Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

wastracked in real-time and we used two "chase teams". The balloon traveled about 30 miles dueeast and came down in a small woods. When we eventually recovered the payload, wediscovered that the bottom two payload packages were missing. They were never recovered.Two teams successfully recovered data for the entire flight and the other two had data for part ofthe flight – their sensor had failed at low temperatures.AssessmentTaylor University has been doing balloon launches under an NSF grant for several years and hascollected extensive data on assessment. A paper outlining the assessment methods and resultswas given at the ASEE Conference in 2009 in Austin, Texas3. The assessment posed 119questions to 141 science and engineering students involved in

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University; David L. Batts, East Carolina University; Sandra Lee Friend, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

outreach center. His research interests include Distance education quality, delivery, and instructional strategies and promoting opportunities and leadership in STEM fields.Sandra Lee Friend, East Carolina University Ms Friend, a member of the East Carolina University College of Technology and Computer Science faculty for fourteen years has been significantly involved in the development of online courses. She has assisted other faculty in transitioning on campus courses to online courses and is currently working to improve course quality and student learning assessment. Page 22.784.1

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Page 22.823.6 Materials and Methods of Construction Student Model (Dana Nally)Quantitative and Qualitative Post-Tests:On the last day of class, the 2 Graphics I groups and the 2 Material and Methods of ConstructionI groups were asked a short qualitative question (see below for more details) and given astandard spatial reasoning aptitude test from a reputable aptitude assessment test trainingwebsite21 as a post-test. The aptitude test was a combination of 2 tests and contained a total of20 three-dimensional spatial visualization questions that ranged in complexity. The test had thesame instructions as the pre-test question: a flat plate with lines indicating folds and differentcolors on sections of the plate above images of four

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Edmund Tsang is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Assessment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University. Dr. Tsang received a B.S. (distinction) in Mechani- cal Engineering at University of Nebraska and Ph.D. in Metallurgy at Iowa State University. Dr. Tsang’s professional interests include service-learning in engineering, curriculum development at lower-division engineering courses, and student success and retention. Page 22.837.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving Student Retention in STEM Disciplines

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

” Page 22.954.2AbstractThe School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College offers several outreachprograms to the P-12 community impacting more than a 1000 students over the past year. Thegoal of this paper is to describe the presentation and implementation of a unique outreachprogram specially designed for sixth grade students. The program incorporated hands-onactivities from all the engineering majors offered at this school into a fun interactive day within alimited amount of time. This paper will provide the details of each workshop as well as resultsfrom the assessment surveys given to the students and the teachers at the end of the program.Workshops were designed to be hands-on and focus on either computer, software

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Materials

20”x24” size of a single PowerPoint slide, and wereprofessionally printed. Although some students were annoyed by this lack of specificity,it does promote individual creativity and diversity in appearance.The list of references supports and documents the effort put into the literature search.Adding references to the posters creates a point of discussion amongst the students andallows students to compare ‘stories’ on their literature search. It also reinforces the valueof the information literacy session as well as another exposure to more sources oftechnical information. Standard MLA referencing conventions are required in both thepaper and poster.The grading and categories for assessment of this project are summarized as follows.Paper is

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Cardella earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Washington. At the University of Washington she worked with the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the LIFE Center (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments). She was a CASEE Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher at the Center for Design Research at Stanford before beginning her appointment at Purdue. Her research interests include: learning in informal and out-of-school time settings, pre-college engineering education, design thinking, mathematical thinking, and assessment research. Dr. Cardella is

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

digitalcameras for data acquisition as well as assessment data regarding the experiences of high schoolteachers and students who utilize the technology.IntroductionEngineering educators who are concerned with the future needs of the engineering professionhave realized for a long time that a hands-on, project-based approach fosters the development ofstudents who are confident in their ability to accomplish real achievements with their learning1.The project-based curriculum revolution was born in the 1990s in the United States; with the keydriving force arising from the National Science Foundation Engineering Education Coalitions2-5.Collecting and analyzing data in the classroom is a way for students to discover truths on theirown. Tools such as National

