Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

-members could discuss their effort as they presented theirsolutions to complex design and analysis problems. In this paper, the assessment tool utilized toassess these courses and the impact on student outcomes is presented.Assessment ToolBefore Fall 2004The assessment tool before Fall 2004 was primarily based on the following metrics: 1. Capstone senior design reports and presentations 2. Engineer-in-training exam 3. Senior exit interviewsThe main disadvantage was that the assessment was based on metrics that were obtained longafter the students had completed the courses.After Fall 2004The department developed a new rubric in summer of 2004 that would assess each courseaccording to the ABET outcomes so that the assessment could be

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Page 15.1378.91. Leadership Roles: Faculty can discuss leadership during any discussion about thedifferent leadership roles students will assume in the corporate world while working onvarious engineering projects. When discussing the future leadership roles engineering andtechnology students will assume throughout their careers, faculty can help to makestudents aware of the importance of leadership and its effects on employees, the projectand the organization.2. Teamwork Assignments: When students are given group assignments that require themto work together, the instructor can use the opportunity to discuss teambuilding and otheraspects of leadership.3. Other opportunities for faculty to raise the issue of leadership in their courses

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Hopkins, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Alexander Michael Kibbe, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

they have installed the student version of Matlab. Many of them have done that. Feedback about the lab from students, including official course evaluations, has been almostuniformly positive, which we attribute largely to the fact that many students consider the Arduinoto be something like state-of-the-art, want to know more about it, and feel that this lab gives themgood exposure to it. Another major factor in student satisfaction is that on the relatively rareoccasions when technical problems do arise, they are fairly easy to understand and to fix. Severalstudents have gone on to use the Arduino in other projects, such as Senior Capstone projects.References[1] D. Wilcher, “Physical Computing and DC Motor Control” in Learn Electronics

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; John W. Lawson, Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Paper ID #7101Teaching Architecture, Engineering and Construction Disciplines: Using Var-ious Pedagogical Styles to Unify the Learning ProcessJill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University Jill Nelson is an Assistant Professor for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA. Professor Nelson came to Cal Poly with over 25 years of structural design and project management experience. She is a registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the states of California and Washington. Jill Nelson received a B.S. degree in Civil

Collection

2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

Authors

Matthew S. Barner

one of my meetings with my senior capstone group thattwo of my groupmates learned they did not pass their FE civil exam. I considered both of thesestudents much smarter and more studious than myself. Their results made me more nervousabout my FE exam. I recall their frustration about the amount of steel design questions theyreceived and not knowing how to answer those questions because neither took steel design. Thatinstitution does not require their civil engineering students to take steel or reinforced concretedesign to graduate. However, because I focused in structural engineering, I completed bothcourses prior to taking my FE. I received steel and reinforced concrete design questions on myFE exam that I felt prepared for and passed my

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Stein, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

negative direction - meaning a student enthusiastic about thisapproach would need to disagree with the prompt. The question number (out of twelvequestions) appears to the left.The prompts were designed either to measure general student acceptance to the use ofSolidWorks or to measure specific course objectives. The general student acceptance results arepresented first, followed by a discussion of specific course objectives.Prompts Measuring General Student Acceptance1. My prior coursework prepared me to use SolidWorks in this course. For most respondents, prior coursework is a one semester Engineering Graphics and Design course and one SolidWorks project in Statics. Students indicated agreement by a margin of approximately two-to-one, at

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Sabrina Elise Contreras, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

fostering inclusive learning and professionalspaces are crucial steps toward creating equitable opportunities for women in STEM andpatent-heavy industries. These changes not only enhance gender equity but also unlock the fullpotential of diverse perspectives in innovation.IV. Engineering Education and Its Role in Addressing DisparitiesA.The Influence of Engineering Education on Career TrajectoriesEngineering education serves as a foundational step for gaining technical expertise. Earlyexposure to engineering concepts not only equips students with critical problem-solving skillsbut also encourages creativity and adaptability essential for success in patent-heavy industries.Already existing research highlights that incorporating hands-on projects and

Conference Session

ME Division 8: Measuring What Matters: Concept Inventories, FE Exam, and Learning Skills

