Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

are elementary or middle schoolscience or STEM teachers, and the content areas for the units were either earth science orphysical science. The teachers in this study represented eight different schools within two urbandistricts with high diversity in the Midwestern region of the U.S. Teacher grade levels rangedfrom 4th grade to 7th grade.Data Sources & Analysis. The data used for this study consisted of written curriculardocuments generated by the teachers for the four units. These documents included lesson plans,worksheets, rubrics, and other supplemental artifacts such as PowerPoint slides and readings.Content analysis methods were used to examine the documents. This analytical method wasselected because it is a systematic way of

Conference Session

Assessment and Outcomes: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

weighted survey sample of roughly two thousand early careerengineering graduates. The research is broadly situated in social cognitive career theory anddraws data from the Pathways of Engineering Alumni Research Survey (PEARS), which was apart of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Engineering Pathways Study (EPS).Analyses for this study followed a two-step process. First we categorized the engineeringgraduates into seven occupational groups, and then we compared these seven groups along sixother measures of doing engineering work. Four years after graduation, graduates employed inengineering and computer-related occupations tended to identify themselves, their currentposition, and future plans as engineering-related, while graduates

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jenny Valdez, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

toweight each criterion based on its importance. Next, students are given a list of materials and their associatedcost. Teams must come up with several different solutions and then evaluate the solutions. After selecting thebest design, the group constructs it. A pegboard base serves as the platform for constructing the thermal panel.Once built, the team tests its performance. Finally, the group optimizes the design and tests it again. Solar Water Heater with Commercial Thermal Panel Pegboard Base for Thermal Panel Construction Unit plan and other solar kit lessons available at

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

many years. The department head position carries a number ofnew and important responsibilities that can include budgeting, counseling, assigning resources,accreditation preparation, publicity, hiring new faculty members, mentoring of staff, andinterfacing with the Dean, Provost and President. Lately, the responsibilities have extended tofundraising, strategic planning, alumni relations, teaching and research mentoring, and industrypartnerships. The job requires skill at human relations, organization, and leadership. All ofthese responsibilities represent a big change from the teaching, research, and service activitiesexpected of most faculty members. This paper will address the need for specialized training forthis position, a list of the most

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the College of Arts &Sciences by combining the new Institute of Engineering Science and the established B. S. inComputer Science program, which was previously offered through the Department ofMathematics. When the initial faculty had completed planning for a full degree program with anappropriate set of all new engineering courses, the 1985-86 catalog announced the full degreerequirements and curriculum plan for the new B.S. in Engineering Science program, initiallywith computer, electrical, and mechanical “options.”In 1988, the Department of Engineering and Computer Science, still a unit within the College ofArts and Sciences, moved into its own new building, called the Rogers ECS Building, after thedonors whose contribution enabled the

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Rogers gives EC2000 implementers collective a grade of “F,” for failing to identify alimited number of performance indicators for each outcome. Based on personal observationsfrom accreditation visits, the author shares this opinion. While this is likely the most difficultelement in creating an effective assessment plan it is also the most important because it requiresfaculty to collectively decide what are appropriate measures of student learning.Like most new undertakings, much can be learned from studying the success and failure ofothers -which approaches constitute best practices, and which assessment methods should beavoided. The good news is that it is up to faculty and administrators to develop and implementassessment plans that fit

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marlee Walton

Skills Page 8.1147.1 § Communication Skills Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education § Project Management § Agreements and Contracts § Continuous Quality Improvement § Business Management § Professional EthicsImplementation of this new curriculum began in the spring of 2001. The planning, design, andimplementation of this integrated curriculum will be discussed in the paper.Initial Action:The need to enhance the professional practice skills of students in engineering has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdolmajid Lababpour

related sectors is much lower than the numberset within the targets of the 5 Year Plan [1] This national plan as prepared by the Iranian government, isthe Third Five-Year Socio-Economic and Cultural Development Plan, and was put in action in 2000. Inthis paper, the present situation of biotechnology education especially in K-12 grades is surveyed andsome guiding points are presented for developing human resources related to biotechnology througheducation in secondary schools in Iran. Biotechnology uses living organisms or parts of organisms to produce or modify products, toimprove plants or animals, to develop microorganisms for scientific use, to identify targets for smallmolecule pharmaceutical development and to transfer biological

