Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

’ scientificbackgrounds, which affords them a deeper ability to assess the validity, identify characteristics,and critique the techniques employed in the prose.This paper describes the motivation behind developing humanities electives that exist at theintersection of the humanities and engineering, and examines instructor experiences and studentfeedback from the courses to reach several important conclusions. First, the classroomatmosphere created by a group of engineering students participating in traditionally humanities Page 24.802.2pedagogies, in which their disciplinary expertise brings to bear some important perspectives onthe content, is unique and highly

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Cornel Chavez, California State University Northridge; Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University Northridge; Alejandro Roldan, California State University Northridge; Matthew Ferrer, CSUN; Joyceanne Sim; George Youssef, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

divided into three sections: the lesson plan, thehands-on activity, and finally assessment and evaluation. In what follows, a literature review ofsimilar work and the impact of such activities on the quality of education is first presented. Adetailed description of a model educational module is discussed and finally results from a casestudy as well as discussion of these results are reported. The module reported herein isindependent of any specific state science standards to prompt greater adoptability and avoidsetting any constrains on the applicability of the developed concepts. That is the module can beused to complement and prompt formal (i.e., in class discussion) or informal education (i.e.,outreach activities), respectively.Brophy et al

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail M. Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

exhibitedcommon characteristics such as not being calculus-ready. These general characteristics of theincoming freshmen are captured through a survey instrument. The data collected from the surveyare used as a benchmark and comparison tool to assess the efficacy of the cohort program in thesubsequent semesters.The following survey instruments were developed based on the objectives of the cohort: a) Student demographic survey instrument, used to collect the background details of the incoming freshmen registered in the STEM courses. b) Cohort experience survey instrument, used to collect the students’ experiences and their goalsThe survey instruments, included in the appendix, are distributed to the students in the first year

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

thermodynamics. She is the author of Nanostructured Metallic Alloys: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications and the popular children’s book Engineering Elephants. She has co-authored several publications and has made numerous presentations as an invited speaker, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Hunt is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Materials Research Society, and the American Society of Engi- neering Education and serves as the adviser for the student sections of ASME and SWE at WTAMU. Her research interests include energetic/explosive material reactions and synthesis, high-speed infrared imag- ing, and engineering education and assessment. She currently holds

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Loving; Joyce Yen

department-created assessments encourage Page 10.1270.8trust. There is already perceived risk when behaviors, patterns, power, relationships andProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationstructures are changing. Evaluations with a judging tone or style, which traditional and typicalapproaches often are, increase the sense of risk and generates fear while discouraging trust—akey component for successful change. Evaluation needs to be engaged carefully and tailored tothe particular moment or stage of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Deepak Gupta; Robert Creese

in 2005. Theevaluation questionnaire prepared for assessment of the program is in Appendix 4.Bibliographic Information1. Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., and Knight, W., Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, 2002, MarcelDekker, Inc, pp 97-115.2. Creese, Robert C., Introduction to Manufacturing Processes and Materials, 1999, Marcel Dekker, Inc, pp 97-115.3. Creese, Robert C., Adithan, M., and Pabla, B.S., Estimating and Costing for the Metal Manufacturing Industries,1992, Marcel Dekker, Inc, pp 85-98.4. Young, W.C.; Budynas, R.G., Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th edition), 2002, McGraw-Hill, 65-142.5. http://www.grantadesign.com/products/index.htm (February 13, 2005)Biographical Information ROBERT C CREESE is a professor

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zack Bowles; Philippe E. Tissot; Jeremy Flores; G. Beate Zimmer; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

any of the stations.Student Project Examples:Any of our new research students also needs to learn MATLAB® and the neural networktoolbox. MATLAB® is used to teach Calculus at TAMU-CC and has a well-documented helpsystem. It has not proved to be a substantial obstacle. Research students are not expected to writetheir own programs from the start: they get started by using the existing MATLAB® programswritten by faculty members and previous students. In Jeremy’s case the original programconsisted of more than 800 lines of MATLAB® code and learning how it operates was a firstnontrivial task. The program not only trained neural networks, but also assessed quantitativelythe quality of the forecast for the training year and a choice of several test

