Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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NSF Grantees

College of Engineering and Architecture, ”A Direct Method for Teaching and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills in Engineering Programs”, won the 2008 ASEE Best Confer- ence Paper Award. She has served as evaluator on a number of multi-institutional, interdisciplinary NSF sponsored grants. She is principal investigator on a NSF Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering project called ”A Direct Method for Teaching and Measuring Engineering Professional Skills: A Validity Study.”Mo Zhang, Washington State University Mo Zhang is a doctoral student major in educational psychology at Washington State University. Her research interests include applied statistics, educational measurement, design of

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Lisa L Greenwood, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

new material. Assessment varied fromshort answer or multiple-choice questions to a large project, and was evaluated using a gradingrubric to generate a score for each portion of the work. Regardless of the method used, the goalwas to evaluate the student learning that was occurring in each piloted module. A standard wasset at achieving a grade of a B (80%) or better.In addition to our own evaluation of student learning as each module was piloted within courses,we also went a step further and engaged other interested faculty, both internal and external to ouruniversity. Those instructors that reviewed the drafted materials provided feedback on efficacyand usefulness within their own teaching lexicon. This was important, because we needed

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Evan Bingham; Clifton Farnsworth; Justin Weidman

then provided. What was interesting to notewas the level of confidence among the groups questioned. The small group of industryprofessionals rated themselves fairly low in their understanding of CPM scheduling. The resultsto the basic question also showed that they did in fact need a refresher in CPM. It should benoted that it was the purpose of this group to receive CPM training. The group of universitystudents showed a moderate understanding of CPM in their self-assessment; this was met by agreater percentage of participants that were able to answer the follow up questions correctly. Thelarge group of industry professionals rated their understanding of CPM as very high, but incontrast, not a single individual was able to answer the follow-up

Conference Session

Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Muhammad Saud Khan, University of the Pacific

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #29390Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Aerial Photogrammetry into aCivil Engineering Course to Enhance Technology CompetencyMary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific Mary Kay Camarillo is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. She specializes in water treatment and in domestic and industrial waste treatment. Dr. Camar- illo’s research includes development of biomass energy projects for agricultural wastes and treatability assessments for oilfield produced water. She focuses on environmental problems in California. Dr. Ca- marillo earned her

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Shashank Barkur Lakshmikanth

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

from the hazardous position in the process. Organized stacks will alsoallow for further downstream automation processes. This paper gives an overview of thedeveloped robotic solution and specifically focuses on the design and development of the robot’smounting structure, along with the custom end-of-arm tool. In addition, authors describe aneffective approach of working on industry sponsored SD project, the SD team requirements,significance of the project, specific project outcomes, and assessment tools used.IntroductionThe capstone project course is an intrinsic part of the undergraduate education. The capstoneprojects are widely regarded as an excellent mechanism for assessing the outcomes ofengineering and engineering technology programs

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

three consecutive offerings (2000-2002) of a course in control systemsin the undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering program. The research dealt withefficacy of hypermedia-assisted instruction and the relationship of learning styles, hypermedia andachievement20. Student participation in the study was voluntary, and all participating studentswere asked to sign an informed consent letter. The students were not exposed to any risks orreprisals for refusal to participate in the study. Each year the participating students were asked tocomplete the ILS questionnaire to assess their learning styles. Participants’ names were identifiedfor cross-referencing purposes.Some ILS questionnaires were also collected from engineering professors. They

Conference Session

Teaching Design Through Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Wise; Philip Kosky; Robert Balmer

, from unit systems throughenergy, electrical circuits, and information and control are exemplified by systems found in theautomobiles of today and tomorrow. Problem Definition The problem that Union College’s Introduction to Engineering and Mechatronics course isdesigned to solve is to help students make an early and informed decision about whether or notthey find engineering an exciting career path and have both the interest and the capability topursue an engineering degree. This problem is, in large part, set by the nature of Union Collegeas an educational institution. Founded in 1795, it is a small, predominantly liberal arts collegewith a total enrollment of 2000. About 15% of these students are engineering majors. Withinengineering

