Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-472.20. Ali, S.R. and J.L. Saunders, College Expectations of Rural Appalachian Youth: An Exploration of Social Cognitive Career Theory Factors. Career Development Quarterly, 2006. 55(1): p. 38-51.21. Ali, S.R. and J.L. Saunders, The career aspirations of rural Appalachian high school students. Journal of Career Assessment, 2009. 17(2): p. 172 - 188.22. Chenoweth, E.a.R.V.G., Factors influencing college aspirations of rural West Virginia high school students. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2004. 19(2): p. 1 - 14.23. Flores, L.Y. and K.M. O'Brien, The career development of Mexican American adolescent women: A test of social cognitive career theory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2002. 49(1): p. 14-27.24

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests include power system stability, control and protec- tion, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his ca- reer Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings. He has also been PI or co-PI for various research projects in the United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Charles Knight, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

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Minorities in Engineering

)   6III. j) Student on-line homework (study plans)Students were assigned online homework on a daily basis using their study plans. This strategyhelped them to move quicker in the plan and to practice problems. Students were exposed in thisway to around 50 problems a day. This intense exposure contributed to a quicker mastery of theconcepts. It is difficult to predict if the results would have been equivalent if this strategy hadnot been strictly followed.III. k) Weekly progress examsAt the core of the program was the strategy of continuous assessment. The exams providedinstant feedback to the students and in many cases it helped the tutors to determine if a studentwas close to a higher level. When the results were not promising, these exams

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter R Hondred, Iowa State University; Denise Crawford, Iowa State University; Debbie Ann Victor, Des Moines Independent Schools; Michael R. Kessler, Iowa State University

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Materials

. Additionally, kilowatt meters were brought into the classroom and several appliances were measured to see how much energy was consumed by different objects such as hair dryers, microwaves, lights, power drills, and pencil sharpeners. A discussion was then led on energy use and utilization.In order to evaluate the effect of the resident engineer in the classroom, focus group interviews wereconducted with small groups of 8th grade students. The purpose of these focus groups was to assess thestudents’ attitudes towards science and engineering, both inside and outside the classroom. Two separatefocus groups were conducted with students and each lasted approximately 45 minutes. The focus groupsconsisted of a total of seven students, one

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

and lessons learned from this endeavorare summarized and conclusions are drawn through formative assessment activities conductedduring the summer camp. Solutions are proposed to rectify identified issues or challenges thatwere faced in this prototype case-study. In Section 4, we provide a summary and comment onour plans for future work.1. Pedagogical Model Through the proposed model we are trying to accomplish following learning objectives: a. Provide students with a view of Engineering as a unified profession and introduce them to key systems engineering principles. b. Introduce students to the product lifecycle and enhance their intuition of how today’s engineers use principles of Science and Mathematics to

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Tech Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Ocean and Marine

senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics, power systems, control and power electronics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power sys- tem stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and tur- bulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

0.05 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Figure 1. Rating of the knowledge (horizontal axis) about the profession of electrical engineering before and after the course. The dark line represent their knowledge before the course and the light line represents their knowledge after the course.Figure 2 represents the data obtained from question 3 and 4. The objective of these questions isto assess the confidence of the students to

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

success in increasing the number of associate degree telecommunicationsprograms in the New England region and elsewhere will be documented, its development ofcurriculum in three areas: networking, lightwave communications, and wireless will be discussed,and the Center’s struggle to become self-sustaining in this period of severe economic downturn inthe telecommunication industry will also be examined. The paper will conclude with a look aheadto the Center’s role as a national resource center and an assessment of its impact upon theworkplace, the community college where it is located, and the faculty who have been involved inits implementation and operation.II. The Early BeginningsBeginning in the early 1990s, a shift in policy occurred at the

