Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt University; Faruk Caglar, Vanderbilt University; Anton Dukeman, Vanderbilt University; Liyan Hou; Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University; John S. Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Chattanooga, TN. These students did not have a sufficient STEM background,and, therefore, were not as motivated towards STEM education as the group of high schoolstudents in the previous study. To match the level of middle school students, some of theparameters such as acceleration and deceleration were provided to them since they do learn thequantitative forms of Newton’s laws in middle school. The middle school students were dividedinto two groups of four and five students, respectively, and the roles were assigned just like theprevious study. We used a standard assessment method, i.e., pre and post tests to evaluate theirlearning.Challenge ProblemsThe students challenge problem was to model city traffic and study traffic flows. Each group

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

tested as acontrolled experiment in contrast to a more traditional model. The data analysis revealed thedynamic model had positive impacts on construction project plans as being primarily created byconstruction personnel (with the educator of the dynamic model serving more as a coach),deemed as useful to both the contractor and client, and overall higher quality, when compared tothe traditional.Additional testing of this model on more projects would benefit the research and has thepotential to further cultivate this model. Future research is needed in the refinement of thedynamic model, specifically Phases 2 and 3. It is suggested that assessment criteria, evaluations(formative and summative), and learner feedback surveys be tested as tools to

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering). Moreover incollaboration with the University of Denver’s Law School, our students can now satisfy atechnical elective requirement by taking the Law School’s Introduction to Intellectual Propertycourse. Finally the faculty worked to identify all follow-on courses and rearranged thecurriculum to minimize the gaps between one class to the next.IntroductionThe Daniel F. Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science rigorously evaluated itsacademic and research programs, assessed program strengths and weaknesses, and identifiedstrategic opportunities. All faculty and some staff participated in the candid evaluation ofundergraduate, graduate, faculty/staff, and resource programs that contributed to the schoolsmissions in recruitment and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Mwangi P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in concrete, steel, timber and masonry. He is a registered civil engineer and a registered structural engineer in the state of California. Dr. Mwangi is a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Central California, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Structural Engineers Institute and active member of The Masonry Society (TMS), serving as a voting member on the Masonry Standards Joint Committee and on the TMS’s Technical Activities Committee. Dr. Mwangi is a certified Disaster Service Worker (Safety Assessment Program) for the state of California Emergency Management Agency. His other interests are in post-disaster

Conference Session

Misconceptions

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

0837749 andEngineering Education Program under Grant 1129460. Any opinions, findings andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Gray, G.L., et al. The dynamics concept inventory assessment test: A progress report and some results. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005.[2] Jordan, W., H. Cardenas, and C.B. O'Neal. Using a Materials Concept Inventory to Assess an Introductory Materials Class: Potential and Problems. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Proceedings. 2005.[3] Krause, S. and A. Tasooji. Diagnosing

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Community Engagement Division

Summer 2012. Student participants included10 civil engineering students (9 undergraduate and 1 graduate) at a large urban researchinstitution in the southeast United States. With the first author, they designed pre- and post-tripquestionnaires, focus group interviews, and written reflection activities to assess students’perceptions, attitudes, and learning as a result of the experience. This paper addresses threeresearch questions: 1) What is the profile of engineering students who choose to participate in a study abroad/ service learning experience, in terms of motivation for enrolling in study abroad, reasons for volunteering, and previous educational, organization and service activities

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bourn, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

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Mathematics

this can be taught. There are parallel studies,3 also basedon mathematical skill, that suggest that intuition can extend to an assessment of thereasonableness of numbers associated with physical entities rather than just a numeric count. Page 23.405.2With respect to engineering students, and potentially valid for applied mathematics in general,the engineering education literature clearly points to a lack of math preparedness in students duein part to their heavy reliance on calculators and relative inability to detect ‘nonsense’ answers3.One approach to correcting this lack of intuition lies in developing estimation skills. There aretwo

