Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 1: Course Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothiax Shoushounova, Keiser University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

professional societies and editorial boards and is a senior member of IEEE and ASME and ASEE and AHSIE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Transformative Learning Approach for an Introduction to Engineering Course I. IntroductionEngineering is a complex and challenging field of study. It requires students to have a thoroughunderstanding of scientific and mathematical principles, as well as the ability to think critically,solve problems, and develop creative solutions. In addition to learning the fundamentals ofengineering and mastering engineering-based STEM knowledge, students must also gain anunderstanding of how to work in teams, communicate effectively

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #19733Developing and Improving a Multi-Element First-Year Engineering Corner-stone Autonomous Robotics Design ProjectMr. David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University David J. Frank is a 4th year Computer Engineering honors student at The Ohio State University and an Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program. He will graduated with his B.S.E.C.E in May 2017, and his M.S.E.C.E in May 2018.Ms. Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University Kelly L. Kolotka is a third year Chemical Engineering honors student at The Ohio State University with a minor in Biomedical Engineering. She is

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jalpa Bani; Syed S. Rizvi

-performance computing today andits fundamental advantages have deeply influenced modern processor designers. It has become adominant paradigm in processor architecture in form of multi-core processors available in personalcomputers today. Sharing processor resources like cache memory, sharing memory maps in RAM andsharing computational power of math coprocessors during execution of multiple processes in operatingsystems, has become an inevitable phenomenon. Few years back, Intel introduced Hyper-Threading technology in its Pentium 4 processors, wherein thesharing of processor resources between process threads is extended further by sharing memory caches.Shared access to memory caches is a feature that’s available in all the latest processors from

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter

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New Engineering Educators

course grade is typically many times smaller, around 5% of the coursegrade. This percentage has been high enough to motivate students to do the homework, but lowenough so that routine scores of 100% on the self-graded homework do not significantly inflatethe course grade.We have also introduced metacognition to our homework assignments. One of us requires thateach student evaluate and explain his/her errors in addition to redoing problems correctly inorder to receive full credit. The other often requires each student simply to write a paragraphsummarizing what he/she learned in doing the self-graded homework and where his/her errorstypically arose.The self-graded homework has been extremely well received. When surveyed, 86% of thestudents

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

Session 1159 Native Instrumentation Board Interface For Java-based Programs Richard E. Pfile and William Lin Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, IndianaAbstractJava is becoming a popular programming language for PC-based applications programs for manyreasons. Java’s language rules force a natural structured approach to writing code, its strong datatyping eliminates some of the subtitle errors encountered in C/C++ language, it’s thoroughlyobject oriented

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter A. Koen

. Ability to transition from the academic environment to the industrial 50 environment. 13. Effective project management skills. 50 14. Mature, responsible and open minded with a positive attitude towards life. 50 15. Effective writing skills. 49 16. Ability to function in a multicultural and diverse work environment. 47 17. Knowledge of business strategies and management practices. 35 18. Fundamental understanding of mathematics. 32 19. Appreciation and understanding of history, world affairs and cultures. 27 20

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Heeter; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

aninstructional module for 9th-12th grade students in a science or engineering class. The moduleconsists of a lecture with hands on activities to help students understand Boolean Logic. It willintroduce the PLC and Ladder logic programming.Learning Objectives: After this lesson the student should be able to (a) describe what aProgrammable Logic Controller is (b) understand basic AOI Boolean Logic (c) be able to write asimple Ladder Logic program.Administer: Pre-Test (Appendix A)Concepts for Teachers:The first PLC was introduced in the late 1960s. The first commercial and successfulProgrammable Logic Controller was built by Modicon Corp. as a replacer part for GeneralMotors. Originally, it was a machine with thousands of parts, but in the late ‘70’s with

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-1785: SPATIAL VISUALIZATION SKILLS: IMPACT ON CON-FIDENCE AND SUCCESS IN AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUMNorma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University Ms. Veurink is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech where she teaches First Year Engineering courses. Ms. Veurink has conducted research on the impact of spatial visualization training on student retention and success and is on the Executive Board for the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE.AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technolog- ical University where she teaches first year engineering courses and an

