Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Malik SFHEA, MIET; Julie-Ann Sime FHEA, MBPsS, Lancaster University, UK

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

] (Mielikäinen et al., 2024), Experiences of a project-based blended learning approach in a community of inquiry.[9.pdf] (Serra et al., 2023), Using student-led tutorials to improve student performance in challenging courses.[10.pdf] (Komp et al., 2023), C-HACK: A data science tutorial and hackathon for undergraduate students in chemicalengineering.[12.pdf] (Havenga & Swart, 2022), Preparing first-year engineering students for cooperation in real-world projects.[13.pdf] (Secules, 2023), Reflections on problems of educational practice in a project course design.[15.pdf] (Han et al., 2022), Social capital leveraging knowledge-sharing ties and learning performance in highereducation.[16.pdf] (O'Connell et al., 2024), Social regulation of learning in

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 4: Workshops, Professional Development, and Training

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neel Manmohan Parekh, University of Florida; Kevin Scroggins, University of Florida; Yolanda Gil, University of Southern California; Emmanuel J Dorley, University of Florida

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

future research.BackgroundData science education has historically prioritized technical proficiency over collaboration.Traditional group assignments often emphasize the final product rather than the collaborativeprocess necessary to reach that final product. This limits collaboration skill development 12,9 . tofill this gap, initiatives like DSC-WAV or frameworks like ASCCR can be leverage to fill this gap.However, they often fall short of teaching and measuring the full scope of collaborationskills.1.1 Teaching Data Scientists How to CollaborateData Science Corps: Wrangle-Analyze-Visualize (DSC-WAV): DSC-WAV provides studentswith hands-on experience working in teams on real-world data problems, fostering both technicaland teamwork skills 13

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Supporting Student Attainment and Management of Competencies in a Transdisciplinary Degree ProgramAbstractIn Fall 2014, a large Midwestern land-grant research university piloted a competency-basedmodel as the foundation for an undergraduate

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

techniques.IntroductionInterpretivist qualitative research seeks to understand individuals’ experiences and “consists of aset of interpretive, material practices that make the world visible” (p. 3).1 In doing so it placesprimary importance on the meaning made by individuals as they interact with their worlds. Inthis constructivist perspective the participants’ perceptions, values, beliefs and experiences are ofprimary importance.1 Additionally, constructivism focuses on the individual meaning makingprocess, and individuals are viewed as active agents gaining knowledge about social contextthrough their experiences with the environment.2,3 However, the thoughts that are of importanceto meaning making may actually be unconscious, and thus inaccessible to both the interviewerand

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

address program goals, WiSE staff has designed activities for 2016 to promote theinteractions between students, faculty, and industry mentors. Here is an example of thissemester’s programming:WiSE Coffee Talk Speaker Series: Dr. PritchardDescription: Passive or Polite: how to say what you mean to get what you want. You’ll leavewith a caffeine high and insights about how your gender may be influencing yourcommunication.WiSE ForumDescription: Get the scoop on life in the real world. Ask questions at our panel discussionfeaturing women from Boeing, Caterpillar Inc., Maptek, National Guard, and the Black HillsSurgical Hospital.WiSE Snowshoeing & S’moresDescription: WiSE mentors and mentees will head to the Outdoor Campus for a guidedsnowshoeing

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

are available but are overwhelmed by the variety and lack ofevidence that the tools will have a positive influence on research impact, promotion, and tenure.Engineering faculty are drawn to altmetrics for a more complete picture of real world impactwhile simultaneously dubious of the validity of these emerging measures. This paper reviews theliterature on altmetric tools, identifies the existing tools, as well as pros and cons of using thosetools. The author investigates how the tools can be used to create an outreach service for facultymembers in engineering that supports disciplinary faculty to strategically design an onlinepresence for research impact.IntroductionWhere researchers have looked to traditional journal based metrics in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Trevor Scott Stephens, University of Delaware

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

$50,000 NSF I-Corps Teams grant at the nextlevel. Some universities also have a proof of concept fund or other ways of accessing capital forequipment, prototyping, and product design work. As we move outside of the university, manyfederal agencies participate in the small business innovative research (SBIR) and small businesstechnology transfer (STTR) programs, which offer phase 1 awards up to $225,000 and have beenre-branded recently as “America’s seed fund”. VentureWell offers several programs gearedtoward growing inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs [9]. Of these programs, the E-Teamprogram targets multidisciplinary student groups and provides funding, up to $20,000, andguidance for teams who have a technology innovation that solves real