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lofton, University of Evansville; Jared Fulcher, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

approach outlinedhere.Introduction and BackgroundMechanical engineering students at the University of Evansville (UE) are required to take theFundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE exam) as part of their senior capstone course. Studentsdo not have to pass the FE exam to receive course credit. This requirement was established bythe UE mechanical engineering faculty and the UE Mechanical Engineering AdvisoryCommittee. However, the formal FE review course offered by the UE School of Engineering andComputer Science (SECS) was discontinued fall 2020 due to funding changes.Formal review courses and/or sessions are a well-established strategy for FE exam preparation.Kiriazes and Zerbe benchmarked 50 civil and environmental engineering programs and

Conference Session

ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Paper ID #47777Work-In-Progress: The Intersection of Neurodivergent Identity, Creativity,and Innovation among Engineering StudentsDr. Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. She specializes in teaching the fate and transport of contaminants as well as capstone design projects. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about community-based participatory action research. Her research interests lie at the intersection of engineering and social science, focusing

Conference Session

International Accreditation and Credentials: International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan; Aamir Shafi, National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Ala Al-Fuqaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University; João Ponciano, University of Glasgow; Sajjad Hussain, University of Glasgow; Muhammad Ali Imran P.E., University of Glasgow; Sajid Sheikh Muhammad, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Rao Naveed Bin Rais, Ajman University, UAE; Muhammad Rashid, Umm Al Qura University; Boon Leing Tan, Xi'an International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Geneva, working on the West Area Neutrino Facility and North Area 48. Since then Jo˜ao has held several positions in teaching and management in higher ed- ucation at institutions across the UK, Middle East, Africa and Asia. At Leeds Becket University, Jo˜ao specialised in teaching Mobile and Fixed Networking Technologies and introduced compendium-based teaching practices and led the design and implementation of the first Mobile and Distributed Computer Networks postgraduate course in UK. Jo˜ao authored and managed a European Social Fund Project in Women in Engineering contributing to widening participation and inclusion of women engineers, developed and ran world-class innovative aca- demic practice methods in

Conference Session

Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Rachel Sinclair, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

), and students can select from the course catalog that addresses a number oftopics such as, data ethics, entrepreneurship, laboratory life, for example. These courses useapproaches aligned with the humanities and social sciences to further investigate the social andethical issues related to engineering and engineered artifacts. In their fourth-year all engineeringstudents take a yearlong course sequence in both their fall and spring semesters. This is wherethey learn about STS theories, consider various ethical frameworks and apply these concepts totheir own research topics. A graduation requirement is for all students to generate a writtenportfolio that includes a report on their technical capstone project and STS research paper thataddresses

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

program, they developed an action-learning project that was carried out in their organizations to test their leadership capability andcapability for solving real issues within their organization. Finally, they left the graduateprogram with a plan for continuing their leadership journey beyond the university and into theirfuture. Students worked in learning groups to support one another and actively coached eachother on their progress. Many commented: ‘this was my first time to truly assess myself in somany different dimensions and really put a plan in place to become the kind of leader I want tobe’. It was exciting to watch their leadership capabilities emerge and grow.In the survey of alumni conducted for this paper, an ongoing effort to track

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University; Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

IACs that met once or twice a year to give input on changesin the field and to review and give feedback on proposed program changes and assessment andevaluation findings. IAC members were also the primary sponsors of senior projects. The METand PET programs both strove to have students work on industry-sponsored senior projects when-ever possible and achieved that for 80-90% of students most years. The EET program had allstudents complete a project of their own choosing that included a set of technical requirements thathad been vetted by the EET IAC. To prepare students for such capstone experiences, all threeprograms had large lab suites with industrial equipment identical or similar to that used by regionalindustry and professional software

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; William M. Bulleit, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

to the economy,made the utilitarian principle an obvious choice as one of the principles on which to“base” engineering ethics. Yet recognizing the potential of technology to cause harm, theyalso chose the Kantian principle of people as “ends rather than means”. While textbooksmentioned other principles such as Rawls’ theory of Justice, these two – utilitarianism andKant’s Imperative- translated as a version of the Golden Rule – remained the main basis.This was the case for example of the widely used textbook on engineering ethics [3]. Theother pioneering textbook, by Martin and Schinzinger [4], framed engineering as “socialexperimentation”, and chose three principles: Awareness (of the consequences of theengineering project); Autonomy (the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Aadityasinh Rana, University of New Haven

