Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6639”Learning from small numbers” of underrepresented students’ stories: Dis-cussing a method to learn about institutional structure through narrativeDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the Uni- versity

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

not reference thestudent’s success with the course, rather their perceived success of gaining knowledge.Undergraduate students enrolled in the SOE were eligible to participate in the study. An emailwas sent to all undergraduate students in the SOE asking their participation in a 30-40 minuteinterview related to their instructional experiences in the SOE. Students interested inparticipating were asked to fill out a Qualtrics Survey indicating their name, email, major, andyear in the program (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), gender, race, and ethnicity. The yearin the program related to how many years they have progressed through the curriculum, not theircredit hours.From the 67 students who responded as interested to the recruitment email

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hao He, University of Missouri - Columbia; Heather Hunt; Suzanne Burgoyne; Joshua Saboorizadeh

Paper ID #37619How (Inter)national Engineering Faculty Members Perceiveand Teach Creativity: A Cultural PerspectiveHao He Hao He is currently a Ph.D. candidate from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, with research interests in engineering education, creativity fostering, virtual reality learning environment, and game-based learning. He received his BA in English Language and Literature from Zhejiang University City College in China in 2008 and then worked as an English teacher and an instructional project manager for seven years. He received his

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

environment benefits from the added value placed on collaboration andreciprocal learning. This paper describes a number of variations on the team testing idea anddiscusses how factors in the course affect the type of team test to develop.In a team test, the students complete an individual test paper as well as a group test paper. Theindividual component enforces individual accountability and allows the instructor to askquestions in formats that do not naturally benefit from a group discussion. The group componentasks the students to evaluate others’ ideas and to synthesize a solution that incorporates the bestideas generated by the members of the group. Due to the need to compare and defend ideas,questions on the group test naturally elicit and

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

implementationcosts and multiple advantages for both students and faculty. Along with the obvious benefit ofdeveloping team problem solving and discussion skills, students receive fast feedback on theirperformance, the instructor spends less time reviewing the exam (in class and with individuals),and the classroom environment benefits from the added value placed on collaboration andreciprocal learning. This paper describes a number of variations on the team testing idea anddiscusses how factors in the course affect the type of team test to develop.In a team test, the students complete an individual test paper as well as a group test paper. Theindividual component enforces individual accountability and allows the instructor to askquestions in formats that do

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

integrally linked due to the predominant influence of CO2 from fossil fuelcombustion on our climate. Sound knowledge regarding energy use and conservation, increasedefficiency of energy use, and alternative energy resources can all contribute towards both energyand climate literate individuals. Unfortunately, students generally do not understand energy Page 22.1376.2science. Results from our survey of over 1200 New York State high school students in 2008indicate low levels of energy-related knowledge, with less than 2% of the students scoring above80%; and only 20% scoring above a typical passing grade of 65% while 75% of the studentsanswered only

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

in ways that reinforce existing power structures. This underscores theimportance of critically assessing educational materials for their role in upholding or challenginghegemonic narratives within the engineering discipline and broader society–an avenue that wewish to explore further.From an STS perspective, policy is considered an integral part of infrastructure, as it shapes thecontext of the specific places in which scientific and technological work unfolds. Policies dictatewhat is built, how it is used, who has access to it, and the norms of its use and conversely, theconsequences of a lack of transparent policy around how spaces are regulated. Yet, policies alsomust be translated and performed, and those performances are in part guided

Conference Session

Instructional Technology--What Works

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

as astudent of a specific class. Furthermore, user forum was built into this environment to encouragecollaboration between users and to discuss problems. Teachers can register their classes on thetraining site and monitor their students’ progresses.While the asynchronous mode of teaching is becoming more and more popular, there is stillmuch to explore in the online teaching arena. The use of an integrated database on a web serverprovides new opportunities to research these methods. Many essential features of a large-scalelearning environment, such as user tracking, community collaboration, and assessment, aresupported by the database in the background. In particular, the system coordinates the learningactivities of each user to help them

