Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

“soft skills” upon their graduation, with the former learning outcomes typicallyeasier to evaluate and assess than the latter. This paper presents rubrics and assessment methodsusing engineering courses for evaluating the soft-skills-program learning outcomes engagementin lifelong learning competencies, communication, and the impact of engineering solutions. Theassessment of the lifelong learning student outcome is addressed using results from a set ofsemester-long assignments in a fluid mechanics course. The recently developed and adoptedcourse, Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation, in which students learn to develop aneffective writing process for writing engineering documents in future courses and industry, isused in the assessment

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Supporting and Evaluating Student Learning in BioE/BME Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Cunha, University of Connecticut; Devina Jaiswal, Western New England University

effective active learning: the effects of writing and peer discussion. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 13(3), 469-477.[9] Entwistle, N. J., & Peterson, E. R. (2004). Conceptions of learning and knowledge in higher education: Relationships with study behaviour and influences of learning environments. International journal of educational research, 41(6), 407-428.[10] Trigwell, K., & Prosser, M. (1991). Improving the quality of student learning: the influence of learning context and student approaches to learning on learning outcomes. Higher education, 22(3), 251-266.[11] Cushing, A., Abbott, S., Lothian, D., Hall, A., & Westwood, O. M. (2011). Peer feedback as an aid to learning–What do we want? Feedback. When do we want

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Some teams lacked focus and spent too much time in debating the content and coverage for each lesson. Other teams left with their lessons nearly complete. In the months after the workshop, teams continued to complete their lessons. Lessons 1-3 were completed by October 2016 and the remainder were completed in the Spring of 2017.  Internal peer review – once a lesson was completed, the lesson leader shared it with the other two team members and requested feedback. The feedback was then incorporated to improve the lesson.  External peer review- once a lesson had completed the internal peer review process, it was sent to 5-7 external peer reviewers. A rubric was provided to reviewers. Reviewers

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Caenepeel

(metexpectations)) and required a written explanation. Because of an emphasis on continuousimprovement low ratings required suggestions for improving one’s performance inparticular area. High ratings had to also be explained. The results of these peer ratingswere summarized by the course facilitators and then returned to students during brief oneon one performance review sessions.Because of the limited report writing experience of the students the course facilitatorsfound it necessary to provide guidelines for the final project reports. All final reportswere to clearly describe the project goal, methodology, results, conclusions, andreferences. It was also necessary to return the reports for one rewrite because of the lackof raw data and insufficient

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matthew Fried, SUNY Farmingdale; Mohammad Alshibli

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

European, Black or African, Hispanic or Latino, Middle Eastern or North African, Asian, Native American, Slavic, or I prefer not to say. • Technical_Talent: Assessed technical skills. Range: Terrible (1) to Wonderful (5). • Learning_Process: Learning style. Range: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, or Kinesthetic. • Learning_Approach: Learning method. Range: Collaborative, Experiential, or Observation. • Early_Adapter: Whether the student tends to adopt new technologies early. Range: Yes or No.The target variable, Test_Group, categorizes students into those who review with AI, review withthe internet, review with a peer, contemplate on their own, or choose any method they like.We then asked a set of 10 to 12

Conference Session

Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

different audience levels.MethodsThe efficacy of the course project, reinvented to be adaptable to a semester impacted by COVID-19, is assessed through two main methodologies. First, a direct assessment of student work isperformed using “teacher research” [31], [32], [33]. That is, student created artifacts from thecourse project are analyzed to determine degree to which students learned skills and enhancedcontent knowledge. In particular, students’ writing from various project milestones areexamined, with a specific focus on reflection pieces. Throughout the milestones students wereasked to evaluate the videos produced by Wired Magazine and their peers, as well as completeself-reflections at multiple time points. As discussed in the introduction

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Melissa H. Scheaffer, Utah State University; Tyler Reed Milliken

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship Center, and started businesses with fraternitybrothers and others. Another student found his motivation after talking to a professor about anapp that he wanted to write, following which the professor teamed up with him to help write theapp over the course of a class – the support from his professor and the realization that he hadsomething functioning at the end of class were very motivating for him. Regardless of who theirprimary role model was, nearly all participants reported having peers (friends and relatives –typically siblings, cousins, or their spouse) with whom they brainstormed business ideasregularly.Attitude - Mindset/Grit/Persistence – As mentioned above, most family members who inspiredentrepreneurial affinity did so through

