Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Schaufeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

interest in the subject matter Figure 5. The results of student assessment of the course for both the first and the second offering.3.1.3 GradesThe grading of the course consisted on several components: Homework (15%); Projectpresentation and report (35%); Quiz (30%) and class participation (20%).Homework, due in every lecture challenged students to reflect on the reading for the upcomingclass. The write-up was limited to one page and had to provide a synopsis of the material readand a few points for the class discussion of the material. The students initially had somedifficulty with the concept, including limiting it to a page, but after the first weeks there was anoticeable improvement

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

encompass a variety of benefits a senior undergraduatestudent can receive as a result of their Capstone design experience. Besides benefiting thestudent in terms of advancing their careers, building their resumes, and preparing them for post-undergraduate endeavors such as graduate school, the success metrics examined in this study (i.e.grant applications and publications) also benefit the advisors, department, company, etc. Perhapsan outcome more immediately relevant to undergraduate students would be the end-of-yearevaluation score of their design project, which is reflected by their spring semester grade. Thus,we examined the end-of-year grades to determine whether any trends in advisor demographics orteam formulation were discernable.The

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

ones that I knew would not be practical.”and Creativity “I’ve learned more about the design process and problem solving and have developed more cognitive skills that help with creativity.” “I learned about some of my strengths and weaknesses, especially in comparison toSelf-awareness my peers.”Students were also asked to reflect on what aspects of the project were most and least valuable.Overall and in agreement with responses on learning outcome gains (Table 1), students felt thatthe most valuable aspects during the project were learning and applying the design process (e.g.,developing ideas, meeting customer needs, generating concepts, sketching and drawing concepts

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Shey, United States Naval Academy; Ryan Rakvic, United States Naval Academy; Thomas Salem, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Fairchild SemiconductorQRB1134 Phototransistor Reflective Object Sensor. Using this sensor, allows the students tomake a line following robot by properly selecting resistors to properly bias the sensor as shownin Figure 2. This sensor also covers signal conditioning because it outputs a digital signal, butthis requires the students to evaluate whatvoltages are evaluated as a logical “0” and alogical “1” by the controller. VSourceThe second sensor used is the MaxSonar EZ0 Current Pull-upUltrasonic Range Finder. This sensor offers Limiting Resistormultiple output

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

curriculum elements, and this benefit can extend beyondthose students directly associated with the SE capstone projects. The program has received positivefeedback from most of the graduates that have participated on these projects, and the influence ofthe SE program has grown far beyond the number of students entering the graduate school forSE.Introduction The US Department of Defense (DoD) is facing major challenges associated with theirScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) workforce. This problem goes beyond theneeds of the core acquisition workforce that comprise only 40% of the overall STEMworkforce1, and in fact is a reflection of shortages of engineers throughout defense industries and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

tochange their business plan, before a second year of simulation was run. Again, each airline wasgiven their ranking and their profit/loss statement after the second year of simulation.Each group was required to produce several deliverables. First, the groups were required todocument their business decisions. Groups were then asked to reflect on how they did after ayear of simulation. In instances in which groups succeeded at making a profit, they were askedto comment on why they thought they were successful. In instances in which groups were not assuccessful, they were asked to comment on what they thought could have hindered their abilityto make a profit. Groups were then asked to document any changes they made before the secondyear of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

not effective to keep students’ interest in their majors. This is particularlytrue for the engineering majors.There are efforts to cultivate more student-centered learning pedagogies in higher education(Bransford, Brown, and Cocking, 2000; McKenna, Yalvac, and Light, 2009). Transformingengineering education context from a teacher-centered orientation to a learner-centeredorientation is a common interest in engineering education research. Group work, formativeassessment, contextualized instruction, use of peer review and self-reflective tools, and out-ofclass collaborations are some learning-centered instructional strategies (Bransford, Brown, andCocking, 2000; Yalvac, Smith, Hirsch, and Troy, 2007; Yalvac, Smith, Hirsch, & Birol, 2006

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, unfortunately, and this is reflected in the rather highrate of mistakes per student.It is ill-advised to draw firm conclusions on the effect of this prerequisite skills testing on finalexam outcomes; however, from this simple analysis there is unfortunately no apparent trend thatshows students achieving a higher level of competency. Page 22.88.8Qualitative evaluationWhile the meager analysis above does not show an obvious quantitative benefit to students, theauthor nevertheless believes there are certain qualitative benefits to administering the PSE,which compel him to continue administering the exam in solid mechanics. First, many studentscome to the

