Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wo; Pei-Fen Chang

the danger of lowering education quality. Some teachers areconcerned with how long the improving effect of outcome-based approach will take. Theiranxiety come from the fact that the process of outcome-based assessment emphasizes theongoing evaluation system of continuous improvement, but most colleges for thepersuasively observable objective, may set up a rather high ratio of completion or courses forstudents to pass. There is a long-term history of problems in implementing norm-criteria,where the ratio of completion is based on the entire percentages of students’ population ofeach individual institution, not by an absolute standard. For this reason, the improvement bytaking this criterion may cause bad competitions among colleges. The

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III; Jorge Baier, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

improvement processes by ABET accreditation since the early2000s [3]. Therefore, we would like to receive feedback from the community on ourmethodological approach and discuss considerations to inform the design and implementation ofcontinuous improvement processes at other institutions.Figure 1. Varying levels of teacher engagement in outcome assessment at a course level(see student outcomes assessed in each period in the following link: http://bit.ly/2SeVzRj)6. Acknowledgements This study was funded by CORFO under grant No.: 14ENI2-26862, and partiallyfunded by the LALA project (grant No. 586120-EPP-1-2017-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP).This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Thispublication reflects the views only of

Conference Session

ET Administrative Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University; Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; Daniel Miller

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Engineering Technology

MET and a M.S. degree in Industrial and Management Engineering, both from Montana State University. Mr. Cook has significant industrial experience and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Montana. His research interests relate to education improvement, as well as curriculum design and integration.Prof. Robb E. Larson, Montana State University Robb Larson is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. He has been with the department since 1993 and teaches the interdisciplinary ME/MET capstone course, as well as courses in renewable energy, instru- mentation, and computer applications.Dr. Daniel Miller

Conference Session

Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

explored possible cultural relevance of the impacts, if any.A. Benefits of Undergraduate Research ExperiencesStudies showed REU1 as very effective in broadening participation in graduate school andresearch [2] – [7]. The main goal of the REU programs is to engage students in authenticengineering research. The literature presents several benefits of REU: 1. Improvement in research literacy [7] - [10] 2. Personal development in soft and hard skills [11] – [13] 3. Improvement of employability [14], [15] 4. More interest in postgraduate school [16] – [18] 5. Networking [19], [20]Several studies observed up to 60% increase in REU participants eventually attending graduateor professional education [13], [15], [21], [22]. Sadler and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

throughout the process. A previous assignment designed for thesepurposes required students to research teamwork and write a 5-page essay on it during the firstfew weeks of their college career. This assignment failed to convey the true importance ofteamwork skills and the relevance to their own teaming situation, resulting in the sense that itwas only busy work assigned to satisfy the general education requirement. The main objectivesof the new assignment are to improve both cognition, or the core mental processes required forproductive teamwork, and metacognition which involves empowering individuals and teams tomonitor, evaluate, and adjust their cognitive strategies; the result ultimately contributing to thedevelopment of effective team skills

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

ableto provide meaningful feedback. However the prerequisite for this step is the carefuldevelopment of measurable parameters as performance criteria. In order to determine theextent to which a PEO or PLO are being achieved, a bench mark or a rubric should beprescribed as allowable level for meeting a specific criteria. A typical value of 60% orhigher can be used as bench mark.Step – 7: Continuous Quality ImprovementThis step involves the application of results obtained in previous step to effect continuousimprovement of the program through a documented plan. The results should bediscussed among the constituents and needed changes to improve the program should bedeveloped as feedback. Then the program faculty should implement the changes to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

incorporate more practical examples, illustrative materials, and engaging hands-onactivities that reach and motivate the diverse groups of today’s students.10 We now have thepotential to identify a student’s learning style11 and difficulties in grasping concepts, thus allowingus to deliver education in more effective ways.12 Educators need to provide supplemental hands-oncomponents so that visual/tactile learners can garner an understanding of the material, whilestronger students can explore activities in greater depth to maintain interest.13,14 Even today’s mostsuccessful courses, regardless of format, can take advantage of recent advances in cognitivescience15, learning research16, and educational technology to help address the following issues

