Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

accident causation and system safety, and for some of the more analytically maturestudents, stochastic modeling an analysis of particular events or topics.Criterion 3 student outcomes: f, g, h, j, kOther options for assignments are being considered for the course, such as group term projects,and some form (TBD) of interaction with government regulatory agencies, and accidentinvestigation boards.4.6 Assessment and EvaluationWhen devising a new course, it is important to reflect on the material to be delivered, how todeliver it, and how to evaluate the teaching effectiveness and impact. The course has not beentaught long enough to assess what is known in education research as “far transfer” or its long-term impact.5 But the short-term evaluation of

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Harmon, T. C.; Burks, G. A.; Giron, J. J.; Wong, W.; Chung, G. K. W. K.; Baker, E. L., An interactivedatabase supporting virtual fieldwork in an environmental engineering design project. Journal of EngineeringEducation 2002, 91, 167-176.13. Prince, M. J.; Felder, R. M., Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons, andresearch bases. Journal of Engineering Education 2006, 95 (2), 123-138.14. Glasersfeld, E. V., Cognition, construction of knowledge, and teaching. Synthese 1989, 80 (1), 121-140.15. Dewey, J., How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. D.C.Heath and Company: Boston, 1933.16. Jonassen, D. H., Computers as mindtools for schools, engaging

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 22.1157.5phenomenography to explore specific concepts in computing education.StudyThe main purpose of this study was to uncover the different ways that individuals understanddifferent programming concepts, specifically the concepts of conditional and repetitionstructures. Based on the goals of this project, the following two research questions were posed: 1) What are the qualitatively different ways that the conditional and repetition structures found in most programming languages are understood? 2) What are the ways that first-year engineering students understand these concepts?To answer these questions, a phenomenographic approach was chosen. One of the essentialelements when designing a phenomenographic study is the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli M. Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for Engineering Education.9. Cardella, M.E., Mathematical modeling in engineering design projects, in Modeling Students' Mathematical Modeling Competencies, R. Lesh, et al., Editors. 2010, Springer: New York. p. 87-98.10. Gainsburg, J., The mathematical modeling of structural engineers. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2006. 8(1): p. 3-36.11. Jansen, B.R.J. and H.L.J. van der Maas, The development of children’s rule use on the balance scale task. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2002. 81: p. 383-416.12. Misailidou, C. and J. Williams, Diagnostic assessment of children’s proportional reasoning. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2003. 22: p. 335-368.13. Tapia, M. and G.E. Marsh, An instrument to

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Tseng, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

develop expertise in theirmajor as well as gain experience in a variety of department-specific subjects.Engineering seminar courses are typically not required but encouraged, particularly for freshmenstudents. A series of introductory seminars targets freshmen and sophomore studentsspecifically to expose them to research areas within a department. Other departmental seminarsconsist of weekly talks given by invited speakers from industry and research, thereby enablingstudents to learn about a broad range of engineering applications. Seminars are typically one tothree units and may be graded on a pass / fail basis.Students at SPri also have the opportunity to take independent study units to participate inresearch projects with faculty and their

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

highsatisfaction with the instructions and MACILE in general, they were still able to find areas forpossible improvements. In robotics, for example, the students showed high satisfaction with theclass, but at the same time, about 50% of them suggested more homework, projects, and morecontent as ways to improve the class. Another example deals with student selection. Moststudents find MACILE excellent as a program, but some suggest that the admission processneeds improvement. They suggest that only “students that want to learn” be admitted, indicatingthat they notice the behavior of their peers. Page 22.108.8In summary, the results are still tentative, but

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Salleh Abu, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Educational Research and Methods

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

trick.39Corporate visual identity (CVI) drives corporations to regularly purchase products to enhancetheir prestige.40 For example, corporate offices are built symbolically robust and tall (e.g. SearsTower, Chrysler Building) or surrounded by highly engineered and groomed landscaping inorder to project an identity message of prestige. The engineering and costs embodied withinthese design choices are clearly in excess of purely utilitarian alternatives. Corporations may alsopurchase prestige products unrelated to their primary business, such as sports arenas to enhancetheir CVI. These arenas are often purchased with a quasi-permanent time horizon; some are lesspermanent than others (e.g. Enron Field aka Minute Maid Park