Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maurice Bluestein; Pete Hylton

Session 3649 Improving Retention in a Thermodynamics Curriculum Maurice Bluestein and Pete Hylton Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract Much attention is now being paid to assessment of learning in engineering technology.Current techniques usually focus on the individual course to see if desired outcomes have beenmet. These methods typically ignore the question of whether the student has retained theinformation and can recall it at a later date. The establishment of a prerequisite for a given courseassumes retention based on the student’s grade in the

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim Ph.D., Khulna University, Bangladesh; Serajul I. Bhuiyan, Auburn University, Montgomery

Tagged Divisions

International

improve quality of academic programQ10 The program review and assessment is conducted frequently (every five years) to update program goals andobjectivesQ11 It is important to assess student learning outcome in each course to determine learning effectiveness of thecourseQ12 Student learning outcomes are assessed frequently in each course to determine learning effectiveness in thecourseQ13 The results of students learning outcome is used regularly to update or modify the course, curriculum andprogramQ14 Professors have good knowledge and understanding of pedagogy (teaching and learning theories) Page 25.695.9Q15 Professors have clear

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Subbarao Ivaturi; Joel Greenstein

Session 3230 A Hypermedia Approach to Improve Teamwork in Engineering Design Education Subbarao Ivaturi, Joel Greenstein Clemson University The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using hypermedia systems toimprove teamwork skills among students of engineering design. An experiment was conducted to study theeffect of the method of instruction on teamwork in engineering design. Method of instruction was studied atthree levels: hypermedia-based instruction

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue; Daniel M. Chen

-year university. Technical drawing skills are fundamental to engineering technologystudents. It is generally believed that spatial visualization abilities affect a student’s performancein graphics courses. Do factors, such as training, age, and gender, contribute to spatialvisualization abilities? Do computer-aided design (CAD) courses improve spatial visualizationabilities? This study investigates these factors through the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test –Rotation. The statistical results, obtained from two different student populations representingtwo-year and four-year institutions, are compared. The results from the two-year college alsosupplement numerous studies done at other four-year universities.1. IntroductionSince proficiency in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eddie Davis, SUNY Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, clickerswere determined to be a moderate indicator of course performance [3]. Prior studies have compared assessment methods as predictors of studentlearning. Cumulative assessments assess student learning on the material from the firstday of class. Students who take cumulative assessments would outperform roughly 67%of the students who do not take the assessments. [6] Other studies have examined theimpact of effective communication, achievement sharing and positive classroomenvironments on learning performance. The 2014 study found that when teachers createa sense of community, respond to students and foster positive relationships, students aremore engaged and enthusiastic about learning and tend to perform better academically.[7] Other

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Pagano; Christine L. Corum

improvement inteaching effectiveness or student learning. The MET Department’s contribution to this effortinvolved a project that focused on a restructuring of the credit hour count in the existing plan ofstudy with an emphasis on overall reduction of hours required. Outcomes for this project havebeen summarized in another paper by Hutzel, et.al [5]. A second project involves planning andimplementation of a more comprehensive recruitment/enrollment development plan. Thetechnical staff is working on a third project aimed at standardizing and documenting laboratoryprocedures to allow smoother transitions when laboratory courses are taught by different facultyor with different technical support personnel.In general, the university community has

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; Jeffrey Froyd

,” Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology34. Ryan, M. and G. Martens, Planning a College Course: A Guideboook for the Graduate Teaching Page 5.573.12 Assistant, 1989, National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, Ann Arbor, MI35. Scholtes, Peter R., The Team Handbook: How to Use Teams to Improve Quality, Joiner Associates, 199336. Seat, E. and S. Lord, "Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 88, No. 4, pg. 385-390, Oct 199937. Seymour, E. and N. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving, 1997, Westview Press, Boulder CO38. Smail