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

Page 8.813.6 Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudent Response to Initial Use of Learning ModulesApproximately ten learning modules were implemented in our classrooms over the course of asemester long Statics course of 100 and 30 students, respectively. At the end of the semester,students were surveyed regarding the effectiveness of the activities. The generally positiveresponse reinforced a range of other feedback during the course indicating that

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

the combined effect of forces.While there are new ideas which are emphasized in engineering dynamics, instructors in thissubject inevitably find that some of students’ difficulties are rooted in ideas from Statics, such asfree body diagrams and working with forces. One of the most fundamental concepts in strengthof materials is that of internal loads and its relation to external loads. This idea is wholly withinthe domain of Statics, yet a concept inventory for mechanics of materials currently underdevelopment rightfully points to this as one of its core concepts1. Second, Statics, together withthese courses, forms the basis for much engineering design and practice. Again, instructors inengineering design2 lament the difficulties students

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) located in Rochester, N.Y. Bailey is also the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT (http://we.rit.edu/). At the institute level, Bailey serves as Faculty Associate to the Provost for female faculty and she co-chairs the President’s Commission on Women. In these roles, she leads efforts to create strategies to increase the representation of women undergraduate students and improve recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty. Within her college, Bailey teaches energy- related courses, and serves as a mentor and advisor to undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B.K. Hodge; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 11.1377.10single solve block. Lines 1 and 2 form a parallel network, so the total change in head for pipe 1must be equal to the total change in head for pipe 2. The energy equation, as referenced inExample 3, is used to describe the changes in heads of the individual pipes. Once the pipe flowrates are known, the temperature of the oil exiting the heat exchanger can be determined. Thedetermination of the temperature of the oil exiting the heat exchanger is a heat exchangeranalysis problem and proceeds from capacity to NTU to effectiveness to rating to exittemperature. An energy balance must be performed at node B to determine the exit temperatureof the oil at it leaves the system. An energy balance at node B yields Q1

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Shervin Zoghi; Eric Liguori; Manoochehr Zoghi; Fariborz Tehrani; The Nguyen

marketable products. In order to make sure the products are new and/orinnovative, students are required to research the existing products through market, Internet andpatents. Students are also encouraged to apply for seed funding to commercialize their products. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 505After completing this course, the students are able to develop products from the concept todelivery stage. They also know where and how to attract funding by writing effective businessproposals. If starting the

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #10107Personnel Improvement Plan: a professionalism assignment for engineeringstudentsDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, MankatoMr. Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth, P.E. is Co-Director of IRE as well as an instructor of technical competencies in thermody- namics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Ulseth has been teaching engineering fundamentals courses since 1988. He was a lead developer in the Itasca Community College Engineering program. Ulseth led a team of ˜10 engineering educators from around the United States to develop the Iron Range Engineering program. In addition to

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 2: Enhancing Energy-Related Education with Student Design Projects

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

thisinvestigation was the emphasis placed on the intertwined connections of cognitive and emotionalengagement. Results suggest that mini-projects help foster self-directed learning, as well as enhanceself-awareness, by providing students with valuable insight toward their own learning styles. Byprompting students to conceptualize and articulate their thinking in a disciplinary context, theawareness gained from this process helps students to develop critical thinking skills as well asregulate, change, and improve learning behavior. Prompted by the mini-projects, studentsacquired most of their course-related knowledge and skills independently and with minimalguidance. They also effectively reflected on their learning experiences, further

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu; Rajan Chandra; Phyllis Nelson; Jolly Kuo; Shailesh Sujanani

retention byproviding engaging interactive online resources, including lectures, motivated by practical real-worldexamples and supported by embedded self-tests. These learning materials are being used to enrichstudent learning in the initial networks course, but can also be accessed by students in follow-on coursesto refresh their knowledge at any time. The original project focused on web-based learning materials,but is now being extended to include a variety of related tools including the web-based simulation toolsCircuitLab [1] and National Instrument’s myDAQ [2] measurement and instrumentation devices. Ourpreliminary assessment results indicate that the web-based resources improve students’ learning. Also,our surveys indicate weak students

