Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

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

the results. Surveys also depend on their recipients’ honesty. It is impossibleto assess the actual truthfulness of the students and they may lie in fear of being caught. Somewere limited by a small sample size4. The MIT report5 appears to be the most useful whenconsidered in relation to the situation at Georgia Tech. The culture at MIT closely correspondsto that of Georgia Tech as both schools are focused primarily on engineering and the sciences. Inaddition, the MIT survey appears to have been the most comprehensive survey employed bythese reports.These articles and reports provide useful insight into the culture of different universities and themindset of those students who cheat. While the data in these reports did not bias any surveys

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

this unit; 75%found the practical sessions useful; 70% found the unit relevant to their needs and 55% thinkthis should be a compulsory unit. The majority of students enrolled were computer sciencemajors with many in their final year. Three students were enrolled in an MSc in Computer Page 5.157.9Science. There were students from a wide range of disciplines and significantly, some finalyear B.Eng. (Computer Systems Engineering) students.An educational expert independently evaluated the unit CIM in order to assess students’perceptions of the unit, the educational approach taken and the educational value of the unit.Interviews were conducted with

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

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Manufacturing

Experiment Station) Vicksburg, MS. Research Structural Engineer Developed and managed major research programs in the areas of analysis and design of hardened facilities such as; missile silos, buried Command Posts, and hardened aircraft shelters. Research© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 and Development also included developing improved analysis and design procedures for concrete dams and appurtenant structures subjected to earthquake loads. Lead a major multi-year R&D program focused on developing and critically assessing constitutive models used in design of very hard missile silos. Education Ph. D., University of Texas at Austin

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

research interests focus on the application of ePortfolio pedagogy and practices to facilitate teaching, learning, and assessment for students, faculty, and institutions. She is also interested in the exploration of the affordances and scalability of these kinds of social software tools and their implications for the design and evaluation of innovative learning spaces to support formal and informal learning.Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University Kenneth E. Goodson is professor and vice chair of mechanical engineering at Stanford University. His research group studies thermal transport phenomena in semiconductor nanostructures, energy conversion devices, and microfluidic heat sinks, with a focus on

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Brian Downs, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Whittington, J., Nankivell, K., Colwell, J., & Higley, J. (2006). Issues in teaching and assessment of courses in rapidly changing areas. Published proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Session 1728. 3. Clark, A. C., & Scales, A. Y. (1999). A barometer for engineering and technical graphics education. Published proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC, Session 2438. 4. Stevenson, K. R. (2002). Ten educational trends shaping school planning and design. Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Patricia Pena, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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International

, the Brazilian students also sent data to their U.S. partners documenting theuncontrolled operation of the given system. The U.S. students then analyzed this data andcompared it to the behavior indicated by their mathematical models to assess the accuracy oftheir models and to identify various physical parameters. Concurrently, the Brazilian studentsgenerated controls specifications based on the goals of each of the systems. The results of thiswork were then communicated via a second memo to each of the respective sets of partners. Atthis point, the Brazilian students then performed extensive work on designing and implementingcontrollers for their given system. The results of this work were communicated back to the U.S.students before the UFMG

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Aston, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University

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Biomedical

undergraduate students. (j) I found the book to be very useful for biomedical engineering technology. It was not so theory orientiented which I think make the book more applicable at this level.Appendix B MEDICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT E-BOOK STUDENT SURVEY AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY In August you were given an e-book “Medical Imaging Equipment Theory” for educational purposes in your course Medical Imaging Equipment, ENTC 4390. In order to help develop this text material and assess its effectiveness please fill in the following survey and return it to your teacher. The individual students are identified by letters of the alphabet A to Q (Spelling and grammatical errors are not corrected in the responses, as

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Braun, United States Military Academy; Mark DeRocchi, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

-C&ME independent study coordinator.Table 3 – Pre- and Post-Performance Evaluation using the Multi-Criteria Decision Model Page 15.394.13When the pre-performance and post-performance MCDM results are compared for individualprojects, several interesting observations can be made. First, with the exception of only oneproject, all of the projects generated higher post-performance values than the pre-performancevalues. This might suggest that the model is dependent upon the amount of informationavailable for consideration. The pre-performance values were generated using limitedinformation, which is realistic of the assessment that is typically completed

