Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

prepare undergraduate students to workin established enterprises, emerging businesses and start-ups. Page 13.265.21 - Introduction and Overview1.1 - Competing on InnovationEntrepreneurial thinking and leadership are fundamental factors in the creation of newenterprises and the sustained competitive advantage of both large and small businesses. Theability to foster an entrepreneurial mindset across generations is a major element of businesscontinuity and longevity. This ability is instrumental in effective strategic execution, innovationand growth. Cantillon (1755) recognized the entrepreneur as an individual who accepts anelement of uncertainty in

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Philipp Hieronymi; Nicolas Nytko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Akshit Deshpande, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jer-Chin Chuang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

. During the POGIL activities, we encourage students toself-assign roles among team members, and alternate these roles on a weekly basis. We proposedthree structured roles: the Recorder is assigned to write the team’s answers to problems, theManager is responsible for keeping the team on task, and the Reflector ensures nobody in thegroup is lagging behind and provides feedback to instructors about the task and teaminteractions.(c) Use of technological tools. When solving a task, group members should build on theirindividual knowledge and develop coherent contributions that can be aided by the use ofsynchronized tools. The students should continuously discuss and revise their solution approach,an interactive approach that is facilitated by instant

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 4: Professional Preparation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University; Timothy Cyders; Cody Petitt; Kouree Chesser, Ohio University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Lifelong Learning) ● Workplace Effectiveness (Teamwork; Client/Stakeholder Focus; Planning and Organizing; Creative Thinking; Problem Solving, Prevention and Decision Making; Seeking and Developing Opportunities; Working with Tools and Technology; Scheduling and Coordinating; Checking, Examining, and Recording; Business Fundamentals) ● Academic (Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Communication, Critical and Analytical Thinking, Computer Skills) ● Industry-wide Technical (Foundations of Engineering; Design; Manufacturing and Construction; Operations and Maintenance; Professional Ethics; Business, Legal and Public Policy; Sustainability and Societal and Environmental Impact; Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Supporting the Development of the Next Civil Engineers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michelle Kam-Biron; Scott Francis; Brent Perkins

. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledgeSimilarly, the CEBOK3 defines a broader spectrum of topics or knowledge areas, each with alevel of learning using Blooms Taxonomy.[4] A high level review of the topics sought by ASCEin the CEBOK3 include technical excellence in one’s chosen field of engineering (Foundational),fluency in associated fields (Technical), analysis and discovery (Fundamentals), pluscommunication and lifelong learning (Professional). The department, ABET, and ASCE allhave similar aspirational goals and are written to allow academic freedom within and acrossinstitutions. Therefore, the expectation is that graduates from accredited civil or architecturalengineering programs enter the structural engineering profession

Conference Session

Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jake Patrick Stengel, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; Kirti M. Yenkie, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #33322Integrating Design Thinking in Chemical Engineering Coursework forEnhanced Student LearningMr. Jake Patrick Stengel, Rowan University Jake Stengel is a graduate research student at Rowan University. He holds a BS from Rowan University in chemical engineering and is in his first year of the chemical engineering master’s program at Rowan University. His research focuses on using engineering fundamentals to improve process efficiency, afford- ability, and sustainability. His versatile work includes computer simulation, optimization, data analytics, mathematical modeling, machine learning, and software

Conference Session

Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

program.Each rung of the program must have a descriptive comment to document its behavior.Demonstrate your program to your instructor. Note: It is recommended that you create a DataView with all variables used in your program so that they may be easily monitored.Create a PDF (Microsoft Print to PDF) of the ladder logic program named “Lab9.pdf”. Use the“letter” size and “portrait” orientation.Problem StatementYou are to write a ladder logic program that uses subroutines to perform math functions(addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) on two numbers read from analog inputs andoutput the result to an analog output. Pressing a button copies the current values of the analoginputs into data registers so that the values of the two numbers can be

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

program6,served as the inspiration for illustrating to students how a specific field of study, such as signalprocessing, could contribute to the solution of global and societal challenges.The fundamental characteristics of the DSP course were unchanged during the pilot period: Thecourse is typically taken by about 25 students and is offered in the fall semester. There are two75-minute lectures and one three-hour laboratory session each week. Laboratory exercises aretypically completed in groups of two. In an effort to balance existing hands-on experiences withthe new Grand Challenge-inspired explorations, the pilot project, implemented in the Fall 2010semester, adapted the Comb Filter project into a homework exercise and retained the NotchFilter

