Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Bernhardt; Paul Imhoff; Michael Pearlman; Diane Kukich; Darren O'Neill; Michael Chajes

2000, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) establishedEngineering Criteria 2000 (more commonly known as ABET 2000)1. ABET 2000 represents amajor change from previous accreditation criteria in that (1) it offers engineering programs moreflexibility in determining how to meet objectives and (2) it focuses on outcomes rather thansimply on input.One of the outcomes that has received increased emphasis is improved communication skills.According to Criterion 3, “Program Outcomes and Assessment,” basic-level engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have abilities and knowledge in eleven areas,including “an ability to communicate effectively.” Criteria for advanced-level programs are thesame as for basic level

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kirshen; John Durant; Chris Swan

the strong technical expertise needed to solve environmental problem solving. It is alsodue to the desire to specifically satisfy the technical requirements established by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); namely points a and c ofCriterion 3 Program Outcomes and Assessment of ABET's Criteria for Accrediting EngineeringPrograms. In a typical course, the pedagogical process, as illustrated in Figure 1, would be linearwith the emphasis on technical evaluation. Curriculum based on this process would involvehomework assignments, exams, and a final project; all emphasizing analysis and evaluation ofcollected data followed by design calculations. Figure 1 Traditional Pedagogy in an Engineering Design Course

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

. This paper discusses the main reason that led to the introduction of design in this course, the process that was followed to achieve integration of design, examples of projects that were carried out by students, the benefits and disadvantages that have been identified, and the author’s assessment of the whole experience. 1. Reason for adding design into the course: Need for reform Design was added to the first course in fluid mechanics to respond to the criticisms of engineering education that were prevalent in the literature at the end of the 1980's and the beginning of the 1990's. People who wanted reform criticized engineering education. They charged that graduates of American Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Budwig; Beyerlein Steve; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Donald Elger

one element of this overall effort—the design andconstruction of a wind tunnel facility to support hands-on learning by beginning engineeringstudents. The wind tunnel facility was designed so each student can operate the tunnel with lessthan ten minutes of training. The wind tunnel, powered by a 37 kW motor, can generate airvelocities of 70 m/s in the 45-cm square test-section. A state-of-the-art electronic force balanceprovides lift, drag, and pitching moment data. The control and instrumentation systems aredesigned to promote ease of use. Assessment data from students participating in a pre-collegesummer camp indicated that the wind tunnel was easy to use and that the wind tunnel enhancedthe students’ educational

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amyl Ghanem

Communications • Forms of communication • Finding the right form for your mentoring relationship Behaviors • What is appropriate for the mentor/mentee? • Correcting bad habits Panel discussion • Question/answer period with experienced supervisors and students who have had mentors Training students • Different models for disseminating research skills (both specific skills and general skills) Assessment • Establishing expectations

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson

entrance requirements. In the past these nationallystandardized achievement tests served as a bench-mark for the many students who applied.Now, standardized test scores may be of even more value with grade inflation and thedifficulty in assessing the content of many “college preparatory” courses. AP courses canoffer some of the same predictability for college success that the SAT and ACT have. Thebig advantages of AP courses are: They are consistent in their standard for content; thesame exam is administered externally to all students and the standard is known and can beaccepted by parents, teachers and college admissions officers. Moreover, even if the highschool AP grade is inflated, the AP examination score can still be used by

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Taylor; Randal Goldberg; Oleg Gerovichev; Ian Donn; Anand Viswanathan

completed the first stage, nine completed the second stage, and sixcompleted the third stage.Another important real-world concept was task management. Successful teams assessed theirpriorities early on, set their goals and distributed their tasks. The most common division was oneperson on software development and two people on robot construction. Teams without adedicated programmer had a difficult time making their robot run because the software has alearning curve as well as limitations in control.EvaluationThe competition is scored by the organizers on a point-based system in the following areas: · Each demonstrated functional stage at any point throughout the competition – students are allowed to present a stage in up to three consecutive

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Kney; David Brandes; Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

economics, ethical aspects of engineering, and legal aspects of engineering. Inaddition to covering these general topics, the course required that the students participate in apanel discussion of a case study and write a short term paper.The ethics portion of the course initially included discussion classes on topics such as safety andrisk assessment, professionalism, codes of ethics, and the rights and responsibilities of engineers.Moral theories were only briefly introduced in an evening presentation called “Moral Thinkingand Moral Theories,” given by a guest lecturer from the philosophy department.After the course became established, the instructors who taught the course met regularly todiscuss how it could be improved. While case studies were

