Conference Session

Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes.

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler PE, Engineering Encounters; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Council did initiate two actionsintended to address ASCE’s concerns: • The Council recommended changing the “Find Accredited Programs” database on the ABET website to reflect which Program Criteria, if any, were used as the basis for each program’s accreditation.21 Programs accredited only under the General Criteria were annotated as such. • The Council recommended a change to Section II.G.5.a(2) of the APPM, specifying that “For a program in a curricular area where no Lead Society has been designated, the program evaluator will be selected from a member society that the commission leadership, in consultation with the program and representatives of any potentially interested member society(ies

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Steven Bowen, Oregon State University; Daniel Robert Reid, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the National Science Foundation under thegrant TUES 1245482. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References1. Ma, J., and J. Nickerson. 2006. Hands-on, simulated, and remote laboratories: A comparative literature review. ACM Computing Surveys, 38(3), 1-24.2. Wieman C. and K. Perkins. 2005. Transforming physics education. Physics Today,58(11), 36-41.3. Perkins, K., Adams, W., Dubson, M., Finkelstein, N., Reid, S., Wieman, C., & LeMaster, R. 2006. PhET: Interactive simulations for teaching and learning physics. The Physics Teacher, 44, 18.4. Finkelstein, N.D., W.K. Adams, C.J

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Melanie M. Cooper, Michigan State University; Kevin C. Haudek, Michigan State University; Jennifer Julia Kaplan, University of Georgia, Department of Statistics; Jennifer K. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Paula P. Lemons, University of Georgia; Carl T. Lira, Michigan State University; John E. Merrill, Michigan State University, Biological Sciences Program; Ross Nehm, Stony Brook University; Luanna B. Prevost, University of South Florida; Michelle Kathleen Smith; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to be provided for them. Although these instructors were previously aware of some ofthe concepts students found challenging, they pointed out that the written assessments providedinsight as to why students struggled with these ideas. For example, in a question about genetics,one instructor noted that the reports revealed that many students thought that transcription andtranslation are the same process. We learned valuable lessons from this pilot study about 1) how to improve the presentationand user-friendliness of reports; 2) how to improve the scheduling of the AACR assessments andto incentivize homework assignments; and 3) the need for professional development to supportfaculty use of these assessments. These lessons are reflected in

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

free-thinking and reflection.9Types of incidental writing include, but are not limited to, activities such as personal journal orportfolio writing, “think pieces”, blog entries, and lab books or notebooks. An example ofincidental writing includes assigning students to write daily journals discussing their experiencesand challenges with homework assignments. The instructor can then choose to review the entriesin order to answer questions or clarify confusing information, or the journals can remain strictlyfor the personal use of the student.9 Most examples of journaling found in research appear to besuccessful utilizations with minimum additional work needed from instructors.5The term “think pieces” is a general term encompassing any short

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

provide a central location for game assets. Also, the web presence helped to maintaina constant visual “brand” as the collaborative passed from one semester to the next with new de-signers entering the collaborative as others graduated.This ongoing collaboration is intended to examine the design and production process of each dis-cipline, observe and reflect on the efficacy of that process and seek that interstitial area betweenthe two disciplines - the "overlap" - and make meaningful reform to the next collaboration. Aftertwo semesters, from fall 2012 to spring 2013, the faculty and student collaborators found sub-stance in the overlap, frustrations in the process and sufficient value in the effort and product tojustify continuing the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

teachingschedules. To decrease impact on faculty time, lunches are kept to one-hour. Thefirst part of the hour is unscheduled, to provide participants with an opportunity toget their food, get settled, and socialize/network with other attendees. Theremainder of the session is used to give a presentation on a professionaldevelopment topic (leadership, communication, time management, lab management,worklife balance, negotiation, networking, administrative pathways on campus, usingteams or peer-editing in class) or a climate-related gender issue (stereotype threat,student-incivility, implicit bias, impact, respect, effectiveness). Participants areencouraged to contribute, share, and reflect during the sessions. All presentationsare posted on the program

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; May Hou, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

hierarchy, which is the collection ofall decision alternatives.The final step in the AHP is to establish the total global score. This is done by combining thenormalized local priority weights of the alternatives, sub-criteria and criteria levels throughsuccessive multiplication. That is, the weights at the lowest level are multiplied with respect toall successive upper levels in the hierarchy. The new composite weights are normalized; themagnitude indicates the relative preference of the decision alternative. The decision alternativethat receives the highest value reflects the optimal alternative.Every step in the AHP process can involve a group of decision makers. Each of the stakeholderscan select the objective, the decision criteria and the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

International

discussions, because the instructor was better informed of students' learning needs.  The instructor devoted attentions to those content slides that most students feel "more painful" during content lectures. The instructor also reviewed students’ entries on the Discussion Board to prepare for what questions to ask and what problems to exercise for these painful slides/concepts.2) The in-class discussion materials, which were posted on the learning management system 24 hours before the weekly lecture time, included further explanations of difficult contents, reflections of important concepts, problem solving examples, and interactive questions/answers.3) The entire 2-hour class time was devoted to the in-class discussion

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) and software (Windows,Linux, iOS, Android, etc.) platforms of their choice to virtually situate users at the LEWAS fieldsite. As part of this Work-in-Progress, the PIRMS is being applied to water sustainabilityeducation at multiple undergraduate levels. Initial results and a demonstration of the PIRMS willbe given in the presentation.AcknowledgementThis work has been supported by NSF/TUES type I grant (award# 1140467). Any opinions,finding, and conclusion or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the author (s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. National Research Council, 2012. Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences. Washington

