Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aws AlShalash

scaffolding activities in these courses included incremental writing assignments as well asaccess to support resources such as the Writing Center provided by the university.After analysis of students’ competence in communication skills from prior semesters, studentswere lacking in certain areas related to writing in engineering courses: - Conducting literature review effectively using academic resources available - Writing a clear introduction - Writing objectives to wrap up the introduction effectively - Meeting the requirements for citation and plagiarism consistently - Writing results and discussion with appropriately formatted figures and tables - Writing an abstract for a technical reportTo help the students improve their

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1 - Current Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

implementing the resulting design inCAD software. Namely, ideation, modeling strategies, and problem solving learning moduleswere included in the course. To determine the efficacy of this approach, the following researchquestions were posed: 1) is it feasible to use individual whiteboards to teach freehand sketchingin a large undergraduate CAD course? 2) do students and instructors find this approachacceptable? 3) do students find that the use of whiteboards during class improves their ability tosketch? The acceptability and effectiveness of the approach was tested using pre- and post-student surveys. Additionally, performance on exam questions related to modeling strategies wasanalyzed across students over time to determine whether the whiteboarding

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College; Carmen Sidbury, Spelman College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

 precludes  engineering  from  consideration  among  students  who,  were  they  equipped  with  a  more  accurate  image  of  engineering,  might  otherwise  find  the  discipline  appealing.    Addressing  the  former  effect  potentially  reduces  the  retention  problem  perhaps  at  the  cost  of  reduced  enrollment.    Addressing  the  latter  effect  potentially  offsets  the  loss  by  improving  student  recruitment  into  engineering.        Hypothesis  on  an  Effective  Summer  Bridge  Engineering  Module  Course    At  Spelman  College,  students  are  offered  many  STEM  degree  options,  including  a  dual-­‐degree  engineering  program  (DDEP)  through  partnerships  with  colleges  and  universities  nationwide  that  offer

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marcus Rogers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sienna Jasmine Bates, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan Celeste Piper

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #34578Curricular Improvement Through Course Mapping: An Application of theNICE FrameworkDr. Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Ida Ngambeki is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue Univer- sity. Dr. Ngambeki graduated from Smith College with a B.S. in Engineering and from Purdue University with a PhD in Engineering Education. Dr. Ngambeki’s research is focused on the intersection of human behavior and computing, specifically how educational and policy interventions can be used to improve human interactions with technology. Dr. Ngambeki’s key areas of research

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

additional units of these devices for other individuals with similarneeds. In addition, many students submit their final reports to national design competitions.Therefore, it is important that these reports are well written and effectively explain the goals,methods, and outcomes of the project.The course faculty (Goldberg and Caves) met with Julie Reynolds, an expert in technical writingon the faculty at Duke University, to strategize ways to improve the quality of student writing.Each of our teaching interventions is described in detail below. A. Logistics: Deadlines, grading, and team member’s responsibilitiesPreviously, there were a number of factors in our class logistics that led to poor writing quality inthe final reports. First of all, the

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kevin R. Lewelling

How a Sabbatical can be used to Improve Course(s) Instruction Kevin R. Lewelling University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 5210 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649AbstractMost universities offer sabbatical leave to faculty for various purposes that range frompursuing in-depth research projects to updating professional knowledge. This paper willinvestigate the “who, why, and when” a sabbatical is applicable. Suggestions will also begiven on selecting an appropriate sabbatical topic that will improve course instruction. Anexample of this author’s sabbatical content used to improve student instruction is included.IntroductionThe University of Arkansas

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qingli (Barbara) Dai

A Computer-Aided Design Method Course to Improve Students’ Design Skills Qingli (Barbara) Dai, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering- Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological University qingdai@mtu.eduAbstractNX Unigraphics is a key CAD/CAM/CAE software used in the mechanical engineeringcurriculum of Michigan Technological University (MTU). The elective Computer-AidedDesign (CAD) Method course instructs students in both practical and theoretical aspectsof using computers to aid in the design of mechanical systems. Computer-Assisted SelfTeaching (CAST

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

teaching-effectiveness seminar: I attended an “Essential Teaching Seminar” sponsored by ASME, hosted at MIT and conducted by former West Point faculty in June 2006. This three-day interactive training workshop demonstra- ted proven techniques for effective learning in engineering courses. An instructional improvement was reflected in higher student ratings for the course in Fall 2006 than the previous semester.The second went to a speech pathologist to improve his delivery: I would like to remain anonymous, but I have been evaluated for over 17 years teaching in the Associate Degree Electronic Technician Program. For over 15 years my students have commented that I talk too fast. Two years ago I had

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

education. He is author of the text Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, which includes an integrated, menu driven computer program ThermoSolver. He is interested in integrating technology into effective education practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels. Page 12.412.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Course Level Assessment and Improvement: Applying Educational

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

behavior, teamwork, conflict resolution, ethics and effective problem solving. Page 12.1617.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Writing Program Improvements for a Materials Engineering Laboratory CourseAbstractThe Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at San José State University offersintroductory courses in materials engineering (MatE 25) and electrical properties of materials(MatE 153) to about 500 engineering students every year. Almost all engineering majors arerequired to take at least one of these classes, both of which have laboratory components requiringa significant amount of writing

