Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut; Christa Taylor, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

learning objectivesof the course. There are two options that students may choose for the final project: 1) theproblem-solving track and 2) the creativity, or open-ended, track. This paper describes the finalphase of the development of the project option and its assessment results regarding creativity andinclusion. The final project files from three semesters, between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, and foursections were de-identified and rated for creativity by three experts in civil engineering, using theConsensual Assessment Technique. This paper reports the final project components and rubric,results related to students’ demonstrated creativity for the problem-solving versus open-endedtrack, and the lessons learned, impact, and challenges of

Conference Session

Studies of Classroom Assessment: Exam Wrappers, Equitable Grading, Test Anxiety, and Use of Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Self, Course Understandings, Areas for Growth, and Social Impact. Again, we listthe scales and associated items in Table 1. We give expanded definitions for each factor in thefollowing section.Knowledge Gain Factor DefinitionsHere, we define each construct based on the items that contribute to each factor. In providingdefinitions, we connect how each of these factors reveal different aspects of learning possible indoing reflection activities in engineering courses. In general, Knowledge Gains represent thetype of learning a reflection activity can contribute to, beyond the learning the student has donefrom the activity they are reflecting on.Table 2. Final List of Questions for the Knowledge Gain Instrument and the corresponding factor

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec C. Derks, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

geotechnical engineering and construction materials. His research interests include behavior and monitoring of in-place foundations and retaining structures. In addition to his teaching and research duties, Kyle is involved in geotechnical consulting and Engineers Without Borders.Alec C. Derks, Saint Louis University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Reinforced Concrete DesignAbstract Most undergraduate civil engineering programs include an introductory course inreinforced concrete design. The course generally includes an introduction to the fundamentals

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students each year, with 6.6 million of them takingclasses for credit.1 Although the average age is 29, 43% of the students are 21 or younger.Thirty-nine percent of them are first generation students to attend college. Only 8% of thestudents are non-U.S. citizens. In fact, 46% of all U.S. undergraduates are enrolled in acommunity college. Over 75% of all full-time community college students are employed eitherfull-time (27%) or part-time (50%). 1 Page 13.305.3The current literature on engineering and community colleges acknowledges that the UnitedStates needs more scientists and engineers. This is not a new observation. Paul Romer, a big-name

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Gwen C. Marchand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

technical human capital: an alternative model for research evaluation. International Journal of Technology Management, 22(7-8), 716-740.Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M., & Rogers, C. (2008). Advancing engineering education in P‐12 classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 369-387.Brown, S., Street, D. & Martin, J. P. (2014) Engineering Student Social Capital in an Interactive Learning Environment, International Journal of Engineering Education, 30(4), 813-821.CAP (2016) Retrieved from: https://www.uc.edu/cap.htmlCarberry, A. R., Lee, H. S., & Ohland, M. W. (2010). Measuring engineering design self‐efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(1), 71-79.Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. (2004). Self

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

response time of each hop • The time it takes for a DNS lookup • The TTL value of packets received • The exact place where a problem occurred • The type of Web Server running at the destination site • The general idea of throughput achieved • A graphical representation of the entire path taken to reach the destination server • A route table which displays detailed information about each hop such as the node names, their location, and the major network backbone in use at these nodes.Clicking on any node names gives the whois information associated with that node whichprovides an instant contact for reporting a problem. It also has the ability to track emails.Incorporating a firewall will help to solve the security issue

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Genevieve Sapijaszko; Carlo Sapijaszko

9.179.21experiments, the eTCB-Monitor feature can be used to remotely monitor a student’s instruments “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”in order to offer the student better pedagogical assistance. Not only does the eTCB system offer asuperior pedagogical value, but it is also available at a much lower cost4 when compared withstand-alone test equipment.Bibliographic Information[1] NI ELVIS User Manual, National Instruments, May 2003[2] National Instruments, “Integrating the Internet into Your Measurement System: DataSocket Technical Overview,” www.ni.com[3] M

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

; Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society of Engineering Education Class Participation Evaluation1. Students applied basic measurement techniques in laboratory experiments.2. Students used automatic data acquisition systems.3. Students completed all laboratory experiments. Computation Skills Report Evaluation1. An appropriate computational grid was generated.2. The appropriate information was used in the pre-processing program.3. The numerical results were interpreted properly.4. The numerical results were validated properly. Team Skills Evaluation (Peer Evaluation)1. Attended group meetings.2. Participated in team brainstorming.3. Assumed

