Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Alexa N. Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Christina Remucal, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University; MEERC

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Women in Engineering

Communication Method Occurrence E-mail contact 10 In person, at meetings with him/her/them and just the section's officers or 6 leadership team In person, at general meetings of the whole section membership 5 Texting (including group texts) 2 Video conferencing 1 Phone calls 1DiscussionWhile the conclusions that can be drawn are somewhat limited until more data is collected, it isclear that students want to have their faculty advisors engaged with

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Hooper Sanders, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University

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College Industry Partnerships

and directionfrom industry about the knowledge and skills expected of their graduates. This paper providesan overview of how a college-industry partnership born of the complementary goals of academiaand industry can be realized through faculty outreach.1. IntroductionAs educators of students in engineering and technology, most professors view the preparation ofstudents for post-graduation employment in their area of study as a primary goal. In helpingstudents prepare, many professors seek and utilize opportunities for the application of conceptsvia lab or homework assignments. This paper looks at how faculty can utilize outreachopportunities to help them develop applied classwork, homework, and lab assignments. Thematerial presented in this

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; David J. Russomanno, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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College Industry Partnerships

Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis. Prior to his academic career, Russomanno was employed by Intergraph Corporation, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, and Michelin Tire Corporation as an engineer. Russomanno has secured several million dollars in ex- tramural funding for basic and applied research, as well as for initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of STEM students. Sponsors of his research include the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, the U.S. Army Redstone Technical Test Center, as well as numerous sponsors from the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

, engage with diverse backgrounds, and apply technology relevant to their respective fields[9]). Furthermore, the VIP Program extends its impact to engineering students, who can earncredit for participating in multidisciplinary project-based courses while actively contributing toeducational platforms [10]. This unique feature further emphasizes the program's commitment todeveloping technical skills and a broader understanding of educational design andimplementation.Performance-Based Assessment A general definition of assessment includes the process of gathering, analyzing, andinterpreting students' ability to achieve specific objectives, which serve as an integral componentwithin the teaching and learning environment [11]. Generally

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Yargo Teixeira Gomes de Melo, York College of Pennsylvania; Alex Suarez, York College of Pennsylvania

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

team's insights, has provided a rich tapestry of learningexperiences that exemplify the power of applied research in an educational setting. This paper'sconclusion is not simply a tale of technical ambition but a testament to the transformativenature of goal-oriented academic projects in cultivating not only engineering acumen but alsofostering a deeper appreciation for the learning process itself.We posit that by allowing students to pursue dreams and activities they are passionate about,the learning experience is greatly enhanced. This symbiotic engagement benefits both studentand instructor, reinforcing the notion that when educational pursuits align with personalpassions, the potential for learning and innovation is boundless.References[1

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aroba Saleem, University of Florida; Idris Jeelani, University of Florida

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Materials Division (MATS)

edge in these fields but also for adapting to the evolvingneeds and interests of a new generation of students. Hence, there is a growing recognition of theneed for more engaging teaching strategies and learning environments to inspire and engage abroader range of students in engineering disciplines. Innovative learning technologies, such asdigital game-based learning environments, are integral to addressing this need by inspiring interestthrough intellectual engagement among the young generation of students. Moreover, engineeringundergraduate students must graduate from their programs with technical knowledge, criticalthinking, and problem-solving skills to succeed in today’s rapidly advancing and highlycompetitive STEM fields. Traditional

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xinyi Ma, University of Toronto; Janet Lam, University of Toronto

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Student Division (STDT)

programming?MethodologyContext and ParticipantsThe study is conducted in a third-year quality control course at the University of Toronto. Thiscourse is a required core course for industrial engineering students, and a technical elective underthe manufacturing stream for mechanical engineering students, while it could also be taken bystudents in other engineering streams as an elective. There are 114 industrial engineeringstudents and a total of 58 mechanical and other engineering students enrolled in the course in thewinter 2024 term. The course components for industrial and mechanical engineering students aredifferent: while both groups have weekly 3-hour lectures, mechanical students have 3-hour labs,and industrial students have 1-hour labs and 2

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shuvam Saha, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, University of Maine

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

deeper understanding of manufacturabilityand design aspects since the technical material was presented concurrently with the hands-onmanufacturing and testing of the panels. Students were also able to experience all aspects of thedesign process as an optimization module was required to improve upon their given panelgeometry. Additionally, since different panel specifications were assigned to each team, themeasured data set was used to develop a parametric evaluation, demonstrating the impact ofchanging stringer geometry.I. IntroductionThe novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic required faculty and students to quickly modifywell-established classroom activities and projects [1, 2]. Challenges were especially present forthe hands-on projects since

