Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen L. Bollenbach, University of Virginia; Erika D. Powell, University of Virginia; Stephanie L. Moore, University of Virginia; James F. Groves, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

.  Many faculty consider real-time engagement with students to be an essential element of assessing understanding and guiding students to a higher intellectual level. Many want to probe and assess student knowledge and field student questions in real-time so that they can shape instruction accordingly.  Early on, there was a recognition that online students did not want to be and should not be isolated learners. To succeed, they not only needed connection into class sessions but also the opportunity for substantive interaction with others in their courses and degree program outside of class sessions - to solve homework problems, to resolve misunderstandings of concepts presented in class, and to work

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Punit Prakash, Kansas State University; Ed Brokesh, Dept. of Bio and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University; Gary William Singleton Ph.D., Heartspring; Kim Fowler

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Disorder (ASD) is $3.2M.2Sleep disorders in children with an ASD are more prevalent (50-80%) than in age-matchedneurotypical children (9-50%),3, 4 and poor sleep quality in autistic children correlates withaggressive behavior, anxiety, and developmental regression.3 Nocturnal polysomnography is thegold standard for diagnosing sleep disorders and assessing the impact of interventions. Thistechnique involves continuous measurement of multiple neurophysiological andcardiorespiratory parameters, including electroencephalograms (EEGs), electrooculograms(EOGs), electromyograms (EMGs) of the chin and lower-limbs, electrocardiograms (ECGs),oronasal airflow, and arterial oxygen saturation.5 A polysomnograph (PSG) is clinically used todiagnose sleep

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica W. Clark, University of Maine; John R. Thompson, University of Maine; Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

inherent inour instrument in the phrasing that is confusing to these students. However, when the instructorswere shown the task they did not suggest that they felt their students would find this task difficultto understand.3.3 Student ideas about internal energyInternal energy was the only state variable asked about in this task. It was also the only one forwhich an explanation was not specifically asked for in most versions of the task. We note that asmany as 40% of students in each group consequently did not provide reasoning; this hamperedour ability to assess student knowledge. The answer distributions for both students that did anddid not provide reasoning was not statistically significantly different (p >0.1). Because of this, wehave

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #9937Leadership in Multidisciplinary Project Teams: Investigating the emergentnature of leadership in an engineering education contextMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University Megan K. Feister is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focuses on organizational identity and socialization, team communication, ethical reasoning development and assessment, and innovation and design. Megan holds a B.A. in communica- tion from Saint Louis University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

can help to set up expectations for those that are not familiar with the delivery method. The objectives and agenda should be provided in writing, as well as described verbally.11 It is important to mention how the information that will be presented is relevant to participants to keep their attention in the environment, and also to show enthusiasm for the technology.15, 21, 22 Smile and avoid speaking in a monotone.20, 22 A background knowledge probe can be used to learn more about the audience and assess their comfort level with the content and their previous knowledge. This can be done using open discussion questions via the chat option or enabling participants’ microphones, or it can be

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

concepts. Thus they are of specialvalue when doing integrative or review assignments.Assessment BasesFormative assessments in the first part of the semester included several homework assignments.Past mid-semester, the class was given a large open-ended assignment that served to integrate thetheory and prepare the students to do aerodynamic design. Since the switch to the semestersystem in 2000, this assignment, done in teams of two, has been to select two high-speedairplanes, and use aerodynamic analysis to determine their lift to drag ratio at a subsonic cruisecondition and a supersonic dash (or cruise if possible) condition. The weight at each condition(and hence the lift) was to be estimated from performance estimates of the aircraft given in

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Willette; Larry White; Garry White

that the students learn, by way of edited drafts, my e-mail writingstyle and structure. The editing is very subjective based on my judgment and is specific to myown experiences. Special care is needed not to edit simply because the style is different thanmine. I must refer to the many references (7)(18)(23)(33)(35) on effective writing and not edit based onmy own writing style. Because of these concerns, a pilot study was completed whereexperienced engineers evaluated the students’ e-mails.Pilot StudyThe pilot study’s objective is to develop a protocol to score the student e-mails in a way thatreflects the working world. Driskill (14) and Miller (25) discuss various assessment methods oncommunication and point out that “these methods do not

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Brainard; Sheila Edwards Lange; Elizabeth Litzler

