AC 2011-162: A COMPARISON OF LEARNING BETWEEN EXPERIMENTSUSING VIRTUAL REALITY AND HANDS ON EXPERIMENTS WHAT ISREAL ENOUGH?Charles Nippert, Widener UniversityByung-Hwan Um, Widener University Byung-Hwan Um is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Widener University, USA. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University Auburn, 2007. Prior to joining Widener University, he was a research engineer of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Maine, where he led the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) Pulp and Biorefinery processing research cluster. He has 18 peer-reviewed publications in the field of biofuel and bioproducts, a patent for recovery of acetic acid
where he has taught since 1990. Prior to this he taught for seven years at different institutions and twenty years service in Air Force and petroleum industry. He is a registered Professional Engineer and Member of National Society of Professional Engineers and Member of IEEE since 1990. He and the department faculty had extensive curriculum revisions for the Engineering Technology Department which has led to TAC of ABET accreditation. Page 22.673.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Expanding a Manufacturing Technology Curriculum to Include
can't manage what you don'tunderstand. Ideally these people should be educated in two professions: engineering andmanagement. There are many ways of attaining the knowledge, skills and attributes needed,based as in all professions on some combination of formal instruction and practical experiences.We start with some definitions. The Engineers' Council for Professional Development say that"Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical, physical, [social andpolicy] sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to developways to utilize, economically [and ecologically], the materials and forces of nature for the benefitof mankind."(1) Words in brackets were added in a proposed revision of the
engineering, biomedicalamong engineering students and engineering technology students engineering, etc. Hands-on experience gained in doing aand will be a good model project for future students. research project in a laboratory and presenting the results in conferences would enhance motivation and improve retention. Keywords— Photon diffusion; turbid media; mHealth This interdisciplinary project carries an added education valuemonitoring; mobile phone camera; iris response; index finger for showing a student the difference between an engineeringdiffusion property; blood vessel absorption effect
diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Two of Beth’s current projects are an NSF sponsored S-STEM grant and the project described in this paper.Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary Virnoche is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Humboldt State University. Mary collaborates with colleagues in STEM areas to increase interest and diversity in those fields. She is currently working with a team on an NSF S-STEM project. In recent past her action research focused on the Expanding Your Horizons conference designed to generate and retain girls' interest in science and engineering. Mary completed her doctoral work at
, “Software Catches (and Also Helps) Young Plagiarists,” The Chronicle ofHigher Education, November 6, 2011. https://www.chronicle.com/article/software-catches-and-also-helps-young-plagiarists/[11] Ed Dante, “The Shadow Scholar,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 12, 2010https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-shadow-scholar/[12] Ceceilia Parnther, “The Rise of Contract Cheating in Graduate Education” in ContractCheating in Higher Education Eaton, S.E., Curtis, G.J., Stoesz, B.M., Clare, J., Rundle, K.,Seeland, J. (eds). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham., 2022https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12680-2_17[13] Kamrul Ahsan, Suraiyah Akbar, Booi Kam, “Contract cheating in higher education: Asystematic literature review and future research agenda
. Page 11.207.4II. PreparationSuccess in any endeavor requires proper organization. This is especially true in highereducation. Without organization and structure, teaching can easily lose priority relative toresearch. Preparation and presentation without organization will miss the desired goal ofproperly educating and then motivating the students to continue in the discipline as a student, aneducator, a researcher or a practitioner. According to Lowman, “Most excellent instructors planvery seriously, fully aware that alternative ways of organizing class sessions are available, whichgo beyond the mere presentation of material to the promotion of active higher-order learning andmotivation.”11 The planning for the proper use of physical models and
the last eight years, the course has evolved through a series of refinementsand improvements based on systematic evaluation and reflection. The basic concept andstructure of the course remains the same; however, activities and assignments for thestudents have seen fundamental changes. For example, when the course was established, inaddition to the weekly lab, there were two 1-hour lectures per week that involved all ~200students. The educational objective of the lectures was to provide an introduction for thestudents to many different aspects of engineering and design ranging from discussions ofengineering ethics and engineering and society to introduction to strength of materials andelementary electronics. As a result of observation of
has also affirmed the importance of engineeringcommunication in their criteria for student outcomes [2]. Not only is communication importantin terms of professional skills and accreditation, but also for the welfare of the public. Failures incommunication have been shown to be significant factors in some engineering disasters [3]. Ineducation, learning communication in the context of engineering helps students develop bothengineering thinking and an engineering identity [3]. For these reasons, and others well-grounded in research, communication is a student outcome that engineering programs need toassess to make sure that students are making progress and achieve this essential competency.The focus of this paper will be to evaluate the current