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville

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Engineering Management

develop non-disciplinary work- place related skills into college classes. Page 23.443.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Tools for Assessing Level of Expertise and Determining Appropriate Instruction, Assignments and Feedback to Enhance an Employee’s Human CapitalIntroduction Guiding employee development is an important managerial role. As with manyprofessions, the training engineers receive in college is formal and dictated by college curriculumrequirements. But once engineers enters the workforce, the majority of their learning

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore PE, D. WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the International Professional Engineers orInternational Engineering Technologists Register. IPENZ further defines twelve competencestandards for professional engineers including22: 1. Comprehend, and apply knowledge of, accepted principles underpinning widely applied good practice for professional engineering; 2. Comprehend, and apply knowledge of, accepted principles underpinning good practice for professional engineering that is specific to the jurisdiction in which he/she practices (for CPEng assessment this relates to the jurisdiction of New Zealand); 3. Define, investigate and analyse complex engineering problems in accordance with good

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yunchen Huang, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; John M. Usher P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

to systematically learnor practice their teaching roles. Ironically, teaching proficiency is one of the most importantattributes for a new professor to be successful in academia. As more graduate students assumeteaching responsibilities, it is important that they are given the advice and guidance regardingsound educational practices. As the educator for the next generation of engineers, we have totake the responsibility to make sure that not only do we provide excellent education to ourstudents, but we also provide guidance and help for the next generation of educators.Wankat and Oreovicz5 conducted a survey to assess students’ perspectives regarding a specific

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ferris, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

in transmission/distribution and substations.Experiments compare the operation of the digital models to the electromechanical models.Students explore the operation and processes of the micro-processor based digital operations.AssessmentWe assessed the course two ways, using weekly student surveys for each individual lab, andassessing the overall effectiveness of the lab goals using an end-of-term survey. Thisend-of-term survey assessed how well the course followed the emphasized goals of thelaboratory course. Overall, student surveys show that the stated goals of the laboratory, aslisted previously, were largely met. The two most requested means for course improvementwere further refinement of lab instructions, and better equipment operation

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; William George Griffiths IV, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mathematics

is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Southern Polytechnic State University. His research interests include enumerative combinatorics, permutation pattern avoidance, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.Dr. Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University Christina Scherrer is an Associate Professor of industrial engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic State University. Her research interests are in the application of operations research and economic decision analysis to the public sector and in assessing education innovation. She teaches primarily statistics and logistics courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb H Farny, Boston University; Sean B Andersson, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Typically 5-7instructors are involved with the course throughout the academic year. Student assessment Page 23.134.2includes weekly problem sets and quizzes, a semester-long truss design project, two midtermexams, and a common final exam. Weekly tutoring assistance is provided by graduate teachingfellows (GTFs) across multiple sections.The vision for restructuring the course arose from several key deficiencies. As a service coursethat introduces all students in the College of Engineering to the basics of engineering analysis, itis vital that the material taught to the students be delivered in a coherent fashion and on auniform level. Section-to

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Board of Directors in 1996to adopt new standards for accreditation, called Engineering Criteria 2000 or EC2000 whichshifted the basis for accreditation from what was actually being taught in the classroom to whatwas being learned by the students.6 Under Criterion 3, 11 learning outcomes were specified andprograms were required to assess and demonstrate their students’ achievement in each of thoseareas. Among these specified areas was the requirement that students demonstrate “an ability todesign a system, component or process.”7 Universities have adopted capstone design courses toaddress this requirement. Among the modern teaching approaches adopted by some programs isproject based learning (PJBL) which is a student centered approach that

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lyle Feisel P.E., Binghamton University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

respondents on the preference of covering recenttechnology or the entire history of technology combined with the desire for modularity suggeststhe possibility of developing a sequence of two or three chronologically-based courses.Therefore, the authors intend to work with their association to develop a business model that willenable such a course to be planned and delivered. A critical component of the business plan willbe the development of metrics (besides such obvious ones of number of institutions that sign onand number of students to take the course) to assess the efficacy of the course. In fact, a coursedelivered to multiple institutions has the potential to provide a test bed for the assumedimportance of history in engineering education, since

Conference Session

Information Literacy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanine Mary Williamson

Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education[8] Gottfredson, G.D. & Holland, J.L. 1996. Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes.Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.[9] Harmon, L.W. et al. 1994. Strong Interest Inventory Applications and TechnicalGuide. Stanford, CA:Stanford University Press.[10] Holland, J.L. 1997. Making Vocational Choices: A Theory of VocationalPersonalities and Work Environments. Odessa, FL: Psychological AssessmentResources.[11] Holland, J.L. 1985. Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) Professional Manual.Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.[12] Kresta, S.M. 1998. Hands-on demonstrations: and alternative to full scale labexperiments. Journal of Engineering Education

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Schroeder; Figen Lacin; Craig Somerton

. Page 8.174.14 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudent feedback on the use of FinSolver.xls and the assignments were obtained via the surveyform shown in Fig. 9. Results of these surveys are shown separately for MSU and Olivet-Nazarene in Fig. 10. It is striking to note that the student’s assessment of how the assignmentsimproved their understanding of fins was significant, as the average response from question 1a toquestion 1b went from 2.9 and 2.6 to 4.2 and 4.1. This increase in understanding is furthersupported by the students written comments:“The project helped me to visualize the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

for two fields:electrical engineering and chemical engineering. All other degrees read “Engineering & AppliedScience.” As a result of this lack of specificity, only engineering in general can be analyzed.It should be mentioned that the difference in curriculum between a Chemical Engineering orElectrical Engineering degree and an Engineering & Applied Science degree could be as little asone course not taken by the student.AdmissionsCaltech is classed as the “most difficult” entrance level by the college guides, with only 15% ofapplying students admitted.[1] A private school, Caltech employs assessment of grades,standardized test scores, essays, and activities/experience in making admittance determinations forundergraduate students. A

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Vander Schaaf, US Army MICOM-AMCPM-UG (Redstone Arsenal); James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

Rating out of 5 Figure 8: Assessment Data for Fall 2001 and Fall 2002Conclusions This paper presents a number of low-cost, effective classroom demonstrations inelementary mechanics. The reader is encouraged to both try out the demonstrations given hereand to develop new demonstrations. Course-end assessment by students at West Point hasconsistently shown a highly positive student response to the demonstrations used, and they tendto form the core of what students recall even years later.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the efforts of Colonel Steve Ressler, who had the original ideafor the compression cadet. The rest of the demonstrations depicted are not his fault, so don’tblame him

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kander

ISAT program is to graduate broadly educatedscience and technology generalists, not engineers. While the program is not associated with anengineering college, its departmental structure and curriculum design is an indication of thedirection that traditional engineering programs are moving.4,5,6 Take, for example, the mostrecent accreditation criteria published by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET). In ABET’s 2003-2004 “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs”, 7the Program Outcomes and Assessment Criteria (Criteria 3) state:“Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have:a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringb) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

year. The underwriting meant that there would be no cost to theparticipants.The officers decided that the entire event should be planned and implemented by the students,with the faculty advisors serving as resources. This was consistent with our assessment that thestudents needed to assume more responsibility for their organization. The proposal was putbefore the membership at the last meeting of the year and received strong support.At the October 2001 meeting, the officers outlined the proposed workshop to the members andinvited suggestions. By the end of the meeting, the workshop had been scheduled for April 6,2002, and the following program had been adopted

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

volunteer group of students taking the course. In this semester 10students took the course 4 of whom volunteered to remotely access the lab.Although a relatively small sample size has been used due to our current enrollment situation, theresults of the initial experiment are very encouraging. Student course grades and a survey wereused to assess the effectiveness of the system. Results indicate that there is no statisticallysignificant difference between the performance of the students conducting the experimentsremotely or locally. Remote students found the lab software and the instructions easy to use.Using the hardware remotely was very much like conducting the experiments locally. Theexperimental data collected using the remote system had no

