Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ways the author introduces the research in theclassroom, the paper provides suggestions for discussion topics that the research raises.Fahnestock’s findings in the classroom usually spark debate on the persuasive and ethical natureof science writing that might seem “objective” to students or a general audience.The aim of this classroom approach is to enable students to better understand the rhetorical andethical implications of writing for the general public and apply them to their Illumin articles andtheir own professional writing. The paper concludes with a case study to illustrate one student’simprovement from draft to final submission.IntroductionPracticing engineers communicate often with constituencies who have varying purposes

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

, American Society for Engineering Educationconducted to discover the impact of the course and those aspects of learning activity that mostcontribute to the cultivation of creativity for engineering students. The Personal EvaluationQuestionnaire consists of 10 items to evaluate experience as a team member [6]. The Likertitems were based on a five-point scale of 0 indicating “not at all” to 5 indicating “a lot”. Fourareas of group work were included in the instrument: A general liking of groups; Self-efficacy in groups Group dynamics Help-seeking and help-giving in groups Next, at the time of the end of the final presentations, students were asked to respond to aquestionnaire, addressing the projects and the

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

extracted Teaching Students and Engineering CourseStructures. The information field impacted the engineering education research field. LDAextracted Information Technology while LSA extracted Information Design Technology.Engineering problem solving was also another area of interest as LDA extracted EngineeringProblems and Engineering Control while LSA extracted Engineering Methods and EngineeringTechnology. Emphasis on processes was observed as LDA extracted computer processes whileLSA extracted continuous processes. The results are illustrated in Figure 7. Page 23.805.8 1980-1984 LDA Results

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

averages, and other standardized measures to gain a better Page 26.1221.9assessment of the students. Students will also be tracked as they matriculate through their degreeprogram to determine if the UTA exposure early in their curriculum has a lasting impact onretention and performance. It is anticipated that repeated exposure to UTAs in the classroomenvironment will help better engage the students throughout their curriculum.The UTAs are also an important study group within this program as one of the aims of theproject is to increase the UTAs depth of content knowledge and determine the impact of theUTA experience as they matriculate through

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Ric Williams; Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Geoffrey Dieck, East Carolina University; Steve McLawhorn, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

visible thereby helping to embed learning into playing. • The project should include significant hands-on work activities. Hands-on activities include use of design software as well as hand tools for construction. • The project must encourage team member collaboration. With freshman students of widely varying skills, collaboration is necessary for facilitating member contributions of individual strengths and compensation for any technical weaknesses. • The project must nurture inter-team communications and build both oral and written communications skill sets.For the ECU freshman course, a treasure-hunting competition was introduced to take advantageof the stimulus associated with a robot competition. The

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

percentage of the final grade. The purpose of thispaper is to describe progress and impact of such a CP incorporated into a sophomore engineeringcourse (Thermodynamics I) to enhance teaching and learning. Students were tasked withaddressing one of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges: “ProvideAccess to Clean Water.” Toward this goal, they were required to propose and analyze a design ofa novel decentralized water treatment device. The analysis was additionally enhanced with amodeling and simulation component. Students were introduced to COMSOL Multiphysics®simulation software to improve their solutions and research experience. Overall, the CP effortresulted in increased understanding of the material and interest in research

Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering.Dr. Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology Davida Scharf has a B.A. from Barnard College in Art and Architectural History, an MLS from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information in the area of educational assessment and information

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech; Helen Zhang, Boston College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students are encouraged to apply for summer internships hosted by BFCIT industrypartners and other companies.Role models: Although the EE faculty is not racially diverse, one of the three full-time EE faculty is awoman (the PI). At some of the IEEE PES student chapter meetings, electrical engineers fromunderrepresented groups talk to the students about their careers and career paths.Faculty support: EE students consistently list faculty support as one of the chief best qualities of theprogram. Faculty regularly attend the IEEE PES student chapter meetings and are engaged in all theprofessional and mentoring activities that the EE program offers.Sense of community: Because of the EE program’s small size, and because EE majors take most of thesame