AC 2010-2161: A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO TEACHING AIRCRAFTPERFORMANCE: REVERSE ENGINEERING THE SR-71 BLACKBIRDBrian German, Georgia Tech Brian German is an assistant professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of systems integration and optimization, aircraft conceptual design, and engineering education. Page 15.10.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Case Study Approach to Teaching Aircraft Performance: Reverse Engineering the SR-71 BlackbirdAbstractThis paper
technology, it is important to moderate enthusiasm with careful consideration of thelimitations of that technology.The ExperimentThe experiment described herein had two purposes. First, it was intended to investigate thepossible educational benefits of using IM as a means of communication between the instructorand students outside the classroom. The associated research questions are as follows: • Does the use of IM increase students’ satisfaction with the course and the instructor? • Does the use of IM increase student learning? • Does the use of IM improve the quality of instructor-student interaction, in comparison with other forms of communication? • Does the use of IM increase the efficiency of instructor-student interaction, in
: sam.ramrattan@wmich.edu & matthew.cavalli@wmich.eduAbstractThe metal casting industry has less than thirty certified Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF)university/colleges in North America. For this reason, it is important to support and maintainquality educational programs. For the past thirty-five years, metal casting simulation tools havebeen affiliated with academia primarily in research and development. At the same time metalcasting industry has adopted a digital approach to manufacturing where simulations play a majorrole. Educational institutes need to involve solidification and simulation technologies at theundergraduate level. Can solidification simulations be an effective tool to support studentunderstanding of metal casting concepts in
developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and engineering in practice and research. Dr. Peuker’s educational research also focuses on increasing student retention and success in engineering through a student success focused introduction to engineering course. He is an active member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Page 23.1099.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Student Industry Cooperation for the Development of Thermal System Design Teaching Laboratory EquipmentIntroductionIn higher
-Bass, 2011.[4] J. Main, A. Griffin, X. Xu, and A. Dukes, “Choosing an engineering major: a conceptual model of student pathways into engineering,” J. Eng. Ed. 111(1) 40-64, 2022.[5] N. Denzin and Y.S. Lincoln, eds., The Landscape of Qualitative Research. Sage Publications Ltd., 2013.[6] M. Koro-Ljungberg and E. P. Douglas, “State of qualitative research in engineering education: metaanalysis of JEE articles 2005-2006,” J. Eng. Ed. 97(2) 163-176, 2008.[7] K. A. Harper, E. Etkina, and Y. Lin, “Encouraging and analyzing student questions in a large physics course: meaningful patterns for instructors,” J. Res. Sci. Teach. 40, 776–791, 2003
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mas- ters degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, and a doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia. Prior to his retirement, he led the Army Research Labo- ratory’s vehicle propulsion division, conducting basic and applied research of engine and drive system technologies. His research interests are varied and include unmanned aerial systems, the aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines, rotating mechanical components, rotordynamics, and engineering education pedagogy. As an aviator, he has been rated in both rotary and fixed-wing platforms. He also holds a FAA commercial airman’s certificate.Mr. Dakota William BunnerRobert William Winkler
Paper ID #18727Confidence of Undecided First-Year Engineering Students in Choosing TheirMajor and Implications for RetentionAshley Evanoski-Cole, Colorado State University Ashley Evanoski-Cole is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Atmospheric Science within the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. With a B.S. in Chemistry and a M.S. in Atmo- spheric Science, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science. She studies anthropogenic impacts on air quality, focusing on emissions from oil and gas extraction. Her educational research has focused on understanding first-year student
in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Techno- logical University. She holds a PhD from Indiana University in English (2013). Her work has appeared in Victorian Periodicals Review, The Lion and the Unicorn, and The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan. In addition to her research on Victorian humor, she conducts higher education research and scholarship on issues of inclusion, reflection, and innovation.Dr. Karla Saari Kitalong, Michigan Technological University Karla Saari Kitalong is Professor of Humanities at Michigan Technological University and director of the program in Scientific and Technical Communication. Her research and teaching interests are situated at the intersections of visual rhetoric
examples is a way to cement students’ knowledge through memorable context.• Using case studies supports the rich complexity and interdisciplinary skills needed by future engineers.• Using campus based case studies is physically convenient for students because they can see the application without the time, expense, and coordination required to go off campus.Support for Case Studies as a Method for Teaching & Learning: Significant research has beendone showing the effectiveness of case studies as a teaching method. In 1999, the Journal ofEngineering Education published an interesting research paper entitled, Teaching Real-WorldIssues through Case Studies, by P.K. Raju and Chetan S. Shankar. In this paper, they chronicledthe benefits