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jeffrey Jonathan Yackley, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

group game design or problem-solving activities.Online students were asked to complete similar activities at home by themselves. Students wereasked to write reflections on the weekly activities. Both in-person students and online studentsparticipate in peer review of work products produced by other students or teams. The creators ofthe works being reviewed classified the reviews as meaningful or not useful. All studentsparticipated in the peer evaluation of the final 2D and 3D game products. A gamification andbadging system were introduced in the revised CIS 487 course. Table 1. The Weekly Topics and Activities for CIS 487 Week Software Engineering Topic Activities 1 Game Design Evaluation

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Holt, MSE at VT

Tagged Divisions

Materials

symposium again for 2008.The reason JUMR is a special opportunity is that it is only for undergraduate submissions. Theguidelines and review process take the students’ level into account. The students are comparedwith their peers, not with others who have significantly more experience. This protocolencourages the students to write and revise their own papers rather than having an advisor orsupervisor writing the paper and adding the student as an author.At the JUMR symposium, the undergraduate student is once again in a session that is forundergraduate presenters. The student is not compared with more experienced presenters andthey have the opportunity to present their work to their peers as well as to faculty and industryprofessionals. The

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

scheduled for one lecture session and two two-hour lab/workshops per week for a total of threecredits. Consistent with many “freshman support” programs at other universities, the goals ofthe course are to introduce the midshipmen to the “big picture” of the major for context; tointroduce the midshipmen to each other and develop a mutual support network; and, to provide“tools” for success in follow-on courses. These tools include technical writing, critical thinking,design process, project management, computer programming and software, and engineeringdrafting skills. There is a significant project-based learning (PBL) component to the course. Theassignments include both individual and team submittals. The double “lab” schedule allowsmuch of the

Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Jenna Greenwood; Phil Courey; Amanda Parker; Malinda Zarske

the college, alongwith newly developed monthly financial wellness seminars and trained peer mentors, studentsare equipped with the tools, resources, and connections necessary to excel not only in theirengineering studies but also in their broader academic and professional endeavors.Recognizing the transformative power of education, particularly in fields where students fromdiverse backgrounds remains underrepresented, this program is committed to dismantlingbarriers for students who desire to achieve an undergraduate engineering degree.Current Student CohortThe first Lattice Scholars cohort entered college in fall 2023 and is comprised of 55 first yearstudents. Fitting with the program eligibility requirements, all 55 students are State

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Elizabeth DeBartolo

theirinterests.Since a common response on the feedback forms was a desire to try more things themselves,next year’s Graduate Seminar will include a Technical Writing session where students swapthesis proposals and peer edit, as well as quarterly opportunities for students to do brief (10-15minute) presentations on their own thesis progress to get peer feedback. More student working Page 9.44.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

subsequent undergraduate research. The Research Methods course will be broadly focused by providing a general approach toresearch and graduate school preparation appropriate for all majors in the Engineering College.Alternative approaches from the literature that are used to teach students how to conduct researchwill be compared and contrasted. Course topics will include: finding a research mentor,literature search skills, using the scientific method for approaching a research problem,developing a research methodology, writing a funding proposal, delivering a researchpresentation, and selecting and applying for graduate school. The motivation for this work,course details, learning objectives, course schedule, and course assignments will be

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Nancy Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, conforming to the requirements for training and certification of personnel specified in ISO 18436.2. Certification examinations are offered in over 20 countries through the Vibration Institute and cooperating societies in Canada, Japan, Korea, and Great Britain10. This certification program began in the 1980s as a three-level five-year specialty certification program meeting the needs of VI members and their employers. The Vibration Institute has attempted to include at least one academic member on its certification examination committees to provide expertise on question writing and a more general perspective on the discipline. I joined the fifteen-member Vibration Institute certification examination committee as they transitioned

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Sokol; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Judith Norback

opportunity for enhancing students’ writing and presentingskills because of the communication required between student teams, their clients, and theirprofessors. At the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech, jobcommunicative analysis, a systematic approach to identifying the writing and presentingdemands of jobs, has been used to provide the basis for workplace communication instruction.During workplace interviews with practicing industrial engineers, supervisors, and CEOs,information and workplace examples have been collected. The information has been used todevelop a list of criteria for communication excellence: the basis for developing workplacecommunication instruction to integrate with Senior Design. This article

