Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Engineering Management

students, and design and delivery of courses.Pedagogical design strategies and delivery practices that are carefully planned for workingprofessionals must be considered to ensure success in achieving learning outcomes as well as fullengagement of the students with the program and curriculum. The right combination of advising,administration, technology, pedagogy, and content is required to produce an environment inwhich these non-traditional students thrive and succeed in achieving learning outcomes andobjectives and persist in enrollment and degree completion in a reasonable amount of time.Literature points to effective strategies for programs that cater to non-traditional students, bestpractices in asynchronous course design, and ways to prepare

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

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Minorities in Engineering

the college population, respectively.The paper presents the social and academic background of the students attending this College aswell as some statistics from the main factors that have contributed to low historical retention. Itdescribes later the strategies adopted for the last three years to improve recruitment, retentionand graduation rates for engineering degrees: (1) prepare high school students for college-levelconceptual analysis, problem solving and the value of experimental replication through a STEMSummer Camp using problem-based learning; (2) supplement college STEM curricula withprograms aimed at tutoring college and dual credit students who are at risk with engineeringrelated courses; (3) curriculum and laboratory development

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University Office of Educational Partnerships

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and assessed the value of utilizing relevant project-based experiences to improve energy and climate change literacy of middle school, high school and college students.Dr. Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University Jan DeWaters, PhD, PE is an instructor in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University. She teaches introductory courses on energy issues and energy systems, and is part of the development team for Clarkson’s new First Year Engineering/Interdisciplinary course called ”Energy and Society.” Her research interests are in energy education and assessment.Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson UniversityDr. Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University Office of Educational Partnerships

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Crago, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

, so it was fresh in their minds. Because of this, the success rate onthe first administration of the assessment tool was lower than expected. The success rate (twelveout of 30, or 40%) was distorted by the fact that this number does not include the 11 studentswho solved the problem correctly, but used their calculators to solve the integral. However, theinstructor felt that the percent of students obtaining the correct answer, even using calculators(23 out of 30 or 77%), was somewhat low and indicated the need for increased coverage of thetopic in the future.Planned program responseThe program’s continual improvement process relies on course level responses in the short term,followed by possible program-level responses should they prove

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Farid Breidi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jose M Garcia, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Visualization and Understanding of Complex Systems via Interactive Mixed Reality Modules”. Israa leads research endeavors focusing on improving cognitive skills through extended reality (XR). Additionally, Israa’s contributions extend to integrating control system analysis and design into XR, where she has developed and implemented multiple interactive Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) modules and platforms. These modules have been effectively utilized in mechanical design, training, remote operation, and engineering education. Israa has received recognition for her contributions, including the best poster and presentation awards for her work, the 2024 Bravo Award for Employee

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roxana Maria Carbonell, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

source for this study as they often heraldedas the most unbiased form of data collection and allowed a clear look at what was actuallyhappening during presentations. Observations occurred at the beginning of each course, duringclass presentations, and at the University makerspaces. These observations were used as a wayto triangulate data from interviews and artifacts collected throughout the study. In addition toobservations, artifacts and interviews, researchers also collected data from an informal feedbacksurvey Dr. Cook shared at the end of each semester. These surveys included open-endedresponses such as, “How could the project be improved?” This approach in data gathering alignswith Merriam’s guide for case study research in utilizing the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjan Zadnik

QualityImprovement Process (TQIP), designed as an accountability framework, has beenimplemented to ensure that all Departments in the Division demonstrate their teachingeffectiveness and provide courses that remain competitive in the national higher educationmarket place. The TQIP extends a program developed by the University's central LearningSupport Network of using student-derived, national and local data on course evaluations as animpetus for improving teaching and learning. Currently, analyses of data from sources suchas the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and the Curtin Assessment of StudentSatisfaction survey, indicate that improvement in teaching and learning in many courses isdesirable and in some, essential.Data from the CEQ provides

