Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David H. Torres, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

seemed to shift with the designphase in which students were currently engaged. Students described the more technically focused phases less in terms of concerns aboutthe user. In fact, many participants justified their assertion that their projects had incorporated noethical considerations by adding that they did not have involvement with a project partner orspecific user at a given point in time. In their descriptions, the students’ articulations of the roleand identification of ethics suggested that they primarily considered ethics in the realm ofinteractions with a project partner or user. For example, Harrison was unable to think of anyethical issues the team has faced thus far, saying: “I don’t think we’ve done much involving—because

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Callahan; Paul Givens

are always around 75 to 100 students working on their degree atany one time. Page 8.604.3Performance of FEEDS“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” A concern that is commonly expressed is “How well does distance education performcompare with traditional means of learning?” Over the years many individuals have attempted toanswer this question including members of the Industrial Engineering faculty at the University ofSouth Florida. Papers published over the years (Callahan, Givens, Weaver and Barrett

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly

major design experience. Criterion 4 also requires thatstudents consider realistic constraints that include most of the list of the 12 considerationsincluded in the criterion. Several of the considerations specifically - environmental,health, and safety - are commonly the subject of standards, codes and technicalregulations that influence design and manufacturing or construction.For the purposes of trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers toTrade (TBT) Agreement defines technical regulations for products as standards withwhich compliance is mandatory.3 The European Union's (EU) "New Approach" issues Page 8.684.1directives that

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Click; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

outside the faculty’s area of interest and require a great deal oftime and effort to guide the students and grade projects. There are few professionalrewards or established funding venues to sponsor the effort required to integrate disparatefields of engineering. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), working withmajor employers of engineering graduates, has launched a major effort to broaden theeducation of engineering undergraduates. Promulgated as Engineering Criteria 2000(EC2000), ABET's new criteria for accreditation of undergraduate engineering programsrequire that engineering graduates be able to communicate effectively, function onmultidisciplinary teams, demonstrate a knowledge of contemporary issues

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Vegso, J. (2006) “CRA Taulbee Trends: Female Students & Faculty” Computer Research News, 17(3)3. Haplern, R. (2000) Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: 3rd edition4. Hyde, J. S. (2005) “The Gender Similarities Hypothesis” American Psychologist, 60(6) pg 581-592. See:http://www.apa.org/journals/amp/5. Thom, M. (2001) “Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering andTechnology?” Page 12.1228.106. Fisher, A. & Margolis, J. & Miller, F. (1997) “Undergraduate Women in Computer Science: Experience,Motivation and Culture” ACM SIGSCE Technical Symposium7. Ibid8. Pearl, A

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

in which the majority of undergraduates received SME education. Initially335 students were interviewed by phone; interviews were recorded, transcribed, andcoded. A second round of interviewing with an additional 125 students on six extracampuses led to a total of 460 students in the study. Findings from this comprehensivestudy revealed students who had switched out of SME majors and those who chose toremain were more similar than different in abilities, motivations, and study-relatedbehaviors. Those students retained had developed coping strategies and had experiencedfaculty intervention at critical decision points in their academic or personal life. Theissues and concerns of students who left SME and those who stayed were the same acrossall

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

passed the competency criterion, Sherry perceived this project as a failure because itdid not meet the criteria her team had established. After this experience Sherry’s self-efficacydropped from 3 to 1. This was her first mastery experience in engineering design, and it was notsuccessful.D) Lack of Vicarious ExperiencesAfter the bridge project, new teams were formed for the robot project. Sherry started the secondproject with low self-efficacy. The bridge project experience taught her how important teamcommunication and management were for the success of a team. Consequently, she was verysensitive to this issue and did not want to have another poor team experience that would lead toanother failure. “When I arrived to class on Thursday October