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

the complexlearning process, it forms a useful basis from which to construct learning materials. Curricularmaterials can be made more effective by leading the student through successive stages of thecycle. In fact, the Department of Chemical Engineering’s ABET assessment process at OSU hasbeen developed around Kolb’s learning cycle. The radiation heat transfer examples are presented Page 10.790.2in the context of Kolb’s learning cycle: (i) the physical process is described and application in Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Askew; Cari-Sue Wilmot; Colley Hodges; Richard Bannerot

time in the fall 2004. The paper will describethe development of the course-specific workshops and the establishment of a “draft review”process utilizing a peer Writing Consultant. Student surveys were used to assess theeffectiveness of the new process. The student response was positive, but a few students resistedthe implementation of a significant writing component into a “design” class. Only minormodifications were implemented as the intervention continues for this spring semester.IntroductionSince 1980 the BSME degree at the University of Houston (UH) has required a sophomoredesign class. Initially, the course covered primarily the design process and design methodology.A semester-long design, fabricate and test team-project was the major

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

Introduction to Materials Science, which atWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is taught in a seven-week format with four 50-minutelectures and one conference section meeting each week. As is typical for the course, the group ofstudents was large (90) and quite diverse, from sophomores to seniors and from a variety ofengineering and science majors, with some taking the course as a requirement and some as anelective. Class periods are “active lectures,” in which 5-10 minute mini-lectures are interspersedwith individual or small-group problem solving, often utilizing classroom feedback technology(CPS).11,12 There are a variety of evaluation methods including on-line “preparation assessments”to promote reading prior to class, in-class problems

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sumedha Ariely; Barbara Masi; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

Faculty and Service-Learning: Directions for Inquiry and Development,” MichiganJournal of Community Service Learning, Fall 2000, Special Issue, pp. 35-41, 2000.3. C. Hammond, “Integrating Service and Academic Study: Faculty Motivation and Satisfaction in Michigan HigherEducation,” Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Fall 1994, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 21-28, 1994.4. G. Hesser, “Faculty Assessment of Student Learning: Outcomes Attributed to Service-Learning and Evidence ofChanges in Faculty Attitudes about Experiential Education,” Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Fall1995, pp. 33-42, 1995.5. V. McKay and P. Rozee, “Characteristics of Faculty Who Adopt Community Service Learning Pedagogy,”Michigan Journal of Community Service

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sookram Sobhan; Noel Kriftcher; Nerik Yakubov; Alon Kadashev; Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila

Page 10.806.8academic achievement standards, acquiring a passion for STEM disciplines, and are consideringpursuing STEM careers. Collaborative efforts between the RAISE fellows and high school “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”teachers allow the fellows to make presentations and demonstrations during class time, thusaiding in the transformation of students.5. Assessment The project has an ambitious set of objectives. For high school students, we aim todevelop, apply, and enhance their STEM skills through the project activities. We hope torevitalize student performance on the Regents

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw

) Lab Assignment Stat Analysis Homework Lab procedures Report Ready for (n+1) Assess Completed(n) Completed(1) Objective(last) Completed(last

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Hebrank; Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

instructionmethods: • Improved interest and positive attitude in students towards math, science, and technology • Improved interest and positive attitudes in teachers towards teaching math integrated with science and technology • Improved math, science, and language arts end-of-grade test scores relative to scores of students of non-participating teachers • Reduced gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students in math and language arts end-of-grade-test scores • Decreased differences between advantaged and disadvantaged students in eligibility for 8th grade algebra • Improved comprehension of knowledge-level science content and skill in scientific problem solving as measured by the statewide assessment in 2007

Conference Session

Advice for Dual-Career Couples

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Hyer; Catherine Eckel; Margaret Layne; Elizabeth Creamer

increasing theparticipation and success of women in academic science and engineering careers, a committee offaculty and administrators collected information on services provided to dual career couples atother institutions, reviewed Virginia Tech’s existing practices, and drafted guidelines for dualcareer hires. In addition, the Advance project’s assessment team interviewed 20 Virginia Techfaculty members who were identified as dual career hires about their experiences with the hiringprocess, satisfaction with their current positions, and the receptivity of their colleagues to dualcareer hires. The study is currently being expanded to include faculty at three other ADVANCEinstitutions. This paper will describe the development of guidelines for dual

