Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.13. Arreola, R. A. (1995). Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System, San Fransico, CA: Jossey-Bass.14. Theall, M. and Arreola, R. A. (2006). “The Meta-Profession of Teaching,” Thriving in Academe, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 5-8.15. Condon, W., Iverson, E. R., Manduca, C. A., Rutz, C., & Willett, G. (2016). Faculty development and student learning: Assessing the connections. Indiana University Press.16. Whittaker, J. A., & Montgomery, B. L. (2014). Cultivating institutional transformation and sustainable STEM diversity in higher education through integrative faculty development. Innovative Higher Education, 39(4), 263-275.17. Gardner, S. K. (2008

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

individual accrue a lifetime financial return ontheir investment in engineering education (Carnevale, Smith, & Melton, 2011; Taylor et al., 2011).Beyond economic benefits, as recent events have shown there is a need for technically literatecitizens which can provide intrinsic value to the individual, community, and society. For examplethere is evidence that people see intrinsic value in their own college education (Taylor et al., 2011)and students value their engineering identity (Atman et al., 2010). The intrinsic value of anengineering education is also based on the fact that the systemic thinking of engineers helps onebe a better citizen in a society that relies on complex technologies.There have been notable successes and milestones in the

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

rich feedback automatically and instantly. Some best practices forautomated assessments that we employed at our university include: • Multiple (or unlimited) attempts on an assessment • Immediate feedback after each attempt that goes beyond just the score or the right or wrong answer • Re-assigning assessments for repetition in learning • Online/Textbook resources to support students through the assessments and to encourage self-directed learning • Find a balance between making the assessments low stakes, but making them worth enough points to show the students they are valuable • Evaluating student performance on automated assessments to enhance class timeThrough this use of automated assessment

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Patsavas; Barrett S. Caldwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Student

. One considerable challenge to aneffective simulation model for such learning processes is the consideration of how to distinguishexplicit, implicit, and tacit forms of knowledge development and contextualized expertise. Someinitial efforts in this direction have addressed the organization of undergraduate required coursesand skills development as a process of facilitating and meeting expectations of campus or collegegoals for specific ABET or local learning outcomes5. A fully integrated simulation is beyond thescope of this paper, mainly due to my passion (student as “I”) for tying things one has to learnwith what one wants to learn (student as “subject of analysis”). The process of going through thisallowed me to develop in a way that was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

they move through three structured laboratory experiences. A methodology for analysis has been developed including coding protocol and analysis for three of the questions and analysis development to improve inter-rater reliability and to check if there is a bias in the analysis. This activity is described in more detail elsewhere.18,19 • WORKSHOPS Four workshops for college and high school faculty have been delivered at Oregon State University and at ASEE’s 6th Annual Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education. The intent is to demonstrate the utility of the Virtual CVD laboratory as a learning platform at different curricular levels and to develop faculty expertise. This activity is

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul Bosela, Cleveland State University; Kevin Rens, University of Colorado-Denver; Kenneth Carper, Washington State University; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

studies addressed through the workshops. As an example, some project failures may betraced to poor interaction and communications between the designers and the builders.Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge The ASCE report Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparingthe Civil Engineer for the Future12, prepared by the Body of Knowledge Committee of theCommittee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice, goes beyond ABET. The Bodyof Knowledge (BOK) defines 12 outcomes. The first 11 are identical to the ABET a – k. BOKoutcomes 12 – 15 are: “12. an ability to apply knowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering. 13. an understanding of the elements of project management, construction

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

International

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bologning in the Wind1. IntroductionThe idea of the creation of a European Higher Education Space was formally presented forthe first time in the Sorbonne Declaration (Allègre et al., 1998).1 It represented the politicalwish to go further, beyond a mere economic union. Education and knowledge wererecognized as vital for Europe’s development. There were significant differences between theexisting higher education systems inside the different countries of the union. It was time tocreate the mechanisms to allow convergence, easing mobility for students and teachers inorder to share knowledge and experiences.The Bologna Declaration (Einem, 1999)8 established a strong

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 7: Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Meagan Eleanor Ita, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

