1 Session XXXX An Experiential Education Framework to Train Next-Generation Energy- Conscious Engineers through UNT Industrial Assessment Center Huseyin Bostanci, Nourredine Boubekri Department of Mechanical Engineering University of North Texas AbstractThe mission of the newly established UNT Industrial Assessment Center (UNTIAC) is to assistsmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing sector in North Texas region (a)increase energy efficiency
Paper ID #44614Impact of Formative and Summative e-Assessment on the Active LearningProcessDr. Bilquis Ferdousi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Bilquis Ferdousi is a Professor of Cybersecurity and Information Technology in the School of In- formation Security & Applied Computing in the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology at Eastern Michigan University. She holds PhD and Master’s in Information Systems. She also has a Master’s in Sociology. Since 2001 she has been teaching as full-time faculty of Information Technol- ogy, Information Systems, and Cybersecurity programs. During her over twenty-three years
been honored by the American Society of Engineering Educa- tion with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning. Page 24.1405.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Writing Abstracts of Homework Problem Solutions: Implementation and Assessment in a Material Balances CourseAbstractThis paper describes a one-semester experiment intended to assess the effect of requiringstudents to write abstracts for homework problems. The literature contains examples in whichuse of reflective
Paper ID #9195Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for In-creasing Freshmen RetentionMr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Instructor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.Prof. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University
Paper ID #9900Methods for Assessing Epistemic Identities: Student Representations of De-sign and Engineering PracticeDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Engineering on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus. Page 24.902.1 c American Society for
Paper ID #9537Peer Assessment of Design Reports in a First-Year Introduction to Engineer-ing CourseDr. Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville Angela Thompson, PhD, PE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 2011. She currently teaches Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Analysis courses. Her research interests include biomechanics of pediatric injury and undergraduate engineering education
Paper ID #8438PLAY Minecraft! Assessing secondary engineering education using gamechallenges within a participatory learning environmentErin Shaw, University of Southern California Erin Shaw is a Computer Scientist at the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences In- stitute, a research center at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Her research focuses on modeling and assessing student knowledge in the areas of science and mathematics, experimenting with new tech- nologies for aiding assessment in distance learning, and studying computer mediated social dialogue and team collaboration in post-secondary
Paper ID #9806Practical, authentic and sustainable development and assessment of criticalthinking in engineering through model eliciting activitiesDr. James A. Kaupp, Queen’s University Jake Kaupp, Ph.D. is an Engineering Education Researcher at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. His primary research interests include: course and program assessment, critical thinking & problem solving development, performance based assessment, model eliciting activities and data analytics in higher education.Prof. Brian M Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is an associate
Paper ID #10389Quantitative Assessment of All-Class Project-based Undergraduate Courseon Graduates CareerDr. Emil H Salib, James Madison University Professor in the Integrated Science & Technology Department at James Madison University. Current Teaching - Wire-line & Wireless Networking & Security and Cross Platform Mobile Application Devel- opment. Current Research - Mobile IPv6 and Design for Motivation CurriculumMr. Eric Vincent Walisko, James Madison University Page 24.1028.1 c American
Paper ID #9298Results from Implementation and Assessment of Case Studies in the Engi-neering CurriculumDr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University Norb Delatte is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cleve- land State University Page 24.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Results from Implementation and Assessment of Case Studies in the Engineering CurriculumLessons learned from case studies have
Paper ID #9527Results of a Multi-Year Assessment of Inquiry-Based Second Semester Gen-eral Physics Laboratory ActivitiesDr. Robert A Ross, University of Detroit MercyDr. E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit MercyProf. Gary P. Hillebrand, University of Detroit Mercy Lecturer in Physics at the University of Detroit Mercy since 2008, following 30 years in automotive product development at Ford and GM.Ms. Meghann Norah MurrayDr. Matthew Gonderinger, Wayne State University, University of Detroit Mercy Page 24.1051.1
Paper ID #9102SMARTER Teamwork: System for Management, Assessment, Research, Train-ing, Education, and Remediation for TeamworkDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a Professorial Re- search Fellow at Central Queensland University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over
Paper ID #10292Social Motif Analytics: Network Building Blocks for Assessing Participationin an Online Engineering CommunityMr. Hon Jie Teo, Virginia Tech Page 24.1088.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Social Motif Analytics: Network Building Blocks for Assessing Participation in an Online Engineering CommunityAbstractThe increased use of computers and greater accessibility of the internet have triggered numerouseducational innovations such as online discussion forums, podcasts, Wikis, Open
Paper ID #9216The Assessment of Earthquake Preparatory Knowledge and Activities of LebaneseEngineering StudentsDr. Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut (Beirut) Page 24.1187.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Assessment of Earthquake Preparatory Knowledge and Activities of Lebanese Engineering StudentsAbstract: Lebanon is one of the most urbanized countries in the East Mediterranean region andis highly vulnerable to earthquake disasters. Such a fact necessitates a proactive role of
Paper ID #9792The Effect of Student Placement on the Assessment of Learning and TeachingStylesDr. Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University Moses is currently an Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering at Norwich University, where he instructs students in Transportation Engineering, Surveying and Site Development. He graduated from the University of Alabama in August 2012 with a PhD in Civil/Transportation Engineering, and started working with Norwich University, immediately after graduation. He had his college education in Ghana, where he graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering. After that he worked as a