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, global, environmental and economic context that frame the GrandChallenge. The assignments are designed to motivate students to engage in higher-level thinking.Vignettes, i.e. short videos, describing each challenge and emphasizing the important role thatengineers play in solving these challenges, were recorded. In addition, detailed writtendescriptions of the Units were developed. Students use the vignettes and reference materials todecide which Elective Unit(s) they wish to study. They then have the opportunity to devote fourweeks of the semester, roughly one Carnegie unit of effort, to the exploration of the topic bymaking use of the cyberinfrastructure.The goals of the project are to increase the commitment of engineering students to the

Conference Session

Experiential Learning : Global Models and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fangqing Yi, Tsinghua University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

projects, they are in the modeof apprenticeship. Students are mostly engaged in theoretical research, and most of the R&Dprojects that students are engaged in are extendable. This arrangement ensures that the impact ofstudents’ entry time on the project cycle is not significant. The second is to control the bottom-lineof the output of joint cultivation. Master’s thesis is the most important bottom-line for studentparticipants. For students who have a longer training period, especially those whose graduationthesis is based on the project during the joint training period, Lianchuang will prioritize studentneeds over its own research projects. In case the projects stop or change obviously with theexpectation due to business risk or business

Conference Session

Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mackinley Love, University of Calgary; Philip Egberts, University of Calgary; Joanna Wong, University of Calgary; Miriam Nightingale, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the intended learning objectives of engineering laboratoriesare not being clearly communicated to students, as students would otherwise identify the samelearning outcome for the the current laboratory they were being surveyed on. Clear learningobjectives are key to effective learning and assessment systems, and engineering laboratories havehistorically been limited by a lack of coherent objectives [3]; it is therefore recommended todevelop clear laboratory learning.4.6 FacilitatorFigure 4 shows that facilitators are highly impactful on the student learning experience. Positivelaboratory experiences had facilitators who were open and supportive and asked engagingquestions, while negative laboratories had facilitators who were unprofessional

Conference Session

Cyber Technology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Przyborski, University of New Haven; Frank Breitinger, University of New Haven; Lauren Beck, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Sound Studies in mobile audio works that she calls ”ototheatre.” More recently, Lauren has begun to study the impact of theatre studies on pedagogical practice in non-theatre courses.Dr. Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering and is co-PI of the grant entitled Development of the ’CyberWorld’ Common Course at the University of New Haven that facilitated the work reported in this paper. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ‘Cyber World’ – A Cybersecurity Theme for a University-Wide First-Year Common CourseAbstractWhile living in a cyber-connected society provides students with

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University

round entry) Week 8: Final Demo Day ▪ In-person + remote final presentations ▪ Final judging / awardsIn the 2nd-year contest, two student clubs, SWE and IEEE of LETU, served the contest. SWEmainly served by providing their mentorship to high school participants. Representatives of eachstudent club participated in the contest events to introduce LETU’s engineering program and whatengineers do in general, not only focusing on the contest itself but also encouraging high schoolstudents to learn about careers in STEM fields with the voices of undergraduate students who wereclose to their ages. Also, student volunteers engaged with several events as they led sections of theevents, such as

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

,these may be broadly separated into those that use handwriting and those that are digital. Acomparison of these formats is presented in Table 1. Note that some of the advantages of thedigital format must be used carefully. A lecturer must exercise caution not to fly through toomuch material since there is no time spent writing or erasing on the board. Anytime that notesare distributed in advance, there is the potential for poor class attendance if the students perceivethat everything is in the notes. Leaving blanks on student handouts can address these problems.Answers can be handwritten by the instructor or animated in PowerPoint to engage the studentsand slow the pace of instruction

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Bhavana Kotla; Lisa Bosman

entrepreneurial mindsetin students, particularly engineering students (who work at the forefront of design, technology,and new product development). One such pedagogical intervention is photovoice, which hasbeen widely used in educational, social science, health, and non-traditional literature [3] as aresearch approach to problem-solving through the use of photo (e.g., image) and voice (e.g.,narrative reflection). Photovoice is based on three primary goals: 1) enable individuals to reflecton existing issues and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, 2) promote critical dialoguethrough group discussions, and 3) initiate a call to action to drive social change. In recent years,photovoice has been extensively used in engineering education research to

