Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-1117: EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN OPERATIONSRESEARCH COURSES INTENT ON IMPROVING ANALYSIS SKILLS ANDREPORT-WRITINGSima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Page 12.580.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effective Pedagogical Techniques in Operations Research Courses Intent on Improving Analysis Skills and Writing Report Dr. Sima Parisay California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractPowerful Operations Research (OR) softwares provide many of the analytical features needed tosolve OR problems. However, students lack the skills required for problem

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Marcellus; Omar Ghrayeb

consistently used the ceiling projector to present information? Question 2 22 responding a If your answer for the first question is YES, how often? 27 responding b a. One course b. Two or more courses Question 3 13 responding a 4 responding a Do you believe that using the projector to present information is 30 responding b 15 responding b more effective than traditional presentation using a blackboard or 6 responding c 3 responding c whiteboard? a. Definitely b. Somewhat 3 not responding c. Definitely

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.D. B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

approaches that institutions of higher learning may implement inorder to engage distance learners in online courses, one of which is the Engagement BasedLearning and Teaching (EBLT) approach. According to the Engagement Based Learning andTeaching (EBLT) approach there are two basic elements that provide an effective method ofestablishing a facilitation technique for more student engagement. These elements are pedagogyand preconditions where pedagogies are techniques that must be followed in instructions andpreconditions are set of guidelines that need to be present in effective teaching. This paperdiscusses various methods of improving students’ engagement in online course delivery withexamples at the implementing university. The Industrial

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Andrew Smith P.Eng., Ryerson University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Engineering Projects awards between 2007 and 2010. He was co-recipient of second place in the 2012 Healthcare Innovation Conference’s design competition in Houston Texas. Page 24.739.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Inductive Learning Tool Improves Instrumentation Course Page 24.739.2AbstractEngineering instructors are typically restricted to a narrow range of simplified models that applyto both white-board lectures and hands-on labs. This is as true in a mechanical vibrations courseas it is in electrical circuits or

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gabe Garcia; Ian Leslie

Improving Student Performance in Programming Courses Through Unlimited Access to Computer and Software Resources I. H. Leslie and G. Garcia New Mexico State UniversityIntroductionComputer programming is an integral part of the curriculum in Mechanical EngineeringDepartment at New Mexico State University. Students in Mechanical Engineering arerequired to take two courses, a programming fundamentals course and a numerical methodscourse. The programming fundamentals course utilizes MATHCAD and MATLAB. Thefollow-on course covers basic numerical methods with MATLAB as the sole programmingtool. Typically, students only have

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Naji Khoury, Temple University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2010-72: IMPROVING CREATIVITY IN A GRADUATE COURSERobert Brooks, Temple UniversityNaji Khoury, Temple UniversityTony Singh, Temple UniversityHossein Rostami, Philadelphia UniversityFernando Tovia, Philadelphia UniversityAmithraj Amavasai, Temple UniversityKeerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University Page 15.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 IMPROVING CREATIVITY IN A GRADUATE COURSE AbstractThe authors developed a strategy for improving students’ creativity in CE 723 – PavementSystems Management, a graduate course in the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering. The course taught in Summer 2004 was

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Alexander De Rosa, University of Delaware

Powered by www.slayte.com Work in Progress: Effects of training program implementation on improvement in spatial abilityAbstractThis work in progress compares two different implementations (A & B) of a spatial skillstraining program to investigate the effects of the length of training and incentives to encouragepersistence on improvement in spatial ability. In implementation A, students are required tocomplete SVS training and their scores on measures of spatial ability are used to determine partof their course grade. In implementation B, students are again required to complete SVS trainingbut to a greater degree than in A, and with course credit given based on the amount of trainingcompleted and not SVS test

