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Tools to Enhance Student Learning of Undergraduate Engineering Content

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Marci S. Decaro, University of Louisville; Raymond Chastain

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Educational Research and Methods

. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 113(4), 552–568.doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2012.06.009[3] Loibl, K., Roll, I., & Rummel, N. (2016). Towards a Theory of When and How ProblemSolving Followed by Instruction Supports Learning. Educational Psychology Review, pp. 1–23.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-016-9379-x[4] Wise, A. F., & O’Neill, K. (2009). Beyond more versus less: A reframing of the debate oninstructional guidance. In S. Tobias & T. M. Duffy (Eds.), Constructivist Instruction: Success orFailure (pp. 82–105). New York, NY: Routledge.[5] Glogger-Frey, I., Fleischer, C., Grüny, L., Kappich, J., & Renkl, A. (2015). Inventing asolution and studying a worked solution prepare differently for learning from directinstruction. Learning

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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Minorities in Engineering

summer program for middle- and high-school girls at Bowie State University.The program enrolled 17 girls from grades 6-11 and engaged them in activities such as e-textiles,3D printing, mobile app development, and cyber-security education.2. RELATED RESEARCHMOTIVATE is a framework that integrates five areas that are known to impact student success.Here, we describe each area in detail.2.1 Existing K-12 InterventionsPrevious interventions have examined the effects of technical and non-technical skills Page 24.915.2development through informal education programs (i.e., summer and weekend camp programs),mentors, and parental support in various

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

the dualism inherent in viewpointsderived from Descartes where learners construct internal mental representation from inputsreceived from the external world, in enactivism development occurs through continual dynamicinteractions between an agent and their environment. Enactivism thus emphasizes the roleenvironments play in learning and development.The model developed in this paper hypothesizes that the environment in which learning typicallyoccurs can be represented by three elements: the learner’s identity and culture which informspersonally significant goals and values; the affordances a degree program offers in areas ofknowledge, identity, and context which informs the capabilities of the environment; and theimplicit and explicit goals of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology; Wendy Michelle Olson, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

course, focusing on technical report genres, either before or concurrently with earlyengineering lab courses. In contrast, the private university does not incorporate an FYC course ora technical writing course into its engineering curriculum. Instead, their general educationwriting-embedded course (ENG 112: Thinking Through Literature) is literature-oriented anddesigned to introduce literary genres and criticism through writing about literature.2.2 Student lab report sample collectionWe recruited student volunteers (n=3 for each site) in the three sophomore-level civil andelectrical engineering courses at three different universities in the academic years of 2020-2021and 2021-2022. The course delivery modes were a mix of in-person and online

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

increase variety, to prevent students from cheating, and to facilitaterobust student learning environments. While current online learning systems provide educatorswith problems that allow for individual numerical values to be randomized, they do not allow forrandomized problem structures that challenge comprehension.This paper develops a method to create new problem sets through the development of softwaretools that apply a series of automated generation algorithms. Several common undergraduateengineering word problems are distilled into archetypes (generalized problem descriptions thatwill facilitate automated authoring). One archetypical problem in each of the followingdisciplines is chosen: in particle dynamics (two-dimensional projectile

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

promote bioenergy and bioproducts related instructional and field activitiesamong K-16 in-service, pre-service school teachers and college faculty across disciplinaryboundaries. The goals of the NBBEP are: 1) better appreciation for bioenergy and bio-basedproducts and their implications on climate change/environment, foreign policies, rural, regional,and national economies aligned with one of the outcomes of ABET inc.( the accreditation bodyfor engineering and technology programs) ―broad education to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context’; 2) currícula refinement in middle andhigh schools as well as undergraduate collages in the northeast through incorporation of morebioenergy materials in the STEAM

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

approach.Figure 4: (Left) Students from engineering, industrial design, and business collaborate to achieveall goals imposed on the team by their individual specific disciplines. (Right) an interdisciplinaryteam, including engineering students, pitches ideas in a “charrette” format to an industry groupfrom a sponsoring company.Project Technical Requirements Exceed Course Content CoverageUndergraduate engineering course content is traditionally relatively static. It can be difficult toalign this static content with the complexity of industry-sponsored projects through courseoutcomes and content coverage needs. In analog to practicing engineers in successful businesses,the engineering students must often work in technical areas beyond what they have

