Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highly populated areasin Dallas/Fort Worth. The releases were modeled based upon a number of scenarios that theresearchers deemed plausible for a terrorist attack. The research experience was used to developa lesson plan for a high school chemistry course. Preliminary assessments (pre-survey) were conducted to collect demographic data, gaugethe students’ knowledge of and interest in engineering and measure their knowledge of conceptsrelated to the lesson. The lesson plan was implemented in three phases: a lecture based on theRET dispersion modeling project, a computer modeling lab during which students modeled achlorine gas release using AERMOD and a kinesthetic lab during which students performed amicroscale experiment involving the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Brizendine; Laora E. Dauberman-Brizendine

National Science Foundation, was directed at assessing and redefiningscholarship to improve teaching quality, improve quality of graduates, improve quality ofcurricula and courses, and increase faculty participation in service activities. Numerousprofessional and scholarly organizations later joined this effort to produce a publication by theAmerican Association of Higher Education in 1995. Among other publications, Diamond(1995) authored Preparing For Promotion and Tenure Review which provides guidance fordocumenting activities to be considered when preparing for an evaluation of an expandeddefinition of scholarly work. In a previous publication, Diamond, et. al., (1993) identified sixcriteria by which to judge if an activity is scholarly work

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell D. Meier

list consisting of ten examples that you both agree upon. Be prepared to share anitem from your list and explain your reasoning with the whole class. • Purpose: This activity will assess the prior knowledge of the students and allow them to explore the design space. • Cognitive level: This activity has students thinking at the comprehension, application, and analysis levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. • Proper focus: The task is narrow and students should remain focused. • Goals: This exercise targets one course objective (understanding how microprocessor systems affect human life) by exploring the application domains of microprocessors and microcontrollers. • Positive

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

team-style was that it helped to break thelecture into two separate portions, therefore getting the students to break the monotony of thelecture, and pay more attention to the content7.2.1.3 Preparing Homework AssignmentsAssigning homework problems and projects was one of the most difficult aspects of teaching forme. As a graduate student who had never taught undergraduate students, I found that myexpectations and standards were really high. As a result, I started the semester with assignmentsthat I found very exciting, but was soon faced with the problem that I believe most first-yearfaculty must face: I overestimated how much work the students can handle. I learned that it isimportant to assess the expected difficulty level of a course and

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

prepare Fellows for the classroom andenhance their communication, leadership, and teamwork skill. The workshop introduces toFellows fundamental pedagogical concepts, tools, and strategies, e.g., lesson development,activities and materials for teaching, assessment, learning styles, and active learning. In order todevelop and hone Fellows’ communication skills, the workshop examines the nature of processessuch as explanation, argument, contrasting, and predicting associated with communicatingenthusiasm and understanding of their field of study. All Fellows are required to make ten-minute individual or team presentations geared towards explaining a scientific/technical conceptto a lay audience. The instructor has adapted a rubric10 for assessing the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

became a featuredand touted part of the program, even to the extent of being presented to the Dean as part of thedepartment’s annual assessment presentation. The overwhelmingly positive response of othersconfirmed that something significant may be taking place and should be shared.Several years ago one of the students wrote up a tongue in cheek course description worthy ofthe college catalog and sent it out to his classmates to solicit interest. From that time on, theHB101 course was an “official” part of the CE program at West Point. Hombrewing 101 (HB101) -This course will provide a life skill you can take with you for the rest of your life. The course will include both informational and laboratory portions. We will learn all

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Joellen Easton, American Public Media; Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange; Emily Davidson, MIT; Jennifer de Bruijn, MIT; Tracey Hayse, MIT; Elise Hens, MIT; Margaret Lloyd

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

community and public radio stations nationwide.Student and faculty feedback on the class has been extremely positive, both in informal forumsand in formal assessments. Students report (and show) strong learning gains both in oralcommunication, as one might expect, and also in written communication and the ability toexplore in detail the broader societal context of their technical studies. Many students have usedtheir work in the class as a jumping-off point, from which they have continued their explorationof radio/audio. For example, one group of former Terrascope Radio students created and nowproduces its own weekly radio program on environmental and social issues. Others work asmentors in Terrascope Youth Radio, an outreach program in which local

