Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

poor engineering and still be asa famous as he is, 500 years later; then maybe I can be less critical of myself”Although, a formal assessment has not yet been done by the author, two anecdotes of the positive effectthat this method of instruction has had on several students who contacted the author several months afterthe class room instruction was given. One student volunteered that as he was reading C.S. Foster’s “TheAfrican Queen” (this was not assigned reading in the instructor’s Fluid Dynamics Course that was takenby this student) he was reminded of the engineering description of the need to use Control Volumes inengineering analysis and that it could also be used to “focus your attention on any problem that comesacross your path” when he

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hall; Kelly Crittenden

% for achieving the mean load of the class, and 10%(full credit) for having the strongest truss. The scores for groups between 2% and 10% arescaled linearly based on the minimum, mean, and maximum truss loads.VIII. Student Assessment of the Truss ProjectTo evaluate student opinion of the truss design project, students who had recentlycompleted the truss project were asked to comment on their experience. Of the 40students surveyed, none were unhappy with the design project. Some of the commentsreceived were: “[The truss project] gave us a feel of what problems can arise during design and fabrication of a project.” “…we were able to actually use our calculations toward something tangible that we could see and build

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

“big picture” questions still unanswered. How do the three modes andtwo formalities of communication interplay? For example, how does informal oralcommunication affect formal team presentations? Is communication in engineering practicedifferent from communication in engineering education? Do students communication styles andnorms change over time? How can we assess whether students “have the ability tocommunication effectively” and “to work in interdisciplinary teams?” These are all researchquestions that we, as engineering educators, can not leave completely to communicationspecialists. Studies addressing these questions need the experience, insight, and knowledge ofengineering faculty to be designed and analyzed in such a way as to be useful

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

session was covered by themedia.C. Reflection Paper: This consisted of a two page individually written paper which included apersonal assessment of what the student had gained by participating in the workshop. Studentswere asked to summarize their experiences by describing what they learned, what was new tothem, what they liked and disliked, and what they enjoyed most.VI. Program AssessmentAt the end of the workshop, students were asked to complete an evaluation form which askedthem to rate each of the program components; to make comments about their collegeexperiences, staff members, and the length of the workshop; and to make suggestions forimproving the workshop for future students.While the program was carefully planned before it began, some

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena

Session 2322Bordogna, Joseph. 2002. From Pipelines to Pathways. Assessing the Impact: ATE National Principal Investigators Conference,Burghardt, M.D. 1999. Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving. New York: McGraw Hill.Burton, Lawrence and Linda Parker. 1998. Degrees and occupations in engineering: How much do they diverge? Arlington, VA, National Science Foundation.Chubin, D. 1994. Interview with author.Washington, D.C,21 November.Diaz-Herrera, J.L. 2001. Engineering design for software: on defining the software engineering profession. Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001.,Downey, Gary. 1998. The Machine in Me: An Anthropologists Sits Among Computer Engineers. New York: Routledge.Downey, Gary and Juan

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education The assessment of improvement in student writing is very difficult. Most of the evidencewe are able to gather is reliable but anecdotal. However, the difference between the reportshanded in early in the term and those we see at the end is very clear. Students also tell us howmuch more confident they feel in their ability to communicate persuasively. A more formalassessment strategy is currently in the works. By incorporating four different communication styles into EG 1004, Introduction toEngineering and Design, each student is taught to be flexible in their mastery of technical andprofessional communication. They learn to write a lab report

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Yellamraju; Kurt Gramoll

number ofyears. The end goal was to create an e-course curriculum with a set of multiple electronic coursesthat can offer online or in-class to help address the scheduling and learning needs of the student.References1. Brooks, D. W. “Web-Teaching A guide to Designing Interactive Teaching for the World Wide Web”, Plenum Press, New York, 19972. Regan, M. and S. D. Sheppard, "Interactive Multimedia Courseware and Hands-on Learning Experience: An Assessment Study," ASEE Journal of Eng. Education, 1996 85 (2), p 123-130.3. Gramoll, K.C., R.F. Abbanat, and K. Slater, "Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Dynamics," ASEE 1996 Conf. Proc., Washington, D.C., June 1996.4. Gramoll, K.C., R. Abbanat and K. Slater, Multimedia

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Domingo L. Uy

” design criteria. Using this method, teaching engineering design canbe systematized and facilitated. The method can facilitate the creation of documents that will showthe design experience of students, for ABET outcome assessment. Finally, the author believes thatonce students are exposed to this method, it will profoundly change the way they look at engineeringdesign.AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to thank the reviewer, Col. Steve Klegka, for his insightful comments andhelpful suggestions for improving the paper. Page 5.581.21Bibliography1) Levin, R.I, and Kirkpatrick, C.A., Quantitative Approach to Management, 4th ed., McGraw