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

paper will present an overview of the multidisciplinary capstone projectand detail the challenges of administering such a large capstone team. These includecoordination of schedules, deliverables, and student supervision. The assessment strategy willalso be presented and the challenges will be discussed. Recommendations and lessons-learnedwill also be presented in order to assist faculty at other institutions in implementing similarmultidisciplinary projects.1. Competition RulesNASA initiated this competition in order to stress the fundamentals of systems engineering andto expose students to working in interdisciplinary teams. The rules of the competition wereposted approximately 10 months before the May 2010 competition date. The competition

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters; Wallace T. Fowler, University of Texas, Austin; Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

career at Eagle Engineering Corporation in Houston focusing on conceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the Moon and Mars. Ms. Guerra continued working on space exploration-oriented assignments at SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) in support of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Ms. Guerra earned a B.S in Aerospace Engineering and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She received a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Her Master’s thesis, ”A Commonality Assessment of Lunar Surface Habitation”, was performed under a research grant from the Johnson Space Center. Ms. Guerra is also a contributing author to the

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

on the project.One of the questions explored how well they felt they overcame the challenges of working in twolocations. Those teammates unanimously agreed that they achieved this goal (Table 3). Table 3. Student self-assessment of whether they overcame challenges associated with being at different locations. Strongly Neither Strongly Agree Agree Agree/ Disagree DisagreeStatement (5) (4) Disagree (3) (2) (1) AverageWe overcame challenges associated withhaving team members working in different 5

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

deficiencies in the construction knowledge and methods,and realizes the deficiencies are due to the lack of knowledge and the limitation of resources. Asecondary goal in the construction of the polytechnic school is to transfer information andtechnology to the rural people and to raise the quality of the built environment. In this secondarygoal, the school can show the world what the people of Tanzania can do, despite their economiclevel. And it is to be a stepping stone for the people themselves to build similar quality buildings.In addition, the poor economic conditions translate to the Catholic Diocese and thus challengethe dream of how to realize the polytechnic school when there are essentially no moniesavailable. Such things as site assessment

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

area of assessment as follows:Quality of verbal communication 30 pointsQuality and utilization of visual aides 20Quality of project demonstration 20Quality of responses to faculty questions 20Relevance to student's area of specialization 10 ------ Total possible points 100These evaluations of the oral presentation will be averaged and will determine the number ofpoints allocated in the 20-point “Quality of oral presentation category” in the final grade.Students registered for this course will also take a program assessment test. The test currentlyadministered is the Major

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Adams, University of Kentucky; Jens Hannemann, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

instructor, and students were asked to assess both the quality and creativity of thework produced by their peers.Student CreationsThe final laboratory module required student groups to propose and complete a project oftheir own choosing. Student groups were asked to either expand on one of the projectsdone earlier in the semester, incorporating feedback they had received, or to choose analternative project of their choosing. The only constraints on the projects selected for thismodule were that (1) the groups' proposal should begin from a critical assessment of theirprevious laboratory projects (if appropriate), and (2) the proposed final project must, inthe instructor’s judgment, be feasible given available resources.The Student Creations were

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. S. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University; Daryl Hunter White, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

write a formal report in fall, 2012. Additionally, we intend to includelab-related question(s) in our MFT during our annual revision in May of 2013.In the 2010-11 academic year we did not have a formal way of assessing the students’ learning Page 25.430.14related to the lab activities. They were evaluated based on the participation and ability to answerquestions during the lab sessions. As mentioned before our ET 4830 students worked on theHelmholtz resonator project in 2010 fall, and in 2011 fall they completed three lab experimentsin addition to working on the resonator project. A brief analysis of the normalized studentscores for these two