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Gunnink, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assignments that develop oral and writtencommunication skills are distributed throughout the curriculum and are components of thecapstone professional practice and design experience in the fourth year.Graduating students are required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam administered by Page 15.651.5the Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as the first step toward 4professional registration. ENGR 499 (Engineering Program Assessment), a zero-credit course, isused to administer the exam. Students are encouraged to take the

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University ; Philip Samuel, BMGI

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and seek to bring about change” (including the solution ofproblems)11. As such, cognitive style is a bipolar construct that is independent from level; italso has multiple dimensions, including Adaption-Innovation (A-I)11 and Introversion-Extraversion18, among others22.Here, we begin our discussion with cognitive level, as it is often readily understood byengineering students and instructors alike, even if that formal term is not used. After all, inthe classroom, both students and instructors are in the habit of assessing themselves andothers in “level” terms – i.e., “how good” someone is at doing something, “how much” theyhave achieved, the particular “areas of study” in which they excel, etc. In earlier work[references to be provided after

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Matthew Nathaniel Bruer, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 Injector Pulse Width (uS) Figure 7. Sample Injector Calibration with Uncertainty BarsConclusions and RecommendationsAt this point in time, the prototype Fuel Injector Test Bench has been built and tested in thestudent lab. Students find the concept of calibrating a fuel injector much more interesting thansimply making volumetric flow rate measurements with a flow meter. The injector calibrationalso provides some relevance for the concept of experimental uncertainty. There are no formalstudent assessments done for this

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Christine A. Victorino, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Unny Menon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marilyn Tseng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Tyler Scott Smith

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

(alsoknown as e-textbooks and digital textbooks), little is known about their impact with respect tostudent usage, attitudes, and learning outcomes. It should be noted that there is a distinctionbetween e-books, which only include digital versions of paper books, and online textbooks,which typically include digital text as well as enhanced online course materials.In undergraduate engineering courses, online textbooks have the potential to provide richlearning environments, which include traditional textbook content, online assessment tools (e.g.,individualized homework questions, quizzes, automatic grading), enhanced multimedia content,and interactive simulations. Moreover, online textbooks are appealing to both students andinstructors for their

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Moira M. Walsh, Independent Scholar

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

are compared for validity with theprinciples of Aristotle’s ethics. The paper will include a summary of the principal tenets ofAristotle’s ethics as they apply for engineering cases, some comparison with the utilitarianapproach, as well as both qualitative and quantitative assessment of student learning.BackgroundThe following material is presented in two 50-minute sessions of the one unit Process Safety andEthics course that is required for all chemical and material engineering students at SJSU. SJSUis proud to claim it is the Metropolitan University of Silicon Valley and educates a very diversestudent body. The only prerequisite for the course is CHEM 1B (2nd semester chemistry in a twosemester sequence). It is nevertheless an upper

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Young, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

article in ASEE’s Prism magazine (Loftus, 2005) featuredretention-enhancement programs at a number of universities, and quoted a national average of52% of engineering freshmen eventually graduating with engineering degrees. The article’smessage was that this was an improvement over the prior decade, but still unsatisfactory.Various authors have reported assessments of the effectiveness of individual retention programs.For example, Baxter and Yates (2008) report an increase in retention of engineering freshmen atthe University of Southern California following centralization of freshman advising in theengineering Student Affairs office and implementation of a freshman seminar course forengineers. Morning and Fleming (1994) report on higher-than

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Thom; James Thom; Dennis Depew

report also endeavored to answer the questions of what engineering education curriculacontained as compared to what was perceived to be needed. These questions included how longshould the program be? Should the program have advanced degrees and if so what kind? Didthere need to be more specialization in the undergraduate program or less?Mann concluded that engineers were responsible for building artifacts and systems. To reconcilethis responsibility with an engineer’s role as a professional, Mann concluded that engineers wereprofessionals but of a different type than physicians, lawyers or clergy. His assessment was thatthe differences were great enough that an engineering program should not try to emulateeducation any of the traditional

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

cause for seri-ous concern about higher education’s priorities and future direction. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationShould engineering educators be concerned about grade inflation? Yes, for practical reasons suchas its limited utility in the assessment of learning for accreditation purposes. Because inflatedgrades have no purchase in assessing educational efficacy, grading doesn’t (and shouldn’t) play amore explicit and important role in the ABET processes used to accredit our educational pro-grams. Professors work directly with their students. They are in the best, most intimate

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Emmanuel Okoro; Viva Austin; Thomas Hannigan

beendiscussed in various forums with increasing frequency over the past several years. It is difficultto pick up a single copy of a journal, such as those published by the ASEE Computers inEducation Division, without finding several articles that specifically detail an individuallaboratory exercise being offered via the web, or in some cases, articles summarizing suchalternatives at length. Details concerning the possible initial negative reactions of students, thereluctance of some faculty to accept web-based activities as “real labs” and the assessment oflearning in such web-based classes compared to traditional classes have been presented byGoldberg and Lansey3, et al. Results of such efforts have included comparisons to traditionalclasses, and the

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Hofle; Ken Bosworth

overview:In the winter and spring of 2004, a proposal was developed jointly with the ISU College ofEducation, and subsequently funded by the Idaho State Board of Education, to run a summerworkshop entitled “Math Applications in Engineering and Science: Grades 4-8”. The workshopwas to carry 3 academic graduate credits, for teachers needing coursework towards post-baccalaureate degrees in the College of Education. We (the authors) were responsible for thestructure and content of the workshop, and the co-PI from the College of Education wasresponsible for performing follow-up classroom visits in the fall of 2004 to assess how well theteachers were integrating the materials into their teaching plans. Enrollment was limited to 25participants, selected

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Bala Maheswaran

respective field that can be further developed and woven into the course.Additional Examples of SuccessThere are many more examples of improvements accomplished within the Gateway team model.One example is in the approach to exams in both the Engineering Design course and in theProblem Solving and Computation Course. After years of using a traditional midterm and finalexam as assessment tools, the team reviewed many comments from the students stating that theseexams did not fairly evaluate their learning. The team first looked at the Design course, andredesigned multiple-choice exams, creating exams with a variety of question types that betterreflected how the presented material applied. The mixed format allowed the students to betterdemonstrate

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

wereport our experiences in developing and delivering an experimental mathematics courseto secondary in-service mathematics teachers where software and devices reinforceimportant concepts. The course structure balanced rigor with utility in secondaryinstructional environments.1. IntroductionRecent state and federal accountability requirements have renewed interest in studentachievement in mathematics[1]. In addition, many states monitor local school productivityagainst predetermined benchmarks of effectiveness and have attached well-publicizedrewards and sanctions including school accreditation classifications and rankingsystems[2, 3]. State sanctions based on assessment scores can affect graduation, studentdiplomas, school accreditation, school

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Estell; Juliet Hurtig

a culminating design experience thatincorporates “appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.” To exposestudents to engineering standards, all capstone participants must successfully complete ANSI’sintroductory online course on standards entitled “Why Standards Matter.”5 The course is free,and requires students to complete and pass several online quizzes in order to earn the certificateof completion. The realistic constraints listed in Criterion 3(c) include: economic,environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social, and politicalfactors. Each student must individually assess their project based on these factors, and then theteam as a whole formulates a position on each

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Steneck; Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Susan Montgomery

. Despite these alarming statistics, little educational research has been performedon why engineering undergraduates cheat at such high levels and what can be done to reduceacademic dishonesty. The authors’ ongoing research project, Perceptions and Attitudes towardCheating among Engineering Students (P.A.C.E.S.) seeks to change this situation. The ultimategoal of our research is to clarify students’ perceptions of cheating, to assess how frequentlycheating occurs, and to suggest practical methods that can be used to help students resist thepressures that encourage cheating.The P.A.C.E.S study consists of a seven page, self-reported survey that investigates: (1) themagnitude of academic dishonesty among engineering undergraduates, (2) student

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

legislators andmedia representatives have “no clear conception” of what consulting engineers do, while 54.3%of media representatives, 45.7% of federal legislators, and 36.1% of business leaders “do notknow” the position of the consulting engineer within larger society. 17 This image problemdirectly hinders the attraction and retention of quality students to the profession—a trend thatcould have serious consequences on the future of civil engineering.Civil engineering is not the only profession that is having difficulty attracting top students. In asobering report entitled “Accounting Education: Charting the Course Through a PerilousFuture,” the nation’s leading accounting firms and societies presented a critical assessment ofcurrent education and