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Jan Rinehart; Ahmer Inam; Ann Kenimer; Carolyn Clark; Jim Morgan

. As the foundation for new curricula, A&Mdeveloped LCs. At A&M, a LC is a group of students, faculty and industry that have commoninterests and work as partners to improve the engineering educational experience. LCs valuediversity, are accessible to all interested individuals, and bring real world situations into theengineering classroom. The key components of A&M engineering LCs at are: (1) clustering ofstudents in common courses; (2) teaming; (3) active/coopera tive learning; (4) industryinvolvement; (5) technology-enhanced classrooms; (6) peer teachers; (7) curriculum integration;(8) faculty team teaching; and (9) assessment and evaluation. This presentation will use bothquantitative and qualitative assessment methods to try

Conference Session

International Graduate Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Lax

alike. Since new teaching assistants probably have never gradedany assignments before, they need to receive explicit instructions16. One frequently mentionedstrategy is to have teaching assistants all evaluate one lab report together, followed by adiscussion with the course supervisor.Marking lab reports does not need to be a labor-intensive task. Holistic evaluation of lab reportscan make the burden of grading easier for international teaching assistants and tends to well-received17. Holistic grading refers to an impressionistic scoring of a paper based on a pre-established set of writing guidelines. While holistic rating is most commonly associated withlarge-scale writing assessments, such as the GMAT or Test of Written English (TWE

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

evaluating whether or not the objectives have been met, defineprocedures for collecting and analyzing data sufficient to establish the values of the metricsdefined, and finally, show (using the metrics and accompanying data) that the objectives have, infact, been met. In particular, many of the key components are summarized in "Criterion 3.Program Outcomes and Assessment" in the ABET Publication, Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs. In essence, engineering programs must demonstrate that theirgraduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie Davis

aboutwhat the student must demonstrate, and devising ways to get at those higher-order cognitiveskills will lead towards innovative and reliable ways of assessing knowledge.·Simulating class interactions among students and professorWhen the classes are small and telephone budgets are large, the teleconference can bridge gapsin distance. The same problems arise as in the live classroom: some people are too quiet, sometalk too much, and some misunderstand tones of voice or innuendos. For classes up to about 20students, a live text-based chat using a Web-based chat works well. For example, Netmeeting,Abbott Chat, or platforms such as WebCT or Blackboard offer chat capabilities. It is important todecide upon some simple protocols in order to facilitate

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Harris

at the graduate or senior level, but has beensimplified to the point that freshmen can develop working chips in the time available. This paperpresents the structure of the seminar and assesses its benefits, including closer contact betweenadvisor and advisees and the tremendous enthusiasm it generates among the freshmen. Based onsuccess of the pilot project, a number of other freshman seminars have been developed andtaught at Harvey Mudd College.IntroductionDespite the best of intentions on the part of both faculty and students, freshman advising is oftena bureaucratic process rather than a source of meaningful mentoring. Faculty and students arealways busy and in the press of teaching and research and assignments, it is difficult to

Conference Session

CE Rap Session and Toys in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Kilduff

-indicationfunction, 2S/Dt + Q.4.0 Assessment Limited quantitative assessment data is provided in the form of course and instructorevaluations. Overall instructor evaluations, ability of the instructor to “stimulate interest andmotivate learning,” and overall course quality all improved after the classroom demonstration wasinstituted. The improvement seemed significant (initial ratings were 2.8 to 3.1 (out of 4) and laterimproved to 3.6 to 3.9) but was likely caused by general course improvement over time, to whichthe in-class demonstration made only a partial contribution. Anecdotal assessment data isprovided by student response to, and success in, a design project that involved modeling theNeversink Reservoir watershed, part of the New York City

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

single 90° rotation is easier to visualize than other more difficulttypes of rotations, but the mean score differences for the more difficult rotations are notstatistically significant. Further research is needed to design and improve standardized spatialvisualization tests.3. The Placement TestNew students at Essex County College are required to take a placement test to assess theireducational level and determine their placement in developmental courses. The COMPANIONPlacement Test (CPT) developed by the College Board, also known as ACUPLACER in itscomputerized form, is used to assess the basic skill levels of a student in reading, writing, andmathematics. It is a standardized multiple-choice test (except for the essay portion) consisting

