Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Berk Ayranci, Temple University; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

within the scope of the syllabus for the course. In this study, a courserepeated over three years was considered. Students were directed to undertake engineeringdesigns in specialized areas of transportation engineering, technology and management. Designtopics related to these areas ranged from Flexible Pavements, Rigid Pavements, Asphalt PavingTechnology and Pavement Rehabilitation, to Signalized Traffic Intersections. These topicscovered not only conventional transportation systems but also intelligent transportation systems.The students’ presentations were peer-graded.The extent of improvement in design, discovery, and learning was documented extensively byapplying appropriate statistical tests. Assessment, grading formula and results are

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Canino, Trine University; Jon Koch, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

understand our students’ experience with a 3D-printed heat exchanger designproject. 3D printing is becoming an important enabling technology in new heat exchanger designs.For example, commercial companies like Fast Radius [10] and EOS [11] have commerciallyavailable 3D printed heat exchangers. There is also a significant amount of research being doneusing 3D printing to improve heat exchanger design [12] [13] [14]. Therefore, it is important thatstudents have experience with 3D printed thermal designs as they enter the workforce orgraduate school. The article below describes an 8-week heat exchanger design-build-test project in a capstonethermal sciences course at Trine University. Described are the course, the requirements andconstraints of the

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Zissman, University of Texas-Austin; Philip Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007 Alternative Methods for Producing Wind Tunnel Models for Student Projects in Fluid MechanicsAbstractProject-based approaches to engineering education make it desirable for students to createfunctional wind tunnel models for testing of original designs in fluid mechanics courses. Thispaper compares several rapid-prototyping (RP) methods with conventional mold/cast techniquesfor fabrication of fluid-dynamic models on the basis of cost, production time, ease-of-use, andaccessibility of equipment and materials. RP technologies considered include stereolithography(SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), fused-deposition modeling (FDM), 3-D printing

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramon Vasquez; Anand Sharma

perABET’s new Engineering Criteria 2000.Focus of ABET’s EC2000ABET’s periodic review of engineering programs is well accepted as a form of programassessment and quality assurance. Since its enactment, Engineering Criteria 2000 have beenwell publicized in various sources, and effective Fall 2001, all programs coming up foraccreditation review, are being evaluated for compliance against these criteria. These essentiallyconsist of eight criteria with a goal of continuous program improvement as opposed to the earlierfocus on rigid quantitative inputs5. These criteria encompass: (1) Students, (2) ProgramEducational Objectives, (3) Program Outcomes and Assessment, (4) Professional Component,(5) Faculty, (6) Facilities, (7) Institutional Support and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teamwork in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University; Qi Dunsworth, Pennsylvania State University; Doyle Dodd, The University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

constructiveand productive way. This study gives an overview of simulations and games used to assistpedagogy and efforts at improving teamwork in design courses. This information is utilized todiscuss the implementation and effect of a pedagogical board game, "Teaming Tribulations."This game is intended to simulate the arguments that might occur within a design teamdiscussion in a zero-stakes environment. In Teaming Tribulations, students are asked to create aquick design in response to a simple prompt. They then share their designs during the judgment-free "Concept Generation Phase." In the next phase of the game, "Concept Selection andDebate," they must debate with their teammates to select the best design to submit for theirfictional group project

Conference Session

Student Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Daniel Hernandez, The University of Memphis; Ariadna Mendoza, The University of Memphis; Xiaofeng Tan, The University of Memphis; Kathryn Bridson, The University of Memphis; Pegah Farshadmanesh, The University of Memphis

Tagged Topics

Student Papers

asmoother transition into the workforce [15], [16]. For educators, EdTech offers valuable tools toanalyze, identify and strengthen areas where students need improvement [27]. It enhancescommunication between instructors and students through information and communicationtechnology (ICT) applications, supporting competency development in both groups [27]. EdTechfosters personalized and self-paced learning, allowing course customization to meet individualstudent needs and improve learning outcomes [25], [27], [28].Challenges that affect EdTech integration include a lack of awareness of EdTech’s potential andthe substantial training instructors often require to effectively adopt new pedagogical approachesgiven EdTech adoption [14], [15]. Widespread

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadas Ritz, Cornell University, College of Engineering; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19585Chalkboard vs. Paper: Technique for Improving Collaboration in ActiveLearning ActivitiesDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University, College of Engineering Hadas Ritz is a lecturer in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell Uni- versity. She teaches required and elective courses covering a wide range of topics in the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum, including introductory calculus. Her main teaching interests include solid mechanics and finite element analysis. Ritz was recognized with a 2013 Cornell College of Engi- neering Excellence in Teaching Award. She received

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

that Skill Training is an Employee's Responsibility and a Part of Life Long Learning • Plans and Commitments to Skill Improvement in Learning Associated with the Work Environment • Understanding that Life-Long Education is a Professional Responsibility of Every Engineer • Demonstrated Ability to go Beyond the Professors' Course Expectations • Demonstrated Interest in Pursuing Advanced Degrees • Plans to Acquire Experience on Multi-Product, Multi-Discipline Product Design and development Teams • Plans to Participate in Life-Long Development Reading Plan • Plans and Commitment to Attain Advanced Educational Degrees • Plans to Secure Choice Assignments on Multidiscipline Product Teamsand the others(j

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

AC 2011-897: IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING RELATIONSHIPS: TECH-NIQUES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT SYSTEMIC THINKINGCecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Cecelia M. Wigal received her Ph.D. in 1998 from Northwestern University and is presently a Professor of Engineering and Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Her primary areas of interest and expertise include complex process and system analysis, process improvement analysis, and information system analysis with respect to usability and effectiveness. Dr. Wigal is also interested in engineering education reform to address present and future student and national and international

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuang Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yingjie Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tim McGraw, Purdue University; April Ginther, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

help students learn English pronunciation. We also evaluate the effectiveness andefficiency of the method in helping ESL learners improve their pronunciation.Literature ReviewEnglish pronunciation is crucial to English-language learners because “pronunciation is thelanguage feature that most readily identifies speakers as nonnative.”5 ESL learners who havepronunciation weaknesses can be hard to understand, and they can feel embarrassment inconversation. Pronunciation is so important that “in the International Phonetic Association’sdeclaration of principles of second-language teaching, the spoken language is held to be primary,and training in phonetics is important for both teachers and learners.”6English PhoneticsAll languages have two

Conference Session

New! Improved! CE Accreditation Criteria

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Ressler

accreditation criteria as an instrument for fostering implementationof the BOK; it summarizes the development process leading to new draft BOK-compliantaccreditation criteria; and, finally, it provides a detailed description and analysis of theproducts—proposed Basic Level Civil Engineering Program Criteria, Advanced Level GeneralCriteria, and the associated draft ASCE Commentary.The ultimate purpose of this paper is to share the new draft criteria with a broader audience andto solicit feedback that will further improve the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of theseproducts.Background: Policy 465 and the Body of KnowledgeRapid technological advancement, globalization, and ever-increasing political, social,environmental, and economic constraints are

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Baffour, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Eliza A Banu, University of Georgia; Adel W. Al Weshah, University of Georgia; Barbara Norton McCord P.E., University of Georgia; Marguerite Carol Brickman, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy Division (EED)

end of the semester to collect additional data on students’ perception on theself-assessment exercise. The result of the study suggests a positive correlation between theTeaching Assistant (TA) grades and the students self-assigned grades. Results also show that theaverage grade assigned by the TA was consistently higher than the average grade assigned by thestudents. Even though the students’ acknowledged self-assessment helps them engage in thecourse and potentially improve their grades, the results indicate that they will only do that withan incentive.IntroductionInvolving students through classroom activities is critical for student engagement andunderstanding. For math-based courses as in most engineering courses, it is imperative

Conference Session

Practice II: Curricular Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assessment in large learning environments to foster high-quality learning opportunities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Efforts to Improve Undergraduate Grader Consistency: A Qualitative AnalysisAbstract In this research paper, we explore the difficult decisions faced by large-scale, multi-section courses in early undergraduate engineering education regarding fair and consistentassessment of student learning across sections. Our previous analysis of grading patterns ofundergraduate graders in a first-year engineering course revealed that divergent decisions likelystemmed from two sources: insufficient grader training and ambiguities in rubrics

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Morgan Elaine Bartley, West Virginia University; Andrew C. Nix, West Virginia University; Brian D. Woerner, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science.The project requires effective cooperation between diverse design teams, and includes asignificant focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).The paper outlines four SMART goals: Enhance Internal Education and Team Culture, FosteringInclusive Sub-Team Integration, Strengthen Cross-Sub-Team Collaboration, and Data Analysisfor Continuous Improvement. Baseline data and the impacts on students' attitudes are presentedwithin the framework of capstone design projects.Key conclusions underscore the role of education, inclusivity, collaboration, and data-drivendecision-making in the specific context of capstone design projects. Foreseen challenges provideopportunities for proactive

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fong Mak; Stephen Frezza

Session xxxx Using Student Learning Outcomes Assessment to Assure EC2000 Program Effectiveness Dr. Fong Mak, Dr. Stephen Frezza Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Gannon University Erie, PAAbstractThe Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of Gannon University has deviseda process in which faculty define specific graded (key) assignments that are linked to the(course-level) student learning objectives. Each student must meet or exceed the minimumpassing criteria

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ferguson, Ohio Northern University; Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University; Amanda Stype, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

possessvarying degrees of knowledge or expertise regarding the outcomes or knowledge being judged. Whenorganizing assessments or competitions, effectively executing the event is the main goal and there may be noformal attempt to measure interrater agreement or to improve the level of consensus, ie. interrater agreement, inthe assessments or competitions over time. Our goal is to provide evidence supporting the use of interventionsthat do, in fact, improve interrater agreement as well as the perceived fairness of the event.In competition and proposal assessment situations, it is important to measure consensus between judges.Measuring consensus between judges can expose problems within the judging process such as a difference inexpectations between judges

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

engineering technology students on the management aspects of engineering.Added emphasis on the improvement programs successfully being used by manufacturers hasbeen included in many engineering courses. It is also stressed that total implementations ofimprovement programs are not always necessary, but partial implementations spotlightingspecific areas of concern are also very effective. The overall goal is to graduate engineers thatare prepared to face the engineering management challenges of a continually changingmanufacturing environment.Bibliography1. Agus, A., & Sagir, R. M. (2001). The structural relationships between total quality management, competitive advantage and bottom line financial performance: An empirical study of Malaysian

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

skills such asself-awareness, empathy, and listening, but only 32 students from the whole college are selectedfor it each year. Therefore, our hypothesis is that most students in capstone teams receiveminimal instruction related to psychological and effective teamwork.At CPP, all students participating in the senior capstone course are asked to complete auniversity-wide assessment. The teamwork survey was included in that university assessment toall engineering students participating in the senior capstone. We also distributed a companionsurvey to faculty to find out how many currently teach teamwork principles. This survey showedthat most faculty provided students with training to set team norms (i.e. how to complete a teamcontract or team MOU

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

industry.While the traditional systems of departmental teaching remain prevalent in writing instruction,some conclude that this style of teaching is counterproductive for engineers1. This cohortadvocates that a curriculum centering around technical writing and succinct descriptions ofprocesses, rather than analysis of themes in fiction novels, is a better, and more effective, use ofan engineering student’s time and energy. One such program is the semester-longUndergraduate Advanced Writing Communication for Engineers course offered at the Universityof Southern California, in which students gain writing and public speaking skills by writing forthe school’s engineering magazine2. The audience of the magazine is diverse, and thereforechallenges students to

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology ; Emily Hope Palmer, California Institute of Technology; James Ragan, California Institute of Technology; Morgan Louise Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Yazmin Gonzalez, California Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #38901Student-led program to improve equity in Ph.D. oral qualifying examsMeredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology This author was an equal first author contributor to this work. Meredith Hooper is an Aeronautics PhD student studying under Professor Mory Gharib in the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). Meredith is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, leader within the GALCIT Graduate Student Council, and Co-Director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET). Her PhD research uses a combination of machine learning and

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

library search strategies; moreover,we have seen improved learning transfer to subsequent course activities. For these reasons, wefind that gamification offers motivation in the educational setting that activates the competitivenature of engineering students, while enabling faster development of skills than prior methods.1. IntroductionThe world of libraries is foreign to most undergraduate engineering students. They arecomfortable in the lab and in the classroom, but research is not an activity they take to readily oreasily. In a cornerstone design course (called Praxis 1) at the University of Toronto, we haveattempted to change the students’ attitude and comfort by introducing them to the library throughan orientation tutorial. Students in the

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Daniel Waters; Armando Mora; Lizette Zounon; J. Carter Matheney Tiernan

,the state of Texas provided funding for universities to use to improve the retention of students inthe engineering and computer sciences. The Computer Science and Engineering Department ofthe University of Texas at Arlington (CSE@UTA) has chosen to implement the Infinity Project5in its freshman introductory computer science course as one effort to improve its studentretention rates under this state-funded program. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Infinity Project was initially designed to target high school upperclassmen and has been