,and financial resources. The survey is composed of sixty-two questions, the majority of whichuse a five point Likert scale ( “1” =not at all, “5” =very much) to assess student experiences.Graduate students enrolled in 19 UW science and engineering departments in March 2004 wereincluded in the sample. All students who were female and who were members of under-represented ethnic groups were selected for inclusion in the sample. Additionally, the number ofAsian American men and White American men were each made equal to the number of WhiteAmerican women in the sample, using a random sampling technique. The number ofinternational men was made equal to the number of international women in the sample. Thisstrategy under-represented White and Asian

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Obregon; Kevin Hall

fact, thedesigner can have several hotspots (or buttons) on a particular scene for the desired time. Thesecan activate links to other scenes, web pages, audio, other videos, and an endless number ofoptions. With these abilities, instructional designers can develop interactive performanceexercises that can challenge the learner.Visualization and InteractivityBy definition, interaction is a “mutual or reciprocal action or influence” (“Webster’s”, 1989). Inthe traditional sense of the word, interactivity refers to control and/or manipulation of objectsand space. Barker and Giller (2002) explain, “Typically, interactivity is used: to facilitatenavigation through the corpus of materials that make up the product; to provide assessment andfeedback

Conference Session

Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs

of this course. Table 4. Preliminary Content of “Introduction to Nanomanufacturing” Week Topic Week Topic 1 Introduction 8 Nanoscale registration and alignment 2 Nanoscale characterization 9 Modeling 1 3 Basics of semiconductor fabrication/ 10 Measurement of material properties Nanolithography 4 Polymers/nanoscale polymer processing 11 Contamination and defect control 5 Handling of nanoparticulates 12 Ethical and regulatory issues 6 Dispersion of nanoparticulates 13 Economic assessment of processes 7 Advanced

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerri Burke; William Krantz; Joel Fried

goals for your research project? • Is this summer experience helping you to develop your career and/or educational goals?Problems identified in this midterm evaluation include issues such as inoperative supportingequipment or delays in securing supplies. The REU program Co-Directors and Coordinator havealways been able to address any problem identified at this point in the program.Another evaluation component involves a visit by the REU Co-Directors and Coordinator toeach laboratory that is hosting an REU student. We use this opportunity to assess the progress ofthe research, identify any problems, and to take photos of the REU student and his/her facultyadvisor and graduate student mentor.At the end of the ten-week REU summer program

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Amrine; Caroline Kayser; James Swanson

they can be “pulled back” into the lesson.Lectures are Recorded: As was mentioned earlier, Silicon Chalk provides a recording of thestreamed material on each computer participating in the virtual session. This is beneficial on twolevels: first, it provides an exact record of what was presented to the class, and second, itprovides a time-synced record of the lecture including "board work" and audio.A secondary benefit to the instructor is that having a recording of class presentations is anexcellent method to later judge the quality of work and to find room for improvement. Manyteachers and professors have their classes video-taped from time to time to assess their teaching.Silicon Chalk allows the instructor to assess all or any of his or her

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wang

incorporate the followingstrategies: 1. Professional education for teaching studio-based courses: Teaching and learning-assessment committees should be created to assess the teaching competence of faculties and solicit recommendations from students. Teaching subcommittees at each school should be established to monitor and improve the materials and methodology of fundamental and common courses. 2. Supporting diversity and collaboration: A well-planned schedule of classroom work should reduce duplicate classes and increase opportunities for students to enroll in elective courses that expand learning opportunities and horizons. These electives should emphasize what McCormick (2004:166) describes as “collaborating

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Ahmed Khan

institutional levels to improvestudent learning/success by enhancing faculty technical currency.1. At the personal level: Faculty members should do a yearly self-inventory of their technical currency, and should identify areas of improvement and pursue professional development activities to enhance their technical currency, and do a self-assessment of their skills.2. At the program/department level: a. Administrators/chairpersons need to realize the importance of technical currency. Moreover, they should provide training opportunities for faculty to enhance their technical currency in order to improve student learning/ success. Appropriate funds should be allocated. b. Curriculum development and revision activities should be

