Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Heather Gunter, Harvard University; Sarah Henrickson, Harvard University

2006-2162: NOVEL MODULE IMPROVES INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING OFGLOMERULAR FILTRATIONHeather Gunter, Harvard UniversityJoseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MITSarah Henrickson, Harvard University Page 11.964.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Novel Module Improves Interdisciplinary Learning of Glomerular FiltrationABSTRACTThe concepts underlying capillary filtration are fundamental topics in physiology courses taughtto medical students and undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students. Studentsreport anecdotally that this material is difficult to master. Furthermore, overall examperformance does

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen, California State University Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

implemented in eightcourses throughout the curriculum. This instruction ranged from stand-alone assignments infreshman courses to multi-semester scaffolded assignments and research consultations in thesenior capstone course sequence.Following the implementation, assessments were conducted to track the curriculum changes’effects, which closed the loop on the continuous improvement process. The results frominformation fluency assessments in Academic Year 2018-19 and the preliminary findings fromthe 2020-21 academic year showed improvement in the Mechanical Engineering students’assessment scores. In addition, this collaborative effort in assessment, curriculum development,and implementation was presented under Criterion 4 in the program’s self-study

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Artigue; Mark Anklam; David Miller; Dan Coronell; Atanas Serbezov; Sharon Sauer; Alfred Carlson

students’ overall learning in laboratory so as to better prepare themfor industry and/or graduate research, we have (1) created a new lecture course on engineeringexperimentation to accompany the laboratory, (2) increased the emphasis on experimentalplanning and data analysis for each lab project, (3) implemented a peer-review and reportrevision procedure, (4) require students to follow industry standards for recording data inlaboratory notebooks, and (5) completely revised the department’s Lab Manual to reflect thesechanges in emphasis. This paper describes the organization and effectiveness of our revisedlaboratory sequence in comparison with our previous approach.IntroductionThe unit operations laboratory is generally regarded as an ideal

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ashwin Satyanarayana; Hong Li; Josephine Braneky

program should also be cost-effective and easy to implementneeded in our college retention rates. In this paper we address in any public four year community college.one cost-effective approach of improving retention in public fouryear colleges. This paper presents a successful practice at our In this paper, we will address the above issues of retentioncollege wherein senior students provide mentoring and tutoring by having a group of mentors and tutors ( senior students) whofor freshmen students. It has demonstrated improvement of will guide the freshmen who are new at the college. Theretention as well as the performance of the freshmen. This workwas funded by Perkins Grant

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Case, United States Military Academy; Dereck Kennedy, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

single factor experimental design and blocking by course, we gatheredstudent performance data and student perception survey data to assess the impact of quizsequence. Quiz sequence was found to have a significant effect on student motivation, in-classengagement, and knowledge retention. This paper presents findings and recommendations forteachers to consider in implementing frequent quizzing in their courses. The implication of thisresearch is that a deliberate approach to the choice of a pre-lecture or post-lecture quiz will allowteachers to better meet their student learning objectives.IntroductionTeachers, instructors, and professors at every level of education seek to improve studentperformance because a student that is doing well in a

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth P. Mineart, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

topresenters. Students are required to critique themselves and their group members based on therecorded videos. The role of the instructor consists only of preparing videos for student viewing,monitoring student participation, and screening feedback to eliminate unconstructive or rudecomments. Two presentation repetitions in the selected class provide students with an immediateopportunity to improve on their findings. The effectiveness of student-based evaluations isassessed using: (i) comparisons of student comments on the first and second presentations, (ii)qualitative student feedback via course evaluation forms, and (iii) quantitative changes in studentpresentation grades. The time required for implementation of these exercises is presented

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shravia D. Jackson; Christine L. Corum

material.6. A survey was conducted to assess such issues as the effectiveness of the methods used, and the types of problems (if any) encountered by students. (see Appendix A) A survey was distributed to online students to assess such issues as prior web experience, ease of site navigation, and expected outcomes. The majority of the students did not complete the survey online, so it was administered on paper, during class time. Results were tabulated and analyzed. Survey questions were evaluated with the use of a five point Likert scale. Use of the survey within this study served to attest to the results of the grade comparisons. Although grades may have improved, they (the numbers) did not indicate the degree to which the material

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren L. Linvill Ph.D., Clemson University; Meghnaa Tallapragada, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