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Warren R. Hull, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Stephen O. Sears, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

American Society for Engineering Education. Austin, TX, June, 2009.21. Downey, Gary Lee, Juan C. Lucena, Barbara M. Moskal, Rosamond Parkhurst, Thomas Bigley, Chris Hays, Brent K. Jesiek, Liam Kelly, Johson Miller, Sharon Ruff, Jane L. Lehr, and Amy Nichols-Belo, “The Globally Competent Engineer: Working Effectively with People Who Define Problems Differently,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 2006.22. Carlsen, Christopher R, “Reflection #2,” Globalhub, Page 22.131.12 http://globalhub.org/members/3531/blog/2010/8/reflection-2---carlsen, August 4, 2010, Accessed March 7, 2011.

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and reflect on the how it might work. Faraday’s law and examples ofsome applications are discussed. Students then examine the ring thrower from the point of viewof Lenz’s law. Next students are given a copper pipe and a very strong magnet that fits insidethe pipe. When the magnet is dropped inside the pipe it falls more slowly than a magnet fallingthrough a non-conducting pipe. This difference is to the magnetic field caused by the currentinduced in the pipe by the field of the falling magnet. Students are asked to explain the reasonfor the slower rate of falling. The principle is the same as the ring throwing device but this notrevealed to the students initially. Figures 9 and 10 are photographs of these two devices.Figure 11 shows a sample

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

competition_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. StrategiesPlease reflect on matching of the assistive robotics competition goals by the current RoboWaiter contest. Suggeststrategies that can improve the RoboWaiter._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. ReasonsThe first of the tables below is intended for contestants and the second (reverse side) for supporters. Please answerin the proper table. The tables are similar: the first column includes a list of possible reasons for participation in orsupport of the RoboWaiter. In the second column please estimate the

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

proficiency levels on the TennesseeComprehensive Achievement Program (TCAP) test were collected and analyzed. For highschool students, proficiency levels on their most recent state achievement test were used for thebaseline. Proficiency levels for the various Gateway (required pass for graduation) and end-of-course tests that each student had taken were collected and sorted by subject.The data in Figures 2 and 3 are reflective of student outcomes for the project. The data show thatthe greatest gain by students was in moving from proficient to advanced. This result is indicativeof raising the bar of content and problem-solving within the existing science and math curricula. 100 90 80 % Advanced

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

the CareerWISE office. Page 15.263.5Participants completed a 12-item questionnaire about their experiences as part of the CW project.Participants reflected and described what they had gained as participants in a largeinterdisciplinary project as well as the challenges that they had faced. Participants responded toquestions about the changes in their knowledge and skills related to: interdisciplinary teams,disciplinary cultures, gender issues in educational and career settings (topic of the CW project),and the creation of instructional materials for online use (topic of CW project). They were askedhow they had used these skills in external

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Settings, NationalScience Foundation. Opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).References[1] National Research Council. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school: Expanded edition. Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.[2] National Research Council. (2001). Knowing what students know: The science and design of educational assessment. Committee on the Foundations of Assessment. Pelligrino, J., Chudowsky, N., and

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Yongming Tang, Southeast University; rong wang, Southeast University; Shen Xu, Southeast University, China

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

the instructor well. One-third said it was more difficult than expected. Studentsliked the communication in the classroom highlighting the introductions, the relaxed and activeatmosphere, and interaction between teacher and students. About half the class cited Englishlanguage problems as a challenge. Some students admitted that they had forgotten some materialfrom the previous circuits class so had trouble with the in-class problems. Reflections from theinstructor, assistant instructors and administrators showed that the teaching method wasappealing to the students and that the students were able to actively participate in the activelearning activities.IntroductionActive learning is well established as an effective pedagogy in many parts of

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shreyas Vathul Subramanian, Purdue University; Mushtak Al-Atabi, Taylor's University; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; josé aquiles grimoni jabg P.E., polythecnic schoool university of são paulo

