Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Strategies I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Avinash Paruchuri, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Fred Vondra, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

incomparison to more typical didactic methods [5]. It seems that authentic learning may correlatewith improved career preparedness [6]. In general, the state of the research shows the need forfurther case studies, exploration, and experimentation to characterize the benefits, limitations, andconditions for success associated with project-based learning. Further, impact on career readinessis thus far largely unexplored.The objective of this study is to investigate student response to changes implemented to improveanalytical and communication skills through project-based learning. Analytical skills such ascritical thinking, problem solving, data collection, and data analysis were investigated. Ability towork as a team member, creativeness

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentin Razmov, University of Washington; Richard Anderson, University of Washington

, we include structural mechanismsto support feedback, and we design the projects around frequent checkpoints. The course contentis adaptable to student needs and changing situations. After giving an overview of agileteaching, we address specific issues of course structure for supporting feedback, how we act onstudent feedback, and the mechanisms for collecting just-in-time feedback. The paper concludeswith a discussion of the impact on instructors and students, as well as of results from polling ourcolleagues on their teaching practices in similar courses.1. IntroductionFeedback is important for adaptation and learning. Instructors who receive feedback can moreeffectively tailor their teaching to student needs. Students who receive feedback

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kristine Q. Loh; Moumita Dasgupta

students were presented with research papers onthe negative impact of performing on raked stages on a performer’s body. Lastly, the studentsanswered word problems in groups about designing inclined stages and also considered theethical impact of designing a raked stage for their performers. Students commented on theirimproved clarity in learning the material through this blended lecture and lab structure and werefurther inspired by the activity to tie the lab’s experimental setup to their final project in theclass.KeywordsInclined Plane, Normal Force, Design Ethics, non-STEM majorsIntroductionAt most liberal arts colleges in the United States, science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) courses are often required as part of their core

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5: Collections & Spaces

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula C Johnson, Univeristy of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.Makerspaces open up creative possibilities for engineering students to access prototypingtechnologies. These can

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Buten, University of Michigan; Jack Boomer Perry, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

criteria as a guide to see which outcomes students are practicing onproject teams (Bland et al., 2016; Koehn, 2006). While others investigate particular skills such asleadership and ethics that are part of ABET (Burt et al., 2011; Wolfinbarger et al., 2021).However, how project teams facilitate that development is not clear. In their literature review,Johnson and Main (2020) noted how the quality of effort, using skills in authentic environments,and peer interactions all impacted students’ development of skills and abilities in experientiallearning settings. Wolfinbarger et al. (2021) noticed how students on two engineering projectteams – with very different internal structures – measured very differently in their leadershipstages. This study

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Jinhui Wang, University of South Alabama; Melike Dizbay-Onat, University of South Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, while simultaneously instilling sustainableengineering practices. The program aims to recruit 30 undergraduate students for a 10-weekexperience at the University of South Alabama, where they will engage in collaborative researchand experiential learning focused on microplastics. The intellectual framework of the programencompasses five key thrusts: (1) Understanding the degradation of plastics into microplasticsand their impact on ecosystems, (2) Developing novel detection and measurement techniques formicroplastics in various environmental contexts, (3) Designing and testing filters to mitigatemicroplastics in waterways, (4) Establishing systems to monitor microplastic pollution over time,and (5) Repurposing collected microplastics for

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia

. The first course in the sequence (CHE Lab I) istaken in the Spring Semester of the students’ third year and focuses on the study of conventional unitoperations, e.g., heat transfer, separation, fluid flow, to practice using engineering equipment to takeengineering measurements, to analyze data, and to communicate results. Students entering the lab mustread the department’s lab safety manual and complete an online safety quiz that comprises twelve generalsafety questions related to information from the manual. Students re-take the quiz until they receive aperfect score, and the quiz is used in lieu of students’ signing a declaration. Students also receive anadditional safety lecture, schedules during the weekly lab lectures (e.g., the basics

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lelanie Smith, University of Pretoria; Nadia Millis Trent P.E., University of Waikato