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

fixtures can be calculated.For a load of 11120 N, the students can observe from the black fringe that the axial stress is zeroin the vicinity of the central bolt for the torques used. It is beneficial to the students to observethe photoelastic fringe development stages at different loads for the coated part. Aside from theesthetically pleasing character, the development of the fringe pattern is rich with information forstudents. Full-field interpretation of fringe patterns, aids the students in the overall assessment ofnominal strain magnitudes and gradients. Examining the intensity and the patterns of fringes fora 20016 N load, the students can distinguish the difference in the localized high stress zonecompared to the 11120 N load

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly

transportation areas.The National Standards Strategy looks at the broader picture particularly the role ofstandards and conformity assessment in global commerce and ensuring thecompetitiveness of U.S. industry. Standards developing organizations (SDOs) are mainlyinterested in training the professionals needed in future standards development work. In Page 8.684.2addition, the NSS standards strategy is looking for SDOs to provide educational Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationopportunities worldwide to facilitate

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Silverman

alternative scenario that we have designated the "venture capital" (VC) approach. Itretains the important feature in which corporate representation is retained but requires students toinitiate their own projects (as opposed to providing an RFP). Class discussions provideinformation for development of a Business Plan including: purpose, use of tile technology,market analysis and forecast, financial plan, and management. Student projects are depicted andinclude: Voice biometrics wherein an individual’s speech pattern is digitized and stored toproduce a “voiceprint”; an electronic tuner for selecting signals at specific frequencies and soundreproduction; an electronic audiometer for testing hearing loss. Course assessment results andevaluation are

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Luks; Laura Ford

Engineering Education”Concluding Remarks Many school districts are experiencing severe budget cuts. These cuts affected theteachers’ ability to schedule field trips late in the semester, when the competition was scheduled.In the second announcement letter it was emphasized that the entire team (the entire class, insome cases) did not need to attend the competition. If a small group could come in one car, thiseliminated the expense of a bus. For winning teams that could not be fully represented at theevent, faculty went to the school to present the prize money to the entire class. Methods of assessing the success of the event have been discussed. Tracking the numberof participants from one year to another will indicate whether the event

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

• Provides a short narrative describing the team's overall assessment of the project's successes, shortfalls, and whether/how additional resources (more time, more people with specified skills, investment capital, etc.) would update the nature of the project's results Enterprise Provides a narrative description that identifies the business, its strategic Description vision, its primary products or services offerings, its estimated annual operating budget, and any other factors you think are significant Business Provides a narrative description for each model you choose that explains Model(s

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kuhl; Matthew Marshall; Andres Carrano

between the theoreticaland actual performance.4.2 ErgonomicsThe Ergonomics component of the project analyzed the relationship between the physicaldimensions of the workstation and the anthropometric characteristics of the target “worker”population, who for the purposes of the lab was represented by the students in class. Studentsperformed anthropometric measurements on the class as well as measurements of the verticaland horizontal location of the parts bin. Then by comparing the reach dimensions of the workersto the layout of the workstation, students were able to assess the compatibility and recommenddesign modifications.Since the Ergonomics module took place the quarter after the Manufacturing and Simulationmodules, videotape obtained during

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Subhi Bazlamit

responses is shown in TableNumber 3.Table Number 3: Summary of Student Assessment (%)1. In your own opinion, how well do you think you did on the following steps of the design process?Design Steps 5 Very 4 Good 3 2 1 Good Fair Poor Very PoorProblem statement with constraints and criteria 52 44 4Collection of pertinent information 40 50 10Generating multiple solutions 40 42 18Selection of a feasible solution

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Govind Puttaiah

eachsession. On the first day of the semester, a ‘Course Policy’ handout was distributedconsisting of Course Description, Textbook and References, Instructor’s Information,Course Objectives, Learning Outcomes, Syllabus (with a course outline, homeworkassignments and test schedule), Assessment Procedure and Grading Scale. At the start ofeach session, a ‘welcome’ sheet, showing the course title and the session number of theday was distributed along with a one-page ‘summary’ sheet containing the materialplanned for the day with important definitions, brief derivations of formulas necessary forthe day’s lecture, and a list of ‘class work’ and ‘home work’ problems. A time savingpractice that was also very popular with students was to distribute, at the