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3324: DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-ING CLASSROOM LEARNING OBSERVATION PROTOCOLEmily Dringenberg, Purdue UniversityRuth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Purzer has journal publications on instrument development, teacher professional develop- ment, and K-12 engineering education. Her research focuses on assessing constructs such as innovation, information literacy, and collaborative learning.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

requires in addition to high professional competency,that one speaks the official language and be familiar with the cultural, ethical, business andtechnical practices and expectations of that country. In response to the increased emphasis oneducating engineers for global citizenship, the engineering curriculum is changing to address theincreased internationalization of engineering education. In this context, engineering libraries arealso called upon to assess their role in supporting academic programs with global reach and tofind new ways of becoming active partners in educating the Global Engineer. This paperhighlights collaborative work and actions taken by one library to increase its role in assistingengineering students in their endeavor to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

its students English is a second or foreign language. Adescription of the communication courses that students experience in the first year will bepresented, followed by the sophomore engineering design courses and preparing studentsfor the capstone design course. The goal of the communication and engineering designfaculty is to have the students develop effective communication skills in both technicalwriting and design, and to provide students with opportunities to refine these skills. Wewill also discuss technical communication activities and strategies that are used in thecourses, assessing the same, and a feedback mechanism to improve effectiveness. As aresult of the various strategies used at The Petroleum Institute, the quality of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Dustin W. West, Ohio State University; Lowell Toms P.E., Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

kind, and have received national attention.In order to assess this objective, a recent study was conducted using student team-based surveyson a weekly basis throughout the design for each cornerstone project offered in EEIC. Basedfrom the lessons-learned from the student team-based survey, this paper addresses bridging thegap between the traditional material, specifically problem solving with computer programming,and the Advanced Energy Vehicle (AEV) cornerstone project with the use of Matlab's graphicaluser interface design environment (GUIDE). The paper provides a detailed discussion of theAEV project; project layout and deliverables; reasons and motivations for developing a designproject software tool for the students to develop and use

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciano Fleischfresser, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Mariana Nascimento Casarin, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Evandro Eizo Roncaglia Yabushita, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

consistency, as well as on thevalidity of the conclusions. However, we feel that a bigger sample size would be required toincorporate these measures in our analysis. While we bear these limitations in mind, somereflections on the assessment performed are given below.As a group, female students gained more from the concrete experience than their malecounterparts. Here, 64% of them solved the problem correctly compared with only 31% ofmales. This might suggest the physical model is helping these students improve their spatialvisualization skills, which in turn help them become better engineering problem-solvers. Thefact that 9 out of the 11 students missing class had error 1 on exam day is at least curious.These 11 students had an overall attendance of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Thomas Perry P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Allan T. Kirkpatrick P.E., Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

successful professionalpractice. The Task Force investigated the current state of mechanical engineering education andpractice within industry through assessment of recent literature addressing the shape and contentof engineering and engineering technology education and through conducting surveys andworkshops with stakeholders. As an example, Vision 2030 workshops were held at the ASMEInternational Mechanical Engineering Education Conference in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.Examples of recommendations from literature about engineering education include the NationalAcademy of Engineers’ (NAE) Educating the Engineer of 2020,1 which suggests an earlier andstronger introduction to engineering practice within undergraduate programs, with the

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements. • A community college district may require a higher grade point average and the completion of specific prerequisite courses for impacted programs or campuses. • A community college district shall not impose any requirements in addition to the requirements of this section, including any local college or district requirements, for a student to be eligible for the associate degree and subsequent admission to the California State University. • This section shall not preclude students who are assessed at below collegiate level from acquiring remedial

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph C. Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Asymmetrically Dominated Alternative Effect), has been found toinfluence the decision making process when choice is uncertain. If two options are consideredequally viable and a third option is introduced (the decoy), which is asymmetrically dominated Page 25.1316.2by only one of the original options, individuals will likely choose the option that is easilycompared to the decoy. Therefore, it is important to assess the context within which the decisionis being made in order to understand the rationale behind the decision making process.For example, imagine you are buying a car and you have decided there are two qualities that areof equal importance to you

