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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

the students went from one unrelated experiment to another throughoutthe semester, they did not have the opportunity to develop the “system level” perspective necessaryto analyze and understand complex thermal and mechanical systems. Further, because thestudents were required to run a different experiment each week, many of the laboratories were“canned” in that they did not require any design of the experiment.In 1997 the department began implementing an outcomes-based assessment process inpreparation for ABET accreditation under Engineering Criteria 2000. As part of that processes,it was determined that the capstone Mechanical Systems Laboratory should support several ofthe program’s outcomes, including: • The graduates shall have the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

offersgreatest effectiveness in questionnaire design for use. This whole exercise makes theeducational evaluation endeavor more scientific and defensible. Design of evaluationquestionnaire starts from the objective of outcomes assessment on the behavioral level.Some authors have addressed this difficulty well [2]. Figure 1 shows the assembly of acomprehensive IDEAS project from which outcome statements of “students ability” werewritten and expanded. The IDEAS student group showed excellence in these three levelsof behaviors attributed to the evaluation methodology used by Newcomer (1983). [3] Page 5.165.5Fig. 1 Complete Model of a Pump Assembly that was designed by students in a design--drafting—analysis—simulation course with interactive

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Schultz; Roger W. Pryor; Michael Vaksman; Mark Schumack; Kevin Belfield; Vladimir Sheyman; Mukasa Ssemakula; Shuvra Das

CDs put out by the large publishing houses is unattainable through the efforts of a faculty member and one or two student assistants. If high quality images and animations are required, then a multimedia development team of dedicated professionals is the only route. An entirely satisfactory module, however, can be produced by a faculty member with student help if the many features of current multimedia authoring programs are exploited.A preliminary offering of the first five modules was started in November 1996. The delivery wasmainly in the traditional lecture style, but offered an opportunity to assess the learning styles ofthe CAT candidates. A learning styles inventory was developed by M. Schumack and V

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly G. Peterson

Session 3151 A TRACER LABORATORY FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS HOLLY G. PETERSON MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAI. INTRODUCTION Environmental engineers are often involved in field work to assess the impacts ofenvironmental problems. While traditional lectures and problem-solving exercises serve as thebasis of most college-level courses in environmental engineering, “hands-on” projects arenecessary to provide students with additional skills to succeed as professionals after graduation.The purpose of this paper is to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

the study were: 1. How well did the program experiences meet the 'needs' of the managers? Evidence used to answer this question was gathered using a follow up questionnaire. 2. What were the impacts of these experiences on attending managers and on their corporations? The impact of the training on the managers and their organization was analyzed. Theimpact was assessed using Kirkpatrick's ( 1987) four levels of evaluation of the training programfor effectiveness consisting of (1) Reaction (2) Learning (3) Behavior and (4) Impact or Results. 1. Reaction: Reaction is a measure of how well the participant liked the training programwith respect to its content and delivery. Reacting to a training program with

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

trying to engender in our students, improving writing requires practice using a variety ofacademic tasks and contexts. In an informal survey at the Colorado School of Mines, mostfaculty members noted that they wanted to include more writing in their courses but had severalconcerns, chiefly the increased grading burden and their perceived lack of expertise in evaluatingwritten work.The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of holistic grading as a method to helpengineering educators rapidly but reliably evaluate student writing in their courses. We will firstreview the concept of holistic grading as developed by professional writing teachers and thendescribe one course in which these techniques have been piloted and assessed

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Penson; Margaret Ross; Eur Ing

Page 3.71.4 4unlikely to be accomplished in less than two to three years. It is advised that such work basedtraining schemes are accredited by the appropriate professional institution. For those graduateswho are unable to access an accredited training scheme a period of self-managed learning willbe assessed on an individual basis to ensure that each of the objectives of an accredited trainingscheme has been met. For the Chartered Engineer the training programme should extend beyonda chosen specialist area to provide a broad appreciation of the organisations business needs andencourage effective communication with associated disciplines. It must include the exercise ofindependent technical

