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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Deborah Tihanyi; Margaret N. Hundleby

studentsagainst a fixed set of outcomes, continuous loop assessment allows for the evolution of thesemeasures from within a learning community comprised of both instructors and students. In thisway, assessment becomes a method of student entry into the disciplinary community throughlegitimate participation in the discourse.IntroductionAs instructors in the Engineering Communication Program collaborating with engineeringfaculty to deliver both free standing content-based courses and episodic intervention in corecourses, we have developed what we call a “continuous loop” method for assessing written andoral communication. This approach begins with highly specified assignment design that takesinto account both the substantive character of the technical work

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

success in producing technical professionals, MESAenjoys strong support from industry. Corporations such as Boeing, Chevron, General Electric,Google, HP, IBM, Intel, AT&T, and Texas Instruments have provided funding, in-kindsupport, scholarships, and internships. Earning several awards of distinction, MESA wasnamed one of the most innovative public programs by Innovations in American Government, aproject of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Ford Foundation.MESA is also a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics,and Engineering Mentoring. Expanding its services across the nation, California MESA ismodel for similar programs in over a dozen states.MSPThe MESA Schools program serves

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Evan Bingham; Clifton Farnsworth; Justin Weidman

It is hard to take it seriously, especially when your answers are not graded 3 People are anonymous so they act dumb 3 YOU CANT WriTE Whaterver YOU WAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTT 3 Limited time to think of the answers 2 You can fall behind 2 My phone does not work 2 Low battery 2 Easy to slack off 2 You can steal answers 2 Easily Distracted 1 It drives the speed of the lecture 1 Technical difficultiesSome top disadvantages of using interactive polling, is the idea that if questions are unanimous,there is no incentive to take it seriously. With the three groups tested in this study, each used thequestions as a sounding board for jokes or

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AEE Journal

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A.Ravishankar Rao

1 ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Interventions for Promoting Student Engagement and Predicting Performance in an Introductory Engineering Class INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION The U.S. has identified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as criticalareas for the creation of an educated workforce that maintains competitiveness (https://www.ed.gov/stem). According to the Department of Education, STEM-2026 Innovation Report (https://innovation.ed.gov/files/2016/09/AIR-STEM2026_Report_2016.pdf), “those graduates who havepractical and relevant STEM precepts embedded into

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Trystan S. Goetze

Roleplaying Game–Based Engineering Ethics Education: Lessons from the Art of Agency Trystan S. Goetze tsgoetze@cornell.edu Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Program in the History and Ethics of Professional Engineering Cornell UniversityAbstractHow do we prepare engineering students to make ethical and responsible decisions in theirprofessional work? This paper presents an approach that enhances engineering students’engagement with ethical reasoning by simulating decision-making in a complex scenario. Theapproach has two principal inspirations. The first is Anthony Weston’s scenario-basedteaching [1

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

degree.Evaluation of the standards, implemented by means of student activities, proves that they areeffective.IntroductionSan Diego has an extensive technical and scientific base of aerospace, biotechnology,communications, and computer-related companies, as well as research institutes, universities, andmedical centers. San Diego also has a diverse ethnic and economic population. Currently there areindividual programs in San Diego, derived from the nationally-recognized Mathematics, Engineering,Science Achievement (MESA) Program, that assist underrepresented students to earn degrees inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The MESA mission is to enableeducationally disadvantaged students to prepare for and graduate from a four-year

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Adam C. Lynch; Gary Brooking

Statics at the undergraduate level.1.2 Literature Review / Epistemological foundations1.2.1 Active Learning Methods The implementation of active learning approaches in engineering education has beenwidely explored in the literature. Active learning methods encourage students to activelyparticipate in the learning process, promoting deeper understanding, knowledge application, andthe development of essential skills. Moreover, active learning can narrow student academicperformance gaps particularly for underrepresented groups [1]. Problem-based learning is a prominent active learning approach that shifts the focus frompassive listening to active problem-solving and critical thinking. In PBL, students are presentedwith real-world

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal; Cesar Larriva; Jill Nemiro

Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe School Robotics Initiative seeks to improve student and teacher learning in regional schoolsand prospective teacher learning at the university. It is based on the establishment and gradualexpansion of a network of regional schools that will develop robotics-learning programs linkedto Cal Poly Pomona technological resources and faculty in education, psychology, andengineering. The School Robotics Initiative is implemented as a problem-based curriculumapproach designed to enhance cross-curricular learning (with an emphasis on mathematics,science and writing) at the levels of elementary through high school.1 As it evolves, this effortwill involve industry and academic experts

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Debra Larson

assumed that instructor skill on the IE and IR dimensions is distributed normally.Experienced college teachers are generally competent falling at the mid range of each dimension.He created his 2-D model with the belief that there are relatively few teachers that are above orbelow this norm of competency.As is indicated in Table 1, most of the ETW seminars address techniques for enhancing IEand/or IR. Clearly, Lowman’s model is a central concept to ETW, and the participants typicallyunderstand this; generally giving Seminar II a high rating on value. In addition to the overallworkshop assessment, the ETW staff embeds a number of classroom assessment devices into theseminars to capture immediate information and feedback from the participants. The

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2013 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

Saturday Morning Session 1- Faculty Preparing for an ABET Accreditation Visit Ronald E. Barr Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at Austin AbstractEngineering faculty must prepare for an ABET accreditation visit every six years. Since theABET process involves demonstration of continuous assessment and improvement, one musthave a plan that begins the process several years before the visit. Many faculty struggle todetermine the best way to prepare for ABET. This is due, in part, to both the complexity

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2005 GSW

Authors

Monty Smith; Mitty Plummer; Leticia H. Anaya

SESSION T3B4 A Venue for Attracting Talented High School Students into The Engineering Program: DC BEST (Denton County Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Leticia H. Anaya, Monty Smith, Mitty Plummer Department of Engineering Technology University of North Texas College of Engineering, AbstractThe description and success of a recently held local competition (organized and managedby the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas) that featured radiocontrolled robots constructed by local high school and middle

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2005 GSW

Authors

John D. Fernandez

program and the results that have been achieved so far. Background Facts“By avoiding computers, women [and minorities] may be missing out on the generoussalaries and abundant career opportunities in information technology.”1 Texas A&MUniversity – Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) in partnership with the Nation ScienceFoundation (NSF) and Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium (TETC) is trying tocombat the shortage of women and minorities in computer science. This shortage is seennationwide, and in 2001, 3.4 percent of all conferred undergraduate degrees were Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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2005 GSW

Authors

Jessica M. Dick

program and the results that have been achieved so far. Background Facts“By avoiding computers, women [and minorities] may be missing out on the generoussalaries and abundant career opportunities in information technology.”1 Texas A&MUniversity – Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) in partnership with the Nation ScienceFoundation (NSF) and Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium (TETC) is trying tocombat the shortage of women and minorities in computer science. This shortage is seennationwide, and in 2001, 3.4 percent of all conferred undergraduate degrees were Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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2008 GSW

Authors

Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

economic downturn. Though training in ethics, in recent yearshas achieved widespread and enthusiastic acceptance throughout the engineering community,yet a lot needs to be done to teach ethical principals in every engineering subject. This paperis an introduction to all points of interest in university-industry and student relations toevolve a road map to a rewarding engineering career and have healthy world order. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education 1. IntroductionWe live in a highly technical world with daily

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Colin Neill; Joanna DeFranco; Amanda Neill

”. Various lesson plans [be] made available [to] that tutor…(so he) could best choosefrom that ….. tailored toward the course material…”Based on a qualitative analysis of these student interviews the following changes were made to thepeer tutoring model for the summer section of the same course: 1. Changed name of “peer tutor” to “keystone” in all course documentation. 2. Added more explicit instructions for the Keystone in the syllabus to describe the role, benefits, and activities of the keystone as well as describe the guidance that is available from the instructor. 3. Created “learning (or technical) notes” that will be shared by the instructor with the keystone at the beginning of each week. 4. Created an additional

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Heather L. Walker; W. Kent McAllister; Michael W. Mourot; J. Robert Dean; Greg Nesmith; Edgar C. Clausen