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole Loock; Joan Dannenhoffer

being implemented.Syracuse University has an integrated and comprehensive approach to improving retention [6].The approach includes three components: offering a variety of programs that support students,continuing research and assessment into what issues students face in choosing to stay at SU, andcoordinating the retention concerns of all SU schools and colleges. As a result, SU’s attrition ratefor first-year students dropped from 14.6 percent in 1990 to 9.4 percent in 1998. This attrition Page 8.194.3rate is well below the national average of 32 percent for all colleges. It is also fifty-percent belowProceedings of the 2003 American

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3100: ENGINEERING INNOVATIVENESSMr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is a graduate student in the Engineering Education program at Purdue University. He received his B.A. in pre-engineering in a five-year B.A./B.S. program at the University of Notre Dame and a M.B.A. and M.S.I.E. from Stanford University. Prior to coming to Purdue, he was Assistant Pro- fessor of entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position, he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning, assessment processes, and interventions aimed at improving

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

families may not be able to attend school because no school may be available.Where school is available, the teachers may have insufficient education or training. Financialstress on the parents can cause a child to leave school early to work. Worries about the financiallack at home can negatively affect low-income children's ability to learn.Parents' Level of EducationParents' education level directly correlates to the importance and influence of education in theirchildren's lives. Educated parents can assess a son or daughter's academic strengths and weak-nesses to help that child improve in overall academic performance. The educated parent also setsexpectations of academic performance that propel students forward in their achievement

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). Socratic pedagogy in the introductory physics lab. Phys. Teach. 30, 546–552.34. Hake, R. R. (1994). Assessment of Introductory Mechanics Instruction. AAPT Announcer, 23, 40.35. Sokoloff, D. and R. Thornton. (1997). Using interactive lecture demonstrations to create an active learning environment. Phys. Teach. 35, 10, 340–347.36. Mazur, E. (1997) Peer Instruction: a User’s Manual. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.37. Linsey, J., Green, M., Van Wie, M., Stone, R., and Wood, K. L. (2005). Functional representations in conceptual design: A first study in experimental design and evaluation. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR.38. Linsey, J., Cobb, B., Jensen, D., Wood, K., and Eways, S. (2006). Methodology and tools for developing

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

geographically disparateteam will maintain communication as the work is getting done are vital. A chain of commandmust be established, identifying responsible parties for each objective task and for decisionmaking. There must be a plan for handling long-distance communications and advisory orvisiting committees. Research collaboration success depends on effective communicationsbetween researchers. Evaluation/Assessment (1 page of 15). The evaluation of technical research is its acceptancefor publication in peer-reviewed journals. This process typically starts with graduate orundergraduate student posters which are built into conference proceedings and in turn arefashioned into full manuscripts for publication. An evaluation process may not be so

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Scott David Greenhalgh, University of Northern Iowa; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Gary A. Stewardson, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

educationenvironment one particular area of education has been slow to join. Laboratory classes involvinghands on laboratory experiences and physical data collection in the fields of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have proven more difficult to implement within thebroadcast education medium. Many educators advocate the requirement for an instructor’sphysical presence as mandatory in these laboratory based environments stating that it isparticularly vital to demonstrations and presentations. They argue a physical presence is neededto facilitate clarification, rapid feedback and on site assessment in the laboratory setting. Inaddition many STEM laboratories have instructors present for safety concerns, maintenance andupkeep of laboratory

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Samuel Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ghassan M. Azar; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State Univeristy; Mohammed K. El-Bathy, Lawrence Technological University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Aiman Ghassan Baset

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Computing & Information Technology

,design, assessment, implementation, test, maintenance and reengineering.Web Information Retrieval (IR) courses are being offered for both undergraduate and graduatestudents in many schools such University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, New YorkUniversity, and Lehigh University. Harding University offers Search Engine Development as anelective undergraduate course for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The course builds a searchengine through a set of bottom-up projects. It also develops projects to modify an existing opensource search engine.MotivationResearchers have often studied open source software engineering solutions for healthcareinformation technology including OSCAR, FreeMed, TORCH, and OpenEMR. These solutionshave provided