Tagged Topics

International Forum

this paper is an Introduction to Engineeringcourse at a large public university in the United States (US), which includes about 30%international students (29% identify their home country as somewhere besides the US),and students in this first-year course will matriculate into all engineering disciplines atthe university. This unique section included assignments contextualized for internationalclients as well as direct interactions with international stakeholders via email/Skype.Background and LiteratureConceptual FrameworkThis study fits into the paradigm of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, as itincludes journals and reflections from the instructor and course team as well asinformation on student learning and performance on

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ang Liu; James R. Morrison, KAIST, ISysE; Yun Dai, University of California Santa Barbara; Stephen C-Y. Lu, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

International Forum

QFD Page 19.6.10 Figure 6: An illustrative example of the final design concept3. Course EvaluationAt conclusion of the course, course participants were asked to voluntarily complete ananonymous questionnaire designed to solicit their reflections, satisfactions, and suggestions oftheir learning experience. A total of 56 responses were received. The accumulated results arepresented with respect to (1) the pedagogy of inverted, interactive and international learning; (2)project-based learning; (3) technology-enhanced learning.3.1 Evaluation of Inverted, Interactive and International LearningThis section presents participant’s satisfaction with the inverted

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

internationalmentoring project that pairs U.S. women of color in engineering with a prominent international Page 19.28.2engineer in their field and the participation of a delegation of GEESN participants at twointernational conferences 1) The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of EngineeringInstitutions (LACCEI) and 2) the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF). This paperprovides an overview of the literature and promising practices that inspired the formation of theGEESN initiative, as well as the development of both project components. To conclude, thepaper discusses the next steps for the GEESN and reflects on the potential for expanding andreplicating

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Morgan M. Bakies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karen Seliah Lamb, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Enterprise spread to Brazil in 1988. Within one year, it is estimated that 10 JuniorEnterprises were started throughout the country, reflecting the enthusiasm Brazilian collegestudents exhibit towards entrepreneurship. An umbrella organization to oversee Brazil, similar tothat of JADE in Europe, was founded in 2003 and named Brasil Junior. Brasil Junior nowgoverns approximately 28,000 students. A relationship between Brasil Junior and JADE wasestablished almost immediately in 2003 to further the entrepreneurial activities of bothorganizations and its constituents while actively promoting Junior Enterprise to countries such asTunisia, Canada, and the United States. Currently, there are three Brazilian ambassadors inBrussels working with JADE to

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

paper presents an “in-their-own-words” student evaluation of the value ofinternational service to engineering education with the purpose of reconciling facultyperspectives and student perspectives. Engineering educators speak in an institutionalizedlanguage of objectives and outcomes which relate the intent of educational activities with theirimpact on student knowledge and preparation for the profession. Most often, this specializedvernacular is not shared by students; and their perception of the importance of various activitiesmay depart from the perception held by the educator. Also, the international landscapeexperienced by outward bound millennial (and post-millennial) students reflects a much differentset of world affairs than their

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

Tagged Topics

Student Development

diverging (Figure 1).People may also have their strengths best represented on the extreme ends of the perception orprocessing axis, rather than in one of the quadrants. In these cases, the learning style is defined as“balanced-processing” (balanced between reflective observation and active experimentation) or“balanced-perception” (balanced between abstract conceptualization and concrete experience).According to early reports by Kolb, young children show an even balance of all learning styles,but move towards more abstract thinking as they grow older [14]. A recent study found that one-third of adults were converging, another third were assimilating, 20% were accommodating, andless than 10% were divergent [25].Beckman and Barry [4] have found Kolb

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University; Andrew David Price, Lougyhborough University; Ximing Ruan Ruan, University of the West of England

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

growth occurred and to monitor anydeliverables from their altered practice. This crucially reflective type of review is usual inHigher Education, providing an arguable conclusion to the learning project activity. Thefollowing section provides engineering educators with a palate of tools for how to structure aproject engineering curriculum.Process of developing a global curriculumProgramme aim Produce global engineering professionals who are able to provide a more holistic perspective of global project processes; and Provide students with an innovative and forward-looking view of managing global engineering projects.Learning outcomes A higher level of generic and transferable management skills; A better understanding of the