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

teachingexperience, including use of writing in courses, 3) evaluation of quality of the writing activities,4) reflections on the instructional experience, and 5) impressions of the student experience.Student Writing Assessment: To perform controlled tests on the efficacy of our exercises, wewill divide the large classes into two groups, determined according to course section, one ofwhich will receive the exercises and one that will not. The assessments will include pre- andpost- tests of student writing abilities, such as writing a paragraph to explain a graph. However,the specific assessment will clearly target the element of writing that we believe the implementedwriting exercises address (e.g. organization, paragraph composition, etc.).Student Technical

Conference Session

WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cate Samuelson, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Candice L. Staples, University of Maryland; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

contends thatmost departures are voluntary and reflect the degree to which an individual’s experiences serveto integrate him/her into the social and intellectual life of the institution.12, 13 While academicintegration is the extent to which a student exhibits a commitment to and engagement inacademic activities, social integration refers to the extent to which a student engages in socialactivities.13, 14 Generally speaking, the more satisfying a student finds his/her social andacademic experiences, the more likely he/she is to integrate into both social and academicaspects of campus life and persist to degree completion.12 When an absence of integration exists,this is likely due to incongruence (lack of institutional fit) and/or isolation

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.References 1. Assessing Performance: Designing, Scoring, and Validating Performance Tasks, Robert Johnson, James Penny, and Belita Gordon, The Guilford Press, New York, NY, 2009. 2. Zhang M., Ater Kranov A., Pedrow P., Beyerlein S., McCormack J., and Schmeckpeper E. “A Direct Method for Teaching and Measuring Engineering Professional Skills: A Validity Study for the National Science Foundation’s Research in Evaluation of Engineering and Science Education”, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, June 26-29, 2011. 3. McCormack, J., Ater Kranov, A., Beyerlein, S., Pedrow, P., Schmeckpeper, E., “Methods

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

each case to begrouped or clustered. The techniques then use one of the methods above, as reflected in differentsorting algorithms, to generate one or more clusters of related cases. It is used across many fieldsincluding education, engineering, and life, social, and physical sciences12,13,35,36 for manypurposes including verifying underlying group structures or as exploratory and data-miningmethods. This study applies a k-means cluster analysis, a well-established technique previouslyused in engineering education research, to identify clusters of institutions with different profilesthat have a greater or fewer number of family-related benefits. Past studies in engineeringeducation research have used k-means to develop skill and ability

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Amy Rigby, www.amywriting.com; Maureen Milch, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for improving the overall effectiveness ofthe IPPD Program in meeting educational goals and for maintaining long-lasting relationshipswith sponsoring companies. Students have always been a central stakeholder, yet no professionalpractice guide had ever been provided as a reference for effective interactions with IPPD. A Page 24.1240.4guide was needed to span the IPPD interactions inside and outside the classroom, such as Louinotes in student reflections, a student “would be a professional “both on and off the clock”because being a professional is integral to a person’s identity”11.Streamline procedural, professional, and legal information into

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youyi Bi, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University; Tahira N. Reid, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

researchers arestarting to apply eye tracking technology in studying people’s problem solving process; e.g.,Madsen’s study of visual attention in physics problem solving [52].Madsen showed that when solving physics problems, both top-down and bottom-up processesare involved. The top-down processes are internal and determined by one’s prior knowledge andgoals. The bottom-up processes are external and determined by features of the visual stimulisuch as color and luminance contrast. Madsen’s study assumed that eye movements reflect aperson’s moment-to-moment cognitive processes, providing a window into one’s thinking. In aprevious study, the way correct and incorrect solvers viewed relevant and novice-like elements ina physics problem diagram were

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace Martindell Catanach III, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

were reading thechallenge to design a rake for a one-handed person, they were going through the needs of theuser and the process intuitively. However, this was difficult because they had to keep remindingthemselves that the rake was for one hand. “You have to put yourself in the mindset…one hand,one hand.” A female student shared that she experienced doing a project in high school thatinvolved using the engineering process and a male student agreed. However, they did not knowthey were actually using the engineering design process until they reflected upon this in this firstyear college course.Regarding how this project was most helpful to your learning, the project and the class in generalgave the students more confidence. “I learned how to

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

no longer ignore these interdisciplinaryaspects of education. They are definitely not peripheral; they are central to the educationalneeds of many engineers…the Goals Report, in its adherence to orthodoxy, does not dealeffectively with these emerging domains that embody many of the dominant engineeringchallenges of the future.” Government representatives emphasized the social role of engineeringin policy: “To put it bluntly, I see little in the Goals Report that reflects the current and growingrequirements of the nation or of the world for engineering talent. I see little that relates suchsocial requirements back into the requirements of the educational system.”The definition of engineering that emerges from that meeting has a dialectic

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

to constantly evaluate all aspects of the program and determine what is working and what may need to be adjusted.Finally, a PM program needs to build momentum. Immediate results may not be realized and thisprogram even suffered in recruiting PM’s the first two years as many potential candidates did notrealize the benefit the program provided to the school or the avenues it provided for leadershipand social development.AcknowledgementThe project, entitled First-Year Initiatives for Retention Enhancement (FIRE), is supportedby the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0969382. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory A. Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Whitney Thomas, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics