Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Simi Hoque, Drexel University; Christine Marie Fiori, Drexel University ; Crachad Craig Laing, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

to en- hance Drexel’s Engineering Technology course offerings. Eric is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Computer Engineering at Drexel, and is an author of several technical papers in the field of Engineering Technology Education.Prof. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught and developed courses in physics and mathematics

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rose-Margaret Itua; Sharnnia Artis

students traditionallyunderrepresented in science and engineering programs. One pool of such students is community college students pursuing math, chemistry, and physics courses that are transferrable to baccalaureate programs. In a Strategy for American Innovation, the Obama administration stated that “President Obama is taking continuous steps to improve our educational system ... and to promote student achievement and careers in STEM fields”, and “the Administration is committed to restoring America’s global leadership in college graduation rates ...., making investments in community colleges ....”4,5 With more resources being allocated to community colleges to stimulate student achievement in STEM fields, and community colleges serving many

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Greitzer; Diane H. Soderholm; David Darmofal; Doris Brodeur

organizeconcepts in their minds. He suggests using concept maps as advance organizers, referenceguides, and assessment tools. Harmon, et al. used concept maps (constructed knowledgemaps) as both pretests and posttests to evaluate the extent to which students learned keyconcepts in a simulated design task in environmental engineering. 36 In addition to courselevel assessment, Turns, et al. suggest using concept maps for assessment at theengineering program level to characterize level of expertise in a domain, identify disciplineknowledge, and explore students’ conceptions of engineering. 37 While Streveler andMiller do not use the term ‘concept map,’ their work on the use of multidimensionalscaling to identify student misconceptions gives insight into

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Richard O'Brien; Jenelle Piepmeier

succeed inengineering but do not choose an engineering major. The goal of this paper is to assess the currentstate of gender diversity within the Systems Engineering department at the United States NavalAcademy (USNA) and develop appropriate recruitment strategies.An important first step in assessing gender diversity within a department is an understanding ofthe campus climate. All Naval Academy students, men and women, are called midshipmen, whichis a rank between chief warrant officer and ensign in the Navy. A midshipman first classis a senior, second class a junior, third class (youngster) a sophomore, and fourth class (plebe) a Page

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoli Jeune, University of Florida; Henry Hess, University of Florida

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Materials

)and the camera were controlled using a LabView program. The microtubules were exposed tolight for 0.2 s every 200 ms. Students captured 5-10 images per sample and saved these as Tifffiles for further analysis. Due to the large size of the polymers and the fluorescent dye on thetubulin proteins, the images could be easily seen by the students. A sample of the images isshown in Figure 2, below. Figure 2: Fluorescent image of microtubules adhering to a coverslip surface. The microtubules were polymerized at 37oC for 10 minutes

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. John E. Beard, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University Carl L. Anderson is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech- nological University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Department of Energy project: An Inter- disciplinary Program for Education and Outreach in Transportation Electrification. He serves on the governing board of the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance (MAGMA) that works with the state of Michigan to promote hybrid electric vehicle engineering education

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

describe what they did,not in the form of the formal pitch but in a more natural conversation.The opportunities provided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals are vast and onlya small corner of the pedagogical space was explored in this study (Adams, et al., 2003;Byrne et al., 2010; Huntzinger et al., 2007; Omenn, 2006; Tillbury, 2011). Entire coursescould be offered, potentially where technical iteration and validation testing could becombined with stakeholder interviews, business model generation, impact statements andgrant writing. Likewise the deliverables could range from on-paper design totechnologies to the design of social programs or policies. Some students commentedverbally that they would have appreciated including non-STEM students

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

completed in a short amount of time. The student team approachesthe problem as they best see fit – this may include trial and error, design-build-test-redesign, andany number of different design approaches. When complete, the designs are tested to determine a“winner” based on some predetermined metric. Examples of impromptu design exercisescurrently being developed for a diverse range of classes across engineering disciplines arepresented along with a discussion about some of the challenges of developing an adequateassessment plan. Relevant curriculum theory, such as that of Jerome Bruner’s spiral curriculum,will provide a backdrop for this discussion.1. IntroductionIn ABET’s 2010-2011 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 1 , engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

Boulder. He co-directs Project EPIC, an NSF-funded project since 2009 that investigates how members of the public make use of social media during times of mass emergency. Professor Anderson leads the design and implementation of a large-scale data collection and analysis system for that project. Prof. Anderson was a participant in the first cohort of the NCWIT Pacesetters program, a program de- signed to recruit more women to the field of computer science and encourage them to pursue their careers in technology. As part of his Pacesetters efforts, Prof. Anderson led the charge to create a new BA in CS degree at CU that allows students in Arts and Sciences to earn a degree in computer science. This new degree

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

by industry through in house training programs. Suchskills are more appropriate to teach at the university where an educational approach emphasizingfundamentals could provide students with greater depth and adaptability in applying thesemethods. One constraint, however, is that the curriculum is full and, by in large, successful. Theeducational challenge then becomes how to integrate statistics-based topics such as DOE so thatthey compliment the existing educational curriculum and can be fit in; more effective methodsare needed to allow students to integrate statistics and DOE into their engineering studies.Numerous computer resources have been developed to reinforce knowledge and understandingof statistics. These applications have evolved

Conference Session

Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

the decision: 1) grade-assessment on specific lab experiments, 2) excessive amount of inquiries regarding technicalcontent and learning outcomes of the manual, and 3) results of post-lab survey. Regarding surveyresults, a total of 64 mechanical engineering students (e.g., sophomores and juniors) participatedin an open-ended questionnaire in an effort to provide detailed information regarding the issuesassociated with the logistical structure of the lab, which procures a total of eight experiments: 1)electrical strain gage, 2) torsion test, 3) tensile test, 4) deflection of beams, 5) compression test, 6)plate-with-hole, 7) strain gage rosette, and 8) beam resonance. The survey question and open-ended responses are included subsequently. Pre

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 4

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Heather Lai, State University of New York at New Paltz; Anne C Balant, State University of New York at New Paltz

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

an intensive five-week program which focuses ondevelopment of both technical competences and professional communication skills. Students inthe program cohort are grouped in small teams and paired with faculty researchers in a variety ofdisciplines. While each team works on their individual projects the entire cohort meets regularlyto work together to develop the professional and presentation skills necessary to explain theirresearch to a wide audience.Description of student researchersThe students participating in the AC2 summer research program were selected from our campusand several community colleges through a competitive application process. They were providedwith the opportunity to identify projects of interest, but the final placement

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen M. Batill; Natalie Gedde

support the group-based, small project activities planned for the new first year courses theCenter would need small-group meeting/work areas that would be equipped with a computer,most likely a “PC class” machine for microprocessor programming and network access. Thecomputers could also provide remote access to a large cluster of engineering workstations thatallowed the students access to a wide range of engineering software applications. It was alsodesired that these spaces also allow for students to “carry-in” their own computers and have Page 6.371.6network access as it is anticipated that in the near future most students will have

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the basics early,build on the experience, and consider pursuing careers in science and engineering.Building on this, we want students to learn the basics early, to build on these basics, andto prepare for an education that will lead to careers in science and engineering. Participation in the workshops has always been limited by space, schedule, andcost considerations, as well as by NASA Langley Research Center’s other competingsummer programs. Thus, in order to make a large impact, admission to the workshop ismade through an application process which attempts to identify teachers who are mostlikely to benefit and to apply what they learn to their classes. Enrollments since inceptionin July, 2003 have been from 18 to 32 teachers. The

Conference Session

The Real World-Project-Based & Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

the development of professional skills, whichare essential on the job but hardly an emphasis in a typical civil engineeringcurriculum. This project also gave students an idea how businesses actually work, andwhat competencies are prized by employers. Not all opinions were the same, andstudents were exposed to different perspectives.Student achievements from the 10Q project are directly applicable to ABET StudentOutcomes 3, 4, and 7, which address effective communication skills, ethicalresponsibilities, and continual learning strategies, respectively.8As a project, 10Q counted a relatively small amount of the grade, up to 10%, thougha weight as high as 20% may be appropriate in some courses. Assessment measuresincluded the choice of the

