Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

evaluating the real world applicability and usefulness of these techniques.From the above data, it has been shown unanimously across all the sections of every classparticipating in our project that students understand the importance of software testing and intend Page 25.754.10to use the techniques to help them improve the quality of their programming assignments.Additional Ongoing AssessmentsTo supplement our assessments measuring how effectively our approach has been implementedand how well our course modules have been put to use (such as the qualitative feedback from thestudents and the quantitative data collected from the anonymous survey

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Lundstrom; Jawaharlal Mariappan; K. Joel Berry

environment in our classrooms andlaboratories. This team was established voluntarily based on our mutual interest in exploiting the power ofquality to improve our teaching. To be effective teams need a vision, a mission and values. Presented here isthe current state of this team’s effort to establish guidance for our work. Our vision is to create a learning environment in the classroom and laboratory and help our learning colleagues to achieve their own understanding of the course purpose and material, and to do quality work. Our mission is learning, to learn and help others to learn and preparing people to add value to themselves and to society through the profession of engineering. Our values include

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1: Sense of Self in Biomedical Engineering Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

community.In this context, collaborative learning pedagogies represent an opportunity to increase students’motivation and support students’ development of effective learning strategies. In content-heavybiomedical engineering courses, high-stakes assessments such as tests or exams often elicitanxiety, low expectancy to succeed, and low self-efficacy for students, corresponding todecreased motivation. Collaborative testing has been demonstrated to improve students’performance [8]–[10], leading to the hypothesis that collaborative testing also improves students’perceptions of their learning environment based on development of effective learning strategies.Collaborative testing has been reported to improve retention and recall (e.g., [7]–[10

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Adam Redd Livingston, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R. Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Josiah A. Yoder, Milwaukee School of Enginering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

improve Page 24.1343.6student learning.Due to scheduling conflicts, my Circuits and Signals colleague was not able to sit in on mysection until the quarter was nearly ended. Our debriefing was more informal since our sectionswere run in lockstep (this course was running for the first time) and we met throughout the termto coordinate the course. My colleague provided very detailed play-by-play notes on my lecture,which ran the gamut from nuts and bolts to more general items. To take one example, mydiscussion questions were effective but my colleague noted that at times I let a few studentsdominate the discussion, something I did not realize was

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 23.716.10 8. Buckenmeyer, J.A. (2000) “Using teams for class activities: Making course/classroom teams work,” Journal of Education for Business, Vol. 76, No. 2, Nov. 2000, pp. 98-108.9. Caspersz, D.M., Wu, M., Skene, J. (2003) “Factors Influencing Effective Performance of University Student Teams,” in Proc. 26th Annual International HERDSA Conference, Christchurch, NZ, July, 200310. Corden, R.E. (2001). Group discussion and the importance of a shared perspective: Learning from collaborative research. Qualitative Research, 1(3), 347-367.11. DeFranco, J., Neill, C., Clariana, R., (2011) “A Cognitive Collaborative Model to Improve Team Performance – A Study of Team Outcomes and Mental Model Sharing”, Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

difficulties or reinforce a new conceptin a timely manner during the recitation session. The cohort approach allowed students, faculty,and tutors to develop a close academic relationship in a friendly environment that was conduciveto learning. In short, faculty mentoring, peer tutoring, staff advisement and support, hands-onprojects, academic planning, and other academic activities all provided effective study assistanceto help students succeed in the critical summer mathematics course.Because of the success of the 2008 SBP program and with the support of the five-year NSF grant,we have continued to offer and improve the SBP program to help more STEM students tosucceed in mathematics courses, which will enable them to ultimately achieve their

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College; John Burke, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

effect was seen in the entrance scores for fall 2006 microelectronicscourse. Here there was a 14.2% and 15.1% improvement in the average and median exam scorescompared to the previous year. The quiz score average and median improved by 23.4% and62.5% respectively. The final set of improvements came as a result of the changes in the 2006 -2007 academic year linear circuits sequence. Here, there were significant changes made in thestructure of the sophomore courses, the amount of repetition of material, and a large emphasisplaced on challenging problems that required symbolic solutions. The exam scores, again, Page 13.332.5showed large improvements