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

assessments have been done on the ENGR 1111 creativitycourses. These include: Personality typing Retention information Course evaluations and student comments Pizza/ice cream project surveysPersonality TypingAn interesting thing happened involving the personality typing the class completed in Fall 2002.While personality types are often an excellent way to glean insight on personal preferences andstrengths, when we actually applied this knowledge to the teams for the Pizza Project, theinformation became more meaningful to the students. Additionally, discovering the classpersonality type distribution gave insight to understanding the class’ apparent enthusiasm for thecourse. Only two of twenty students were introverts, thus the

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stoian Petrescu; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant; Daniel Cavanagh

measurement and calculation to the project, such that theultimate decision on the “best” solution would rest on more quantitative grounds than had thePark Project.A number of candidate projects were considered by faculty, including development of packagingfor a delicate object, automobile accessory design, toy design, playground design, amusementpark design, and assessing the handicapped accessibility of campus. Of these, the packaging andaccessibility projects received in-depth consideration, as they showed the most promise inaddressing all of the desired criteria. Only the packaging project had the possibility of producinga prototype in the allotted time; however, the accessibility project, while failing this criterion,had a real customer, a

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sadie Miller; Donna Riley

children of living parents in orphanages, teaching thema new language and religion, without regard for that community’s traditions related to extendedfamilies.28 The mere appearance of involvement in such a situation, where our work couldhowever unwittingly be used in such an abusive fashion is simply unacceptable. The apparentlack of post-implementation assessment or in-depth community research as part of the designprocess raised additional red flags.We continue to consider it problematic for students to read many case studies about howimportant the role of the community is in appropriate design, only to work in isolation. Findingthat this problem has not been well solved through other programs, because it is not practical forengineering teams to

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

Design Review (CDR) was a review of the design at the 90–95%completeness level. Teams provided design drawings, subsystem assembly procedures, andresults of subsystem-level testing. The CDR was the last NS-3 program assessment of the designwith regard to maturity, risk, compliance with requirements, etc., prior to protoflight hardwarebuild. The Flight Competition Review (FCR) was the event at which the flight nanosat wasselected. The review was a one-day event in which the competition submittals were evaluated bypanel of judges consisting of aerospace industry leaders. The panel had only 25 minutes whicheach of the 13 nanosatellite to make their evaluations based on several criteria. The nanosatswere evaluated in three major categories

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

advise future MIMIC participants not to relax even ifthey are on schedule.Evaluation and assessment of the projectSince the one-semester MIMIC project was expanded to a four-semester reengineeringprogram beginning in fall 2004, a full assessment of the program will not be possible until thefirst group of freshmen have completed their technical programs. In the interim, anexamination of the products redesigned in the fall of 2004 (see strobe light in Figures 4 and 5)is a clear indication that product quality and viability has improved even in one semester. Asthe program continues, students in the reengineering program and the MIMIC project arebeing evaluated from a number of perspectives.In the semesters before the capstone MIMIC project

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy L. Mahan; Martin J. Gutowski; Brian H. Victor; Mark Deluca; Sarma Pisupati

thefaculty to grade the reports, increased faculty efficiency, reduced grading errors, andcounters plagiarism as duplicate submissions are ineffective.Informal student assessment indicated that the highly interactive Flash simulations were a Page 10.717.1motivational environment enabling comprehension of the cognitively challenging “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”material. This paper discusses the approach utilized, and the effectiveness of themethodology in motivating, challenging, and educating the

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos

transferred towards their Associate degree at thecorresponding community college (BCC or SCC).Here we need to mention, that, before the formation of SDP teams takes place, EMD-MLR’soffers to the body of participant students an introductory, month-long, ML course specificallydesigned to take into account the students’ background and to address the necessary knowledgefor the students to complete their projects.Finally, the project features a strong assessment and evaluation plan. The development of allevaluation instruments is based on a variety of curriculum evaluation models. Tyler's ObjectivesEvaluation Model (Tyler, 1949), Stake's Contenance Model (Stake, 1967), and Eisner'sConnoisseurship Model (Eisner, 1990). All these models are discussed in