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

.  Person C: (nodding) Actually, I needed that too.  Person A (host): Thanks for letting us know. Come to think of it, we've been going for a while, so why don't we do one more discussion round and then take a 15-minute break? (people nod agreement; discussion continues).In an engineering education context, we have used the Circle Way format to facilitate facultydiscussions on engineering curriculum design. We have also used it as the discussion format fora graduate-level course on signal processing, where technical topics discussed in the prior week’sclass were placed in the center for the class to explain, comment on, and ask questions about.The Circle architecture can be used to hold both intellectually and affectively difficult

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Virleen M. Carlson; Susan C. Roberts; Kathryn A. Hollar

certified each year in both a fall and spring program. This workshop series wasinitiated in 1987 when the numerous complaints about TAs received by the Engineering Officeof Undergraduate Programs indicated a definite need for TA training. Additionally, a 1992survey of Cornell’s College of Engineering undergraduates shows that at Cornell, TAs are an 1important source of undergraduate instruction . Since the program was founded, the number ofcomplaints has become practically zero. The goals of our program have matured through theyears to include not only training TAs for their specific duties, but also giving them timemanagement skills, an understanding of University policies, and diversity awareness

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell; Juliet Hurtig

design a proprietary force monitoring and analyticalmeasuring system which will be used in conjunction with machining and assembly equipment.The final system consisted of an industrial PC with LCD display, data acquisition card, and acustom user interface which allows the user to control the various applications of the system, andultimately determine the integrity of the parts being tested. This statistical software is not fixedfor specific applications, but rather allows for further customization as needed. The prototype iscapable of monitoring industrial processes by creating pressure curves and depth measurementsvia the data obtained from the inputs. All data collected is stored on a self-maintaining archivalhard drive. The computer scientist

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Ranjani L. Rao, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2178: DEFINING ”SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING”: A COM-PARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLESAND EXISTING COURSESStephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette Stephen R. Hoffmann is the Assistant Head of the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He brings to this position a background in chemistry, and a PhD in Environmen- tal Chemistry and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current research involves sustainability in the curriculum: definitions, material development, and mechanisms and assessment of integration of sustainability ideals into all Engineering curricula.Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Rabiee P.E. P.E., University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

called Kilo Volt Ampere (KVA) capacity.Electric motors are rated as either Integral Horsepower or Fractional Horsepower. IntegralHorsepower motors are rated at one horsepower or more, while Fractional Horsepower motorsare rated at less than one horsepower. Electric motors according to their operational tasks arerated as Continuous or Intermittent Duty motors. Devices requiring continuous operation, suchas electric fans, use continuous duty motors, while items such as electric compressors, thatrequire a cyclical and short period of usage, utilize Intermittent Duty motors.The author of this paper has taught electric machine classes in both semester and quarter systemsin electrical engineering (EE) and electrical engineering technology (EET

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nutnicha Nigon, Oregon State University; Julie Tucker, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

those who did not answer correctly receiving aless difficult question. However, sometimes, when correct, a student interpreted a similarquestion as an indication they were incorrect the first time. We also describe differences in theways students negotiated uncertainty and how they engaged in the more extensive instructionaltools. This paper contributes both to how students conceptually engage with complex materialsscience content and how student-technology interactions can support or hinder learning.Keywords: conceptual learning, knowledge in pieces, adaptive learning module, think aloud,materials science.IntroductionEngineering educators are increasingly emphasizing the importance of students’ conceptuallearning [1]. At the same time, the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanxiao Zhao, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

journals and conferences.Dr. Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Shaobo Huang is an Assistant Professor and the Stensaas Endowed STEM Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Her research interests in- clude student retention and academic performance in engineering, student achievement evaluation and assessment, and K-12 STEM curriculum design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Improving Student Understanding of Digital Systems Design with VHDL via Inductive InstructionAbstractThis paper introduces inductive instruction strategy that is applied to Digital Systems design withVHDL class. This

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

throughout thisundergraduate research.Introduction Wind tunnels, beginning from the rude but arguably famous Wright Brothers device circa1903 to the great research facilities funded by NASA, have uncovered the dynamics existingbetween fluid and solid objects. The Wright Brothers recognized that by blowing air past a modelof their aircraft in a device that could mimic conditions favorable to flight, they could ultimatelydeliver the answer sought after by man for millennia, the ability to fly. The Wright Brothersprevailed, and the history of the wind tunnel as an integral component to aerodynamic researchwas documented.What the Wright Brothers failed to recognize, was that the complexity of flight and those tomimic the conditions in a device are