Conference Session

Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Blake Prout, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Mohsin Mehmood; Kalah A. Cross, Morgan State University; Matt Collinge, Johns Hopkins University; Hafeez Temitope Shittu; Habilou Ouro-Koura, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

foundation forthe challenges that lie ahead for engineering professionals of the future in their practice ofengineering in the real world, as well as engineering research in graduate school, industry, andgovernment laboratories. Mastering the engineering and scientific fundamentals will be necessarybut will not be sufficient. An ability to engage in life-long learning and discovery will be acornerstone for professional growth to remain relevant in the dynamic world order of the future,where economic realities, global competition [5-6], climate change, national security, andsustainability issues will continue to play a significant role.While classroom education that emphasize mastery of scientific and engineering fundamentals isessential, it is not

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Gong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; N. Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Melloch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

circuits, studies have also reported student difficulties with fundamental principlessuch as Gauss’s and Ampere’s Laws. Singh10 examined the learning difficulties in identifyingcharge distribution and applying Gauss’s law among 541 students in the introductory calculus-based physics class, upper-level electricity and magnetism class, and graduate level teachingassistant seminar class. Many students had difficulty in using the superposition principle,specifically, they could not differentiate the electric field generated by individual point chargesfrom the electric field at any point, the latter of which is the vector sum of fields generated by allcharge sources. This finding confirmed Rainson et. al’s results11-12 that in a situation

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Page 26.812.4spoke highly of her Dean’s ‘strict’ and ‘elaborate’ evaluation of department heads every fewyears, thus highlighting significant variability across departments. In actuality, this university  does have some training for department heads. However, as we discuss below, there arereasons to question the assumption that training is the answer.Originally, we set out to write a traditional higher education article based on our findingsfrom the storytelling circles, focusing on the ways in which heads had shaped the careers ofour participants. While conducting research for the literature review however, the literatureitself emerged as a significant topic that warranted analysis in its own right. The structure ofthis paper is therefore non

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, illinois institute of technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 23.626.3 Participating faculty are from a variety of departments, including Biomedical Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, and the School ofMedicine. Diabetes is a complex pathologic condition and addressing the disease requires adiverse set of approaches from fundamental understanding of disease pathology, diseasemanagement and treatment either of the disease directly or one of its many complications. Thestudents’ research projects are developed from ongoing work in the laboratories. The researchprojects of the undergraduate students covered a diversity of topics related to diabetes, includingmetabolic engineering, biomaterials, biosensors, and tissue engineering. In addition to

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Navid Khoshavi, University of Central Florida; Steven D. Pyle, University of Central Florida; John Edison, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

. Such increases in enrollments significantly add to theassignment preparation, administration, and grading tasks of all faculty and course GTAs. Thus,a high quality approach is sought to manage the Formative/Summative Testing or Evaluationactivities, and re-focus faculty and GTA tasks from low impact activities, such as grading, tohigh impact activities, such as targeted content tutoring. The EPC was designed andimplemented to address this need, allowing for all evaluation components to be conducted in theEPC by any interested faculty. However, due to the creative design nature of engineeringcurricula, a discipline-specific approach is required.There are two fundamental hurdles to using electronic evaluation in an engineering curriculum.First

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering skills as“engineering” and the relevant skills beyond engineering as “+ X,” hence the designation“Engineering + X.”To meet this challenge, the engineering educator faces two fundamental difficulties. First,engineering is typically taught as a series of discrete competencies that may or may notpurposely integrate – think of these competencies as “trees.” Second, there is little room in anyengineering curricula to accommodate extra, non-engineering course work3 - the larger “forest,”in this context. As a result, the traditional approach to engineering education often requires theindividual student to integrate his or her own engineering learning into a larger context. Is there away to help students “find the forest” among the “trees” of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devanshi Shah, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology ; McKenzie Carol Clark, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent De- sign and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational represen- tation and reasoning support for managing complex system design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineer- ing education front, Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