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Education, 2019 EML Indices to Assess Student Learning through Integrated e-Learning ModulesIntroduction The University of New Haven has facilitated the development and integration of 18 e-learning modules on entrepreneurial topics into regular engineering and computer sciencecourses. In addition to faculty at the University of New Haven, over three years 77 faculty at 53other universities in the US have also integrated these modules into their courses. These modulesare designed so that students learn entrepreneurial content outside of class and then apply themto a class project or assignment (i.e., contextual activities). Instructors are also stronglyencouraged to engage students through

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Andrew Novocin, University of Delaware; James Atlas, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

University of Delaware. He has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from introduction to engineering science and material and energy balances to process control, capstone design, and mathematical modeling of chemical and environmental systems. His research interests include technology and learning in various incarnations: electronic portfolios as a means for assessment and professional development, implementa- tion of computational tools across the chemical engineering curriculum, and game-based learning.Dr. Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware Allen Jayne is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. He possesses 28 years of

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Peter N. Knox, State University of New York at Binghamton; Sawsan Werfelli, Binghamton University; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton

summing and visualization of prominenthabits of mind that emerged across all study participants [43]. The inclusion of child participantperspectives from 15 families provides diverse data for the interpretation of narrow units ofanalysis (i.e., statements, phrases) and aggregation into broader units (i.e., themes, meanings)[44].ContextThis study is part of a larger grant project, began in 2019, working in partnership with familiesand community members to develop, implement, and refine an out-of-school elementaryengineering program. The current study explored the perceptions and demonstrated creativehabits of mind of children who participated in the out-of-school engineering program duringYear 2 and 3 of this project. Children’s families were

Conference Session

AI Integration in Engineering Economy Course

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond L. Smith III, East Carolina University; Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Emily Fuller Sondergard

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy Division (EED)

the judgment, adaptability, and professional integrity needed to navigate complex,real-world decisions.Engineering Economy offers a unique platform for introducing students to the ethical dimensions ofprofessional practice, as it naturally integrates technical, financial, and societal trade-offs. Embeddingtools like the Engineering Ethics Coach in such foundational courses not only supports students’ ethicaldevelopment early in their education but also models how AI can be responsibly leveraged to enhancecritical thinking. This approach may be extended to other contexts—such as design courses, sustainability,or capstone projects—where ethics and decision-making intersect in meaningful ways.References[1] Institute of Electrical and

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Professional Formation & Career Aspirations

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering courses. Norwich University was the model used by Senator Justin Morrill for the land-grant colleges created by the 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act. Prior to joining the faculty at Norwich University, Dr. Schmeckpeper taught at a land-grant college, the University of Idaho, and worked as an engineer in design offices and at construction sites.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho Dr. Beyerlein joined the University of Idaho in 1987 and worked as a Mechanical Engineering faculty member for 35 years until he retired in 2022. He facilitated the creation and growth of the University of Idaho multi-disciplinary capstone design program beginning in 1996 and served as a department chair from 2015-2020. He is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samuel Enrique Blair, Texas A&M University; Henry David Banks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Conferencetools. Interactions with friends, classes, projects, and other staff and instructors have also beenshown to aid in student involvement within the space [6]. Reoccurring tools such as the 3Dprinter and computer stations were also often identified as "gateway" tools that could aid in theearly introduction of the students into the space [11]. Knowing the importance of tools and theirinteractions can help create a pathway for students to enter the space and become morecomfortable with tools in the future [11, 12]. The approach taken here, which looks for ways tobetter engage students within the makerspace by understanding their interactions with

Conference Session

Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

interaction within the learning environment [26, 42-44]. Another set of techniques being introduced is related to text analysis. For instance,researchers went beyond traditional coding approaches to analyzing texts and used unsupervisedlearning clustering algorithms and information retrieval techniques for text analysis [45].Researchers also used text mining and web log mining techniques to gain deeper insights onmajor discussion topics in design capstone engineering courses [36]. As such, new data sources,integrated data systems and emerging analytical techniques demand technology-enhancedlearning analytics system design emerge [46] and, once the system is in place, will enable what iscalled “multimodal learning analytics” [47]. These developments

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

following examples: • Why can’t review solutions be posted on line? (They are.) I would only take a picture with a digital camera then print it anyway. • Page 14.825.10 Is there a reason that the quizzes are worth more than the tests or the capstone project? • How can I see the readings as more of a simple task than an obstacle? The text is very dry, so I seem to become impatient with it…. • Is there going to be an opportunity to earn extra points? • How can I use this information to help me with my major/I think that you already answered that question. • What will the final be? (How long, format

