Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

institution learned fromtheir experience. To date, interviews have been conducted at four the six institutions, butthe present report will be based on data from the first three institutions at whichinterviews have been completed.To date, several themes have emerged from analysis.• Each of the institutions initiated curricular improvement by developing a pilot program and offering it to a relatively small number of students. Initiating improvement via pilot programs is well-accepted developmental strategy for engineering artificial systems, but it offers benefits and presents challenges in an educational environment. Expanding from a pilot curriculum to a curriculum for an entire college of engineering also presents challenges in

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students toembrace their failures, something they have been trained to avoid in the past. This paper presentsa case study where design students were encouraged to discuss failure in the context of designloops using reflection journaling and continuously evolving design requirements.IntroductionSuccess of undergraduate engineering design projects can be measured in many ways, fromquality of learning, to ability to engage in teamwork, to completion of all technical detailsspecified at the onset. While Twin Cities Engineering (TCE) students show a range ofdevelopment and were able to meet programmatic outcomes, only one of 13 design teams in thelast three semesters has completely met all measures of success. The faculty’s perceptions of thislow

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) an ability to communicate effectively orally and written, both in Spanish and English h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j) a knowledge of contemporary issues k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The student outcomes provide a solid basis and support for Icesi graduates to achieve theProgram Educational Objectives. The associations

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox; Stephen Hundley

process and in the documented anddemonstrated learning outcomes of students. As a result, assessment, evaluation, and otherinstructional and programmatic improvement efforts have been initiated, all with the expresspurpose of providing more accurate information to stakeholder groups about what actuallyhappens in a higher education setting. This will impact the teaching-learning process, as moreemphasis is placed on what occurs at the classroom level. The challenge, therefore, is for facultyand administrators to design assessment processes which take into consideration the reportingrequirements of the institution to its external constituents, while protecting both the academicfreedom of faculty and the diversity present in teaching and learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

behavior change.34 Student reflections indicated positive changes in relationships, study behaviors, time use, and relationship with technology as well as an improved sense of personal integrity and self-esteem, and decreased stress and anxiety.34• Role Behavior in Groups. The goal of this research is to assist students in improving their academic life (individual sustainability) by asking them to reflect on their values, thoughts, and behaviors related to small group problem solving. After engaging in self- reflection, students engaged in a series of small group activities with each student’s teammates providing a ranking of each of their peer’s behavior.35,36 Student reflections indicated that cognitive dissonance was

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Missouri State University; Naomi L Dille, Missouri State University; Dhanush Bavisetti, Missouri State University; Sherrie Ilene Zook

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

improvement inhands-on learning, collaborative projects, and career support resources. Expanding mentorship programs, offeringreal-world projects, and enhancing diversity could significantly enhance student engagement and career readiness.Future work includes a thematic analysis of the student reflective surveys as well as assessing the impact of theRET experience on improving teacher pedagogic effectiveness. Nevertheless, these findings illustrate that real-world applications of ML/AI methods can significantly transform the learning environment by motivating andequipping both teachers and students to explore the technology.References 1. C. Riegle-Crumb, B. King, and Y. Irizarry, “Does stem stand out? examining racial/ethnic gaps in persistence

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

developmentof skills, that support thinking and professional judgment. Future E and ETs will need to adapt torapidly changing work environments and technology, direct their own learning, broaden anunderstanding of impact, work across different perspectives, and continually revisit what it meansto be an engineer and engineering technologist. Traditional approaches to E and ET education(chalk-and-talk lectures, individual homework) are becoming incompatible. Furthermore, research onstudent engagement has moved the boundaries of learning environments beyond formal classroomsto informal spaces such as student lounges, professional work spaces, and virtual community spaces.What remains crucial is the importance of social learning as students interact with

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Steven Joseph Abramsky, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

group. [...] Michael: So, the jigsaw, we'll look into that, in the sense that, they'll get experience on how to work in a team to learn how to use a bigger system. Jigsaw is going to be an opportunity to kind of, if we word it properly, let them know okay, some professionals that exist is trying to help their team understand a large system, a complicated system.Communicate course contentThree heuristics comprised this category, which focused on altering how course content andlearning objectives were communicated to students, especially to promote more engagement andunderstanding among all students (Table 6).Table 6. Heuristics related

