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Conference Session
Manufacturing and Machine Component Design
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ali R. Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University; Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
, 𝑑!" 6where hp is the horse power delivered, T is the shaft torque, N is shaft's rpm, dpC and dpDrespectively are gears C and D pitch diameters, and F1t and F2t are tangential gear forces on gearsC and D, respectively.Knowing the pressure angles, the radial forces on gears C and D are found, respectively, as:                      đč!!   = đč!! 𝑡𝑎𝑛20! = 197  𝑙𝑏𝑓 and đč!! = đč!!   𝑡𝑎𝑛20! = 262  𝑙𝑏𝑓.The dynamical effects are considered by reflecting first on gear C's tilt of its axis relative to theshaft axis (See Fig. 2). x x x' x X Gear C
Conference Session
ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jim Pytel, CREATE and Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
programmable logic at thesame time as combinational and sequential logic. The new digital electronics 1 and 2 playlists atColumbia Gorge Community College reflect this modernized approach by incorporatingprogrammable devices and HDL early. Additionally, an inexpensive FPGA trainer board hasbeen incorporated into the curriculum that allows students to program the device at home.In 2014 in cooperation with CREATE Columbia Gorge Community College began to developand use flipped classroom resources to teach the “EET111 Basic Electronics 1: DC CircuitAnalysis” course. These resources incorporate a significant number of basic circuit analysisillustrated example problems, live action videos, applications, and photos of instrumentation andlab experiments. The
Conference Session
Information and Network Security
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Scott Bell, Northwest Missouri State University; Eugene Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C Sayre, Kansas State University
Tagged Divisions
Computing & Information Technology
courses if those courses fit intotheir schedule and academic requirements. This interest was expected given that the students wereenrolled in an upper-division elective course.Over the course of the three interviews, students’ responses showed low self-efficacy levels whenasked about performing various cybersecurity related tasks, with comments such as “I’m not sureI could do that” being common. Meanwhile interest levels seemed to grow, reflected in commentssuch as “That was really cool!”. For some students, self-efficacy levels decreased over the courseof the semester. Given that students admitted to having very little knowledge of cybersecurity atthe beginning of the semester, this was not totally unexpected as students became aware of
Conference Session
Diversity in Chemical Engineering Education: Status and Perspectives
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
point Chemical and Mechanical Engineering are the only two coreengineering discipline divisions that have committed to a diversity effort. It is our hope that thiswill change during the ‘year of action on diversity’.To quantify the prevalence of diversity-related efforts in engineering education, we did akeyword search for articles that appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) and inthe European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE). The number of relevant articles in thesejournals will reflect the diversity-related efforts happening in the United States (JEE) and Europe(EJEE). The keywords ‘diversity’, ‘women’, ‘minority’, and ‘gender’ were used as search termsfor homologous hits in article titles. Two other keywords commonly
Conference Session
Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
Page 26.555.14described as avoiding dealing with racial issues. Working at a more liberal university, onedirector observed that the institution was “mute” when it came to crucial discussions about race.Despite this backdrop of often discouraging institutional climates, multiple program directorsevidenced a determination to act as forces of change, promoting diversity within engineering andrelated disciplines. Perspectives of Black Faculty in Engineering. Presented in this section are preliminaryfindings of 26 pre and post tenure Black engineering faculty, along with reflections of facultyrepresented by 3 Black engineering deans who participated in private interviews. In theinterviews with current Black faculty in engineering, we
Conference Session
Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Sarah Brem, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Eva Pettinato, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
engineering. These studies could add tothe limited body of research in engineering education regarding intentional conceptual change aswell as interventions to promote conceptual change for other content.Conclusions This research study demonstrated that undergraduate engineering students havemisconceptions about the emergent characteristics of drift. Through a written protocol andsubsequent analysis, specific misconceptions of emergence for drift were identified and werefound to be prevalent. Even though some misconceptions observed here reflected those that havebeen reported in the literature about emergence, relationships between the differentmisconceptions were observed. Misconceptions for the emergent characteristics of thephenomena were
Conference Session
Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Industrial Engineering
, the education provided tostudents can be better adapted to reflect the expectations of industry. It is important to definewhat the industry wants and needs for the current engineering programs9. Many universities areexposing students to manufacturing through senior capstone design courses to offer students witha realistic perspective of industry needs.Another vital area of manufacturing skills needed is within federal government organizations,such as the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. A report coordinated by theNational Academies indicated that remanufacturing of weapons systems and nuclear systems, aswell as maintaining facilities for the maintenance and production of systems, is a strategic needfor the security of the