IEPS classes.Discussion:Findings of this study indicate that having engineers engage in a public speaking class can havepositive effects on their intentions to engage in communication, motivation, and engineeringidentities. These outcomes, along with attitudes towards communication, seem to improvesignificantly for those in the IEPS classes than TPS classes. These findings affirm previousresearch in that having an integrated oral communication course that is specific for theengineering fields can improve several communication outcomes and engineering identity forstudents [12].These findings also contribute to the conversation of the effectiveness of CXC curriculums [10],[11], because our results open a discussion about further investigating

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2010-1956: IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING INPROBABILITY AND STATISTICSDean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyStuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 15.691.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Conceptual Understanding in Probability and StatisticsAbstractProgram as well as course assessments indicate that, while technical skills are generally good, aweakness remains in students’ ability to translate information and skill sets from one Carnegieunit (one course) to another. The inability to apply probability and/or statistical concepts indifferent problem contexts is particularly problematic for

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Henrickson; Heather Gunter; Joseph Bonventre

Novel Module Improves Learning of Capillary Filtration Heather E. Gunter1, Sarah E. Henrickson1, Joseph V. Bonventre1 1 Harvard – MIT Division of Health Sciences & TechnologyAbstractThe concepts underlying capillary filtration are fundamental topics in physiology courses taughtto undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students. Students have reportedanecdotally that this material is difficult to master. Furthermore, overall student examperformance does not correlate with performance on specific questions regarding capillaryfiltration. Based on this backgound, a module that presents capillary filtration in the context ofglomerular filtration has been developed

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 NON-VERBAL CUES: IMPROVING COMMUNICATION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSAbstractConstruction industry is a dynamic, project based industry in where many problems occur due tocommunication issues. As it is proven that effective communication and conflict resolutionabilities have a strong correlation between them, communication in the construction industryshould constantly be improved. Unfortunately, the existing construction curricula do not offerenough courses which would help students to communicate effectively. Embedding technicalcommunication into curricula and introducing courses such as Construction Communicationaiming on producing construction management (CM) graduates with

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 23.661.7Metrics for evaluationSince the main objective of PID Initiative is to improve students’ educational experience, theevaluation of PID Initiative will focus on the educational aspect of the projects. Specifically, thefollowing metrics will be used: • Number of students impacted by the PID Initiative projects (breadth); • Number of student workers hired to work on PID Initiative projects (depth); • Number of courses impacted by the PID Initiative projects; • Percentage of profitable PID Initiative projects; • Total revenue of PID Initiative projects.3. Example PID Initiative ProjectsSince the establishment of the PID Initiative, two products have been under development. Thefirst one is an educational kit intended

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eric Musselman P.E.; Shawn Gross

improvement has had a great positive impact on the success of theinverted format in the new courses.QuizzesLecture-based quizzes are a critical component that complements the recorded lecture videos.Quizzes were constructed using one to five multiple choice questions that emphasize theoreticalconcepts and do not require extensive calculations. Sample quiz questions from the Fall 2014offering of CEE 4404 may be seen in Figure 1. Important statistics related to these lecture-basedquizzes are provided in Table 2.Figure 1 – Sample Quiz Questions from CEE 4404Before the methods in which quizzes have been implemented in each course offering arepresented and discussed, it is noted that feedback on the effectiveness of the quizzes and othercomponents of the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

courses should be set as prerequisites for engineeringgraphics courses? This paper presents a study of the relationship between basic mathematicalskills and spatial visualization abilities. The Purdue Spatial Visualization Test – Rotation wasgiven to students taking engineering graphics courses. The results were compared with scores ona basic mathematical skills test, a placement test that all new students took when they applied tothe college where this research was undertaken. Statistical analysis of the data revealed the effectsof basic mathematical skills on spatial visualization abilities.1. IntroductionSince proficiency in engineering graphics is essential to engineering and technology students,improving their technical drawing skills has

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Amy Gottfried, University of Michigan; Matthew Kaplan, University of Michigan; Vilma Mesa, University of Michigan; Christopher O'Neal, University of Michigan; Mary Piontek, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

conducting the consultations.First, to assess systematically the level of teaching improvement and to compare cohort groups,student ratings of teaching surveys were administered in every class at midterm and again at theend of the term (the surveys were administered by someone unaffiliated with the course). Thesurveys contained seventeen questions (Q1 through Q17) and were based on the Seven Principlesof Good Practice in Undergraduate Education3, 10, Murray’s “effective classroom teachingbehaviors”8, and themes apparent from twenty-nine midterm student feedback sessionsconducted for engineering faculty by one of the authors. Further, the questions represented traitsthat could potentially be changed over the short duration of six to eight weeks. A