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Medlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

described below.Laboratory Modifications to Properties of Materials LaboratoryBy adding traditional blacksmithing techniques to several laboratory modules of this course, thestudents will be getting a historical perspective of metallurgical engineering, obtaining a “hands-on” experience of how these blacksmithing techniques work, and obtain an improvedunderstanding of the metallurgical interrelated concepts of processing, microstructure, propertiesand performance. As explained previously, some of the modern day terminology used inmetallurgical engineering and materials science is directly related to the historic art ofblacksmithing. Many of these terms will be reviewed in the course and the students are expectedto have an improved understanding of

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Norman D. Dennis

workshop focuses on some “nut and bolts” type teaching tools that help faculty29 members in preparing for a class, in developing a well choreographed classroom presentation30 and in logically connecting in-class and out-of-class work. The key element that separates this31 workshop from others of similar description is that participants are required to prepare and32 present three lessons to a group of peers and mentors, incorporating teaching tools gained in the33 workshop,. They receive immediate feedback on the effectiveness of their class and suggestions34 for improving the next class. The focus of this paper is divided into two parts. First a brief35 description of the objectives and conduct of the workshop will be presented. Then

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

Society for Engineering Educationcounseling, university service, professional development, and interactions with industrial andprofessional practitioners, as well as employers of graduates.”Faculty must also have qualifications and authority “to develop and implement processes for theevaluation, assessment, and continuing improvement of the program, its educational objectivesand outcomes.” Indicators of faculty competency include “education, diversity of backgrounds,engineering experience, teaching experience, ability to communicate, enthusiasm for developingmore effective programs, level of scholarship, participation in professional societies, andlicensure as Professional Engineers.”From Criterion 61, “classrooms, laboratories, and associated

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

even more vital.By the time students begin the civil engineering program at USMA, they have been required totake two English courses – one composition course and one literature course. They have hadopportunities to improve their communication abilities in many other courses by preparingreports, presentations, and essays across numerous disciplines. Aside from a few lab reports inthe core chemistry and physics courses, however, the students have no exposure to technicalcommunication.The literature and composition courses which the cadets take at USMA do not adequatelyprepare them to communicate technical information effectively. Many of our cadets performquite well in the required English courses, but struggle with the task of technical writing

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Kliewer

evidence that the results are applied for ongoing programimprovement. Plans for continuous improvement are a part of the current criteria, but theemphasis of continuous improvement is increasing. Current programs may be weak inoutcomes assessment and the feedback element under the new criteria.The new TAC of ABET criteria are less specific and thus more flexible. This will allowmore diversity among engineering technology programs. Controls must be in place toensure that program changes are truly improvements and that academic programs are notcontinuously disrupted by many poorly planned changes. Changes developed with goodintentions may yield unforeseen deleterious effects. Programs having identical or similartitles may serve different student

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-90: IMPROVING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MAGNETISMChandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Chandralekha Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her Ph.D. in physics from the University of California Santa Barabara and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, before joining the University of Pittsburgh. She has been conducting research in physics education for the past decade. The goal of her research is to identify the sources of student difficulties in learning physics both at the introductory and advanced levels, and to design, implement, and assess curricula/pedagogies that

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

could be characterized as logistic innature was strongly supported. The larger purpose of the study, however, was to consider theuse of such information in improving technology literacy.The author endeavored to match events or trends in commercialization and education of thetechnologies to try to identify any timing or diffusion pattern commonalities among the selectsamples. The following were considered as good examples of events and trends common to thedevelopment of technologies such as the numerical methods tools investigated in this study:  Text book publications  Commercial products  Skilled employment  Industry standards  Patents, trademarks, etc.  University course offerings  University course

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William E. Kelly

information on practices in place for the current visit cycle; what are the latestissues, how evaluators are looking at materials, and so on.There is no substitute for experience and all engineering administrators should considervolunteering as an ABET evaluator.19 One of the keys to ABETs’ past and future success ishaving a cadre of effective evaluators. ABET is focusing a great deal of its current improvementefforts on improving the performance of program evaluators.20ABET has a long history of conducting faculty workshops first to introduce faculty to EC 2000and today to provide information on how to do assessment.Rose Hulman Institute of Technology has been holding an annual symposium on assessmentsince 1997. The 2007 symposium is entitled “Best

