Conference Session

Care and Inclusive Teaching

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

with students in efforts to improve theirinterest, capacity, and belongingness in engineering. As part of a larger NSF-funded study on theinteractions of engineering professional formation with diversity and inclusion, we will use semi-structured interviews to investigate an electrical and computer engineering (ECE) faculty’sintention to implement inclusive teaching practices, using Fishbein and Ajzen’s reasoned actionmodel to define intention [1]. The interviews will be focused around an inclusive teaching “tipsheet” that was recently distributed to the ECE faculty. These interviews will allow us tocharacterize factors that influence the development of such an intention within the context of anengineering department, in order to make

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew L. Gillen, University College London; Michael L. Woodrow, University College London; Jose Luis Torero, University College London

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Design in Engineering Education

degree and is an encouraged path for professional certification.There are similarities between the MEng and the traditional Bachelor of Science modelcommon in the United States.From the months of September to March, students work together to tackle a major civilinfrastructure project. Figure 1 depicts the ICD course schedule in general terms. Students’time is split between all-class sessions that take the form of lectures on both technical andnontechnical topics, optional workshops on specific aspects of their designs (e.g. long-spanstructures), design advice rotations with mentors from industry, and simulated clientmeetings. Students have group working time built into the schedule. Figure 1. Weekly ICD Course

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

solving proficiency, self-directed learning strategies, and teamparticipation skills [4]In the fall semester of 2006, a new project experience was introduced into the 2 credit hourElectronics I lab [5]. This project had the following objectives: 1. Provide students with the opportunity to apply the concepts learned from the lectures and the instructor’s predefined labs. 2. Allow students to work on projects that motivate them. 3. Provide a fun and enjoyable problem solving real life learning experience 4. Engage the students in the analysis, synthesis and evaluation process to generate a working solution for their projectsIn this exercise the students were given the opportunity to propose and work on projects of theirpersonal

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenden Mervin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Guillermo Maldonado, University of Tennessee

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Nuclear and Radiological

-worldtype problems and demonstrating key concepts using modern nuclear analysis software. Theeducational package will consist of four independent educational modules, and each module willconsist of three or more 50-minute lectures which will focus on one of the following specificareas: cross section processing, criticality calculations, lattice physics, depletion and spent fuelisotopics. These lectures will be developed to include optional problem sessions that can becarried out in and/or outside of class. This educational package is intended for use by college-level nuclear engineering departments and programs. However, it may also be used tosupplement personnel training packages at organizations throughout the nuclear industry; such asthe NRC and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Paul Haiduk; Donald J. Bagert; Ben A. Calloni

Session 1626 Iconic vs. Text-Based Programming in the Introductory Programming Sequence† Donald J. Bagert, Ben A. Calloni, H. Paul Haiduk Texas Tech University Abstract Research has been undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of using iconic (as opposed to visual)programming environments in teaching the first two computer programming courses. The authors havedeveloped a Windows-based iconic programming language named BACCII, which allows the user to programwith icons representing

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

pioneering efforts in learning community development.Learning communities were first implemented here in the mid-1990s. The initial learningcommunities were generic and did not include any major-specific content. They were taken bystudents admitted through IUPUI’s undergraduate education center. The undergraduateeducation center admits exploratory students or students who lack the prerequisites to get in theschool of their choice.There were several prompting factors that drove the creation of learning communities at IUPUI.Chief among them is that IUPUI is mainly an urban, commuter campus resulting in much less instudent life and interaction compared to that found on the traditional residential campus. In otherwords, many of our students could be

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

an accelerometer and data acquisition system. They thendynamically determine the damping of the system using the log decrement method. Finally, theycompare the measured acceleration response from the test to a Simulink generated response ofthe same system. In the lab report they must compare the results to those obtained in Lab 1, anddiscuss intelligently any differences. They must answer questions such as: Based on theseresults, what was the maximum acceleration of the mass? How does this compare to thedisplacement that you observed? Does it make sense? Emphasis is placed on comparingtheoretical to experimental results, and intelligently discussing any differences.Laboratory 3: Response of SDOF System to Harmonic ExcitationThe experimental

