Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #8457A Comprehensive Model for Motivating and Preparing Under-representedStudents, Educators and Parents in Science, Engineering and TechnologyDr. Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Ph.D, is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the College of Education at Texas State University. She teachers graduate courses in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and collaborates on various state and national STEM teacher professional development programs and pre-engineering student outreach programs. Araceli holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8892A Systems-Centric, Foundational Experience in CircuitsDr. Tom Weller, University of South Florida Thomas M. Weller received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1988, 1991, and 1995, respectively, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From 1988-1990 he worked at Hughes Aircraft Company in El Segundo, CA. He joined the University of South Florida in 1995 where he is currently professor and chair in the Electrical Engineering Department.Dr. Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Carol Haden holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Northern Arizona University, with

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #5759Designing a Survey Instrument for a National Study of Direct-pathway andReturning Engineering Graduate StudentsErika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan Erika Mosyjowski works for the University of Michigan College of Engineering both as a student affairs professional and as a research associate in engineering education. She holds a Master’s in Higher Edu- cation from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna R. Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan in

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

in Higher Education”. He joined Durham from a Senior Research Associate position at Stuttgart University, Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Schaefer has conducted research on product modeling, variant design, product lifecycle management, design-with-manufacture integration, standardized product data exchange, as well as digital and virtual engineering. His current research focus concerns the highly topical area of Cloud- based Design and Manufacturing (CBDM). A passionate educator, Dr. Schaefer also conducts research on Design Education, Personalized Learning, Distance Learning, and Professional Faculty Development. He has published more than 120 technical papers

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

enable them to grow in both of these areas.This year a series of workshops were designed and developed for the varied needs of the faculty,both experienced and new, in the art and practice of undergraduate engineering education. Whilethe workshops varied from a macro-level discussion of the School’s core competencies inteaching to two day-long workshops in the mechanics of teaching, collaboration was soughtacross campus lines and across different institutions, leveraging the experiences of thoseinvolved in similar endeavors in other academic or administrative units.This paper will document the benefits to the School including the sharing of “best practices” inteaching the various undergraduate courses, in much the same way as a local version of

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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College Industry Partnerships

, faculty seminars and other faculty interactionactivities, field trips, etc. However, it appears that most of these have been supported on federalgrant funds, institutional funds, or some combination. A unique aspect of the MSU program, andthe focus of this paper, is the involvement of industry sponsors/partners in pursuing the goaldescribed above.The learning component includes two courses. The first, a team-based design course, is requiredof all incoming students, and serves 1100 students per year. The second, a computing-basedproblem solving course, is required for eight of ten engineering majors and serves 850 studentsper year.The residential-based (living component) co-curricular program involves nearly 500 first-yearstudents living in a

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

past three years. Page 25.662.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Gamification as a Strategy for Promoting Deeper Investigation in a Reverse Engineering ActivityAbstractThis paper explores the impacts of gamification on students’ investigations in a reverseengineering activity. The activity, which occurs in the first month of a freshman design andcommunication cornerstone course, challenges students to develop an understanding of howdesign decisions are made and the trade-offs involved in realizing a work of engineering design.In the most recent iteration

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

scholarship, the Cororan award for best article in the journal Chemical Engineering Education (twice), and the Martin award for best paper in the ChE Division at the ASEE Annual Meeting.Dr. Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from NC State and her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon Univer- sity. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NCSU since 2000, Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina J. Casad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Inc.12. Wolf, D. P. (1987). The art of questioning. Academic Connections, 1-7.13. Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2004). Problem-based learning: What and how do students learn? Educational Psychology Review, 16, 235-266. Page 25.886.1414. Hmelo-Silver, C. E. & Barrows, H. S. (2006). Goals and strategies of a problem-based learning facilitator, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 1, 21-39.15. Elmore, B., Jawaharlal, M., & Hays, G. (2003a). Improving performance through simulation: A scenario- based learning approach. White paper: Experia Solutions, MN.16. Elmore, B., Jawaharlal, M., &

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University; Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

only. Additionally, the final grade average was found topredominantly reflect the performances in lecture-based engineering courses.I. IntroductionThis paper originated during the ongoing process of program revisions in the Department ofMechanical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand. The current bachelor’s andgraduate programs have been in use since 2002 and are due for a major adjustment in 2011. Bothcurrent and proposed bachelor’s degree curricula are very traditionally structured as they are bestdescribed by a series of courses and the corresponding content [1].As the opening for formal curriculum flexibility is very limited due to the stringent requirementson compulsory courses and credits, as demanded by the Commission on

