Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Enrique Hernandez, University of Michigan; Xinran (Maria) Xiang, University of Michigan; Ye Eun Park, University of Michigan; Ivan Goenawan; Freda Yawson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, the student team was charged withthe goals of identifying critical needs in the community to use as the theme for the IPDcompetition, promote team-building, develop relevant educational modules, and facilitate thecompetition within a rural community.MethodsStudent PreparationOverall, preparation for this competition was focused on the strategic aspects of running thecompetition and less on the resources, research and manpower needed for it. The competition inthe community was facilitated by a small team of engineering students, whom over a one-monthperiod carried out need identification assessments in the community, facilitated the IPDcompetition, and prepared a final report on their project. As a team, we concluded that the best

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

of the main participants. TheOffice of Educational Assessment (OEA) at the University of Washington carried out semi-structured interviews with each of the three industry fellows to date, students were surveyed atthe end of the academic term, and as the instructor, I kept detailed notes on the experience witheach fellow. I report on each of these in turn.Impact on industry fellowsA researcher from the OEA carried out a single 30-45 minute telephone interview with eachindustry fellow focused on reasons for participating and the characteristics of the experience,with a follow-up exchange via email. The discussion here quotes from the OEA evaluationreport. Industry fellows were highly motivated to take part in the program. Given their

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

thestudents were able to visualize the lateral modes of motion on FlightGear. Students wereexpected to follow exactly the reverse procedure with respect to exciting the longitudinal modesof motion. With a brief background on the longitudinal modes, students evaluated differentinitial conditions that would excite the modes. Once they arrived at a conclusion that a particularinitial condition is responsible for exciting either the phugoid or short period mode, they verifiedit using eigenvector analysis. Another element of the homework was to assess the effect of thecenter of gravity on the dynamic modes. Students determined the stability derivative (M w) thatwas dependent on the location of the center of gravity. For different values of the

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

, PI for ”Prognosis & Resilience Design for Complex SoS” with Raytheon-IDS, PI ”SOS Global Attributes to Design Space Mapping” and ”Technology Refreshment Assessment Model” for LMC-Aero, and PI for the ”TMAC El Paso del Norte-Region” for the MEP program sponsored by NIST. Dr. Pineda was nomi- nated by AT&T Bell Labs to receive the ”US-Hispanic Engineer of the year Award”, received the ”AT&T Architecture Award” and has received the ”Baldwin Fellowship” and ”Gotshall Fellowship” awards. Cur- rently he is at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where he is the Systems Engineering Program Director, the Director of the Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (RIMES) and the Chair of

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

remain unobserved in a team environment. Finally,faculty must emphasize and students must realize the importance of communication to the designprocess, the success of their project, and their future success in the workplace.In this paper, we describe the strategies employed at Valparaiso University (VU) to overcomethe challenges of implementing technical communication in a Capstone Senior Design course.The paper begins with a brief summary of the Capstone Senior Design course at VU and thenidentifies each significant technical communication implementation challenge along with therelevant implementation strategy. Finally, the results of a student survey to assess theeffectiveness of the technical communication instruction in the VU Capstone

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-637: USING FORWARD INFERENCING AS AN INDICATOR OFPROBLEM SOLVING SKILL IN U.S. AND INDIAN ENGINEERING UN-DERGRADUATESRoman Taraban, Texas Tech University Roman Taraban is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech Univer- sity, Assessment Coordinator for the Texas Tech University Howard Hughes Medical Institute (TTU/HHMI) Biological Sciences Education Program, Member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy Executive Coun- cil, past President of the Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP), and Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity. His interests are in how undergraduate students

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharie Kranz, Coronado High School; Catherine Tabor, El Paso ISD; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Amy Elizabeth Wagler, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric A. Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

recruit and hire three teachers as a curriculum writingteam (CWT) to develop a set of Learning Modules (LMs) during the Summer of 2011. TheseLMs include activities that scaffold core concepts and provide opportunities to practice skillscommon to Algebra I curricula. Each LM contains a sequence of learning and assessmentactivities, and some of the assessment components are embedded into learning activities.Activities are in the form of games or woven into stories and artistic projects in a mannerintended to motivate student engagement and expose connections between mathematicalconcepts and procedures. Sample PowerPoint presentations and worksheets are also included.Each module also contains a teacher-support document that provides guidance on its