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Sepideh Afkhami Goli, University of Calgary; Ehsan Mohammadi, University of Calgary; Fatemeh Sharifi, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

improvement. Moreover, detailedscheduling of deliverables and the timeline of the course can help with streamlining tasks andproviding better delivery of the course material.Course Instructor 3In Class ChallengesProgramming for engineering students is course that elevates the importance of using logic insolving engineering problems. Watching well-designed tutorial videos before attending thelectures helps students to frame problem-solving logic in the form of programming instructions.However, teaching all aspects of problem-solving is beyond the purpose of video tutorials whichmakes complementary sessions necessary. For this reason, the flipped course approach seems tobe an effective one for teaching this content.My main challenge in this course was

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

SESSION 2230 HOW IMPORTANT IS EFFECTIVE TEACHING TO ENGINEERING FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS? Catherine E. Brawner, Richard M. Felder, Rodney H. Allen, Rebecca Brent Research Triangle Educational Consultants/ North Carolina State University/ COMP-AID/ North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED) hasamong its goals persuading and preparing engineering faculty to adopt effective teachingpractices and improving the campus climate for undergraduate engineering education. To theseends it has designed and

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

. Joe earned his bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, his master’s in Mechanical Engineering (minor Electrical Engineering) from Iowa State University, and his MBA and PhD in Systems Engineering both from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-in-progress abstract: Identifying Effective Student Leaders to Improve Capstone Design Team AssignmentsAbstractEngineers in industry are required to work in teams to accomplish large goals. Similarly,engineering students often work in teams in course projects cornerstone through capstone. Thestakes of capstone design projects are often high as teams work

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sterling E. Skinner; Eric G. Chapman; Sheldon Jeter

and an understanding of the design process. Thepaper concludes with subjective feedback on the effectiveness of this design project andits implementation from both student and instructor feedback.The Freshman Design Course:Like many other engineering programs, our mechanical engineering program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology attempts to include design experiences throughout thecurriculum. As part of this overall emphasis, a 2 credit course is currently offered duringthe spring quarter of the freshmen year. Its primary focus is to offer students their firstformalized introduction to the process and methods of design as applied in an engineeringcontext. A wide variety of design methods and team oriented experiences are included inthis

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Kevin E Horecky

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Paper ID #13389UTILIZING THE EFFECT OF AIR SPEED TO IMPROVE AUTOMOBILEMOVING PERDORMANCEDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Masoud Fathizadeh – PhD, PE Professor Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University Calumet since 2001. He has worked over 15 years both for private industries and national research laboratories such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engineering company in 1995 spe- cializing in power system, energy management and automation systems

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING WITH A MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT Daniel Davis Associate Professor Department of Architecture College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture University of Hartford Phone: 860.768.4094 / Fax 860.768.5074 ddavis@hartford.eduAbstractThis paper attempted to consider how a quality school environment enhances, even improves,attitudes and achievements, and how a well-designed university facility is one that carefullyintegrates the curriculum and the

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Andrew Novocin, University of Delaware; James Atlas, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Education​, ​35​(4), 435-448.• Sample holistic rubric for essays. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2016, from University ofUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County Faculty Development Centre website:http://fdc.umbc.edu/files/2013/01/SAMPLE-HOLISTIC-RUBRIC-FOR-ESSAYS.pdf• Stevens, D. D., & Levi, A. J. (2011). ​Introduction to rubrics: An assessment tool to savegrading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning​. Stylus Publishing, LLC. Learning Objectives Do your students complain that your course is unfair? Do students tell you they study thematerial and do the problems, but still cannot pass your exams? Do you have a clear vision of what your students should be able to

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren N. Summers, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

orother biases in the interview data. Additional questions invited students to discuss TAs in othercourses in their major and how they imagined an ideal TA-student relationship would look.Interview questions were designed to avoid leading the student in a specific direction whendiscussing TA effectiveness. The open-ended nature of the interview allowed students toelaborate on aspects of their course experience that were important to them while notpredisposing students to discuss certain aspects of the course or teaching over other aspects.Table 2. Interview Questions used in this Analysis • What did your TA or TAs in this course do that most supported your motivation to learn? What did they do that most supported your efforts