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

statistical process control, lean manufacturing, failuremode and effects analysis can help in the development of sustainable higher quality educationalprocess. A process map with SIPOC (supplier, input, process, output and control), cause andeffect analysis, FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) for higher education was developedand presented. These tools can be used by higher education institutions to better understand thehigher education process and how it can be improved to meet the desired quality goals.IntroductionThe concept of Six Sigma was introduced by Motorola in the 1980s to improve their productsand maintain quality. The core of Six Sigma lies in the continuous improvement process usingthe DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Pauline Melgoza

by showing them electronic resources that are available andrelevant. Libraries are becoming more sophisticated through the purchase of access to electronicbooks, journals, and citation/abstract databases. These new electronic resources are available on-line with improved 24/7 point-and-click access through library web portals.Libraries are accustomed to helping faculty locate appropriate resources for their courses. In thepast this translated to librarians creating bibliographies for courses. The faculty would simplyadd the handout to their semester packet. However with the advent of the Internet, how canlibraries help faculty obtain materials for this new technology/medium?According to McCreanor, instructors are placing their lectures

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Abulkhair M. Masoom; Fahmida R. Masoom

. Blackboard allows instructors to publish course material, conductcommunications and coordinate class events online with minimal knowledge of HTML orWeb design. Users in general, have claimed that through the use of this technology,more material can be covered with improved understanding; greater participation amongstudents is possible with a sense of ownership. Engineering Mechanics – Statics is atraditional engineering science course required of almost all engineering majors in theprogram. This paper presents the findings and discussion on how effective this approachhas been in a typical engineering science course.

Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

-ended problem solving program, and is working with others on campus to establish a broader integrated context for innovation and design. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Using a Second Intervention to Continue Improving Information Literacy Outcomes in a First Year Design ClassAbstractDoes a reinforcement lesson on scholarly and authoritative sources positively affect the qualityof students’ sources in the completion of an engineering design project? In the spring of 2017,the Design I information literacy team at Colorado School of Mines piloted a flipped lesson onevaluating sources in the first-year engineering design course

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Arjun Singh, Gradescope

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

mechanical engineering courses over two successive cohortsand want to share key features that may appeal to both new and experienced engineeringeducators to support improved pedagogy. These include the ability to: • grade student submissions online in any location, • change the point value associated with a particular mistake once and apply to the entire population, • quickly reference similar mistakes instead of rewriting the same comment, • retain a digital record of the student work, and • return feedback digitally outside of classroom time.The online rubric-based grading tool can facilitate feedback that is prompt, equitable,explanatory and formative. Such tools can inform opportunities to re-teach and re-test in

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peggie Weeks; Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano

Page 9.133.3classroom, to determine their communication abilities. Interview protocols for exit interviews, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationperformance appraisals, focus groups, and other assessment methods should be thoughtfullydeveloped utilizing appropriate expertise in evaluation.7It is not enough, of course, to develop these tools and to assess student performance. To closethe loop, it is important to make improvements based on assessment and evaluation results. Whatif you determine that your students are not effective communicators, as you have defined,because as a cohort they cannot

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Bringardner, New York University; Christopher Leslie, New York University; Gunter W. Georgi, New York University; Alyssa Marie D'Apice, New York University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Bio-molecular engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, New York. She is one of four head teaching assistants for the Introduction to Engineering and Design course where she manages over 100 student workers, making sure that the course moves seamlessly. While on campus, Alyssa has participated in varsity basketball, volleyball, and softball during her first two years and recently was part of a summer research program where she studied the effects of carbon dioxide and calcium on the viscosity of mucus to help cystic fibrosis patients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Efficacy in Group

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Hamad Alajeel, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10]. These studies reported the positive effects of oral exams on improving thegrades of at-risk students [6], [11] and improving students’ motivation to learn and confidence inthemselves [7], [12]. This study aims to corroborate previous data gathered on theimplementation of oral assessments in undergraduate academics. Prior studies have focused on different aspects of the implementation of oral assessments.These include students’ emotional reactions during and after the assessment, impacts onacademic integrity, and the difference in grading workloads between traditional and oralassessments [1], [2], [9], [10]. Preliminary results indicate positive effects on students’experience of a course. For example, while