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

courses in electronics, power systems, control and power electron- ics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power system 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 turbulence simulation, mea- surement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. During his career, Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. The students were given end of course surveys to assess the effectiveness of the labfacilities. In the present paper, only the overall effectiveness of the lab facilities was assessedthrough surveys. The assessment of individual experiments in terms of learning outcomes andspecific skills will be reported in future papers. For the current work, the students were asked togive their rating on the usefulness of the lab facilities in learning and understanding the coursematerials and their applications in the course projects, in the scale of 1-5, (5 being the highest).The students were asked to rate on each topic of the course. For this paper, we are onlyconcentrating on the overall rating of the lab.For the undergraduate course survey, one

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Michael Gerard Thompson

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

include engineering education, teaching strategies, assessment and evaluation of program objectives and learn- ing outcomes, student teamwork and group dynamics, business and technology management, strategic and operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an Engineer, Engineering Manager, Technical Sales Professional, and Director of Informational Technology. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introduc- tory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

courses in electronics, power systems, control and power electron- ics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power system 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 turbulence simulation, mea- surement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. During his career, Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Chris North, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

visualization to design, develop and assess a cyberlearning tool thatadvances personalized learning and helps students develop deep and broad conceptualknowledge. The proposed visualization tool, the “adaptive concept map,” overcomes theproblem of map shock by providing the user control over the quantity and level of detail ofinformation displayed, thus providing a means for navigating content in a manner that isadaptable to their personal cognitive load needs. In this paper, the authors present the progressthat has been made in this project thus far. Specifically, the development of a course-wideconcept map for an entire Statics course and a description of the software development processare presented.1. MotivationThe continued success and growth of

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Wright, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

Construction

integration of information andprovides a single platform for the storage and retrieval of data, and IPD provides a framework tointegrate the shared goals and values of the project participants. The basic principle of both BIMand IPD is the provision of knowledge integration.13 Since IPD relies on the collective expertiseof all project stakeholders particularly in the early stages of design, the consequences of designdecisions can be understood earlier in the process and thus such decisions can more readilyensure project success. The use of BIM to capture this project knowledge can create a better,more integrated understanding of the project, enabling Clients and their IPD team to moreeffectively assess how project options align themselves to the

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Ben P. Horan, Deakin University; Robynne Hall, Deakin University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

work, the structure of the reports, the results, and grammar. In 2008 separate gradeswere recorded under the two headings Digital and Analog. In 2009-2010 the grades wereseparated into experiments 1-6 and experiments 7-12. Table 2 shows the average scores on eachtype of report for the past six years. We also list summary scores for 1999-2003. Year Total on- Total off- Average Average Average Average campus campus on- off- on- off- assessed assessed campus campus campus campus Digital Digital Analog Analog

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, and can be produced in buffer or cellculture medium without the need of labeling, fixing or staining. The nanoscale analysis ofliving cells using AFM is used in the monitoring of the effects of drugs and chemicals on thefine cell surface architecture in real-time to study the events such as cell growth and division.AFM is also capable of measuring the tiny forces experienced and exerted by cells and themolecules therein and to probe their attachment to substrates or to other cells, to measure theirmechanical properties, and to assess the forces in single-molecule interactions. This ability ofAFM is better than any optical microscopy technique for investigating these physical processesat the level of molecules and cells. Specific interactions

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

) Biodiesel from Microalgae. Biotechnol. Adv. 25, 294-306.10. Woertz, I. C. (2007) Lipid Productivity of Algae Grown on Dairy Wastewater as a Possible Feedstock for Biodiesel. California Polytechnic U., Dept. of CEE, 1-75.11. Bakrania, S. (2 January 2012), Email Interview.12. Pillay, G. (20 December 2011), Email Interview.13. Quigley, P. (2011) Engineering News, College of Engineering Newsletter, 8 (1), available at: www.Rowan.edu/colleges/engineering/newsletter/downloads/fall_2011_newsletter.pdf (assessed November 2011).14. Everett, J. (21 December 2011) Email Interview.15. Grisi, J. (20 December 2011), Personal Interview, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.16. Seigel, C. (20 December 2011), Personal Interview, Rowan University

