Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

the ABET criteria, Section 4 presents the proposed IS course sequencethat embeds problem solving and critical thinking, and Section 5 is the conclusion.2. IS curriculum at Zayed UniversityZayed University (ZU), an educational institution in the UAE, adopted a hybrid outcome-basedand grade-point average academic model that provides students with an education of lastingvalue and makes them become self-learners8, 9. This new Academic Program Model (APM) isdesigned to continuously improve the curriculum and provide students with the knowledge and Page 9.732.3skills to succeed in a rapidly changing world. The learning outcomes, being the kernel

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

intentions, creativity, and other related constructs, as well as the effects of an individual’s values and professional role orientation on STEM learning, retention, persis- tence, and ethics. Page 25.1043.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Pilot Intervention to Improve “Sense of Belonging” of Minorities in EngineeringSynopsisDuring the fall 2010 semester the Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-Efficacy(LAESE) was administered to engineering students across several majors at three institutions.The purpose of this study was to examine if there were differences in

Conference Session

EDGD: Assessment & Student Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Esteban Garcia; Emily Yoshikawa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Liwei Zhang

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Formative Feedback For Improved Student Performance through Adaptive ComparativeJudgmentScott R. Bartholomew, Purdue UniversityGreg J. Strimel, Purdue UniversityEsteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue UniversityLiwei Zhang, Purdue UniversityEmily Yoshikawa, Purdue UniversityAbstract Understanding the best practices of providing, receiving, and improving the formativefeedback process in design is critical to improving student creative graphics education. Situatedin a university-level computer graphics course this research studied the impacts on studentperformance of students engaged in adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ), as a formativelearning and

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

groups who communicated themost during the exercise and proceeded with the game only when everyone understood the concepts,scored the highest. This paper will discuss pedagogical issues with learning in virtual worlds, discuss theeffectiveness of the game, and suggest methods to improve learning. Future research will focus on theuse of Second Life for expanded statistics sessions and for human factors and ergonomics labs.1. IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to enhance Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) 306 with technologywith the intended goal of improving student learning during homework sessions. ISE 306 is the firstcourse in a two-course sequence in engineering probability and statistics. It is a required course for allISE

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

groups who communicated themost during the exercise and proceeded with the game only when everyone understood the concepts,scored the highest. This paper will discuss pedagogical issues with learning in virtual worlds, discuss theeffectiveness of the game, and suggest methods to improve learning. Future research will focus on theuse of Second Life for expanded statistics sessions and for human factors and ergonomics labs.1. IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to enhance Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) 306 with technologywith the intended goal of improving student learning during homework sessions. ISE 306 is the firstcourse in a two-course sequence in engineering probability and statistics. It is a required course for allISE

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig M. Harvey P.E., Georgia Southern University; Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Clemson University; Roberto Champney

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

asummer academic (calculus) bridge course, peer mentoring programs, and structured first-yearstudent tutoring within the college.Bridge to Engineering Excellence (BEE) was started as an online program the summer of 2020 toprepare incoming first-year engineering and computer science students for differential andintegral calculus, build connections with current successful engineering students, and introducestudent success skills. Big Sibling Mentoring is a peer mentoring program that buildsrelationships between freshmen and upperclassmen with similar backgrounds through a formalprogram. The goal is to provide students with insight that improves the transition to college andto ultimately increase CoE retention and graduation of students. EXcellence

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Raman Menon Unnikrishnan; Ricardo V. Lopez

rates compared to those that were not in the LC.Although no statistically significant inferences can be made, the effectiveness of FreshmenSeminar Sessions is seen when comparing pass rates of LC students who consistently attendedthe sessions versus those that did not. The 2006 and 2007 cohorts had access to peer mentors inthe FYS courses and the 2008 cohort had access to them outside of class. The ULC continuallyprovides the leaders of the Freshmen Interest Groups with training and supplemental instructionwill be incorporated to increase efficiency and attendance. Students are taught how to efficientlyprepare for study group sessions in the FYS courses and by the Freshmen Interest GroupLeaders. The services rendered by the student affairs

