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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

game isdeveloped as part of an instructional module that aims to be implemented into undergraduatestructural engineering courses, where students can connect retrofit strength levels with broadercommunity impact. The paper presents the game development, along with results from apost-game survey, collected during a pilot implementation. This feedback demonstrates theeffectiveness and improvement of the new version of the game in achieving intended learningobjectives.IntroductionThe field of civil engineering faces a tripartite of grand challenges as our infrastructure continuesto age, user demand increases with urban growth, and hazards increase in prevalence andmagnitude with climate change. To properly address these challenges, the risk

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

describes a new civil engineering MS management option currently beingimplemented in our program. The option consists of two new graduate courses that provide arich experience in leadership, management, and professional practice outcomes. This option alsoincludes a coupling with our undergraduate culminating design class wherein graduate studentscan gain an effective leadership experience by mentoring undergraduate culminating designprojects. It also summarizes preliminary assessment of the class and student evaluations as ameans to determine the option’s effectiveness. The motivation for this new option comes from1) a desire to strengthen our undergraduate culminating design experience, 2) a strongrecommendation and support from our advisory board

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Wen Cheng, P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

experimentallaboratory experiences. During the pandemic teaching period, all the labs in the curriculumcontinued to be delivered remotely. When students were asked if the laboratory learningexperience was negatively impacted, 66% strongly or somehow agreed, while 14% strongly orsomehow disagreed, and 20% neither agreed nor disagreed. Only 18% strongly and somehowagreed that online laboratory teaching was more conducive to learning than in personinstruction, while 67% strongly or somehow disagreed, and 15% neither agreed nor disagreed.Thirty three percent of the respondents strongly or somehow agreed that their communicationwith team members in their lab course assignment or project improved when online, while 47%and 20% strongly or somehow disagreed, and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

students about whether this was important while theinstructor attempted to remain agnostic until a decision was made to simply have one studentapply the blast load as shown in Figure 3b.Figure 4. Students attempting to improve the repeatability of the air cannon shot.The time history of the structure response was measured using an iPhone 13 Pro running thePhyPhox app and sampling at 100 Hz. The time history was uploaded to the course LMS fordistribution to the students and each of them plotted it in Microsoft Excel, in the same sheet astheir Newmark Method implementation. The students were then tasked with plotting both themeasured response in the same plot as the acceleration response from the Newmark Method(Figure 5) and adjusting the impulse

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Tariq Sweidan, University of Arkansas; Abigail Mayhan, University of Arkansas; Pratik Ghimire, University of Arkansas; Suman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

study on using a mini project in structural material testing to address ABET student outcomesAbstract: This is a case study manuscript exploring the potential of a mini-project centered arounda civil engineering course to satisfy several of the student outcomes outlined by ABET. Themini-project was developed to help students meet specific objectives based on Bloom'staxonomy. Students were expected to utilize the materials learned in the Structural materialslecture and lab to come up with a plan to test the effect of a pozzolan/supplementarycementitious material (SCM) on the properties of concrete. The student groups worked on fivedifferent mixes, investigating the effect of two different pozzolans: fly ash and

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret N Lingwall, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

or needing supplemental explanations. With more in-class time needed forbasic instruction and working of examples, there is less time for active learning or productivefailure learning. Thus, only the most effective of the active learning and productive failureactivities have been preserved in the Spring of 2023 course composition. Referring to Figure 1and Table 1, the hybrid approach has two days each week as conventional learning, with one daya week in either the active or productive failure delivery mode. This was done due to the highdemand from students in previous semesters to move away from a fully flipped format, but withtheir coincidental high demand for supplemental videos.For students from marginalized identify groups, differing

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

knowledge before confronting them with a possibly new way or context to understand engineering behavior. Bain reported that the best teachers create an environment that stimulates critical thinking [3]. The ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Model and program encourages the use of physical demonstrations to teach engineering [8], including a module on using drama in the classroom [9]. The author has previously implemented themes/drama into an engineering mechanics of materials course and demonstrated its effectiveness for improving student learning and the student experience [10]. • Excitement- Perhaps the most important attribute an instructor could display is pure excitement and enthusiasm for the topic