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol E. Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Alison Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

her college, Bailey teaches energy-related courses and serves as a mentor and advisor to undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering students who are involved in her research. Bailey teaches courses related to thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, and design. She is actively involved in curricular development and assessment activities, ranging from individual courses to college and institute-wide programs. Bailey and her graduate students conduct research in thermodynamic analyses of complex, energy-intensive systems such as coal-fired power plants and commercial refrigeration plants.Prof. Stefi Alison Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology Carlson Center for Imaging ScienceProf. Sharon Patricia

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Donald M. Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Graham, M. (2006) “A comprehensive model for integrating entrepreneurship education and capstone projects while exceeding ABET requirements.” Proceedings of the 2006American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL.3. Reimer, D.M., and Ali, A. (2009) “The innovation chase and quest: A case in experiential learning in entrepreneurial competitions.” Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, TX.4. Gerhart, A.L., Carpenter, D.D., Grunow, M.L., and Hayes, K. (2010) “Development of a leadership and entrepreneurship skills assessment instrument.” Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

cell technologies, and6) use of robotics for automation. Two teachers worked as a team on a project in one of these sixresearch areas for six weeks during the summer under the mentorship of a faculty member and adedicated engineering graduate student. In addition, teachers participated in a professional Page 25.1237.2development program taught by education and engineering faculty members and practicingengineers. The professional development program included presentations and discussions oninquiry-based learning and assessment using engineering as a context for teaching as well asinteraction with professional engineers (one from each research

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Wunderlich

) Page 6.878.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe "Define problem" step often involves a written problem definition accompanied by aconceptual sketch with some variables identified. For computer simulations, this can includesketching flow-charts and program-control-blocks. For real-time controlled systems, this mayinvolve sketching mechanical free-body diagrams, and control-scheme diagrams (i.e., for open-loop or closed-loop control). It is also important to make an initial assessment of what informationis available and what information needs to be found.The "Simplify" step involves making

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

, rapid control prototyping, system identification, classical/modern feedbackcontrol, etc., on a variety of multidisciplinary experimental test-beds.3 In the sequel, we provide a brief description of the experimental hardware configurationand a standardized experimental methodology followed in the development of the MPCRL.Some safety protocols in designing online-experiments are discussed. Finally, studentevaluations and comments assessing the efficacy of the MPCRL are presented.Experimental Hardware Configuration Hardware is the backbone that shapes an evolving control laboratory. A controllaboratory promotes experimental learning as a complement to theoretical learning. As studentsinteract with experiments, they familiarize

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Walsh; David Kelso; John Troy; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

courses orthe writing intensive courses that came out of WAC. It is a new, truly integrated paradigm forcommunication instruction.The success of integrated approaches to communication pedagogyWhile we have not methodically studied the long-term effects of EDC–because freshmen fromthe first full-scale class are just taking their capstone design courses in 2000-2001–we do have agrowing body of information to support our positive assessment of this integrated approach toteaching communication. According to engineering faculty at Northwestern, many EDCfreshmen produce higher quality reports and presentations than do some of the design teams inthe senior courses. Moreover, the senior design professors say they can see their seniorsapproach teamwork in

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

course have adopted it. The experiencesof three senior instructors are considered. The evidence indicates that students at this level canperform well in many aspects of conceptual design. This opens the possibility of a design-centered curriculum, where traditional discipline-centered rigor need not be compromised. Theimpact of internet-based capabilities is presented. The Design-Centered Introduction has beendeveloped into an intuitive interface which learners at any level can use for guidance to the entireknowledge base of engineering, through an Aerospace Digital Library. Student assessment ofweb-based learning using this course completes the paper.I. IntroductionEngineering design is usually viewed as the “capstone” and culmination of the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhett J. Allain; Jeff Saul; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

to understand and use fundamental physics concepts,• to know when and where specific concepts apply,• to be able to express their functional understanding in multiple representations including graphs, diagrams, equations, and words, and• to understand the nature of physics and how to use it effectively in and out of class.By using evaluation and assessment methods beyond typical end-of-chapter problems (similar tothose described in Section II), physics educators found that many, if not the majority, of studentsTable 1: ABET 2000 Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and AssessmentEngineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have:1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering2. an ability to design