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

focuson the LCA software, especially through examples. Although the CES software was considereduseful by many of the students, it is indirectly related to LCA through the environmentallyconscious materials selection and design. Other interdisciplinary or disciplinary courses onproduct design should be considered for use of the CES software.Overall, the quality of the multidisciplinary student projects was good as indicated by the teamscores. In terms of individual contribution, there was a broad distribution among the students.Since the team average (87) was higher than the individual averages (83), one effect of the teamswas to improve the overall project quality. It is also interesting to note that the peer assessmentswere extremely positive

Conference Session

MET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Nan Yao, Beihang University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

alsoengage statistician in analyzing data to provide additional scientific strength to the research.References[1] Haddad W.D., Draxler A. “The dynamics of technologies for education.” http://www.ictinedtoolkit.org/usere/library/tech_for_ed_chapters/01.pdf[2] Dunlosky J., Rawson K.A., March E.J, Nathan M.J., Willingham (D.T. “Improving students’ learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology.” Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1) 4-58 (2013). http://www.indiana.edu/~pcl/rgoldsto/courses/dunloskyimprovinglearning.pdf[3] “A Handbook for UMass Faculty: Teaching and Learning Online: Communication, Community, and Assessment.” http://www.umass.edu/oapa/oapa

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

schools probably have some sort of CapstoneDesign Course, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the ways this course can be used toimprove the performance of the students, and measure those improvement. Also, it providesan opportunity for other programs or schools to compare with their Capstone Design Course.2. Assessment ToolsThe educational objective of the Mechanical Engineering program is to provide students withthe necessary preparation in Mechanical Engineering to compete effectively for professional Page 12.342.4careers in this field and with the motivation for personal and professional growth through life-long learning. The objective of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine L. Craft; James C. Wood

Session 2547 Improving Student Retention: Engaging Students Through Integrated, Problem-based Courses James C Wood Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC Elaine L. Craft South Carolina Board for Comprehensive and Technical Education Columbia, SCIntroductionSouth Carolina industry leaders are echoing industry concerns heard around the country: the fastpace of product innovation and the increasing complexity of technology in the workplace

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Thomas Shepard

The Use of Extra Credit to Improve Course Design Thomas Shepard University of MinnesotaAbstract: This paper discusses the use of extra credit assignments in a semester-longintroductory fluid mechanics course. During two semesters students (n = 180) had a chance toimprove their grade by applying material learned in class to homework-type problems on topicsfor which time did not allow in-depth coverage. The problems were designed to expose studentsto the potential use of course material to real world applications while also incorporating criticalmath skills, yet these problems were much more challenging than an average homeworkproblem. Half of the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Julian Sosnik PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

FYEE Division - Paper Submission

@wit.eduAbstract - First Year Design courses are commonplace in effects on the overall student experience [5]. In first yearmany engineering curriculums.  Although the focus of engineering education, the overall student experience relatesthese courses typically revolves around introducing directly to student retention [6]. Therefore, it is imperativestudents to various multistep design processes as well as that, while maintaining an authentic design experience,improving student skills in written and oral attention is also made to provide a positive studentcommunication techniques; they can be limited in experience.replicating the experience of working in a real world

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1114: IMPROVING TEACHING TECHNIQUE FOR OUTCOME BASEDFLUID MECHANICS COURSE AT AAMUZhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University Dr. Z.T. Deng is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Deng has an extensive background and research experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics numerical simulation in particular high-speed aerodynamics/flows with heat transfer phenomena. He earned his Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1991. He is currently teaching fluid Mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, gas dynamics and senior design classes.Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiaoqing (Cathy

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Guerci; Douglas Baxter

SESSION 2238 Automating an Introductory Computer Aided Design Course to Improve Student Evaluation Douglas H. Baxter Director CAD/CAM/CAE Michael J. Guerci Senior Teaching Assistant School of Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionAll engineering students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are required to take a one-credit course in solid modeling. This course, Engineering Graphics and Computer AidedDesign (EG&CAD

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

students to demonstratethey have indeed learned what was expected of them. As such, learning objectives are apowerful tool for course design and curriculum improvement. Learning objectives can be usedfor course design by identifying critical material, facilitating course activities, writingexaminations, and maximizing student learning. Learning objectives can be used for curriculumimprovement by communicating course expectations to faculty and students, organizing keypoints of learning throughout the curriculum, eliminating excessive duplication of material, andproviding assessment of course performance. However, if objectives are not sufficiently welldefined, both testing and assessment based on those objectives are unlikely to be effective

Conference Session

Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devayan Debashis Bir, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

predicted that the quality of online course would improve throughinteractive teaching mediums and constructivist methodologies. The article recommended thatengineering colleges explore new methodologies plausible within the online medium that arebest applicable to engineering education. In as much as numerous studies have shown theimportance of evaluating student perceptions of online courses to tailor the course according tolearner needs [2, 3, 4, 8, 10], this study examined students’ attitudes towards an onlineengineering course to evaluate the effectiveness of various aspects of the course content and itsdelivery.The UOEC under scrutiny in this paper was a Mechanics of Materials course offered in theAerospace Engineering Department at Iowa State