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Alan Nygate, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

“Engineers whodon’t write well end up working for engineers who do [9]”.In 2014, we conducted an internal faculty survey to determine which writing skills students needto improve most. The top 4 concerns that were raised were the inability of the students to: • Organize ideas in writing • Write effective sentences • Develop complex ideas in writing Page 26.929.2 • Think criticallyIn my classes, I found that students were unprepared and unaware of the writing style that isneeded in today’s high-paced industries. Their responses were mostly textual and used fewinfographics. They tend to provide unnecessary detail and repeat the same

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

: Performance Indicators for ABET Student Learning Outcome 1Assessment Tool and RubricsCanvas Learning Management was used for assessment of performance indicators and studentoutcomes. All the courses at regional campuses are delivered using the same learningmanagement system and the most effective approach was to embed rubrics into Canvas courseshells. This approach helps in providing support from course development experts to streamlinethe process for outcomes assessment using the learning management system. Rubrics weredeveloped using standard 1 to 5 Likert scale with 5: Consistently exceeds expectations, 4:Exceeds expectations, 3: Meets expectations, 2: Needs Improvement, and 1: Inadequate. InCanvas, the scales were consolidated into four main

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, public works, and Renewable Energy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Writing skills can be improved using AI tools: An Analysis AbstractAt the college level, there are courses that teach 'Technical Writing' to engineering students atthe undergraduate level. Typically, the writing component in the curriculum presents asignificant challenge for undergraduate students as they work toward graduation. However, withthe introduction of Artificial Intelligence tools for writing, students find it somewhat easier toproduce written content for their courses.Artificial

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander Henderson, San Jose State University ; Alexander Garcia, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

improve STEM education in the U.S.? One step that can be taken is tointroduce projects that have a more practical implication in a student's everyday life.Mathematical courses alone are not elaborating on how relevant these subjects are to other futurecurriculums, courses, and applications. The same can be said of lower-level science courses. Byintroducing more group projects involving real-world problems to these students, the educationalsystem may catch the interest of students in how they can help in STEM-related projects run bytechnological and engineering groups. This type of method can be seen when we took anengineering approach to perform a volumetric analysis of a wine bottle.2. The Volume Calculation on the BottlePerforming this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8959Design Heuristics: An Evidence-Based tool to improve innovationDr. Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University Dr. Yilmaz is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design who teaches design studios and lecture courses on developing creativity and research skills. For her research, she investigates design approaches and ideation, creative processes, and cross-disciplinary design team dynamics. She is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She also serves on review, advisory, and scientific boards of various journals and conferences. Her current research focuses on identifying

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh V Shende, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Shende is a member of the AIChE, ASEE, MRS and South Dakota Academy of Science. Page 23.322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Concept Group Exercises for Continuous Improvement of Students Learning AbilitiesAbstractContinuous learning improvement is highly desired to develop thorough understanding of thesubject matter, which can be achieved by practicing active/collaborative learning strategies. Forthe undergraduate Fluid Mechanics class, in addition to practicing active learning, concept

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

Session 3280 Improving the Conceptual Understanding of Kinematics through Graphical Analysis Glenn W. Ellis, Warren A. Turner Smith College / Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science at WPIAbstractIn this study, we use graphical analysis to develop a learner-centered approach to understandingkinematics. The learner-centered approach offers three advantages: it is consistent withpedagogy that has been shown to be effective for learning, it can be naturally integrated withreal-time data collection using motion detectors or video analysis, and it provides a

