Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

International

impact what I do in the future. It opened myeyes to traveling and experiencing different cultures.”In that Advanced Electronic Circuit Design was presented in three different cities, it was decidedto assign the reflection papers on a city-by-city basis. At the end of each city stay, students wereasked to write “a short (~ one page) reflection paper concerning your stay in that city, thecultural differences that you noted, the engineering-related tours and lectures, and anything elsethat was of particular interest …” While the content of the papers was not graded, a sincerestudent effort was required to achieve full credit (tours, guest lectures, and global impactsaccounted for a portion of the course grade). Papers were handed in as soft copies

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

, materials and synthetic environments, such as virtual reality and 3-Dimensionalmodeling 19,20.Weekly seminars were held at BAE Systems, and included speakers and hands-on projects(described later). Binghamton University provided assistance with several of the hands-onprojects. Binghamton University (BU) is located in Binghamton, NY and is one of fouruniversity centers within the 64-campus State University of New York system. BU consists ofsix schools and colleges, including the T. J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science,and twenty-four specialized research centers 21.The Roller CoasterA model roller coaster was utilized to stimulate overall interest in engineering technology,especially in the areas of automotive, civil, structural

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayyana Chakravartula, University of California-Berkeley; Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science; Cheng Li, University of California-Berkeley; Shikha Gupta, University of California-Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

maintaining and/or improving the numbers of students who studyengineering at the university level1,2. Furthermore, although children are naturally interested inthe technologies they see in everyday life, they are not always in contact with adults who havethe expertise to entertain their questions. For these children, an outreach program can offerexposure to engineering skills such as analysis, development, building and testing through hands-on activities2. Boston’s Museum of Science lists several reasons why engineering should beintroduced to children at an early age. These include gaining the problem-solving skills learnedthrough studying engineering, increasing motivation to study math and science by demonstratingrelevant applications for these

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Ashraf Khan, Saginaw Valley State University; Yu Zou, Saginaw Valley State University; Wesley Beck, Saginaw Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #39650Board 77: A Study on Student Success in Circuit Theory withComplimentary Videotaped Problem-Solving Demonstrations in ChallengingTimesDr. Mohammad Ashraf Khan, Saginaw Valley State UniversityDr. Yu Zou, Saginaw Valley State UniversityWesley Beck, Saginaw Valley State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Study on Student Success in Circuit Theory with Complimentary Videotaped Problem-Solving Demonstrations in Challenging TimesAbstractCircuit Theory is an entry level crucial course in the Electrical and Computer Engineeringprograms and is a cross-listed course for other engineering

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Stephany Coffman-Wolph, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

moving outside to start the hands-on portion of the class.Of the students who enjoyed the course, most mentioned that the course moved slowly.Additionally, students who disliked the course commented that the material was “over my head”.Half of the participants were rising freshman and sophomores who did not have the mathematicsbackground to understand the material presented in the civil lecture. This, combined with thelonger length of the lecture, contributed to student frustration with the course. The only othercourse to have a lecture period longer than fifteen minutes was chemical engineering, which alsohad lower ratings. Most of the courses had short “lecture bursts” of five to ten minutes followedby short hands-on activities before another

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

creation could be expanded to include any science topic taught by any teacherenrolled in our course. In 2004, the enrollment was six teachers; however, the enrollmentwould have dropped had we not expanded the potential subjects.The actual programming for the simulations is performed by one of the authors (Nippert)while the in-service teachers prepare additional background material that is incorporatedinto a web site that the class develops as a team. The education course includes severaltopics that are helpful to the teachers in their daily work and are aimed at stimulatinginterest in and understanding of the engineering profession: 1. An introduction to team based design of a science-related project (the design of a

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Urbina; Hirak Patangia

for further study and attracting undeclared majors to the engineering field. Thecourse has attracted students from diverse fields such as business, psychology, art, computer science, andinformation systems, although the majority of the students take the course with engineering/technology astheir intended major. The students enjoy the laboratory and hands-on project activities of the course,which is a positive characteristic of engineering technology education. The course has been organizedmore as a ‘freshmen success’ course, and the students’ success rate in the course is high. However,according to our current data, a good percentage of the students shun engineering when they realize thedemanding level of mathematical aptitudes and analytical