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Welker

Session number 1793 An Integrated Plan for Improving Team Functioning Andrea L. Welker and Walter G. Tymon, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Department of Management, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085Abstract: The importance of effective team functioning is recognized by students, faculty,employers, and our accreditation board. Teams are often used to obtain all of the educationaloutcomes described by ABET, however, the explicit statement that students must learn how towork in teams highlights the increasing importance of this skill. Several teaching methods tohelp students learn to work effectively in teams

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

importance of written communications, and a varietyof approaches have been devised and implemented to address the issue. Undergraduate writingcourses are almost universally included in general education requirements at colleges anduniversities. However, these general courses are not perceived to be always sufficient formeeting the needs of students in technical programs. Working with groups of professionalengineers in the post-university environment, some research has shown that courses in generalwriting skills are minimally effective in improving the ability of technical professionals toproduce quality, written technical documentation5. Frequently, technical programs of study mayrequire special courses or workshops in technical writing; for example

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeremy R. Chapman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16965Shared Capstone Project Mentoring for Improved LearningDr. Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kevin Sutterer is Professor and Department Head of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He received BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering at University of Missouri-Rolla, a second MS in Civil Engineering at Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia In- stitute of Technology. Although his specialization is geotechnical engineering, he has consulted in envi- ronmental and structural engineering as well and currently teaches courses in geotechnical

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

the project students were assessed regularly by quizzes, examsas well as student assessment of learning gains (SALG) and science learning attitude (CLASS)surveys. At the end of the semester cumulative final examination was given to assess all topics inthe course. Comparisons of the student performance on their research project topic to othertopics were done to effectiveness of this method.Introduction:The Physics department of Queensborough Community college offers a variety of introductorylevel physics courses. Among them PH 201, General Physics, is a required course forEngineering Technology and computer technology majors. However, approximately 50% ofstudents failed to meet minimum requirements to pass the course. Even after passing the

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University; Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1350: IMPROVING THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SKILLSOF GRADUATE STUDENTSCraig W. Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He has also taught the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, appropriate technology, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA.Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Shannon Rist, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

been slow and sporadic, which has ledresearchers to identify a “Valley of Death” separating research and practice [2]. Attempts toencourage widespread adoption of research-based engineering education practices by “pushing”effective techniques on faculty via workshops have not produced consistent results. Nor has theredesign of single courses that produce “one-offs” that never lead to wider adoption of suchinstructional approaches across the curriculum. As shown in Figure 1, these efforts attempt tooptimize subsystem performance (individual courses) to achieve a system goal (widespreadadoption in departments and colleges beyond an individual course). To build institution-wideadoption of effective engineering instructionaltechniques, the team

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lessons Learned Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice E. Grimes, Air Force Institute of Technology; Sharon Claxton Bommer, KBRWyle; Adedeji B. Badiru P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development Constituency Committee

training program made up of five keycomponents: a course design workshop; professional development sessions; institutionalinformation; mentoring information and introductions; and panel discussions in areas such asteaching excellence, research excellence, and work/home balance. The design and structure ofthe program was modified in 2017 in response to informal feedback from previous participantsand input from the Faculty Development Advisory Board. Subsequently, a system of datacollection was embedded into the 2017 orientation to enable assessment of participantperceptions of the usefulness of each element in the orientation and to suggest areas for changeand improvement. A survey instrument consisting primarily of Likert scales was

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

MARKING – DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING?AbstractThe paper reports on an initiative which aims to improve student achievement by boostingtutorial engagement via the introduction of peer-marked assignments. A compulsory first-year course, perceived as a difficult, „gatekeeper‟ course, was chosen for evaluation of theinitiative. Lack of student engagement in tutorials was perceived by the lecturers as asignificant barrier to improved student achievement. To encourage tutorial attendance andparticipation, students received a small number of marks for doing a (two-weekly) tutorialassignment, and marking another‟s, under the guidance of an academic staff member.Attendance at tutorial sessions consequently improved