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Phillips; Joseph Clair Batty; John Gershenson; Christine Hailey

programmatic levels, i.e., validatingcourses, assessing outcomes, appraising attributes, and evaluating objectives, each with its ownreview cycle period. The review process provides a formal way of closing the feedback loops atall programmatic levels from the course level to the objective level. The review results are easilydocumented and can be used to ensure continuous improvement. Results are tabulated in threesystems of matrices. Importance matrices are used to show the relative importance of goals ateach programmatic level. Measurement matrices document the level of performance at eachprogrammatic level relative to a set of benchmarks. Correlation matrices are used to correlatethe goals from one programmatic level to the next. While other

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

can be applied to any process.”The major tools of SPC are the histogram or stem-and-leaf plot, check sheet, Pareto chart, cause-and-effect diagram, defect concentration diagram, scatter and control charts. This research willpresent a method for teaching engineering students the use of SPC tools for processimprovement.Another important gap in engineering education is the pedagogy used to teach quality controland process improvement using SPC in many engineering curriculums. It is the authors’experiences that most engineering instruction is still conducted in a lecture format. Whilelecturing is an excellent method of communicating large amounts of information, students areexperiencing passive learning and the amount of learning that occurs is

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Amithraj Amavasai

the handwritten notes, no other sources including text books, electronic versions, or xerox copies were allowed to be used by the students during the final examination. In a survey conducted by the authors, students reported that the debates gave them several chances to study the subject in addition to paying careful attention to the lecture. Improvement in students’ grades was taken as the index for the effective engagement of the students. This method was compared with a control group. Overall the control group had scored 64% on the average, whereas the debates group scored 73% in the course. The debates group showed 14.1% improvement over the control group. In a two-tailed t test the calculated t

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #15986Usability Testing: Influencing Design Decisions and Improving Documenta-tionDr. Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Anneliese Watt is a professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches and re- searches technical and professional communication, rhetoric and composition, medicine in literature, and other humanities elective courses for engineering and science students. Her graduate work in rhetoric and literature was completed at Penn State, and her recent research often focuses on engineering and workplace communication as well as medical humanities.Dr. Ashley Bernal

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Alireza Dalili, Farmingdale State College - SUNY

work, students working on this projectwould be inspired by the applicability of STEM to different aspects of life and it would fortify theskills of the participating students. Some of the work carried out to date and the applicability ofelements of the work for lecture and lab material in various courses in the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology program at Farmingdale State College will be outlined.Introduction One of the main topics of discussion and concern currently in the healthcare andpharmaceutical industries as well as government regulatory bodies such as the FDA is to advancethe use of compliance-prompting packaging to improve medication adherence, patient safety andpatient health outcomes. The healthcare compliance packaging

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET-Related Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

domains of legitimate external concern.  Show action on the results of assessment.  Emphasize assessment at the major transition points in a college career.  Embed assessment in the regular curriculum.”A few of the major assertions of Pacific Crest’s6 work on assessment includes:  Assessment focuses on improvement, not judgment.  Assessment is a process that can improve any level of performance.  Assessment requires agreed-upon criteria.  Assessment should be used only where there is a strong opportunity for improvement.  Assessment is effective only when the assessee uses the feedback.Another source of practical experience on assessment was published by the Advisory Committeefor Academic Assessment at Kent State7. They say

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Assessing Student Performance

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

track toreach their goals, or to fulfill requirements of their course. If they are in difficulty, theiradvisor may help them think about what might be the most effective ways to improvetheir learning.Self-assessment is often used in medical schools as a way of improving students’ clinicalskills. Nursing education, like teacher education, emphasizes becoming a reflectivepractitioner. Thinking about how current material relates to material learned in othercourses can benefit anyone in a degree program. Capstone courses serve to encourageself-assessment by requiring students to apply previously-learned skills to new contexts.The e-portfolio movement is another practice that encourages self-assessment. Studentsput together work that they have