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Petronella A James, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis, P.E., Morgan State University; Eazaz Sadeghvaziri, Morgan State University ; Di Yang; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

advantage in fostering learningprocess such as the students' critical thinking abilities and peer interactivities. Establishing uponprior experiences, students effectively acquire knowledge facilitating the construction of newknowledge and understanding.MethodologyModule DesignFigure 1 summarized the well-developed module structure where ECP is implemented anddivided into four sections, and which was elaborated by Ladeji-Osias [13].Figure 1: ECP Instructional module designIn the transportation engineering discipline, ECP was implemented in two undergraduatecourses: TRSS 301 Introduction to Transportation Systems and TRSS 415 Highway Engineering.The first course is at the junior level. It covers transportation system concepts and strategies

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

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Civil Engineering

available has resulted in improved student performance. This was a very low-grade and inexpensive study conducted out of a combination of opportunity and necessity. Theeffort has provided an excellent ROI. Faculty, which were short of time to interact with studentsone on one, are now able to easily meet with groups of students on a scheduled or unannouncedbasis and better use their time (they still maintain office hours and meet with students one on oneas time permits). The students, in teaching each other, are gaining confidence and expandingtheir knowledge of course materials. They are also building a social network within the programthat is beneficial and feel like they are an integral part of the Civil Engineering program.The Civil Engineering

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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International

the beneficial side effects of the leader for day exercise was a whole different attitudetoward traveling in unfamiliar territory. The students were much more observant, patient andinterested in their surroundings. In other words, they were engaged and learning to be leaders.ConclusionsThe overall experience and effects of the RSAP program were measured in several ways. First,students were surveyed before the start of the classroom portion of the course and their attitudes,experiences, and ambitions were recorded as a baseline. After the travel, the assessment wasrepeated and compared to the baseline to identify changes. Additionally, the impressions held bythe chaperones and course instructors were recorded to identify changes in student

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Colorado. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Case Study: Civil Engineering Student Mental Health and Watching Football?Summary: This paper reviews the mental health crisis among college students, describes amental health unit in a first-year civil engineering seminar course, and shares student views. Anunexpected finding was that students discussed the role of watching football in boosting theirwell-being. Faculty should be aware that student mental health is a significant concern andencourage students to develop a healthy balance of activities beyond school and work. Movingengineering away from its stress culture may help improve student well-being and

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Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

engineering technology (E and ET) programs are part of STEM, inmany cases E and ET faculty have different academic backgrounds and job responsibilitiescompared to other branches of STEM. E and ET faculty often require industry experience withthe highest academic degree, and have higher teaching and research loads. Faculty are requiredto do a number of things that graduate school and/or industry practice don’t teach them, such asplanning and delivering courses effectively, designing and starting a research program togetting it funded, attracting and managing graduate students and undergraduate students, findingand working with appropriate faculty or industrial collaborators, writing assignments and teststhat are both rigorous and fair, dealing with

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel A. Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Elizabeth A. Basha, University of the Pacific; Andria Patricia Ellis, University of the Pacific, School of Engineering and Computer Science ; Kristina Hammarstrom; Feliciano Leon; Jerry Bruce Hildebrand; Spencer Ton

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Civil Engineering

engineering skills indifferent environments as areas in need of improvement. The students noted that their academicbackground had not prepared them sufficiently to work in the non-profit sector specifically,although two of the three students had prior work experience in the public sector throughengineering internships. Another area for improvement identified was the ability and creativityrequired to solve problems when resources are scarce or when different types of resources areused. One student suggested that an elective or project-based course focused on engineering inthe context of social entrepreneurship or in developing countries would have better preparedthem for the experience.Upon their immediate return, the fellows had expressed some

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

evaluations (Fig. 1).4 Figure 24 shows the delta in improvement over six years,and current data shows very consistent results. Interestingly, a fair number of the ASCE Page 22.1645.3ExCEEd Teaching Workshop participants are seasoned faculty who are still needing tolearn how to teach effectively. ExCEED 2007 Long Term Self Assessment Feedback Overall Assessment Lesson Organization Presentation of Material

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin's University; Moses Tefe, Norwich University; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University; Gloria Faraone; Thais Alves, San Diego State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin’s University With degrees in both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Arkansas, and a doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Corrie Walton-Macaulay is a Geotechnical Engineering Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering department at St. Martin’s University, where he has been part of the faculty since 2019. Dr. Walton-Macaulay has extensive experience in the geotechnical and materials industry prior to becoming an academician and is a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Walton-Macaulay’s has a passion to teach, to educate upcoming civil engineers in best practices and for them to look to alternative ways and new technology that will improve on