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rumpf, Ferris State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

andforemost for careful consideration of all pertinent factors, followed by insightful decisions andproper monitoring.This paper addresses methods of forming project teams in on-campus courses delivered bytraditional methodology in the Ferris State University B.S. program in ManufacturingEngineering Technology. It discusses our different approaches to team composition includingtheir pluses and minuses, application of those methods in various courses at Ferris, assessmenttechniques of those team exercises, and suggestions for improving the process.IntroductionIn the competitive world of manufacturing, employers need new engineers to be able to earntheir keep right from day one. Companies have always expected graduates to have masteredtechnical aspects

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, manufacturing, technol- ogy management, and diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields of study. She examines how academic and industrial environments enable effective learning, discovery, and realization of new and transferred knowledgeDr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering education and the understanding of engineering tech- nology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. She is currently exploring the performance of engineering technology students and better ways to teach in an authentic manner. Her focus is on students studying

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

members complain about lack of (new) members. Other competition teams have like 60 members and that puts us at a disadvantage. Only thing I can think of is that first meeting, though they are all freshmen, we start out with 60 members. I would say the worst part is trying to be established and getting people to really help you, provide you with the things you need to succeed before you know them initially.Although described by faculty as experiential learning opportunities, the quote abovedemonstrates that to be accepted into the team a student needs to come with knowledge and skills(“to prove yourself). The team culture emphasizes that the students are present to serve teamgoals, not that the team exists to serve

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Crisca Bierwert, University of Michigan; Lindsay Shuller, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2009-1382: LEVERAGING SCREEN CASTS TO STRATEGICALLY CLARIFYUNCLEAR MATERIAL-SCIENCE CONCEPTSTershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan Tershia Pinder-Grover is the Assistant Director at the Center for Research on Learning in Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan (U-M). In this role, she is responsible for teacher training for new engineering graduate student instructors (GSIs), consultations with faculty and GSIs on pedagogy, workshops on teaching and learning, and preparing future faculty programs. Prior to joining CRLT, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Hope Cranford, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toward the abovepopulations.Virginia Polytechnic University: Virginia Polytechnic University uses a five week summerprogram to facilitate the recruitment and retention of minority students. This program focuses onincreasing skills in academic subjects; developing skills in interactions with peers, faculty andadministrators; and learning successful study methods and time management.The Rochester Institute of Technology: The Rochester Institute of Technology, in partnershipwith the Rochester City School District and the National Action Council for Minorities inEngineering (NACME) is participating in the NACME Vanguard program to identify potentialminority engineers and provide them with academic enrichment and college readiness skills.The New

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

- ing, online design catalogs, and web-based collaboration.El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. El-Sayed Aziz holds a faculty position as assistant professor in the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department at Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is working as research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003. His research interests include knowledge-based engineering systems, computer-integrated design and manufacturing, Finite Element Analysis

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

andmore likely to take advanced biology and chemistry. Although the pool of female students isstronger and they now have easier access to most engineering schools, there is a lingeringreluctance for women to choose education in engineering and technology related fields (Loftus,2007). Recruiting women into engineering is a crucial issue if we want to increase the numbersof women in technical fields. However, the story does not end with recruitment. Nationwideretention rates show that out of the very few women who enroll in engineering programs incollege, 22.7% dropout after completing only threshold courses in engineering; and 35.4%withdraw after taking engineering courses beyond threshold, but before getting a degree. Only41.9 percent of women

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

coursestart-up. Consultation with faculty peers revealed that a dual software package wouldprovide the best compromise between start-up effort and flexibility. Essentially, a high-end, web-instruction software package was recommended for course administration andtests, and a multimedia-developed web site residing on a department, or business-classserver was recommended for presentation of the technical material. Navigation betweenthe two packages, with appropriate security measures, was nearly seamless through theeyes of the student. One consultant advised that this dual approach should reduce the needto enter and re-enter technical material into the high-end, web instruction software assoftware upgrades were implemented from year to year, and that