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Wright; Murat Ulasir; Michelle West; Lissa MacVean; Donald D. Carpenter

experiments and see visual demonstrations ofprinciples learned in class, and where they shared, listened, and created results themselves in acooperative group environment. Overall, we believe these exercises increased an understanding ofprinciples related to fluid mechanics.References1. Gwin, J. Self-esteem vs. academic excellence: Are the two on a collision course? Crisis, vol. 97, no. 10, pp. 16-18,1990.2. URL: http://itll.colorado.edu/ItLL_In_The_Media/Papers/FIE98Asessment.html; Understanding what ‘success’means in assessment.3. McKenna A. & Agogino, A. Integrating design, analysis, and problem solving in an introduction to engineeringcurriculum for high school students. Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Wendy Newstetter; Jennifer Turns

essays and the Reflective Learner? How can a teacher make use of learning essay information for assessment?• Formalizing a model of learning essay activity based on cognitive science literature on learning from experience. Cognitive science research on learning from experience has found that reflective activities such as abstraction, self explanation, and indexing expand and enhance the lessons learned from experience. A conceptualization of the learning essay activity in terms of those literatures will help us create hypotheses about the measurable impact of the activity on learning.• Designing mini-experiments to determine the role that the writing of the learning essay has in learning from experience. Such

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

trivial or arbitrary demands fordocumentation, justification, etc. One feels that he has already “proven” himself, should nothave to constantly explain, and should be taken at word. One begins to fully sense theless- than-optimum manner in which committees operate and the rarity of their recommendationsbeing taken seriously. One begins to question the true, lasting significance of the smorgasbord of“busywork” activities and accomplishments generated in the previous rush toward promotion,tenure, and reputation. These and other sneaking suspicions often cause the middle age professorto undergo a serious assessment of where he’s been, where he’s at, and where he’s going. Furthermore by age 40 or so, one begins to sense a pronounced decrease

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

faculty sizes andgraduate students, to do this at smaller institutions is no small feat. The researcher, often a "loneranger," must assess the benefits of research to himself, the university, clients or funding agencies,and society in light of what it costs in everything and realistically adjust one’s goals and efforts formaximum rate of return and "Academic Balance"5 in one’s professional and personal life.Achievement of worthy research goals or "effectiveness" is still the bottom line but "efficiency"is also important given other time demands and opportunities that a new engineering educatorexperiences.This maximum rate-of-return comes after an initial incubation period during which one is writingproposals, obtaining data, presenting and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert

both statics and dynamics courses.The primary objective of the grant was to reinforce engineering science concepts by havingstudents solve interesting simulation problems having many feasible solutions, aspects ofcreativity, and which could be verified by basic principles. An additional objective was toinclude design content.Kathi Cahill, a master’s degree candidate at that time in the Instruction & Performance Page 3.475.4Technology Department, joined Professor Guarino’s research efforts in 1995. Ms. Cahillprepared assessment instruments to measure the influence of the new modules with regards tostudent learning and course satisfaction

Conference Session

Innovating Inclusivity: Rethinking Access and Empowerment in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Udayan Das, Saint Mary's College of California; Christopher Isaac Fulton

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

there is a course management challenge, and it is incumbent upon the instructor to ensurethat there are support mechanisms for students who may be struggling with the course materials.In addition to the training of peer tutors and TAs, in my case this has meant ensuring that wheneverI am teaching CS 1, I have accounted for extra time needed for the course. In the CS 1 course studentsare required to meet with me 1-on-1 which helps me assess student progress as well as strategize,often with student agency, how to help each student succeed. Active learning and peer learningtechniques are also critical to ensuring there is a greater opportunity for students to learn from eachother and form a learning community. In the future, I also plan to