Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #16448Best Practices for Using Algorithmic Calculated Questions via a Course Learn-ing Management SystemDr. Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods at Southeast Missouri State University. Her research interests are in applying statistical analysis and optimization to supply chain management, transportation management, and engineering education. She holds the B.S. in Industrial Engineering (Lehigh University), Masters in Business Administration (Penn State University), M.S. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh

Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Thomas Quigley, University of Washington; Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering ; Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education.Dr. Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington Cynthia J. Atman is the founding director of the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), a professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering, and the inaugural holder of the Mitchell T. & Lella Blanche Bowie Endowed Chair at the University of Washington. Dr. Atman is co-director of the newly-formed Consortium for Promoting

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

interest to a higher level course in this area. This paper describes the on-goingdevelopment of this second course. The course syllabus has already been approved by theuniversity curriculum committee and the industry advisory board. Several students in thecampus and alumni working in different companies have expressed interest in it. Thiscourse will provide many educational benefits for all involved including understandingthe design aspects of renewable energies, its uses, comparison study of differentrenewable energies, its environmental effects and exposure to international renewableenergy technologies.The goals are to provide a broad overview of alternative energies with design aspectssuch that the students are excited to continue the pursuit

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

emphasis on product, process, and professionalism. Inprinciple, the requirements for a senior design project should include development of studentcreativity, use of open-ended problems, development and use of design methodology,formulation of design problems, alternative solutions, and detailed system description.Constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and social impact should also beincluded.The increased enrollment in the Senior Design project course at the School of Engineering (SOE)at TCNJ led to seek alternate ways for effectively coordinating and conducting the course.In addition, the best practices for promoting senior project quality and evaluating quality werereviewed, evaluated, and adopted

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

evaluate the effectiveness of the various teachingmaterials and tools. This aspect of the survey was completed the end of the course. Specifically,two questions were asked:3. How effective were the following materials and activities in teaching the application of accounting and conservation equations in biological and medical systems? Responses ranged from 1 (very effective) to 6 (very ineffective).4. How effective were the following materials and activities in building engineering problem formulation and engineering problem-solving skills? Responses ranged from 1 (very effective) to 6 (very ineffective).The students assessed nine different teaching materials and learning modes. The mean responseof the effectiveness of each of the

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

technical writing and an introduction to the writing of lab reports‚ An ability to assemble a poster presentation and an understanding of their importance in conveying science and technological findings to their communityAs such, the course objectives most strongly support student achievement of the programoutcomes strongly linked to the ABET outcome 3g (communication effectiveness), and outcome8c (make measurements on and interpret data from living systems). In addition, the courseplaces a heavy weighting upon forming students into effective teams that then carry out labs,exercises, and the majority of their writing in groups of four or five students through the fivetechnical ‘modules’ of the course. Achievement of outcome 3d (functioning in

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. This is due to the emphasis onearly prototyping, quick feedback and incremental development. It still might not be thefavorable method for use in large scale industrial development projects where formalprocedures might still be preferred, but the pedagogical advantages in mechatronics educationare valuable. Incremental development and rapid prototyping for example gives manyopportunities to reflect and improve. The Scrum focus on self-organizing teams also providesa platform to practice project organization, by empowering students to take responsibility forthe product development process.Among the results of this study, it is shown that it is possible and favorable to integrate Scrumin a mechatronics capstone course and that this can enhance

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler; Thomas Lenox

evaluated, (c) a curriculum and process that ensures the achievement of these objectives, and (d) a system of ongoing evaluation that demonstrates achievement of these objectives and uses the results to improve the effectiveness of the program.1In this paper, we describe an integrated program assessment model, developed in direct responseto the requirement for “a system of ongoing evaluation” specified in Criterion 2(d) above. Themodel has been implemented successfully through two annual assessment cycles in the ABET-accredited civil engineering program at the United States Military Academy, West Point.For the purpose of this paper, we assume that program objectives have already been formulated,consistent with Criterion 2(a) and

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Stephen Ludwick, Aerotech, Inc., and University of Pittsburgh; William P. Birmingham, Grove City College