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yves Mercadier; Pierre Vittecoq; Patrik Doucet; Jean-Sébastien Plante; Francois Charron; Yves Van Hoenacker

universities and an assessment of the scale of the work required for introducingmajor design projects in our program, our department decided to start with a pilot program. Theprincipal advantage of this approach was the state of mind of the project stakeholders (professors Page 7.376.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand students). This certainly facilitated the program from development to implementation. Itshould be noted that our program comprised several major teaching developments that

Conference Session

Information Guidance/Navigation/Control

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra H. Kajiwara; Lisa Taber; Cecilia Mullen

firststep in our assessment, we analyzed papers and project reports from both classes for thequality and quantity of the references which students used. Citations were reviewed forscholarly publications, for currency, and for their overall breadth in representing the projecttopic. This gave us a benchmark of the students’ command of engineering resources beforethey were given access to our web site. As we analyzed the papers, we discovered that thestudents needed access to examples of technical report writing, and guidance on how to citetheir references and how to create a complete bibliography.Project GoalsThe goals of our project were to: 1) significantly improve the students’ knowledge of theliterature of their discipline; 2) increase the

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Nelson Fumo

asco-curricular experience for students. Additionally, the competition seeks to meet the needs ofproviding a diverse and educated workforce prepared for a wide variety of tasks in the wind industry.Herrera-Limones et al.12 suggest that the participation on the Solar Decathlon of the Department ofEnergy has led to transformations in teaching leading students to new, broader, and more holisticapproaches to study, as well as new capabilities and skills. Amaral et al.13 conducted a worldwidesurvey to assess the performance of the Solar Decathlon competition. Among the several questions intheir survey, two questions are of interest for this paper: (a) “If it were possible, would you like tocompete again?” and (b) “In your opinion which is the main

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Peter Francis Cavanaugh, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Topics

Diversity

skills required to be successful in both technical and non- the efficacy and acceptance of AI coaching interventions in thistechnical domains. People develop verbal and written domain. This study seeks to assess the effectiveness of AIcommunication skills through practice and constructive feedback,often in the form of coaching. An AI coach can provide specific coaching, focusing on its role in improving presentation skillsmetrics on generally accepted measures of effective presentation: among students and young

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. Significant resources are required,including faculty training and creating collaborative learning environments. Overcoming thesechallenges involves leveraging technology for virtual collaboration and developing facultyworkshops on PBL pedagogy. These strategies have effectively facilitated the transition to PBL,ensuring that faculty and students can fully engage with this innovative approach to learning [8]. The effectiveness of PBL in engineering education has been further validated throughevaluations of PBL initiatives. For instance, an assessment revealed that students involved inPBL projects developed a deeper understanding of the subject matter and exhibited increasedmotivation to learn. Moreover, these students enhanced their soft skills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Deborah Anne Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Harry A. Hogan, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

education and introductory software engineering education.Dr. Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University Dr. Janie McClurkin Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering De- partment at Texas A&M University in College Station. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she attended North Carolina A&T State University where she received a B.S. in Bio Environmental Engineering in 2006. She then began pursuing her graduate education at Purdue University in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, completing her Ph.D. in 2015. Her primary research areas include 1) myco- toxin risk assessment and treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biological and

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Anne-Marie Ginn-Hedman

explored two cases: 1) A hip implant with a large femoral offset (large moment arm), and2) a hip implant with a small femoral offset (small moment arm). After calculating the resulting hipabductor muscle forces for the two cases, students commented on how femoral offset affected hipabductor force and patient pain upon recovery after surgery. The complete activity instructions areincluded in the Appendix section at the end of this document. After finishing the activity, studentscompleted a post-assessment survey and rated the following on a 1-5 Likert scale: extent modulereinforced classroom concepts; extent module gave insight into the job of a biomedical engineer; andif the activity made learning more interesting. Data were also collected on ease

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

George V. Kondraske; Lawrence R. DiSalvi

formation are argued to be flawed conceptually. An alternate approach resulting ina grade point product (GPP) is presented and discussed. New measures are demonstrated to beconceptually sound and are furthermore suggested to better reflect actual overall competency in agiven course of study. General Systems Performance TheoryMotivated not by a need or desire for aggregate measures, but rather as a basis for understandinghuman performance, Kondraske introduced GSPT10,11. Its stated objectives11 are to provide: 1) aconceptual basis to define and measure all aspects of any system's performance; 2) a conceptualbasis to analyze any task and facilitates system-task interface assessments; and 3) identification ofthe principles