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Steven Nozaki, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Fredrick A. Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

centers [9] and courses staffed by personnel with STEM-specificwriting expertise to ensure that effective communication is integral to undergraduates developingtheir professional identities [10].The value of teaching undergraduates the “five domains of writing knowledge” – genre,discourse community, process, content, and rhetorical [11] – is well established. Research onways to facilitate students’ abilities to transfer that knowledge among core and major coursesopens possibilities for developing coherent writing curricula [12]. As students developunderstanding of disciplinary genres, such as lab reports and design projects, and addressdifferent audiences for those genres, they can refine their ways of thinking and expression ofdisciplinary

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

aggieTEACH, and has been instrumental in developing on- line math courses. Dr. Whitfield’s research focuses on secondary mathematics teacher preparation and the effects of scholarships for high school science and math teachers. She has received over $2.2 million in external funding from the National Science Foundation and over $3.6 million in funding from other state, university, or private agencies. Dr. Whitfield has co-authored two peer-reviewed journal articles, one book chapter, and is the co-editor of a book. She has chaired six masters’ committees and served on four others. Dr. Whitfield has received ten awards including the Distinguished Ph.D. Honor Graduate in American

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

Data: A More Deliberate Approach to Improving Student LearningIntroductionAn accredited undergraduate design technology program adopted an American Design DraftingAssociation (ADDA) certification exam [1] to help assess student learning in architecturalgraphics, a key component in architectural design technology. The exam has been administeredin a junior level architectural design technology course. All those enrolled in the course mustpast the exam in order to earn credit for the course. Almost all who don’t pass the exam duringtheir first sitting have retaken the exam before the end of the semester in which the course wasoffered and in which the exam was administered. There has been the very rare exception inwhich an exam taker will

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Students’ Learning in Statics Skills: Using Homework and Exam Wrappers to Strengthen Self-Regulated LearningAbstractStatics is one of the fundamental courses required for engineering students

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

Improvement in Laboratory Skills and Knowledge Achieved Through Individual Student Lab Participation E. Carl Greco, Jim D. Reasoner Electrical Engineering Department – Arkansas Tech UniversityAbstractIn a fundamental electrical engineering laboratory course, the performance of students in a sololaboratory team organization was contrasted with the performance of students utilizing a multiplestudent lab team model. The students' performance on the laboratory final practicum examprovided an indicator of their individually acquired knowledge and skills. The student'sparticipation individually in lab resulted in marked improvement in the their ability to learnrudimentary

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; jana renner-martinez; Ann Darnell

admission policy,the majority of entering engineering and science students initially place into one of twodevelopmental mathematics courses. Mathematics “refresher” sessions held during freshmanorientation significantly increase mathematics placement exam scores and, as a result, place morestudents into college-level mathematics courses. Of the students who participated in themathematics reviews in the summers of 2000, 2001, and 2002, 28 percent who initially placed intodevelopmental mathematics improved upon their placement score enough to enroll in college-levelmathematics (Pre-Calculus or Calculus I). This increase shifted the majority of the students intocollege-level mathematics. The performance of students who advanced into college-level

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, communication, and problem solving skills. A 10-point Academic PerformanceImpact (API) index scale was developed to measure students perceived improvement in their API.A framework for modeling the API index as a linear combination of API skills as variables is proposedand expected. The API index is shown to have a statistically significant impact on achievement gain. TheProject was 65% effective in preparing high school students for college level math and scienceinstructions, as well as enriching their Academic Improvement skills and ability to excel in their senioryear of high school. The Project contributed to 80% educational growth and 35% academic performanceimprovement among those students who scored lowest on the pre-test compared to 25

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Diversity

studentsattending. Only one session of the third focus group was held due to low attendance. Two peer facilitators helped to design and guide the focus group activities. One peerfacilitator is an African-American man who is a senior in Computer Engineering with previousexperience in leadership and teamwork. The second peer facilitator is a white woman who is ajunior in Mechanical Engineering and had previously taken the Introduction to MechanicalEngineering course.2.3 Methods2.3.1 Peer facilitator training For our PAR teamwork project to be effective, it was necessary for the peer facilitators tounderstand (1) the objectives of PAR, (2) how PAR would be applied in the research study, and(3) how to listen with an open mind and compassion to

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Giacomo Nannicini, SUTD; Roland Bouffanais, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Elica Kyoseva, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Jean Wan Hong Yong, SUTD; Dario Poletti, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Robert E Simpson; Aditya Prasad Mathur