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

acquired knowledge and skills with students’ performance in a designbased activity. In this study, 140 students in initial teacher education at the ‘University ofLimerick’ completed four transfer activities. The pedagogical approach to the activitiesreflected the stages of Kolb’s theoretical learning cycle 1, where students (n= 140) observed ademonstration of a skill (concrete experience), reviewed technical details (reflectiveobservation), transferred information into a new design idea (abstract conceptualisation) andthen produced an artefact (active experimentation). The degree of transfer from thedemonstration to the student’s new design was assessed by seven subject experts.The findings showed that there was a diverse response to the

Conference Session

Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Bodenhamer, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Steven Michael Corns; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

requirements, maintain traceability, and demonstrate how changes in requirements impact system cost and schedule. Architecture Design  Develop functions and map the functions to requirements  Determine system concepts that will satisfy the necessary functions  Generate system alternatives and establish the feasibility of these alternatives  Use decision making methods and tools to select a design to move forward with Risk Assessment  Demonstrate an understanding of risk and how it impacts the cost

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine M. Polito, University of Texas, Austin; Leslie P. Martinich, Competitive Focus

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Manufacturing h. Research institutes After researching the requirements for possible education or training as defined byengineering leaders across these various engineering disciplines, the authors developed asystematic protocol for defining the scope and content of an education and training program formid-level managers. This process serves to correctly assess company needs, develop acustomized suite of topics, and track the ROI (on both an individual and corporate-wide basis). Accurately assessing company needs: Through the use of private interviews, authorsmet with persons at the executive, mid-management, and individual contributor levels. Theauthors executed a gap analysis with the company – both in skills and in

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Rebecca Hudson Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

considered to be a pilot for SPSU. The six sessions will conclude with apanel discussion of distinguished women leaders from across Georgia. This panel will givetheir perspectives on leadership, give tips and examples from their own personal journey andtake questions from the participants.Each individual session will have an assessment associated with it. The assessment will ask theparticipants about the relevance of the session, the best part of the presentation, and what couldbe improved. Suggestions for additional material will also be solicited. The individualassessments will be evaluated by the leadership team after each session to see if mid-termcorrections need to be made.At the end of the panel discussion (the last session), participants

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Corbet Johnson, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in addition to inherent challenges related to working in the cleanroom and the diversified background needed to be covered before even starting this process. Theinvolvement of undergraduate students into the development of processing procedures allows thestudents to gain a deeper level of understanding and experience in focused areas of study. It also Page 25.1067.2allows the instructor to assess the experience and produce a frame of reference when attemptingto integrate the fabrication part into an undergraduate curriculum. A well-defined processingsequence is crucial for the successful, and reproducible, fabrication of small scale devices

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Unliketraditional forms of assessment, this research is not looking to test the quality of student’sdescriptions. The application of the ICE model is not to see whether students hold strong/weakideas, or make strong/weak connections and extensions. The ICE model is used as a frameworkfor analysis to conceptualize students’ descriptions. With this conceptualization, engineeringeducators can target specific areas in students’ design schema for improvement. This research islooking to see what and how concepts from the students’ descriptions can be mapped onto theICE framework, so that students’ schema of design thinking can be enhanced. It is appropriate toapply this framework for the research analysis because the ICE model is aligned with the wayeducators

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

resourcesuch that they recognize the costs and trade-offs of their choices. Our game is designed to enablethe player visually viewing such impact with a chosen energy source in an interactive simulator.As exemplified in Fig. 3, when the player chooses solar source and provides necessaryparameters (e.g., the total energy demands of the city), the simulator displays the potentialimpact of the solar power generation on the city due to the estimated amount of CO2 emissionsand smog-causing pollutants.To assess the economic costs of a design, the game involves students in computer programmingactivities. In particular, students interact with an optimization programming tool shown in Fig. 4by providing the collected evidence, and choosing proper logic