Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

are: Student learning outcomes – the ABET-defined term for what students should know or be able to do1. These are defined by ABET in Criterion 3 a-k. Progress on learning objectives – The IDEA-defined expression used to ask students their opinion on whether they learned more/are better able to do specific actions as a result of taking a course4. See Figure 1 below for the 12 IDEA learning objectives.Note that the phrases “student learning outcomes” and “learning objectives” mean basically thesame thing; they use different terms as defined by different organizations.An assessment plan for a program needs to be a well-defined system. McGourty in 1998described his group’s work in developing a comprehensive assessment program for

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Martin Trenor, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Kyle G. Gipson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

-303.18. Anderson, C. (2004). How much interaction is too much? Usability Interface, 10(3), 9-11.19. Lin, N. (2001). Social capital: A theory of social structure in action: Cambridge University Press.20. Van Der Gaag, M. P. J. (2005). Measurement of individual social capital, Behavioural and Social Sciences Page 22.1656.14 (Vol. PhD, pp. 266). Available from http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/faculties/ppsw/2005/m.p.j.van.der.gaag/. 21. Trenor, J. M., Yu, S. L., Waight, C. L., Zerda, K. S., & Sha, T.-L. (2008). The relations of ethnicity to female engineering students’ educational experiences and college and career plans in

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1416: RETENTION: QUANTIFYING THE APPLES AND OR-ANGESThomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

instructor, she teaches courses in engineering ethics, communications, and professionalism as well as courses in the Women’s & Gender Studies program. She has extensive academic and career advising experience and experience with planning and implementation of summer programs for high school students and mentoring programs for first-year students from underrepresented groups. Page 22.1445.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Effect of Contextual Support in the First Year on Self- Efficacy in Undergraduate Engineering ProgramsAbstractThis study

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Idziorek, Iowa State University; Mark F. Tannian, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University

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Computing & Information Technology

real application of knowledge occurs. Initial assessment ofapplication has only been done informally by way of students voluntarily sharing anecdotal Page 22.1379.12accounts. As the course matures, we plan to provide more thorough and valid assessment of thisparticular course objective.          7. Future Work and ConclusionComputer security education is key to combating the risks and vulnerabilities intrinsic to theInformation Age. Each day, students are inundated with alerts and pop-ups informing themabout patch updates, antivirus signatures, firewalls

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

community at any given time. In this paper, we also provide adetailed description of the algorithms, workflows, and the technical architecture we use to makesense of publications, conference proceedings, funding information, and a range of otherknowledge products. We plan on announcing its open availability to the EER community.1. IntroductionIn today’s globally competitive economy, success is increasingly driven by knowledge andintellectual capital. Academic communities that have developed a corpus of knowledge artifactsover decades or sometimes centuries of research are uniquely positioned to capitalize on theirexpansive knowledge bases. Yet, this process is fraught with difficulties. To be innovative, anorganization [or community] has to be

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric C. Dierks, University of Texas, Austin; Jason M. Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

necessitates frequentand costly inspection to monitor deterioration, and thus has wide-ranging consequences. The inclusion of an energy harvesting project into the Capstone Design course met no Page 22.565.15notable challenges to implementation and was well received by other faculty. The specificlearning objectives of the course include working through a typical engineering design process,including background research, concept generation and selection, embodiment, formulation andaccomplishment of an analysis plan, prototype construction, and formulation andaccomplishment of a test plan. Along the way, students are to present their work to

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

images, OpenVZcan deploy several virtual machine containers within each VM images that shares a kernel withthe KVM VM image. For the parallel data systems class in which students design, build, and testa parallel file system, we are planning to have students build parallel file systems within OpenVZcontainers. The major constraint in this approach is the I/O performance bottleneck for the I/Oserver components of parallel file systems running in virtual machines that must share physicaldisks on the services on which they operate. The approach we are considering to overcome thisconstraint is to schedule final performance runs for students running on physical servers. Basedon our assessment of the cloud computing and virtualization technologies, we