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Mitchell Fajardo; Yuliana Flores, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #26653Designing and Enacting Weekly Micro-reflections as a Means of ProfessionalDevelopment of Early Career Educators: Voices from the FieldMs. Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of WashingtonMiss Yuliana Flores, University of WashingtonDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

perspective of a veteran faculty member who hasbeen heavily involved with service activities over the course of his career. In addition, someinsights on how one’s service may evolve over the course of a career will be provided.The author has nearly 25 years of experience as an engineering faculty member at a researchuniversity, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). While there have been some recentchanges to the governance structure at UWM, the institution has a long history of active facultygovernance of the institution. He has served on a plethora of department, college, anduniversity-wide committees, including chairing the executive committee of the Faculty Senate athis institution for two years. He has served as the Secretary of his

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #10171Strategies for Effective Online Course DevelopmentMs. Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University Carol Considine is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. She has fifteen years of industrial experience and is a LEED AP BD+C. Her area of specialization is construction. She has been teaching using distance learning technologies for fourteen yearsDr. Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion UniversityDr. Jon Lester, Old Dominion

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Jenkins, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

examscores. This result was expected, as they had previously found graded homework to improveacademic performance in an economics course [4]. Grodner and Rupp [5] also found homeworkin a macroeconomics course was beneficial to student learning, especially for those who initiallyperformed poorly. Eren and Henderson [6] found extra homework improved test scores, and thatthe impact was greater for high and low achievers.However, the positive effect of homework on academic performance has not always beenobserved. For two semesters, Trussel and Dietz [7] compared the test scores between concurrentsections of the same preparatory math course taken by electrical and computer engineeringstudents. Each semester, all students were assigned homework but the

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Evaluation, Assessment, & Performance

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

learners of every age: they practice problems, they checktheir work, and they consider what they have learned through the process [6]. Such holisticpractice helps students learn how to “acquire new knowledge, skills and attitudes” consistentwith the life-long learning objectives of the ASCE BOK [18].A recent study has provided a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of a dual submissionhomework method beyond simple perceptions or a philosophical reasoning [15]. This studyshowed quantitatively better learning outcomes for a dual-submission homework method overtraditional homework methods. Though a metacognitive emphasis showed clear improvement inmastery, the grade earned did not correlate well with exam performance. Rather, the

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; Ray Witmer, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Page 11.739.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Student Learning of Materials FundamentalsIntroductionAll engineering students at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) are required totake an introductory course in materials science and engineering. This is a common requirementfor most engineering programs. At UT Martin this introductory course consists of two lecturehours and one three-hour lab per week. Additional exposure to materials concepts andapplications are obtained through courses such as Strength of Materials, and depending on thearea of concentration courses in Reinforced Concrete, Soils, Manufacturing Processes,Electronics, and Machine Design. An examination of student performance

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for Engineering Mechanics Courses

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sarilyn R. Ivancic, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Leipold’s professional experience includes three years spent as a New Product Development engineer at Pactiv Corporation in Canandaigua, NY. She holds 5 patents for products developed while working at Pactiv. Ms. Leipold’s focus at RIT is on CAD and design process instruction.Dr. Sarilyn R. Ivancic, Rochester Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Efforts to Improve Free Body DiagramsAbstractThe goal of this paper is to present two novel approaches to teaching the components of and useof free body diagrams (FBDs) in core mechanical engineering courses at the Rochester Instituteof Technology (RIT). The first technique is a mnemonic device to remember

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

3.58 2.75 2.46 2.20Overall presentation 3.94 3.00 2.77 2.50Score (Excellent: 4; Good: 3; Average: 2; Poor: 1)ConclusionsSeveral lessons were learned that would be applied for future improvement. Although simpleanalysis was used in this study, one may easily deduce that the students learning outcomes werenot actually met but also improved. The course-level continuous improvement process hasproven to be very effective in targeting problems in conceptual student learning during theassessment cycle. However, there are several improvements that can be made to improve theoverall efficiency of the process. For example, a