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

Page 7.806.13(ERIC) Digest Number 12.[11] Matthews, A. Bright college years: inside the American campus today, 1997 Simon & Schuster. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education[12] Bloom, B. (ed.) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, 1956 Longman, Inc.[13] Mager, R. and Pipe, P., Analyzing Performance Problems or You Really Oughta Wanna, 1984 Pitman Learning,Inc.[14] Job Choices in Science & Engineering: 1998, National Association of Colleges and Employers.[15] Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P., Classroom Assessment Techniques: a handbook for college teachers, 1993

Conference Session

Collaborations with Engineering Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Koller

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahadur Khan Khpolwak; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz

funds to improve the Faculty can be includedin this category. Mentoring of younger teachers is another aspect that can be counted as service.Scholarly work can be assessed based on the teachers’ own effort in his/her professionaldevelopment in the form of consulting and publications. Given the wealth of data that have beengenerated by all the domestic and international NGOs in the past fifteen years and in the future, itis not very difficult to come up with short research papers reflecting the compilation andinterpretation of those data. As an example, by compiling and interpreting the data from all theshallow and deep wells that are installed in various parts of the country, one can write a paper onthe status of groundwater in different

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

; Exposition Page 7.440.12 Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education6. EvaluationWhen dealing with assessment of creativity, there are four different facets to consider 49:1) Qualities of the person 49, 2) Aspects of the process 50, 3) Characteristics of products 51, and 4)Nature of the environment 52. This project deals mainly with the process facet of creativity. Itfocuses on the various stages of thinking or problem solving people engage in while producingsomething new and useful, including practical strategies for creative thinking 8. It also deals withexamining the effect of process training 50.Little

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

disciplines. They were meant to change the waystudent teams approach and solve problems with commercial potential in the short and long runs.In these activities individuals and teams experienced the eight strategies. In addition todemonstrating the strategies, the projects were intended to add an industry-related component tothe learning experience, allowed for self-paced, semi-guided exploration that improved self-esteem and encouraged questioning and daring.6. EvaluationWhen dealing with assessment of creativity, there are four different facets to consider 47: 1)Qualities of the person 47, 2) Aspects of the process 48, 3) Characteristics of products 49, and 4)Nature of the environment 50. This project deals mainly with the process facet of

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

on the projects in addition to courses, research and socializing. Some may think these extraefforts are not worthwhile and are not the purpose of graduate school. Instead, the focus ingraduate school should be learning about being an engineer. IEWorks provides an environment Page 7.645.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationin which these soft skills are allowed to be implemented and assessed. Research is conducted onthe various methods of practicing these skills.The benefits IEWorks has

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

students from different disciplines. They were meant to change the waystudent teams approach and solve problems with commercial potential in the short and long runs.In these activities individuals and teams experienced the eight strategies. In addition todemonstrating the strategies, the projects were intended to add an industry-related component tothe learning experience, allowed for self-paced, semi-guided exploration that improved self-esteem and encouraged questioning and daring.6. EvaluationWhen dealing with assessment of creativity, there are four different facets to consider 47: 1)Qualities of the person 47, 2) Aspects of the process 48, 3) Characteristics of products 49, and 4)Nature of the environment 50. This project deals mainly with

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

the conversations of the decision makers of the job to help support my ideas. • Visualization, I think it is a good quality, if everyone can understand what you are trying to do it will help them to make a good choice on the design you are pitching. • As I went through this case study, I tried to assess the engineering aspects as well as the ethical and economical aspects. Summary and Conclusions The data from the various aspects of the course evaluation seem to indicate thatthe case study method of instruction, which incorporated varying aspects of technology,is a worthwhile and beneficial method of instruction for teaching an engineering designcourse. Through positive ratings

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

chemical engineering programs starting to integrate process simulators throughoutthe curriculum. We will assess the features of process simulators that are easy to use and areeffective in communicating chemical process principles. In addition, we will examine aspectsof simulators that are difficult for students to comprehend, use and result in a poor utilizationof educational resources. What are the possibilities for courses that traditionally do not useprocess simulators because standard models have not been incorporated in processsimulation? Another aspect that will be discussed will be that many graduates will work forcompanies that do not currently use process simulators. In many cases these companiesinclude future growth opportunities for