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

entrepreneur. Particular emphasis is placed on rigorous assessment of the technical andbusiness merits of selected innovations through individual and group projects.Using guest lectures from Venture Capitalists, Financial Advisors, Patent Attorneys, TechnologyIncubator directors, representatives from the NASA Technology Commercialization office andTRDA (Technological Research and Development Authority), and successful / strugglingentrepreneurs, the students are encouraged to mold their innovative ideas into realistic products,business plans and commercial ventures. The faculty from the various disciplines of FloridaTech’s College of Engineering and the School of Management and the resources of the localorganizations such as the Space Coast Economic

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

assessment of the entrepreneurial teams. A subsequent update will be providedat the conference. The teams are arranged in descending order of my assessment of theirprobability of success, where success is defined as attaining an initial revenue stream.Each of the teams below appears to be driven by one or two students with entrepreneurial vision,commitment and enthusiasm. Most of the team members are committed to at least projectsuccess, if not entrepreneurial success. Most of the teams also have one or two relatively weakteam members, in the sense of no particular commitment to success and/or weaker technicalteam skills. Note that senior design is a required course sequence which all students must take,strong or weak, and all students are required

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN STUDENT LEARNING STYLES & GRADES IN AN INTRODUCTORY THERMAL-FLUIDS COURSE: A Three-Year Study of Associations Deborah A. Kaminski Associate Professor Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Nuclear Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute kamind@rpi.edu Pamela J. Théroux, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Assistant Director of Research & Assessment Center

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

number of challenges which were overcomealong the way will be described. An overall assessment will be presented based on technicalresults achieved, student exit interviews and feedback from industry experts.I. IntroductionOver the last decade, pressures to decrease time-to-market for new products have forced thesemiconductor industry to adapt, moving to the formation of ever-larger design teams to developintegrated circuits (ICs). For example, in a recent development effort, a team of 20 engineersworked on the analog portion of an IC. Of that team, 5 engineers (including the authors)designed the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) portion of the IC. This is in sharp contrast to thedevelopment of a very similar IC immediately preceding this one

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

Page 10.92.3counted: “Tools or Equipment,” “Diversity of Fields,” “Process,” and “Design”. Points were Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationallocated based on the number of drawing artifacts that could be placed within the categorycriteria outlined below. The sum of all four items (maximum possible score 8) was then used asan initial assessment of students’ perceptions of engineering.• Tools or Equipments: Each hammer, screwdriver, ruler, computer, or other tool that might be used in engineering was counted. One point was given for one object, two points for two to three objects, and a

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Bowman; Cliff Goodwin

.”“No problem,” laughed Lunts, sensing Twigg’s interest. “We can get you geeked-upquickly enough with the right training and support. See, check this out,” said Lunts as hehanded Twigg a brochure from the Campus’ Center for Teaching and Learning. “Thecenter can help you learn all you need to know.” Twigg took the brochure and quicklyscanned it. The brochure explained very clearly how the center could quickly teachprofessors how to design, implement and assess online courses. Page 9.822.2 2“Let me think about it Bruce. I’ve got to go now and get to my class

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

developing skills needed for advance experimentation.The ABET 2000 assessment criteria [1] requires the outcome of students’ academicperformances that includes students’ ability of designing and conducting their own experiments.For the past several years a variety of assessment surveys have been conducted in the MechanicalEngineering Program to investigate students’ opinion on the educational effects of laboratorycourses through the exit interviews, alumni surveys, and student focus groups. The numericaldata compiled from those surveys have showed that the ratings on certain categories such asdesigning components, systems, and experiments are lower than the other remaining outcomes[2]. Although the integration of design in the entire curriculum and

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

act upon,6. ability to speak and write in a way that is logical, complete, consistent, and clear, and that can recognize potential objections to one’s position,7. ability to recognize the historical importance to our society of previous ethical decisions made in relation to engineering and technology,8. ability to recognize actions that expose oneself to legal liability,9. ability to use basic risk assessment techniques in engineering decision-making,10. ability to recognize the regional and global consequences of engineering decisions.This list is based on the belief that there is significant overlap in criteria and thus, they should beconsidered together. Most construction engineering educators are unsure how to include thiselement in