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #8653Integrated 2D Design in the Curriculum: Effectiveness of Early Cross-SubjectEngineering ChallengesProf. Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design Dr. Otto is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore Uni- versity of Technology and Design. He teaches the design courses as well as disciplinary courses including thermodynamics, and is very interested in multidisciplinary education.Mr. Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design BSME Carnegie Mellon 2008 MSME University of Texas at Austin 2010 PhD

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, University of Applied Science, Graz; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Frank Newman, University of Graz

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the application of Multiple Intelligences to course material creation would not Page 15.574.9only increase student motivation in an area which may be perceived as irrelevant or daunting,but also improve their language skills both in terms of examination grades and also practicalusage outside the classroom in the “real world”, while also reducing their language anxiety.Indeed, research carried out under the auspices of Harvard University’s Project Zero intoMultiple Intelligences potential in adult education suggests that in terms of motivatingstudents, the application of Multiple Intelligences in classroom instruction had a positiveeffect and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

andexperimental group were created. Students in the experimental group performed the activitieswhile students in the control group did not. Both groups received the same assessments and acomparison of exam scores was performed to assess the impact on student achievement. Theexperimental results and effectiveness of the activity, Rainbow Layer Cake © are presented toshow that hands-on activities do result in higher student achievement.Active Learning “Active learning is anything course-related that all students in a class session are called upon to do other than simply watching, listening and taking notes.” Dr. Richard Felder4Dr. Felder does not propose to entirely eliminate the act of lecturing however, highly encouragesthat active learning be

Collection

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

Positive Effects of a Small Grant for Creation of Open Educational ResourcesAbstractOpen educational resources have been shown to have the potential to improve student learningoutcomes while lowering student costs associated with curricular materials. University of thePacific competitively awarded small grants of $2500 to encourage faculty to create or adoptOpen Educational Resources (OER) to help reduce student costs or enhance the student learningexperience. This paper outlines how the grant award was used to create open tutorial resourcesand lab materials that helped students independently learn to use the simulation softwareSimulink in conjunction with a Digital Signal Processing course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David E. Schaad, Duke University; Michael M. Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

coursesthrough psychological principles drawn from contextual learning theory. Its six stagesprogressively guide students from exploration of larger societal and technical contexts, throughconsideration of specific applications in engineering and related technical content, and back tothe grand challenge and the potential role for engineering in improving our world. We describehow this framework was incorporated into several engineering courses taken by students indifferent majors and at different undergraduate levels, and we present assessment data from thefirst rounds of such courses that indicate the potential effectiveness of this framework forimproving engineering education.2. Framework DescriptionOur framework developed out of the recognition that

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

project demonstrates that a battery system canbe used to effectively address the challenge of intermittency. The high-tech batterysystem smooths out fluctuations in solar power output caused by clouds, and it storesexcess energy that can be shifted or dispatched when it is most needed.Through a partnership with PNM, Northern New Mexico College (NNMC), a Hispanicand Native-American serving institution, has played an active role in the project. In thiscollaboration, the Department of Engineering and the Math Department have: a)improved the curriculum for two engineering bachelor programs; b) contextualizedassignments for developmental math courses; c) provided access to state-of-the-art solardata for undergraduate research; d) developed an outreach

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Barbara Williams, University of Idaho; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

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First-Year Programs

, for students who are just learning these processes, auniversal model may not be the best way to build performance skills. This work was undertakento help novices understand unique characteristics of each process and the circumstances underwhich each process is most effective and efficient. This paper examines two tools that werecreated to build this understanding: (i) a matrix analyzing the similarities and differences amongthe processes and (ii) a graphical presentation highlighting key skills that are hypothesized foreach process. Effectiveness of the two tools was evaluated in a freshman design course whereteams of five students work on a six-week design mini-project. Data collected included notes bythe instructor, observations by peer