MindsetIntroduction(Full Research Paper). Much of the history of engineering education has revolved around mathand science so deeply that students expect they must excel at both if pursuing engineering as acareer [1]. However, at the onset of the century, the National Academy of Engineering publisheda study stressing the need to prepare for the future of engineering and called for a transformationto our engineering education landscape [2]. While math and science are vital to understandingand applying foundational concepts in engineering, the field has grown beyond this limiteddefinition and requires engineers become involved with design activities to adequately identifyproblems and create solutions [3], [4]. An element of empathy and considering human

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

optimize learning by keeping the amountof learning induced information within the limits of working memory. If the learner’s workingmemory is overloaded, learning will be hindered. Learning difficult subjects, due to the subjects’intrinsic complexity, imposes high cognitive load. CLT provides useful instructional guidelinesfor teaching subjects with high intrinsic cognitive load without exceeding limited working memorycapacity. In [9], we have shown how we segmented and sequenced learning tasks to reduce theload while improving students’ level of expertise which in turn increased the functional capacityof working memory through chunking. Figure 1 A Schematic Illustration of Deliberate Practice [10]Deliberate practice (DP

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Hennington, Mississippi State University

combining processes to minimize resource utilization and optimizeproduct quality. Such activities are essential to industrial competitiveness as theycan enhance safety, increase operating efficiency, lower energy usage, reducecapital costs, and/or reduce waste emissions and process hazards. Improvingprocesses using PI concepts requires engineers to integrate many fundamentalconcepts and goes beyond traditional unit operations. Engineers are often taughthow to synthesize a process by linking together standard unit operations, but arefrequently not trained to synthesize processes through linking togetherfundamental concepts in new ways for novel and efficient process designs. Thisproject seeks to correct this deficiency through the development of

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin T. Spang, Ohio State University; Aaron Strickland, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

to create an autonomous robot which students program to complete specific tasks ona competition course. Both course options have students participate in groups of three or four.Both options have recently switched to an inverted classroom pedagogical model in which thecontent remains the same, but each instructional day is divided into two parts: preparation andapplication6-8. The preparation is directed at the lower Bloom’s Taxonomy levels, and theapplication targets the upper Bloom’s Taxonomy levels9. Table 2 below shows the componentsand timing of a typical inverted class day schedule. Before class, students are first introduced tothe material and are evaluated. In class, this material is reviewed through a brief lecture andreinforced

Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-I

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jennifer Pelletier, University of British Columbia

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission, Diversity

participate in research. The first is through the NSERC Undergraduate StudentResearch Award (USRA) program. The department received eight total NSERC USRA positionsin 2018, and six were filled with students from our department. In our department, selection intothis program is primarily based on GPA. The second is through co‐op positions with researchfaculty in the department. This requires individual faculty to fund the student’s entire salary.There were two further Mech students hired via this avenue in 2018. Finally, students can enrollin a one or two term upper-year credit course where they complete a research project under afaculty member (students are not paid). Enrollments in this course tend to be low: fourteenstudents in 2018, three in 2017

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Paul Steimel, Humboldt State University; JuEun Lee, Humboldt State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

Answer?" Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 2-16, 2003. 3. Maldonado, S., Khan, M. A., & Moon, S. K., "Designing for the Future: AI and Machine Learning in Engineering Education," Computers & Education, vol. 123, pp. 100-113, 2018. 4. Bordogna, J., Fromm, E., & Ernst, E. W., "Engineering Education: Innovation through Integration," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 3-8, 1993. 5. Reynolds, A., & Lewis, D., "Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse," Harvard Business Review, March 30, 2017. 6. Freeman, S., et al., "Active Learning Increases Student Performance in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics," Proceedings

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chao Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Zesheng Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

FortWayne, and thus enhances students’ learning. Specifically, we highlight the features in Slack thatare helpful in teaching and team projects. In the end-of-semester surveys, the students gavepositive feedback on their usage of Slack. We believe that Slack serves as an excellent onlinetool to enhance communication and collaboration in computer science and computer engineeringcourses.IntroductionCommunication is a key element for classroom teaching and group project management inhigher education. Traditional communication methods in a classroom teaching setting include in-class interaction, office-hour meetings, and question-and-answer through emails. Manyuniversities also have set up e-learning platforms, which gives students access to not