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 22

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Faraz Sajawal, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Examining Students’ Beliefs on the Use of ChatGPT in EngineeringAbstractAn Open Artificial Intelligence language model called Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer(ChatGPT) was developed by engineers. This kind of AI system produces text responses thatresemble those of a human being in response to a variety of prompts and inquiries. A few benefitsof ChatGPT are its round-the-clock assistance, prompt question answering, ability to locateresearch-related material, ability to write code, etc. Despite these benefits, ChatGPT may provideinaccurate or irrelevant results due to its limited contextual understanding of a given topic.Feedback that is unfair or erroneous may result from bias in the data that was used to train theprogram. Regrettably

Conference Session

Technical Session 4b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jason Matteson, Northern Arizona University; David M Richter, Northern Arizona University

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Pacific Southwest Section

aim in mind, one backbone assignment given to students is to have them completesmall writing assignments about assigned material for the class before they arrive. They areasked to think through material—a philosophical essay, a textbook chapter, a news article, adocumentary—and compose one main claim about that material worth discussing. Given thediversity of the materials assigned, students will do a lot of different things to prepare fordifferent discussions: they might propose a criticism, they might elaborate and idea, they mightdraw a comparison to previous material, and so on. These small assignments are gradedprimarily on whether they demonstrate a preparedness to have a serious philosophical discussionin class about the material.In

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cavicchi, Grove City College

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Electrical and Computer

courses on signals and systems and electrical engineering for nonelectrical engineering majors. He is the author of Digital Signal Processing (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000) and Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1993). He has taught graduate classes on digital signal processing and digital spectral analysis, and has conducted research on DSP and ultrasonic diffraction scattering for medical imaging. Dr. Cavicchi is a member of Sigma Xi. Page 13.776.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integration

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Nasr; Basem Alzahabi

) 3.2. Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning 3.3. Testing of Assessment Methods: Compliance with ABET’s (a-k) and Additional Outcomes4. Improvement Process and Feedback: Apply results, reevaluate and repeat for continuous improvementIt is important to note that the above blocks are not totally independent and that the assessmentprocess is a cyclic operation.1. EC2000 Course Syllabus:The education literature is rich on articles for writing a proper course syllabus [4,8]. However, inlight of ABET’s outcomes (a – k of Criterion 3 [9]), some changes to the “Old ABET SyllabusFormat” were identified. The “Old ABET Syllabus Format” consists of the following items:Course Number, Name, and Date; Catalog Data; Textbook; References; Coordinator(s

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

for a majority of undergraduate engineeringstudents is simply to obtain the ‘answer’ in the back of the book. A common approach is tosearch the textbook chapter for the applicable formula or equation and immediately insertnumbers and calculate an answer. This approach is often successful with problems that requirefew equations, especially if the equations can be solved sequentially or are easily manipulated toisolate the unknown variable. The unfortunate aspect of this is that students may spend verylittle time focusing on the basic fundamental physics of the problem and, generally, no time at allon the very important verification of the ‘answer’! As problems become more complex, withincreased numbers of simultaneous equations and/or

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College

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Liberal Education

discover theliving, powerful dynamic relation between word and action, between word, action andreflection.”3 It is important not only that connections are made, but also how they are made.Liberative learning is fundamentally relational, both in terms of connecting theory and practice,content and process, and in terms of emphasizing human relationships in the classroom and inthe world as central to learning. Typically a relational learning approach4 identifies threedifferent ways that an individual student has of relating; the learner’s relation to themselves, thelearner’s relation to the teacher, and the learner’s relation to the world (this includes theacademic and social aspects of the classroom).Liberative pedagogies view process and content

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

has an interest in engineering education and servProf. Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut Arash E. Zaghi is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. In 2009, he received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. After he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 33, he began engineering education research aimed at highlighting the importance of neurodiversity for the creativity of our nation’s engineering workforce by promoting a fundamentally strength-based perspective toward diversity. He started his engineering education research endeavor through an NSF RIGEE grant in 2014. The