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aiman Kuzmar

Student's Ownership Of Class Project Improves Learning Aiman S. Kuzmar, Ph. D., P. E. The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractAn alternative approach to the project assignment process in the Steel and ReinforcedConstruction courses (AET 214 and AET 215 respectively) in the Architectural EngineeringTechnology Program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus was introduced andimplemented in the past four years. Instead of dictating the project topic by the instructor, thestudents were given the freedom to choose their own topics with a few necessary restrictions.This paper gives details on this alternative approach. As usual, there are advantages andshortcomings. This paper

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

André J. Butler, Mercer University; William Moses, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

 writing reports (3 periods); and  testing/exams (2 periods).Again, the remaining period is reserved for use as needed in response to other topics that ariseduring the course of the term. In the following section, the following hypothesis will be tested:Student performance in MAE 402L will improve if more time and effort is spent in MAE 302addressing the ABET-related topics of analyzing and interpreting data, and designing andconducting experiments.Basis for hypothesisSince the assessment in 2010 indicated low performance in the ‘interpretation of data’ task,efforts focused on expanding the lecture portion of the course to address perceived needs. Hencethe information is now presented thoroughly over a longer period of time. There is evidence

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Pawan Ramchandra Galande

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

activities were complemented by social integration methods such as counselling, andexternal interventions such as field visits and guest lectures. The school leadership's success ininitiating campus interviews process also may have helped. The effectiveness is measured by the improvement in performance of the third-yearstudents. We found statistically significant improvement in performance from 16% studentspassing in all courses in 2015-16 to 49% in 2016-17. The change in passing percentage may havebeen due to the performance improvement program, that was developed systematically andexecuted meticulously. There were no similar performance improvements in other collegesaffiliated with that university in that area and there was no

Conference Session

Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nesim Halyo, Hampton University; Qiang Le, Hampton University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

University Page 23.1301.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Use of Video Technology to Improve Student LearningABSTRACT_ This paper discusses the initial results obtained from the use of two video lecturesdeveloped for two engineering courses: Introduction to Engineering, a freshman course, andIntroduction to Control Systems, a senior level course. We propose the use of video lectures tomodify the classroom T/P (Theory to Problem Solving or Theory to Practice) ratio and providemore problem solving time in class for student populations who favor “learning by doing” or“learning

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineers with the personal and social savvy they need to thrive in today’s complex academic and professional environments. Page 23.920.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013       Multisource feedback for STEM students improves academic performanceAbstractMotivating students to productively engage course material and perform to their potential isamong our most urgent challenges as STEM educators. Professional organizations commonlyseek to motivate employees by providing performance feedback from multiple raters who mayinclude

Conference Session

Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

technical knowledgefor being unable to provide effective feedback. This is true for students in the same disciplinebut with varying knowledge levels, as well as for a heterogeneous group of engineering graduatestudents. Conversely, students in this latter group sometimes complain about the usefulness ofhaving peer review work done by students who are unfamiliar with their field. Interestingly,majority (93%) of the students in the inclusive graduate course discussed in this paper indicatedthat they felt qualified to provide feedback to their classmates. In addition, the majority (86%)believed that their classmates’ reviews were at a minimum “fairly consistent.”What feedback causes students to make improvements? Student belief in the accuracy of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Pramod Jagan Deore, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Suhas Pandit Shukla, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

We formed divisions as per entrance examination scores and allocated better teachersto divisions with poor performers. The teachers were asked to follow the mastery approach i.e.focus more on understanding. We kept the same divisions for all courses. s based on consistentstudent evaluations of teaching effectiveness and performance of their students in universityexaminations. Kulik et al. [12] did meta-analysis of findings from 108 controlled evaluationsto conclude that mastery learning programs have positive effects on the examinationperformance of students in colleges. Further, they found that the effects appear to be strongeron the weaker students in a class, and they also vary as a function of mastery procedures used,experimental designs