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Hrudey; Stanley Varnhagen; Shelley Lorimer; Roger Toogood; Bill Lipsett; Art Peterson

were available. In that course, the modules were used forprimary delivery of about half the course material, with computer labs alternating with standardlectures. Evaluation consisted of an initial survey/questionnaire, a mid-course discussion group,a final survey/questionnaire, and a final discussion group that was taped and transcribed. Theproject principals were not present at any of these evaluation sessions. The major purpose of thisformative evaluation was to identify operational bugs in the software and to assess the generalstudent response. 2 Our record for anticipated feedback options is 256 separate feedback responses by the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Brizendine

Principles and Practices of Engineering (PE) exams. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Criteria2000 states, as part of Criterion 3: Program Outcomes and Assessment, that Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have …(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.Continuing education , professional development, continuing professional competence, orlifelong learning - whatever term you choose - is and will continue to be an integral part of theengineering profession. Page 3.159.3 3

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

peer design review will be requiredof the design teams, and time provided for individual teams to refine their designs based on peerfeedback. The program will be assessed by comparing the performance of ME students in thecore program courses that are part of both previous and new program requirements.IntroductionMost masters programs have two tracks: one track preparing students for industry and anotherpreparing them for research and future PhD. Though the needs of both groups have substantialoverlap, the specific goals are different. In a large program, it is possible to provide significantlydifferent learning experiences to the two groups and more specifically addressing their needs.The Structural Engineering program within the Department of

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

(CAMP)8.CAMP projects typically involve vehicles and provide a student-oriented, hands-on design andengineering experience8. These projects generally worked well, but individual studentexperiences varied widely, which was considered to be suboptimal for those students whoseexperiences were at the lower end and for the continuous improvement in departmental offeringsexpected by the ABET. In particular, the final design reports and design fair presentations of thestudents in MET 465 are major contributors to the MME department’s outcome assessments.MET 465 is a primary source for assessment in areas c (optimally select material and designmaterials treatment and production processes), d (function well on teams), f (know professionaland ethical

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

taken by asking the students to write down one item about gravitationthat they remember from the formal instruction and one question they have remaining aboutgravitation. For the items remembered, the assigned Bloom’s category corresponds to the levelof question for which the answer would suffice. For the students’ remaining questions, theBloom’s categories were assigned as usual as if they were assessment questions by an instructor.Although there were fundamental and obvious misconceptions about the topic in several of theresponses, a category was assigned assuming there was no misconception present. Bloom’s taxonomy is a categorization of levels of learning. Learning at higher levelswithin the taxonomy is predicated on the knowledge or

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) and Chairperson of the Education and Training Committee from 1994-1997. From 1997-2001 Ian was a member of South Africa Qualifications Authority (SAQA) National Standards Body 06: Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology, representing the Engineering Professions. Since 1996 Ian has led accreditation teams in the assessment of numerous University Engineering Programmes on behalf of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), and has been a team member for the assessment of many other programmes. Page 15.275.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

concerns,experimental techniques, data analysis, and dynamic balancing methods to engineeringtechnology students. The purpose of this paper is to document the versatility of mass unbalanceand balancing as an instructional aid in an upper division elective course in machinery healthmonitoring. Examples of student assignments incorporating mass unbalance are presented.Results of ongoing assessment of related course learning objectives are provided.Technical BackgroundWorking from theory for a simple single degree of freedom vibrating system undergoing forcedvibration, the force due to a rotating mass unbalance is the product of the eccentric mass, m, andits rotational acceleration component, eωf2, where e is the offset distance from the center

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

summary statement describing lessons learning from this laboratory.The list of deliverables is the linkage between the learning goals and the evaluation of studentperformance using the rubric shown in Figure 4.The final component of this laboratory is assessment. Student performance for this laboratory isevaluated using the rubric show in Figure 4. Students were voluntarily asked to complete ademographic sheet and survey after submitting the laboratory. The survey focused on thestudents perceived understanding of the laboratory learning goals and confidence to implementlearning goals in real life. Page 15.1169.6Figure 4. SPC Lab 2