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Douglas E. Dow

the web service was given to students over 2020 Summer Final 6 100 1.2 ± 1.2 % four terms and five courses. Generally, the exam web service worked properly. Some errors where noted and further 2020 Fall Midterm 10 115 0.1% ± 0.3 % improvements would be necessary before the exam web service 2020 Fall Final 10 132 0.0% ± 0.0 % would be appropriate for wide application. In the prototype 2021 Spring Midterm 16 125 2.2% ± 1.4

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benxin Wu, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Class by Adding an Experimental SessionAbstractThe author of this paper has been teaching a graduate-level manufacturing class: MMAE 546Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. The author has made an effort to improve the class byadding an experimental session to this previously lecture-only class, and this effort will bepresented in this paper. The effect of the experimental session on the students’ learning qualityimprovement and study interest stimulation will be discussed. Students’ comments and feedbackare also provided.IntroductionSince the author joined the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering(MMAE) of University A in 2007, he has been teaching the graduate-level class MMAE 546Advanced

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

stakes writing in the time span of one semester. Howmuch does “peer review” influence the student’s writing. Additional areas of interest would bethe effects of requiring an oral presentation and/or defense on the writing ability of the student,and the pros and cons of keeping a journal.IntroductionFew faculty members would deny the importance of writing in their academic discipline or therole writing plays in mastering material, shaping ideas, and developing critical thinking skills.Writing helps students learn the subject matter: “they understand and retain course materialmuch better when they write about it.” 3 “Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American Society for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Johanna Fouts Bodenhamer

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #38073Using Trained Tutors to Improve Mechanical Engineering TechnologyStudent WritingDr. David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Dr. David Clippinger is a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering Technology at the Pennsylvania State University, Erie–the Behrend College. His interests are ship dynamics, measurement & instrumen- tation, and assessment, especially of student writing.Ms. Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Ruth Pflueger has been the director of the Learning Resource Center at Penn State Behrend for 20 years, where she is also an affiliate

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

paper proposes a method for assessing the effectiveness of an outcome-based InformationSystems (IS) Curriculum. Two sets of learning outcomes are identified to provide focus to an IScurriculum: the college major learning outcomes, which form the basis of the curriculum andserve as a focus for curricular design and improvement and the University learning outcomes,which are higher-level outcomes. Master course syllabi are developed for all courses in thecurriculum and posted on the University Intranet and on Blackboard®. All master course syllabiinclude the course contributions to specific learning outcomes. Instructors use the mastersyllabus to design course content and develop learning experiences that are used to addressparticular learning

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Vaibhav R. Shrivastav; Jing Zhang, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Engineeringstudents enter the workplace with a lack of critical thinking, inability to effectively communicate,and an absence of skills in identification/evaluation of problems in their respective fields.4 Skillssuch as these are obtainable through practical and visual laboratory experimentation. To address this issue, convection heat transfer was the area of experimentation that waschosen for our focus on improving the practicality of the laboratory experience. Specifically, theaim is to do at it at an affordable cost while maintaining the ability to improve the undergraduatestudents’ conceptual understanding through practical visualization.Fundamental Theory Convection heat transfer was chosen due to its complex dependency of on several

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Sultan Al Shafian, Kennesaw State University; Da Hu, Kennesaw State University; Jayhyun Kwon P.E., Kennesaw State University; Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

offering an immersive and interactive learning tool, this study seeks to bridgethe gap between theoretical instruction and practical comprehension, aligning with moderneducational approaches that prioritize experiential learning and technology integration toincrease cognitive engagement [8]. The study involved engineering students at various levels ofexperience to assess the application’s impact across a range of backgrounds. This researchemploys a quantitative survey to assess spatial ability and gather feedback on the application’susability and effectiveness. The findings will guide iterative improvements to the application,ensuring it meets educational needs and aligns with pedagogical best practices. Although thefocus is on rebar

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Ragland, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia; Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Fred Beyette; Dominik May

Paper ID #37367UX design research for improving student experience inonline laboratoriesAmy Ragland Amy is a passionate educator who believes in accessibility and equal access to education for all. A part of the UGA Online Learning team, Amy has extensive experience in developing, designing, and supporting impactful online courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Outside of her work at UGA, Amy has experience as a library media specialist and technology instructor in K12 classrooms. As an instructor, a course developer, and a human, Amy believes that online-delivered courses remove barriers to