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4239: A MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE PROJECT WITH AN IN-TERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND AN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERDr. Blair T. Allison, Grove City College Blair T. Allison is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Grove City College. He teaches courses in engineering design, mechanics of materials, materials science, control systems, and finite element analysis. Areas of research interest include the modeling and control of metal forming processes, manufacturing automation and control, and dimensional control of components and assemblies. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.S.M.E. degree from Carnegie Mellon

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Orwat; Mark Evans; Joseph Hanus

administered throughout the course, Fundamental ofEngineering (FE) Exam passing rates, and anecdotal comments from written critiques bystudents and instructors were all considered in the investigation of the effectiveness of the DailyFundamentals. Overall, there was little evidence of a positive effect on the academicperformance, but this was not the original goal of the Daily Fundamentals. Positive evidencewas observed in the time survey, FE passing rates and written critiques that support the DailyFundamentals as a tool that enhanced student learning and the improved efficiency of instructorassessments of their students.I. IntroductionThe “Daily Dozen” is a traditional name given to a set of calisthenics exercises used in theUnited States Army. The

Conference Session

Remote Pedagogy in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University

providingaccess to the MAGNI platform for the 2020-21 academic year.References1. The Ohio Manufacturer’s Association (2020), “2020-21 Manufacturing Counts: Facts about the economic Impact of Ohio Manufacturing,” [Available online: https://www.ohiomfg.com/wp-content/uploads/OMA_ManufacturingCounts2020.pdf].2. Gargac, J. (2018, June), Improving Student Engagement in a Senior-Level Manufacturing Course for Mechanical Engineering Students Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2—30635.3. Karimi, B., & Yazdanpour, M., & Lewis, P. (2021, July), COVID-19 Effects on Higher Education: A Case Study Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris S. Hulleman, University of Virginia; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, however,provides substantial evidence that messages and cues within the learning environment influencestudent motivation. This study demonstrates that student outcomes in math can be improved byteaching faculty about this science of motivation and how to support student motivation throughmessages and instructional practices. Supporting such evidence-based professional developmentcan be an effective strategy for improving student outcomes overall and equity gaps in math.Appendix - Motivating Learners Course Description References[1] Meiselman, A. Y., & Schudde, L. (2022). The Impact of Corequisite Math on CommunityCollege Student Outcomes: Evidence from Texas. Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press,17

Conference Session

Virtual Training, Online and Open Education; Instructional Technology

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atefe Makhmalbaf, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

retention rates increasedand withdrawal rates reduced significantly in courses that used OER compared to non-OERcourses.Hence, the objective of this research is to better understand the impact of OERs on architecture,engineering, and construction students by developing and adopting an open educational resource(i.e., an open web-based multimedia platform) for teaching an architecture, engineering, andconstruction course and assessing the effects of the open educational resource on improving theperformance of students enrolled. The building information modeling (BIM) course, jointly taughtat the School of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas atArlington was selected for this purpose. The objective of this course

Collection

2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

work was to determine the effectiveness of this new course – the development ofwhich was supported by a departmental external advisory committee of engineers in industry,government, and academia – to train engineers entering practice in critical communication skills.Self-reported communication proficiency was assessed through pre- and post-course surveyinstruments issued at the beginning and end of the semester. Students were asked to report theirfamiliarity with a variety of communication tools and their proficiency in written and in-person/oral communication. Data was evaluated for significance using a two-sample t-testassuming unequal variances. Data collected over three years indicate that the course results in asignificant improvement in

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt DeGoede

that of the prerequisite physicscourse. This change will improve the projects in three ways. • The most labor intensive (and lease rewarding) parts of the project will be undertaken earlier in the semester when other academic loads are a little lighter. • It will allow the instructor to create more ties between the theory in the other portions of the course and the projects. In hindsight, it would have been easy (and extremely valuable for avoiding the “black box” effect) to use the projects as the basis for more traditional textbook type dynamics problems linking the projects to the underlying theory and providing valuable “reality checks” for the simulation results by looking at solutions

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

improvementcontinuum.Introduction/BackgroundIn today’s prevailing assessment-driven atmosphere of engineering education, faculty arebeing placed under increased demands to measurably link course instruction and studentlearning to curriculum-wide program outcomes. In addition, course modifications andcurriculum improvements need to be implemented systematically within a transparentand documented manner that embodies the ideas of continuous improvement.Furthermore, it is not enough to merely measure outcomes and manage on-goingmodifications, effective civil engineering programs need to be able to plot a course ofaction on a broader horizon guiding change to achieve a vision of what the programshould become over a 5 or 10 year period. The process has been created