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Department of Industrial Technology is providing the needed support and educationalmaterials and graduate students support for both STC and South Texas technical colleges toassist them with this task. This include faculty training, updated software, online training,resources needed to train qualified manufacturing technicians, and recruiting and promotingadvanced manufacturing careers as an attractive option to high school seniors. Page 25.727.3 Total College Technical College City Degrees Offered Degree Plan

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Schmidt

. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 2. Criteria for Evaluation of Oral Proposals • Purpose of the project is clearly stated. • Project is related to team’s topic. • Selected standard is appropriate to topic. • Background information justifies the project. • Team understands technical aspects of this proposed project, and is able to explain them clearly. • Justification is provided to support the work. Why is this important enough to be approved? • Problem is stated clearly, in technical terms. • Problem is stated clearly, in statistical terms. • Experimental plan is

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

its simplest forms adictionary definition will suffice: "to make preliminary sketches of, sketch a pattern or outlinefor, plan to plan and carry out in a skillful way; to form in the mind, contrive, to developaccording to a plan." With these ideas in mind it is a relatively easy step to begin formulatingone’s own plans to involve students in the world of design, a world where the participantsunderstand that design is the heart of engineering. It is also relatively easy to direct the students’attention to the importance of working together to form the best ideas for a design, to use all theirindividual skills to perfect the best choice, and finally to build the unit and test its performance.With time a premium, the students can experience the

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

followed by anin-depth look at the engineering management content that is covered. Teaching / learningstrategies adopted in covering the content and assessment strategies used in evaluating theeffectiveness are addressed. Non-engineering management faculty planning to introduceengineering management in some of their courses may find some of the material in this paperuseful. Faculty who focus on engineering management may find the paper providing some insightand hence ideas of their own as to how engineering faculty approach or must approach the subjectof engineering management.OBJECTIVES OF THE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT COURSEThe Senior Design Project Course (ME4930) in Mechanical Engineering at the University ofWisconsin-Platteville is offered to

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

CAT-related content or activities, and provided a 15-minute introductory talk, describing the concept of CATs. • All problems, examples, etc., were “branded” with the CAT logo (see upper left corner of Fig. 2), so students could easily identify a thread-related activity. • More hands on activities were planned, focusing on several mini-wind turbines that could be operated inside using room fans. • A new website was planned for coordinating CATs, aimed at providing a more engaging on-line presence, though this was not developed until the summer of 2010, after the first year. • Meetings would be held at the beginning of each semester with all faculty who teach courses with CAT-related

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Vislocky; Cecil Beeson

Session 2586 Let’s Build a College Level Technology Club Cecil E. Beeson, Dr. Michael Vislocky University of Cincinnati ClermontI. Introduction This paper covers the history of and planning for the formation a Technology Club at the University of Cincinnati Clermont. The idea for such a project was hatched during discussions about existing high technology programs at the college. A club to eventually serve technological inquiry and experimentation across the various curricula was a natural extension of offerings at the college. This project, currently in an early stage of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Fisher; Anton Pintar; Kirk Schulz

, chemical engineeringstudents at Michigan Technological University (MTU) are required to take two one-semestercapstone chemical engineering laboratory courses: Unit Operations Laboratory and PlantOperations Laboratory. In many ways the Unit Operations Laboratory course would beconsidered traditional. However, there are some features that make it unique. The PlantOperations Laboratory course is built around the MTU Process Simulation and Control Center(PSCC) and is a new course that was developed in conjunction with the switch to semesters.The objectives of the Unit Operations Laboratory course are to develop (1) a constant awarenessof safety in the laboratory; (2) the ability to plan and carry out experimental investigations oflarge-scale processes

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Swanger

the learning that is required for revenue productionand the learning that is required for academic credit. This effort is a critical component of themandate that the National Science Foundation has given us. It assumes that the readeraccepts, at least for a moment, the premise that engineering is a practiced based professionwhose purpose is to contribute to the tangible form of some planned item.PEDAGOGYIt is sound educational theory that when a broad theoretical concept is learned in tandem witha rich specific context, the acquired knowledge is more readily transferable.1 The next time arelated, different specific context is encountered, the transition of the old knowledge to thenew context is both easier and faster than acquiring brand-new