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Krause; Chenoa Jensen; CASEY ALLEN; Michael J Batchelder; Daniel F. Dolan

Session 2463 Manufacturing and Design Education Through National Competitions Daniel F. Dolan, Michael Batchelder, Wayne B. Krause, Casey Allen, Chenoa Jensen South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 57701(1) AbstractEntering national engineering competitions provides an opportunity for students and faculty totake part in well-planned educational activities. Competitions such as the ASCE ConcreteCanoe, ASME Human Powered Vehicle, IEEE Robotics, SAE Aero, SAE Mini Baja

Conference Session

Springfield's STEM Spectacle: Evaluating Engineering Excellence, D'oh!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Manuel Salmeron, Purdue University; Gaurav Chobe, Purdue University; Herta Montoya, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan R Broberg, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

such as the instructions given to the trainees or the introduction of follow-up sessions; and 3. Organization, which contains factors related to the workplace, like manager’s support to transfer or peers’ support to transfer.Moreover, the other two categories are: 1. Achieved learning, to measure the extent of learning achieved during training, and 2. Intent to transfer, used to measure the trainees’ intention to apply the learned skills in their job.A visual representation of the FET model is presented in Figure 1. Figure 1. Visual representation of the FET modelThe FET model is applied to evaluate the ToL in the engineering short course of this study due toits comprehensive approach that

Conference Session

Design and the Liberal Arts

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Patton; Richard Bannerot

Session 2661Synthesizing Creative Processing in Engineering Curricula through Art Angela H. Patton, Richard B. Bannerot University of HoustonIntroductionEngineering stands poised between mind and matter. It is a discipline that gives shape tounseen forces and application to scientific query. Translating ideas and phenomena intoaccessible forms requires ingenuity. Engineers imagine and invent. In the context ofengineering education, creativity is recognized as a valuable attribute. And yet, mostengineering programs lack an effective means of synthesizing creative processing into thecore values of

Conference Session

"Modular" Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; David Finkel, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Justin William Atkinson

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the pressure drop curve along a length of pipe in the figure.Mechanical Energy A) [K] 1 Write the general ME balance for pipe flow.(ME) Balance [K] 2 Follow-up question if incomplete: Are there any missing terms?Concepts: B) [C] Could you please explain what each term in the ME balance • Friction represents? • Shear Stress C) [C] What is the physical reason for why pressure decreases down a • Kinetic Energy horizontal pipe? Velocity D) [C] Consider flow in a pipe. Where is shear stress represented in Correction the balance? Factor E) [C] Where does the kinetic energy velocity correction

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Sander, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-819: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LEARNING BYDOINGErik Sander, University of Florida Erik Sander began his career as a Project Manager and Senior Engineer analyzing advanced fighter aircraft engines and the Space Shuttle Main Engine for NASA, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, and Pratt & Whitney. He was also a Technology Transfer Officer for Lockheed Martin and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Starting in 1995, Erik joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Engineer as Director of the University Center, Associate Director for the Engineering Research Center and the Florida Energy Systems Consortium, and Director of Industry Programs - all directed at fostering industrial

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

EBB task force, and theengineering student leadership group were consulted, and there was general consensus that thiswas a positive direction in which to move. The partners then began to engage in the planningprocess, fine-tuning the guiding principles and developing near and long-term plans for thisnew support-model. It was at this point that two challenges were encountered: 1) lack of clarityabout leadership and accountability; and 2) key personnel changes at the Engineering LearningCenter and Engineering Media Services. The latter caused a slight shift in course and resultedin the decision in February of 2010 to consolidate the Engineering Learning Center, EngineeringMedia Services and the Library into what is now Wendt Commons under the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick D. Desautel

component; • resources and timeline; • decision and participation processThe following is a brief discussion of each of these in terms of the generic issue as well as ourexperience and solutions.We all know the challenge of faculty culture. The fundamental change mandated by ABETCrtieria 2000 is two-fold: 1) a shift to degree Outcomes-based achievement evaluation (asopposed to topics and units) in which the outcomes to a significant extent are determined byconstituents other than the faculty; and 2) use of an ongoing assessment process for continuousprogram improvement. The shift to Outcomes can be a problem for faculty in two ways: 1)faculty may not be whole-heartedly behind some of the Outcomes (possibly some of the 11ABET mandated Outcomes