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6640Does a Middle School Intervention for Girls Have Long-Lasting DifferentialEffects on Their Perceptions of and Participation in Engineering? (researchto practice)Dr. Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Chrysanthe Demetry is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Morgan Teaching & Learning Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and scholarship focuses on materials science education, use of educational technology, K-12 engineering outreach, and intercultural learning in experiential education abroad. As director of the Morgan Center at WPI since

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chao Wang, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

management and entrepreneurial mindset. Technical knowledge isintertwined in the course through labs and projects, including Computer-Aided Design (CAD),3D printing and Arduino programming. The course adopts a flipped classroom approach [14].Most of the lecture time is dedicated to team discussion and groupwork. Labs are mainly usedfor hands-on prototyping and project building.Most students enrolled in this course are from aerospace engineering, chemical engineering,electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, along with a few students from other majorssuch as computer science and material science. Students work in multidisciplinary teams in bothlecture and lab throughout the semester. Two multidisciplinary team design projects are used.During

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

students are challenged to formulate an appropriate dragmodel through a literature search and must justify their choice. A second flight model isformulated using an equivalent impulse, based on the experimental thrust data, as loading. Thestudents calculate flight trajectories based on both nonlinear models using numerical methods andcritically compare/contrast the results. The project has been found to engage students and toeffectively provide hands-on insight in the value, and limitations, of impulse loading methods.Introduction & MotivationA typical mechanical engineering program will address the concept of impulse loading at multiplepoints within the curriculum. The mathematical definition of impulse loading and the subsequentsolution of

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylee Cunning; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Joseph Tighi; Isabella M. Bueno; Jessica Deters

moistureresistance. However, considering the materials and proportions used, the cracking resistancedecreased with the addition of GBWP. Additionally, the educational impact of undergraduateresearch experiences, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, particularly from female rolemodels, in engaging and retaining students in engineering. Reflections from a participant in theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln's Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research ExperiencesProgram (UCARE) and leading author of this study demonstrate how hands-on research andstrong role models enhance practical skills, critical thinking, and confidence. This dual-focusedapproach underscores the benefits of integrating research and education, showing howundergraduate research

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 15.1064.2some material that would relate more directly to attendees’ projects as well as allow attendeeswith similar interests to brainstorm, discuss, and give and receive feedback on the variousinnovative ideas. The goal was to provide support for attendees to develop the sophistication oftheir ideas over the course of the symposium. Overall, the intent of combined activities was toempower faculty who were already leading innovative change in their classrooms to becomeagents of change in their institution or in the engineering education community at large. Thisempowerment stems from the information provided as well as the supportive community ofpractice that developed among attendees. The intent and initial outcomes of the first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

year.An update on our efforts to expand the curriculum from a pilot group of approximately 40students to 433 students in the fall of 2009 is provided, including our efforts to train a team offaculty to teach the courses, purchasing supplies and equipment to facilitate the projects, andpreparing course materials available to students via the web.IntroductionThe College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University has implemented aproject-intensive first-year experience for all engineering students. The new curriculum seeks toprovide a major boost in experiential learning by putting the maintenance and ownership of thelaboratory in the hands of the students. Each student is required to purchase a laptop, a robot kit,several software

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd France, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

disagree, 5 = strongly agree).Unsurprisingly, all seven students in disagreement with this statement exhibited behavior andoffered comments to the effect that they were completely uninterested in pursuing engineering orother STEM-related fields.While there was agreement that increased rigor in terms of math and science would lead to bettercollege preparedness, academy leaders were disinclined to include more content, a reluctancyattributable to the academy’s overarching goals of engagement and inclusiveness. In other words,there was concern that emphasizing content would lead to less interest and retention, and it wasbelieved that hands-on work was necessary to keep students engaged. This harkened back to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Karen T. Klebbe, Centennial High School, Champaign IL; Thomas Tran, University of Chicago; Elizabeth Ann McNeela, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #44359Board 332: Measuring the Impact of a Soft Robotics Curriculum Embeddedin Physics Classes on Students’ Engineering Knowledge, Identity, and CareerInterestDr. Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Holly Golecki (she/her) is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an Associate in the John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. She holds an appointment at the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine in the Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences. She is also a core faculty member at the