AC 2007-1156: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIALENGINEERING: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCESCassandra Elrod, University of Missouri Cassandra C. Elrod is doctoral student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department at the University of Missouri – Rolla. She holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering Management with an emphasis in Management of Technology (2003), and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management (2004), both from UMR. Her research interests include learning styles, engineering education, and organizational behavior issues.Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri Ashley Rasnic is an undergraduate student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Interdisciplinary Capstone ProjectsIntroductionConducting a literature survey in capstone projects via the ASEE conference database aloneyields 1000 entries, with each entry to offer something valuable, by either looking at a largerpicture such as trends in capstone projects in the US for improving undergraduate education1 orstudying characteristics of similar projects in China2 or something specific such as integratingexternally funded research into capstone experiences3, utilizing service projects4, or just workingin thermal science in mechanical engineering5.A good portion of the capstone courses seen in engineering curricula are focusing on singlediscipline
, A., Mitra, M., Daughtry, C., Marsh, L., Earl, T.J, and Schwarz, J., (2008) “Site- Specific Farming, Environmental Concerns, and Associated Advanced Technologies Provide a Platform for Active Learning and Research at a Land Grant University”, Proceedings of Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering education, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008.2. Kolb, D.A., (1984), “Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.:Prentice Hall, 1984.3. Hoffman, V., Wiesenborn, D., Rosendahl, M., and Webster, J., (2006), Biodiesel in Engine Use, North Dakota State University Extension Service, AE-1305, January 2006. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/machine
Paper ID #41319Connecting the Dots: Professional Networking for Engineering StudentsDr. Jessica A Kuczenski, Santa Clara University Jes is a Senior Lecturer and Chair of the General Engineering programs at SCU. She teaches a variety of courses including Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Prototyping, Community-Based Engineering Design, Career Launch, and Senior Projects.Christelle Sabatier, Santa Clara University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Connecting the Dots: Professional Networking for Engineering
Implementing Peer tutoring in an online course Colin Neill, Joanna DeFranco, Amanda Neill The Pennsylvania State UniversityPrevious research in a large scale experiment provided no evidence that working on a successfuland effective team had a positive effect on individual student performance. Thus, to facilitateindividual learning, we implemented peer tutoring while students worked on an effective team inan online graduate software engineering course. This paper presents an online peer tutoringdesign. The results of a constant comparative qualitative analysis will be presented in order toprovide insight into the success of this peer tutoring implementation.I
Paper ID #47820Addressing open-source software complexity using a large language modelDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Gehringer is a professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include data mining to improve software-engineering practice, and improving assessment through machine learning and natural language processing.David Mond, North Carolina State University at Raleighjack liu ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Enhancing Code Quality and Design in Open-Source Projects
Session 2253 A Laboratory-Driven General Chemistry Course for Engineering and Physical Science Majors Carmela Amato-Wierda, Christopher F. Bauer, Eleanor Abrams*, David Bourgeois, Anneliese Mueller*, and Emma Torbert Departments of Chemistry and Education*, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824AbstractA laboratory-driven General Chemistry course for engineering and physical science majors hasbeen implemented at the University of New Hampshire. The centerpiece of this effort is thedevelopment of Chemprojects. Chemprojects are three-week long
Paper ID #35772The Power of the Pre-Course Survey for Course Launch, AddressingConcerns, and Developing CommunityDr. Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University Dr. Thomas is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineer- ing at Texas A&M University. She is a member of the Engineering Education Faculty in the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation at Texas A&M. She enjoys project-based learning and incorporat- ing active learning techniques in all her courses. She received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2010, focusing on developing robotic motion
Paper ID #36484Viability of the Essential Leg Tremor Monitoring DeviceBala Maheswaran (Professor) Bala Maheswaran is currently a senior faculty in the College of Engineering, Northeastern University. He has contributed and authored over one hundred publications consisting of original research and education-related papers, and conference proceedings. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching at Northeastern University. He is the Chair of the Engineering Physics Division, ASEE, Chair and executive board member, ASEE NE Section; the co-chair of TASME Conference (Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and
Paper ID #39911Curriculum Changes Informed by the Architectural Engineering andConstruction IndustrySamuel Underwood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Samuel Underwood is an architectural engineering doctoral student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an acoustical consultant in the building design industry. His research interests include soundscapes, building information modeling, and engineering education.Dr. Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Peteranetz is the Learning Assessment Coordinator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering. Her research interests include the
Florida Received a B.S. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt, in 2012, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, Florida, USA, in 2019. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. in electrical engineering with the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. Her research interests include smart agriculture, precision agriculture, and time-series data. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Predicting Academic Performance for Pre/Post Intervention on Action-State Orientation Surveys Ismail Uysal, Paul