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William White; Marie Lee; Diane Schuch Miller

studies in manufacturing engineeringeducation, students learn to apply skills and techniques to new situations just as they would have to perform on thejob.A need for problem-solving and higher level thinkingIn manufacturing engineering education, there is a need for problem-solving projects that reflectreal issues to supplement or replace drill and practice problems. Traditionally, problems arisewhen students are asked to apply the theory they have learned from a book or in the classroom toa relevant, real-world example. Students, familiar with a lecture-style class and comfortable withexamination questions directly related to the information presented in class, are much lesscomfortable in situations requiring the application of the theory they

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

andjustification.4 Another way to analyze ethical issues that has been used at Union College is tocreate an ethics matrix with the NSPE Canons along one axis and the situation alternatives alongthe other. Students fill in the matrix with “Yes, No, and Maybe”, along with a justification.5These studies indicate that faculty recognize the importance of engineering ethics incontemporary society and the need to update the teaching of ethics to reflect current studentlearning preferences. To investigate what students think about contemporary ethical issues, asurvey of first-year students was completed at Manhattan College. The issues did not just focuson engineering, but also included “philosophy, politics, economics, law, sociology, andpsychology”.6 This one

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

PresentationsLecture 31: Final Examination (2-3 hours) Page 13.378.4Table 2. Course Objectives and Grading PolicyCourse Objectives: • The students will understand current environmental issues of concern • The students will use tools for analysis of data for environmental management • The students will have a broad knowledge of integrated environmental management issues and methodologies with a global perspective • The Students will learn techniques for environmental assessment and feasibility studies • The will be able to make environmental decisions based on socio-economic and environmental

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Chan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

support in your department? (e.g., support for students having issues with their advisors, process for addressing concerns, funding issues, etc.)4. FINDINGS4.1 Faculty and Administrators Departmental Perspectives4.1.1 Graduate Student Advising Support Structures and ExpectationsOverall, the department has a fairly informal process for monitoring graduate student advising.The department largely relies on Expectations for Graduate Education by the graduate school asguidelines. There is a relatively clear sequential chain of communication (from 1 to 6) that graduatestudents are expected to follow if any issue arises, namely: (1) advisor, (2) area coordinator, (3)graduate coordinator, (4) graduate director, (5

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

learnerswith different individual preferences, Felder advocates a multi-style approach to science andengineering education1, 2, and incorporation of active, experiential, collaborative student-centeredlearning5. This approach has long been advocated as an effective learning environment forengineering education6, 7, 8.Instrument Reliability and ValidityAny measurement must be both reliable - measurement yields consistent, repeatable results, andvalid - it measures what it is supposed to measure9. The first is an issue of reliability, the secondof construct validity. Reliability can be estimated through inter-rater reliability, i.e. whether thetwo raters are consistent, through test-retest reliability, assessing the consistency of a measurefrom one time

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lei Xie, Texas State University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #29045Impact of mentor-mentee fit in preparing undergraduate STEM students toteach engineering technology for elementary studentsDr. Lei Xie, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Lei Xie is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies at Texas State University.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam joined the faculty of Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M Univer- sity in 2007. Natarajarathinam received her Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from The University of Alabama. She received her Bachelor of Engineering (Major

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

software engineers. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists ofBritish Columbia are registering software professional engineers, and the Professional Engineersof Ontario has announced requirements for licensing.12 As specified initially, the SWEBOK project had five objectives. However, many believe thefifth objective: to “provide a foundation for curriculum and individual certification and licensingmaterial” was given much more emphasis than originally intended. Concerned about thedirection SWECC was moving, ACM established task forces to investigate the issue of licensingsoftware engineers.1 The study found an “explicit and intimate link” between the SWEBOKproject and “the intent and expectation for software engineering