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

CubeProject Module 3: Mobile RoboticsAn objective of Project 3 is to introduce students to the rapidly developing interdisciplinary fieldof robotics. Through this project, students are introduced to the basics of computer programmingas they program their robots to perform a series of instructions, and to sensors, microcontrollersand basic mechanics.The design challenge of Project 3 is to design a robot to be used in search and rescue missionswhere access is limited to small spaces. The design of the robot has to be as inexpensive aspossible due to the likelihood of losing the robot during the mission, while still meeting themission objectives. The ability of the robot to maneuver through space and around fallen debrisis tested using a randomly

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

results.In summary, this temperature sensor challenge takes only about 30 minutes of class time and therest is done by the students through teamwork assignments and online assessments. Thischallenge covers 50% or more of the material studied in the Introduction to Engineering course:graphing and data presentation, basic electronics, programming, calibration, sensors, unitconversions, engineering design process, scientific method, and oral presentations.It is important to consider that numerous sensors consist of variable resistors which change as afunction of particular physical properties such as temperature, position, deformation, deflection,pressure, among others. It is common practice to connect this type of sensor in series with a

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia; Iem Heng

companies large and small. Ithas been proven that concurrent engineering increases productivity and product quality, and optimizesproduct design and development cycles [1-3]. Concurrent engineering has become the preferred approach forhigh tech companies to compete in the global product design and development field. It requires the tightintegration of all resources, effective collaboration among various engineering departments at the onset of aproject, and demands that engineering activities engaged by various departments be conducted concurrentlyto minimize the errors and optimize the product. In order to expose students to the latest concurrentengineering approach and to help them to gain valuable experience in product design and development

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaycie Lane; Logan Perry

a result, there is a gap ininstructor knowledge about how to best teach these design factors in a way that enriches studentcomprehension and provides students with the necessary background to apply concepts in aprofessional setting. The challenge of designing a course that addresses each design factor withdepth and breadth is a large one, made more difficult by the fact that there are subdisciplineswithin Civil and Environmental engineering programs (transportation, geotechnical, structures,water resource engineering, etc.). As a result, there is a clear need to consider a holisticapproach faculty can use to teach students these factors within design courses at theundergraduate level.Students also bring different life experiences and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar Jose Garcia, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

not be necessary for traditional, in-person classes, such as the types ofpre-lecture study content, and can lead to a greater amount of time spent on a class for both thestudents and the instructor outside of the classroom as a result of reallocating the time spentfamiliarizing students towards a topic inside of class to outside of class [9].To effectively evaluate how well a student is progressing, there needs to be some type ofassessment. One of the most common methods of assessment for engineering courses is the finalexamination (exam), which can simply evaluate a large amount of students’ proficiencies inpracticing knowledge gained from the course [10]. However, exams are not always the mosteffective method of evaluating a student’s

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the needs of engineering employersand the response of engineering educators to those needs. Individual members of the ASEE andother engineering organizations occasionally perform surveys or studies of needs versuseducational practices, but there is no systematic collection and dissemination of information.Industrial Information NeedsWhat information is needed to continually improve engineering education? The first step inplanning is to determine needs. Educators currently conjecture on the needs of employers or usea small sample of opinions provided by an advisory board. Some possible needs of employers ofconcern to the ASEE include: engineers who understand technical issues, communicate them effectively, and work in a team

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Mack; James Wood

classesare held in the same room. This gives continuity to the students, and gives them "ownership" ofthe room. Room arrangement is critical. The room should facilitate teaming and an activelearning environment. The diagram below shows the arrangement of a studio classroom that haslaboratory workstations around the perimeter of the room and allows for arrangement of tablesto facilitate teaming, small groups, large groups, and lecture activities. Studio Classroom Teaming Small Group Large Group Lecture Figure II Studio

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College; Alina N. Duca, NC State University; H. Joel Trussell, North Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interventions done to increase the number of women in engineering.Dr. Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College Dr. Dianne Raubenheimer is Director of Research, Planning and Assessment at Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina. She also works as an educational consultant, primarily as external evaluator on educa- tional research and development grants.Dr. Alina N. Duca, NC State University Dr. Alina Duca is a Teaching Associate Professor and the Director of the Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematics Department at North Carolina State University. Her primary interests are in educational research about the teaching and learning of mathematics by pre-service teachers and STEM undergraduate students.Dr. H. Joel Trussell