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M Firetto, The Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

(students) were able to make effective useof the first law of thermodynamic even after instruction.” Many of these foundationalweaknesses are retained in students’ study of engineering thermodynamics. Concept inventoriesin thermodynamics and thermal-fluids have identified several specific concepts that areproblematic for students.7-13 For example, students exhibit confusion about the differencesbetween temperature and internal energy and how to properly relate the two.10, 11 Students havesimilar difficulties in distinguishing steady-state processes from equilibrium processes.10 Variousstrategies have been employed to improve students’ learning of engineering thermodynamics.These include computer-based instructional modules,14-18 problem-based

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Covington, California State University-Northridge; G. Michael Barnes, California State University-Northridge

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Educational Research and Methods

and effortfor extended project assignments and results in better performance as measured by their grades,especially for project grades.We examined the effect of time management skills on performance in two studies of coursesfrom different parts of the Computer Science curriculum. The first study looked at ObjectOriented Programming (Spring 2004, lecture only), a senior level elective. This study examinedthe correlation between student self assessment of course activities and their grades. The secondstudy looked at Introduction to Algorithms and Programming (Fall 2005, lecture and lab). Thisis a freshman-level introductory course on algorithms and Java programming. This study used

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Wei Zhan

overall score may not be the best indicator, we decided to focus on thisarea for improvement during this cycle.Established in Cycle: 2015-2016 Implementation Status: Planned Priority: HighRelationships (Measure | Outcome/Objective):Measure: Course Objectives Assessment | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and OralCommunicationsMeasure: IAC Capstone Evaluation | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and OralCommunicationsMeasure: Senior Exit Survey | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and Oral Communications Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh

Session 1368 Learning About Stress and Strain Transformations by Comparing Theoretical, Experimental, and Finite Element Results Alireza Mohammadzadeh Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityOne way of teaching a new physical concept effectively to students is to arrive at that physicalconcept via different approaches. Stress and stain transformations, together with combinedloading and von Mises failure criterion for ductile materials, are among those subject matters insolid mechanics in which students have

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas M. Hall Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; April Chit Cheung, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

considering benefitsand costs. Some potential improvements may be unaffordable in the near term, while others mayrequire only small changes to course material or coverage and yet have a significant impact onlearning. It is certainly unnecessary to attempt improvement for every student outcome everytime.An Effective Evaluation Process Leading to Improvement ActionsOnce assessment data have been collected and prepared for use, the program should evaluatethose data to determine the priorities for improvement as discussed above. A process toaggregate (or roll-up), but not average, these assessment data sets across student outcomeperformance indicators provides an overview of student attainment of the student outcomes. Aneffective evaluation process

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia

theCHE Lab. In this paper, I will describe how we were able to find balance in our delivery of safetypedagogy by integrating techniques that improved both safety training and education. Our approachborrowed from industry where safety is imbedded into daily processes and is used to enhance safetyawareness. Our goal was to challenge student thinking about how one’s actions, attitudes, and behaviorscontribute to lab safety and in doing so enable students to transition to become more proactive in theirsafety decisions. This research is a work in progress and reports only on our initial efforts to implementour strategy and assess change.Chemical Engineering Lab Structure & Previous Safety TrainingOur CHE Lab experience is divided into two courses

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) but it isalso a necessary condition for the maturation and development of any engineeringtechnology program. The assessment and continuous improvement plan discussed here was developedat Old Dominion University (ODU) and implemented during the last accreditation cyclewithin the Engineering Technology Department. The plan is based on two cycles ofassessment and evaluation, a short cycle of one year and a long term cycle of three years.The plan includes a variety of assessment methods and tools. In addition to assessing theachievement of program outcomes, the plan allows assessment of program objectives andgoals. A method for individual course assessment is also presented. Issues related