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmed Ali HASAN, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

Paper ID #35111Intro to Mechanical Engineering: A New Course To Improve Major Trajec-toryDr. Ahmed Ali HASAN, University of New Mexico Dr. Hasan taught many undergraduate classes in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Chemical & Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He has research experience in the interaction of inorganic contaminants with mineral surfaces, colloidal transport of radioactive and metal contaminants and their applications to remediation, physicochemical characterization of soil and mineral surfaces, and radionuclide migration. Past research has included the investigation

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Raymond Jon Raisanen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, SDSM&T Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and Simulink. Page 24.725.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Transitions Between Sophomore Dynamics and Junior Dynamic Systems CoursesAbstractThis paper describes two course modifications to sophomore dynamics to improve visualizationskills and to improve knowledge transfer from sophomore to junior courses. The first course mod-ification involves the use of SolidWorks motion simulations to visualize the motion of exampleproblems taught throughout the course. The second course modification was the introduction ofLagrange’s equations of

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

22.831.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving Communication Skills: Using PechaKucha Style in Engineering Courses      AbstractIn an effort to improve oral communication skills in engineering students, MuskingumUniversity, a traditional liberal arts institution, tested the PechaKucha presentation style. In thisstyle, students were required to present their design and/or research projects in 6 minutes andforty seconds. The presentation included 20 slides with duration of 20 seconds each. This stylewas used in two different courses with different kinds of projects. Senior students presented theirresearch project for the Electromagnetics course, and

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Laura Ruff, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

courseshave become a common component of many undergraduate engineering programs. Severalstudies have examined the effectiveness of various types of introductory courses. Hoit et al.showed that the conversion of a lecture-based multidisciplinary introductory course to a Page 15.697.2laboratory-based course that engaged students in “hand-on” activities for each undergraduateengineering discipline resulted in significant improvements to retention in engineering1. Asimilar attempt to implement active learning through a freshman year course that focused on aninterdisciplinary design project was attempted by Courter et al. with no evidence of

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

time.Standard course evaluation feedback is not detailed enough to gauge the effects of labexperiment improvements on student learning. This study presents a methodology for continuousimprovement of a lab course. Students were initially asked to provide their own edits to existinglab handouts, which were compiled to determine common points of confusion from the studentperspective. This input, as well as voice of the customer data from focus groups, was used duringthe development of new labs. The response to the new labs was monitored via surveys eachsubsequent term. Surveys were designed to elicit experiment-specific responses such as whetherstudents felt they learned from the experiment, whether the experiment was frustrating orengaging, and if they

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. “Analog-Circuit-Based Activities to Improve IntroductoryContinuous-Time Signals and Systems Courses”, Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for EngineeringEducation conference and exposition, 2013.[2] Rao, A., Fan, J., Brame, C., and Landman.B, “Improving Conceptual Understanding of Signals and Systems inUndergraduate Engineering Students Using Collaborative in Class Laboratory Exercises”, Proceedings of the 2014American Society for Engineering Education conference and exposition, 2014.[3] Verdin, B., Borries, R., Nava, P., and Butler, A., “An Experiment to enhance Signals and Systems learning byusing technology based teaching strategies”, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Educationconference and exposition, 2014.[4

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566 Improving Retention of Undergraduate Students in Engineering through Freshman Courses Dr. Ruben Rojas-Oviedo and Dr. X. Cathy Qian Mechanical Engineering Department Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL 35762 Phone: (256) 851-5890. E-Mail: rojaso@aamu.edu; cqian@aamu.eduAbstractDemand for competent engineers has increased significantly in recent years and as the localavailability decreases, corporations have increased efforts to import

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

Session 1349 Improving Student Preparation and Retention With a Mid-Semester Supplemental Course Option Dave Williams and Dwight Egbert Western Nevada Community College / University of Nevada, RenoAbstractOtherwise capable students who lack sufficient preparation may lose interest, drop courses, andpossibly withdraw from a technical program when confronted by the daunting task of learningthe principles of basic algorithm development and programming technique in C++ or Java at thesame time. Several weeks into an introductory programming course, a cohort of strugglingstudents

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Balasubramanian Kailasshankar; Devdas Pai

Session 2463 The Competency Gap Approach to Course-Level Continuous Improvement D. M. Pai and B. Kailasshankar NSF Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures Department of Mechanical Engineering NC A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411AbstractThe SME Study on Competency Gaps in Manufacturing Education has catalyzed the genesis andpropagation of many outstanding programs to reform and revamp manufacturing education.However, the report’s impact extends beyond manufacturing education - the techniques

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-1115: COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND STUDENTEVALUATIONS: CAN BOTH BE IMPROVED?Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Prusak is a Professor in the Department of Engineering at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT. He teaches courses in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. He has over 10 years of international industrial and research experience in the fields of precision manufacturing, design of mechanical and manufacturing systems and metrology. Dr. Prusak received M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Krakow and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from