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

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Engineering Design Graphics

once. The next step involvescutting a triangular projection or relief into the mirror plane. This represents the pentroofsurfaces of the combustion chamber. Figure 2. features a 29 degree included valve angle with a16 degree angle from horizontal for the intake valve surface and a 13 degree angle fromhorizontal for the exhaust valve surface.A projection of the cylinder bore is nowextruded onto the deck face of the cylinderhead. The projection maybe constrained tothe edges of the block so that changes in the Figure 4. Combustionbore size parameter can propagate through Figure 3. Project Bore

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

contribute todiscussions and increased the group cohesion. It also encouraged group participants to go aboveand beyond the minimum requirements and keep the discussion flow through several follow-upposts. This confirmed previous findings that small groups tend to have a higher group densityvalue and are much easier to maintain the interaction [21]. The content of the posts is as important as the nature of peer interaction if not more.Results of this study implied that student-led online discussions encouraged critical thinking infive dimensions: novelty, outside knowledge, linking, justification and critical evaluation. Interms of novelty, content analysis of the posts indicated that students brought in new knowledge,built upon each other’s

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Miller, Montana State University; Chung-Hsuan Benjamin Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montana State University; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

at Harvard Medical School where he was listed as a Research Associate in its Renal division.Dr. Tariq Akmal, Washington State University Tariq Akmal is currently the Chair of the Department of Teaching & Learning at Washington State Uni- versity. He has collaborated with engineering scholars on numerous projects, providing expertise in cur- riculum and instruction, learning, and K-12 schools.Dr. Ryan Anderson, Montana State UniversityDr. Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility Phillip Himmer received his B.S. in Physics at Washington State University and M.S. in physics at Mon- tana State University. He obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships

alumni of our graduate program who have developed new ways of thinking and acting through our leadership development process.Data on Engineers Moving into Management Figure 1. S&E bachelor‟s degree holders in management jobs by years since degree (NSF 2003)National Science Foundation SESTAT 20031 data (Figure 1) shows that increasing numbers ofengineering graduates leave the direct practice of engineering over time and move intomanagement. This NSF report also shows that there is a corresponding fewer number of Page 22.1546.2engineering graduates whose major work activity is R&D as they progress in their careers(Figure 2

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

W.B. stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

education beyond the BS degree. The call for additionaleducation has in many ways shifted the focus away from what the policy is intended toaccomplish: building a new curriculum from the ground up. The committee in charge ofimplementing Policy Statement 465 is approaching the plan by addressing the body ofknowledge necessary for practice for the next generation of professional civil engineers. Thisincludes an undergraduate base and advanced graduate-level courses, not necessarily leading toan advanced degree. The focus is on acquiring a body of knowledge, whether through a practice-oriented MS or an approved set of advanced courses that do not lead to an advanced degree. For

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

analyzedstudents' perceptions regarding developing a quarterly electricity and magnetism course foran engineering program tailored to working students and delivered online. This wasachieved through a perception survey across various parallel sections of the same course.This research gathered evidence on the factors and elements that could enhance students'perception and interest in the subject. These findings could serve as input and a precedentfor a future reformulation of this and similar courses, transitioning from their currentformat—a "compressed" version of the analogous course in the traditional daytimeundergraduate program—to one that considers the interests and needs of working studentsand is better adapted to their realities.Keywords: Higher

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James C. Wood

majorcomponents (a Pre-Engineering BSET Degree Associate DegreeTechnology (Pre-ET), an Engineering ET Core AMS High SchoolTechnology Core (ET-Core), and Pre - ETAdvanced Manufacturing Specialties(AMS)) to create a seamless curriculum Workfrom high school through an associate

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nicole Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Chloe Faith Mann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Student Division (STDT)

they have integrated more online tools(e.g., Zoom, lecture recordings) to their course, which have been beneficial to their students.Professor F explained how “COVID made it possible for [them] to explore something, and thatwas online teaching, and I do find [it to be] a helpful tool.” Moreover, Professor E attributedtheir increase in office hour attendance to their integration of Zoom office hours, which enabledmore students to access office hours.Finally, a change made by Professor B (of Level I) was also made by Professor E, which is PDFassignment submissions. Similar to Professor B, Professor E found the online submissions to behelpful to both instructors and students beyond the pandemic.Level III – A Wide LensProfessor C was the only

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre Clavet; Mario Lucas; Gerard Lachiver; Francois Michaud

their design with ROBUS. But as indicatedearlier, we also wanted to challenge students to move beyond what was requested or taught intheir courses, and apply their knowledge in an open design project. So, at the beginning of thesecond semester, we invited students to participate in a robot contest. Most robot competitionsinvolve making robots accomplish a task like playing hockey, ping pong12, blowing out acandle15, etc. Robot performance is evaluated based on their abilities in performing the task andin competing with other teams, and these competitions are an excellent way to familiarizestudents with technical considerations in ECE design. However, instead of focusing on a task,we wanted to have a robot competition that had some sort of