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas W. Graver; Leon F. McGinnis; David W. Rosen

seemed clear. Get industry actively involved. Page 2.166.2In late 1994, we began to assemble a business plan for the rapid prototyping activities. Ourexperiences in running the CIMS program (an industry-sponsored manufacturing educationprogram for graduate students) had taught us that industry responds best to a well thought outplan; something that's written down; something that clearly shows a path to success; somethingthat shows that we are interested in what industry needs -- not just what we need. In crafting ourbusiness plan, we addressed issues that we thought would be the keys to long term success: howthe activity would be funded; how

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

O. G. Petersen; Steven Barnicki; Cynthia Barnicki

teaching assistants. Faculty members teach all classes andlaboratories.FACULTY REVIEW, RENEWAL, AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS The Milwaukee School of Engineering faculty review, renewal and appointment processincorporates both peer review and administrative review procedures at both the department anduniversity-wide levels. This review process is automatic, occurring at intervals that aredependent upon the academic rank held by the faculty member. The faculty member is expectedto participate at the appropriate time in this review. Failure to participate is construed as givingnotice of intention to terminate employment. As part of the process, faculty members are also required to submit a plan of professionalgrowth that they expect to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle; Robert Martinazzi

manifestation of a deep personal interest in the subject. One of the best ways to developrelevance and motivation involves presenting students with a series of personal financing“exercises” simulating actual financial situations they will encounter throughout their lives.This exercise series, called “Life Long Learning Experiences”, administered during the first monthof class establishes the relevance noted above. The “Life Long Learning Experiences” seriesfocuses specifically on a multitude of subjects such as purchasing automobiles, mutual fundanalysis, retirement planning strategies and establishing personal financial goals to meet specificobjectives. Each of these subjects are of inherent interest to the students who will eventuallyencounter them

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Mayer

Session 2225 An Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering Design and Design Decision-making Robert H. Mayer U. S. Naval AcademyAbstractAn extensive case study to facilitate design instruction at the U.S. Naval Academy is described.“Restoration of a Coral Reef” is a semester-long engineering design experience involving fiverelated exercises. These exercises provide a useful context in which discuss and apply variousdesign tools and methods used in different phases of the engineering design process -- fromproblem assessment through project planning

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Mawlawi; Hamid Y. Eydgahi

program, that has particularly been designed by the LimaTechnical College for employed technical professional.The presentation will focus on delivery of the Materials Management course, credit as well asnon-credit, which provides training in Material Resource Planning (MRP) to technical personnel.This hands-on course provides flexibility and convenience while incorporating a very importantlearning component – interactive media with an integrated assessment system.Specifically, the following will be presented: • Need analysis and development of the course material, • Principles of an interactive delivery system, • Program assessment, and • Future plans.It is the authors’ intent to justify the benefits and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Bodenhamer, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Robert Weissbach, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

work with the assignment grading rubric and instructor materials toidentify areas for potential improvement. The instructor, using the materials prepared for the WATTStutor-training, provides feedback on areas of concern. Students then visit the writing center to getindividual peer feedback. Finally, students create a plan that combines the varied feedback sources forrevising their writing. This allows students to engage at multiple stages and take ownership of theirrevision process. This work-in-progress paper discusses an interdisciplinary approach to fostering student engagementin the iterative revision process. We used Kang et al.’s Design-Based Change Model (DBCM) [2] as aframework to envision, plan, implement, and sustain practices in

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kwabena A. Narh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rajesh N. Davé, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering principles and design into existing science classes that can becontinued year after year and last through and beyond the training period 6. Some of the keyfactors identified for effective professional development include: engaging teachers in practicingconcrete tasks related to teaching, assessment, and observation of learning; drawing uponteachers' questions, inquiry, and experiences; including time for collaboration, sharing andexchange of ideas and practices; building on teachers' current work with students; and providingmodeling, coaching, and problem-solving around specific areas of practice.The planning of professional development programs that effectively lead to desired teachingpractices is not a simple process. Too often, short