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fengbo Ma, Northeastern University; Xuemin Jin, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

an utterance, providing a finer time granularity. It captures the dynamic nature of speechemotions, going beyond the scope of utterance-level classification by capturing discreteemotional changes over time. The two different methods are illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1: Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) methods2.1 Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC)Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients is a widely used feature extraction technique in the field ofaudio signal processing and speech recognition [3]. It was first proposed by S.B. Davis, and P.Mermelstein [4] in 1980. MFCC is crafted based on the auditory perception of humans, whichtypically does not register frequencies above 1 kHz.Essentially, the MFCC framework is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar H. Albalawi, University of Tabuk; Ibrahem E. Atawi, University of Tabuk; Asma M. AlTurki, University of Tabuk; Khaled Saleem S. Alatawi, University of Tabuk

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

test scores: The role of creativity above and beyond GPA and personality,” Psychol.Aesthet. Creat. Arts, p. No Pagination Specified-No Pagination Specified, 2021, doi:10.1037/aca0000433.[9] O. O. Adepoju and N. Nwulu, “Engineering Students’ Innovation Competence: AComparative Analysis of Nigeria and South Africa,” Int. J. Eng. Pedagogy IJEP, vol. 10, no. 6, p.147, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.3991/ijep.v10i6.14695.[10] K. Sjöö and T. Hellström, “University–industry collaboration: A literature review andsynthesis,” Ind. High. Educ., vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 275–285, Aug. 2019, doi:10.1177/0950422219829697.[11] C. Páez-Avilés, F. J. Van Rijnsoever, E. Juanola-Feliu, and J. Samitier, “Multi-disciplinarity breeds diversity: the influence of innovation project

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

of years. She is the PI on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at CU. Her research interests pertaining to engineering education include learning through service, sustainability, women in engineering, and ethics.Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with additional appoint- ments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Dr. Swan has also served as chair of Tufts CEE depart- ment (2002-2007) and as an officer in the Environmental Engineering division of ASEE (2001-2005). Dr. Swan’s current interests lie in the areas of waste

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Nowak; Barry Shoop; Lisa Shay

course relate to previous courses in the program would give students a better foundation on which to build their new knowledge. This paper describes the deliberate curriculum integration in the Electrical Engineering Program at the U.S. Military Academy in which topical linkages and recurring thematic examples are used to demonstrate course-to-course disciplinary linkages and reinforce foundational concepts as the student progresses through the program. For example, the integration effort strives to unify development of topics such as resonance, filtering, stability, transmission line behavior, and spectral characteristics of lasers in courses such as signals and systems, basic electric circuits

Conference Session

Changing How We Pursue Change

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Valle, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

collective agency to resist oppressive conditions in and beyond the university for themselves, their communities, and future undocumented students. This organization was where the community cultural wealth of undocumented students converged to provide a set of navigational skills that could be utilized not only to get through the institution but to transform their current situations, exercising what Yosso (2005) [19] describes as transformative resistant capital [65, p. 720].This asset-based framing utilized within community cultural wealth and the connection oftransformative resistance through community organizing and local action representconnections that can be used to construct a model of education.Liberatory

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David H. Torres, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, the Transforming Lives Building Global Commu- nities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales as well as everyday negotiations of ethics in design through NSF funding as Co-PI. [Email: buzzanel@purdue.edu]David H. Torres, Purdue University David is a second year doctoral student in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University pursuing a PhD in Organizational Communication with a minor in data analysis and research methodol- ogy. His research interests reside at the intersection of organizational communication, organizational ethics, social network analysis, identity and identification, and leadership development

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

financial barriers to less resourced students. By designingoutreach programs to overcome these barriers, by building-in recruitment and admissionsprocesses that address inequities in students’ ability to represent their achievements andpotential, and inequities in meeting the financial and logistical burdens of making an application,programs can help ensure underrepresented students have more equitable access to suchprograms. Ensuring that the pool of applicants is diverse results in a more diverse programcohort, supporting the pipeline of underrepresented populations in joining a career inengineering.With our recommendations, we strive to promote inclusive practices to actively engage students,beyond utilizing such means to merely increase

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

research and teaching assistant, and an instructor. His research as a Ph.D. student is in autonomous vehicles, engineering education, and K-12 education.Dr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students.Dr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design and Analysis of Automatic Control Systems for First-Year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Farid Breidi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jose M Garcia, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

awareness [18], and spatial anchor [19], enabling the spatial overlayof interactive digital content onto the physical world while monitoring the user's physicalactions. Due to its distinctive features and capabilities, MR technology has played a significantrole in enhancing engineering education, improving engineering training, problem-solving, andoverall student learning experiences [20]–[24]. Beyond its educational utility, MR serves as aneffective spatial visualization tool. Its interdisciplinary nature enhances its potential to strengthenstudents' spatial skills through engaging interactive modules that simulate realistic scenarios.Consequently, a compelling MR module centered on hydraulic systems has been developed andintegrated into fluid