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; John R. Duncan, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

inengineering? and (2) What are the factors that attract women to and help them to persist in acareer in engineering? The methods consisted of a search of related research to identify probablyfactors followed by qualitative interviews with program persisters and switchers. The mostfrequently cited factors were selected for inclusion in the interview protocol for the qualitativeportion of this study. They were: (a) faculty support, (b) class environment, (c) departmentenvironment, (d) attraction to another discipline, (e) parental encouragement, and (f) self-confidence. The result was an evaluation of the relative merits of the factors for persisters andswitchers. Additionally a new metaphor relating to force field analysis is proposed. Thismetaphor was

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Cooperstock

, but we are growingincreasingly confident that it would be best to satisfy only ONGOING WORKthe press-and-hold conceptual model so as to avoid any Benefiting from several semesters of user feedback andconfusion. recognizing the limitations of our previous design, we are now completing the installation of a second intelligentA more annoying problem that we are hoping to resolve is classroom, allowing for more flexible control over thethe lack of bidirectional communication with the main presentation technology. This new installation, whoseprojector. At present, we can only issue IR commands

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin Stewart, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

general sense among members of Congress that there are issues that need to beaddressed in our nation’s STEM education system. This sense has been growing in urgency inthe recent months. However, for many members who don’t have a particular focus on this issue,their interest may not extend beyond the vague notion that “something needs to be done.” Mostlegislative initiatives have focused on the expansion of current programs addressing science andengineering competitiveness, rather than an exploration of new policy options. Poor performance in educating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) professionals is typically viewed as a problem on two fronts. First, a decreasing numberof U.S. citizens with science and engineering

Conference Session

Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Zunkel, Iowa State University; Jason Pontius; Thomas J Brumm, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

understand the perspective of Iowa State University faculty and staff members related to theECC issue and the student experience, members of the Early Credit Task Force conducted 24individual interviews and focus groups with faculty and staff across the Iowa State campusduring the 2010-11 academic year. Participation was included from the following groups andoffices: Academic advising committees from all six undergraduate colleges Office of Admissions New Student Programs Department of Residence Student Athlete Services Student Financial Aid University Honors Program Learning Communities Scholarship Administrators: College Committee and the Iowa State University

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Vinhas; Joao Paiva

decided to conduct a survey to find out what expectations former freshmen had whenchoosing mechanical engineering and industrial management, and what were the main threats theyfelt when entering the course. Regarding the first issue, the answers indicated a strong concern withemployment as well as potential high income. As to the second one, the main anxiety detected was“not being able to cope with Mathematics and Physics” and “not being able to succeed in a coursethat had a reputation of being solid but very difficult”. This last issue was somehow consistent withthe grades students presented at arrival. Shouldn’t the department look for better students? Ofcourse, but the consistently low average national grades in Maths and Physics made us aware

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lonnie Welch

7.506.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”highly structured and focused on a specific outcome, such as learning to master a procedure. Thesocial theory supporting CL identifies several positive outcomes associated with working closelyin a supportive group of individuals. Learning something new often poses a certain amount ofrisk and the social support of fellow team members provides the environment in which risk canbe managed productively. Involvement and motivation are both critical to the learning processand both occur with highly functioning cooperative teams. Learning remains a

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

objectives. When this was noted, the instructors realized that the lack of data was due to the material not being covered, and that was due to the obsolete nature of the material. MFET 275, Computer Numerical Control Applications – one course objective was not being covered at all, so it was removed, and a new objective concerning computer aided manufacturing systems (CAM) instituted. The new objective was evaluated with a student project, and initial indications are the new objective/project combination works very well. MET 325, Applied Thermodynamics – the course assessment system indicated a problem with the order the material was presented. The text for this course presented all theory

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6345An Analysis of Two Interventions Designed to Improve Student Performancein Engineering CalculusDr. Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville JULIA H. CHARIKER, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She teaches courses in human cognition and learning. Her research combines the psychology of learning and cogni- tion, new information technologies, and collaboration with experts in biology, medicine, and engineering.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Patricia A