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Carzon, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Megan Elizabeth Mericle; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

survey approaches were likely to underestimate the presence ofwriting, particularly for less formal genres such as lab or design notebooks, writing-to-learnactivities, and problem sets. We therefore focused our analysis on course materials from therequired courses and the writing-intensive courses in one physics department.2 Methods2.1 Undergraduate Curriculum and Data CollectionThe undergraduate physics curriculum at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is designedwith a core of required classes and two flexible clusters, Fig. 1, allowing different physics tracksto share the same general curriculum. Students are required to take an advanced compositioncourse, though this need not be in their field. In the year under analysis

Conference Session

Ocean & Marine Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Brahan, US Coast Guard Academy; Thomas W. Denucci, United States Coast Guard Academy; Jaye Falls, United States Naval Academy; Paul H. Miller, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Peter A. Sousa, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

recommended to other students (100%) and theamount of work associated with the course seems to be appropriate. 80% of the studentsresponded spending 1-2 hours of out-of-class work on the course while the other 20% indicatedspending 2-3 hours per week, a reasonable amount for a one-credit course.The students found the 3-D print of their hull to be extremely enjoyable. Student comments alsocaptured the general challenges associated with learning a new software program. Despite thegrowing pains with the software during their freshman year, our first cohort of design/buildstudents are now seniors, and their capstone design work, especially in the CAD/rendering of theship designs is the best we have ever experienced. In fact, all their general

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia Jr. , Texas State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

ECNQ (acronym forEngage, Communicate, Names, Questions) was designed and implemented as an active anddynamic approach to 1) engage students in the engineering classroom, and 2) disrupt traditionalteaching practices [14]. Particularly, the ECNQ model establishes four communication strategiesthat eliminate intimidation barriers and foster an intellectually rich and healthy environment: 1)verbally encourage student participation during lecture sessions, 2) communicate with studentsbefore and after class, 3) learn student names, and 4) pose non-intuitive questions to spark curiosity[2].According to the model, it is necessary – as an initiative from faculty members – to encouragestudent participation during lectures which is an approach intended to

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Okere, University of Cincinnati; Raymond Paul Giroux Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

awareness about how the industry works regarding contract changes. In addition, the projectowners, designers, general contractors, and specialty contractors who employ these students will havestudents that are prepared from day one to effectively help those organizations manage contract changesand claims.IntroductionThe construction industry is notoriously very risky, and much of the contracting language is a formulationof risk allocation between the project owner, the contractor, the designer, and all the other parties inbetween. According to Kululanga et al. [1], the management of construction claims remains one of thegreatest challenges to contractors. A lot can go wrong on a construction project, and practitioners orwould-be practitioners must

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedogogy and Training

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Scott Ferguson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nadeem Sheikh, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Amrith Mariappan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Laine Schrewe, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

proposed approach.IntroductionThe work presented in this paper is motivated by the idea that the best way to learn is throughsolving problems yet recognizes that engineering students are generally provided insufficientopportunities to solve the types of problems that they will encounter in practice [1], [2]. Despitea wide variety of pedagogical innovations, engineering curricula still largely rely on well-structured problems as the primary mode of learning [2]. Attempts to incorporate more open-ended, ill-structured experiences through problem- and project-based learning (and other activelearning measures) have increased but are often met with resistance by students and arechallenging for faculty to implement [3], [4]. We contend that overcoming

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Carter Stokeld

there are many dynamics at work. If not properly learned, this could have a deleteriouseffect on an engineer’s career. If someone is brilliant but cannot communicate their ideas to theirteammates, then they are not likely to be very effective as an engineer. People with expertise indifferent disciplines may not speak the same technical language. Teammates may be from verydifferent generations and ethnic backgrounds. Gender and personality types can also impact howteams function. Every team is different and the projects themselves also influence teamdynamics. Projects that are basically variations of past projects typically go more smoothly thannew projects where there is little past experience (often referred to in industry as “go-bys”) torely

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tua Bjorklund; Raimo Vepsäläinen; Vikki Eriksson, Aalto-yliopisto/Elektroniikan, tietoliikenteen; Senni Kirjavainen

championing change andsustainable solutions, whether as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs [8]. However, many questionsremain in understanding when and how engineers perceive such societal influences andopportunities.One lens through which to examine societal factors and their linkages to engineering innovationefforts is the PESTEL-framework, which has traditionally been used as a strategic planning toolto analyze political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal opportunities andthreats in business environments. The framework draws from Aguilar’s concept of an ETPS(economic, technical, political, and social) analysis [9], and was expanded to STEPE, and laterPESTEL [10,11]. This framework, often referred to as a macro-environment

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gbetonmasse B. Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Wrobel, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