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

thiscourse. Page 5.137.4To accomplish the objective of developing the ability to confidently design and conduct anexperiment, a series of activities are therefore designed that will bring the student through thevarious learning experiences needed to establish a level of competence in the design ofexperiments. Educational research refers to this process as scaffolding. Scaffolding allowsstudents to perform tasks that would normally be slightly beyond their ability. The engineeringeducation literature contains descriptions of a number of courses where student knowledge isgained through a scaffolding process (Abbitt, 1996; Byrd, 1995; Chan 1990; Kresta

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #43101Lessons Learned: Exploring Effective Student-centered Instructional Practicesin Middle and Upper-level EngineeringShabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Shabnam Wahed, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, is dedicated to revolutionizing the learning experience for engineering students beyond mere memorization. Passionate about elevating students’ conceptual understanding, Shabnam directs her efforts toward refining the teaching and assessment methods for mastering fundamental and challenging engineering concepts. With a background in Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang; Jennifer Kadlowec

engineering at different levels to junior/senior design projects usuallyseen in a normal engineering program. The details of the clinics will vary for differentdisciplines and different academic years, but all of them will be based on hands-oneducation. Modeled under medical clinic rotation, every Rowan engineering student needs toattend one clinic project each semester throughout his/her four-year undergraduate study.The topics of the clinics can vary broadly. In the first year, through simple hands-onprojects such as reverse-engineering a hand-powered radio, brewing beer 3, or building asmall Soccerbot, the freshmen will understand each field of engineering better anddevelop stronger interest in engineering overall. In sophomore clinic, students

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Menon, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, participants also saw explicit value not only in interdisciplinary research, but in theability to train their students in interdisciplinary work: I think the real reward is that you have a uniquely trained student who has a very different perspective than a more traditionally trained student.This training was particularly important to faculty relative to the limits of their own knowledgeand experience. For example, of the six faculty that were interviewed, five identified asinterdisciplinary researchers; the one who did not still stress the importance of interdisciplinarityand believed that this program enables students to engage in interdisciplinary perspectives whenfaculty members do not have the breadth of knowledge beyond their home

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Yang Yang, Kansas State University; Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

consistent with course instruction and lead review sessionsbefore each exam.Over time, the SAS program staff developed improvements and additional services basedon feedback from students and faculty, and research from tutoring programs at otherinstitutions.11, 12 Tutors were trained to provide student support beyond course contentand problem solving.13 Training sessions in best practices for student success guidedtutors to take on mentoring and coaching roles.12, 14, 15 Tutors were trained to coachstudents on time management and study skills.5, 14 Further, tutors encouraged students tomake connections and build learning communities with their peers, a recommendedintervention practice for underrepresented student groups.11, 14 In Fall 2015, the

Conference Session

Computers in Education 9 - Technology I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Forney, Loyola Marymount University; Mandy Korpusik, Loyola Marymount University; Masao Kitamura, Loyola Marymount University

function with respect tothe weights at that layer, starting with the final output layer and working backwards to the first inputlayer by applying the chain rule from calculus. The weights are updated through gradient descent,where the gradient with respect to a given weight is multiplied by the step size and subtracted from dLthe current value of that weight: wt+1 = wt − α dw , where wt is the weight at timestep t, L is theloss, and α is the learning rate, or step size. The loss function is one hyperparameter that may betuned on the development set. Simple loss functions include mean-squared error (MSE), which isthe sum of each training example’s squared error between the true label y and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to learn to solve both traditional and neverbefore seen problems? A sophomore level thermodynamics class is used in this study to test theeffectiveness of concept based learning. The project’s goal is to investigate concept basedlearning as an effective means of delivering material to students in ways that acknowledge andcapitalize upon the physiological process of learning.Objectives:The objectives of this project are to: • Build a thermodynamics course based on conceptual understanding rather than the traditional topic by topic approach. • Develop educational activities and tools that capitalize on the physiological process of learning through the use of concept based teaching and