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

adolescence. The philosopher JohnMacmurray argues that we come to be who we are as personal individuals only in personalrelationship [19], [20] – “we need others to be ourselves”. Personal relationships are thesource of motivation: without motivation learning is difficult. Universities and schools can bedesigned to foster or impede relationships. In terms of the LSEM framework the societalaspects of college seem critical and it seems unlikely that they can be replaced throughinformation technologies.MotivationChambliss and Takacs write, “…the fundamental problem in American higher education is nolonger the availability of content but rather the availability of motivation.” (p. 172).Motivation is an extremely complex concept which academics and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

found that media based instruction was significant in raisingthe GPAs of the students. To foster an environment whereby student engagement is enhanced a midterm project wasassigned where the class was randomly divided by the professor into several groups of three tofour students per group. The project was to design a “night lamp”, that is a circuit that turns an(light-emitting diode) LED light on when the room gets dark. A list of components for a possiblecircuit to accomplish this project was also given. Each group had to design and build the nightlamp, write a report, and give a five minute power point presentation. The mini project was verysuccessful since students collaborated and were engaged in the entire learning process. . The

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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, & Curriculum Design Technical Session 2

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Adva Waranyuwat, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Emily Ferrier, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alison Wood , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

strategies like more time on tests often don’t translate.● The letter is then shared with the faculty and they are meant to implement that.● The sharing of the letter is meant to be the start of a conversation between student, faculty, advisor, disabilities services. However, in many cases, it is a terminal communication event.● It is important to note that faculty are legally required to follow the accommodations as long as it doesn’t fundamentally change the course or the outcomes or what is assessed. They have to do this without knowledge of the student’s disability but with the knowledge of stated accommodations. We find that even faculty who really want to meet the needs of students are unsure of what to do in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Moriarty

THREE KINDS OF ETHICS FOR THREE KINDS OF ENGINEERINGIntroductionAuthentic discussion of the nature and ethics of the engineering enterprisedemands contextual considerations. Yet, we engineers typically take contextas an add-on, often as a feature we are forced to address. The social contextof engineering, for example, can be reduced to strategies for compliancewith FCC or EPA regulations. Context is marginalized and seldom givenvoice by the contemporary engineering enterprise. But, context is world,and engineering is inherently and fundamentally an in-the-world enterprise.The impetus to drive the engineering enterprise comes from the world andthe products of the enterprise are let loose into the world

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

Paper ID #13802Using online and hands-on activities to improve self-efficacy in mechanicsDr. Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University Dr. Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf is a postdoctoral research scholar in the Designing Education Lab at Stanford University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of solid mechanics and engineering education, particularly in the areas of a new paradigm in teaching introductory, fundamental engineering mechanics courses (statics, mechanics of materials, and dynamics).Prof. Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University Sarah L. Billington is Professor of Structural Engineering and Associate

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

, ability toset priorities, understanding of the business fundamentals, and creativity and innovation.The importance of non-technical skills in a technical curriculum is something that has beenconsidered by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), in both itsEngineering Technology and Engineering accreditation standards. ABET currently requires non-technical skill sets that include: an ability to function effectively on teams; an ability tocommunicate effectively; a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelonglearning; an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities; a respect fordiversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues; and acommitment

Conference Session

Technology and Design in Engaging and Analyzing Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; John Edward Miller, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

case studies. These topicsshould also be emphasized in capstone design classes. The standard of “understanding” does notguarantee that the student has internalized these qualities of character and ethical responsibility.One of the primary dilemmas for students choosing to obey (or not) these fundamental cannons isthe possibility of losing their jobs. The motivation of fear of losing a job is a negative motivation.These codes/cannons are a “minimum” list of guidelines to help engineers face challenges in theworkplace. Understanding does not imply that employees will always do the right thing. If thesecannons are part of a personal, internal ethic, then the engineer/computer scientist will be moreinclined to do the right thing for the right

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-734: ENGINEERING EDUCATON AND THE ENTREPRENEURIALMINDCynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Sr. Lecturer of Computer Science, Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering & Computer Science, Baylor UniversityWilliam M. Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does work in the areas of entrepreneurship and appropriate technology in developing countries. He also writes and does research in