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Briar Schumacher; Jon Leydens; Donald Elger

, 2004).Kolb (1984) presents a viewpoint that learning for deep and real comprehension involvesrepeated cycles, each involving a sequence of experience, reflection, abstraction, and activetesting. The role of feedback is aligned with the student-centered assessment literature (Black Page 10.617.6and Wiliam, 1998; Stiggins, 2000). The focus on growth as the output of a learning cycle isstrongly aligned with the literature. Zull (2002) describes how neuroscience researchers have Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey LaCombe; James Detweiler; Daniel Loranz; Eric Wang

and flying a CubeSat is a complex andchallenging endeavor. It necessitates support through “training” programs like BalloonSats andCanSats, which build the necessary hands-on skills in students and build interest.This paper begins by presenting an overview of student satellite programs that exist bothnationally and locally. Next the process of starting and supporting a multidisciplinary studentsatellite program is described and the results to date are presented. Finally, the benefits of theprogram and initial assessment results are discussed.1. Background on Student SatellitesThe National Space Grant Student Satellite Program was created to address NASA’s futureworkforce development needs. NASA has a strong need for engineers, scientists, and

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

their primary means oftransportation. Some seniors do not suffer the same maladies as others in their age group and infact may have better vision and judgment than some younger drivers. Older drivers tend torestrict their own driving when they feel that their abilities are insufficient for adverse drivingconditions. Therefore, care must be taken to be fair and reasonable when considering how tocope with a growing older population. Diminishing mental capacity is a concern with older drivers. For instance, drivers whobegin suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias may not recognize that theirreflexes and driving abilities have declined or may get lost. As driving and assessment skillsdecline, the risk of serious loss or

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

) of the review, a summary of the discussion, and theconclusion(s). The minutes become an official project and quality record.The engineering and engineering technology programs at LSSU have incorporated design intotheir shared senior capstone project course sequence in order to bolster both the design andcommunication content of their curricula. The following sections of this paper discuss: theBackground information regarding LSSU; the Design Review Process including the philosophy,purpose, fit in the overall communication process, and the details regarding the current process;the Benefits to the students and customer; and the Assessment Results to date.BackgroundLake Superior State University is located in the United States and is within

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

less-integrated course approach, and (2) needing to identify, convince,and motivate the individual faculty in change of these individual courses to make such changesin “their” course. The core courses and the critical mass of faculty involved with their detailedplanning and assessment can effectively and quickly identify and implement significant changes.Much of the content of the core sequence in the topics of professional and project managementand design principles is presented in a book motivated largely by the activities of the authors inthis core curriculum sequence8.The CE core sequence is not without its challenges, including those related to transfer students,selection and recognition of instructors, faculty capabilities in many

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

operate incarrying out designs, preparing project documents, and managing construction, routine andemergency operations, assessment, and revisions of projects of all sizes.This information technology is changing practices in the design, construction, and operations in awide range of applications in areas such as managing traffic flows, infrastructure monitoring, Page 9.827.3systems security, and facilities planning. In the task of defining the roles of IT within a changing Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley Bliven; Elizabeth Eschenbach

confidence of K-8th grade teachers have whenworking with physical science concepts and 3) to increase K-8th grade teachers’ understanding ofthe California State Science Standards. The pedagogical approach used in the workshop is adiscovery/constructivist approach. The paper specifically describes in detail the electricity andmagnetism module and the reverse engineering/mechanical dissection module, the use of minutepapers to assess participant learning, observations from the course instructors and participantsand references to the course website. The electricity and magnetism module includes buildingsimple examples of a compass, an electromagnet, a motor and a speaker. This activitycomplements the mechanical dissection activity as many of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

the course will be discussed,including an assessment of student’s progress and their opinion of the course.Intr oductionFaculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the University of NewHaven (UNH) have developed a comprehensive curriculum for the first two years of ourengineering programs. This program includes four new Engineering & Applied Science (EAS)courses in the first year. The course of interest in this paper, Methods of Engineering Analysis Page 9.854.1(EAS 112), is required of all engineering students in the second semester of the freshman year.At that point students should have completed two EAS