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner, North Carolina A&T State University; Hyung Nam Kim, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

each week in an n-of-1 big data approach. This approach hasthe empirical benefit of allowing more inclusive and personalized analyses to draw conclusions. Byobserving the requirements of an approved IRB protocol, the analysis based on the transcripts ofthe video recordings, and the examination of change within each individual over time wasconfidential and conducted with de-identified data. Video recordings are coded and analyzed usingHyperRESEARCHTM version 3.7.5.The result calibrates students’ comprehension, integration, and application of impactful, data-driven research skills. The metacognitive development portion examines the influence anddynamics of anticipatory cognition, stereotype threat, identity, and academic self-efficacy as

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

knowledge when addressing newchallenges. This paper describes the project, how engineering report writing and documentationare addressed, the effectiveness of this project assignment over different offerings, and howstudents benefit from project-based learning. Course outcomes and assessment of the project arealso discussed.IntroductionTeaching design and communication skills to engineering students is always a challenging andevolving process. The goal of engineering design courses at Muskingum University, atraditional liberal arts institution, is to provide the students the education needed to solvecomplex engineering problems through hands-on experience that addresses different aspects ofdesign.Hands-on experience in undergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Research branch. University technology commercializationbegins with teaching and research that is conducted in the university research expertise areasidentified as focal centers. A focus on teaching students the technical and engineering skillsneeded to thrive in the marketplace at both the undergraduate and graduate levels is equallyimportant and key to the economic advancement of any locale. The Research branch combineswith the Development branch. The Development branch includes university ambassadors that actas liaisons between the university community and the technology/research drivers. Thesetechnology drivers fund large-scale research initiatives such as research centers and labs andprovide the motivation to conduct applied research that is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Donna Taylor, STEM Education Center at WPI; Erin Solovey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

to a broad audience (which includes the newRET teacher cohort starting that summer) at a Spring event for PreK-20+ educators. The long-termgoal of the RET Site is to deepen the relationship9 of WPI and local public school STEM teachersin order to develop a robust regional STEM Ecosystem10 with high-quality, purpose-driven STEMeducation that engages students to develop real-world problem-solving skills.The RET Site objectives (Figure 2) include:• Increasing the RET participants’ confidence and knowledge about how Engineering can benefit People and the Planet (e.g., UN SDGs), the Engineering Design Process (EDP), and Integrated STEM.• Fostering a community of educators for mentoring and support among the WPI pre-service teachers, the

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Jikai Du; Chad M Walber; Shawn E Thompson; David J Kukulka; Edward Purizhansky

knowledge to real world problems, emphasizing hands-on experience, applying activelearning strategies, integrating faculty research activities into course teaching, encouragingstudents to apply learned knowledge to work and research experience, and utilizing variousapproaches to get student feedback. Although these practices have been approved to be effectiveapproaches and can increase student motivation and involvement, challenges still exist andemerge for the education of the millennial generation [9-15]. The main challenges may include 1how to increase student engagement, how to close the gap between workplace demands andengineering education, how to enhance students’ commitment to lifelong

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ellis, Idaho State University; Richard M. Wabrek P.E., Idaho State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

trustees. Before the suspension of the faculty senate at ISU thefaculty senate attempted to communicate directly with the SBOE. The response of the SBOE wasto require that any communication be forwarded through the university president. On the rareoccasions that faculty leadership was allowed to address the SBOE at public meetings, themembers of SBOE never engaged the faculty leadership in any dialog. They mutely listened.Faculties that assert that they have primary responsibility for certain aspects of the operation of auniversity run the risk of being cast as a faculty union.It is important to understand the view of the courts related to faculty governance and freedom ofspeech. Only if state law requires state colleges to establish faculty

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Lavelle; Joseph Herkert

difficulty identifying aCHASS major. The Council maintains its own website [7] and a discussion listserv.B. Awards and BanquetSince the first graduating class, the Franklin Program has hosted a spring dinner honoring thescholars on the completion of the program. Graduates are presented with a certificate, a“Franklin key” from CHASS to wear with their academic regalia, and a gift from the COE.Since 2000 the program has also featured two awards, The Richard L. Porter Award for theoutstanding upper-class student in the program based upon academic achievement andcommunity service (where community service includes service to both the university and localcommunities) and the Robert L. Hoffman Award for the outstanding first-year student in theprogram