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; David M. Hata, Portland Community College; Emery DeWitt, Mentor-Connect/FDTC; Liesel Ritchie, Oklahoma State University; Nnenia Campbell, Collaborative for the Social Dimensions of Disasters ; Jamie Vickery, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

online resources such as the Mentor-Connectwebsite and webinars had been informative and motivating. Two others specified that havingface-to-face interactions via the Grant-Writing Workshop had enhanced their overall experience.A few representatives from Cohort 2 did volunteer some specific recommendations. However,these emerged on an individual basis, precluding the development of cohesive themes on thistopic. Instead, the recommendations are detailed individually: • One respondent stated that he/she would like to share curriculum that his/her program had developed using ATE funds with other institutions. While not directly related to improvements in Mentor-Connect per se, the representative would have appreciated guidance

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

experiencing logistical challenges. In what follows, we shareideas from the literature and from our own observations about engagement-related conflict ondesign teams, and then address the use of MR simulations in educational environments.Engagement-Related Conflict on Engineering Design TeamsTeam-based work is a fundamental tenant of design thinking and the work of an engineer; it iscritical that undergraduate engineering programs include team-based design projects throughoutthe curriculum [1]. The literature has reported on the benefits of and best practices for studentsengaged in team-based design projects [2-4]. Also addressed in the literature are challengesrelated to teamwork, especially with respect to conflicts related to interpersonal dynamics

Conference Session

Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

development [14]. Development is complex,moving forward several steps, then stabilizing in times of integration; it is also personal, asstudents develop along varied dimensions. Second, identity provides a framework for dealingwith dynamic staged processes, such as are encountered during the transformative experiencesthat typically characterize the undergraduate journey. Third, identity provides insight intomotivation, making it a useful construct for understanding retention. The cumulative effect ofthese characteristics suggest that identity is an effective framework for understanding studenteducation. In fact, the case has been made that engineering education is— by definition—engineering identity formation [15

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons and Best Practices

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hans Tritico, University of Mount Union; Okechukwu Ugweje, University of Mount Union; Chad Korach, University of Mount Union; Ethan Shirley, University of Michigan

Global Engineering Competence Pillar 3: Integrating Engineering Knowledge with Essential Business Skills Pillar 4: Building Effective Leaders and CommunicatorsThe second pillar, nurturing global engineering competence, is primarily achieved through arequired international engineering field experience. Global Engineering (EGE 320) was firstoffered in the Spring of 2013 and until the Spring of 2020 had taken every engineering student atthe University to an international destination to work on community-centered engineeringprojects.The four-credit hour Global Engineering course is a combination of lecture, project work, andfield experience. While these three components have always been a part of the class, the ratio oftime spent on each has

Conference Session

Computing Technology Applications-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhen Wu, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher Lynnly Hovey, University of Colorado, Boulder; Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

data framein the pre-program data was not collected from an identical frame in the post-program datacollection. In effect, this would bolster the representation of women in their programs notbecause more women were recruited, but because the set of units used for the data wereexpanded to include new, more gender-balanced sub-disciplines. However, because ES-UPrecommends creating these types of program expansions or features (“multiple pathways”) as away to increase women, variation in the data frame speaks to the benefits of using this strategy.Nonetheless, the authors were not able to identify if this had occurred among the seven schoolsused in the study.References[1] U.S. Department of Education, “Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulina Robles, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabrielle Rose Favro, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Abby Lentz

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

the top ten percent of her class from the Architectural Engineering program at Cal Poly, Abby Lentz worked as an intern at her current place of employment while simulta- neously earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In school, her senior project in building restoration, master’s research in earthquake resiliency, and seismic retrofit work on a school in Nepal with Structural Engineering Students for Humanity added to her passion for engineering. Miss Lentz believes in structural artistry, that as an engineer her innovative designs add beauty to the built environment and maintain structural fidelity to form and function. Miss Lentz values the integrated design build process and enthusiastically works with the