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2005 GSW

Authors

John W. Hansen

, informationtechnology, communications, design technology (engineering), the social sciences, and thetechnological systems. Through an integrated instructional design process the STEM CareerExpressway equips students with the science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsknowledge and skills required to prepare for high skill, high wage, and high demand majors andcareers. IntroductionTechnology Education, as the academic subject area responsible for developing the technologicalliteracy of Texas’ children, has a unique mission that goes beyond the preparation of students toenter the workforce. Success in the 21st century will depend on our students’ abilities to use,manage, design, and evaluate technology that fosters

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; LaNika M. Barnes, Albemarle County Public Schools (Charlottesville, Virginia); Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Daniel Webster Fairley II, 100 Black Men of Central Virginia

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Diversity

immersions in deliberately diverse STEM environments forstudents from K-12 up through the PhD. This will normalize STEM as a diverse experience forstudents and build their self-efficacy in STEM. The MBA also hypothesizes that peer to near-peer interactions are critical for students to progress continuously through all the levels ofSTEM, from K-12 to the PhD and STEM workforce. This paper discusses one example of a“normalizing immersion” – a team-based case study project in Ethics. The teams consisted ofAfrican American high school students, African American undergraduate students from aHistorically Black College or University (HBCU) – Hampton University, and predominantlyWhite graduate students from a PWI – University of Virginia. Student teams were

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cijy Sunny, Baylor University; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

belonging”, Arizona State University, 2007.[4] I. Villanueva, I. CAREER: Advocating for engineering through hidden curricula: A multi-institutional mixed method approach, 2017.https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1653140&HistoricalAwards=false[5] M. Polmear, A. Bielefeldt, D. Knight, C. Swan, & N. Canney, “Hidden CurriculumPerspective on the Importance of Ethics and Societal Impacts in Engineering Education”, 2019ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--32887.[6] S.C. Rea, & K. Shiekh, & Q. Zhu, & D. Nieusma, “The hidden curriculum and theprofessional formation of responsible engineers: A review of relevant literature”,2021 in ASEEConference Proceedings. Paper presented at 2021

Conference Session

Fostering Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christel Heylen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Herman Buelens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Jos Vander Sloten, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

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Educational Research and Methods

‘Contribution to independent learning’ is constructed in the two semesters of the academic year 2006-2007, based on the items ‘Through the teamwork I learned to work more independently.’ and ‘Through the teamwork I learned how to master new information independently.’ The reliability coefficients indicate a good scale and the mean scores reflect that the students feel they are able to learn more independently through the P&O courses. 5) The next scale ‘Transfer of competencies beyond introductory seminar’ is based on the statements: ‘What I learned during the introductory lecture about the design Page 22.1150.7

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Technology-Related Educational Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

andcharacterizing design behaviors within the aerospace industry.AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported in part through a research contract from The Boeing Company to Purdue University. Wealso acknowledge the efforts of graduate students Charles Sese, Paul Branham, and Shweta Singh in building andtesting the visual exploration components of this project.Bibliography1. Boothroyd G. Product design for manufacture and assembly. Computer-Aided Design. 1994;26(7):505- 520.2. Kolarevic B, ed Architecture in the Digital Age. New York, NY: Spon Press; 2003.3. Madhavan K, Lindsay ED. Use of Information Technology in Engineering Education. In: Johri A, Olds BM, eds. Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. New York, NY

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Environment” Team Leadership Experiences, 4) Senior ProjectCourses, 5) Leadership Lecture Series. The remainder of this paper provides longitudinalevolution of each of these elements throughout the last seven years as well as the motivatingfactors that precipitated evolutionary changes in each element and their current status.Freshmen Leadership IntroductionEstablishment of student awareness and expectations regarding the role of leadership in theengineering curriculum is accomplished during the freshmen year through direct interaction withthe college and the Weidman Center for Global Leadership. The college leadership trainingmodel and a motivational discussion of the attributes of engineers who will be able tosuccessfully address the challenges of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

in the learning process• Task: Students are presented with a challenging writing task, with guiding questions to act as scaffolding for the demanding cognitive activities.• Calibration: Students read through three “benchmark” samples and assign each a score based on a series of evaluative questions (a rubric). Students are then given a “Reviewer Competency Index – RCI” from 1 to 6, based on their demonstrated competency in these exercises. This segment mitigates the common objection to peer review in the undergraduate classroom: that the experience reduces itself to the-blind- leading-the-blind.• Peer Review: After becoming a “trained-reader” – and being assigned a RCI – students read and provide written feedback on