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

them were seniors, 13 juniors, 1 was a sophomore, and 1 a post-baccalaureatestudent earning a second degree. Of the 31 students in the cohort, 28 returned a completed surveyinstrument, for a 90% response rate to our survey.So that we could provide students with a point of comparison to more accurately evaluate thearchitectural style game, we divided our instruction mode for this course offering: half of thearchitectural styles were discussed using the game activity, and half were presented using alecture-based approach. The paper-based survey instrument was anonymously deployed in theclass session immediately following the completion of the architectural style module andstudents had 15 minutes to complete the instrument. Our survey instrument

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Raina Michelle Khatri, Western Michigan University; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Bonnie J. Bachman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Renee Cole, University of Iowa; John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Debra May Friedrichsen; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

retreat acts as a celebration and awelcoming to the organization and allows all the leaders to meet each other and prepare them forthe opportunity they will each embark in the fall semester. All IMPACT leaders will attend asecond retreat and training session approximately 1-week before new students arrive in the fallsemester. This fall retreat focuses on leadership training and specifically prepares them for thetask in front of them (a sample of the agenda for this training is included in appendix A).TrainingAfter the fall IMPACT retreat, each group of student leaders is separated to their respectivegroup and they have training to plan out the upcoming semester. PM’s are required to attend anextensive two-day training period. The training

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

introductory lecturefollowed by hands-on learning activities that allowed exploration and reinforcement of thesessions’ material. For hands-on activities, two-person teams were engaged in the robot design,programming, and lesson implementation activities. The project team facilitated the PD throughvaried instructional modes, e.g., lectures, hands-on learning, group discussions, insight sharing,construction and programming projects, co-generation dialogues, assignments, brainstormingsessions, competitions, challenge question and answer sessions, etc. The participating teacherswere supported in performing and completing tasks by providing individualized attention on anas-needed-basis.As mentioned above, the PD program utilized the LEGO robotics kit. All

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University; Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. Page 25.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Tapping the User Experience to Design a Better Library for Engineering and Textiles Students and FacultyI. IntroductionIn recent years many academic libraries have embraced methodologies for learning more aboutthe totality of users’ experiences, including attitudes, motivations, and emotions in order toinform decisions. A growing number of libraries are undertaking projects to study users’behaviors by leveraging ethnographic methods such as those described in the University ofRochester’s studies of researchers and students.1, 2 Librarians are also leveraging research toolsand design processes from the user experience (UX

Conference Session

Panel: Opportunities & Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Babs Carryer, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; Louise C. Dunlap, DunlapBrowder

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, Women in Engineering

a brief review on the disparities in technology transfer by gender, followedby responses from each of the panelists in the three later categories above. The goal of this paperis to archive the wisdom from this session for future reference.Disparities in technology transfer by genderGender gaps have been noted in the technology transfer arena 1. Stephan concludes that,“women are less likely to disclose than are men, less likely to patent, and less likely to engage inentrepreneurial activity, such as starting a company or serving on a scientific advisory board,”although rigorous quantification of the bias was left for future studies 1. In the medical schoolresearch community, women were as likely as men to report inventions although women

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert F. Saunders

Commuter Students. Part I: The Case of Statics”, 2019 ASEE Amia;; Cpmferemce & Exposition,T539·Mechanics Division Technical Session 4,Technical Mechanics Division, Tampa Convention Center, June 18, 2019 https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/140/papers/24772/download[8] Finelli, Cynthia J., Allen Klinger, and Dan D. Budny. "Strategies for improving the classroom environment." Journal of Engineering Education 90, no. 4 (2001): 491- 497.doi/epdf/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00630.x[9] P. Krishna, K. tucker and S. Schauer, “Work in Progress: First-Year Engineering College Students: Value Created from Participating in a Living/Learning”, 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Presented at First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

wellbeing and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) issues in engineering education andthe broader engineering profession. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Methodologies for evaluating the impact of STEM outreach on historically marginalized groups in engineering: a systematic literature reviewIntroduction and BackgroundAs a form of informal science learning [1], STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) outreach activities involve the delivery of “STEM content outside of thetraditional student/teacher relationship to STEM stakeholders (students, parents, teachers…) inorder to support and increase the understanding, awareness, and interest in STEM disciplines”[2]. In the K-12 out-of-school