Conference Session
Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
waseither the same or even better compared to traditional and hybrid models. This fact almost lookslike a negative correlation between the students' feedback and their actual performance in theclass. During 2013 class offering there was more time devoted to the interactive activitiesbetween the faculty-students and students-students. This means that even less time was devotedto the theoretical material normally presented in the traditional lectures and students were"forced" to spend even more time studying. The reflection of this is the best students'performance - 83% average and 10% standard deviation in the final exam. The grade distributiondemonstrates that the number of A and AB students is increased, and the number of C, CD, andF grades is
Conference Session
Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Young-Jae Lee, Morgan State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
, and Mathematics (S-STEM) through awards number 0965942 and1259493. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The student research project in industrial and systems engineering is also supportedin part by Maryland Space Grant Consortium. The authors would also like to thank thereviewer’s constructive reviews and comments. References1) Morgan State University, Ten-Year Strategic Plan, (available at www.morgan.edu), 2014.2) Bailey, D.; Kohler, M.A.; Cole-Rhodes, A., “Using an ordinal ranking rule to find the top-performing Gaussian mixture models for language recognition
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Wuerffel, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Dale Will, Valparaiso University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
the reflective markers and combinethe images to read the 3D positions of the markers at a 100 Hz frame rate. This information isrecorded and used to reconstruct the skeleton of the participant, or can be used as raw data inpoint-cloud form.Figure 9. Motion capture laboratory with cameras and motion-capture suit. Page 26.630.8Painting/DrawingPainting and drawing utilize several different media, such as charcoal, oil paint, andwatercolor. However, the typical drawing surface is two-dimensional in nature. Our goal in thiseffort was to allow students to “draw” and “paint” in three dimensions, using the capture volumeas a canvas. Additionally
Conference Session
Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Jessica Townsend, Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
courses depends on minor.) ‱ A focused area of study such as Pre-med, Pre-law, or preparation towards a Peace Corp assignment. Page 26.635.3 Figure 1: Track Options for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering LeadershipUTEP is uniquely poised to craft the first undergraduate program around this new discipline.With a motto of “Access and Excellence”, UTEP strives to attract a student demographic notwell represented in engineering today and arm them with the skills, mindset, and experience thatallows them to make a positive impact in the communities in which they live and work. UTEP’sstudent population is 80% hispanic and reflects
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Greg Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. Leaning, J. & Guha-Sapir, D. Natural Disasters, Armed Conflict, and Public Health. N. Engl. J. Med. 369, 1836–1842 (2013).2. Garriga, E. & MelĂ©, D. Corporate social responsibility theories: mapping the territory. J. Bus. Ethics 53, 51–71 (2004).3. National Society of Professional Engineers. NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers. (2007).4. Herkert, J. R. in Social, ethical, and policy implications of engineering: selected readings 45–73 (IEEE Press, 2000).5. Hess, J. L. et al. Empathy and caring as conceptualized inside and outside of engineering: Extensive literature review and faculty focus group analyses. in
Conference Session
Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Wei-Hsung Wang Ph.D., Louisiana State University; Linda Lee Ramsey, Independent evaluator
Tagged Divisions
Student
. Space for optional comments was also available andincluded feedback, such as “[The SI] is awesome, he made us think and explain things well. Hegave us real world applications to assist in our understanding;” “[The SI is] very organized andhelpful. You can tell he cares a lot about the students' understanding of the material;” “Withoutthe SI Leader I felt like this class would have been ten times harder;” and “I am not about tomake it to class most of the time, however, I have an A thanks to my SI Leader...” While the lastof these comments does not reflect the intention of the program, this general opinion was notedon several of the evaluations
Conference Session
Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amber L. M. Kendall, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
. Page 26.688.1311. Education, N. C. S. B. o. (2004). Science Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies K-12. Raleigh, NC: Pubic Schools of North Carolina.12. Hynes, M. (2012). Middle-school teachers’ understanding and teaching of the engineering design process: a look at subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 22(3), 345-360.13. Crismond, D., & Adams, R. (2012). The informed design teaching and learning matrix. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(4), 739-797.14. Schön, D. (1987). Educating the reflective practitioner: Toward a new design for teaching and learning the professions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.15. Kuhn, D
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
 consider how we might provide resources and education to parents to help them support their children’s engineering­related interests.  Acknowledgement  Page 26.962.10 This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Grant Number 1129342. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.    References  1​  Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. (2014). ​ Occupational outlook handbook, 2014 edition​ . Washington DC: U.S