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Ana Sofia Aviles Vargas, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering); Gongchen Sun, The University of Texas at San Antonio

wrapped slide was placed in a hot air ovenset at 85°C.Transparency characterization and image analysisTo comprehensively assess the transparency of both prints, a microfluidic device incorporatingmicropillars (1mm in diameter) was fabricated. These prints were infused with yellow fluorescenceand subjected to imaging using an ECHO Inverted Microscope. Subsequent analysis in Image Jinvolved segmentation and the evaluation of circularity and area dimensions. This analytical approachfacilitated a transparency assessment by analyzing the area gathered from the segmentation. Theobtained area was used to calculate the diameter of the micropillar, which was then converted from Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

technical standards,ensuring their readiness for lifelong learning. The synthesis of these demonstrated student outcomesequips engineers to exhibit critical thinking, creativity, and leadership in diverse team roles withinthe industry.The curriculum's depth extends to include content in essential areas for all engineers, such as ethics,devices, integrated circuits, and engineering economics. The objective is to offer a comprehensiveelectrical engineering education that serves as a foundation for graduates to specialize in their earlyprofessional careers and pursue advanced studies through graduate education.The College holds annual programmatic assessment meetings every Spring semester. These sessionsevaluate the assessment, enabling College

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

April Anne Kay, Dalton State College; Bradley Harris, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Stephanie Philipp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

on its role in biodiesel production and (2) dewatering the algae via flocculation. Allstudents submitted a total of four articles including primary and secondary research articles. Thiscomponent of the project offered experience in searching and reading primary and secondarypeer-reviewed research literature. The research literature proved a springboard for classroomdiscussions and project collaboration. This assignment offered students low stakes assessment bysimple completion and offering discussions were the assessment. In completing this assignment,the professor became aware that students may benefit from learning how to take research notes;thus, guided research notes were implemented to scaffold note taking.Culturing Algae: N. oculata

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Nahid Vesali, The Citadel; David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Eva Theresa Singleton, The Citadel Military College; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel

ensure a comprehensive understanding for students, weintegrated a few AI and ML tools currently utilized in industry projects into the module,summarizing their potential advantages and disadvantages. The module was designed forgraduate-level students and spans one week of a three-credit-hour course. An in-class activitywas included to engage students actively in the learning process. Students' attainment of thelearning objectives will be assessed through a subsequent homework assignment, a quiz andone exam question in the form of matching statements. While primarily designed forgraduate-level students, this module can be adapted with minor adjustments for inclusion inundergraduate-level engineering project management courses.IntroductionRapid

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

project completion. These aspects wereconfirmed through literature [2] and online survey [3]. Non-technical aspects of the course thatmake students better engineers were also discovered [4], [5]. To assess senior design coursesacross engineering disciplines, Larry J. McKenzie pointed to Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) outcomes [6]. The outcomes with sufficient specificityenable straightforward assessment. With this framework, the course can be revised toaccommodate the rise in enrollment [7] and the preparation of students for the course can beimplemented [8], [9].Depending on the available spatial and manpower resources, universities implement either one-semester or two-semester format for their senior design. Regardless

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity

list of requirements and a budget for extra items they could buy to complete their project.The Tower Bridge platform of their built prototypes was then tested to ascertain the loads that itcan support with the measured maximum loads found to range from 225g to 782g. The top threeprototypes were then selected based on additional criteria including aesthetics, structural rigidity,and wind resistance. A self-assessment survey given post course module showed anoverwhelmingly positive result. About 60% of the respondents perceived that participation in theproject improved their familiarity with the engineering design process and greater than 90%perceived that the engineering design process was helpful to the success of their

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University; Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. This initiative advocates for combining this approachwith other online tools, active learning methods, and cooperative learning techniques,anticipating a synergistic effect that would collectively enhance students' overall learningexperience.MethodsTo gather information on students' perceptions and experiences with office hour visits, a surveywas developed and distributed to 291 engineering students. The survey consists of both multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions. The survey is limited in scope to assessing students'perceptions regarding the usability and effectiveness of their office hour experiences.Concurrently, we surveyed 12 Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, investigating theircurrent office hour practices, and