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

student reflect on the potential thatOR has to create positive societal change [9]. First, students individually define what they thinkit means to be a Changemaking Engineer. They are then put into teams where they are asked todevelop a group definition, then identify at least 10 situations where the methods of the coursecould be used to develop a model that could be used to produce change. After receivingfeedback on the proposed scenarios, the students select one scenario and outline whatinformation they would need to be able to build a model that addresses the scenario.MENG 400 – Heat TransferTwo modules were introduced into this senior-level mechanical engineering course to givestudents an opportunity to solve problems with real world

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

academicyear Project Pi partnered five Engineering and seven Science GK-12 Fellows with twelveupper elementary and middle school Science and math teachers. The GK-12 Fellowsworked 10-20 hours a week, with the majority of their time being spent in classrooms.The GK-12 Fellows focused on helping the teachers show the application of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts in their instruction. The GK-12Fellows took one education course each semester designed to help them understandissues related to teaching and learning science and math in middle school. The coursesalso focused on helping GK-12 Fellows involve students in aspects of research anddesign as part of this work whenever possible. The GK-12 Fellows’ roles in thesepartnerships

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maynard, Northwestern University; Matthew Hsu, Northwestern University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University

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Materials

project. (The characteristics arepaired with their effects.) real-world connection → motivation; lack of specific constraints →student choices; testable product → data for evidence-based reasoning; and iterative →evaluation → re-design.11The teacher has the following assessment rubric: (For brevity’s sake, only the OUTSTANDING column is completed here.) ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN PROJECTS CRITERIA OUTSTANDING GOOD ADEQUATE POOR NOT ACCEPTABLE 10 points each 9 points 8 points 7 points 0 points problem Students presented

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

Page 12.540.3solution behavior, diagnose the nature of faulty mental models that students' may hold, andmeasure the conceptual change achieved through active learning and the resultant ability to applythe concepts to solid-solid solution behavior necessary to understand and use phase diagrams.BackgroundMental Models and Conceptual DevelopmentA conceptual framework is comprised of mental models, which are transformed representationsof real-world systems or phenomena called modeled target systems or phenomena9. As such,mental models are defined as simplified, conceptual representations that are personalizedinterpretations of modeled target systems or phenomena in the world around us. Thus, thetransformed modeled target systems or phenomena

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

issues, and third-world countries becoming better and citizens happier. Talk more about the positive aspects of engineering such as hands-on fun, traveling the world, making a difference, seeing your creations come to life. Point out that engineers not only make good money, but also contribute to the well being of the human race. Page 12.993.3Consider Margolis and Fisher’s findings regarding a student’s decision to major in computerscience. They found that women consider numerous factors while men consider only a few ofthese factors. Computing with a purpose, the concept of using the computer as a tool to enableprocesses

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi

the authors viewed ABC News’ Primetime Live program anddetermined it addressed this exact subject. The segment compared the performance of UnitedStates high school students with those of other countries. The dismal results were amazing asnoted in the abstract. A recent study by the Program for International Student Assessmentarrived at the same conclusion. (1)The authors then attempted to translate the findings highlighted in the Primetime Live programinto a very practical and meaningful way for the Engineering Technology students at theUniversity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The result of this effort required students to becomeactively engaged in real life learning by having them simulate problem solving methodologiesthey would incorporate

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox; Robert Barat

Technology has just completedan extensive top-to-bottom review and revision of the curriculum for its Bachelor of Science inChemical Engineering degree. This paper will review the input that was received from ourvarious constituencies, and will discuss how the above (and other) issues were resolved in the re-development of our program.IntroductionThe need for periodic review of your core processes is needed in all fields of endeavor. Highereducation is no different. Curricula must change and evolve as the world changes and evolves.The field of chemical engineering has undergone substantial change in recent years andcontinues to do so in the present. Most departments of chemical engineering across the countryare renaming themselves to include some

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, U.S. Air Force Academy; Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; William J. Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

used to collect the tangible feedback and assessment datareported in the Results section. The first assessment discussed is generated by the Dean ofFaculty (DF) for all academic courses at the Air Force Academy. The DF Course Feedback isdirectly linked to the course’s learning goals. The learning goals of the engineering courseoffered to non-engineers state that:Cadets shall:  Demonstrate knowledge of basic electronic functions used in electronic systems  Understand and apply fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) to real-world operational scenarios and technical challenges  Frame complex scenarios using the engineering method to logically solve problems  Evaluate competing designs using ECE