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

programsthat were implemented for the first time in summer 2009. The Summer Math Jam is a two-weekintensive mathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation for college-level mathcourses. The Summer Engineering Institute is a two-week residential summer camp that offersparticipating students the opportunity to gain insight into the engineering academic programthrough a combination of lectures, hands-on laboratory activities, workshops and projects withengineering professionals. This paper summarizes the results of the first year of implementationof these two summer programs.2. The Summer Math Jam2.1 Program GoalsAlthough nationally, interest in science and engineering is lower for Latino, African American,and Native American students

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

-learning community;(2) a multi-tiered student mentoring program that includes peer-to-peer mentoring, facultymentoring, and practicing-engineer mentoring; (3) an innovative Introduction to Engineeringcourse; (4) common cohort classes for several courses; (5) a new developmental mathematicscourse for underprepared students; (6) peer tutoring; and (7) a six-week Summer Bridge Programfor at-risk students. This paper focuses on one initiative, the Summer Bridge Program.The Summer Bridge Program is designed to integrate first-year students into the socio-academicenvironment of the COE at an early stage. The program consists of non-credit bearing workshopsfocusing on an intensive pre-calculus math review, an engineering science preview, and afreshmen

Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jammie Hoskin; Brad Wambeke; Ronald Welch

Session 3515 Classical Analysis Techniques Set the Stage for Mastery of Computer Analysis Techniques MAJ Brad Wambeke MAJ Jammie Hoskin COL Ronald W. Welch United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the successful use of classical analysis techniques by the ABET-accredited CE program at the U.S. Military Academy to assist students in unlocking themysteries embedded in commercial structural analysis programs that are based on theDirect Stiffness Method. We believe that students

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #8444Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork in a Project-based, Team-based First Year Introductory Engineering CourseDr. Laura K Alford, University of MichiganDr. Robin Fowler, University of MichiganDr. Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan Dr. Sheffield is a Lecturer in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Page 24.554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. His research interests have been in image and video processing, medical imaging, data analysis and pattern recognition. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical journal and conference papers on these topics. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of ASEE. Page 24.322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Correlating Experience and Performance of On-Campus and On-Line Students Assisted by Computer Courseware: a Case StudyAbstractStudies on student surveys can reveal student learning experience, but the results are generallysubjective. In this paper

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Sarah Marie Riordan, Robert Morris University; Stephanie Abbott; Sarah Mukui Mutunga, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8977Impact of a 5-Week Collegiate Level Residential STEM Summer Program onSecondary School Students (research to practice)Dr. Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University Ben Campbell holds a BS in physics and MS in electrical engineering from Penn State and a PhD in en- gineering from Robert Morris University. For the first decade of his career, he worked as a laser engineer at the Penn State Electro-Optics Center. In 2011 he joined Robert Morris University as an Assistant Pro- fessor of Engineering. Since 2005, Dr. Campbell has served as faculty for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (a

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10539Increasing Female Participation in Engineering: Evaluating *CAMP NAME*Summer CampMs. Jessica R McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Jessica McCormick is the Academic Program Coordinator for the Engineering Dual Degree Program (EDDP), a partnership between Butler University and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. In this position she coordinates and runs all aspects of the program; including advising current students, program alumni relationships, and prospective and admitted student contact. She also manages the internship program for all EDDP students. She is the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Maass; Kesa Black; Heather Storace; Anne Ranes; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

with theProfessors is a result of ASU-SWE’s goal to focus on academic and research opportunities.Also aligned with the goal of increasing academic support, ASU-SWE plans to implement atechnical paper competition in the spring. SWE members will present their presentations tojudges and receive feedback before submitting their work to the region. This will increase the Page 10.1263.9number of students that apply for the regional and national technical paper competitions. It will Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

many variables present during the process of teaming, they will be able to succeed inany team situation. In order to achieve this understanding, a training program oriented to thisgoal could make the difference in helping students to become real team players in the classroomand in the corporate world. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that shows theelements to consider when designing team training programs to help students to becomeeffective team players. First definitions on teams and team effectiveness are presented, followedby an overview of the need of team training. Then, a summary of the team training literature isshown and finally the Effective Team Player (ETP) - Team Training Framework is

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blaine Lilly; John Merrill

Session 2793 A Curriculum Collaboration Model: Working with Upper Division Students to Improve a First-Year Program Blaine Lilly, John Merrill, Omer Masud, Stuart Brand, Michael Hoffmann, Anita Ahuja, Vamsi Ivaturi The Ohio State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an overview of a quarter-long design-build project in the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) course sequence, which is part of the First-Year Engineering Program at TheOhio State University (OSU). The current design-build project is discussed

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivia Dees; Saeed Foroudastan

muchneeded to confront these problems. An alternative to the damaging effects of monocultureis intercropping.A number of solutions can be implemented in order to combine different areas of interestfor a common goal. Engineering advances, through the use of even the most basicformulas, may brighten our socioecological future with a confident sense of economics.It is highly important that current engineering students are introduced to the methods ofagricultural and biological engineering that are described in this paper. The world’spopulation grows rapidly while its resources deplete just as quickly. If engineeringstudents are introduced to innovative methods of agricultural and biological engineeringearly on, some may decide to pursue a career in