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Works-in-Progress room 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Varun Kathpalia, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

years of corporate experience with companies such as Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. and Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. (Research & Development). His interest in areas such as improvement in instructional techniques, faculty perspectives and teaching methodologies, drove him towards the domain of Engineering Education. Specifically, the question of how engineering education can be made more effective and engaging fascinated and motivated him to pursue research in this domain. He is working with his major professor on an NSF funded project dealing with communities and relationships that enable and empower faculty and students in engineering.Dr. John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia Dr. Morelock is an

Conference Session

Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amin Azad, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

key areas: (1) Using systemsmapping to understand wicked problems; (2) Engaging with fields of knowledge outside ofengineering; and (3) Articulating and engaging each student’s own ways of knowing andleadership style. Within the first area, students are expected, by the end of the course, to be ableto describe and create multiple types of system maps and choose appropriate systems mappingtechniques for a given problem or task. The course enables the student to construct systems mapswhich elucidate a complex socio-technical problem, evaluate and provide feedback on mapsconstructed by others, iterate based on research and reflection, and communicate the map withclarity. The second area signals the need for engagement with and an openness to

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuli Ndubuisi, University of Toronto; Philip Asare, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

’ perspectives. In the future, the scope of data collection can be expanded to includemore team projects with diverse student team members, different engineering disciplines andvarying levels of expertise to capture a more comprehensive range of perspectives and to gainbroader understanding of boundary-crossing experiences. Furthermore, integrating perspectivesfrom other stakeholders such as instructors, industry partners, or community members couldprovide a more holistic understanding of the effectiveness of the GED course and its alignmentwith industry needs. In the longer term, longitudinal studies could be conducted to gain insightson the long-term impact of the GED course on students' leadership competencies, and to assesshow their experiences in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowledge and curricula that can be integrated into current teaching practices, recommendations and other lessons learned •  7 Student Papers focused on specific green skills collaboration impacts •  A Summary Report of Australian Visit and Institute will be distributed to NSF; the ATE Community; and the U.S.-Australia Green skills partners and available Page 23.934.7 for download on the CREATE website 6   •  Presentation of Green Skills Project to NSF ATE Conference in Washington, DC in 2013 •  Two webinars, one pre

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen F. Gygi, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

studies.Advising plays a central role. The Co-op adviser and manager, who is one of the co-authors ofthis paper, works with supervisors as well as students in conjunction with engineering faculty toensure that all jobs meet Co-op requirements. The Co-op adviser is in communication withstudents throughout the work period. Some engineering departments match students with facultyadvisers who oversee the Co-op experience. Other departments provide faculty as resources forthe Co-op adviser. Page 22.1720.3Deliverables by students are evaluated by the Co-op adviser who determines if credit for the Co-op is earned. Departments that accept the Co-op credit (ENGR

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

theimpact of the grant to other students outside of the CEE Department. The RevED researcherswere successful in helping develop a certification program for faculty and staff members toparticipate in. While there have been positive developments, the research group had to look atthe effects of COVID-19 on the lives of students. RevED has utilized data regarding the impactsof the pandemic and will be looking to further develop insight on student experiences. While theposter will feature information on the changing student demographics and student perception ofthe climate of diversity, the impact of the pandemic will also be shown to see how students areaffected and how to better address the needs of underrepresented and underserved

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

- versity of Louisville. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University. Dr. Willing’s expertise lies in the development of complex fluid systems for practical applications and char- acterization of their properties and stability. He has additional interests in water utility infrastructure materials and their impact on water quality, electroactive hydrogels, soft-lithography techniques, Peer- Led-Team-Learning, and development of a students engineering identity.Dr. Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Peer

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Xiafei Yang, University of Virginia; Sitong Wang, Chongqing University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

use, and the patience to listencarefully and overcome the communication gaps. One interesting finding is that for those who reportedthoughtful prompt results and active engagement, their communications were often not limited toprompt interviews but covered topics not directly related to the course content. For example, studentsdiscovered that the KFC menu in China and American are very different, from there they became moreinterested in learning what shape the differences/similarity between two cultures. These experiences, though not always positive, have made students realize that communicationis not just a “soft skill”, but the core of global engineering practice: Through communication studentsdiscovered nuances of how engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

areas of renewable energy, including wind, solar, geothermal, and energy ef- ficiency. She has served as a NSF Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education. She also was part of the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration working group that devel- oped the Renewable Energy Competency Model (http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/). Dr Alfano also served as the only community college representative on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries which released their report in March 2013 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Investigating the Impact on Students of the NSF ATERegional