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

sense of global citizenship totake hold in a student's life in both present and future behaviors.MethodsThis research is part of a larger study funded by the National Science Foundation invested indeveloping curriculum tools to teach sustainability more effectively as an integrated part ofcoursework from sophomore to senior year in engineering and other science majors. This largerstudy is currently in its third year and operates on the principle that certain majors/disciplineshave unique psychographic characteristics that influence the manner in which they engage insustainability topics and that best practice instruction methods for engineering students are likelyto differ from those in other disciplines.The institution involved in this study

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Jeffrey Lacombe, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

opportunities, goal setting, andcommunication. All these sessions were conducted by guests invited from across campus and theCREATE management team. In addition, design, based on an engineering challenge and hands-on cohort team building activities was integrated into the seminars to promote social interaction.For the design activities, scholars were divided into teams of four, with facilitation provided by apeer mentor. They were given constraints on the materials and supplies they could use. Theseminars and design activities were held in person before the pandemic but due to safetyguidelines during the pandemic, they were moved to an online format. All theme seminars andteam activities were followed by food and soft drinks. When activities were held

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University; Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

senior designexperience. A project with significant design content, where work is completed in a teamenvironment, is universally desired. The following statement is from ABET’s Engineeringprogram accreditation requirements: “Students must be prepared for engineering practicethrough a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge andskills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards andmultiple realistic constraints.”1 What fits the bill better than having students work withinindustry, maybe even as paid interns, on an active company project? Nothing could be more realsince the project is real. Such projects automatically include real schedules, deadlines,constraints, codes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Philipp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Bradley Harris, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

), they must experience the concept in question in a way that aligns with theNewtonian view but would not make sense if their mental model held on to the common butinaccurate idea that a body in motion at constant speed requires an external force. [5]The notion of threshold concepts encourages the thinking of problems as entry points for tacklingvital concepts within particular disciplines and is relevant for the integration of theconstructivist-based strategy, Problem-Based (or Project-Based) Learning (PBL) [6]. Much hasbeen written about the effectiveness of using problem or project based learning for deeperconceptual learning in college science coursework [7], [8]. Markham, Larmer, and Ravitzdescribe PBL as “a systematic teaching method that

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Strauss; Patrick Terenzini

faculty and student focus groups, a large pilot test, and afield administration involving 4,558 seniors at 39 randomly selected colleges of engineering.The resulting nine factor-scales align closely with the EC2000 criteria and retain 72% of theoriginal item variance. All but two scales have internal consistency reliabilities above .83. Theinstrument appears to be a conceptually faithful, psychometrically sound, and practical tool forassessing student learning on Criterion 3.*************************************************************************** In 1996, the ABET Board of Directors adopted a transformative set of criteria forprogram accreditation that shifted the reaccreditation focus away from an emphasis on meetingcurricular

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Sam B Siewert, California State University, Chico

. In 2020, Dr. Siewert joined California State University Chico to teach computer science as full-time faculty and he continues in an adjunct professor role at University of Colorado Boulder. Research interests include real-time systems, interactive systems, machine vision and machine learning applied to sensor networks, sensor fusion, and instrumentation. Dr. Siewert is a co-founder of the Embedded Systems Engineering graduate program at the University of Colorado and is a graduate curriculum committee chair at California State Chico. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Preparing Students to Master Hybrid and Co-Processing Methods for High Performance

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

everydayactivities.ConclusionThe complexities of the systems that we “engineer” are beginning to be understood because ofthe many breakthroughs in science. These complexities must be incorporated into engineeringcurriculum. Industry realizes the need for this change. Desmond Hudson, President of NorthernTelcom Inc., said that, “My concern is for the students who come out of school suitably versed inmathematics, physics, and the sciences, but lacking an appreciation for literature, history, andphilosophy. The view they have is that modern technology is a collection of components ratherthan an integral part of our society, our culture, our business environment.”2 There is a need fora change in the current engineering curriculum. The Accreditation Board of

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

software tools to make measurements of physical quantities. • Models: Identify the strengths and limitations of theoretical models as predictors of real- world behaviors. • Experiment: devise an experimental approach, specify appropriate equipment and procedures, implement these procedures, and interpret the resulting data to characterize an engineering material, component or system. • Teamwork: work effectively in teams, including structure individual and join accountability; assign roles, responsibilities, and task; monitor progress; meet deadlines; and integrate individual contributions into a final deliverable. • Sensory Awareness: use the human senses to gather information and to make sound