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

a ‘product’ at the conclusion of their summerinternships. Page 21.55.54Re-entry and career education program: The re-entry program is designed specific to the needsof young career scientists. In addition to examining issues associated with re-entry to the US,students participate in career decision making activities that help them evaluate their experiencein Japan as preparation for graduate school and identify next academic, international, or otherexperiential programs that can advance their personal and professional goals.Cross-cultural training: Throughout the summer, students engage in activities that are promptintentional reflections on

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Bryan Norman; Jayant Rajgopal; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

feedback on teamworkabilities, and perceived course integration. At the end of each problem, the student teamspresented their findings, results and recommendations in an oral presentation as well as a writtenreport. Both the oral presentations and written reports were graded by each instructor in thecourse using rubrics developed for each. In addition, for each project the students ratedthemselves and their team members on their teamwork capabilities through a two-pagequestionnaire. Because the course was primarily graded based on team collaboration, it wasimportant for the students to reflect through open-ended questions and along seven differentdimensions of team contribution (i.e. attendance, preparation, contribution, work load,timeliness

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Penny Hirsch; Ann McKenna

Evaluating Student Confidence in Engineering Design, Teamwork and Communication Ann F. McKenna1, Penny Hirsch2Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science1/The Writing Program2, Northwestern UniversityAbstractMany researchers have focused on the role of confidence and motivation on learning and havesuggested that students be encouraged to engage in reflection about the role of their self-perceptions in achievement. In this paper we explore how students’ confidence levels changeduring our freshman engineering design program. During the 2003-2004 academic year weimplemented a survey designed to measure students’ confidence

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Ressler; Stephen Ressler

ofimplementation was $156,000 in 2003 and $97,000 in 2004. The decline in funding reflected asharp decline in corporate donations, resulting from an economic downturn. 2003 contestexpenditures included prizes, travel and lodging expenses for finalists, advertising, an awardsbanquet, and salary for the Contest Coordinator. As a result of the declining project budget, wewere unable to purchase advertising for the 2004 contest. The awards banquet was eliminated,and the prize package was cut back sharply.Project AssessmentIn assessing the extent to which this project is meeting its goals, we measured three differentoutcomes using the assessment instruments indicated in Table 1. OUTCOME INSTRUMENT Extent to

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Loralee Donath; Nadia Craig; Nancy Thompson; Michael Matthews

RCS sessions students are often asked to verbalizehow they learned something. This helps the student monitor their understanding and learning.They are also required to write a reflection on what they learned and what they are going to donext after each weekly session. This helps them hone their metacognitive skills.At the beginning of the semester, the students are required to develop a task plan with the help oftheir advisor. This task plan spells out the specific deliverables that are to be completed beforethe end of the semester. These deliverables are then evaluated by the University of SouthCarolina’s Office of Program Evaluations (OPE). The OPE staff uses a rubric that was createdspecifically for this purpose.8 For each meeting

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hua Xu; Ronald Glotzbach; Nathan Hartman

, American Society for Engineering Educationdevelopers write secure code. It helps security professionals conduct security review in a timelybasis. It also enables system administrators to secure Web applications across the multiple layersof the application infrastructure. The ultimate goal of this strategy is to protect Web applicationsin a proactive, systematic, and holistic way.1. IntroductionIn general, security concerns confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data.Confidentiality refers to the ability to ensure that information is private to the authorized partiesand protected from unauthorized disclosure. Integrity reflects the accuracy of information andrequires technology and processes that prevent unauthorized parties

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Noah Salzman; Christopher Emery; Kevin Kloesel; Sandra Cruz Pol; Omnia El-Hakim; Kathleen Rubin

graduate credits through the University of MassachusettsDivision of Continuing Education.CASA is a complex, multi-disciplinary project divided into three research thrusts: Page 10.298.2sensing, distributing, and predicting. To help the teachers understand how a complex Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationengineered system is comprised of multiple parts, we decided to present the content ofthe KCI in modules reflecting each of the CASA research thrusts. We presented moduleson radar and

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tadeusz Majewski; sudhakar vadiraja

concept taught in each lecture on specialtytopics like biomaterials. It also promotes cooperative learning among the students as well asallows them to relate to and reflect instantly on what they have just learned. Page 9.1158.4 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"2.4 Learning outside the classroom (especially for learning failure analysis approaches)Many scholars program modules offer students opportunities to learn outside the classroom,apply theoretical concepts learnt in class, and have these