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faycal Saffih, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

starting with the psychology1 of the student and finishing withhis/her grade assessments analysis. Optimizing this complex system to achieve its goals ofeducating, engaging and put-on-track the students for their future endeavors, is obviously not aneasy task and it is, by its nature, very dynamic due to the fast changes affecting modern societieswith emerging technologies and their impact on their users. Therefore, education is, and willcontinue to be, a continuous (non-stop) and cyclical task, involving revisiting the foundations ofeducation and its tools.From this big picture of education, the focus of this paper will be on the segment of “coursedelivery” and engaging students to make it as efficient as possible to assure the “knowledgetransfer

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eva Graham, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

thatby providing undergraduate students the ability to understand the linkage between theory andreal-world applications, it increases their motivation to remain in a STEM-related major.Discussion on the approach is presented in this paper and validated through implementation witha pilot student population to provide supportive evidence of the observed benefits.1. IntroductionAn essential element of NASA’s education mission to inspire the next generation of explorers,requires that the public is engaged through the implementation of innovative approaches such asinformal and formal education methods, science outreach, and research development efforts.1One of the direct outcomes of this focus is to contribute to the nation’s educational goals

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Stephen Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

contact information if they chose to use Google Docs.Additionally, two website links were provided to the students, as helpful guides for the creationof their Portfolio [7], [8].The mentors ended the meeting by discussing some of their personal reasons for how thestudents could benefit from creating and maintaining an ePortfolio. These reasons tended tofocus on assisting with internship and career opportunities, developing soft skills througheffective written communication, and aiding in the retention of the skills and knowledge theyacquired during their courses. This rationale will be revisited in later semesters when thestudents are interacting with their industry mentors, which was discussed above.High Impact PracticesThe CAM program

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Rick Pendergraft, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

studentorganizations. I. BackgroundIn 2008 a corrective action plan was implemented at the University of Oklahoma (OU) to reversedrastic declines in ECE undergraduate enrollment.1, 2 The ECE enrollment numbers in fall 2008were 246, but by fall 2014 they soared to 440. The research that went into the plan revealed thata freshman engineering course is a critical place to start. The American College TestingProgram performed a detailed study comparing different retention practices at 228 differentaccredited 4-year public colleges. The retention practice reported to have the highest impact wasa “for credit” freshman seminar/university course with 46 out of the 228 colleges listing it as oneof the three practices that has had the greatest impact on student

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

innovativetechnologies of tomorrow.In a previous study, I examined several ethical themes, drawn from Shelley’s novel, that arediscussed in the course [2]. These themes center on the novel’s critique of Victor Frankenstein’sirresponsible, presumptuous, unaccountable, and biased practice of techno-science. The studyconcludes that critical engagement with Shelley’s novel can help engineering undergraduatesdevelop a professional identity, in contrast to that of Victor Frankenstein, oriented toward moreethical, socially responsible engineering practices.The previous study is limited to an analysis of ethical themes in Frankenstein surveyed in thecourse and does not consider data regarding the learning experiences of its students. Examiningsuch data would aid in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Anna Montana Cirell, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Audrey Boklage, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

makerspace engagement influences the identity formation ofengineering students, with a focus on students from underrepresented groups (URGs).Makerspaces are becoming very popular and have started to become much more common in K-12 schools, libraries, community centers, and universities. Makerspaces differ from traditionalshops or labs in that Makers¾or those engaged in building or making in the space¾are typicallygiven free rein to build products related to their interests in addition to pedagogical deliverables.It is implicitly assumed that makerspaces promote pathways to STEM majors, and, ultimately,STEM careers. In this project, we are therefore interested in developing an understanding of howengaging in university-affiliated makerspaces impacts