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Baaba Andam

input/output values. Once a networkhas trained on a data set, its knowledge can then be assessed and validated by testing its ability topredict output variables for a data set that it has never seen before. ANNs have a wide range ofapplications and details of their operation are described in many resources, such as J. Lawrence.6Students are introduced to back propagation ANNs through directed readings and a variety ofclass activities. During this time they must complete three assignments in which they learn touse a feed-forward, back-propagation artificial neural network using Brainmaker software7 tocomplete increasingly advanced, open-ended assignments. The first two of these assignmentsare based on tutorials that are provided with the

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Dockter; Carol Muller

centralized infrastructure to serve a growing number of colleges anduniversities, corporations, professional societies, and government labs and agencies, and theirrespective students, employees, and members, all interested in advancing women in engineeringand related sciences through mentoring. These organizations provide financial support forMentorNet operations, and help to recruit prospective participants. MentorNet uses research andevaluation in its design, for continual quality improvement, and to assess preliminary outcomes.a MentorNet intentionally encourages men as well as women to serve as mentors, for several reasons: 1) there aretoo few women to meet the need, 2) women are already more frequently called upon to serve mentoring functions

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports; Carolyn Fausnaugh; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

options which are available to thetechnical entrepreneur. Particular emphasis is placed on rigorous assessment of the technical andbusiness merits of selected innovations through individual and group projects.Using guest lectures from Venture Capitalists, Financial Advisors, Patent Attorneys, TechnologyIncubator directors, representatives from the NASA Technology Commercialization office andTRDA (Technological Research and Development Authority), and successful / strugglingentrepreneurs, the students are encouraged to mold their innovative ideas into realistic products,business plans and commercial ventures. The faculty from the various disciplines of FloridaTech’s College of Engineering and the School of Management and the resources of the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

Session # 1630 A Quantitative Investigation into whether the Publication of Engineering Pedagogical Material is an Indicator of Value in ‘Rankings’ when Assessing Instruction Barbara Williamsa, Paul Blowersb a University Library b Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering The University of ArizonaAbstract Academic departments, colleges and universities are ranked by a variety of agencies, allutilizing different criteria. Arguments

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

experiences often focused on practical issuesrelevant to daily life, but when educational settings became more structured in the form ofschools, students were often not able to see the relevance of the topic they were learning. Sincethat time, teachers have been aware that these formalized educational settings often lackefficiency and effectiveness, some of which can be attributed to the lack of a sound theoreticalbasis for learning and instruction 1.Any particular learning theory has with it an implied set of classroom practices for the design ofinstruction and the assessment of learning. The manner in which educators select learningmaterials and design classroom experiences for their students is dependent in large part on howthey define “learning

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

discussion on the future needs of industry • Engineering research projects • Success strategies students might use in pursuit of an engineering career • Overview of engineering education, including curriculum, facilities, resources and opportunities for studentsThe approach taken in presenting many of the topics was to provide fun ‘hands on’ activities,during which the participants competed for a variety of ‘prizes,’ including UMBC t-shirts,key chains, and gift certificates. Pre- and post-surveys were conducted to assess the knowledge,abilities, and understanding of engineering, career opportunities, high school preparation, successstrategies, incorporating projects to introduce high school students to engineering and advisingstudents

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Rütters; Bernardo Wagner; Andreas Böhne

and text chat for the communication with the tutor(e.g.: “In the remote experiment, the text chat was important”, scale: 0=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). Our definition of contentedness with tele-tutorial support comprises differentaspects of the instructional quality: availability of the tutor (one item), clearness andcomprehensibility of tutor’s explanations (one item), request to contact a local tutor (two items).The task success was evaluated by the tutor. He qualitatively assessed the results (e.g.: laserpicture, Java program) of a group by comparing the results with other groups and with the pre-determined goals. We distinguished six different types of motivation: amotivated, extrinsic,introjected, identified, intrinsic and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

such as power regulation in a windmill or a solar array,process control in a sewage treatment plant, or control of a pumping station for a communitywater supply.New engineering and technical coursesWe are planning to develop a variety of new courses with topics focusing on technical issuesrelated to humanitarian engineering projects: small hydro; micro-turbine design; desalinization;photovoltaic systems; alternative energy; biomechanics for the disabled; groundwater andpollutant transport and remediation; low-cost medical imaging methods; small-scalecommunications systems; remote sensing as a tool in community planning, infrastructureplanning, natural resource planning, environmental assessment, and disaster relief. We havebegun a pro-active