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering; Usama El Shamy, P.E., Southern Methodist University; Binod Tiwari, University of Michigan; Anirban De, P.E., Manhattan College; Xenia Wirth; Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress; Anthony Tessari; Mehdi Omidvar; Ashly Cabas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

objectives cannot be accomplished without having students makedecisions in an authentic environment, where engineering judgment competency is developedand assessed within a “real” engineering context.Additionally, despite the calls for change and consistent research findings demonstrating itsweaknesses, classical engineering education prevalent throughout academe, continues to rely ontraditionalist educational models, in which the teacher “transmits” information and the studentacts as passive recipient [e.g., 13]. In comparison, much of the recent literature has focused onthe effectiveness of non-traditional educational practices in improving students’ performance,engagement with and motivation in engineering [e.g., 14-17]. Specifically, student

Conference Session

International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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International

undergraduate at Virginia Tech. This student (the lead author) spent hissophomore year in an engineering school in France with instruction in French and senior year atthe Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a medium of instruction in Portuguese. Therest of his engineering program was completed/is ongoing at Virginia Tech. In France, twenty-two school credits were earned in engineering and history/culture/language classes. In Brazil, 23transfer credits were obtained, including an online class from Virginia Tech. Therefore, thisstudent earned nearly 33% of his academic credits for his B.S. degree outside United States.Study in Brazil is funded under a project with funding from the Funds for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao-Chia Cheng, National Central University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 542, R.O.C.; Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University

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Instrumentation

, the integration ofthis measurement apparatus can be divided by four parts: “system design”, “optical systemintegration”, “data acquirement”, and “data analysis”. Students from Physics Department andDepartment of Optics and Photonics had been participated in this project in their “Special TopicsStudy” course. In this paper, we would like to share our approach to realize the physical conceptwith the community in the hope that this selected topic will be helpful for teaching the principlesand methods about index characterization.Measurement principle and resultAs shown in Fig-1, one laser beam is incident on a prism of apex angle . The first air-prisminterface which laser beam enters is regarded as “entrance face” and the one which laser

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Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Shen Theh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Rachel Shannon, University of California Los Angeles; Mani Mina, University of California Los Angeles

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

be afraid of mistakes. In addition, students are more willing to learnfrom their mistakes, which we argue is the more meaningf ul approach to achieving effectivelearning because they are experiencing a better path and interactions for facilitating theirexperience that would result in remembering the learning and the process. I. Introduction The role of educators is to facilitate the students’ journey. Educators create safe space forstudents to learn, make mistakes, emancipate, and create an identity for themselves [1].Educators rely on conventional tools such as lectures, class activities, assignments, quizzes, andexams to educate their students. Over time, more research has gone into other effective learningtools. Research records

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

it looked the way it did. This study set out to not only educate people about thestructure, but to see if that education would influence their impressions. The results of thissurvey suggest that knowing more about the structure did in fact make it more appealing in anumber of ways.In the future, the researchers are interested in using various aspects of the sculpture in a numberof different courses to determine if the sculpture, as a learning tool, can not only improve thedegree to which people think about technical, social, and environmental issues, but the degree towhich they can actually learn more about these issues. References1. Chou, K. & Moaveni, S. (2008). “Enhancing Global

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

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Instrumentation

sensors through the microcontrollers. Thesensor network environment is being applied in areas such as logistics, environmental controland controlling of devices at home [1]. As the use of the Internet has grown, businesses andhome applications have found that the Internet is a low-cost way for mobile users and permanentsites to connect to the business and home network. Clearly it is more cost-effective to connectover the Internet to a private network, than to pay for a leased line or lines to do so [2-[3].The home automation system as shown in Figure 1 consists of a home computer connected to theinternet that has an Ardunio Microcontroller attached to it. The home computer continuouslymonitors the Ardunio Microcontroller board interfaced to the

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

connected to a clear understanding of institutional priorities, particularly as it relates topromotion and tenure decisions. In addition, programs must maintain high scholarly expectationsof the field and account for the economic realities of being a faculty member.2.1 Faculty Development Role Faculty development is defined as “any endeavor designed to improve facultyperformance in all aspects of their professional lives”2 (p.1) as researchers, academic advisors,instructors, leaders, facilitators, mentors, and institutional decision makers. Faculty developmentis a dynamic process that seeks to change faculty members’ “attitudes, skills, and behaviortoward greater competence and effectiveness in meeting student needs, their own needs, and

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Fred Higgs III, Rice University; Kaz Karwowski, Rice University; David Allen Van Kleeck, Rice University ; Thomas Edward Phalen Jr., Rice University; Gayle Moran; Cesare Wright, Rice University; James Philip Hennessy, Rice University