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Jenni M. Buckley, University of Delaware

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First-Year Programs

, literature on rubricsconsistently specifies either a checklist or a grid in which to communicate the levels ofaccomplishment that an artifact exhibits when assessed for specific desired qualities. In general,published examples of rubrics include all possible combination of criteria and standards filled in,as shown in Table 1.Table 1. Basic grid format for standard rubrics. Each cell in the table corresponds to a differentcombination of criterion and standard level. In this example, three criteria are evaluated againstthree possible levels of standards. Standard level 1 Standard level 2 Standard level 3 Criterion 1 Description of meeting Description of meeting Description of meeting

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #27648Engagement in Practice: Using STEM Outreach as a Platform to ImproveSocial Awareness and Learning SkillsDr. Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University Dr. Bob Schaffer is a full-time lecturer at Santa Clara University where he teaches general Engineering classes and upper-division and graduate classes in Electrical Engineering. He also teaches as an adjunct professor in the Engineering department at Mission College (Santa Clara, CA). His classes include Intro- duction to Engineering, STEM Outreach in the Community, Digital Signal Processing, and Programming for Engineers. c American

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. His experiences include over 30 years teaching in Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms and 1 ½ years as a resource teacher. Chuck has curriculum writing experience and has presented at various state and national venues.Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School KIM PARSONS is the Reading Coach for Kindergarten through Third grade at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. She earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of South Florida. Prior to her position as Reading Coach, Kim’s experience

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Luo, Ohio Northern University; Robert Hovis, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

problem solving. It has been shown to be one of the most efficient and effectiveteaching methodologies by numerous papers and articles 2, 6, 8, 9. Active learning has been widelyused in classrooms for effective teaching 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10. At the university, OPL is a core, requiredcourse in the Computer Science curriculum. It is designed to theoretically investigateprogramming language constructs and to illustrate the implementations of the constructs in avariety of programming languages. Generally speaking, OPL can be taught either horizontally orvertically. In the horizontal strategy the instructor first discusses the constructs in theory andthen demonstrates the concrete implementations in real programming languages. In the verticalstrategy the

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

Session 1406 “Show-And-Tell-And-Let-Apply (SATALA): An Innovative Multi-Media Approach for Teaching Manual Architectural Engineering Drafting” Dr. Wafeek Samuel Wahby Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IllinoisBackgroundVisualization ability is essential for architectural drafting and blueprint reading. Frompreliminary sketching, to design, to implementation, architecture students and practitionersneed to find innovative ways through which they enhance their visualization and problemsolving skills. (1)This paper presents selected visual examples from an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Tackett; Greg Walker

good programming practices.In addition to these topical areas discussed in class, the thrust of the instruction revolvedaround student projects. Each participant was expected to devise a project related to theirthesis research that could be augmented by applying high-performance computing facilities. Because the course was intended as an introduction to high-performance computing,it was assumed that the students brought virtually zero knowledge to the class. While notuniversally valid, the expectation was justified. As a result, some relatively basic informationwas covered initially, followed by progressively more technical content. The semester wasdivided into three primary topical areas. 1. “How to” type of instruction to acclimate the

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis; Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis; Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. Louis; Patricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

engineering (BME) course that requiresstudents to integrate over foundational coursework in physics, biology, electrical and mechanicalengineering, computer science, and technical writing. Students explore current and classicmodels of instrumentation, nerve, muscle, and biomechanics. Preceding 2004 the course wasthree credits consisting of a lecture- or lab-format; each week featured either traditional lecturesor hands-on dry or wet laboratories. A consequence of the either-or structure was gap generationin lecture, leading to lack of continuity in substance and theme, and a lack of thought or energypreceding or following labs.In 2005 the lead author expanded the course to four units. Several improvements were institutedsimultaneously, including the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

semantics of programming languages. The proposed sequenceincludes courses in problem solving concepts, algorithm design and development, solutionmodeling, and finally coding. We anticipate that the proposed course sequence will provideinsights on the development of a framework to teach not only programming but problem solvingin general. The proposed framework will make students appreciate the usefulness of problemsolving and will facilitate the use of appropriate programming languages to develop solutions.1. IntroductionThe last decade has witnessed an ever increasing demand for IT professionals. In fact, the USBureau of Labor Statistics forecasts an increasing demand for high level IT professionals. Forinstance, system analysts will see 110