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, memorizing pre-packaged assignments and spitting out answers. They must talkabout what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to theirdaily lives. They must make what they learn a part of themselves”. 15 Give Prompt Feedback“Knowing what you know and don’t know focuses learning. Students need appropriatefeedback on performance to benefit from courses”. 15 In getting started, students need help in Page 15.695.8assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need frequent opportunitiesto perform and receive suggestions for improvement. At various points during

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

performance and the effectiveness of the methods they used after completing the task (Cunningham et al., 2015; Schraw, 1998). 3. Methods 3.1 Study Participants The participants in this study were junior and senior-level undergraduates taking a course in Fluid Mechanics at a large research university in the southeastern United States. These students were primarily pursuing mechanical engineering Bachelors’ degree. Two cohorts of students participated in the study – 1) students completing the course in a flipped format without metacognitive instruction and repeated reflection during Spring 2021) students completing the course in a flipped format with metacognitive instruction and repeated

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson; Mike A. Littlejohn; Jr., Thomas H. Brown; Carl F. Zorowski

’ ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,pl~c,~promote - an effective working relationship and to insure staying with the schedule of the program. During thefirst semester students will “also attend a 20 hour two and a half day immersion workshop that will provide themwith an overview of the semiconductor industry, the mission and objectives of the SRC, SIA and SEMATECH -and the goals, objectives and operation of the new program. In the second semester of the frost year all students will participate in forty hours of CQI workshops.This is essentially the equivalent of a 3 credit hour semester course. The instruction will be accomplishedthrough a series of immersion workshops each scheduled to

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 13.720.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Improving the Quality of Senior Design Project ReportsAbstractThe ME-EM Design Committee at Michigan Tech recommended in early 2007 that the capstonedesign course emphasize that student teams produce quality project reports. This paper presentsthe steps taken during fall 2007 to meet this objective. Several problems were addressed:• Class size: A total of 106 traditional capstone design students were signed up for the class; they were organized into 21 project teams for two semesters, producing 63 reports. Shortly before the start of the class, 42 mechanical engineering seniors in the enterprise program were added for one semester. These students were not

Conference Session

PCEE Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa LeBow, University of Arkansas; Michelle L. Bernhardt-Barry, University of Arkansas; Jyotishka Datta, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

have been shown to be a key predictor of success in science,technology, engineering, and math fields. Past research has revealed that women andunderrepresented minorities tend to lag behind in spatial visual abilities, however, research hasalso shown that these skills can be improved with guided practice. This study seeks to examinewhether 3D printed aids help spatial visual retention in 6​th​ graders. A modified Purdue spatialvisualization test was used as the assessment standard. Students’ mental rotation abilities wereassessed before and after the 3D printed aids were administered. Data was collected from fivedifferent schools in Northwest Arkansas to measure the effectiveness of the 3D aids and toexamine the performance of students across

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Jing Zhang, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

An Improved Design for a Viscometer Apparatus Joseph Derrick, Michael Golub, Jing Zhang Mechanical & Energy Engineering Department Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University – Purdue University – IndianapolisAbstractA new viscometer was created to provide a cost-effective way for students to accurately and toprecisely determine the viscosity of different fluids. The challenge of designing a viscometer isproviding enough distance between tube wall and for vertical tube length. This is because theinfluence of these two parameters have on the sphere as it falls through the fluid. The cylinder wallaffects the fall velocity of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Helm, Arizona State University; Tami Coronella, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

phase is building upon the data collected andanalyzed in the previous phase.Phase 1: Fall 2015The first phase of this initiative included an analysis of existing one-year retention data for fall2014 freshman. All freshmen in the fall 2014 cohort were reviewed for behaviors or indicatorswhich might signal attrition. The following indicators were identified: (1) Academic status reports (ASR): The university ASR system provides students early, personalized feedback from their course instructors regarding their course progress and can provide the impetus for students to take the appropriate action that will improve their performance in the course. For example, if a student is not

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

shown in the appendix section as well asa summary table of a review of the AT’s. The numbering of the tools is somewhat arbitrary toavoid implying a level or priority.1) AT6 Program Objectives Student Survey . Designed to evaluate the student’s awareness of the Educational objectives and Educational outcomes that the ME program has defined as its Program Objectives.2) AT1 Student Observation Form. Designed to make instructors aware of the ways to improve their teaching methodology. Page 6.428.43) AT 3. Course Content Interest Survey. Designed to make instructor aware of student's suggestions to spend more or less time on course topics