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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Aerospace

Instruction for Improved Student OutcomesAbstractThis paper describes the implementation of a first course in aerodynamics, revised in bothcontent and methodology, as part of a revamping of the junior-year aeronautics curriculum atArizona State University, a very large, public institution. The curriculum revision is supportedby NASA’s E.2 Innovation in Aeronautics Instruction. Curriculum modifications includeincorporating computational and visualization software into both lecture and homeworkassignments. In addition, a discovery approach is taken to presentation of key concepts in whichstudents independently investigate aerodynamic behavior of airfoils and wings using thedeveloped software tools. The intended effect of the

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) program review, and 5) program improvementactions was developed. During this process, the program objectives and outcomes are evaluatedand revised to maintain currency and technical relevance. Using the results from step 5, acurriculum mapping worksheet (CMW) is modified and used to revise the course-levelassessment and evaluation plan. The CMW is a matrix mapping each course in the EETcurriculum to appropriate program outcomes and identifies assessment tools used to measure thesuccess of each outcome. Moreover, the CMW provides a mechanism for correlating program-level outcomes with course-level outcomes using effective assessment tools to measure studentperformance. Based on the results of the assessment tools, continuous improvement actions

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Mackay, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

-recorded videos replacing in-personpresentations. Some students expressed disappointment that they were not able to present theirprojects to a wider community.Despite pandemic challenges and changes to deliverables, a detailed end-of-semester studentsurvey showed that students perceived the course workload to be similar to other courses.Despite accommodations for remote learning, student surveys revealed that the pandemicaffected their choice of project, and negatively affected the quality of their projects. The surveyalso showed, however, that the changes to deliverables and the early all stakeholders’ meetingwere effective and improved overall project quality. 71% of students indicated they would takethe course even if it was not a program

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Shollenberger, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

agreeingand 15% somewhat agreeing.The second question asked students if “any solutions to textbook problems (other than theexample problems included in the text) are a useful study guide.” Again most students agree, butthis time more strongly (67% strongly agree, 19% somewhat agree, and 11% agree) and still onlya few disagree (2.5% somewhat disagree and 0.5% strongly disagree). In contrast, the faculty nolonger agree as strongly (25% strongly agree, 33% somewhat agree, and 17% agree) and 25%now somewhat disagree. This suggests that students rely heavily on using problem solutions tolearn course material and that faculty are less certain about the effectiveness of this method oflearning. The third question asked with respect to the course being

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

TomHenry J. Reagan, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Lyne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

], [17] — draw similar conclusions about the positive impact ofactive-learning in the classroom. Though active learning interventions vary between studies,there is consensus among high quality studies that active learning interventions improve studentlearning.Half (n=15) of the coded studies examine ​project- or lab-based learning​. This category is acomparatively mixed bag, with only 8 of the 15 studies indicated as high or mostly high quality.[18]–[20] each replace traditional labs or lessons with long-form projects. The latter does notdraw any conclusions about the impact on student learning, but all three studies observeincreased student motivation and interest in the project-based courses. Many studies onlaboratory learning revolve around

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

concepts upon which technical education is based. Initially developed to test learningof basic physics concepts, concept inventories have subsequently been developed and validatedfor a variety of engineering subjects. By undergoing a rigorous process of validation, engineeringconcept inventories can provide meaningful primary assessment throughout a curriculum. This,in turn, allows a methodical evaluation of the effectiveness of various teaching methods,enabling subsequent improvements in learning. However, concept inventories have not beenapplied in a systematic way to engineering curricula. This paper focuses on the systematicintegration of eight previously developed and disparate concept inventories, utilized to assess themajor portion of a

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

plan involving faculty and staff from all regionalcampuses and establish a strong assessment culture. The curriculum was developed rigorouslybased on the needs of the industry to build the manufacturing workforce. An effective ABETassessment process will help build a curriculum that meets the standards necessary to preparegraduates to enter industrial manufacturing fields in the global workforce. A curriculumdevelopment and assessment committee (CDAC) was formed in the first year the program waslaunched. The assessment plan includes direct and indirect assessment measures for studentoutcome attainments. It targets not only program-level outcome attainment but also course-leveloutcomes. Continuous improvement involves evaluation of the