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

and Treagust [5] suggest that one of the main challenges of PBL in engineeringeducation is to ensure students still develop a strong fundamental understanding of engineeringprinciples in addition to demonstrating higher levels of motivation and better communication andteamwork skills.Ideally PBL experiences must be integrated throughout the undergraduate program, rather than asingle capstone project, in order for learning to be most effective [19],[7]. Furthermore, if theseprojects are providing an integrated contextual environment, the students can also developcommunication, independence, confidence and initiative, and project management skills [19]. Addingcontextual relevance to the project engages the students and makes them feel that the

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyndia Stacey, University of Waterloo; Andrew Trivett, University of Waterloo; Jen Rathlin, University of Waterloo; Kyu Won Choi, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

design courses are both open-ended,complex and any potential solutions tend to diverge. There are also more available case studieson design, especially with an interest in failure cases. Engineering science courses usually focuson problems with single correct answers, are non-evolving, and an easily converging solution.They are important for providing strategies on problem-solving and developing analytical skills.It is important for students to take a real-world problem, determine its essence, apply an analysis,and then make design decisions based on this analysis17. In order to accomplish this, a case studyneeds to be well selected.Case selection criteriaCase selection is vital to the level of engagement and depth of learning. It is important

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

IFCS contentbe improved if, instead of merely covering content superficially, we engage students in thecontent and some of its practical applications? That is, instead of maintaining the illusion thatstudents will comprehend and remember massive amounts of content covered quickly and in theabstract, how might their learning be enriched by learning the content in a context that showcasessome of its practical applications and utility, a the first step toward SJ integration? A morecomplete description of IFCS and the findings from the initial SJ integration pilot appears in [18].One of the co-authors of this paper is also a co-author of that paper.The SJ integration pilot semester occurred in Fall 2014, when one of two sections of IFCSintegrated

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

decisions. • Students will increase their ability to identify and evaluate sources of information. • Students will learn and apply the software development lifecycle. • Students will learn real world development technologies. • Students will use Agile development practices. • Students will reflect on professionalism in software development. • Students will increase their ability to work in teams and communicate technical information.Course DesignScrum Roles: The biggest modification of Scrum in the classroom is the application of the threeroles: product owner, Scrum master, and development team. Naturally, the student teamscomprise the development team, however there are many methods to assign product

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

possible influencing principle is that of self-efficacy for engineering students. Ifstudents believe they can perform and think like an engineer, they can persist and succeed inengineering.42,43 Understanding and learning, having problem solving abilities, and interest andsatisfaction in what they are doing impacts students’ connection with engineering, usuallypositively.44 These three self-efficacy factors in particular could help explain the connections thatMaterials Science & Engineering students make to the class concepts based on whether or notthese concepts are something they enjoy, understand, and are interested in.The impact of identity, faculty influence, and self-efficacy on the students raises the question ofwhere their approach to

Conference Session

Engineering and Society

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

designs andproducts that are safe, sustainable, and resilient to the impacts induced by a changing climate.The students will also learn about and apply the concept of creating restorative solutions that notonly minimize the negative impacts of a project but also restore the assets of the community andenvironmental resources [11]. The updated PEOs call for teaching the students systems thinking,and the need and means for pursuing professional development to adapt to constantly evolvingengineering technologies and profession. Understating and integrating the needs and values ofunderrepresented communities was a key development in the updated PEOs. The PEOs alsoplace an emphasis on equitable and inclusive communications with all stakeholders. TheCE

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mangold, University of California, Berkeley; Stefanie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

perspectives and skills in the creation of discrete curriculummodules. These modules act as exemplary “hands-on – minds-on” engineering projects as modellessons that enrich the learning experience of the entire range of secondary students.The overall goals of the program were to: engage middle and high school students in doingmathematics and science through engineering projects that strengthen their understanding of coreconcepts in math and science; inspire and enrich learning for the diverse population of middleand high school students found in urban classrooms; create and sustain a vibrant learningcommunity of teachers, graduate students, undergraduate students and university faculty whowork together to develop exemplary curriculum modules; foster a