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

collaborativelearning led to higher levels of student engagement, self-efficacy and desire to complete a STEM majorwhile lowering the sense of competition among the students [33]. This means that cooperative learningcan encourage student academic performance during instructional activities. This means thatcooperative learning can encourage student academic performance during instructional activities. Inaddition to self-efficacy, collaborative learning has positive impacts on student knowledge buildingand ultimately (possibly most importantly) improved course grades [34]. This study, conducted on agroup of 513 students, 16% of whom were female, showed through the use of multivariate analysis Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Md. M. Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed

it. Make them sign a statement that they have read the syllabusand concur with the rules and regulations described in it.3.21 Revisit your syllabus to continuously improve: A good first step to improving a syllabusis to share it with colleagues for feedback. Students who have previously taken the course mightalso be able to identify what was effective or confusing in the syllabus. 4.0 Summary and ConclusionsSyllabus makes the first impression to students about an instructor or a course. Therefore, effortsshould be made to provide a syllabus that will promote effective learning experience forstudents.The actual learning experiences that students have in their classrooms are likely to have thegreatest effect on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Laurie S. McNeill, Utah State University; Robert Spall, Utah State University; Paul Barr, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #22760An S-STEM Project for Improving Undergraduate Engineering EducationProf. Ning Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, USA. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dy- namics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, and the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. He earned his PhD, MS, and BS degrees in mechanical engineering and is a

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to developthe insight which makes error analysis a truly interesting and important part of the laboratoryexperience.The motivation for the development of this workshop was a perceived need to improve lowerlevel engineering students’ grasp of basic concepts of error analysis. While students at RowanUniversity were previously introduced to these basic concepts in introductory science courses(and to a limited extend, during lecture periods in the introductory engineering course), erroranalysis was often neglected entirely in engineering reports unless the details of the requirementwere explicitly listed in the assignment. If present, error analysis was often inaccurate andmeaningless– a cursory sentence or rote calculation included at the end

Conference Session

NEE 1 - Innovative Teaching & Learning Strategies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Caratozzolo, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Alvaro Alvarez-Delgado, Language Department, School of Social Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Samira Hosseini, Writing Lab, Center for Educational Innovation, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

innovation, teaching-learning strategies, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Flexibility and development of soft skills in engineering. She teaches courses on the implementation of Educational Innovation strategies as: Development of Creativity and Innovation Techniques, Development of Transversal Skills and Competencies, Development of Critical Thinking and Case Analysis, Problem Solving through Lateral Thinking and Design Thinking. Dr. Caratozzolo is Se- nior Member of IEEE and member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), Power and Energy Society (PES) and Women in Engineering (WIE). She is also a member of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA 91711 909-607-9136 ; Clint S Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Tinghui Wang, Digilent Inc; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

results were mostly positive. In particular, Page 23.160.5students mostly agreed that the labs are useful to learn the embedded system designs. Animprovement pointed out by the survey is that the lectures can be improved with more in-depthtreatment of embedded system design and emphasis on the big-picture system design concepts.This is the result of emphasis during the first half of the course to get the student up to speed onthe new development system and software tools through the first 3 labs which are more tutorialin nature. We will definite make such course correction in the second half of the course.However, this emphasis on the embedded

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosida Coowar, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Temitayo Akinrefon, University of Central Florida; Ala` Battikhi, University of Central Florida; Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Kelvin Gibson, University of Central Florida; Ramamoorthy Lakkoju, University of Central Florida; Katherine Meza, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

variation, and eliminate waste. It hasbeen used successfully in the automotive, chemical, healthcare, high-tech, financial and retailindustries. The Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department at the University ofCentral Florida has incorporated service experiential learning opportunities into the curriculumwithin a Total Quality Improvement course. This course teaches the Six Sigma body ofknowledge together with Lean Principles and provides hands-on Six Sigma project experience.This paper describes how a team of faculty and students used the Lean Six Sigma Technology todocument and improve the pre-application process used by the College of Engineering andComputer Science at the University of Central Florida.1. IntroductionIn the Fall