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Tessa Gail Gallagher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Claire Katherine Anovick, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

teaches sustainability principles in civil and environmental engineering design, from first-year classes through capstone classes. Her primary research focus is advanced treatment methods for removal of emerging contaminants during water and wastewater treatment. At CalPoly, she works with both civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students to to expand her research into application of sustainable reuse of wastewater reuse, as well as effective storm water management via Low Impact Development techniques. She contributes to Sustainability Across the Curriculum efforts on campus as well.Ms. Tessa Gail Gallagher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Tessa is a fourth-year environmental

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Yoo, United States Military Academy; James Schreiner, United States Military Academy

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

2016. [Online]. Available: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/blog/2016/01/teammates/. [Accessed 3 February 2024].[6] J. Stoner, D. Finn and K. Fairfield, "Twelve Steps to Effective Classroom Teams ... and Beyond," Journal of the Academy of Business Education, vol. 16, no. Spring, pp. 34-53, 2015.[7] P. Jewsbury, R. Finnegan, N. Xi, Y. Jia, K. Rust and S. Burg, "2017 NAEP Transition to Digitally Based Assessments," NAEP, 2020.[8] A. J. Aubin, "An Empirical Investigation into the Impact of Automated Grading," UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones, 2022.[9] "Managing Assessment Security in Canvas," University of Pitssburgh Center for Teaching and Learning, [Online]. Available

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International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bjorn Kjellgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ; Luis Ballesteros-Sánchez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

process of integrating an international, intercultural or globaldimension into the purpose, functions and delivery of post-secondary education, in order toenhance the quality of education and research for all students and staff, and to make ameaningful contribution to society.” Both the notion of “meaningful contribution” and of“society” are of course open to widely different interpretations but is in not uncommonlyconnected to strivings to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, including the idea ofcultivating a sense of “global citizenship” as an important part of quality education. These arethemes that look well beyond both the EU project and the business side of higher education, andindeed also far beyond the university.The European

Conference Session

Documenting Success

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

, however, a study was conducted for the National Center of“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Teaching, Learning, and Assessment that suggests learning communities impact studentlearning in several ways:1. Learning community students formed study groups that extended beyond the classroom.2. Learning community students became more actively involved in their learning than did other students.3. Learning community students perceived their learning experience was enriched by the other learning community participants.4. Learning community students “persisted at a substantially higher rate” (than comparable students

Conference Session

Research Methodologies – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sara Rose Vohra, University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. Johnson, and D. Stephens, “The validity of verbal protocols,” Memory and Cognition, vol. 17, pp. 759-769, 1989.[10] J. W. Schooler, S. Ohlsson, and K. Brooks, “Thoughts beyond words: When language overshadows insight,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, vol. 122, pp. 166-183, 1993.[11] G. B. Willis and A. R. Artino Jr., “What do our respondents think we're asking? Using cognitive interviewing to improve medical education surveys,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 353-6, 2013.[12] E. R. Gerber, “The view from anthropology: Ethnography and the cognitive interview,” in Cognition and Survey Research, M. Sirken, D. Herrmann, S. Schechter, N. Schwarz, J. Tanur, and R

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 4: Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Rabb, California State University Los Angeles; Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

: Duke University Press, 2015.[7] ​ E. A. Cech “Culture of disengagement in engineering education?” Science, Technology, & Human Values vol 39, pp. 42-72, 2013.[8] ​ S. Chance, et al., “Above and beyond: Ethics and responsibility in civil engineering,” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol 26, pp. 93-116, 2021.[9] ​ S. Costanza-Chock. Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2020.[10] ​ A. Danowitz, and K. Beddoes. “Characterizing Mental Health and Wellness in Students Across Engineering Disciplines.” In 2018 The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference Proceedings, 2018.[11] ​ C

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On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

instructor input as a last resort.Project construction addresses, to some extent, the upper levels (synthesis and evaluation) ofBloom’s Taxonomy by permitting students to test the validity of their conceptual understanding.Additionally, the project makes the design experience relevant and authentic; experimentaldesign work is by nature a complex problem that serves to reinforce the value of cross-disciplinary knowledge. In order for a team to successfully complete the design project, theymust draw on skills beyond those specifically addressed in class. Students must also developeffective teamwork skills since projects are too complicated for most individuals.The project concludes with a written report submitted by the team. To emphasize the