]–[19]. While peer grading cancertainly be combined with peer feedback, our primary goal is to involve students in their peers’presentations in a collaborative way that can enhance critical thinking, maximize studentlearning, and improve the comments provided through a novel feedback collection tool.The importance of tool design when collecting peer feedbackPrevious studies have shown that the tool used to collect peer feedback is important to the focus(e.g., technical content, delivery, generic) and form (e.g., praise, suggestion, knowledge gained)of the comments students make [20]. And there are many design elements of a peer feedbackcollection tool (e.g., subject area, timing, peer matching, anonymity) that can impact the quantityand quality

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liesl Klein, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

all the codinginstances.Table 1: Three examples of stories with their codes and IRR Post Story Coder L Coder G Coder S IRR # 1 My name is Gale. I'm a postdoc studying natural resource management, coping mechanism under 78.6% and I have ADHD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. coping represented/women I've seen therapists off and on since age 19, and never thought I needed mechanism/behaviora coping meds. But once I started grad school, all my normal coping mechanisms

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zeran Zhu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Ujjal K. Bhowmik, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Yue Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Zuofu Cheng, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Electrical and Computer

the adder module, students should be ableto: 1) understand the inefficiency of a serial adder; 2) understand the concepts of generate andpropagate signals as the basis of carry-look-ahead recursive formulation; 3) express the carry-outrecursive expression in terms of inputs. After completing the counter module, students should beable to: 1) recognize a carry-ripple counter and explain its shortcomings; 2) understand that thesame approach in carry-look-ahead adder can be used to solve the delay in carry-ripple counter;3) understand the trade-offs among different parallel counter implementations.In Fall 2019, 48% (n=183) of students completed the adder module and 47%(n=178) completedthe counter module. The completion rate in Spring 2020 and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven; Onyinyechi Nwadiuto Agu, University of New Haven; Erica Maggiore, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

proficient in inventor now. So that's very nice… I used to just use AutoCAD for 3D modeling, so I definitely prefer inventor now.” “I feel more confident in visualizing the [laser cutter] design in my head and being able to execute it.”Only one of the four students mentioned any specific non-technical takeaways from themakerspace-infused project beyond the equipment-based skills, focusing on communication andpresentation skills. However, their response was general to the project and did not include anymention of how the makerspace contributed to that skill beyond the scope of what a regularproject would have developed.The intersection between entrepreneurs and makers most often lies in customer developmentafter an idea is formed

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Michelle Garraway, Mississippi State University; Ali Karji

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Construction Engineering

grow through dissemination of outcomesof the CEL program. While these results clearly indicated positive outcomes of the CEL at Mississippi StateUniversity, the generalization of all findings is not warranted. More studies with a larger sample size ofstudents and community partners should be conducted to increase the reliability. The current study as acase study can be utilized to model the educational relationship between professional entities andconstruction programs.REFERENCES[1] R. Hugg and S. Wurdinger, “A Practical and Progressive Pedagogy for Project Based Service Learning.,” International Journal of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2007.[2] J. A. Hatcher and R. G. Bringle, “Reflection: Bridging the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Duo Li, Shenyang City University; Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology; Qiping Zhang, Long Island University

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Graduate Studies

examined and nine clusters were created: 1)Arts & Science, 2)Business. 3)Computer Science, 4)Data Science, 5) Engineering, 6)Health, 7)Information Science and Technology, 8)Interdisciplinary, and 9)Math/Statistics. • These department or school clusters were generated for analysis purposes as it is more effective to analyze data based on nine department or school clusters as opposed to over a hundred department or school names. The department or school names were mapped to these clusters as shown in table 1. Department or school names that were the same for more than one college or university are only shown once for the purpose of this table. Table 1: Department or School

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

intention of this paper is only to highlight the innovationchallenge module and use of IDA pedagogy as a tool for scaffolding applied creativity. The course in 4general covers a breadth of topics involving airplane design, flight dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion,and structures. Students rely on the technical knowledge that they gained throughout the innovationchallenge module to generate ideas and prototypes.3. Innovation Challenge Module Given the importance of creativity in aerospace engineering, in most aerospace courses, the role ofcreativity is often excluded. It could also be because most of the aerospace engineering courses are heavilymath based and the role of creativity in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, the number of womenstudents participating has also been increasing. In the academic year 2008-2009, only 15.5% ofthose participating in ESPTs were women. Compare that to 42.7% in 2016-2017. In addition, thenumber of women in leadership positions have increased dramatically across the teams. Thereare generally three types of ESPTs: 1) those associated with competitions, e.g., Baja SAE,Formula SAE, Violet Satellite Project; 2) those associated with service, e.g., Engineering WorldHealth (EWH), Engineers without Borders (EWB), Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW),and 3) those teams who are performing for a particular “client” e.g., App Development and DataScience. These ESPTs are much more than an extracurricular diversion. For