Students 55 24 23 6 1 1 The number of sessions was: Total Too frequent About right Not enough Responses Mentors 27 0 24 3 Students 55 0 43 12 How well did your students (mentors Total Very well Well Neutral Not so well Poorly communicate

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan

). goal-specificity physics problems (will use an abbreviated978-1-4799-5233-5/14/$31.00 ©2014 IEEEname for such problems: reduced-specificity problems). Few following:of such problems are provided as well. We have incorporated At each problem state the solver selects operators thatthose problems in an algebra-based physics course for will reduce the differences between the problem state and theengineering technology students at Queensborough goal state [15].Community College (QCC). Its implication on student According to Newell’s conjecture [15], working-problem solving is evaluated in a quasi-experimental control- backward method is considered more general, less

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Edgar C. Clausen; James T. McAllister

Connecting with Students in Large Classrooms Edgar C. Clausen1 and James T. McAllister III2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas 2 Department of Academic & Research Services, University Libraries, University of ArkansasAbstractNationwide engineering enrollment has increased by more than 50% in the last ten years, whilethe number of tenured/tenure-track faculty has increased by only 15% over the same time period.One result of this trend is an increase in the size of engineering classes, and the concurrent needto be able to connect with students in these large classes. This paper addresses this

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Amelito Enriquez

students to theengineering educational system and the engineering profession, to recruit students into anengineering field, increase student awareness of resources and skills needed for college success,and to increase student knowledge of specific engineering topics. Appendices B-1 and B-2 showa summary of the schedule of the 2009 Summer Engineering Institute that was held from July19th to July 31st. Mornings were generally devoted to lecture sessions, with group activities andhands-on workshops in the afternoon to reinforce concepts learned from the lectures. Mostevenings were devoted to working on group projects.3.1 Profile of SEI Students Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference

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2005 GSW

Authors

Yesh P. Singh; Peggy L. Talley

Session T1C2 Design Modification of a Gas Turbine Blade Shroud Peggy L. Talley, Yesh P. Singh Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics The University of Texas at San Antonio Abstract Gas turbine blade tip shrouds in the latter stages of the turbine provide mechanicalstiffness to the blades and improve thermal efficiency. The increased thermal efficiencyis accomplished with the use of rails, which form a labyrinth seal with a stationary shroudblock that forms the outer annulus for the blade. During operation of the turbine

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2005 GSW

Authors

Scott Starks; Sally Blake; Eric MacDonald

Year 1 students. • Introduction to Computer Science: A four-week daily lecture/laboratory class in writing computer programs. This component is required for Year 1 and Year 2 participants. • Topics in Problem Solving: A daily, small group, seminar class for all participants. Problem solving was thematic based upon a “Mission to Mars” scenario and how TexPrep skills applied to it. • Research and Study: Daily small group classes giving students time to work on class assignments, computer projects, or engineering modeling projects. • Introduction to Physics: A daily lecture laboratory class with topic on physics and design projects in Physics required of Year 2 participants. • Technical Writing: A

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2008 GSW

Authors

Horacio Vasquez; Javier Kypuros; Roy Villanueva

Session 3-1 Implementing and Validating Analog and Digital Controllers Horacio Vasquez*, Javier Kypurosa, Roy Villanueva * Corresponding Author. Assistant Professor Phone: 956-292-7419, Fax: 956-381-3527; e-mail: vasqu002@panam.edu a Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas-Pan American 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539 AbstractTeaching control systems concepts to mechanical

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Ronald Barr

4 is to conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner.Finally, in an effort to generalize these PEO’s, Table 6 maps these PEO’s to both desired traits ofengineering graduates as well as the institutional core values. It can be seen that PEO statementsshould cover four core traits that we would expect for our graduates: 1 Practice Engineering 2. Advanced Learning 3. Leadership 4. Professional Responsibility. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