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1486: NEW FACULTY AND NAVIGATING THE CONTRACT RENEWALPROCESSJay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Jay Wierer is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2008. He is a Member of the IEEE and enjoys teaching courses in communications, signals and systems, DSP, controls, and circuits.Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Frankowski is Vice-President of Academics and Professor of General Studies at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his Ph.D. degree from Marquette University in 1992. He has been Vice-President

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

repository could be grew quiterapidly. It became evident that UMIPS could certainly serve the integrated circuit research com-munity as a whole.A second generation of the project, pictured in Figure 1, was developed but with additional func-tionality as compared to the original design. This design was completed by converting all of thepreviously disparate projects into IP blocks per a developed specification. These blocks markedthe founding contributions to the repository, the details of which were presented by McCor-quodale, et al.10 Shortly after its founding, UMIPS has received several submissions from bothwithin and outside of the University of Michigan.Figure 1. Die micrograph of the fabricated microsystem developed from independent research

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cyrus Hagigat

Copyright2004, American Society for Engineering EducationII: Mathematical Formulation of Vibrating Systems As Finite Element ModelsThe general equation of motion for a single degree of freedom vibrating system with viscousdamping can be expressed as shown in equation (1).1mu&& + cu& + ku = p (t ) (1)In equation (1), m is the mass, c is the damping coefficient and k is the stiffness for the singledegree of freedom vibrating system. p(t) is the excitation force applied to the system as afunction of time. u, u& and u&& are the displacement, velocity and acceleration of the single degreeof freedom system respectively.Figure 1 is an illustration of a generalized single degree of a freedom system.1 Figure

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Tront

in small group projects. Active learning exercises, specifically facilitated by the new tabletPC technology, were devised by the instructor for almost every classroom session. Studentswere able to capture the instructors electronic ink notes made on PowerPoint slides andelectronic whiteboards. Along with the instructor’s notes, the software also captures studentelectronic ink notes as well as e-ink input generated by other students. Throughout the course,students kept journals of their experience. Additionally, the performance of the Tablet PC groupwas monitored and compared to others in the sophomore cohort who took the course withoutTablet PCs. In general, students were very satisfied with the use of the tablet PC and their abilityto take

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhanmin Zhang; Susan Tighe; Gerardo Flintsch; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

successful development of thisimportant field. These potential obstacles include the following: 1. Lack of interest in infrastructure preservation and management among civil engineering students. Students often choose to specialize in more traditional areas within civil engineering. This has resulted in low enrollments in civil engineering infrastructure programs throughout the country, leaving limited qualified professionals to address infrastructure management and renewal. 2. Lack of succession planning, which is creating a significant generation gap in infrastructure preservation and management academics. 3. Lack of significant investment by federal agencies and industry in high to medium-risk, and

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Filsinger

Session 2420Writing Simulation Programs as a Tool for Understanding Internal Computer Processes Michael D. Filsinger University of CincinnatiAbstractThe usual approach to a hands-on understanding of process scheduling in a computer operatingsystem is to either modify an existing operating system or use a pre-written simulation program.In an Engineering Technology program, the first approach can be too difficult for the level ofprogramming expertise possessed by the students, while the second approach does not giveenough of a hands-on feel

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadezda Berezkina; Ilya Leipunsky; Guido Lopez

Session 1426 GAS ADSORPTION INDICATOR METHOD: AN INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH FOR NDT LABORATORY INSTRUCTION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS. Guido W. Lopez College of Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 Nadezda G. Berezkina, and Ilya O. Leipunsky Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Energy Problems of Chemical Physics