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Udaya Bhanu Prakash Sunku, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

on ageometric end also causes students to concentrate on expedient platform specific means ofreaching that end.In this paper a methodology is detailed for teaching CAD in a manner that demonstrates theimportance of design intent. The production of models that are clearly organized and easilychanged is emphasized. Platform independent exercises which can be used to demonstrate andemphasize these goals are detailed. Data collected at the beginning and the end of the semesterto assess the students’ confidence with the parametric and feature-based nature of CAD arepresented. Students showed a significant increase in their confidence and ability to describeparametric and feature-based concepts.IntroductionComputer-aided design (CAD) tools have

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

into two parts: 50percent for completing the service-learning project and the rest for completing individuallaboratory assignments. In this section we mainly describe the assessment and gradingtechniques used to grade the service-learning project. Page 15.771.5In order to create a more dynamic environment, we announced that only the best projectwould receive a grade of A. The second-place project would receive a grade of A-, and soon. Thus, the project grading was strictly product-driven.Each project was evaluated by multiple judges, including special education instructorsand parents of the disabled children, according to the following

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, Cistern sizing, Rainwater HarvestingThe Problem and its SettingProblem StatementRainwater harvesting is the principle of collecting and using precipitation from acatchment area. The term is derived from a more general connotation of water harvestingthat denotes the collection, storage, and use of water mainly for the purpose of irrigation.Nowadays the term generally comprises the collection of run-off on micro-catchmentprinciples, such as roofs.The purpose of this study is to assess a sustainable rainwater harvesting solution formultistoried residential apartments in Dhaka, Bangladesh through an extensive review ofthe literature and collection and analysis of secondary data. The objectives of the studywere as follows: ≠ Identify and analyze

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Emphasis can be placed on the simulations and their interpretation oron design. For instance, the caber toss module has been used as a straightforward “model this Page 15.891.3system” and has also been used as “design a support delivery system that mimics that of theathletic competitor who is tossing the caber - a robotic caber-thrower.” The key is that MoveItprovides a good example of a project, one which has been fully tested in class, but that certainlycan be modified to fit the interests of the instructor/class.AssessmentThe first aspect of assessment that has been addressed has been a simple examination of whetherstudents reported

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

2007 from MSU, and will complete her M.S. in Chemical Engineering this year. Heather’s research focuses on the life cycle assessment Page 15.753.1 (LCA) of wood pyrolysis. She is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), and Sigma Xi.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010  Instructor and Student Perspectives on a Graduate Professional Development Course: Career Issues for Women in EngineeringAbstract  A discussion-based professional development course was developed and taught in Spring 2009 toa diverse group

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

, employabilityand transferability requirements. The team will select a team/project manger who will workdirectly with the Principle Investigator (PI) through each stage of the ATE development,implementation and assessment. This mutual effort by the consortium members will continuethrough to professional development, assessment, and articulation. Strengthening therelationships and partnerships between high schools, the community college, and university willensure long-lasting 2+2+2 articulation agreements as well as the sustainability of the program formany years. Table 1 identifies the list of topics that are slated to be developed as courses or newmodules for existing courses (highlighted courses) by the proposed consortium partners to

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University; Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of web communication which are admitted bythe International Society for Technology Education (ISTE). As noted in Table 1, the sixcompetency indicators are as follows: (a) setting project requirements, (b) planning site designand page layout, (c) understanding Adobe Dreamweaver interface, (d) adding content, (e)organizing content, and (f) evaluating and maintaining a site. Total scores of these sixcompetency indicators of web communication were 1,000 points. The minimum passing scorewas 630 points in this study, since the passing scores will periodically be adjusted dynamically,based on the total global examinees’ passing scores and could be used to assess students’ learningperformance of web communication (Certiport, 2009) 2.Table 1The Six

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University; HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of random numbers to select students randomlyaccording to their student ID number. Each group consisted of 48 to 52 students. Thirty items ona knowledge test of project-based English learning (PBEL) for e-commerce English content wereused to assess students’ performance. The paradigm for this design is presented in Table 1.Table 1Randomized Control and Experimental Groups Pre-test and Post-test Group N Assignment Treatment Pre-test and Post-test E 52 R X Y C 48 R T Y