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

instructional team for the MET SDP wasbased first and foremost on the quality of reports and presentations that were being submitted. Ingeneral, despite their instruction in Technical Communication classes, students tended to revertto old habits and treated the “write up” as an add-on to the engineering work, and thus somethingto be left for the last minute. Not surprising, report and presentation quality reflected thoseperceptions. These reports were, in the words of the engineering faculty members, “Unreadable,unprofessional, and unacceptable.” The writing consultant’s assessment of the unmentoredreports noted: • Lack of appropriate formatting: students wrote “one big document” without definitive sections, headings, or other visual

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engagement in theclassroom. Given that, we selected the following criteria based on guidelines provided byBuilding Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) Commission, National Science EducationStandards and National Science Resources Center:16 1. Challenging Content/Curriculum 2. An Inquiry Learning Environment 3. Defined Outcomes/Assessment 4. Sustained Commitment/SupportLiftOff allows TSGC to continue to build upon its partnership with the NASA JSC. Forparticipants, visiting a NASA Center, interacting with scientists and engineers, and gainingexpertise in areas where they previously were not comfortable teaching, are all highlights..LiftOff also enhances our partnership with Space Grant Consortia in those other states thatchoose to

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Ocean and Marine

developed undergraduate and grad- uate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy technologies, smart grids, control theory, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data anal- ysis, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart micro- grids, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic com- patibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published eight

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

for one or moresemesters and are assessed through “documented individual accomplishments and learning andskill development per the course learning objectives as well as the team’s accomplishments.”16Faculty, administrators, community members, project partners and graduate students can act asadvisors for the teams. There are EPICS graduate teaching assistants for the teams as well, whohelp advise project work, perform higher-level coordination, and grade student reflections andother work. At minimum, the project partner will answer questions that students have regardingthe organization. However, the project partner’s involvement with a team may vary considerablybased on their own interests and the complexity of the project. Some project

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

institution had at that time was not sufficient for theirprojects nor was it adequate for learning this exciting technology.The disciplinary knowledge of 3D-printing technologies is assessed in courses like Engineeringof Manufacturing Processes and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) through courseexam questions and mandatory labs. In general, pre- and post-tests show a considerable increasein students’ knowledge of 3D-printing technologies. Successful completion of assigned labassignments shows students’ proficiency with 3D printers. For the manufacturing course, the lastschool-year when the department only had one 3D printer, students were exposed to 3D printingthrough a demonstration. Independent printing of parts for other courses and/or uses

Conference Session

Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, Purdue Building Construction Management Dept.

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Graduate Studies

will typically continue to advance their career outside of the academic community,having a successful journal paper publication does not appear to be adequate incentive for themto invest the time required for revisions.As this program continues, it will be necessary to continually assess the impact of both thewriting instruction and writing output of the students. Even though there is some early evidenceof success, the sample size is small. The positive program completion outcome of the last twoyears may indeed be a function of the student character and study habits of these two cohorts orthe faculty involved in their guidance. It is important that the graduate faculty continue to seestudent writing quality that allows them to mentor students

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carrie A. Wachter Morris, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

statistics in order to discoverthe primary interrelationships among survey questions. When performing factor analysis weexcluded questions 13-16 because these questions are on a scale of 1-100 whereas all otherquestions varied on a Likert scale from 1-6 (see Appendix A). Questions 13-16 were separatelyexamined and analyzed. The 33 items from the Empathy and Care Survey set on 6-point Likert scales withendpoints of strongly disagree and strongly agree were subjected to principal component analysis Page 24.991.5using SPSS version 20. Before performing this analysis we assessed the suitability of the data forfactor analysis. The correlation matrix

Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

involving predatory journals are a matter of ethics. Several areas thatcomprise ethical breaches by predatory journals include trust, deception, and negligence.Trust“Academic publishing depends, to a great extent, on trust,” state the writers of BlackwellPublishing’s “best practices” policies. “Editors trust peer reviewers to provide fair assessments,authors trust editors to select appropriate peer reviewers, and readers put their trust in the peer-review process.”49 Trust allows readers to accept the information as credible, as it has beenthrough a number of editorial checks. While some errors do creep in and some legitimatepublishers may unwittingly fall prey to unscrupulous practices, as in the Elsevier scandal thatinvolved its Australian office

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor; (Ruth) Jill Urbanic P.Eng., University of Windsor

