Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

. Page 20.7.11 Figure 6. The team accepting the “3rd place in engineering” trophyIII. Assessment of Student LearningAt the end of the design development phase, students were asked to rate their understanding ofthe eight areas of this phase according to the following (i) not improved, (ii) improved, (iii)improved and (iv) greatly improved. The outcome as shown in Figure 7 indicates students werevery strong in three areas: Energy efficient strategy, Engineering design process and Design ofnet-zero energy house after the design development phase. Home management systems,passive and active heating and cooling strategies were adequately covered as majority of thestudents indicated their understanding improved or greatly

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Megan Elizabeth Sharp, IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology; Alison L. Stevenson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

disparities between the world’s rich and poor nations,including international trade, international organizations, national and local governance, and thecultural imperatives that guide a society’s actions.Following a look at the societal context in which development takes place, students begin tothink critically about the development process itself, and the role of the development workerwithin a community. They look at various approaches to development work and the stepsnecessary for successful project planning and implementation. Students are challenged todevelop a community assessment survey that could be used to gather the information necessary

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

our teachers such asdiscussions of the inquiry-focused literature and presentations of videotaped examples of studentdiscussion. Since the data collected by the Thought Cloud was largely textual, we looked tolexicometry as a way to assess to what extent teachers were eliciting rich explanations from theirstudents thus indicating if our interventions were bearing fruit. An emerging form of multivariatestatistical analysis, lexicometry is a powerful way to compare, classify, and analyze textual data(Lebart, 1998; Bautista et al, 2010; Schuerer, 2009) that distinguishes itself from other forms ofanalysis because of its ability to visualize emergent trends in an immediate and accessible form.With it, we realized we could quickly and easily

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. This communication was usedto determine proficiency in the four targeted assignment outcomes. In addition to the outsourcesite dialog, the outcome of the outsource project and the deliverable results, were also used toevaluate a rubric bases assessment of each project. The rubric used is shown below: Performance Limited or No Some Proficiency High Proficiency Criteria Proficiency (1) (2) Proficiency (3) (4) Score 1 - Using of Struggled with Used the outsource Used the Extended the use Internet based the use of the agent site but outsource agent of the outsource tools as a means outsource agent

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

in changing students’ attitudes toward technology as adiscipline and as a career. The survey questions were modified from the Pittsburg EngineeringSurvey, designed to assess engineering students’ perceptions of the educational climate at theiruniversities.19Closed form questions were utilized for the survey. Due to the small sample size, the questionswere rated on a 3-point Likert scale with responses of agree, undecided, and disagree.Patton20 recommends utilizing multiple methodologies when studying a phenomenon in order tostrengthen the design. That process is termed "triangulation". To triangulate the data, weexamined the literature on women in technology-rich disciplines, as well as the literature onfreshman seminars. We also

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nalini Bhushan; Glenn Ellis; Eleanor Ory

, National Academy Press,Washington, D.C. (2000).11 Wallace, J.D. and J.J. Mintzes, “The concept map as a research tool: Exploring conceptual change in biology,”Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 27, 10, (1990).12 Walker, J.M.T. and P.H. King, “Concept mapping as a form of student assessment and instruction in the domain ofbioengineering,” Journal of Engineering Education, 92, 2, (2003).13 Besterfield-Sacre, M., J. Gerchak, L.J. Shuman and H. Wolfe, Using Concept Maps for Evaluating ProgramObjectives, Proceedings, 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO, Nov. 5-8, (2003).14 Starr, M.L. and J.S. Krajcik, “Concept maps as a heuristic for science curriculum development: Towardimprovement in process and product,” Journal of

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

-processors system that usesPIC16F84As is compared with the original design using a single MC68HC11 processor. The costfor both systems is very similar, but the flexibility that multi-processor system provides isbeyond this assessment. Single CPU System Cost Multi-CPUs System Cost MC68HC11 & EVB $80 PIC16F84A*10 $40 Motor Driver PCB & $100 Motor Driver PCB & $100 Accessories Accessories Misc Components $30 Misc Components $50 Total $210 Total $190 Table 1. The Estimated Cost Comparison between Two SystemsV. Conclusion This project was

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Drummer; James Frendewey; Sheryl Sorby; Kris Mattila; John Sutherland; Leonard Bohmann