Conference Session

Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

constructive feedback.Two key results for this study were 1) the need to provide a clear explanation of how the list ofnames was generated and 2) considerations of participant privacy. Wording for the survey headerand information letters were refined to include a more detailed discussion of how the names weregenerated. This change was the simpler of the two issues to address. Consideration forparticipant’s rights was more challenging, stemming from the inability to completely opt out ofthe research project. For example, it is possible to indicate in the free response fields anindividual that was not participating or someone that had chosen to opt out of the project. Oncethis significant concern was brought to our attention, the local institutional

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Teaching Professor andProfessor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota) and Jennifer Turns (AssistantProfessor of Technical Communications at the University of Washington), who graciouslyprovided their expertise and ideas.Early on, the faculty agreed that the INTRO course should enable participants to createframeworks regarding the landscape of engineering practice, the landscape of engineering“drivers” (i.e. those who influence engineering education), and the landscape of engineeringeducation research. “Best” practices in engineering education teaching and frameworks fordesigning engineering education research studies were also considered key topics. As a result,the following course learning objectives were developed

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Qammr; H. Michael Cheung; Edward Evans; Rex Ramsier; Francis Broadway

%) (Total =1)The difference in distribution between the population and sample limits the ability toextrapolate the findings to the population (Kemper, et al., 2003). However, if thesampling technique is random purposeful sampling, “a random sample of units in thepurposefully selected target population [then the] sampling adds to trustworthiness, andnot generalization, to the findings” (Kemper, et al., 2003, p. 282). Trustworthiness is astatement of credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability (Lincoln &Guba, 1985). The target population was purposefully selected, as the focus of the designproject was to examine specifically engineering students who participated on a verticallyintegrated design team and an education student

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Operationsprocess for operating procedures).This authorization is valid only for those changes that are required to continue work, that do not changeany safety or hazard mitigation requirements, that do not change any technical requirements, and do notrequire an Unreviewed Safety Question screening/review.[Redacted]Work Process Procedure ChangesEffective immediately, the Facility Manager is the final decision authority on the inclusion of any non-mandatory reviews, approvals, inspections or hold points in Production Support/General Service (PS/GS)work instructions or procedures. Functional input into PS/GS work instruction and procedure is expectedto be tailored to facility risks and worker skills.The Facility Manager, along with his or her Engineering and

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper; Mike Kelley; Steve Beyerlein

Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83843, USA (e-mail:sbeyer@uidaho.edu).978-1-4799-5233-5/14/$31.00 ©2014 IEEE Table 2. EPSA Discussion Prompts Imagine that you are a team of engineers working together In the Fall 2013 semester aspects of the EPSA were for a company or organization on the problem/s raised in incorporated into two sections of Norwich University’s the scenario. EG450-Professional Issues. The EPSA was utilized during 1. Identify the primary and secondary problems raised in two class periods each followed by an all-hands review. In the the scenario. first class period, which served as a practice session, the 2. Discuss what

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Masi

and transmission vs frequency (signal generator) for thiscell. Also measure transmission vs angle of view.5. Slowly raise the temperature of the cell on a hot plate and observe the nematic to isotropictransition temperature. Allow it to cool and watch the reversal.Experiment 4. Color nematic quarter wave interference cellThis experiment shows the other side of birefringence, namely color.1. Take the cell made in experiment 3, along with its polarizers.2. Place a quarter wave plate at 45 degrees to the polarizer optic axis on either side of thesandwich and place the assembly on the light table.3. Turn the light valve “on” (i.e. 3-5 v.d.c.) and observe the color of the cell vs the angle of oneof the quarter wave plates as it is rotated.4

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Serdar Celik

students. Some ofthe skills that benefit from debate sessions include oral communication, timing, decision-making, handling pressure, logical thinking, and taking strategic actions.There are numerous studies in literature focusing on debates in education for a widespectrum of disciplines including engineering. Kennedy [1] investigated the impact ofclassroom debates on students. They were asked to rate their knowledge on the selectedtopics and to identify their stance before and after multiple debates in the class. It wasobserved that between 31% to 58% of the students changed their opinion on the selectedtopics after watching the debates. After the completion of all debates, students wereasked if they would consider instrumenting debates as an