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

military veterans make up small fraction of U.S. college undergraduates and only 1 in 5enrolled veterans pursue a STEM-related degree.While STEM education research with SVSM continues to grow, much about the collegeexperiences of SVSM remains unclear. Moreover, scholars point to unique challenges andlimitations associated with conducting SVSM research that hinder deeper understandings ofSVSM experience in higher education. Challenges include identifying and gaining access toSVSM participants, interpreting SVSM data without the insights afforded by personal militaryexperience, and unpacking SVSM experiences that often exist at the intersection of multipleidentities underserved in STEM (i.e., gender, nontraditional, first generation

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Juan Abelló P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

damping Rotating unbalance Base excitation Coulomb damping Hysteretic damping Self-excitation and stability One DOF vibration: general forced Two DOF vibration Multi-DOF vibration Vibration suppression and control Distributed systems Vibration measurement and testing Dynamic finite element analysis Numerical methods in vibration Non-linear vibration Random vibrationAppendix B: Summary of Proposed WeBWorK Keyword StrategiesWe suggest that terms from the following six facets should be included in the keyword list foreach problem, to enable better keyword searching: 1. Taxonomical positionSubject, chapter, and section from the taxonomy. 2

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Mary Martine, Rowan University; Lia X. Mahoney, Rowan University; Christina M. Sunbury, Rowan University; John Austin Schneider, Rowan University; Cory Hixson, Colorado Christian University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thethought process for coming up with sub-topics and interconnections within the map [3].Moore et al. [5] states, “They (concept maps) are primarily used in one of two fashions: 1) Anexpert-generated concept map is used as an overview or framework before more detailedinformation is presented, or 2) students are asked to generate maps as a reflective activity at theend of a unit.” Therefore, concept mapping can be used to gauge class and individual studentunderstanding of a topic. It can also be used to aid instructors by helping them identify whatparts of their curriculum need more attention [5]. For instance, a study was conducted wherecivil engineering students were asked to prepare a concept map around the phrase “civil andenvironmental

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 3: Working in Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed LeRoy Michor, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

development of idea generation, flexibility, and originality, a criticalaspect in the professional formation of engineers [8].While technical skill is important, developing the social components of engineering is alsocritical [5], [6], [14]. Course-specific, technical knowledge consists of a set of “big ideas,”including content (concepts, principles, and theories) and practices (planning and carrying outinvestigations, analyzing and interpreting data, engaging in argument from evidence) [15]–[17].In the sophomore Material Balance course studied here, for example, big ideas could includeconservation of mass and reasoning with chemistry. Engineering is also inherentlysociotechnical, as the technical work performed is for the benefit of consumers or

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University; Hani Dulli; David Lamp, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

course performance and that low confidence is a hindranceto successful performance. Differences in the roles of problem-solving strategies for engineeringstudents in physics compared to thermodynamics suggest that students use these strategiesdifferently in those courses.1.0 IntroductionLearning to solve problems is possibly the most prevalent skill that engineering students practice[1] [2] during undergraduate training. Especially in the first few years of undergraduateeducation, students spend considerable time observing instructors solve problems in theclassroom, studying worked examples in textbooks, and solving problem sets for homework.Because solving basic computational problems is considered a foundation for subsequentprofessional

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward James Diehl P.E., University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

coincide with one of objectives described herein.More literature was found discussing STEM comics than cartoons [1], [6], [7],[10], [11]. Thedistinction is important as comics are most often considered “sequential art” [12], while cartoonsare single frame images. Comics generally offer a longer narrative than cartoons and much of thepedagogy concerning comics focuses on their appeal as alternatives to other more formalinstruction. An excellent example of a mixture of comics and cartoons used for science andengineering instruction is Gonick’s The Cartoon Guide to Physics [13] which features plenty ofwords while remaining more cartoon oriented since it is not sequential. Excellent collections ofweb-based science comics and animations are [14] and

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bennet Thomas Krull, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, the highest correlationvalues tend to be where systems are located near each other. Systems located close together havehigher correlations because the solar availability is similar as compared to distant systems. Dueto its geographical location far from the other systems, the Champaign system generally had thelowest correlations to other systems. For an easier visualization of how separation distance affects the correlation betweenpower outputs from two photovoltaic systems, the data in Tables 1 and 2 can be displayed in ascatter plot, and a best-fit line can be matched to the data. This visualization can be seen inFigures 15 and 16. Figure 15 shows the correlation values during the solar window, while Figure16 shows the correlation