• Domain knowledge • Leadership and change management • Optimization/networks • Management/management philosophy • Queuing • How does an individual make decisions? • Simulation • Organizational decision making • Legal issues • Identifying organizational processes • Project management • Documenting how processes work • Scheduling • Reference Models (SCORE, ITIL) • Risk assessment, insurance • Performance Metrics • Estimation, bidding • Benchmarking • Government issues • Six Sigma, Reliability

Conference Session

Visualization

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Charlesworth; Thomas Drummer; Kedmon Hungwe; Sheryl Sorby

through instruction.There appears to be a generic shift from ‘analytic’ to ‘holistic’ skill that is tied to thedevelopment of spatial expertise. Dreyfus & Dreyfus (1986) describe this in terms of ahierarchical skill development model. Hungwe (1999) describes transformations ofknowledge and skill over time in machining work that are consistent with the Dreyfus &Dreyfus model. More research is needed to better understand the development of spatialvisualization skills and strategy over time. In particular there is a need to understand therole of strategy in skill development and the best ways of teaching strategy to novicelearners so that they can perform optimally in school-type assessments. Specificinstruction on strategy coupled with

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Plesha; Gary Gray; Francesco Costanzo

systems: 1. the real world contains ugly, nasty elements that sometimes can and sometimes cannot be included in a model and choices need to be made as to how complicated a model needs to be; 2. the model they create and solve is just that: a model ; that is, it is not the real system and assessments need to be made as to the accuracy and adequacy of their model.As part of this, we should also mention that even the choice of component system (e.g.,polar, path, Cartesian, etc.) is an essential part of the modeling process for any givenproblem.We now present two example of our approach—one from statics and one from dynamics,Examples of Our Structured ApproachIn this section we report some examples to demonstrate the practical

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Li; Kai Li; Jing Zhao; Xin Tang

H E H Lab OUTPUT2 W INPUT2 0 3 A L L Gateway Figure 6. The firewall structure of the laboratory7. Assessment of the Education Impact of the LabAs the Linux Operating System rapidly evolves to surpass all others as the competing OS to Windows,the strong demand for professionals with significant Linux exposure and experience is expected to createa

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan

materials in the METControls course. But a rigorous research was not done to assess the percent of successwith the introduction of above select MATLAB commands virtual laboratory exercises.ConclusionsThe paper has been confined to the use of select MATLAB commands. The MATLABhelp facility can provide additional information on the use of these individual commands.The paper has concentrated on the application of these select commands as is taught inthe controls analysis and design course. The elimination of the distraction ofintermediate calculations in the controls analysis/design helps all ET students concentrateand understand the important subject matter during the course. An additional advantage

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

opportunities for fatigue and repetitive motion Rapid Upper Limb Assessment reduction. (RULA) analysis of the left limb, See Figure 2 setting the exhaust pipe mounting rubbers to underbody hooks. Figure 2: Ergonomic Analysis of Exhaust System InstallationAt a Ford engine plant two operations were video taped and simulated for ergonomic evaluation.Numerous postures and activities were rated and presented to the plant’s safety committee. Someopportunities were identified and implemented immediately

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mingle; Tom Roberts

teacher expertise, teaching ability, de-fined curriculum, and learning environment. Further, effective assessment techniques and facultyprofessional development strengthen the bonds between learning and knowledging. Particularlyin current times, an additional important aspect becomes generational preferences.Knowledging the Curriculum & Capstone CoursesUndergraduate engineering education is currently composed of information. Certainly, the firstthree years are primarily involved with information teaching and learning. Yet, these classes inengineering are potentially available to transfer some knowledge — perform knowledging — ifthe professors recognize that knowledge transfer is important. To date this has not been a com-mon occurrence. In

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Caulfield; G Kohli; S P Maj

warn managers against blindlymaking the instinctive fix to a late project”12.However, not all would agree with this assessment. For example, the effects of Brooks’ lawcan be actively mitigated by strategies such as adding developers early in the developmentcycle3,26, adding more developers than are expected to be needed24, and ensuring thatdocumentation, technical reviews, and a less territorial ownership of software artefacts byindividual developers are used to spread the knowledge about the project28,42. Raymond30even suggests that Brooks’ law breaks down completely under large-scale, distributeddevelopment such as Linux.So, what are students and practitioners to make of these different views? In many respectsBrooks’ law has stood the test