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 15.1355.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Water Turbine: Improving a Project for Reinforcing Machine Component DesignAbstractA competitive water wheel design assignment has recently been revised for use as theculminating project for the Manufacturing and Machine Component Design course at the UnitedStates Military Academy (West Point). The project integrates material from other engineeringcourses and uses the skills and machining techniques from the current course. Previously, theproject proved to be anticlimactic, relegated to the corner of a lab at the end of course, and hadmixed reviews from instructors and students alike.A concerted effort was made to improve the project to

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa McGarry; Edward Young; Elisabeth Alford

Session 1098Teaching and Grading in Conferences: Improving Students’ Understanding of Expectations and Evaluations Edward Young, Elisabeth M. Alford, Theresa McGarry University of South CarolinaAbstract: This paper describes the results of a novel approach in a senior mechanical engineeringlab course, which combined team reporting, self-assessment of writing, conference grading, andconsultative techniques that help learners improve both their communicative competence and theirperformance. We argue that the approach increases communications assignments and makes themmore effective

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

memoryretrieval [5]. That said, engineering educators’ efforts to employ these modes of writing havebeen mixed. Using so-called write-to-learn strategies in place of writing as a form ofassessment, engineering educators devised a self-reflective writing prompt that was giveniteratively to a Statics class, and required students to reflect on and evaluate their problem-solving approach [6]. However, this course change yielded no correlation with improved studentperformance on content-based exams. Authors speculate that implementation could have beenthe culprit, noting that their writing prompt did not require students to connect prior knowledgewith new knowledge. Cognitive and learning science findings show that write-to-learn effortsare effective when two

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

show the quality of studentwork thereby reflecting a quality program. Capstone projects are also valued highly in theaccreditation process. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET),which provides accreditation to engineering programs in US have different criteria toevaluate a program. There are many general criteria and some specific criteria applied tothe program. The general criteria are related to programs, educational objectives,continuous improvement process, program outcomes, curriculum, faculty, facilities, andsupport. Program outcomes are more specific, since the ABET report would show thecurricula, course work, and other documentation to show the effectiveness of theprogram. Program outcomes are criteria 3 of the

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Deepti Suri

late in a term, the instructor is unable to make adjustments toenhance the learning experience of the current group of students. For effective teaching, it isimportant that student input be solicited at regular intervals throughout the term. Over the years,several classroom assessment techniques like “The Minute Paper”, ”Muddiest Point”, “ChainNotes”, etc. have been proposed to address this issue. This paper explores a new collaborativepartnership between the instructor and the students based on using student representatives asQuality Managers (QMs) for the course. The advantages, disadvantages and positive impact ofinvolving students as major stakeholders in the assessment process along with results fromseveral courses in an undergraduate

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig A. Chin, Kennesaw State University; Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University; Donna Colebeck, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

courses in particular. When one considers that significantstudent diversity still exists beyond high school graduation, a strong argument can be made forthe benefit of implementing DI strategies in a college course environment. This paper presentsthe findings of an initial implementation of DI for a module of a circuit analysis course. Thisimplementation involved diversifying course content and the learning process based onformative assessments of student readiness. The effectiveness of this approach was evaluatedusing a student survey and test scores. The student survey indicates that the majority of studentshad a positive assessment of their learning experience using the DI approach. The test results ofthe DI group were compared to the test

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dante Fratta, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, Queens University at Kingston; Barry D. Van Veen, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Women in Engineering

decisions. MacNell et al. [3] among other researchers, suggest that universitiesconsider phasing out SET for tenure and promotion decisions “but still use them to get feedbackon what students want and expect from their courses.”Use of research-proven best practices for teaching should also be considered for promotion andtenure decisions given their correlation with teaching effectiveness [13].We recommend that departments encourage their instructors, particularly probationary faculty, totake advantage of the wide range of institutional resources for improving teaching. Appropriateuse of research-proven best practices will improve the quality of teaching and learning. It willalso increase the success and job satisfaction of instructors. The process