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

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Chemical Engineering

supposed to suppress alcoholism by artificially increasing alcohol sensitivity. Studentgroups are assigned different formulations, each altering different parameters in their massbalance model, and are asked to analyze the effects of their drug to determine its efficacy.Formulations can vary from detrimental to beneficial, requiring students to develop analyticalskills and engineering judgment as they assess the drug performance.By combining computer technology and biochemical principles, we created a self-contained,group, project module which introduces students to a number of different biotechnological andhuman health issues, and develops critical thinking, team work, and communication skills. Thisproject addresses students’ professional

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

background material. A basic procedure has been developed. Aparticular technological domain or category of related technical systems is selected for study. Page 15.1324.11The most common or characteristic subfunctions of that domain are identified. These might becalled the core technologies of the domain. These individual characteristic subfunctions or coretechnologies are analyzed. This includes underlying principles of operation, inputs, outputs, andoperating characteristics. A functional analysis is carried out on a representative technicalsystem based on these core technologies. As an assessment method, students create functionalanalysis diagrams

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1108: A COMPUTATIONAL INTRODUCTION TO STEM STUDIESEric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso Eric Freudenthal is an Assistant Professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso.Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School Rebeca Gonzalez is a mechanical engineer working as a teacher of computer science, pre-engineering, and math at Chapin High School in El Paso, Texas.Sarah Hug, University of Colorado Sarah Hug is an assessment and technology consultant. Dr. Hug also serves as the Graduate Admissions Coordinator for the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society at the University of Colorado in Boulder and a researcher for the National Center for Women and

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Genco, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

). Creativity as an Exact Science. Luxembourg: Gordon and Breach.2. Anderson, J.R. (1983). The Architecture of Cognition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.3. Angelo, T., & Cross, P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.4. ASME Council on Education (2004). A Vision of the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education. ASME.5. Ball, L., Evans, J. B., Dennis, I., & Ormerod, T. (1997). Problem-solving strategies and expertise in engineering design. Thinking and Reasoning, 3, 247-270.6. Bilalić, M., McLeod, P., & Gobet, F. (2008). Inflexibility of experts – Reality or myth? Quantifying the Einstellung effect in chess masters. Cognitive

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

managers, and it is a reminder of need for managers in thesecircumstances to be engineering literate.35 There are, of course, more recent cases asa paper Learning from disasters’ shows.36 The same paper also illustrates an articlethat achieves the primary aim of a course in engineering literacy. There are otherarticles that can be used to both develop and assess basic engineering science.37Other case studies may be provided to show how engineering science is used inengineering design. For example, the matrix in exhibit 3 is from a series of matricesthat were designed to show the parameters that have to be taken into account whendesigning an aircraft ventilating system.38 But there is nothing like practice and thiscan be achieved through projects

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

specific fuel their plant would consume), and hydroelectric. The groups would beassigned their power plant at random.The students would be required to proceed through a research period and present theresults of that research to the “City Council” through a written report and a presentationwith visual aid. To insure that each student in the group contributed to the final productand that all students were focused and efficient in their research, the written reportassignment was divided into several smaller domains which would then be assembled forand submitted for assessment. The report was divided into portions for which the groupas a whole would be responsible and portions for which individuals in the group wouldbe responsible.The portion of the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

Session 2238 Defining Exper tise in the Use of Constr aint-based CAD Tools by Examining Pr acticing Pr ofessionals Nathan W. Har tman Pur due Univer sityAbstr actAcademic engineering graphics curricula are facing a rapidly changing knowledge base andcurrent teaching and assessment methods are struggling to keep pace. Engineering graphicscurricula within an academic setting should examine industry-based techniques in an effort toimprove classroom instruction. This paper is the second in a two-part series which examinespracticing engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #9573Does Engineering Attract or Repel Female Students Who Passionately Wantto Help People?Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Architec- tural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been on the faculty since 1996. She serves as the ABET Assessment Coordinator for the Department. Professor Bielefeldt teaches introduc- tory courses for first year engineering students, senior capstone design, and environmental engineering specialty courses. She conducts engineering education