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Models, Methods & Frameworks for Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

cognitive apprenticeshipis favored by engineering students regardless of learning style preferences (Poitras & Poitras,2011) and can increase self-efficacy and interest in small business careers (Varghese et al.,2012). Implementation of experiential learning in engineering education requires relevance,student engagement, scaffolding, assessment, reflection, faculty support, and technologyintegration (Tembrevilla, Phillion & Zeadin, 2024). Computer-based learning environmentsdesigned using cognitive apprenticeship principles can further support engineering students' skilldevelopment outside the classroom (Poitras & Poitras, 2013). Overall, these approaches providea significantly better learning environment for engineering subjects

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Mildren; Karen Whelan

statedobjective of the UB undergraduate program of achieving a range of graduate attributesincluding the ability to work in a team.Formal cooperative learning as outlined by Johnson, et al in [7] relates most closely to theteamwork based around task focus that was such a large part of this project. However even thisstructure is only discussed in terms of organised class sessions [7]. At UB instead we have Page 4.54.2developed a range of activities that can last from a one hour class session up to a ten weekassessment task incorporating the teamwork paradigm.In an organisational context, teamwork skills development is seen as vital to the process

Conference Session

Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Nneka Onyeador, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Gloriana Trujillo, Stanford University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school

Conference Session

Meet at Springfield Middle: Where Engineering Meets Education, Woozle Wuzzle!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeynep Gonca Akdemir, Purdue University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University; Erica W. Carlson, Purdue University; Nicholas Dang, Purdue University; Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University; Dongyang Li, Purdue University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

documents [18]. All questions in the assessmenttest underwent scrutiny for readability and compatibility through pilot testing with a small groupof students (n = 3) and we incorporated feedback and revisions from teachers during the TQW.The assessment tool comprised 13 items, including five multiple-choice questions assessingknowledge of classical and quantum physics concepts (e.g., half-life of Carbon-14 atoms) andeight open-ended questions requiring the application of understanding to real-world scenarios(e.g., popcorn analogy, randomness in a real quantum random number generator).Multidimensional student engagement surveyThis survey measured different components of student engagement including behavioral,emotional, cognitive, and social aspects

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

technologies.It becomes more and more vital as people spend more and more time connected to the networkfrom anywhere anytime. Many areas of wireless networks demand highly trained personnel tosolve the new challenges such as site survey, wireless security, etc. There is a great demand oftechnicians and engineers who can maintain and secure the wireless networked environment.While electrical and computer engineering and computer science curriculums offer students fewwireless networking courses; this may not enough to train network professionals with the properbackground on the newer wireless technologies. Although many courses on computer andwireless networks have been developed in these programs, they are primarily focused on in-depth mathematics

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

. Addressing this problem requires a paradigm shiftin teaching methods, from a paradigm of “teaching by telling” to one that more directly engages studentsat a conceptual level and lets them actively construct new meanings. Research, much of it in the sciences,has successfully demonstrated that a range of student centered instructional techniques can significantlyimprove students’ conceptual learning gains (Hake, 1998; Laws et al., 1999; Reddish et al., 1997; andMazur, 1997). There is a small but growing body of literature in engineering that supports similarconclusions (Prince et al., 2006, 2009). Several factors explain why engineering education has not yet fully capitalized on the research,primarily in physics, for addressing student

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; John Todd

Page 6.854.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationinterdisciplinary technology graduate program in Microelectronics-Photonics(http://www.uark.edu/depts/microep). The first two groups of students are self-selected for thecourse because of their individual interests, while the third group’s students are required to takethe course as a core course of the microEP core curriculum.Students in the class are formed into small teams, with each team containing at least one studentfrom science/engineering and one from business. The class is taught using a seminarmethodology, meeting twice per week in

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

) were determined for eachstudent; then they were placed on teams to avoid multiple students with the same predominanttype on the same team while also maximizing the number of different types on a team. Note thateach style did not have an equal number of students; most students were in the EN and IScategories and very few were in the IN and ES categories. A better approach would probably beto base the teams on final domain roles, but due to the large number of roles (18 total whenperception and judgment are combined) and the relatively small teams (4-5 students each) andtotal class size (46 who completed the inventory), it was decided that this would be too difficult.Some students did not complete the cognitive style inventory, so those students