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Abaté; Ramesh Gaonkar

strongfoundation of interdisciplinary concepts supported in a learning community of students andfaculty members. An Integrated Interdisciplinary Program (IIP) that includes electronics,mathematics, writing/reading, and computing skills was designed and implemented in theenvironment of a learning community that emphasized collaborative learning and team work.This program, which is known as the Foundations of Technology Program [NSF Award: DUE99-50019 Advanced Technology Education], is truly an integrated curriculum since the studentsexperience it as a single entity and not as a group of separate experiences. The integration ofcourses and the environment of a learning community has had a dramatic positive impact onretention, which has already increased

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihua Xu, University of Minesota Duluth; Victor Lai, University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Materials

incorporation improved significantly. These statistical results indicatethe group project was effective in improving the students’ learning outcomes.Figure 2. Comparison of mean evaluation rating of question5 (a) and question 6 (b).Figure 3. Comparison of average grades between the classes with and without group projectincorporationFor the ChE class administered with staggered deadlines coordinated with the lectures, webelieve this format offers less tangible improvements to student learning. First, the staggereddeadlines provide accountability for students to work on the research project throughout thesemester. Second, peer editing of reports among group members require students to assesscritically others’ writing. Third, students improve their

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

of writing and presentation skills in newgraduates. This one credit hour course was designed to provide ample opportunity to develop both inthe context of sustainability and energy. In addition to the presentations in front of the class during theproject development stage (for some critical feedback from their peers), students were also required toselect a research paper or technical report in their area of specialization, write a critical report on thatpaper, and then present it in front of their peers. As is usually the case, by going through a cycle ofwriting, reviewing, and editing as would be expected for any research document, students improvedtheir writing skills. Through this curriculum, including professional or research experience

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Camille George

. Student led lecture and discussion: Addresses the issues arising in new technologies; helps gain knowledge of where to get information, develops the ability to write effectively; and to give an oral presentation. B. Design of a Thought Experiment: Demonstrates the ability to apply a limited knowledge base to an open ended problem; develops the capability of analyzing a question and writing a rational plan to answer the question; develops the ability to write effectively. C. Laboratory Notebooks: Demonstrates that the student understands experimental data gathering and is able to analyze a question and work with a partner. D. Solving fuel

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

copying downwhatever information is given by the professor. When writing lectures, however, a great deal ofthought and planning is required to balance the amount of detail presented and the need to coverthe material. Also, in some cases the text book only superficially covered material I consideredimportant. In those cases more material had to be included the lecture than might otherwise havebeen necessary. I also found that preparing lecture notes was a skill that improved as thesemester progressed.The most challenging task I encountered was that of writing good tests. Although I have takennumerous tests as a student, I had no concept of what made a test hard, easy, long or short ormore important, how to measure what I had wanted students to

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Artem Bezrukov, Kazan National Research Technologcal University, Russia

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

their colleagues and subordinates. A general outcome of scientific activities in universities is the submission of papers tohigh-impact international journals. Publications in top scientific journals (all of them arepublished in English) are the main indications of a successful scientist. Native Russianspeaking scientists often have trouble writing in English for journals and conferences becauseof structural differences between the English and Russian languages as described previously.Furthermore many Russians with “unpolished” English” have a strange confidence that thescientific value of their submission will outweigh its linguistic incompetence and a nativespeaker in editorial board will ultimately “polish” it. The goal of this

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Robert Bass, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

model of a street intersection with working LED traffic lights and crosswalk switches, allunder real-time MATLAB program control. The project is divided into a research stage, aconstruction/programming stage, and a final demonstration. At the end of the research period,students write a report describing their work and evaluate their own performance and that of theirteammates using CATME. This information gives both the team and the instructor criticalfeedback on the team’s working dynamics and interaction. Another peer evaluation is done afterthe final demonstration. For long-term planning, each team is expected to define the major goalsand timeline needed to complete their project. From this, they are asked to generate a traditionalGantt chart

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John A. Nestor, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Immerwahr at Villanova University [36] andshown in Table 5 [40]. A copy of this rubric was included in the course syllabus to communicatediscussion expectations to students.All FYS courses at Lafayette College are writing courses, and the St. Martin’s Handbook [41] isused as a secondary text for students learning academic writing skills. They employ a process-writing approach in which students submit first drafts which they then revise after feedback froma peer Writing Associate and the instructor.The first writing assignment, which is given out during the first week of class, asks students toreflect on their own lived experience with semiconductor technology in terms of how they learnand work, communicate with friends and family, and seek