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Engineering Leadership Development

participate in ‘real-world’ industrial, research, or other professional internships ENGI 315: Leading Teams and Innovation Reviews and develops skills needed to effectively launch, develop, and lead innovative engineering teams ENGI 317: Leadership Action Learning Applies skills students acquire through certificate courses to specific leadership development projects Courses at the 100 level are for freshman, 200 and 300 level courses are typically for sophomores, and juniors, and 300 level are for juniors. ENGI is the

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Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao, Vanderbilt University; Jing Fan, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia J. Brame, Vanderbilt University; Bennett Allan Landman, Vanderbilt University

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Electrical and Computer

implemented successfully in severaluniversities with significant improvement in students’ conceptual understanding of signals andsystems. Based on these existing lab curricula, three in-class MATLAB-based collaborative labexercises were developed and implemented in the EECE 214 course curriculum in fall 2013.This paper outlines the significance and features of these lab exercises, their impact on students’conceptual understanding as assessed by the SSCI and student feedback, and persisting studentmisconceptions that may be effectively addressed by modifying the lab exercises. Page 24.715.2EECE 214 introduces time and frequency domain representations

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies

career.The interview protocol included these questions: 1. Are you a GTF or a GTA? How long have you been teaching for the department? Which course are you assigned to? 2. What do you want to get out of being a GTA? 3. What kind of workload have you had? How does this compare to other departments? 4. What training did you get? Was it effective/helpful for what you’ve done? 5. What suggestions do you have for training? 6. Tell me about working with the other GTAs in the department. How much interaction do you have? How has working with other GTAs impacted your development? 7. Are you interested in doing classroom research? What kinds of things are you interested in investigating? 8. What kind of feedback would you like

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

vast majority of the studentsfelt that the seminar helped to improve their teaching. An example student comment suggestedthat the overall seminar was effective: “The information presented in this class has helped meunderstand that there are different types of students and that there are varied ways of helpingthose students achieve classroom goals.”Discussion and ReflectionIn the Fall semester 2008 the course instructor was teaching this course for the first time. Thisinstructor chose to follow the framework of the course as previously taught, using lecturecoupled with student-centered activities as described in this paper. However, the instructorincorporated a major change: the Peer Observation Project. The instructor believed that

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Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

Undergraduate Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University. She has coordinated mathematics placement assessment at Tech for over 25 years and has led the effort to implement web-based tutoring in mathematics. Currently, she is developing and teaching math courses via the internet. Page 11.1009.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Predicting Student Preparedness in Calculus A Preliminary ReportAbstractFive years ago Louisiana Tech University began using a web-based tutorial program, ALEKS, inan effort to provide more effective mathematics tutoring for its students

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta; John M. Shaw

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

iterations.Continual Improvement MethodologyThe overall objective of the continual improvement process, illustrated in Figure 1, is theidentification of effective improvement actions or to demonstrate the adequacy of the statusquo over time. Improvement actions are targeted to improve graduate attribute developmentfrom an outcome based assessment perspective. The key criteria to develop an assessmentsystem are listed in Table 1. The improvement actions identified must be evidence based andsupportable from a resource perspective. Improvement actions can target course or programlevel improvements and should be supported by an analysis of outcomes at the course level.The method utilized to identify the improvement actions must include multiple perspectivesand

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

analysis and quality improvements in industry and technology e. Design, analysis, and optimization of product and manufacturing systems f. Management and risk mitigation of technological projects 5. Ability to perform scholarly and applied research works independently as well as in Page 15.991.3 teams. 6. Effective written, oral and presentation skills 7. Consideration of professional and ethical responsibilities in the conduct of research projects.Program Assessment and Continuous Improvement ToolsTable 1 summarizes the assessment methods used to measure the program outcomes outlined inthe earlier section. The

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Student Progress on “a-k” ABET Educational OutcomesIntroductionABET EC2000 brought significant changes to the way engineering and engineering technology programsmust assess, evaluate, improve, and document effectiveness of curriculum in order to be accredited1.  This paper describes a process being used in the Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology department at University of Cincinnati to assess student progress on the “a-k” ABETEducational Outcomes. Several assessment rubrics were developed to assess students’ ability inlab courses, technical knowledge and competence in project design and capstone courses, andtechnical communication skills including oral presentations, lab reports, and technical reports.Courses from freshmen to senior