Conference Session

ET Peripherals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Mohammed Sayer Elaraj, Alaqsa University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The teaching component involved development and delivery of a course on EmbeddedSystems for engineering students. The guest lectures involved presenting topics on how toincorporate “soft skills” into the curriculum to address industry needs. Through this effort,Electrical Engineering (EE) and Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) faculty in the hostcountry learned new skills that will ultimately impact students in EE and EET throughout thecountry through a continuously updated curriculum. In turn, these graduating students will bebetter prepared for the workforce by learning current skills needed by industry. An engineeringeducation research phase sought to identify the reasons, challenges, and motivations forconsidering engineering as

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Jay Oswald, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

research assistant at Arizona State University. Her re- search interests focus on higher education equity and access, particularly within STEM.Dr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in 2012 where she studied the role of shear stress in aortic valve disease. Currently, she is investigating cyber- based student engagement strategies in flipped and traditional biomedical engineering courses. She aspires to understand

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Courtney C. Rogers, University of Virginia; Rupa S. Valdez, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Valdez is an associate professor at the University of Virginia with joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is also a core faculty member of Global Studies and the Disability Studies Initiative. Dr. Valdez merges the disciplines of human factors engineering, health informatics, and cultural anthropology to understand and support the ways in which people manage health at home and in the community. Her research and teaching focuses on underserved populations, including populations that are racial/ethnic minorities, are of low socioeco- nomic status, or are living with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Her work draws heavily on community engagement

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

probability andstatistics for engineers. Based on our previous research we were concerned that students left thecourse with less understanding of difficult concepts than desired2. We believed that the flippedcourse model would help address this problem by allowing class time to be used to focus onmore difficult concepts. Although our results did not show a statistical difference on theStatistics Concept Inventory at the end of the term between the “pilot” flip vs. traditionalsections, the overall outcomes of the “pilot” course were positive and encouraging2. Theinstructors perceived greater engagement of students during the flipped portion of the course aswell as increased opportunity to communicate with students individually. This enabledinstructors

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

interest inengineering. Not only do makerspaces offer chances for young students to engage in engineeringendeavors in creative ways, but makerspaces have shown great potential in addressing broadergoals of education, such as the augmentation of first-year engineering student retention. Much ofthe research on makerspace impacts and practices have focused on K-12 and informal education.Little is known about how a well-designed, makerspace-based engineering course can addressbarriers to first-year students’ persistence in engineering, such as the interest in engineering barrierfocused on in this paper.Research also suggest that the makerspace movement provides a beneficial opportunity forstudent development of interests and identity. The structure of

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Nicole Smith, University of Florida; Sage Bachus, University of Florida; Ashish Aggarwal, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

learning atmosphere within the engineering community. As a Computer Science major, Amanda is focused on making positive impact through software engineering and machine learning.Sage Bachus, University of Florida Sage Bachus is a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering and Pre-Med student at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida. His main research focus is in learning analytics and developing a way to better understand the underlying intricacies of how students learn and perform.Ashish Aggarwal, University of Florida Ashish Aggarwal is an Instructional Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

past three years. Page 25.662.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Gamification as a Strategy for Promoting Deeper Investigation in a Reverse Engineering ActivityAbstractThis paper explores the impacts of gamification on students’ investigations in a reverseengineering activity. The activity, which occurs in the first month of a freshman design andcommunication cornerstone course, challenges students to develop an understanding of howdesign decisions are made and the trade-offs involved in realizing a work of engineering design.In the most recent iteration

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adama Sawadogo, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

safety measures and materials that can affect the overall cost and lifespan of the structure. Utilitarianism would argue for choosing options that maximize the greatest good for the greatest number of people, balancing factors like cost, safety, and longevity to ensure the bridge serves its purpose effectively while minimizing risks to public safety. Environmental Engineering: When designing and implementing environmental projects such as wastewater treatment plants or renewable energy facilities, engineers must consider the impact on ecosystems, communities, and future generations. Utilitarianism would advocate for solutions that produce the greatest overall benefit to society

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lum, University of Washington; Stephanie Gardner, University of Washington; Cathryne Jordan, University of Washington; Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

candidates is to pull from a variety of STEM disciplines. Theteam places a high value on cross mentorship and interdisciplinary engagement amongstparticipants. Therefore, students represent majors that span the physical to life sciences as well asvarying class standing. After students are selected they meet at least three to four times with theircohort for pre-departure meetings. Pre-departure meetings provide an opportunity for students tobuild community, learn more about the host country, and receive vital information relative to visas,health and wellness, and class expectations. In addition to the pre-departure meetings the cohorthas one to two technical meetings with the lead UW faculty member. The technical meetingsintroduce students to