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Stephanie Tharp, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Studio. In 2002,the University of Illinois at Chicago was among some of the earliest to offer an interdisciplinaryproduct development program, engaging business, design and engineering. Corporate partnerssponsor a section of the course, and, with faculty, design project statements that are both ofstrategic interest and educationally appropriate for a senior design capstone course sequence.Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary product development courses are increasingly beingoffered at more institutions, with the motivation being that they better reflect real-world productdesign processes, and that considerations outside of a single discipline influence a successful endproduct [2, 3]. Interdisciplinary programs offer unique experiences for
Conference Session
Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
military veterans in STEM fields. This reflects thelocations of Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, and McConnell Air Force Base in the state and highenrollments of military-associated individuals and veterans at all partner institutions.New programmatic offerings created as part of the project include a Math Boot Camp, STEMAlternative Spring Break, a Writing Lab, specific-by-major Transfer Advising Guides, a groupvisit to complement the Admissions Office’s Transfer Student Visit Day, and a summer researchexperience program, Research Immersion: Pathways to STEM (RIPS). Since the partnerinstitutions are two-year colleges, the emphasis of this project is on the transitions between highschool and community college and community college and four-year
Conference Session
Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Lynna J. Ausburn PhD, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Continuing Professional Development
findings relating to these questions in a framework ofimplications for further research and for instructional practice in continuing engineeringeducation.Learner PreferencesTwo aspects of learner preferences are considered next: learning strategy preference and verbal-visual preference.Learning Strategy PreferenceOne way to address individual differences in how students learn and to personalize learningoptions is through the concept of learning style. Learning style (also referred to as psychologicaltype6,8) refers to how students preferentially perceive (e.g., sensory vs. intuitive and verbally vs.visually), organize (e.g., inductive vs. deductive), process (e.g., actively vs. reflectively), andprogressively understand (e.g., sequentially vs
Conference Session
Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
Statistics and Statistical Education Broadening the Scope of Statistics and Statistical Education. Am Stat. 1988;42(2):93-99.9. Cross KP, Angelo T. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for Faculty. Jossey-Bass Publishers; 1988:1-168.10. Smith KA, Sheppard SD, Johnson DW, Johnson RT. Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices. J Eng Educ. 2005;94(1):87-101.11. Eccles JS, Wigfield A. Motivational beliefs, values, and goals. Annu Rev Psychol. 2002;53:109-132. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135153.12. Carberry A, Waters C, Krause S, Ankeny C. “Unmuddying” Course Content Using Muddiest Point Reflections. Front Educ. 2013;Oct 23-26:937-942.13. Ankeny C, Krause S. Flipped Biomedical Engineering
Conference Session
Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
the use of co-curricular support to improve the institutionalexperience of undergraduate engineering students. Page 26.1157.11AcknowledgementsThe authors thank Cynthia Hampton for contributing to the validity of this study. Additionally,this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) GraduateResearch Fellowship Program (GRFP). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References1. C. Morrison and L. E. Williams, Minority Engineering Programs: A Case for Institutional Support, NACME Research Newsletter, 4(1
Conference Session
Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Yao, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
. b) Modify the house parameters in the m.file to reflect the provided dimensions of the incubator. Save all the changes. After this file is run, the values of all the parameters will be in the MATLAB workspace and SIMULINK can use these values in the model built next. c) Build the incubator model in SIMULINK, using thermal parameters defined in the .m file. The subsystem should have two inputs: heat (power) flowing in “Qin” and the outside temperature “Tout”; one output: the air temperature in the incubator “Tincub”. Mask the model as a subsystem. d) Add the calculation of the bulb parameters Rf, Rb, Cf, Cb, and ReqBulb into the same
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cheryl Carrico, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
team to use existing codebooks to analyzethese responses. Although the number of pilot responses limits our ability to fully test thesecodebooks on the responses, our preliminary review suggests meaningful overlap.Remaining pilot data is planned for collection and analysis in early 2015 along with any changesdeemed necessary. Deployment of the final survey to the larger participant population is plannedfor the spring of 2015.AcknowledgementsThis paper is based on research supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.EEC-1232629. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography1
Conference Session
Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jale F. Akyurtlu, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