LeeRoy Bronner; Swagata Pramanik; Akeila Richards

sixprimary steps: 1) problem definition, 2) analysis, 3) design, 4) implementation, 5)Evaluation, and 6) Maintenance. As shown in the figure, the process is an iterativeone providing an ongoing refinement of the initial problem definition model.Modeling is a human construct to help us better understand complex real worldproblems. Modeling complex systems has several general benefits. Modelingallows the client as well as all stakeholders to better understand the business orengineering problem and craft more effective solutions. Problem Definition Iterative Process Requirements

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian; Grady F. Mathews IV

://www.immagic.com/eLibrary/ARCHIVES/GENERAL/U_LONDON/L040616L.pdf 3. Bourne, John; Harris, Dale; and Mayadas, Frank, "Online Engineering Education: Learning Anywhere, Anytime", 2005. Paper 1. http://digitalcommons.olin.edu/facpub_2005/1 4. Elaine Allen, I., Jeff Seaman, “Going the Distance Online Education in the United States”, 2011, Online book available at the website http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/goingthedistance.pdf 5. I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman Grade Change “Tracking Online Education in the United States”, Babson Survey Research Group January 2014. 6. University of North Dakota website, “Online Civil Engineering Degree”, http://und.edu/academics/extended-learning/online-distance/degrees

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John Finnie

create a poster about a topic from thehistory of technology. Topics were submitted to the instructor for approval. Students presented their posters duringa poster session, during which they reviewed each other’s work and provided an evaluation. Topics included thehistory of radio and television, Marconi’s transatlantic radio system, the Big Dig and Zakim Bridge, the PilgrimNuclear Power Plant, the Cape Cod Canal, wind farms, robotic surgery, textile mills, and the development ofbackscatter X-rays. These first year students had completed a calculus course and were enrolled in their first physicscourse and second calculus course. They had almost no exposure to courses in their majors, so their understandingof the technical issues was quite shallow

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Rebecca Bates; Andrew Petersen

affect the type of team test to develop.In a team test, the students complete an individual test paper as well as a group test paper. Theindividual component enforces individual accountability and allows the instructor to askquestions in formats that do not naturally benefit from a group discussion. The group componentasks the stude e a a e he dea a d he e a ha c a e he beideas generated by the members of the group. Due to the need to compare and defend ideas,questions on the group test naturally elicit and evaluate higher-level cognitive functions likeanalysis, evaluation and transfer [1]. By doing so, team testing converts the evaluationenvironment into a learning environment. Depending on instructor

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eric Musselman P.E.; Shawn Gross

in the inverted classroom format are well founded in theliterature. Active learning has been demonstrated to be beneficial for learning for the vastmajority of students in engineering classes.2 However, there is a general perception that with thefixed time available in the classroom and apparently ever increasing demands on that time, it is Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universitydifficult to find the time to include significant active learning components. The invertedclassroom can be used to increase the classroom time for active learning without reducing thecontent covered in the course.3 Also, the inverted classroom allows for learning to occur in aformat that more closely resembles how

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2013 GSW

Authors

Lex Gonzalez; Gary Coleman; Eric Haney; Amit Oza; Vincent Ricketts; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

at the University of Texas Arlington (UTA) in order toprovide a conceptual assessment of architecture/concept of operations/technology combinations.The primary challenge has been the exploration of past, present, and future in-space investmentsin the context of mission performance, mission complexity, and industrial capability.Consequently, this study necessitated the use of a simulation capability to assess and visualizethe physical design drivers and sensitivities of the operational and technical domain.The overall goal of the study has been the development of a system with the capability to transferpayload to and from GEO. To this end the following concepts of operations (ConOp) have beenstudied: direct insertion/reentry (ConOp 1), and

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Dillon; Huseyin Sarper P.E.; Nebojsa Jaksic; Jude DePalma

Technical Paper Series 840936, San Diego, CA, July 16-19, 1984. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 1337. Sharma, P. K.; Rapp, D.; Rahotgi, N. K., “Methane Pyrolysis and Disposing of Resulting Carbon,” In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU 3) Technical Interchange Meeting, ISRU, Denver, CO, February 11-12, 1999.8. Hoekman, S. Kent; Broch, Amber; Robbins, Curtis; Purcell, Richard, “CO2 Recycling by Reaction with Renewably-Generated Hydrogen,” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control