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Assessments of Participant Outcomes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exposition in June 2011.Presenters from the 2011 ASEE K-12 and Pre-College Engineering program with outstandingassessment practices will be invited to sit on a panel to share their strategies and methods. Partof the K-12 Division’s mission is to promote building a professional community and advancingscholarship. Through this special session, the Division will promote those objectives.A representative from each paper selected will be invited to be a panel member during thisspecial session of the conference. During the 1.5 hour session, each representative will have tenminutes to describe their project's assessment plan. The remaining time will be for discussionswith the audience about their plans, assessment

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Spradling; Robert Hayes; Ahmad Zargari

whose students are capable of beingintegrated successfully into the manufacturing environment. Increasing efficiency inproduction methods during the past 10 years has helped to fuel the fire of America’slongest period of economic expansion in the 20th century. Technology, applied to themanufacturing process, has effectively reduced the cost of labor in most majorcompanies; increasing corporate earnings and profits as well as contributing in large partto the phenomenal rise in most stock market indices. In 1996, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) introduced itsManufacturing Education Plan with the objective of motivating the academic communityto help improve the competency of the manufacturing workforce during the next five-year

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip J. Regalbuto; Page Ransom; Mary Morton-Gibson; Lise V. P. Esch

topics were either added or revised extensively: 1) careerexploration and planning; 2) team communication skills; 3) oral communication skills and 4)written communication skills. Page 2.399.1Career exploration and planningThe career exploration and planning took place in four phases. First, the differences andsimilarities among engineers, engineering technologists and engineering technicians werecompared and contrasted in lecture. The required academic preparation, expected workingconditions and the curricula offered at Trident and nearby institutions were also covered.Second, a follow-up homework assignment had each student research his or her

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

W.M. Spurgeon

Figures 1, 2, and 3. The three kinds of work are oftenorganized into a matrix, illustrated in Figure 4. Page 2.494.2 Fig. 1 Definition of a Project A planned undertaking, having-- Specific goals Specific starting and completion dates A definite budget A manager responsible for-- Achieving or surpassing the goals On time Within budget Fig. 2 Definition of a Program A group of related projects having-- Specific goals, broader than projects

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Target valueFigure 1: House of QualityThe following four steps are followed when using the QFD approach in a systematic fashion.Step 1: Planning the curriculum to meet customer demands: This is the first step of the 4phase QFD. It tries to ascertain the needs of the customer. The customer in this case is a widebody of constituents ranging from students, government agencies, employers, safety regulatorsetc. It focuses on making students graduating with a safety engineering qualification employable.This step tries to ascertain what outcomes stakeholders expect out of the program. Opinionsexpressed are generally qualitative in nature. However, before we can proceed, this qualitativedata has to be converted to quantitative data. This is accomplished

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Kenneth Cook P.E., Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

GC 2012-5606: STUDENT’S TEAMWORK EVALUATION: AN EFFEC-TIVE MODELDr. Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Sabah Abro is an internationally educated math professor and program Director at Lawrence Techno- logical University. He graduated with a Bachelor degree from the University of Baghdad, pursued a post graduate diploma in planning from the United Nations institute in the middle east, Went to Wales in the United kingdom to get his Master’s degree and then to Belgium for his Ph.D. He has also international work experience; he served as Faculty at Al Mustansiria University in Baghdad, a regional consultant at the Arab Institute for Statistics, a position that enabled him to lecture in a number

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Dilyara R. Erova, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

; Page 19.25.3 - use methods of emotion and will self-regulation; - form the need for achievement and self-affirmation; - forecast, prevent and resolve business and personal conflicts.3) Master: - skills of speaking in public, argumentation, leading discussion; - techniques of effective communication; - skills of time planning and establishment of tasks priority for achievement of the setgoals [4]. “Success Psychology” course is of practically oriented. Scope of the discipline is 36hours (18 hours – lectures, 18 hours – seminars and practical classes). Every lecture containsmany advice and recommendations on solution of the mentioned problems along withtheoretical material [5]. Seminars and