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel; Amir Karimi

Tracking Student Success in Order to Assess the Instructor Effectiveness to Improve Student Retention and Graduation Rates Randall D. Manteufel & Amir Karimi University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA E-mail: rmanteufel@utsa.edu Abstract class” and students select 1 through 5 with 1=poor to This paper explores the metric of follow-on student 5=excellent. The usefulness and potential biases of studentsuccess that can be considered when evaluating an surveys has long been

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2009-2216: DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE DISTANCE COURSE USING ASYNCHRONOUS AND HYBRID E-LEARNING APPROACHAsad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA in 1982, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas in 1991. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, decision making under uncertainty, biocomputing, and use of computers and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate education to improve and enhance teaching and learning

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. LaShan Simpson, Mississippi State University; Ed Dechert, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

is important to fully understanding what a document is trying to say. Thelack of a clear conclusion to the proposals was also a common issue. The graders reportedfinding that many of the proposals either lacked a clear conclusion or had a perfunctoryconclusion attached to the end of the assignment.The focus groups were conducted in both sections of the ABE 4523 course to determine whatstudent thought was effective and what could be improved about how writing was implementedin the course. Two main themes consistently emerged in the focus groups. First, students felt likethe schedule of deliverables could allow for more time between iterations, and second, thescaffold structure for the writing assignments was helpful in allowing them to fully

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Larry Everett Pearson, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

at MSU, including Pro- cess Control, Transport Phenomena, Reactor Design, Engineering Materials, Thermodynamics, both Unit Operations Laboratories and graduate courses in Advanced Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Chemical Kinetics. He performs research in the areas of catalysis, fuel cells and nanocomposite materials.Dr. Larry Everett Pearson, Mississippi State University Page 23.468.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Efficient and Effective Instruction in Process Simulation across the Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractOne

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; John McLaughlin, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

JAVA. These programs were incorporated in the 2modules dealing with the motion of aerosol particles in the obstructed duct flows. Thestudents will be able to interactively use the programs to explore the effects of variousforces (gravity, drag, lift, Brownian), materials properties (particle density), and the flowgeometry on the motion and deposition of particles. Figure 1. Leading web page of the first CRCD course. A module was developed for illustrating Brownian particle motion in cross flows.The flow field in this module is a parabolic velocity profile between two parallel plates.The particle equation of motion includes Brownian motion, drag, lift, and gravity. Figure2 shows

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Goulet, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

skewed by the dishonest behavior ofstudents who cheat, copy work of others including solutions manuals.To maximize the likelihood of achieving learning objectives, the author developed an approachto incorporating out-of-class work into an undergraduate mechanics of materials course thateffectively compels students to invest heavily in the assignments by a 50% weighting in thecomputation of the final grade; that effectively incentivizes students to improve their final gradeby a correction policy where a student may recovers half of any lost points by finding andperfecting their errors; and reduces the likelihood of cheating by individualizing the assignment.While the basic question, “Does homework improve learning?” remains unanswered, the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

course on MATLAB.I’ve learned that there are many ways to improve health systems and impact and make adifference without high level academic background. I also was able to learn that not all data isuseful and how important it is to plan ahead of time on what types of data to be collecting andhow to analyze data without falling into the temptation of shaping the results of what we wantit to be.”“This summer has been a great experience for me in multiple ways. First of all, I got toexplore the beautiful city of Boston and make new friends. I got to have hands on experiencein a hospital that I have been seeking and it was very educational. While CHA did take up alot of my summer, the things I learned through the project were very beneficial. It

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

education institutions often use student evaluations of teaching as animportant criterion for tenure, promotions, retention, or salary raise purposes. Theargument goes that student ratings do not help instructors improve their perception of aclass unless supported by professional advice. The questions that tend to be of specialinterest during the evaluation process are: "the course as a whole was...?"; "the coursecontent was...?"; "the instructor's contribution to the course was...?"; "the instructor'seffectiveness in teaching the subject matter was...?". In a previous study, we identifiedthat, in fact, engineering students reacted to more particularly defined criteria associatedwith each question. Those criteria are confirmed by the present study

