Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

will allow for added laboratory activities.Assessment and Evaluation of the GPMTBased on the evidences and findings from the current project, the newly-developed structure forassessment and evaluation is helpful in adopting evidence-based instructional methods, whichhave a more student-centered learning format. For example, the traditional-transmission learningformat, in which the degree of a student’s success depends only on the performance of quizzes,tests and projects in class, does not truly reflect the effectiveness on learning.We adopted more collaborative approaches for this NSF project to break away from traditionalnorms in education, while assessing students’ abilities in various summative cases; many aspectsin learning effectiveness

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Rust, Western New England University; Steven G Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

no statistically significant changesbetween student responses on the post-course and one year survey regarding knowledge,confidence in developing solutions, and interest in pursuing further studies or careers in globalhealth. Additionally, student comments on the one year survey reflected high levels ofenthusiasm for the subject and provided insight into the impact of the experience on the studentsover the period of one year.BackgroundRecently, there has been significant interest amongst engineering programs regardingopportunities that develop and enhance the global perspectives of undergraduate students. Thisinterest is in part to address ABET student outcomes criteria 3h (the broad education necessaryto understand the impact of engineering

Collection

2013 EDI

Authors

• Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV)• Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS)• Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI)• Long-Term Orientation (LTO) Top 5 Nationalities Represented in the COE Power Distance IndexHIGH LOWHofstede’s Theory of Cultural Dimensions• Power Distance (PDI)• Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV) o A society's position on this dimension is reflected in whether people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “we.”• Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS)• Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI)• Long-Term Orientation (LTO) Top 5 Nationalities Represented at the COE Individualism vs. CollectivismIND COLHofstede’s Theory

Collection

2013 ERC

Authors

Theresa Maldonado

] [A,B] Coursera Udacity [A,D] 2 yr. college [A,D] [A] K-12 Non-CompletionA changing environment: The dynamic demographic 3trend is certainly reflected at the Ph.D. level. * *Engineering is affected more: Only ~38% PhDs are US citizen or permanent residentSource: Info Brief NSF 12-303Targeted investment in Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

course surveywas used to obtain student feedback regarding instruction. There are a total of twenty questionsin the survey: the first eighteen questions are based on best practice and cover not onlycurriculum but also classroom and lab facilities; the question 19 and 20 are intended to elicitstudents’ feedback on their overall assessment of the instruction. Students were also encouragedto provide written comments to further improve the teaching practice. Students also rated howwell the course objectives were achieved on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being Strongly Agree and 1being Strongly Disagree. Table 1 reflects student feedback regarding access to new, effectivecurriculum modules and labs that more accurately reflect the needs of industry

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

follow, thus results may beinfluenced due to greater interest in these careers than others. Greater than or equal to 50% of Page 23.735.10respondents over the four-year period believe that government careers integrate concepts ofsustainability. This trend follows for teachers, with the exception of DfE Post 2012 at ASU.Careers in healthcare and marketing/sales fluctuated to the largest degree over the administrationof the surveys. In 2011 healthcare sustainability topics were added as a semester project withinDfE. The increase in healthcare career awareness may be reflected by a result of this inclusion.The authors acknowledge that the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technolog Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilo Vieira, Eafit; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

practices, best practices best practices theory, research and best practicesReflection The reflection Reflection is The reflection is Reflection is is not realized done but it does complete and it complete and it or the answers not provide allows identify presents some are not explanatory most elements examples that coherent with elements that of experience demonstrate the responses allow uncover clearly the the experience

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, MacEwan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

for MathAdvisory exam) might indicate a decline in the performance of engineering students on the mathassessment exam, the data does not support the anecdotal hypothesis nor the quantitativeevidence of markedly declining math skills in first-year engineering students at our institution, atleast during the time period considered.Assessment tools are often used in a predictive way to gauge the overall skills of engineeringstudents. They are also useful in setting engineering program directives. It is clear from thisarticle that the academic averages obtained in high school, may not necessarily reflect the skilllevel of the students entering first-year, especially in mathematics. A further analysis of theseassessment results in light of first