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Hassall; Jose Arquero; John Joyce; Ian Robinson; Michael Bramhall

undergraduate studies.Tables 3 and 4 give an overview of students in the three disciplines, and their attitude towardscommunication. Engineers and accountants displayed very similar characteristics, but theengineering students were more comfortable in a formal environment. This is perhaps to beexpected, given the almost entirely numerate background of the engineering students (Table 1).Numerical analysis is generally well structured and the similarly structured framework ofinterviews and presentations may set the engineering students more at ease (i.e. the certainty ofthe domain giving reassurance). The more diverse educational (60% mixed) background of theaccounting students might account for the difference. There are however, more

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

oscilloscope, anarbitrary waveform signal generator and a spectrum analyzer. All of the test and measurementequipment is connected to a computer that enables real time screen captures and electroniclaboratory notebook and report preparation. The ISSL has four complete laboratory stations.ELEC 304 is a required course in both the electrical engineering (EE) and computer engineering(CE) undergraduate curricula. ELEC 305 is a required course for EE undergraduates, butoptional for CE undergraduates. ELEC 462 and 464 are senior technical elective courses and aretaken by approximately one fourth of the senior class of electrical engineering students. Eachfall semester ELEC 304, ELEC 305 and ELEC 462 are taught and each spring semester ELEC304, ELEC 305 and

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

Session 1426 Behavior of Materials at High Temperatures; Instilling a Healthy Uncertainty Daniel W. Walsh, Ph. D., David Gibbs, College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoThe events that occur in metallic materials heated to high temperatures determine materialfunctionality, formability and fabricability. Few laboratory experiences allow engineers to explorethe performance of real engineering materials at homologous temperatures greater than 0.8. Fewerstill enable students to relate

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Nelson; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

Page 8.1235.3by including all concepts that had been listed by at least two of our experts. These 28 concepts Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Educationformed the basis for our subsequent rounds.Round 1. We developed both a web-based and a Word document version of our questionnaireusing the 28 concepts generated in Round 0. We asked each expert to rate each concept based ontwo factors: 1) the proportion of students that do understand the concept and 2) how important itis for a student to understand the concept. We used a scale of 0-10 for each question (0 = no oneunderstands this concept to 10

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arlie Donaldson

Session 1465 Integr ating Var ious Mathematical Tools with a Senior Mechanical Engineer ing Labor ator y Exper iment A.B. Donaldson Depar tment of Mechanical Engineer ing New Mexico State Univer sityAbstractA senior mechanical engineering laboratory utilizes a simple experiment to provide applicationof several mathematical tools, including: fitting of experimental data using multi-variable linearregression, integration of non-linear, ordinary differential equations, solution of the heatdiffusion equation by finite

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Alford

create course materials for students and faculty. Thesetools can be categorized into four general categories: (1) HTML and XML-based tools, (2) texttools, (3) calendar tools, and (4) programming tools.Computing EnvironmentAll 4,200 students at the United States Military Academy are required to purchase a personalcomputer and, beginning with the graduating class of 2003, a personal digital assistant as well(see Figures 1 and 2). Handheld and desktop computer purchases are centrally managed, andwith very few exceptions all students within the same graduating class own the same computer,PDA, and software applications. Students purchase their personal computer and PDA prior to thebeginning of their freshman year, and they receive initial training in

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson

concepts and skills generated thusfar.The second round of the Delphi process will ask participants to judge how important it is fortheir students to understand the various concepts and skills and, secondly, how many of theirstudents understand or can perform the concept/skill. First, the reduced list of 32 concepts and43 skill phrases in Appendix A were used to develop a technically sound statement (in sentenceform) for each item. These statements also represent a compilation of the explanations, etc., thatsome participants included in their original submissions. As the concept statements weredeveloped, some were ‘subdivided” to ensure one succinct concept per statement. Thus, thereare now 47 concept statements being used in the round two of the

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon; M. Asghar Bhatti

Session 2315 A Methodology to Define the Body of Knowledge in Civil Engineering Wilfrid A. Nixon and M. Asghar Bhatti Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242AbstractPolicy 465 of ASCE proposes radical changes in the process and implementation of civilengineering education. A necessary step in that implementation is defining the Body ofKnowledge (BOK) required in various topics within civil engineering, both at the time ofgraduation and at the time of licensure. This paper will explore, for a particular