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Harry Robertshaw

, these slides can emphasize key points, can show images too complex to explainin words, and can reveal the organization of the presentation. In addition, well designedslides can increase the retention of the audience from 10 percent, for just hearing, to 50percent for both hearing and seeing the material [1]. However, are the designs that mostengineering instructors use, and that programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint offer asdefaults, the most effective at communicating technical information? This paper arguesthat they are not. Specifically, this paper challenges the typical designs that rely on phraseheadlines and bulleted lists and offers a dramatically different design. Having its roots atthe national laboratories [2], this new design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

: Engaging Pre-engineering Students via Integrated Enrichment ActivitiesThe Engineering Science program at Borough of Manhattan Community College isundertaking an NSF funded program to improve its retention and graduation rates. Theprogram targets cohort of pre-engineering students, self-declared engineering majors butacademically unprepared for university level calculus and physics courses traditionallytaken at freshman year. The program consists of three components: enrichmentworkshops, design competition and peer mentoring.The enrichment workshops are designed to improve visualization, chemistry and physicsfundamentals, skills traditionally acquired in high schools. Competition componentgroups the cohorts in small teams who use

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering

be many sections of courses with many different instructors.This work in effect is a case study of work done to improve assessment practices at a large,primarily-undergraduate state institution. Major assessment improvements in the last few yearshave included: 1. Reworking performance indicators to improve alignment with Bloom’s Taxonomy. 2. Developing descriptive rubrics to improve assessment of student performance. 3. Reverse-engineering descriptive rubrics to improve alignment with ABET outcomes.BackgroundABET requires that all programs document student achievement of Student Outcomes--skills thatstudents should attain by graduation--given as follows (ABET, 2016): (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Jeanne H. Norton; Dan Spielbusch

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

) anability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-definedengineering problems appropriate to the discipline; (3) an ability to apply written, oral, andgraphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and anability to identify and use appropriate technical literature; (4) an ability to conduct standard tests,measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes;and (5) an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams. Thecourses detailed in Table 1 below are specifically designed to meet these objectives. Table 1: Degree Options with Required and Elective Courses

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

factors that have the largest influence on theimprovement of the scores. The generated predictive model provides information on dominantfactors, i.e., specific questions in the test or demographics, that will help in establishingpedagogical activities aimed at improving spatial skills of students.The dataset used in this study is from a college of engineering’s incoming class, who arerequired to take the visualization test, and then are offered a one-credit course. Initial analysesare for initial validation of the generated model by comparing the results to previously generatedones. Three different definitions of improvement are used in this study, i.e., raw score,percentage, and tier, given that particular objectives might be different. Results

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Gu, Georgia State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

examination scores with extra practicein engineering design graphics courses. Two engineering graphics design courses areoffered to engineering students at a two-year college that is embedded in a four-yearpublic institution. Engineering Graphics & Design I is the first course in a two-coursesequence. Topics include but are not limited to fundamentals of engineering graphics:including orthographic projection and 2D drawing using AUTOCAD. EngineeringGraphics & Design II introduces the principles of computer-assisted graphics andengineering design, with an emphasis on 3-D modeling techniques, using Inventor. Thispaper discusses how to improve students’ spatial visualization skills by using physicalmodels to produce orthographic views. The

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

State University remote location? 2. What are the available resources to support development of a regional learning center for engineering? 3. What curricular offerings in engineering should be delivered? 4. What are the marketing strategies and tools that may be effective in student recruitment? 5. How should the success of the regional learning center be assessed?Theoretical Basis This study is framed by Tyler’s9 seminal work on curriculum development. In his work Tylerposes four questions which are: (a) “What educational purposes should the school seek toattain?”11; (b) “How can learning experiences be selected which are likely to be useful inattaining these objectives?”12 (c) “How can learning experiences be organized

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

classes to support their new family.Suggestions to Solve Retention ProblemIn order to reduce student attrition rate, increase their success rate and improve studentretention the following suggestions are offered to assist in achieving these goals. Orientation and entrance measurement test Identify students at risk before enrollment Identify students at risk after enrollment Provide group discussions or have a course discussion section Provide effective homework assignments instead of busy work Provide mini projects, close to actual projects that they can find in the work place Send at-risk students to tutorial sessions Provide a mentoring program Have workshops and guest speakers on how their