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Paul McPherson; Margaret Phillips; Kyle Reiter

Session ETD 355Student Products to Demonstrate CompetencyUpon completion of the courses previously discussed, students also gain the benefit of havingseveral academic products that can be shared with potential employers to demonstrate theircompetency with technical standards. From MET 102, students have a technical report outliningthe impact of standards on common everyday items, along with several mechanical designs thatadhere to a variety of technical standards. Beginning in the fall of 2018, students also now havethe opportunity to submit their work to an online educational badge system, developed byMichael Fosmire from Purdue Libraries, where instructors evaluate the work and award acompetency badge for high quality work that truly

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter A. Koen

indicatingthat the ability to identify, design and conduct experiments as well as analyze results; formulate Page 3.604.4and solve engineering problems; to engage in life-long learning; function on a multi-disciplinaryteam and communicate remain key attributes required of graduating engineers. Attribute Alumni (%) 1. Effective problem solving. 75 2. Use of computers for communication, analysis and design. 70 3. Effective decision making

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

this sequence. In each of these courses, a separate record of the students’communication skills is kept. These skills are particularly required by many of the desiredprogram outcomes, as shown in Figure 1. The department has as a goal that 100% of its studentsshow improvement in these skill scores between the first course and the last ones.9. Co-op Presentation & Co-op Supervisor SurveyAlthough not all of our students engage in co-op employment, a significant percentage does. Atthe conclusion of each assignment, the student is required to give a written report and an oralpresentation of his work before an audience that includes the co-op advisor, and if possible, theco-op supervisor. The co-op advisor evaluates the report and presentation

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Davy, Morgan State University; Indranil Goswami, Morgan State University; Jiang Li, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimen, Morgan State University; Charles Oluokun, Morgan State University; Arcadio Sincero, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering education–a heavy dose of rigorousmath and science during freshman and sophomore years–does not engage students’ vision of anengineering career. Freshmen students are suddenly confronted with classes that seem to havelittle relevance to the discipline. Mathematics faculty members, rather than those in engineering,usually teach math classes (Nikias, 2005). The freshman year for an engineering student is verycritical to his or her retention in the in the engineering program. There are reports in literaturethat the introduction of design in the freshman engineering course has an impact on the retentionof students in engineering program , stimulated interest in engineering among freshmen, enhancesoft skills like communication, working in

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

innovative approaches toengineering education11.To enhance this objective, Engineering Criteria 2000 requires that engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates possess the following: (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) An ability to communicate effectively (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Colin Neill; Joanna DeFranco; Amanda Neill

somebody’scommunication...it takes less time and is more efficient…” and is a good arena to “complete thathandout together as a team…”IV. Discussion and Future workOnline peer tutoring is a challenge for two main reasons. The first, which was highlighted severaltimes in our qualitative analysis, is getting the students to interact with the peer tutor. Since thecourse is online and asynchronous, it is difficult for the tutor to force interaction, let alone timelyinteraction, to capture and motivate student engagement on the topic of the week. Possibly addingan assessment evaluating the student interaction with peer tutors would help.The second main issue that was highlighted by the qualitative analysis was lack of tutor confidence.The typical face-to-face peer

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge R. Lara, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University; Patrick Linke, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

carry on a new perspective of engineering practice with afully integrated sustainable development thinking in his/her college training?-Is the First Year Engineering Program faculty trained to teach the complex holistic approach ofsustainable development fundamentals?-Is a course in fundamentals of sustainable development with simple language enough to train firstyear engineering students the principles required to engage students into a more comprehensivestudy related to sustainable development?For future assessments, sustainability assessment and sustainability indicators can be powerfuldecision-supporting tools that foster sustainable development knowledge in first year engineeringprograms by addressing three sustainability decision-making