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet ; Omer Farook, Purdue University; Jai P. agrawal, Purdue University Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

connection isrequired. The GUI Application is designed using Embarcadero’s C++ Builder XE6 , which enables studentsto rapidly build native Windows applications using the C++ language and libraries. This allowsthe students to develop applications faster with pre-built components and drag-and-drop visualdesign.6) Final System Design ProjectsThe course culminates in a Final Projects which are assessed based upon theircomprehensiveness, originality and execution. Students are required to master the soft skills ofcomprehensive report writing on a weekly basis and of technical project report writing andproject oral presentation based upon the Team’s Final Project. Typically there are 3 to 4 separatefinal projects are performed in the semester depending

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

experiment by the author. When the experiment is ultimately performed bythe students in the lecture class, they will be asked to complete a survey regarding the usefulnessof the experiment in improving their understanding of dimensional analysis. The effectivenessof the experiment will also be assessed by pre- and post-experiment exam problems.In summary, this paper describes a fluid mechanics experiment which can be used to enhancelectures on dimensional analysis. Through active student participation, the experiment shouldgreatly increase the students' interest in the subject and their comprehension of the use ofdimensional analysis in the planning of experiments and the correlation of experimental data.I. ObjectivesThe main objective was to

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University; Todd Moore; Xuan Hien Nguyen, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

” which focuses on students’ability to learn new skills. A good assessment of learning would take into account the speed oflearning the concepts in a new underlying material rather than the early attempts of students inapplying a concept to the new context [6].In this study, we have decided to apply Lobato’s actor-oriented perspective in analyzing transfer.The sequestered problem-solving approach of Thorndike and Woodworth has not proved easy tomeasure in practice and relies on an oversimplified view of how students approach problems. Page 22.56.3While the preparation for learning approach of Bransford & Schwartz is a better fit for

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

designed and machined by students on a Boxford miniature CNC lathe [3].For each of these assignments students work in teams of two-to-three members, and documenttheir laboratory experience and their observations upon the results obtained in formal technicalreports. The grades students receive are based on (a) the technical content of their reports,(b) the overall quality of the parts they fabricate, and (c) their individual contribution to the teamassignment, assessed through anonymous peer reviews as described in reference [4].The Evaporative-Pattern ProcessAnnually over 11 million tons of metal are cast worldwide, mainly for the automotive, aerospaceand household appliance markets5. Of these, over 8% are cast by the evaporative-patternprocess5

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

systems, 82% ofrespondents reported taking three or more technology courses from the College of Technologyduring the 2009-2010 school year, providing adequate background for student perceptions of theLMS.Under the category pertaining to instructor usage, we asked students to tell us what features ofBlackboard their instructors regularly used in course instruction. We wanted to understand howinstructors were using Blackboard to assist with, supplement or enhance course instruction –from the students’ perception. For example, we wanted to know if instructors post their syllabion Blackboard. Do they use the Assignment or Assessment feature to post assignments and testsonline? Do they report grades using the Gradebook feature? Do instructors use

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

annually in courses organized to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-based environment. His responsibilities in- clude operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, student retention, and program assessment. Dr. Merrill received his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from The Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporate training, and contract research. He has made frequent presentations at conferences held by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and its affiliate conference, Frontiers in Education (FIE). He is part of the research team that was recently awarded an NSF grant to study strategies for maximizing

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

)ConclusionsThe results indicate that students’ motivation, in this context, can be conceived of consisting offive basic dimensions: active learning, visual learning, challenge, applicability, and interest. Thisframework will serve to guide further research in the assessment of this project, wheredeveloping motivation and passion for electric powered vehicles is a principal goal.The results further indicate that students in the project classes perceive their classes to be more“motivational” based on these five dimensions. Student rated their project courses assignificantly more motivational on the items that represented active learning, challenge,applicability, and interest, and rated their classes as stronger in visual learning too, though thelatter was