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Albee; Laura Dillon; Jonathon Oleszkiewicz; George Stockman

Session # 2620 CS1 and CS2 Pr ogr amming Exams for Assessing Lear ning and Teaching G. Stockman, P. Albee, L. Dillon, J . Oleszkiewicz Michigan State Univer sityAbstractIn the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Michigan State University (CSE/MSU),we use timed programming exams in our introductory programming courses to assess bothindividual student programming skills and course instruction. Administration and design ofthese exams presented challenging problems. In this paper, we describe these problems andhow we solved them in our programming exam system. Additionally, we describe

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

in engineering education. The table below makes the need for work in this area clear.Some instruments have no published validity or reliability testing at all.Instrument Validity testing Reliability testing FormatBESTEAMS None published None published Likert scale, paper-and-pencilTeam Developer™ Trained observers Inter-rater reliability Likert scale, Convergent / discriminant Internal consistency computer-basedThompson Faculty observation None published Not described

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

questions that they felt reluctant tostate in class but could communicate easily in an email. By the middle of the term they weremore comfortable saying that they were not understanding a concept and were happy to set up aconvenient time to meet before they got too far behind. Another unanticipated outcome was thatmany improved the tone and content of the emailed journals. Based on anecdotal evidencegathered throughout two semesters, this paper will promote journaling as a key communicationand teaching tool for adjuncts teaching computational classes.IntroductionIn 1997 adjunct faculty represented 47 percent of the teaching staff in universities and up to 60percent in community colleges. In schools of engineering, they hold about 36 percent of

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Baratuci; Angela Linse

Session 3413 Heat Transfer On-Line William B. Baratuci, Angela R. Linse University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering / Center for Engineering Learning and TeachingIntroductionThis paper describes a project in which the internet was used to deliver a core course in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington (UW). This web-baseddistance-learning section of Transport Processes II, commonly known as “heat transfer,” wasoffered in Spring 2001. The distance

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Cooperstock

demand an unreasonablewhich they are intended for use. While the cognitive amount of attention from the instructor (or skilleddemands on an instructor necessitate a user interface that technician) to be widely accepted by the teachinginvolves minimal interaction and poses minimal distraction, community.we often find that performing a task as simple as playing a This paper describes our response to these problems, whichvideo tape requires over a dozen steps through the has been to augment electronic classrooms in the Faculty ofclassroom control system. Thus, instructors often find the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Yellamraju; Kurt Gramoll

technological changes and shifts in educationalpractices, the education system is challenged with providing increased educational opportunitiesand providing for lifelong learning. However the implementation of such systems has beendifficult due in part to the lack of proper organization and administration by educationinstitutions and student access to the useful programs. Web based learning essentially usesspecial capabilities of the Internet to deliver methods for learning to improve the way thatengineering students can understand engineering principals. This paper discusses an innovativeuse of delivering course content for Static’s and Dynamics over the Internet so that otherinstructors have access to the material and can be used in their own

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

computer graphics and computer generatedpresentation material.3. The topic was explained in sufficient detail. Experimental Analysis Evaluation1. Ability to apply fundamental concepts.2. Ability to apply error analysis to results.3. Ability to comprehend and discuss results. Design Project Evaluation1. The report included a sufficient discussion of published papers and other resources.2. The report was organized in a clear and logical manner.3. The component or system was described sufficiently using well-designed experiments.4. The appropriate analysis tools were applied in the design.5. The results were interpreted correctly.Table 2. Evaluation forms used in the assessment process. Each

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Gross; David Clarke; David Bentler; Joseph Hitt; Janet Baldwin; Ronald Welch

Session 3630 The ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Participants’ Perspective And Assessment Ronald Welch, Janet Baldwin, David Bentler, David Clarke, Shawn Gross, Joseph Hitt United States Military Academy/Roger Williams University/ University of Kentucky/ Clemson University/Villanova UniversityAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the ExCEEd (Excellence in CivilEngineering Education) Teaching Workshop (ETW) through daily documented thoughts,feelings, and impressions of one team, consisting of four participants with

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attrition from engineering programs. Dr. Ivey et al. received the 2005 Best Research Paper award from the ASEE Midwest Section, and the 2006 award from ASEE Zone III for the preliminary publication from the learning style project. She teaches courses in transportation engineering and engineering statistics and conducts research in the area of sustainable community development and freight modeling. She is a lead faculty instructor for the Herff College of Engineering’s targeted outreach program, Girls Experiencing Engineering, since its inception in 2004, and has also served as program faculty in other co-educational outreach programs. She has experience as a high-school math/science teacher, is the faculty advisor for