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kenya Crosson, University of Dayton; Aaron Altman, United States Air Force Research Laboratory; Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton; Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Constituent Committee

and criteria used to assess this, and developed a rubricthat formed the basis for the Professional Strategic Plan Development Tool (PDT).In December of 2017, the leadership of the P&T Re-visioning Committee used the informationobtained from the literature review, relevant Academic Senate Documents, existing SoE Policies,and the PDT, to write a draft of the Criteria and Procedure Policy for Evaluation and Promotionof Faculty, Faculty of Practice and Lecturers and Tenure of Faculty. The initial draft wasreviewed by the Dean of the SoE, and representatives from the Office of Diversity and Inclusionand the Women’s Center. Feedback provided by these groups was used to make modifications tothe draft which was then released to the entire Re

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

skills.The development of the MSU Engineering Residential Experience includes much more than justthe physical housing of first-year engineering students in a single residence hall. It also includes Page 15.589.3delivery of student service operations, including career services, freshman academic advisingand peer-led tutoring sessions. Another aspect of our co-curricular program includes thedevelopment of a faculty speaker series and alumni panels. These activities are intended tocompliment the social events offered through residence hall programming.A comprehensive approach to integrating a first-year academic program with a living-learningcommunity

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Kathleen Moore, Oakland University; Julie Walters, Oakland University; Bradley J. Roth, Oakland University; Leanne DeVreugd, Oakland University; Jo Reger, Oakland University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

are at piquing the interest of the reviewer! In addition, the WISE@OUsenior STEM faculty offered to review individual URC proposals before they were submittedand provided individualized feedback on the organization, writing and content of the proposals.Following the well-attended workshop as well as the individualized proposal peer-review, thesuccess rate of all STEM assistant professor applicants jumped from 36% in 2012 to 67% in2013 and to 100% in 2014. The impact on women STEM assistant professors in particular washigh as a larger proportion of them had applied for the URC fellowship awards in 2012 yet hadsignificantly lower success rates than their male counterparts. While we realize that thesespecific examples of internal awards may not

Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Jan Cannizzo, Stevens Institute of Technology

is visible to everyone in their group. We could not rely, for instance, on students having a tablet and stylus that they could share with their peers, and we felt that a virtual whiteboard that students had to operate with a touchpad or mouse was inadequate for writing detailed calculations or drawing complex images. Asking students to write on a piece of paper and then hold their work in front of their webcams likewise felt inadequate. 2. Unlike a group of students in a physical classroom, students in an online breakout room are cut off from the rest of the class. Depending on its makeup, a group of students in an online breakout room might feel lost, or deprived of broader discussions. With the

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; William Cruz, National Hispanic University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Online notes or presentations posted by instructor 4.7 Support for you as an individual learner HOW MUCH did each of the following aspects of the class HELP YOUR5 LEARNING?5.1 Working with peers outside of class (e.g., study groups) 4.3 Increases in your skills As a result of your work in this class, what GAINS DID YOU MAKE in the6 following SKILLS?6.1 Writing documents in discipline-appropriate style and format 4.2 Page 15.106.6 Class impact on your attitudes As a result of your work in this class, what GAINS DID YOU MAKE in the7

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John M. Sankovic; Dmitri Kourennyi

trained to and required to write lab reports in form of full-length scientific paper, which gives them powerful skills in technical communication. 3. Students are required to deliver a computer-based presentation on one of their labs. 4. Students participate in grading the presentations of their peers, thus acquiring important skills in grasping material quickly, as well as in objective and fair judgment. 5. Several lectures/discussions on ethics in science and engineering in the beginning of the fall semester are appreciated by students as important and interesting experience which many of them encounter for the first time. A short essay concludes the ethics component.IntroductionThe technological and social development of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Grimes, Cornell College; Niloofar Kamran, Cornell College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

communicate 4. Write your team’s goals from this week and indicate if it was accomplished. If you did not reach your goals, please explain why 5. Was your team able to equally divide the work this week a. Yes b. No c. Other (with comments) 6. Do you have any concerns about your team going forward? Please detail them belowTeam Evaluation Questionnaire for Final Assessment (Required) 1. How would you assess yourself and each of your group members on the effort they put into this project? Write down every group member's name (including your own), give them a rating from 1-5 (1 being the worst) in terms of their effort. Explain as needed. Effort is defined as: Preparation and Readiness to work