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

students and can adjust course content. Further, there will be evidenceto examine the extent to which students are prepared in physics mechanics to begin a coreengineering science course. Finally, the paper will also present changes that some facultymembers made in the course plans to apply what they learned about the extent of their students’preparation in physics near the beginning of the course.IntroductionEngineering faculty members have long assumed that student knowledge and skill with respectto physics is a major part of the foundation for their progress in studying many engineeringdisciplines, including mechanical engineering. ABET Engineering Criteria require that at leasttwenty-five percent of the credits for an engineering program be

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly B Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

electronic communication, weshow clips from Frontline‟s documentary Digital Nation.13 This video explores the concept ofmultitasking and other issues associated with our digital-heavy culture. This discussion is used asa starting point to have the students think about the concept of focusing on a topic. At this point, we have spent approximately an hour-and-a-half on material leading up to the catapult. Instead of delving straight into calculations, we have the students build a catapult from plans and parts that we provide. The catapult is largely constructed from foam core; therefore, we spend 5 to 10 minutes discussing techniques for working with the

Conference Session

Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Joshua M. Rogers, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Dion K. Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Specialization ResponsesEnvironmental 167 Civil Infrastructure Systems 53Structures 154 Engineering Management 40Geotechnical Engineering 137 Materials Science 36Water Resources 139 Ocean Engineering 21Transportation 120 City Planning/Urban Development 12Civil Engineering (General) 99 Municipal/Public Works 12Hydraulics/Fluid Mechanics 94 Surveying/Geomatics

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Cindee Dresen; Kysha L. Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College

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College Industry Partnerships

student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he has participated as an expert in three different capacities regarding reviews of levee performance in Hurri- cane Katrina. He is a three-time recipient of his college’s Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, a recipient of the Chi Epsilon Regional Teaching Award, and a recipient

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

and quality. In addition,with ever increasing demands on integration and concurrency in the product development cycleand in many cases globalization of the effort, CAD/CAM systems cannot be considered stand-alone systems. They are in fact key data authoring and manipulation tools that prepare data thatis central to most other product development activities such as analysis, optimization, processplanning, resource and production planning, supply chain management, marketing andadvertising, and quality control. As such their use must be considered a critical function for anycompany that wishes to be competitive in creating products that will be successful in the globaleconomy.The above motivates the need for highly trained CAD/CAM technologists

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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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

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Educational Research and Methods

• Spiritual importance • Risk reduction • Precautionary principle • Balanced solutions • Interdependence (eco and human) • Effective problem definition • Honesty of practice, alignment of principle • Be worth expenditure of limited time, and action resources Business Perspectives and Values • Economic viability • Effective planning, management, and implementation • Defined goals and objectives • Appreciation of limitations • Constant improvement • Management responsibility • Reframe, monetize pollution responsibility • Triple bottom line

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the NSF funded grant (#0532536) for the Nanoscale Informal Science Network.Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas Brian Jensen is a student at The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He is studying mechani- cal engineering with a physics minor. Brian plans to graduate in December of 2011. His interests are sustainability, optics, and engineering education. Page 22.464.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Development and Assessment of an Engineering Course for In-Service and Pre-Service K-12 TeachersAbstractThe engineering education

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University; arun r srinivasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Mathematics

content. Further, there will be evidenceto examine the extent to which students are prepared in mathematics to begin a core engineeringscience course. Finally, the paper will also present changes that some faculty members made inthe course plans to apply what they learned about the extent of their students’ mathematicspreparation near the beginning of the course.IntroductionMathematics and science are vital parts of an engineering curriculum as evident by therequirements of ABET1. ABET Engineering Criteria require that at least twenty-five percent ofthe credits for an engineering program be taken in mathematics and science courses. At least onestudy2 has shown that success in the first mathematics course is useful in predicting persistencein an