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, and design for manufacturability. The module includesseveral examples of active and student centered learning as part of an in-class assembly linesimulation exercise. Students reflected on this experience, and suggested process improvementsto save time, reduce cost and waste, and improve the assembly line process. They learned of theimportance of manufacturing documentation, process design, and design for assembly. At theend of the module, students understood the importance of designing a product not only for theend user, but also for the assemblers and inspectors. Details of the module design andimplementation will be presented along with comments from students.IntroductionISO 9001:1994, Quality SystemsModel for Quality Assurance in Design

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Metghalchi, Northeastern University; Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

technology training programs in recent years.3,4 There is someevidence that these programs are increasing the diversity of these fields.5However, the literature suggests that many of the students entering an undergraduate engineeringprogram do not complete it.6 As is highly reflected in the low national retention rates of Blackand Hispanic American students pursuing undergraduate engineering degrees. The present studywas designed to address an issue of retention in an engineering program, one’s sense of self-efficacy, or operationalized confidence, or to perform in work, career and academic contexts inthe first year of engineering education. The concept of self-efficacy was proposed by AlbertBandura in his much broader theory of cognitive behavior

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, University of the West Indies

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

through experience, it is desirable that new college graduatesdisplay a reasonably high level of competency at engineering design. In fact, it is now arequirement of many new managers2. This is also reflected in the program accreditationrequirements of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)8 and theEngineering Council9, the two major international organizations that set accreditation criteriafor engineering programs.As a result, over the last twenty years, engineering departments have begun to introduceengineering design courses into their curriculum1,10. The main objective of these courses is tobridge the gap between theory and practice in order to allow students opportunities todevelop those skills that will be necessary

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hollee Hitchcock Becker, The Catholic University of America

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

problems better than by listening to lectures. Because staticsand strength of materials deals with hypothetical loadings on diagrammatic representation ofstructural components, students have difficulty making the connection to design scenarios even ifthey are capable of solving assigned problems. By linking the studio with the structures class,students learn to design systems and components for a given set of parameters over which theyhave control. When the student owns the design, there is more interest in finding the solutionand there is a complete understanding of the problem. By designing the entire system, ratherthan a single component, the student understands the relationships between components.Second: “Reflection on learning develops

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Robinson, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

23.1271.6identified.4. ScaleThe visual concepts emphasized here are universal elements, variety, visual interest, scale.Project 4: Establish two rectangular compositions employing multiple shapes and multiplevalues. One should be primarily objective, the other primarily non-objective. Select the best one,refine and print your image at a scale at least twice as tall and twice as wide as the normalprinted page (15 X 20”). Crop, composite, and mount your finished product leaving a 1”boarder all the way around the image (17 X 22”).Engineering Connections: Trigonometric (angular) relationships, symmetry, balance,equilibrium, and boundary conditions. How are intrinsic properties such as density, temperatureor stiffness reflected? by shape, composition or value

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

– What makes a 3-D shape a 3-D shape?, Page 23.1375.75.3- Reflecting on your design, and 7.5 – Which 3-D figures roll the best?. Step 3.3 is designedto get students to articulate their understandings of 3-D objects in terms of geometric shapecharacteristics. Step 5.3 asks students to contemplate their proposed design for the communitycenter by prompting a discussion of shape nets and reflection on students’ designs. Step 7.5requires students to determine, from a list of 3-D shapes, which will roll best, and provide ajustification. These steps have been evaluated using the Knowledge Integration Framework2; asapplied to this work, this framework

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

of social constructivist approachessuch as classroom discussion and experiential learning13,18. Through peer interaction andcollaboration students are able to synthesize and evaluate their ideas collectively10,16,19 and areforced to reflect upon and reason about their ideas at greater depth than when workingindividually17.In contrast, there are numerous studies that show the difficulty students experience working inteams. Student’s frequently cite that they have little influence over their team-mates; they believetheir grade will not reflect their contribution or competence; and the transaction cost ofscheduling meetings, and working collaboratively are not worth the rewards, of which they seefew9. These bad team experiences can have a