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3 – Course and Program Outcomes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stu Turner, US Air Force Academy Systems Engineering; Kalyn Tung, United States Air Force Academy; Cory Cooper, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, including adoption of the new ABET SOs and anoverhaul of evaluation processes and mechanisms. This paper will describe this revision effortand preliminary results.Academic Program Description: The Academy’s SE program [2], [3] has produced an averageof 79 undergraduates per year over the previous six years. Administered across sevencooperating academic departments, the program provides core systems engineering educationcoupled with one of six available engineering concentration areas: aeronautical, astronautical,computer, electronics, human factors, or mechanical engineering [4]. Each SE student alsoparticipates in a year-long, senior engineering capstone experience [5] in which acquiredknowledge and skills are practically applied in an engineering

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua David Schwartz, Trinity University; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

scheduled days. The courses selected for the study at the institution areidentified as i) a freshman design class teaching computer-aided design, ii) a sophomoreintroductory circuits laboratory, iii) a junior design class in controls and electronics, and iv) asenior capstone project class.On the day of the module delivery, the case study was first introduced to students through a shortpresentation by the instructor assigned to this role during which the one-page case study wasread aloud. It is also suggested to include a brief, relevant video clip of a key interview or newssegment on the subject to supplement the text. Whenever possible, contrasting viewpoints bydifferent stakeholders can also be expressed through the selection of video clips to

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kapil Gangwar, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

research interests include dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing, artificial intelligent in Manufacturing, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: Assessing ABET SO6 through Innovative Labs in Solid Mechanics: A comprehensive guide for Mechanical Engineering InstructorsAbstractDuring ABET Assessment Cycle 2 (Fall 2023-Summer 2024) Department of MechanicalEngineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), unanimously included a sophomorecourse, Mechanics of Materials, to be assessed for Student Outcome 6 (SO6) starting from Fall2024 (September-December) semester. To assess this

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Best Of FPD

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adrie Koehler; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Elnara Mammadova

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

multiple individual 3and team activities. Seventeen sections with a capacity of 40 students per section of the coursewere offered in the spring of 2022 using a flipped format, where all course content was sharedwith students prior to class time, and hands-on activities and discussions were facilitated duringclass meetings. Students completed three projects throughout the course. The first two groupprojects were designed to help students learn the design thinking process in-depth. The finalgroup-based capstone project challenged students to apply what they have learned to address areal-world problem using the design thinking process to develop a

Conference Session

Technical Session 4 - Paper 4: Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged Undergraduate Students into Graduate Engineering Programs

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

degrees with just one additional year, whereas a traditional MSE degreetakes usually two or more years to complete after the BSE. The combined degree program allowsacademically talented (high GPA) undergraduate students replace two of their three requiredundergraduate electives with graduate courses while also replacing their industry sponsoredsenior design project (capstone) with their Master’s thesis/project. With this, they are able toreplace up to 11 undergraduate credits with graduate credits thereby accelerating their graduatedegree while also reducing cost. The compressed timeline allows the scholars enter theworkforce a year earlier thereby maximizing their earning potential. This structure helps addressthe family pressure

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 1: Program-level innovations in design, delivery, and assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laramie Vance Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Mohammad Rabie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

theprogram learning or teaching deficiencies exists and how best to scaffold the learning for apositive effect on student achievement [e.g., 16 and references therein]. Most programs focus onsummative assessment which takes place at the end of the learning program. Data for summativeassessment of student outcomes is generally taken from student work performed in a capstonecourse, a final exam, or other instrument of a terminal course.Table 1: Generalized Assessment Matrix for typical 4-yr ET programs (adapted from [3]) Intro Methods Intermediate Laboratory/ Advanced Capstone/ Course Apply Concepts Experience Concepts

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 4 Best in DEED

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

when considering models for course design.Keywords: course design, design object, design thinking, engineering design, backward designIntroductionDesigning courses is a nontrivial task [1,2] and an abundance of approaches, models, andmethods have been developed to guide the design of courses [3–5]. In creating a course,educators face several considerations regarding the scope of learning outcomes; the kinds ofactivities, content, or projects learners may engage in; the nature of interactions betweeninstructors and students and among students themselves; the structure or flexibility of theexperience; and many more [2,5]. As such, the potential design space is large and complex.Comparing the tradeoffs between alternatives may result in several