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

howmuch they learned about the technical aspects of the project, such as going from a drawing to areal object and working with solar cells and electric motors. The young scholars also appear tohave learned some important life lessons from the project, as evidenced by their comments aboutbudgeting their time, planning, and staying focused.Careers Exploration ActivitiesCareer WorkshopsNine one-hour sessions were led by engineers from the community to discuss their backgroundsand careers. These three women and six men included engineers from the fields of civil,mechanical, chemical, petroleum, safety, instrumentation, and environmental engineering.Backgrounds ranged from a new graduate with a B.S. to a recent Ph.D. graduate to engineerswho have

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Thompson

in the brief example given above, there are many unanswered questions such as:• Can the remaining Cambridge databases be canceled?• What bibliographic access will be lost if this is done?• After subscribing to Ei Compendex, does Applied Science and Technology Index still have enough usefulness to justify its cost?When determining the correct database mix at an institution, it may be profitable to conduct adatabase inventory of all currently received databases. It's possible that the currently helddatabases are a collection of titles purchased as each became available, rather than beingpurchased because each fit into a plan. An inventory may be able to reveal collectioninconsistencies. At the very least it should include the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Gearold R. Johnson; Dueb M. Lakhder

this experiment is.Other Open Universities Page 4.567.5In the Arab States there are at least three open universities currently operating: Cairo OpenUniversity in Egypt, Al Quds Open University in Palestine, and Tripoli Open University inLibya. There are plans to develop a new open university for the entire Arab region called theArab Open University 4.In Asia a number of other open universities are operating: Indira Gandhi Open University inIndia, Universitas Terbuka in Indonesia, Allama Iqbal Open University in Pakistan and theHousou Open University in Japan. Korea and Taiwan also have open universities.Australia and Canada also have open

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Ozment; Alison N. Smith; Wendy Newstetter

President’s Scholar and a TandyTechnology Scholar. He plans on receiving his B.S. in Computer Science with certificates in History, Music, andSpanish. After graduation, he hopes to spend time in industry before returning to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D.in computer science.ALISON SMITHAlison Smith is a senior in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology specializing inoperating systems. She is a President’s Scholar and plans to attend graduate school to earn her Ph.D. in ComputerScience following graduation.WENDY NEWSTETTERWendy C. Newstetter is a Research Scientist in the Georgia Tech College of Computing. She teaches courses in theDesign and Evaluation of Human-computer Interfaces, Computerization and Society and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

to computer. The camera took 8 or 32 pictures. The lower resolution of 320x240 was too poor for sharp detail, so the camera could really only hold 8 pictures.Sept., 16 - Web Site almost ready. iSept., 7 Introduced students to Web pages, reception was good. Worked on getting web pages up, including hypertext links to gifs. This was only possible by tricking WebWorks into passing it through without converting characters. Lesson Learned: plan for the document conver- sion process, the software available still limits abilities. Made some graphics to go with pages - gives the pages a polished look. Took

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

, as wellteaching planning and team-work. The students commonly use this course to decide whetherMechanical Engineering is the major they want to declare. It is a two-credit course, and mostfreshmen take this course in addition to their first-year calculus, physics, and chemistry courses.As a result, a main concern in this class is to make it a fun experience for the students, whilemaking sure that the students get a full flavor for what to expect in Mechanical Engineering.2.1 Question #1: Am I ready for what is involved in teaching?This first question addresses aspects of teaching that we are never exposed to as doctoralstudents. The following discussion addresses my experiences in issues such as preparing thecourse structure, preparing and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

practical ingenuity (skill in the ability and self-confidence planning, combining and to adapt to rapid or major adapting) change a profound understanding of function on multidisciplinary the importance of teamwork teams flexibility & agility flexibility an ability to think both critically and creatively, creativity independently and cooperatively understand the impact of leadership