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

each week (or in the case of multi-week modules,for each learning module), individual outcomes were developed, and assessed. Theseweekly/module learning outcomes were related to the overall course learning outcomes.Questions and problems were used to assess the students’ success in developing the skills andknowledge specified by the learning outcome(s) that was related to the various learning objects. For each week (or for each module) students had the ability to upload a “Reflection” document.This document, which was not a required assignment, enabled students to identify problems,concerns or positive results for the week’s learning and assignments. The use of these“Reflection” documents was to identify to the author areas of concerns or

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

companies. The Land study reflected, while there were titlesassigned to both; the titles of design engineer, senior engineer and engineer were predominatelyassigned to engineering graduates. This, while the titles of engineering technologist,technologist, engineering technician and technician were predominantly reserved fortechnologists; i.e., BS Engineering Technology (BSET) graduates.The findings of the Land study validate the experience of many in business and industry. Thenatural derivation of this previous Land study is to enhance and build on our understanding ofthe identified titles for each; the technologist and the engineer. Subsequently, the next logical

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

national average of 18.8% women inundergraduate enrollment.9BackgroundA commonly utilized definition of service-learning is “a credit-bearing, educational experiencein which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified communityneeds and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of coursecontent, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility."10Many past studies, (e.g. Eyler and Guiles11) have shown service-learning to result in positiveoutcomes in cognitive and affective measures for students as well as benefits to the community,faculty, and institution. Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Robynne M. Lock, Department of Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University; Jennifer Dawn Cribbs, Western Kentucky University; Nicole Barclay, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

college studies in an engineering Page 23.438.2major with expectations or beliefs about their choice that is not reflected in the realities of thepractice of fully-trained members of these communities4. While a few studies have consideredthe culture of engineering5, the differences between freshman engineering and science students6,and the learning styles and types of students in certain engineering disciplines7-10, this remains anunderstudied area. One limitation of prior work has been the use of samples of limitedgeneralizability, with analyses often sampling students from a single or geographically limitedset of institutions.Theoretical

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. Page 23.198.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Application of active learning in microwave circuit design coursesI. Introduction and motivationMicrowave Circuit Design is a fairly well established topic for senior undergraduate andgraduate courses and many good textbooks are available1. Topics that are covered vary buttypically include some fundamentals of electromagnetic wave propagation, transmission lines(TL), effects of matching and reflection on TLs, various

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

sense of belonging in their university engineering program. The items were modified slightly to change “Engineering program” to “College of Engineering” to reflect our participants’ university context. Half of the items on this scale were reverse-coded (and were flipped for analysis, such that higher number reflects higher sense of belonging). The Cronbach’s alpha of 0.725 is considered acceptable, though it is the lowest reliability of the constructs measured.• Cost. We measured cost (whether the effort, stress, and time to engage in the engineering program is worth the cost) with a cost scale developed by Parkes and Jones25. This scale, which has been validated with an undergraduate population, but not one of

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hisham Hegab P.E., Louisiana Tech University; James D Palmer, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

credit hours of approved humanities, arts, and social science courses.An additional six credit hours including an additional English course and a speech course arerequired. NSE students are required to take a technical writing course and technical presentationscourse to satisfy this requirement.Assessment and Continuous Improvement of the ProgramSince the initial establishment of the degree program, the program education objectives haveundergone multiple revisions to better reflect the needs of the program’s constituents as well asmeet refinements in ABET’s definition of program educational objectives. The current ProgramEducation Objectives (PEOs) of the NSE degree program are:Graduates of the NSE Program are expected to within a few year of

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

course. This simplistic view fails to consider how thesocial dimensions of work provide a rich context for professional learning. More specifically,some of these studies show that the work is not only a context, or backdrop, but isfundamentally implicated in learning 3, 4, 5. Hence, to prepare students for professionalpractice they require opportunities to practise, experience, reflect and improve their ability towork in collaborative /socially constructed learning environments.In an educational context, collaboration is generally described as an approach involving jointintellectual efforts between students, or between students and the instructor 6. Dana 7 reportsthat compared to traditional competitive or individualistic learning environments