Session 2630 Challenging the Norm in Engineering Education: Understanding Organizational Culture and Curricular Change Prudence Merton, Jeff Froyd, M. Carolyn Clark, and Jim Richardson Texas A&M University / Texas A&M University/ Texas A&M University/ University of AlabamaAbstractIn the study of organizational behavior, several linkages have been made betweenorganizational change and organizational culture. One link suggests that a “strong”culture is a prerequisite for corporate success, and attaining “excellence” often requiresculture change. In the study of change in higher education, there

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Restivo, Saint Bonaventure University; Connor Walsh, University of Tennessee at Martin; Wesley Chase Duclos; Vrushank Mali, University of Tennessee at Martin; Jian Wang, University of Tennessee at Martin; Huihui H. Wang, St. Bonaventure University; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Houbing Herbert Song, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

missions' failure and threaten public safety and private security. In this paper, weinvestigated the overview of GPS spoofing and explored the development of GPS spoofing onUAVs. This work can provide researchers with state-of-the-art GPS spoofing development onUAVs and inspiration for new directions in this field. Figure 3 depicts the processing of GPSspoofing attacks and detection on UAV. As one implacable part of IoT and CPS, UAV is significant to the processing of massivedeployment of IoT and CPS which is fundamental to SAGC development. However, GPS iscritical to UAVs which helps remote operators to finish missions precisely and effectively. In thispaper, we investigated state-of-the-art GPS spoofing on UAVs and obtained a survey on this

Conference Session

How Communities and Systems Influence Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Scott Leutenegger

a two-credit course together, and various co-curricular activities. For thecourse, students read articles and watch videos curated by the instructors. Studentsthen engage in short writing exercises, small group discussions, and then full classpresentations. Other active learning models such as design exercises are beingutilized. Topics covered during the two quarters include racism/anti-racism, sexism/anti-sexism, social media, AI, robotics in policy, robotics in the military, privacy, geneticengineering, biomechanical augmentation, ethics, diversity in engineering and computerscience, and infusing JEDI into engineering/computer science education. Students areexploring how recent and new technology is codifying systemic oppression based

Conference Session

Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Umar Iqbal; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Rani Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shane Brauer, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #37330Improving Engineering Transfer Student Onboarding andRetention through Scholarship and ProgrammaticInterventionsLesley Strawderman (Associate Professor)Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education. Current projects include leveraging writing to support programming skill development, using 3D weather visualizations to develop computational thinking skills for K-12 students

Conference Session

ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joselyn Busato; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Davide Guzzetti

mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, my diverse background also includes experience in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering education prompted me to change career paths and become a scholar of engineering education. As an educator, I am committed to challenging my students to uncover new perspectives and dig deeper into the context of the societal problems engineering is intended to solve. As a scholar, I seek to not only contribute original theoretical research to the field, but work to bridge the theory-to-practice gap in engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Lulu Sun Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

professional associations, and is a Consultant for Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.Dr. Lulu Sun Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Lulu Sun is an associate professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University, where she has taught since 2006. She received her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical En- gineering from University of California, Riverside, in 2006. Before joining Embry-riddle, she worked in the consulting firm of Arup at Los Angeles office as a fire engineer. Her research interests include second language acquisition in programming languages, flipped classrooms, and distance learning. She is a member of the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Stephen M. Belt, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

had learned during the week. In future offerings of the camp,it is suggested to ask students to deliver a presentation based on a specific day of the camp, sothat students do not repeat similar points during the closing ceremony. It would also be helpful toprovide students with a journal in which to write a summary and reflection at the end of eachday.Summary and DiscussionThis paper provided an overview of a one-week summer program developed to introduce highschool students to STEM by focusing on transportation infrastructure. The program includedmodules related to traffic engineering, structural engineering, and hydraulic engineering, andcovered aviation, inland waterways, transit and automobile modes of transportation.A questionnaire

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University; Naga Korivi, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering graduates will be expected to contribute towards both traditional and emerging technologies, and hence it is imperative that our undergraduate students, the future engineers, have design skills that transcend a basic understanding of fundamental concepts. Dym 9 states that “effective inquiry in design thinking includes both a convergent component of building up to asking deep reasoning questions by systematically asking lower-level, convergent questions, and a divergent component in which generative design questions are asked to create the concepts on which the convergent component can act”. The authors have introduced simple design-based learning activities in their Circuits I and II courses using the Analog