Conference Session

Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Md Nizamul Hoque Mojumder, Florida International University; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and an Adjunct Professor in the Civil Engineering Dept. at the Valparaiso University. Dr. Sadri received his doctoral training from the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University with a solid background in Civil Engineering (Transportation), Network Science, and Social Science. Dr. Sadri specializes in resilience engineering, evacuation modeling, shared mobility, social influence modeling, machine learning, agent-based model- ing, and network modeling. Dr. Sadri’s research focuses on the critical interdependence between social and infrastructure networks and integrates human proactive decision-making components into the civil in- frastructure management challenges. Dr. Sadri develops human-centered and

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

College StudentsAbstract Low enrollment and high attrition rates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) based degree programs have created a workforce problem in industries like shipbuildingand repair which are important for national security. Part of this problem can be attributed topedagogical issues like lack of engaging hands-on activities utilized for science and matheducation in middle and high schools. Lack of student interest in technical careers can also beattributed to lack of an integrated approach in teaching math, science and technical education. Toengage student’s interest in the technical career path, it is important that students establish a linkbetween the theoretical knowledge and its application to solve real

Conference Session

ERM: Systematic Reviews!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Geheb, University of Maine; Asli Sezen-Barrie, University of Maine; Karissa Tilbury

: Methods Over Time Between 2009-2013, there are distinctions among EEJ and OEJ articles in researchdesign (Figure 2). EEJs produced more quantitative studies (37%) than OEJs (12.1%), whereasqualitative studies were produced at a higher rate by OEJs (67%) compared to EEJs (41.7%). Avariety of qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized across the studies included in ouranalysis. For example, a study within Journal of Science Education [23] utilized ethnographicmethods to collect observational data and discourse analysis of student talk and actions aroundthe use of engineering notebooks to complete engineering tasks. On the other hand, a studywithin Pre-College Engineering Education Research [24] utilized a series of binary

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Ryan T. Aldridge, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. This paper describes a graduate course on PYNQ Platform that allowsComputer Engineering and Computer Science students to concurrently take this course to designapplications on FPGAs using a software-down approach.This paper highlights the significance of PYTHON programming language to reduce applicationdevelopment time on FPGAs by exploiting a tremendously rich and diverse set of packages,libraries and tools. This is accomplished by providing lecture materials, learning activities,laboratory exercises and project that go hand-in-hand in order to educate the students with theworking knowledge of PYNQ platform. In this course, the information was provided to thestudents in the form of slide presentations, tutorials and journal articles, which

Conference Session

Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

modern engineering profession is built on constantly dealing with decisionmaking based on inadequate data from unreliable sources, ambiguity and continuous shifting ofthe project objectives, and challenging demands from all stake holders including governmentagencies, interest groups and general public. Many research studies have been based on datacollected from industries to determinethe hands-on technical and inter-personal skills required ofengineers(e.g. [1], [2]). Analysis of data has highlighted some key shortcomings of engineeringstudents with respect to requirements of professional careers. Areas for improvement includecommunication and teamwork skills, awareness of ethical, social, environmental and economicissues, and application of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Yujie Wang, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University; Ling Zhu, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

interviews with teachers from Faculty of Engineering andFaculty of Information Technology, and also administrative staff from Kochen HonorsCollege. Those semi-structured interviews offer plenty of first-hand information onthe transformations and operations of the Robotics Class;2) Focus group discussion with students in the Robotics Class. Eight participants fromdifferent grades are encouraged to reflect openly and informally on their degreeprogram. The discussion lasts for 60 minutes, allowing us to explore how do studentslearn computational thinking and what are their attitudes on the learning experiences.3) Documental revision on programs, syllabus and other second-hand materials. Theauthors analyze computational components in the curriculum of

Conference Session

Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Larson, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Darshan Karwat, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