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

High Attrition Rates Among Science andEngineering Undergraduate Majors". Ethonography and Assessment Bureau of Sociological Research, Universityof Colorado, Boulder, (83-95).[5] Tinto, V., 1993, “Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition”, Second Edition,University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.[6] Touton, S., McDonald, C., Monte, A., Hein, G., June, 2004 “Engineers Need Mentors Too!” Proceedings of the2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society ofEngineering Education, Salt Lake City, Utah.AMY E. MONTE – Amy E. Monte is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at MichiganTechnological University. She received her BS and MS in

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mancine; Scott Harper; Ryan Scott; Hassan Rajaei

API should result in shorteneddevelopment times for experienced C++ programmers. The extensible architecture of theSimPlus object hierarchy additionally allows for highly customized behaviors to be used inspecialized simulations.We aim to further improve the tool and there are number of improvement candidates. The eventlist could be improved adding a Calendar Queue. The simulation engine can be modified tosupport distributed and parallel simulation. For the latter, we have recently implemented a Page 9.1098.14parallel version of SimPlus whose description will be published soon. Finally, we plan to use thetool by other students to assess its

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bullen Frank

relate to a local industry partner, who they are familiarwith, makes both the problem and the solution relevant to their learning experience. A bonusis that linking of assessment methods with learning outcomes throughout the program, toidentify graduate skills allows teaching institutions to market the strengths of their graduates.For example the use of case studies during undergraduate learning could mean that theinstitution could claim something like “our graduates have an understanding of the real needsof industry”.The School of Engineering at the University of Tasmania has links with a number ofindustries and some are indicated in Table 1. This paper provides some details of the teachingand research benefits obtained from the link between

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret P. Battin; Gordon B. Mower; Angela R. Harris; JoAnn Lighty

engineering - includingthe Associate Dean, and two Professors - are auditing the class, and their feedback is included.Finally, a discussion of future improvements and expansion of the class is presented.IntroductionOver the last several years, the University of Utah, College of Engineering, has been preparingfor its Fall 2003, ABET EC 2000 visit. EC 2000 requires several new and different challengesfor students in the College, specifically under Criterion 3, Programs Outcomes and Assessments: Page 9.550.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Voigt; Nathan Shenck; Delores Etter; Thomas Salem; Samara Firebaugh

speaker connected to afunction generator, they were able to define the approximate desired center frequencies for theirthree filters. They were then assigned the task of selecting appropriate resistor values (R1 – R9 inthe schematic) to create the required frequency response. To assist in their design effort, aspreadsheet was developed (shown in Figure 9) with the design equations for the Butterworthfilters pre-programmed. This spreadsheet enabled students to rapidly assess the gain andfrequency range of the filters as they changed resistor values.After an introduction to soldering and a little time practicing on old circuit boards, the studentsthen collected their resistors (using the resistor color chart to confirm value) and soldered

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

of datacollection. As part of a graduate research project, ITS-GPS was used in an assessment of trafficnoise along interstates I-5, I-84 and I-205 on Portland metropolitan area. The research used theFederal Highway Administration Traffic Noise Model (TNM) for traffic noise prediction. One ofthe factors affecting the propagation of noise from the source to receiver is the existence ofsound barriers. The main variables that affect noise level are the barrier type, shape, height, andelevation. There are currently no data inventories available for noise barrier locations for thestudy area. The research used the advantages of the ITS-GPS technology to collect data for boththe spatial and the noise barrier types within the study area

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Joslyn

individuals who wrote the section of the reportrelating to the area. In this way, individual performance was assessed and individualunderstanding was evaluated by the team mentor. It was also emphasized that the reportwould be sent to ATK Thiokol in Utah to accompany the fired case which was sent backto ATK for post-fire analysis. This gave the cadets motivation (beyond their grade) towrite a good report. Their report was representing their school to professional engineerssupporting the program, many of whom they met during their field trip to ATK. Thesame report was sent to Vulcan Systems who poured the propellant grain for the program.The FalconLAUNCH program received high marks when it was reviewed by the