Conference Session

Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

to attracthumanitarian and civically engaged engineers and engineering students very similarly toinitiatives like NAE’s Grand Challenges for Engineering and Engineers for a Sustainable World.Yet EA also differs from those enterprises, most starkly in extolling the philanthropic “Money-Maker” over mere “Direct Benefiters.” Michael Lewis paraphrases MacAskill’s argument that agifted young person should become a banker rather than a doctor [or, by implication, anengineer] serving the developing world: someone else does the investment banking, “very littleof the replacement banker’s earnings would find its way to doctors in Africa. All those peopleyou might have saved if you had become a banker and given away your money would die.” Inthis way

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil Salib, James Madison University

viability of the system in a real-world environment, the alert monitoring system wasinstalled on the farm. This would give us a good idea of how the system would withstand thefarm’s harsh environment with actual cattle roaming around. That is, how the system works whenthe cattle are doing their daily routine. The system would be at the farm for a few weeks. Thisshould be enough time to receive a few alerts according to the farm’s owner.Installation at the Water Troughs for the Pilot StudyAt the water troughs, there is a compartment that can be opened. The water level sensor wasplaced within this compartment. Once the sensor was properly positioned, the wire of the sensorwas run out of the water trough, as shown in Figure 11. Once the wire was run

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University at Marion

the instructors during these uncertain times.The curriculum for the two electrical and computer engineering (ECE) courses taught at the largeresearch institution covers the fundamental concepts of electrical analog and digital circuits andprovides an opportunity for students to explore the applications of circuits in the real world. In anormal learning environment, ECE courses tend to be difficult due to higher expectations forproblem-solving, math, and scientific concepts, and adding external factors such as the pandemicadds more complications. The focus of this research work is to study the second-yearengineering course and present the challenges associated with the delivery of the course content,teaching engineering concepts and

Conference Session

WIED: Support for All in the WIED Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia Zhu, Florida International University; Monique Ross, Florida International University; Disha Patel, Florida International University

/conversion programs prior to applying to the degree program,incentives are given including GRE and MS program application fee waivers [41].Tuition. Tuition cost is a significant barrier women are facing when choosing alternative pathwayprograms. For bootcamps, an average of $14,142 for 17 weeks in length [38] is quite a significantfinancial investment despite limited payment options and scholarships offered. According to USNews and World Report, tuition for a Master in Computer Science is often per credit and rangesfrom $500 to $2,000. For a typical 2-3 years of a degree program in CS, average total tuitionbetween $15,000 to $72,000 is expected depending on the institution [42]. Funding support fromfederal agencies and institutional support is often

Conference Session

Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Wayne R. Bergstrom, Bechtel Infrastructure

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #34524Preparing the Future Civil Engineer: Review and Update of the ABET CivilEngineering Program CriteriaDr. Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil En- gineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served for 34 years in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA faculty for 21 years

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Jong-Hoon Kim, Washington State University

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Manufacturing

in formulating education journal [9] conclusions about real-world problems. paper. Driscoll, W. Engineering judgement about the resources In an engineering C. [10] available, the time constraints to be met, and the education conference economic forces to be considered, etc., may result in paper. different assumptions being made, which in turn lead to different designs.After reviewing these four definitions, we could draw the definition of engineering judgement inthe context of junior-level engineering lab and design projects. In this study, engineeringjudgement is an application of pertinent information (i.e. lab data

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce W. Char, Drexel University (Computing); Thomas T. Hewett, Drexel University

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Computers in Education

Delivery Based on Student Submission Data. ACM Inroads 4, 81–86 (2013).19. Chinowsky, P. S., Brown, H., Szajnman, A. & Realph, A. Developing knowledge landscapes through Page 24.1383.16 project-based learning. J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract. 132, 118–124 (2006).20. Hewett, T. T. Cognitive aspects of project-based Civil Engineering education. in (2010). at 21. Detmer, R., Li, C., Dong, Z. & Hankins, J. Incorporating Real-world Projects in Teaching Computer Science Courses. in Proc. 48th Annu. Southeast Reg. Conf. 24:1–24:6 (ACM, 2010). doi:10.1145/1900008.190004222. Lehmann, M., Christensen, P., Du