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Industrial Engineering

iterativedevelopment beyond the workshop. Additional learning activities and assessments that alignwith the learning outcomes and student-identified learning interests could further develop studentlearning and inquire into its effect(s) on the students’ capstone project management performance.Conclusion Page 24.1015.10This paper outlines the pedagogical grounding and four-year empirical results of a projectmanagement workshop conducted with engineering undergraduate and graduate students. Theworkshop utilizes an experiential learning approach, specifically Deming’s plan-do-check-actcycle and a SOLO relational approach. Scaffolding the learning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph V. Sinfield, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Vol. I, Social Science Research Institute. 1979, University of Maine, Orono.43. Leifer, R., et al., Radical innovation: how mature companies can outsmart upstarts. 2000, Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.44. Tushman, M. and J. Murmann, Dominant Designs, Technology Cycles, and Organizational Outcomes. Research in Organizational Behavior, 1998. 20: p. 231 - 266.45. Henderson, R. and K. Clark, Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms. Administrative Science Quarterly, 1990. 35(1): p. 9- 30.46. Gatignon, H., et al., A Structural Approach to Assessing Innovation: Construct Development of Innovation Locus, Type, and Characteristics. Management Science

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kien A. Hua, University of Central Florida; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert J Beil, NASA Engineering and Safety Center; KUTALMIS AKPINAR, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida; Kyle A. Martin, University of Central Florida

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Computing & Information Technology

work utilizes a general-purpose saliency-based landmark detection algorithm for identifying ROIs which are thenindexed for retrieval using feature vectors extracted from the ROI images. We evaluate theretrieval performance of several feature vectors and assess the saliency-based landmark detectionperformance in comparison to a comprehensive crater database created using manual annotationand a CDA. Experimental results demonstrate the advantages of the general-purpose saliency-based CBIR system for exploring lunar surface imagery.1 IntroductionOuter space contains a vast amount of resources that offer virtually unlimited wealth to thepeople that can access and use them for commercial purposes. The Moon and asteroid belt have avariety of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Aerospace

.htm13. Wolsko, T.D. (1980) A Preliminary Assessment of the Satellite Power System (SPS) and Six Other EnergyTechnologies. Argonne National Laboratory Report ANL/AA-20.14. Esch, K. (1986) How NASA Prepared to Cope with Disaster. IEEE Spectrum, March 1986, pp. 32-36.15. Vaughan, D. (1997) The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA.University of Chicago Press.16. Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (1986). Available athttp://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-l/docs/rogers-commission/table-of-contents.html orhttp://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/51lcover.htm17. Dunar, A.J. and Waring, S.P. (1991) Power to Explore: History of Marshall Space Flight Center 1960-1990

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy; Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University; Raymond Chang Lau, Florida International University; Tariq M. King, Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Tinto, editors, Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education. National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, University Park, Pa., 1992.23 Wikipedia. Category:software testing tools, May 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: Software_testing_tools.24 Wikipedia. List of software bugs, Sept. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_ bugs.25 WReSTT Team. WReSTT: Web-based Repository for Software Testing Tools, May 2012. http://wrestt.cis.fiu.edu/.26 Q. Yang, J. J. Li, and D. Weiss. A survey of coverage-based testing tools. The Computer Journal, 52(5):589–597, Apr. 2007.27 H. Zhu. A formal analysis of the subsume relation between software test adequacy

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses - Labs and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Clifford J. Chapman, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

appropriate for use in classroom and instructional settings and likely pertainsto the college undergraduate or graduate levels. In presenting this paper, we will show theanimation, we will provide assessment data from use with students, and we will provide a linkfor download of the tool.We have employed this program in college classroom demonstrations, but not for student use onprojects yet. Student reaction, taken anecdotally so far and not rigorously sampled,enthusiastically supports the program’s value for illustrating machine behavior and for gainingfamiliarity with the output of a finite element program. Faculty reaction to this program haslikewise been quite enthusiastic, reinforcing with comments its value as a means to illustrateelementary

Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Eckel, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

academic second-language writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 12(4), 317-345.50. Shi, L. (2010). Textual appropriation and citing behaviors of university undergraduates. Applied Linguistics, 31(1), 1-24.51. Shi, L. (2006). Cultural backgrounds and textual appropriation. Language Awareness, 15(4), 264-282.52. Moskal, B. M., & Leydens, J. A. (2000). Scoring rubric development: Validity and reliability. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 7(10). Retrieved from http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=1053. Spinellis, D. (2003). The decay and failures of web references. Communications of the ACM, 46(1), 71-77.54. Bizzell, P. (1982). College composition: Initiation into the academic discourse community. [Book review

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Mischo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ivan Favila, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dana Michelle Tempel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries

of first- and second-year students enrolled in the COE. CARE offers peermentoring and tutoring, study and instructional programs (including information literacyinstruction), health and wellness programs, and collaborative and formal study group activities.CARE also offers course exam reviews, TA and faculty office hours, and periodic workshops ina variety of support areas. The CARE space and programs have been available to students sincethe beginning of the Fall semester, 2011. CARE employs more than 40 students as tutors andpeer advisors that offer their tutoring/advising services for over 30 different subjects, from noonto midnight Sunday through Friday. A number of techniques are being used to assess the efficacyof the CARE program. Since

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8899The Influence of Student-Faculty Interactions on Post-Graduation Intentionsin a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: A Case StudyDr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for Accreditation, Assessment, & Data Adminis- tration in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She is Co-PI of a NSF-funded S-STEM program and program evaluator for an NSF-funded REU program. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence and career development in the STEM fields.Caitlyn R

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

.[37] Greene, T., Marti, C., & McClenney, K. (2008). The effort-outcome gap: Differences for AfricanAmerican and Hispanic community college students in student engagement and academicachievement. Journal of Higher Education, 79(5), 513-539.[38] Chickering, A. W., Peters, K., & Palmer, R. T. (2006). Assessing the impact of the Morgan maleinitiative on leadership and excellence (MILE) Morgan State University. MD: Baltimore.[39] Pope, M. L. (2002). Community college mentoring: Minority student perception. Community CollegeReview, 30(3), 31-45.[40] Daloz, L. A. (1986). Effective Teaching and Mentoring: Realizing the Transformational Power of AdultLearning Experiences. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[41] Fleming, J. (1984). Blacks in

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; John Billimek, University of California, Irvine

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Continuing Professional Development

areasonable amount of attention. Their short term value to the instructor was to identify conceptsthat remain problematic for a large number of students. Longer term, they serve as guide tostudents regarding what concepts are considered important by the instructor.In the last week of both classes a survey was conducted to assess student feedback on the use ofvarious recorded lectures and online quizzes in these courses. These surveys were integrated intothe online course shell as ungraded student Polls and could be filled out in less than 10 minutes.Aggregate data was also collected related to student activity on the website and theirperformance in class assignments, quizzes and exams.ResultsA majority of students in the study indicated that the

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

would be vital, can't think of many reasons outside of that.” n “I am not sure yet. I would have to spend more time on the topic to feel comfortable with the material enough to apply it.” Page 23.926.17  To assess how the lab interrelates with the rest of the course material, we asked “How well didthis Lab fit in with the other parts of the course?” The students’ comments were very positive: n “This lab is what I expected out of most of this course; it was fun, related to real devices/things we use every day, and made sense. This was the best lab so far.” n

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineer to assist students and follow the progress of the project. The involvement of aliaison engineer is a positive step in achieving success. Having students feel responsible andaccountable to an industrial “customer” seems to be an important factor in developing self-confidence and interpersonal skills, and learn about engineering practice. The success of aproject can often be assessed by the frequency of interaction between liaison engineers andstudents (4, 13) .Opinions vary as to the validity and effectiveness of industry-sponsored projects.Those in favor of industry-sponsored projects insist that students will not know what realengineering is like unless they work on a real world problem. On the other hand, those opposedto industry

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry G Cooke P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Todd Dunn, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Scott B. Wolcott P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering technology baccalaureate program to pursue design careers and professionalengineering licensure compared to their civil engineering counterparts. An assessment of thisissue is made by using a survey to obtain the impressions of employers/supervisors at local civilengineering design firms who have experience with both groups of graduates. The survey isdesigned to ascertain the employers/supervisors impressions of the differences between the civilengineering technology and civil engineering graduates in terms of their (1) positions andresponsibilities within the company, (2) technical skills and knowledge when they are first hired,(3) overall engineering design abilities, (4) ability to develop the skill sets needed to become aprofessional