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

takes too It will not take any more time than that neededmuch pre-class preparation to create thorough and thoughtful lecturesLarge class sizes prevent implementation of Some techniques work well for large classesactive learning strategies e.g. small group discussions, students critiquing other student’s work etc.Most instructors see themselves as being good Teaching does not equal learning. This can belecturers seen in the student performance in the examination papers.There is lack of material or equipment needed Some strategies do not require any

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Awlad HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tostructure both pedagogical materials and assessment rubrics to improve the capstone experiencesfor senior design students.Bannerot et al. [3] identified some of the issues and their resolution associated with thedevelopment and implementation of a new, one-semester, interdepartmental, multidisciplinarycapstone design course involving the seniors from four engineering programs at the University ofHouston. The revised course curriculum incorporated the usage of website to enhanceinformation transfer, use cohorts to modularize the large number of students and teams, use astudio/critique teaching format, integrate communications professionals into the teaching of thecourse, and allow students to be involved in establishing the final expectations for

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-3372: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION NEEDS MOREENGINEERINGProf. A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana A. Frank Ackerman has 50 years of experience in all phases of software development. In 1985, he founded the Institute For Zero Defect Software to do applied research, consulting, and training for software de- velopment organizations seeking to improve the reliability of their software. His personal experience has lead him to the conviction that today’s development organizations can achieve significant improvement in software reliability for a small increase in effort. Some of his current research and educational activities are focused on improving current specification, coding, test

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

research, particularly in the U.S. Wankat, for example, analyzed Journalof Engineering Education articles from 1993-1997 (n = 230) and 1993-2002 (n = 597).7-8 Sincethe journal did not use author-defined keywords during these periods, the author generated thefollowing list of categories and assigned up to four categories to each article:1. Teaching 7. ABET* 13. Distance Education* 19. Retention2. Computers 8. Learning 14. Communication/Writing 20. Programming*3. Design 9. First Year 15. Ethics 21. Aeronautical Eng**4. Assessment 10. Curriculum 16. Experiential/Hands On* 22. Quality,5. Groups/Teams 11. Laboratory 17

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer Van Donk; Justin Lekos; Sarah Baker; Kevin Yamauchi; Adam Paicely; Brian P. Self; A. Matthew Robinson

thelikelihood of substantial impact is great.Instructor PerspectiveDr. Brian Self has been working with our team from the beginning and he said, “It has beeninteresting to watch this multidisciplinary team grow and learn to work together. They havegathered input from their sponsors in Honduras, mechanical, industrial, and materialsengineering professors, as well as our local prosthetist. They have been very proactive, andlocated and largely wrote the grant to the National Collegiate Inventors and InnovatorsAlliance.”He also commented about how the school is assessing service learning projects. Currently theyhave several means to evaluate how the students are learning. All senior project students,including those working on more traditional industry

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswajit Ray, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

the LTspice environment. System-leveldesign concepts such as user-defined components and devices, subcircuits, hierarchical circuits,and worst-case performance analysis are supported by LTspice as well.Integrating a free and powerful circuit simulation software in multiple courses enhances bothface-to-face and online/remote modes of instruction. Additionally, the three of the fiveCriterion-3 student outcomes specified by ABET-ETAC can be easily addressed and assessedwithin the simulation environment. The program criteria specific topics for EET type programs,such as application of mathematics to characterize the performance of electrical/electronicsystems, can be easily incorporated into and assessed within the same simulation environment.Why

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

parameters of interest in electricalsignals. This is a very important area where it has traditionally been taught alone in Signals &Systems without the context of circuits that generate or receive signals in question. The goal ofthis KI is to provide a more complete picture of signal channels to demonstrate effects circuitsand their operating conditions have on signals and their parameters of interest. The KIincorporates the anchoring concepts from three core competency areas by using CMOS amplifiercircuits and I/O driver circuits with small signal inputs as well as large signal inputs and varyingload conditions as a platform. While students learning electronic circuits tend to look at signalsin the time domain, a better understanding of circuit