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy Feola, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

industry professionals to activelyparticipate as content providers. Finally, influences to adopt social media technologiesfurther drove development of more features that promote collaborative relationshipsbetween students, teachers, and industry. Examples of how social media concepts plan tobe used used in the careerME.org website called my.careerme, are also explored.1. Introduction – How to Address a NeedWhen the project conceptualization process started in early summer 2008 for the Societyof Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Education Foundation1, the idea was to create aweb portal to show high school and college students, primarily between grades 11-14,that there are and will continue to be lucrative, high paying jobs in manufacturing;despite

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Mechanical Engineering

unsolicitedcomments from students after class such as “thank you for doing this [assistive] project.” Figure 2: Automated Pill Dispenser Prototype, Accommodating Multiple Disabilities (Functional prototype and photo by “Team #18”: B. Ludwig, N. Bryant, and C. Schults)3.2 Course Background: 3rd Year Design Methods rdThe 3 year Design Methods course strengthens and extends the foundational conceptsintroduced in 1st year Cornerstones Design for all engineering and engineering technologymajors, excluding materials joining and civil engineering (60-90 students per year.) Studentsexplore a variety of engineering design methods through a semester-long reverse-engineering re-design team project. Example topics include: planning the

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

policiessituated within colleges (P&T). By conducting in-depth interviews with STEM faculty membersand exploring organizational texts such as the PL and P&T document guidelines, or college anduniversity level strategic plans and policies for stopping the tenure clock or granting courserelief, we will demonstrate the usefulness of the IE method in engineering education research.This methodology has theoretical and policy implications that address the phenomenon ofwomen’s underrepresentation among engineering faculty.We begin this paper with a discussion of the sociological theory investigating the construct of an“ideal worker” in the context of academia. We then describe some of the theory behind theinstitutional ethnography research method, and

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

performance.This paper concludes with recommendations for fostering engagement in undergraduate coursesand plans for future work. Our results linking course performance with completion of extra creditassignments will spur further study of how to best encourage learning in heat transfer courses.Course BackgroundThe introductory heat transfer course held in Fall 2009 had three required components: an in-class component, an at-home component, and a laboratory component. In addition, there wereoptional components that students could choose to pursue including attending the teachingassistant-led sessions or completing extra credit assignments. There were 61 students enrolled inthe course, and 60 students agreed to participate in this engagement study.There

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

assistance of an outside expert in assessment. • Revisit the scope of the exercise. Should it include both operating point and series/parallel configurations, or should it be limited to determining the operating point? • Make improvements to the in lab apparatus to make it easier to operate and gather data. The less the students have to think about operating the equipment the more thought they can put into the concepts.In addition to the exercise specific steps listed above there are plans for a significant upgrade tothe entire suite of exercises. Future work planned for the overall project includes: 1) Researching the feasibility of moving the exercises online making them much more accessible to others

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Focus groups are used as one of the assessment methods. The assessment result is used to further improve the laboratory course. Economy: As much as possible, space, money and student time should be economized. A multidisciplinary facility, shared between ECE and ME classes would allow efficient use of space and equipment, better use of available funds, and elimination of overlap among individual departmental labs. Focusing experiments on control technologies, embedded systems, and industrial drives rather than a plurality of devices would result in economies of space, money and student time.To achieve these goals we have carefully planned the new control laboratory. As part of thisprocess

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Michael Evans, Virginia Tech; Brett Jones, Virginia Tech; Carol Brandt, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Participants learned how to be receptive to adviceand opinions from viewers, which they in turn incorporated into new iterations of their design.This created an online collaborative environment to complement the on-site activities of theyoung participants.Studio STEM used the design studio as a pedagogic model for introducing STEM throughenergy conservation as a focus area. Predicated on a common construct in architectural fields, the“studio” as physical and virtual space allowed students the opportunity to share design plans as“pin-up sessions” or “gallery walks.” Students focused on, explained, and justified their designsin design critiques (or “crits”), incorporated the input from their peers, and refined their designideas. 22,23 Likewise, our