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Galarza, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Mariela Figueroa, UPRMUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Cristina Lugo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Ricardo Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Francisco Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outreach, and the involvement of mathand science teachers in the success of engineering students.IV. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS After completing the focus groups, the moderators (undergraduate student researchers)and their research advisor brainstormed, selected and classified relevant topics of high schoolexperience and preparation that were deemed important to reach engineering student success.The objective was to identify improvement opportunities in secondary education institutions. It is important to mention that as of today, industrial engineering at the UPRM has aremedial approach aimed at granting admission to good students with varied pre-collegepreparation backgrounds. The process of allocating students to specific math courses

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Devanshi Shah, University of Georgia; Xiaoou Yang, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Design in Engineering Education

Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering & Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineer- ing student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative de- sign, and data/knowledge management. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Can Empathy Be Taught? The Results of an Assignment Targeted at Improving Empathy

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

is increased and student learning improves significantly1. Page 13.470.2In this paper the authors describe the way integrated lecture lab is perceived in the WSOE atFGCU. The effectiveness of this teaching pedagogy was evaluated based on a student surveyconducted at the end of the CE Materials course. The survey was structured so that the studentcould assess the class materials as a whole, assess the student learning, and rate the teacherperformance based on the new technique. Outside feedback from faculty at Rowan Universityon how other their students reacted to this new technique was also considered.Course Structure and OutlineThe Civil

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Scott Krongold, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, University of Melbourne

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Education, 2024 GIFTS: Templating circuit sub-systems to improve outcomes in a first-year circuit design projectBrian Krongold, University of MelbourneGavin Buskes, University of Melbourne GIFTS: Templating circuit sub-systems to improve outcomes in a first-year circuit design projectIntroduction and Learning ObjectivesThis GIFTS paper describes a circuit sub-system templating approach to improve outcomes in a1st-year multidisciplinary project-based course at the University of Melbourne. Our students haveno declared major during their first year and are often seeking experiences to guide their pathwayforward. The course, ENGR10006 Engineering Modelling and Design (EMD), is not required butis

Conference Session

Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri

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Biological & Agricultural

achievementsthrough one matrix and the learning achievements map to the outcomes via another matrix.The two matrices multiply to form a product matrix indicating how the actions affect theprogram outcomes. The overall A matrix is the sum of product matrices for all the courses andactivities.zi is referred in the literature as “outcome-related learning objectives” [2] or some other terms.Despite the modifiers included, the word “objectives” could cause confusion with“educational objectives”. As a result, “learning achievements” is suggested, which seemsmore descriptive and less confusing.The program faculty is most familiar with the effects of u on x and thus should be the primarygroup that determines A.4. Conducting quality and objective evaluationAs

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christa Lynch, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Arizona State University; mary ann Duggan, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

will be to track students’ needfor direction, independence, and motivation through the course of their development inpost-secondary education settings. The results of this validation study are promising because they point to a new area ofmotivation research in the field of engineering education. Improving the quality ofinstruction provided in the field of engineering, a realm of study notorious for high attritionrates, has become an important line of research over the last 15 years [1-2]. Declininginterest in the field of engineering among high school students, reports of studentdissatisfaction with the quality of their engineering instruction, and academic persistencerates for engineering students below 50% in the U.S. have prompted

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Foley was a Charetered Engineer in Europe and is now a registered P.E in the U.S. Page 11.227.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Applying The ‘Catch All’ General Control Volume And The Reynolds Transport Equation To Improve Thermodynamics Instruction.Abstract In the instruction of Thermodynamics it is usual practice in most courses andtextbooks to introduce applications of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics viaclosed systems. As students progress the introduction of open systems then follows. Inthe author’s experience this method often leads to a perceptual disconnect in the ‘flow’ ofthe material and can be a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duke; Don Morris

how the assessment data are used to evaluate student achievement aswell as form the basis for recommendations for course improvement will be discussed.IntroductionContinuous improvement of student learning as well as maintaining relevancy of the coursecontent are the objectives of ABET EC 20001 . To support such an approach a process forassessing individual courses as well as student outcomes from the overall program is needed.However, for faculty members at a Research I university their responsibilities include not onlyteaching, but also research and outreach. As a consequence, the process must be effective andefficient.The process developed and implemented in the Department of Engineering Science andMechanics at Virginia Tech will be