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2010 Student Surveys of Course Knowledge and Skills: Improving Continuous ImprovementAbstractThe emphasis on curricula and program accreditation has moved from certification of teaching toconfirmation of learning. Commonly adopted outcomes and assessment methods reflect theobservations or opinions of the evaluator on the quality and quantity of learning demonstratedthrough various measures such as projects, presentations, or testing. Students achieveknowledge and skills objectives through the various learning opportunities, in other words thelearning tools, offered them. Instructors must have knowledge of student preferences,perceptions, and responses to the tools offered the students in

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

studywhile we use statistical analysis in the later part of the paper. The data used are collected fromrecent sample courses in engineering and technology taught by the authors and their colleagues.We conclude that the currently available automated robust and effective online assessment toolsare significant in pedagogical assessment in engineering and technology. The results areconfirmed through our discussions with the colleagues having similar experience at some otherinstitutions of higher education. We plan to expand our database and revalidate our studythrough collaborative data-sharing efforts with our colleagues across the States in the near future.Introduction“Distance learning” and interchangeably used in this article “distance education

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 8: Effective Teaching and Learning in Post-Pandemic Classrooms and Other Curricular Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Al Weshah, University of Georgia; Ruba Alamad, Kennesaw State University

performance and reduce defects.Defects in these studies are the students' final grades [17, 18]. LSS was also applied to increaseadmissions [19] and passing rate [20]. In [21], SS was used to improve the learning outcomes,the Voice of customers (VOC) was collected by interviews and analyzed to identify students'needs. The study included the four most important American Society for Quality (ASQ)leadership competencies [22]. It noted from the previous studies that Six Sigma is a powerfulprocess improvement methodology in educational institutions.In this paper, we used Six Sigma Methodology to improve students' teamwork performance andoverall class performance in one engineering course. The study explores the effect of group workactivities to predict

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Valeria Matinuzzi; Danielle Peterson; Sean Iacobone; Salah Badjou

a regular basis. The present research was conducted in a semester-long sophomore-levelbiomedical engineering course of physiology for engineers.Keywords: Energy drinks, validation, taurine, caffeine, health INTRODUCTIONThe substances assessed in this paper are Red Bull and coffee, the two most commonly ingested energy drinks. Inorder to determine whether these energy drinks are safe for consumption and can deliver the promised effect, wewill evaluate existing research and conduct an experiment. The present research was conducted in a semester-longsophomore-level biomedical engineering course of physiology for engineers.Red Bull is the most popular new-age energy drink, and is increasing in

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette, and Universidad EAFIT, Colombia; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approaches in multiple undergraduatecivil engineering courses. Results of this study suggest that while most students rated bothJiTT and PI as effective or highly effective learning tools, the perceived effectiveness oftraditional problem sets is significantly higher. Unfortunately, direct measurements ofstudent performance are absent from this study.Examples of the implementation and assessment of PI in basic electricity courses are scarcein scholarly literature. In Brazil, Araujo and colleagues implemented PI in seven highschool physics classes, particularly around the topic of simple DC circuits [10]. Theseresearchers pulled from the literature on concept inventories and local research on learningelectric circuits to adapt and create the

Conference Session

Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

more immediate departmental culture; how this culture informedour process and experience and, as Phillip noted, how our process and experience might informthe departmental culture.Phillip: For the concept of cross-functional teams to last, it must operate within a culture thatwants to improve through a change process. Thus, x-teams must play a major role in creatingand maintaining such a culture... Our current x-team has made some small attempts at enactingthis change in department culture (a few faculty activities at retreats and faculty meetings), butthus far they have been fairly weak with respect to what I believe we are capable.ProcessNick: The final theme reflects growing awareness of the course design process, particularlydesign

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Kuznetsov

Session 1368 How to Use Technology For Teaching Problem Solving In Effective and Efficient Ways Helen Kuznetsov University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Effective and efficient methods of teaching problem-solving using interactive computer courseware have been developed as a result of more than 20 years of experimentation with courseware development and implementation in classes at several universities. This presentation deals with Statics and Engineering Mechanics courses for architecture and engineering students. Problem-solving courseware combining instructions and computer-graded tests was