]. Sustainabilityengineering stood as its own discipline in most cases, with major and minor degrees. ABachelor of Science program at Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Engineering and PublicPolicy offers a double major to students completing a core group of multidisciplinary andPjBL courses including decision analysis, economics, statistics, and technical topics, so longas this group is coupled with a traditional engineering or computer science course of study[5]. This study also found that there was a significant difference in how sustainability waspresented between engineering disciplines. For example, chemical and materials engineeringprograms focused their definition of sustainability on pollution prevention. The call for “thedevelopment of a set of community

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University of Maryland.Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering. Prior to joining NAE in October 2002, Dr. Fortenberry held various executive and managerial positions within the National Science Foundation. He received his S.B., S.M., and Sc.D. degrees, all in mechanical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Page 11.496.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Documenting the Research Base

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Laura Maria Roberts; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Kevin David Hale

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7337Meeting the NAE Grand Challenge: Personalized Learning for EngineeringStudents through Instruction on Metacognition and Motivation StrategiesDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University After an eighteen year career in the automotive industry, Dr. De Clerck joined the

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

absolutely no experience “under their belt,” are assigned to teachpractice related courses. Often, teaching design-oriented and/ or field-related subjects do require“first-hand” knowledge that instructors could only get by having taken part, or been involved inreal engineering problems. Relying mainly on textbooks and/ or reference material, as the onlysource to teach from, is regarded by many, as an oversimplification or a deviation from reality.This paper sheds light on the pros and cons of opening-up to off-campus practitioners, andargues for engaging properly selected adjunct faculty in the teaching-learning process, inpartnership with “full-time” regular faculty members. The impetus here is three fold. First, thegeneral belief that well

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

PracticeAbstractTraditional precollege formal education includes state and federal mandated science andmathematics content. Most recently standards also include engineering content to supportinitiatives that. prepare more of the American population for the engineering challenges of thefuture. This study focused on a precollege engineering education intervention. Potentialinteractions between student and school level factors and students’ pre-test achievement wereexplored using a multilevel modeling data analysis approach (i.e. investigating students withinschools). Findings suggest that the statistically significant predictors of the students’ pre-testscores are school socioeconomic status and ethnicity. Students who attended a school with ahigher proportion of

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole L Hird, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9666Impact of Computational Fluid Dynamics use in a First-Year EngineeringResearch Design Project on Future Performance in Fluid MechanicsNicole L Hird, Ohio State University Nicole Hird is a 3rd year Biological Engineering student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has been an undergraduate teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Hon- ors program since her 2nd year, and worked closely with the development of CFD teaching materials accompanying the microfluidics and nanotechnology research-design project.Dr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University Dr. Grzybowski is a

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firouzeh Keshmiri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

professionalorganizations to reach different levels of the rural community. An effective way to introducescience, technology, engineering and math to young women is by providing an opportunity forthem to explore various aspects of the field through dynamic hands-on programs. Hands-onlaboratories that explore “real life” experiences and social concerns have been shown to generatea great deal of enthusiasm for technical professions. Meeting and sharing exciting work withother females who are interested in math and science reduces isolation and increases excitementand confidence. This career path allows women to have salaries that provide for themselves andtheir families in their communities.Partnership and GoalsXXX and XXX were awarded a grant from the Cooperative

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Thomas Singraber B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting; Marton Szabo-Kass B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Stefan Woerndl B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Paper ID #14566Visualization of Wave Phenomena by an Array of Coupled Oscillators ¨Dr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Throughout his career, Dr. G¨unter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering appli- cation. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches Engineering Mathematics at Joan- neum University of Applied Sciences. His research interests focus on automotive engineering, materials physics, and on engineering education.Mr. Thomas Singraber B.Sc., Joanneum

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

science educators andadministrators, especially those interested in learning strategies to broaden participation in CS(Computer Science) by innovating CS1. So, for our following observations, we will set a camerain a classroom section and focus on students and UTAs' interaction at one or two tables.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the Center for Inclusive Computing atNortheastern University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe Center for Inclusive Computing.References[1] “Women and Information Technology by the Numbers,” NCWIT - National Center for Women & Information Technology (2020