; Food Industry; Textile Industry; HospitalsFilm Industry; Corrugating; Plastics Industry; Agriculture; Foundry; and Leisure.1PLCs can be programmed with graphical ladder logic and are unlike a general-purposecomputer in that they are environmentally hardened to survive on a manufacturing plantfloor.2 Couple this with the ease of interface to hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronicpower systems make PLCs an essential skill for Engineering Technologist.To achieve this level of familiarization, PLCs can be a dedicated process control courseor integrated into an existing course such as fluid power or industrial automation.Budget is often a concern and some programs are choosing to purchase

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

teaching these graduating, upper-division students, I concluded that, muchearlier in their University careers, students need exposure to the concepts taught in this seniorcourse. They need to develop these concepts into skills through extracurricular activities andelective courses, enhancing their prospects for career success as practicing engineers when theygraduate, and this takes time.As a consequence of my observations, I proposed a new, additional course which would informstudents, preferably freshmen, that an engineering career requires greater understanding of skillsthat are not part of their engineering curriculum. The intent was to provide them digestibleguidance that would help them to engage in activities providing them: 1