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University; Greg Lammers, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Computer Engineering and Prof. Peroulis. Prof. Peroulis also developed thenecessary material (videos, notes, etc.) for teaching this course following a flipped classroomapproach. The goal of this course was to entirely revamp the sophomore curriculum forElectrical and Computer Engineering. Students indicated a lack of understanding of thediscipline of ECE. This failure to see the big picture of the discipline hinted at the need for abroader introductory course with a stronger emphasis on different fields inside of ECE ratherthan a deep exploration of circuit theory.The observation that students in the early stages of their careers do not have a strong grasp ofwhat Electrical and Computer engineers do is reflected in the literature.(Graaf, Wright

Conference Session

Visualization tools, modeling abilities and grading models

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosein Atharifar, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; James Richard Knapp Sr., Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

encouraged us to design a survey and distribute it to thedesign and drafting professionals (practicing engineers) in industry as well as the professors ofengineering design and CAD at colleges and universities (our participants from academia). Inthis paper, our goal is to understand the current trends in a variety of topics related to theteaching and applications of CAD. We will study the layout of the survey, the population whotook the survey, and the results and discussion. In the appendix, the open ended comments arelisted with identifying language removed. The important comments as related to this survey areunderlined in the comments.2. Survey and our PopulationOur survey is designed to reflect the viewpoints of the professionals in both

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Bird, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

.” When describing his initial experience teaching, heexplains, “my measure of success, well I delivered the material, and the students took the test,and if they don’t perform very well you know then maybe they are poor students.”Dr. Donaldsonm also started his initial teaching by thinking about his instructors: “ whichprofessors did I think were good? What was it they did that I really liked?” One professor hehad “knew everyone’s name in class and during a 1 ½ hour class period called on every singlestudent in that class with a question.” Reflecting on this “although at the time I did not likebeing asked questions …I realized that actually one I paid attention in his class and two it gaveme confidence by answering the question. Like wow I do

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

makea flower that conveyed an emotion and create a scene that reflected that emotion. Work wasdocumented during the process and students were instructed to present their learning duringthe design process through a student-defined criterion referenced e-portfolio. Table 2: Timeline of Project Week Workshop Activity Week 2-5 Students engage in 4 activities that develop the necessary skills and knowledge for the design project. Material processing, material selection, etc. Week 5-12 Students design and realise decorative design projects and complete an e-portfolio in tandem. The e-portfolio and artefact

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Landon Mott, University of Kentucky; Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, exploration, conclusion,and reflection. The four inquiry activities are designed to explore key relationships in batchdistillation involving pressure, heating rate, column internals, and reflux ratios, and to alsoconsider the safety and economic factors in batch distillation design and operation. The tutorialand activities (complete with suggested solutions) will be made available to faculty membersupon request while in the refinement and testing stages during fall 2013.IntroductionAs computers have become more capable of accurately simulating complex physical activity,traditional engineering laboratories have moved away from the laboratory and towards the virtualrealm. Using simulation, an exploratory approach to learning is not hampered by

Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

meet the above goals were:i. Emphasis on self-validation techniques. The instructor emphasized identifying the order of magnitude, direction and other aspects of believability of a mathematical answer. Students were required to estimate answers before attempting homework problems and reflect on confidence afterwards. Students were further encouraged to identify reasons when they DID NOT have confidence in answers on exam questions and some missed points were given back back when a student offered a rationale for why an answer was wrong that displayed good conceptual intuition.ii. Design Competition. Students were required to build a small mobile, sculpture or device that displayed their

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

in otherdepartments. This may reflect a stronger preference for print materials than other departmentshave. When paired with the Workstation usage—21 percent of Mathematics faculty membersused a library workstation—it may also reflect the fact that Mathematics is the only science andengineering department with a branch library located in the same building as the faculty offices.In an attempt to determine why digital use (and, by extension, overall use) by the departments ofComputer Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics & Astronomy was somuch lower than expected, we looked at actual user counts and access counts for ComputerScience & Engineering. The numbers for digital use were even more startling. Of the 35