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Arthur Pallone

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

selected four questions of particular interest: "the course as a wholewas...?"; "the course content was...?"; "the instructor's contribution to the coursewas...?"; "the instructor's effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was...?". Apreliminary survey asked students to identify their specific judgment process related tothe scores they assign to these questions. Student responses were analyzed andaggregated into categories. The results of our analysis are likely to be of interest to newfaculty trying to improve their teaching evaluation scores. However, they may be usefulto others involved in education, as the practical factors suggested by students may notalways be obvious.1. IntroductionStudents routinely evaluate their instructors

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

test for possible effects of the intervention. Figure 3a shows, for the 14 non-wrappers, the paired performances on the midterm (greybar) and final (black bar) exams. The figure shows the difference between an individual’s scoreand the mean in that individual’s section, divided by the standard deviation in that section’s testscore. Showing the difference as measured in units of standard deviation will allow us to bettercompare performance between different sections and courses. As can be seen, the results aremixed. Some students improved from the midterm to final (scoring toward a more positivevalue), while others performed worse. Figure 3b shows the performance of the 55 wrappers.Again, some improved while others did not. A direct

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Banglong Liang; Haojing Chang

path model of “scientific research training environment → self-efficacy→ outcome expectation → academic interest,” which shows that academic self-efficacy andoutcome expectations play a link role between the scientific research training environmentand academic interest. Thus, the academic self-efficacy of undergraduates is a crucial factorto be considered when constructing and evaluating a scientific research literacy trainingsystem based on extracurricular learning. Focusing on the results obtained under differenttraining modes and exploring their effectiveness in improving the scientific research ability ofcollege students, a series of project-based learning plans are implemented, includingextracurricular scientific research skills course

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Doran; Leo Denton; Dawn McKinney

. This paper provides a detailed description of our implementationprocess. Our experience has indicated that affective objectives can be used to foster academicexcellence. Factors supporting this excellence include perceived competence (or self-efficacy),student effort, and student interest/enjoyment. Results also suggest that this approach had abeneficial effect upon achievement in women and minority groups. The assessment effortincluded the analysis of data drawn from validated instruments that measured various factorscorrelated with course grades and comparative course-completion rates.Prior WorkA Bloom-based cognitive curriculum was defined for the introductory programming sequence in1994.12 This framework was based upon the six levels of

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Richard J. Stock, Cooper Union

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

engineering laboratory sequence, many students have been exposed towriting laboratory reports, usually in a chemistry laboratory and/or physics laboratory course.Although writing laboratory reports is a valuable skill, today’s engineers are expected to reporttheir results and express their findings in a variety of different forms of oral, written, and visualcommunication [3].To help our students develop new and improved skills in effective communication, we havemodified our laboratory course sequence to highlight and address different approaches toreporting laboratory results. This new initiative in our senior chemical engineering laboratorysequences provides the students with a range of skill-sets that prepares them to communicatesuccessfully on a

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benxin Wu, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-1110: THE EFFECT OF REGULAR CLASS SURVEYS IN MECHANICALENGINEERING EDUCATION ON TEACHING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ANDSTUDENTS’ EVALUATIONSBenxin Wu, Illinois Institute of Technology Dr. Benxin Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He joined IIT in August 2007 after he completed his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. Page 14.1207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009The Effect of Regular Class Survey in Mechanical Engineering Education on Teaching Quality Improvement and Students

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

-based problems.Students from across the university work together and improve skills in their discipline whileleaving a lasting impact on the community. UTDesign EPICS was launched in the Jonsson Schoolto provide students with a hands-on experience while preparing them with critical skills for asuccessful career.Students in UTDesign EPICS work on service projects that reinforce academic content and helpdevelop essential skills that are often missed in lecture courses such as: engaging in real design,working in multidisciplinary teams, communicating effectively, working with external“customers” that may not have a technical background, managing projects, and working withpeople from different backgrounds and social settings.Self-efficacy is