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Gary Bright Ph.D., National University

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Manufacturing

support from the external organization project sponsor. 4. Develop the project individually or collaboratively with other students from the class. 5. Submit for approval, one month prior to defense, a customized, deliverable rubric for project assessment created in consultation with a Capstone Project Advisor. 6. Deliver a project report on or before the final presentation The instructors will: 1. Ensure that the project selected is relevant to the student’s area of specialization, has academic relevance, and will produce learning outcomes relevant to the program. 2. Review that the project selected is feasible within the timeframe allotted. 3. Help refine the project goals and outcomes as

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, Texas Tech University; Haileyesus Belay Endeshaw, Texas Tech University; Ricardo Cruz Lozano, Texas Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

skills,for example, are mentioned to be affected by imprecise expressions which may lead touncertainty5. On the other hand, Wood6 argues that uncertainty should be considered in designdecision making. Page 24.468.3Considering uncertainty helps not only to assess several options during the design process butalso to design in such a way that the design could be less influenced by uncertain parameters 4,7.These options in design will make the design process less difficult than the deterministicapproach where changes at a later stage may be difficult or expensive. The importance of DUUis also directly proportional to the complexity of the design7

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shreya Kumar, Michigan Technological University; Linda M. Ott, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

given apresentation on how a financial services firm has benefitted from using technology to enhancetheir business practices, as well as some discussion on their software process.We next had a panel consisting of representatives from other local offices and companies. With alittle effort, we were able to get a mix of male and female panelists. Each panelist talked aboutthe company he or she worked at and the types of software development they were involved in.These local firms added to the diversity of opportunities that the students saw. When the industryspeakers concluded, we switched the focus and gave the students the opportunity to demonstratethe mobile phone apps they had created to the professionals.4. EvaluationFor assessment purposes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(Excel, spreadsheet), knowledge of industry standards, willingness to relocate / commute to rural area, willingness to get dirty, accept non-office jobs, knowledge of basic calculus (mean, standard deviation), ability to handle biologically active products, workplace safety knowledge; and bulk processing knowledge.• Advanced Technical Skills - knowledge of: biologics, Lean manufacturing, bioprocessing, microbiology, CFR 21, process controls, regulations, operating systems and standards (GFSI, ISO, OSHA, EPA, IDEM), project analysis, risk mitigation, hygienic design, project management, biosecurity and traceability, and industry case assessment also an ability to work with advanced technology and electronics

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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First-Year Programs

classroom, a context thathas received less attention to date. This paper aims to show development of a methodology to Page 24.558.2examine in-class design projects that will help to explicate how beginning designers work inthese contexts and if students are engaging in activities that match the learning goals of theproject. With some revision, this may be used as a tool to evaluate projects to determine ifstudents are actively engaging in the intended learning experiences.Studies of first-year engineering students have predominantly focused on retention andachievement. This has been assessed primarily through the use quantitative data in the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

, and Distribution Platoon Leader, assistant operations officer, and Troop Commander. Page 24.620.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Flipping the Engineering Classroom: Results and Observations with Non-engineering Students Flipping a classroom is an innovative teaching method in itself. Thismethod faces additional challenges when the students are not actually engineeringmajors. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development, implementation,and assessment of a flipped classroom for a thermal-fluids course for non-engineering majors

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9430Beginning to Quantify the Pool of Engineering-Eligible Prospective Studentsthrough a Survey of Access PracticesBeth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the engineering assessment specialist for the Integrated Teaching and Learning and BOLD Programs at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a B.A. in biochemistry and M.E. in engineering management and is currently a PhD student at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has worked for the University of Colorado in various capacities for 15 years, including as a program manager for a