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Simon Jakob Barth, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, we investigate theactual realized innovative behaviors of engineering graduates at the workplace. This allowsus to not only see how/if recent graduates are exhibiting innovative behaviors, but also allowsus question how aligned these behaviors are with current educational goals and even teachingstrategies.The empirical results are based on a sample of 559 early-career engineering graduates(average age of 25) who were full-time employed in small to large business organizations atthe time of the survey. These data come from a U.S. nationwide survey called EngineeringMajors Survey (EMS) [8] and give us insights into career decisions of early careerengineering graduates as well.More specifically, the focus of this study addresses two main

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Beckett; Thomas Marrero

and those who changed academic majors6. In his meta-analysis,Daempfle came to a similar conclusion and described the classroom experiences of SMEstudents as “chilly.”7 Seymour and Hewitt suggest that the best way to increase the retention ofstudents in SME fields is to “improve the quality of the learning experience for all students—including those non-science majors who wish to study science and mathematics as part of theiroverall education.”8 They suggest that institutions focus their efforts on teaching pedagogy,student assessment, advising, and faculty engagement.FIGs: a seamless learning environmentThe concept behind Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) is simple, yet profound. Implemented atthe University of Oregon in 1982, a FIG is a small

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Global Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

ethics case studies into designated junior level courses in BSE. This third phase willinclude the further implementation and assessment of developed case studies into theBioprocessing curriculum. In addition, the ethics exercise described in this paper will be rerunwith sophomores in the 2007 Introduction to Biological Systems and similar exercises will beincorporated into senior year courses during the fourth phase of the DLR project (2008). Thiscontinued implementation will provide the opportunity to look at a longitudinal study, tracking asingle cohort through the BSE program. Additionally, student responses to questionnaires willbe utilized to develop additional case studies which will be added to the library

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan L. Murray

referenced existing safetyguidelines to determine what changes were required 1.Suggestions were made to increase lighting to comply with Illumination Engineering Society(IES) specifications 2. This was particularly important in the inspection areas where tasksrequired significant visual activity. Recommendations were also made for the temperatureexposure of the workers near the furnaces. Noise readings confirmed the necessity of the noiseprotection program in place.Recommendations also were made concerning the housekeeping throughout the factory. As isfrequently the case in small manufacturing facilities, there was room for improvement in thehousekeeping enforcement. The existing facilities were crowded with parts and equipment.Floors tended to be

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

alternativepathways for students with less interest in laboratory work. These students are generally moremotivated by design oriented team projects that focus on developing skills for immediateemployment following their baccalaureate. For laboratory-focused students, we have added apreliminary sequence of junior level independent research courses that provides them with moretime to explore the project and to reach more rewarding objectives. This approach also improvescollaboration within the laboratory, as students overlap from year to year, and providesadditional peer training and feedback.In order to assess the success of these projects we look at several measures. From 2002 to 2005the number of graduates that continued on to some type of graduate program

Conference Session

Freshman Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lake; John Anderson; Charles Yarnoff; J. Edward Colgate; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationquarter sequence. In EDC, they study design and communication from an engineering perspective.Each sixteen-student section of EDC is jointly taught by a faculty member from Engineering and onefrom Arts and Sciences. All 380 freshmen take the course, which is taught by engineering facultyfrom five or six different disciplines. A small core group of faculty from each school work togetherto set goals, develop a syllabus, plan lectures, design assignments and activities, manage overallcourse assessment, and facilitate weekly faculty meetings.One goal of EDC is to communicate the excitement of engineering and thus motivate students tosucceed. EDC does this by having students work on real

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

applicable to design courses on other structural materials,like reinforced concrete or timber.Going beyond simply making course material suggestions, this paper seeks interested collaboratorsto join the author in a larger research and dissemination effort. The goal is to have this groupdevelop and distribute two nation-wide surveys to understand and document (i) what design skillsare desired by the industry of newly graduated engineers, (ii) what and how instructors areteaching, and (iii) how these two align. Additionally, this group will collaborate on developing (i)concept-focused course materials and methods, (ii) a standardized structural design conceptinventory for pre- and post-course assessment, and (iii) course assessment data collection