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie Davis; John Palmer; Helen Grady; Clayton Paul; Allen F. Grum

courses taught by our sister College of Liberal Arts in order to foster global awareness on the part of our graduates.Y Finally, we needed better ways to measure outcomes. This involved a wide range of initiatives that included mandatory “exhibits” (portfolios, freshman design, a junior-level gateway exam, senior design, and the Fundamentals of Engineering exam) that would demonstrate student learning not only of fundamentals but of processesOur desire was to develop an educational product that is not only competent in engineering, butalso capable of strong leadership in a demanding societal context.IV. How We Changed: The ProcessDuring the spring and summer of 1994, when Dr. Allen Grum was Interim Dean, we determinedthat we would set

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

● Added “analytical thinking” pre- and post-test3. Course OrganizationOur university is a relatively large, urban, public university based on a quarter system, i.e., eachterm is 10 weeks long with the 11th week reserved for final examinations. There are threecommunity colleges within city limits and all of them have articulation agreements with ouruniversity and ECE programs. The university and community colleges have dual-enrollmentagreements, further blurring the line between so-called native and transfer students. These andother factors make our student population very diverse in terms of the amount of experience inproblem solving, programming, writing, and other areas relevant to engineering. In the past, weavoided enforcing the pre-requisite

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2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan; sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Rex Taibu; George Tremberger Jr; Tak Cheung

asynchronous delivery of astronomy, showed similarresponse rate. About half of the assessed astronomy students (N = 60) are still in the process ofcompleting the third-week assignment during the writing of the present paper, that is, in theseventh week of Fall 2020. While more data would be collected next semester, it is important toaddress some remaining open questions.The assessment of tacit knowledge posts a fundamental question, namely, can tacit knowledge bemade explicit? A quantitative assessment would use a rubric to generate scores and repeatedtraining could mimic tacit knowledge improvement. On the one hand, the riding of a bicycle isusually accepted as an example of tacit (or implicit) knowledge. On the other hand, theassociated physics

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

the microcontroller, and asked to complete a schematic. Symbols for components (i.e. power,ground and the temperature sensor) are given to the student. Figure 6 provides an example of acompleted student schematic. After completing the schematic, students are prepared and readyto write software for the microcontroller. Figure 6. Sample student schematic showing sensor and microcontroller connectivity3.2.3 Introduction to Software Development for Embedded ComputingThe purpose of the subsequent phase of the workshop is to teach students the fundamentals ofsoftware development in the context of an embedded system. No prior computer programmingexperience was required or assumed for this workshop. It is explained to students that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #16156Enhancing Critical Thinking in a First-Year Engineering Course using a Hands-On Study of VectorsDr. Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville Dr. Angela Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. Dr. Thompson received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Her research interests are in biomechanics and engineering education, particularly related to critical thinking instruction.Dr. Brian Scott Robinson, University of LouisvilleDr. J. C. McNeil, University of Louisville Jacqueline McNeil is an Assistant

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carrie Girstantas; William Scherer

depth of communication required for the kind of learningenvironment requires a sufficiently small number of students. The issue is to find anoptimal number of students a professor can reasonably facilitate, observe, and evaluateduring the course of the class sessions. Whereas in a traditional classroom, more studentscan be present for the lecture, additionally assessment is made more on individual writtenperformance and less on class participation. Although many of the same cases were used in different formats to illustrate thesame content, the enactment of the case in each format was different. For instance, theprocess on-grounds of using cases were to individually apply the theory and workthrough the problems, write up the findings and

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mohammad Amin; Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Bhaskar Sinha; Debra Bowen

computational, theoretical, or both. This is achievedprimarily through class assignments, but also through in-class discussions and exercises. The instructorviews his role as a facilitator for this process. He designs an effective framework in which learning cantake place. He then stimulates and nurtures the students' development by giving insightful help ofknowledge, techniques, and encouragement. The instructor’s goals in teaching are not just to promotelearning of the subject matter but how best to apply it in real life scenarios and leverage the analyticalskills learned in different future challenges. Helping the students learn to think logically, learn problem-solving methods and techniques, and improve writing skills is a fundamental goal of STEM