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel; David Jonassen

C. Yoganathan, A P. (2001). Problem-based learning in biomedical engineering curricula. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 2, F3E/16-F3E/21 (IEEE cat n 01CH37193).3 Cline, Matthew J. Powers, Gary J. (1997). Problem based learning in a chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory. IEEE Frontiers in Education, 350-354,4 Armarego, J. (2002). Advanced software design: A case in problem-based learning. IEEE Computer Society: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training.5 Mitchell GG, Delaney JD. (2004). An assessment strategy to determine learning outcomes in a software engineering Problem-based learning course. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20 (3): 494- 5026

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theo Brower; Meredith Knight; Chris Rogers

2.5 2.9 programs, parts suppliers) function. …received mentoring from faculty that I would not otherwise have 3.1 2.5 received had I not participated. The third research question involved assessing any and all impacts the RoboticsAcademy had on its participants. When asked about the advantages and challenges ofworking with an interdisciplinary team, students responded that exposure to a variety ofperspectives and learning styles, having other team members to introduce them todifferent fields, becoming aware of resources and developing communication skills wereadvantageous aspects of working with people from different majors

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Macnab

university. It gives students permission to take charge of their owneducation. It encourages students to try different study techniques than they have used in the pastto try and find out what will actually work for them. Also, some concrete study techniques areoutlined that have worked for many students. Finally, a brief assessment of how university skillswill be valuable as practicing engineers is presented as further motivation.Legal rights teenagers do not haveHigh school students, or teenagers, do not enjoy a full range of legal rights. The age at whichthere is a transition in legal status from child to adult varies in different jurisdictions. Moststudents, however, will begin high school as a legal child and finish university as a legal

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Schurmann; C. Stewart Slater

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [20] and do life cycle assessment on the productproduced [21]. This will show the flows of energy and materials from “cradle to grave” and theimpacts on the environment. Through this analysis, the student team can see the challenges andneeds for separation processes. Once the student team identifies an area to use pervaporation, then they can propose andconduct bench-scale experiments to get preliminary data to do scale-up and design calculations.For the case mentioned in this paper, the students have chosen to investigate a pharmaceuticalproduction where organic solvents such as acetone, ethanol, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone,isopropanol, toluene are commonly used. The challenge in a process

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

. Page 7.703.9* The steps are: understand the technologies, gather site resource data, assess the amount of power needed, estimatecosts of viable options, select a technology, specify and install the system, and monitor and document performance.. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe choice to develop a methodology for selecting among available technologies, as opposed torefining a single technology, was important for at least two reasons. First, it allowed the studentto gain familiarity with multiple options to address a prevalent need. This type of e xpertise isoften more in demand for

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone

researcher and of his peers? The changing attitude toward vivisection itselfshould raise concerns about research methods and our limited ability to assess how humane andethical our own current research methods may be. Indeed, Moreau’s exile from society wasprompted by changing public, if not scientific, opinions about the innate cruelty of vivisection: It was in the silly season, and a prominent editor, a cousin of the temporary laboratory assistant [who infiltrated Moreau’s laboratory], appealed to the conscience of the nation. It was not the first time that conscience has turned against the methods of research. The doctor was simply howled out of the country. It may be that he deserved to be; but I still think

Conference Session

Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kara Bliley; Emily Mowry; Amy Gray; Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson; Sean Brophy

. Sargent, J. (1997) Miss Ever’s Boys. [Movie] Time Warner Entertainment.2. Belmont Report.(1979) Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of HumanSubjects of Research http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm3. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000) How people learn:Brain, mind, experience, and school, Expanded Edition. Washington, DC: NationalAcademy Press. http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ .4. Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt. 1997 The Jasper Project: Lessons inCurriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development. Mahwah, NJ:Erlbaum..5. Wachowski, A. (1999). The Matrix.[Movie] Warner Brothers.6. Spottiswoode (1993). The Band Played On. [Movie] Home Box Office

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ratnajeevan Hoole; Dushyanthi Hoole

persons cannot reap the full benefits of distance education.In addition, coming to the central campus in Colombo means students need to rentaccommodation which is usually not possible for a short period unless one goes to an expensivehotel. Besides, the insurgency in Sri Lanka means that Tamils students will not be easily offeredaccommodation by land-lords frightened of getting dragged into possible anti-terrorism casesand being detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act as an accessory.Similarly, the need to come often to the central campus to sit examinations, quizzes andcontinuous assessment tests also makes a mockery of the term “distance”. So also with thenecessary student-teacher conferences. Indeed, many working persons drop out