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Claire Rogers, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

models and in-context learning toprovide a variety of answers to individuals [1]. The pre-training phase lets the model learnnaturally and then it is fine-tuned by the creators [2]. Then, in-context learning uses algorithmsto interpret human language to extract useful information [2]. ChatGPT can be used to answerquestions, create content, program, or explain material [3]. Some students are beginning to embrace ChatGPT to complete their coursework, butthere is no widespread agreement among administrators, faculty, and students on whether toembrace it or not. ChatGPT provides students with a customized learning experience allowingthem to obtain new knowledge or assess their current work; whereas teachers could use it forclass preparation

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 2: Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEM Campus

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech; andrew storer, Michigan Technological University; Patricia Sotirin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. This work describes one team’sjourney in navigating an adaptation of a well-known Advocates and Allies program onto aSTEM-intensive campus. We include some assessment results from the workshops and closewith recommendations for establishing and maintaining an A&A program.STEM ContextMichigan Technological University is nationally and internationally recognized for both itsresearch productivity and for educating students, particularly in engineering and the sciences. Itis a STEM-dominant doctoral institution with 75% of faculty in STEM disciplines and $90M inresearch expenditures annually (~$200k per T/TT faculty). Like many academic institutions,Michigan Tech must continually address the challenge of increasing diversity, equity, inclusion

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Purdue University Fort Wayne

end-of-semester course assessments indicated that the lab did not relate to material covered in lecture. In addition, it was desired to develop some additional labs to introduce content on DC – DC converters, which are not included in the Lucas Nuelle training system. For this, the Texas Instruments (TI) Power Electronics Board mounted on the National Instruments (NI) ELVIS III platform was adopted for three of the fourteen labs. However, the students’ end-of-semester ABET assessments expressed extreme frustration with this platform, and it was ultimately abandoned. Since the course redesign, the course evaluations and ABET assessments have been outstanding, and have not highlighted any concerns or

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Christopher Joseph Gioia; Louis Edward Christensen, The Ohio State University

8 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Educationtrebuchet project is a positive influence on the students’ perceptions of their own engineeringability. This survey will be given to the students before and after the project each year they are inthe engineering program. This is intended to follow each student cohort as they progress throughthe ME program to assess the self-efficacy of their engineering skills and which experiencesmost influence them. The motivation for and process of developing this survey for pedagogicalresearch data collection is presented in the next section.Future Self-Efficacy Data CollectionStudents

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Matthew Cavalli P.E., Western Michigan University

, related reading, videos presentations, andcasting simulation projects. The distance learning environment is very different from theconventional face-to-face classroom. Laboratory demonstrations and data gathering werereplaced with simulations and questions related to output. The simulation tool was used toperformed demonstrations and conduct experiments pertinent to the content of the activity beingstudied. All distance learning class sessions were recorded by students for review and fordiscussion.Curriculum goals/objectives of activities were aligned with key learning outcomes. At the end ofeach activity the key learning outcomes were assessed from a technical report and examination.Key to the organization of these activities was the sequencing

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bereket Berhane, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

current research interests center around the development and assessment of students’ spatial visualization skills, effective integration of 3D modeling into engineering design, and women’s retention in engineering.Dr. Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachDr. Bereket Berhane, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Page 24.920.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Multi-Course Alignment for 1st Year Engineering Students: Mathematics, Physics, and Programming in MATLABBackgroundHistorically, siloed courses utilizing traditional, deductive

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina; Doug Carroll, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

abstract clearly communication the goals or need addressed by the project?Technical Accom- Does the proposed poster address “Technical Accomplishments andplishments & Design Design Lessons Learned” (as specified by the Call for Student Posters)?Lessons LearnedMethodology Does the approach or methodology seem appropriate? Does the methodology apply relevant engineering and technology practices and principles, where appropriate?Results/Findings Are the results clearly described?/Implications Are the results based on data or other evidences developed through the methodology?Overall Reviewer Assessment Accept

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

retention rates and recruitment success of Hispanic students in STEMprograms at TAMIU as of Fall 2013.In order to succeed, many University-wide initiatives (not specifically for STEM disciplines) areset up. Engaging Sophomores, for example, encompasses Graduation Roadmap, a programdesigned to increase the academic success of TAMIU’s Hispanic, low-income student populationby: 1) strengthening sophomore academic, career, and personal counseling support services; 2)assessing the sophomore academic experience; 3) increasing professional opportunities forfaculty development that build pedagogical and academic connectedness for sophomore students;4) institutionalizing financial resources for faculty development; and 5) creating an endowmentfor student