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com- petencies through teaching and one-on-one coaching. She is most interested in developing student knowl- edge of leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace.Mr. Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University Andrew M. ”Mike” Erdman received his B.S. in Engineering Science from Penn State and his M.S. from USC. Erdman has also taken courses at RPI, Union, UCLA, UCSB, MIT, and Dartmouth. At Rocket- dyne (Pratt & Whitney), he helped design the Space Shuttle. As manager of Reactor Safety Analysis, Experimental Engineering, and Fluid Dynamics Technology at KAPL (Lockheed Martin), he

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Chandra Thamire

engineering laboratories have been funded by external grantsand by funds from the University System of Maryland (USM).The Thermofluid Sciences Laboratory is equipped to serve 12 students at the same time forperforming experiments in fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer. The equipment forexperiments in fluid mechanics include a hydraulics bench, a flow-measurement device, a jet-impact device, two friction -losses devices, one for moderate Reynold's numbers and the other Page 7.300.3for turbulent flows, a transitional flow demonstration apparatus, a low-speed wind tunnel, a flow Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

several years, many students have complainedabout the work load they were assigned in different courses. Some students even tried to comeup with strategies to lessen the work load, such as forming the same team for several courseprojects with certain team members working on one project only. This defeats the purpose ofteamwork, can hurt students’ motivation for learning, has a negative impact on future studentrecruitment, and creates too much pressure for students, all of which can lead to other seriousproblems. On the other hand, reducing the contents of the laboratory and course projects is notthe best solution to this problem since most of the faculty members involved felt that theyassigned the students what was necessary in order for the

Conference Session

Virtual Engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Indumathi Jeyachandran, San Jose State University; Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission, Diversity

framing theCourse Learning Objectives (CLOs), plan assessment activities and methods to assess if theCLOs are met, and planning learning experiences and instruction which includes lecturematerials. With the change in the mode of instruction from in-person to online, assessmentmethods, and learning experiences need to be restructured while ensuring that the CLOs are met.The overall course design process is vital while trying to rethink the assessment strategies andcourse material delivery.Figure 6: Elements of Course Design. UDL approach (Rose et al. 2002) focuses on acknowledging the variability in learners anddesigning course materials, delivery, student engagement and assessments while providingequitable opportunities to all learners. The

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

intervals called sprints—and entrepreneurship students adoptLean Startup [3] methods. Each team also creates a Slicing Pie dynamic equity agreement [13] toexplicitly plan for sharing the fruits of their product’s financial successes as well as accountingfor potential turnover.In previous papers, we outlined the coordinated weekly schedules [14], assignments andactivities [15][16], and positive outcomes for businesses that have emerged from the courses[14]. We also found that the model lead to software engineering students’ more closely adheringto Agile principles than when working on other types of PBL projects [17].Nevertheless, in preliminary semesters, we observed a need to improve software engineeringstudent engagement in entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Edem G. Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County; Ratneshwar Jha, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team (f) an ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems (g) an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature (h) an understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development (i) an understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity; (j) a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael L. Smith; Mary R. Marlino; Jeff V. Kouri; D. Neal Barlow; A. George Havener

interrelatedactivities involving the disciplines of engineering, economics, politics, sociology, medicine and psychology, andlaw. Therefore, USFAFA graduates must possess an integrated body of fundamental knowledge. So the projectgiven in Engr-110Z is selected deliberately to engage the students in numerous integrated technical and non-technical issues: the design and deployment of a manned research base on Mars. The interdisciplinary nature ofthis project requires the students to interact with many instructors from engineering and social science faculties.Research done by sub-groups meeting with faculty experts, investigations on sub-system components,interactions with cadets in other classes (upper division cadets), and contact with other agencies like the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Brigham; Angran Xiao; Kenneth Bryden

provide students with avisible and familiar context so they can internalize how things work. Additionally, some courses, such ascomputational fluid dynamics (CFD), are now taught almost exclusively using symbolic andmathematical formulation, while the complex and abstract information can be overwhelming to students.Hence, another challenge is to provide realistic and engaging learning experiences so that the studentscan easily understand the course materials. Furthermore, engineering faculty try to create practice-oriented courses, but students sometimes complain about the lack of experiential, interactiveopportunities for learning and practicing. Therefore, it is a challenge to provide hands-on, interactivelearning environments for students so