is still in contention whether to continue toinvolve art teachers in these programs or not.Several assessment tools were administered for the evaluation of the summer institutes and theteachers‟ circles, namely, Questionnaire for Evaluation of Teachers‟ Circles before the start ofthe Summer Institute, Pre- and Post- Surveys for the Evaluation of the Summer Institutes, andDaily Content and Inquiry reflections. The t-test results (Table 3) from pre/post surveys revealedthat the teachers showed significant changes after participating in the Summer Institute in the useof a logical approach to explain algebra, for example; - in demonstrating to students how to check work, - in analyzing students‟ mathematical thinking skills, - in
Conference Session
Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wolter J. Fabrycky PE, Virginia Tech and AAII
Tagged Divisions
Systems Engineering
reflects all needs and concerns. Included among these must be ecological Page 26.1452.8and human impacts. Arrow A represents the elicitation of customer needs, desired functionality,and requirements.Need, Functions, and Requirements (Block 2). The purpose of this block is to gather andspecify the behavior of the product or system in functional terms. A market study identifies aneed, an opportunity, or a deficiency. From the need comes a definition of the basicrequirements, often in functional terms. Requirements are the input for design and operationalcriteria, and criteria are the basis for the evaluation of candidate system and
Conference Session
Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brooke Charae Coley, University of Virginia; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
 transfers  to  the  University  of  Virginia’s  SEAS  has  increased  30%  over  the  last  few  years.    Despite  this  growth  in  applicants,  the  total  number  of  students  matriculating  into  the  program  has  remained  largely  unchanged.    These  numbers  reflect  transfer  applicants  and  enrollments  across  the  university  and  not  exclusively  engineering.     Page 26.1458.8
Conference Session
Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
, engineering marketing, business development and proposal submittal. 6. Understanding of ethical and legal aspects of engineering. 7. Demonstration of management techniques, decision economics, engineering organization, and business accounting methods. 8. Understanding of value engineering and total quality management concepts.Eight CIVL 411 course goals are mapped to CEE Department outcomes and shown withaccompanying levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy as indicated in Table 7. The focus of the class isgenerally on lower levels of Bloom’s, even though this is a senior course. Higher levels ofBloom’s Taxonomy are used for course instruction and student assignments, even thoughassessment mapping has not been adjusted to reflect this more rigorous
Conference Session
Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Birgit Fahrman, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Per G. Norström, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
the teachers’ education is important for teaching structure andcontent. Bjurulf also mentions that classroom and group size affects the choice of content. Allteachers in the Bjurulf study performed design and make tasks, but it was found that the taskswere handled in very different ways and that reflection for a deeper understanding by thestudents was lacking in some cases.Blomdahl13 shows that teachers’ lack of knowledge about pupils’ preconceptions can causeproblems in planning and implementation classroom activities. Not knowing the pastexperiences of students has been found to be an uncertainty factor.Mattson14 discusses how teachers, student teachers, and pupils view technology. Her workshows that teachers need subject competence to give
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
students and instructors. Relevant assessments must be developed, validated, and tested byeducators before they will gain broad acceptance and be used to leverage curricular changeneeded to transform undergraduate engineering education. Currently, we collect continuousfeedback from students in the form of peer reviews, weekly journal entries regarding a number ofthoughtful topics about the program, and reflection pieces at the end of each course.High quality assessment requires (1) clear learning targets, (2) clear purposes, (3) assessmentmethods that match the targets and purposes, (4) sampling for intended purposes, and (5)minimized bias and distortion [26]. The “assessment triangle” specifies that assessment evidencemust align with the intended
Conference Session
Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
ratechanges may be detected by focusing an extremely high frequency beam of submillimeter waveenergy on the palm of a human hand – most of these techniques look at the parameter known asthe “reflection coefficient” of human skin to detect subtle changes in the heart beat of a humansubject.The health issues related to an aging population are very complex. For people over the age of 65,one of the most serious health care risks is falling. This is the leading cause of death for this agegroup! For those that survive a fall, many will suffer hip fractures. Even with successful surgery,about 40% of those hospitalized for a hip fracture cannot return to independent living, and,amazingly enough, about 20% will die within a year! Using sensors like radar and
Conference Session
Teaching and Learning Strategies I
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Robert Feyen, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Educational Research and Methods
Theory-Based Approach to Reflective Planning and Instruction, Faculty of Education, University of Regina.    Appendix A: Student SurveyTOPIC: Course Name    Please rate the following questions based on the scale given below.    1 Strongly Disagree  2 Disagree  3 Neutral  4 Agree  5 Strongly Agree        1. The course was effective in helping me learn the 1   2   3   4   5  material presented.   Page 26.1533.142. The course was effective in helping me to understand 1   2   3   4   5  the material.  3. The course format