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Nielsen L. Pereira, Western Kentucky University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jerry-Daryl Fletcher, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4045: DESIGN SWAPPING AS A METHOD TO IMPROVE DE-SIGN DOCUMENTATIONDr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State UniversityDr. Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, PolytechnicDr. Nielsen L. Pereira, Western Kentucky UniversityDr. Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University Yacob Astatke completed both his doctorate of engineering and B.S.E.E. degrees from Morgan State University (MSU) and his M.S.E.E. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a full time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at MSU since Aug. 1994 and currently serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P Zuberbier, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Mark McKinley Sanders, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #15375An Academic Library’s Role in Improving Accessibility to 3-D PrintingMr. Daniel P Zuberbier, East Carolina University Dan Zuberbier is the Education & Instructional Technology Librarian at East Carolina University (ECU). He planned for, launched, and currently manages the J.Y. Joyner Library 3D printing service which makes 3D printing accessible to all students, faculty and staff at ECU, and is currently developing a course on 3D printing for the North Carolina Summer Ventures in Math & Science Program. He previously worked as a high school Social Studies teacher in Arizona and Michigan, and holds

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

surveyresults.IntroductionThe civil engineering capstone course at Northeastern University (NU) follows other schools’format by offering a project-based course; however, there are two circumstances that makeNortheastern more of an exception than the rule – one is student-based and the other is program-based. First, most of the students prior to their final semester when capstone is offered, have hadat least 1.5 years of real-world experience working for consulting firms during their cooperativeexperience. Based on their experience, they have heightened expectations. No longer is afictitious problem acceptable. This cooperative real-world experience requires instructors tochallenge the students in a different way, since many of the students have worked as engineers ina

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht; Donna Carlon

Session 2793 INTEGRATING PROCESS AND PRODUCT: IMPROVING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION THROUGH THE TEAM EXPERIENCE Robert D. Knecht, Donna M Carlon Colorado School of Mines/University of Central OklahomaAbstract – This paper examines a teamwork model based on transport theory consisting ofinput/output conditions and external functions as an effective tool to assess performance of first-year engineering design teams. By comparing final attitudes with expectations, this studysuggests factors that influence team decision-making processes. Key among these are the taskand

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Douglas R. Carroll, University of Missouri - Rolla

Using Technology to Improve the Traditional Chalk and Talk Lecture Douglas R. Carroll University of Missouri-RollaIntroduction This is a report on several years of experimentation trying different ways of incorporatingtechnology into teaching basic engineering mechanics courses of statics and mechanics ofmaterials. I've taught at least one section of statics or mechanics of materials almost everysemester for the last 18 years, a combined total of over 60 sections of statics and mechanics ofmaterials. I'm a popular teacher with the students and have won many teaching awards. Most ofmy attempts at bringing technology into the classroom have failed, and I

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Chuhan Zhou; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #32931Longitudinal Effects of Team-Based Training on Students’ Peer RatingQualityMr. Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette Siqing Wei received BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education program at Purdue University. After years of experience of serving the peer teacher and a graduate teaching assistant in first-year-engineering courses, he is now a research assistant at CATME research group studying how cultural diversity impacts teamwork and how to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency by interventions

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth M Purcell, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

(shown in the fifth column) to thecoursework did accompany a marked improvement in student performance on the finalexam. This is promising, but it remains to be seen if this is a result of the use of ORION,or just a fluctuation in student population.In order to have an additional, but more standard metric of student learning, we havebegun administrating the Force-Motion Concept Evaluation2 (FMCE) at the beginningand end of the first semester calculus based introductory physics courses in Fall 2013.The FMCE is a survey containing 47 items in a multiple-choice multiple-response format Page

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

help students through a systematicverification process.Approximately 25 years ago, the author introduced the Logical Model concept and its applicationto simulation courses. Its initial purpose was to help undergraduate Industrial Engineeringstudents reduce modeling errors. In the last decade, implementation of this pedagogy in Master's-level simulation courses proved to be even more beneficial as students often lack an IndustrialEngineering background. While a formal quantitative analysis has not been conducted of thisrecent experience, the pedagogy's effectiveness was evident. Encouraged by these positiveresults, the author continued to develop further applications for the Logical Model over the years,expanding its use into areas like