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Hayen, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

usefulness of the material offered herein, the author wishesto acknowledge that portions of this material are no doubt better suited for upper-divisioncourses or capstone project courses. However, if appropriately adapted and carefully interpretedby an experienced instructor, there are also elements of this material that should prove Page 26.1273.21meaningful and valuable for most students in engineering mechanics and physics courses.Appendix: A Typical Value for the Parameter Most of the results produced by means of the cubic law are fairly accurate if 0    2 . It is thenprudent to obtain a typical value of  for a real-world situation

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

understanding. Whenstudents can raise interesting questions about the reading, and try to answer these themselves,that leads to greater confidence in their competencies about computer electronics andnetworking. It, in turn, helps them become more autonomous as technologists. Figure 1 shows ascreen clip used while discussing readily implementable reading strategies and annotation cues.Figure 1. Highlighting easy reading strategies for students to use while reading their text,including adding annotationsBy requiring students to both summarize the readings from the textbook and to connect it withlaboratory or real-world experiences, students gain a deeper appreciation for the linkage betweentheory and workplace practices. Making technical readings a

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University; Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

interest. Following is a partial list of recenttheses/projects completed by these students.1. John Bork, “Reverse engineering a microcomputer-based control unit,” Masters Thesis,Bowling Green State University, 2005. Page 13.118.62. Shawn Altman, “Real-time implementation of a fault identification scheme for a three-phaseinduction motor using artificial neural networks,” Masters Thesis, Bowling Green StateUniversity, 2004.3. Jiang Wu, “The development of a remote time tracking system on palm OS device for electricfalcon,” Masters Project, Bowling Green State University, 2003.4. E. Rezaei, “Application of LabVIEW for internet based instrumentation and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

curricular change are difficult to achieve.Top-down reform can be successful in two general contexts. If a college is a new entity, thendeveloping systemic change becomes a degenerate activity; since there is no existing educationalprogram, the focus becomes “doing it right the first time.” An example can be drawn from auniversity experience in Spain. The School of Chemical Engineering at the University Rovira iVirgili in Tarragona, Spain went beyond the departmental level with their reform efforts toincorporate project-based cooperative learning teams. There, first-year chemical engineeringstudents are involved in team design projects that are led by two fourth-year students. Theseprojects are authentic, real-world tasks that require students to

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

assistant supervision in the TAMUK laboratories. The camp participants were dividedinto eight teams and were rotated throughout the week to attend different STEM subjects. Thecamp took place on the TAMUK campus during July 16-20, 2012, and included 27 femalestudents, with 25 students of Hispanic background, from a number of regional school districts,and provided a stipend to each participant to cover their camp-related expenses such as dailycommuting and university housing for a number of student-parent pairs. The camp wassponsored by Texas Workforce Commission and TAMUK university offices. The GEMS campalso maintained a website, http://www.engineer.tamuk.edu/gems/index.html, for timelycommunications on the application process, STEM subject

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

captured below: • From a student: This lab has shown me how the things we are learning can be applied to something that has a real world application, and has sparked my interest in the field more than it had been before. • From a staff person in the ECE department: I rode down the elevator with one of your 201 students. He was carrying a breadboard with a heart rate sensor that he had built in class. I asked him what it was. When we got off the elevator he explained to me how it worked and what all the parts were and did. He was very proud of it. He was going to attach a 9 volt battery to it and take it home to show his family. He’s hooked. • From a student: In the PPG lab, it was often

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the IR sensor in the rightdirection. The ideas are validated and narrowed down to three variations for furtherconsideration.(c) Concept testing, refining and crafting detailed, functional design prototypes are the tasks inthe implementation phase. During the implementation phase three functional design prototypeswill be deployed for refinement. The use of 3D surfacing software in conjunction with CADrapid prototyping will simulate manufacturing requirements and allows for detailed solutions. Auser panel will be established to simulate real world prototyping tests. The voice of the actualuser as a means of qualitative user research will be an important tool to refine the prototypes. Arating system will be used to draw conclusions on which

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

can focus on items needed in the lab, or oncampus, such as a vice table, or sand casting containment box, to items identified by thecommunity, such as a bike rack for a renovated store front. Utilization of the projects allows for Page 22.1530.7reinforcement of the concepts they have been studying and elevates the basic skills applicationused for the coupons, to real world industrial projects. As Robyn Fogarty states, “By workingwith an authentic project, students begin to grasp concepts while putting their ideas on paper andeventually into a working prototype. In this way, abstract ideas are anchored for long-termmemory and learning is