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Koubek, Pennsylvania State University; M. Jeya Chandra, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

“real world” engineering project experience through industry-based projectsin this course. Projects will focus on manufacturing systems, service systems, and/orinformation systems. This course will also be the “Writing-Intensive” (W) course in thenew curriculum. There is no change in the total number of credits in this area. Page 11.954.5Tracks After completing the courses in core and fundamental competencies, students willchoose one of the following tracks and take nine credits of courses from the approved list,out of which at least six credits must be from the department of industrial engineering.Track in Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Warren D. Seider, University of Pennsylvania; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

research interests lie in the areas of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Dr. Warren D. Seider, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Warren D. Seider is a professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Penn- sylvania. He received a B.S. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. For many years, he has contributed to the fields of process analysis, simula- tion, design, and control. In process design, he co-authored FLOWTRAN Simulation—An Introduction and Product, and Process Design

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.503.2IntroductionInterest in introducing engineering concepts, including engineering design, to elementary schoolaged children has continued to increase in recent years for a variety of factors, some of whichinclude concerns of lacking STEM literacy and global competitiveness1-3. Engineering designpractice has been emphasized as one of the fundamental components of K-12 science andengineering education4.Learning engineering has several benefits for children, including improved technological literacy.In addition, learning engineering also enhances children’s learning. Students develop problemsolving skills when a design-based learning approach is used in the classroom5. Also,engineering design projects enhance students’ science content

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

believe that sustainable development is a subject that should be considered in all types ofdesign these days. Ever since freshman design, when our group had to develop ideas for asustainable house for the nuns at XXMM College, I have become very interested in the subject.Also, just recently, we had to write a paper on sustainable development in Land Developmentclass. The idea of being able to reduce the effects of developing on environment is so intriguingand I can’t believe it’s talked about more in the engineering business. I like the fact that bystudying sustainable development, a designer can design for an environmental friendlyneighborhood while also helping that city or town economically… I’ve actually consideredgetting into some type of

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Greg Spaulding

and final component of the future plan for entrepreneurship is curriculumtransformation.In the effort to train entrepreneurs, the most fundamental and least visible of the activitieswill occur in the classroom. The classroom challenge will be to integrate entrepreneurialculture into the existing courses. This integration will not be easy or quick, and it will Page 9.1215.5require support from administration and faculty. The administration will have to showacceptance and outcome assessment based on the new culture, and the faculty supportwill entail a shift in teaching style and content. These changes will gradually “kindle thefire” toward a more

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Almeida; Guillermo Salazar

freshmen-sophomore course CE1030 “Civil Engineering and ComputerFundamentals. The students had the opportunity to apply this concept later in the course in asubsequent 1-week module involving basic aspects of Fire Safety. The following objectives wereidentified for this study:‚ To develop an integrated view and a better understanding of the building and its components.‚ To improve communication, coordination and collaboration when students work in groups.‚ To determine how effectively students can get started in the use of the software while developing the two previously stated objectives.This course introduces students to fundamentals of civil engineering, group dynamics, oralpresentation skills, engineering report writing techniques, and uses

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Norris; Duco Jansen; Sean Brophy

’ questions at the end of a class session. Acommon technique called “Muddiest Points” typically asks students to write down what is stilldifficult for them to understand after the class session. With VSAS this activity is much faster andeasier for students, and we believe results in higher response rates. The instructor reviewed theseresponses after each class and made a specific point to refer to them in the follow on classsessions.Results and DiscussionThe instructor had great success experimenting with the short answer feature of VSAS. One ofthe perceived benefits of the short answer response versus the multiple choice is that studentsmust generate a response rather than picking a potential response from a list of options. Webelieve this process

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rob Guardiola; Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

measurable Key Actions, which students maytake to demonstrate their development, have been defined. An appropriate measurementapproach has been identified for the Key Actions. Validation of the development process by thecontributing constituents is in progress.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has instituted fundamental changesin accreditation procedures. A shift in focus from traditional "inputs" metrics to defining andmeasuring what is expected of graduates is well into implementation1. Criterion 3, Program Outcomes Page 6.383.1and Assessment, states, “Engineering programs must demonstrate that their