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

solutions, evaluating the solutions for the best solution,possible re-design and concluding on the design. Students are faced with regulating their effortsin designing a solution individually [10] and together as a team [11]. We use techno-economicmodeling as a tool to help students navigate complexity in the uncertainty and multiple processparameters present in the project to engage them in the practice of real-life engineers [12].Writing can play an important role in helping students understand that many problems they facelack a single correct solution and benefit from iterative refinement [13].Scaffolding writingIncreasingly, the communications we engage with are multimodal [14]–[17], meaning they arecomposed of text, images, and even audio or

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 3: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

systems may bedisproportionately shouldered by certain groups.The PubWRIT course had three learning goals: (1) teach students to recognize their publicwelfare responsibilities, (2) motivate students to act on public welfare issues, and (3) equipstudents with intervention strategies to confront issues they may encounter in their futureprofessional work. The course included a mix of lectures, group discussions, and reflectionassignments, and it demanded more of students in terms of engagement and sophistication in thereadings and assignment than typical lower-division courses. The detailed learning outcomeslisted on the class syllabus are included in Fig. 1.The one-credit course was aimed at upper-division undergraduate and master’s students in

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

fall 2007 arecompared in Table 1. The data on the distribution of student population enrolled by majors showthat this course is subscribed by students in 71 majors. Students within this course are in theColleges of Arts, Liberal Arts, Business Administration, and Communications. In a givensemester, the number of majors represented varies between 40 and 71. The maximum number ofstudents from a single major varied between 13 and 21%, with an average enrollment of 3.2-8.0students. This highlights the diversity of the class population. However, majors with significantenrollment in this course are from Communications (COMM), Business Administration (BA),and Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). Students from DUS have not yet decided on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cavicchi, University of Akron; John Fellenstein, University of Akron

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

apositive benefit on student learning through increased inquiry-based instruction. Also theincreased knowledge in content and practices through the lab experience could be passed ontotheir students.Overall, the impact on the teachers by participation in the RET site was the advancement in theirknowledge of engineering content, which enhances their ability to positively impact theeducation of their students. The partnerships built between the K-12 STEM community and UAthrough this site has enabled broader impact by providing avenues to expose students and thegeneral public to science and engineering beyond standard classroom activities. For example,participation in the RET site and workshops directly resulted in the establishment of one highschool

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the resource, what is happening is a request for a student to engage with their ownemotions. And that is the hard part. Emotions can be squishy and not something easily faced.Additionally, emotional management by students can impact their ability to cognitively engagein schoolwork and research [13]. Figure one provides an overview of the source evaluationmnemonic broken into its two different parts. Figure 1: Overview of IF I APPLY [14]IF and I function as the personal section of the tool. • Identify emotions attached to a topic. • Find unbiased reference sources for proper review of a topic.These personal steps in the source evaluation process look at the emotions of the student orwriter, while also

Conference Session

Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Sherer, Corteva Agriscience; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

suchbarrier courses often determines whether a student persists in engineering [3,4]. Performance inthe MEB course at our institution has been tracked for several years. It has been observed that alarge percentage of students earn a grade of D, F, or W (Withdrawal) in the course (53.7% overthe past 10 fall offerings).Research has shown a correlation between student self-efficacy and academic performance andachievement [5-9]. Additionally, studies suggest that development of social networks with peerscan lead to greater engagement in learning [10-12] and that the quality of interactions betweenteachers and students both inside and outside the classroom has a significant impact on studentexperience and student success [13,14]. However, many of these

Conference Session

WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston ; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston - COE; Bereket Mego, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Society Scholar. Dr. Henderson completed his Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a graduate student, he was a NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow and mentor for the Summer Research Opportunities Program. Dr. Henderson has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in pathways to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact on their lives and academic pursuits. He co-founded the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention that introduces underrepresented and underserved fourth and fifth-grade students and their families to hands-on STEM