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Demonstrator (CHRD) is a small hybrid rocket motor developed over severalyears at Weber State University (WSU) as a senior capstone project in the undergraduate MechanicalEngineering (ME) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) programs [1]. WSU is a large PrimarilyUndergraduate Institution (PUI) based in Ogden, Utah. During the successive capstone project efforts,numerous groups of students took part in developing and improving the basic rocket motor designduring their year-long (two semester) experience. In Spring 2020, the baseline rocket configuration nowused was established and test fired numerous times. A CAD model representation of the overallbaseline CHRD system, a cut-away view of the hybrid rocket motor assembly, and photographs of

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University of Maine is a comprehensive land-grantuniversity with 11,200 undergraduate and graduate students. It is located in the small town ofOrono, Maine, a few miles from the small city of Bangor. The MET program currently enrolls181 students. It is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET(TAC/ABET). Six MET faculty members hold 100% teaching appointments and advise about30 students each. MET faculty members teach required courses in both the lower and upperdivisions, and typical students take more than one course with each MET faculty member. METis one of four undergraduate programs offered in the School of Engineering Technology (SET).SET is organized under the College of Engineering, and with 492 students it serves nearly

Conference Session

Special Session: Building Intentional Community Partnerships

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

specific interactions, activities, and the languageof community engagement partnerships as transactional, cooperative or communal. In addition tothe theoretical grounding, the paper also provides a summary of the activities that we will befacilitating during the special session, including analyzing cases and design tools, reflecting oncurrent program structures, and creating an action plan to implement changes in the participants’current, anticipated, or imagined engagement programs. By the end of the special session,participants will be able to evaluate their past, current or future partnerships, observe howprogram structures can influence partnerships, and assess the differences that these partnershipscan make in the success or failures of

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

- creasingly towards broader applications of educational assessment and evaluation, she left the classroom and moved to an administrative position focusing on both academic assessment of student learning and program evaluation. This administrative move has allowed her to increase use of qualitative assessment methods, and to enhance her skills in survey design. Page 24.583.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

active in SPEE throughout his career, serving as president in 1906-07 and in numerous other roles well into the 1940s. He was the fourth recipient of SPEE’sLamme Award in 1931 and was honored with many other awards during his long career.20Jackson was also a strong supporter of libraries, believing that they were integral to theinstructional and research programs of engineering schools.21In his paper, Burgess expressed a concern that public libraries were failing to provide appropriatebooks for young people, artisans and industrial workers who had an interest in science andengineering. The main reason for this, he argued, was that few, if any, librarians had thetechnical knowledge and experience that would allow them to assess the quality of

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Staci Provezis; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Dan Budny; Harvey Wolfe

Engineering we have been collecting such informationabout our incoming students’ attitudes, math knowledge, academic history, first year academicperformance, retention, and general background through a variety of survey instruments,inventories and placement examinations. These data are maintained in a large database, whichallows us to easily extract specific information for assessment or monitoring purposes. Thisenables us to answer questions about our students and use the information to make moreinformed curriculum and policy decisions. We present a number of examples here includinginformation on entering student attributes, language and math background, departmental choiceand performance.IntroductionHow much do we really know about our students

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Technology AccreditationCommission (TAC) of ABET have both moved to outcomes-based accreditation of engineeringand technology programs, via EC 2000 and TC2K, respectively. Both EC 2000 and TC2Krequire that every accredited program develop a set of program outcomes, which must insure thatstudents have demonstrated the achievement of eleven outcomes, the so-called “a” to “k” lists.Table 1 shows a listing of the “a” to “k” outcomes for EC 2000 and TC2K.1, 2 With the changefrom previous accreditation criteria, ABET has gone away from the so-called “bean counting”that required certain numbers of credit hours in various categories, such as mathematics,sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Instead each program must evaluate and assess itscurriculum on

Conference Session

Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

frommental health disorders at similar rates to students in other majors, they are significantly lesslikely to seek counseling resources for mental health issues than students in other majors [3], [4],and students who do manage to access treatment have reported several discipline-related barriersto successfully navigating their program [5]. Additionally, engineering programs have beenfound to foster cultures of stress [6] and shame, and are known to expose students frommarginalized communities to microaggressions [7], [8]; making student mental health aparticularly salient concern for the engineering education community.Mental health data collected during the pandemic showed that incidence of mental healthdisorders, including anxiety, depression