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

students. This finding is consistent with research has shown thatteachers with more self-determination are better able to support their students‟ needs 14, 15.Usually GTAs have more contact with their students than the teaching mentors or coursecoordinators do, and may be in a better position to assess and address immediate needs. Fred, Page 22.757.10Nate, and Sam all taught workshop sections that were much smaller than the associated lecturesfor their courses. In addition, all three usually received instructions or advice with workshop orlaboratory coordinators that were different from the lecturers. Mary‟s supervisor did not attendher class

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University; Wen-Cheng Chen, National Dong Hwa University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering,National Taipei University of Technology; CHAO-CHIA CHENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV

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Engineering Physics & Physics

engineering collegestudents from a mid-level general university were selected. Page 22.782.3In order to collect the stable state of UT students in physics learning, the research instrumentwere sent to the sampled schools in the end of semester. In other words, these students hadpreviously been taught the topics of this research. To analysis the data in this study, answeringpercentages of the choices for every question and the statistical methods, analysis of variance[ANOVA], were conducted. ANOVA is a kind of statistical methods for comparing means ofseveral groups. In addition, we used a four-item criterion to assess students’ explanations in

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

experts orfrom material creation experts. There were very few exceptions to this finding in the seveninterviews and twenty-plus course change events. Both institutions used for this study boastsignificant faculty support organizations or learning centers. These learning centers are staffedwith professionals trained in instructional design and in creation of teaching materials (graphics,videos, assessment modules and so on). They are freely available to faculty to help with coursedevelopment. All the participants were aware of these departments but none made any significantuse of them.Teaching using current technology was another common theme. Several of the professorsinterviewed try to use the latest ephemeral technology to teach enduring

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

are needed. Students benefit if a project management and teamwork orientation isintroduced to the curriculum. 2, 3In this study, we describe the design of the three consecutive Unit Operations Laboratory (UOL)courses offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering at Yeditepe University, Istanbul,Turkey. The course design introduces professional skills while preserving the core componentsof the UOL courses. We track the course outcomes with a graduate survey to assess theeffectiveness of additional components introduced in course design. Our paper contributes to theliterature firstly by innovative design of a UOL course and secondly by measuring courseeffectiveness by a graduate survey. The paper starts with describing the institutional

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Capstone. I doubt we would fund any future work without the IP arrangement we currently have.”There were a couple of sponsors who indicated they would support BYU’s Capstone programeven if they did not receive the IP rights as illustrated below: “Typically owning the IP is not paramount to our company but this would need to be assessed on a case by case basis.” “On occasion our company is involved in product development and may or may not share in the ownership of the resultant IP. Although understanding and managing IP is very important for our company, we would not let the question of IP prevent us from sponsoring a Capstone project with BYU.”A follow-up national survey to the survey conducted by BYU in 1994 on engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. As the name suggests, complex systems are not easily defined and havegiven way to various precepts and constructs. Sweeney and Sterman25 assert that, Page 22.1520.4 There are as many lists of systems thinking skills as there are schools of systems thinking… [yet] most advocates of systems thinking agree that much of the art of systems thinking involves the ability to represent and assess dynamic complexity. (p. 250)Davis and Sumara26 further concur that complex systems are dynamic and adaptive. Systems aredynamic with respect to time, and these distinct variables may differ along unique time scales.Complex systems have

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Learning Project. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University, National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.19. Smith, B., & MacGregor, J. (2009). Learning Communities and the Quest for Quality, Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, v17 n2 p118-139.20. Barnes, R., & Piland, W. (2010). Impact of Learning Communities in Developmental English on Community College Student Retention and Persistence, Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v12 n1 p7-24.21. Weiss, M., Visher, M., & Wathington, H. (2010). Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Reading: An Impact Study at Hillsborough Community College, National Center for

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee K. Petersen, Washington State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

of Materials,both taught by the same instructor, and both covering the same material at the same pace. Bothsections participated in preliminary demonstrations and recorded their observations.Subsequently students in the test section participated in additional follow-up activities whilestudents in the control section did not. Last, both the test section and the control sectionparticipated in a final materials test. Performance differences between the two pedagogicalmethods were assessed through a set of questions asking students in both sections to identify andexplain the relationships of interest.Assessment results did not uphold the hypothesis. While only a small number of students ineither section correctly identified and explained the

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen G. Villa, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

comparative method is called axial coding and consists of relating categories to theirsubcategories to form more precise explanations of the phenomena; the term axial is usedbecause coding occurs around the axis of a category16. Initial categories were formed based onthe connections between the students‗ perception of the Mexican culture and the engineeringenvironment. The final process of coding consists in interrelating categories, or the process ofintegrating and refining categories at a higher level of abstraction16.Validity/TrustworthinessTo assess credibility, different methods to collect data for this study were used: interviews,observations, and documents. Interviews constituted the main source of data collection andallowed the researchers to