Paper ID #7340Reliability of the Global Real-time Assessment Tool for Teaching Enhance-ment (G-RATE)Ms. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West LafayetteMrs. Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi S. London is a graduate student at Purdue University. She is pursing a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation. In 2008, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue in 2013. Her research interests include: the use of cyber- learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; assessing the impact
Paper ID #5716Research Pilots Assess Enhanced Student Success Resulting from Student Af-fairs Collaboration with Engineering and Applied SciencesDr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University Dr. Edmund Tsang is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Assessment in the College of En- gineering and Applied Sciences. Dr. Tsang received a B.S. (distinction) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nebraska and Ph.D. in Metallurgy from Iowa State University. Dr. Tsang’s current pro- fessional interests include integration of service-learning in engineering, social entrepreneurship, student success and retention.Ms
Paper ID #5930Results from Implementation and Assessment of Case Studies in the Engi-neering CurriculumDr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University Dr. Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., is professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Citadel in 1984, a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1996. He served for eleven years in the United States Army as an officer in the Corps of
Paper ID #6274SMARTER Teamwork: System for Management, Assessment, Research, Train-ing, Education, and Remediation for TeamworkDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Matthew W. Ohland is professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $12.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and
Paper ID #6724Sustaining Successful Continuing Professional Engineering Education Pro-grams by Systematic Assessment of the Key Performance ResultsDr. Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas Dr. Soma Chakrabarti is the director of the Center for Engineering and Interdisciplinary Professional Education (CEIPE) and the associate director of Continuing Education at the University of Kansas. She provides strategic direction in business development to the units of Aerospace Short Course Program, Engineering Technology Certificate Program, Engineering Management Certificate Program, engineer- ing conferences and
Paper ID #6739THE EVOLUTION OF CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE PHYSICSPROGRAM AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITYDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learn- ing in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work
Paper ID #6195Use of Sustainable and Systematic Plan to Assess Student Learning Outcomesfor Non-Traditional IT StudentsDr. Lifang Shih, Excelsior College Li-Fang Shih received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with specialization in online instruction from the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Shih is current the Associate Dean for the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College. Her researches have focused on issues related to quality online instruction, outcome assessments, online communication, and the development of online commu- nity, etc. Her papers have been presented in national
Paper ID #6638Using the Portfolio Approach to Assess Multi-year Engineering Projects: aCase StudyDr. Harold R Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at UIUC in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuit Analy- sis, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he supervises students on projects in the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and within the Communications Technology Group of the Messiah College Collaboratory. His on-going projects include Flight Tracking and Messaging for small planes in
Paper ID #7589Validating the Diagnostic Capability of the Concept Assessment Tool for Stat-ics (CATS) with Student Think-AloudsMs. Dana Denick, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dana Denick is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dana holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University, MA in Physics Education from the University of Virginia and MS in Library and Information Science from Drexel University. Her research interests include conceptual understanding of engineering science and information literacy for engineering.Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto
of virtual role-play centered on the use of a contextuallyappropriate case study that spans a period 10 of the 14 weeks of the semester-long course. Thearticle also addresses both the structure of the course delivery. The case study and role playstructure, and challenges faced in maximizing the immersive capabilities of these types of virtualenvironments all while ensuring that content delivery and required course assessments werebeing realized. A summary of student survey data and discussion of lessons learned is alsoincorporated.I. IntroductionThe recent growth of online educational delivery has in many ways paralleled the need forvirtual collaboration and teaming in the corporate setting.1, 2 In many respects, delivering anonline class
Paper ID #6845What’s Trust Got to Do with It? Assessing a Research-Based Mentoring Pro-gram for Novice EngineersMs. Alyssa N Berg, University of Colorado Boulder Alyssa is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her focus is primarily on energy and the environment.Ms. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, whose work examines and develops initiatives to encourage more students, especially women, into the eld of engineering. Currently, Tsai’s research focuses on understanding
Paper ID #7190Work in Progress: Assessment of a Freshman Engineering Project on Con-trasting Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement ApproachesDr. Lunal Khuon, Villanova University Dr. Lunal Khuon is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At present, Dr. Khuon’s professional interests are in developing new courses in biomedical engineering and conducting research and development of novel portable medi- cal electronic devices. Previous to Villanova
Paper ID #42223Board 153: Assessment of K-12 Students’ Microelectronics Understandingand Awareness (Work in Progress)Rachel E. Gehr, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rachel is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has earned a BS in Civil Engineering from LeTourneau University and MS in Environmental Engineering from Purdue. Rachel’s current research focuses on assessment of K-12 and college microelectronics curriculum, but she also has experience in photochemistry, water quality, PFAS remediation, and disinfection.Prof. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West
Paper ID #43107GIFTS: Assessing Teamwork and Design Habits in a First-Year EngineeringDesign CourseCatherine Marie Hamel, University of Maryland Catherine ”Cara” Hamel is a senior lecturer and the Assistant Director of the Keystone Program at the University of Maryland. Within this role, Catherine focuses on effectively teaching fundamental engineering courses for first and second year students, teaching courses like Thermodynamics, Statics, Introduction to Engineering Design, and Women in Engineering 1st-Year Seminar. Previously, Catherine received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering and
whileleveraging the benefits of technology-enhanced education. This includes assessing how desk-scaleexperiments can be seamlessly integrated into both classroom and remote learning settings. Ourapproach employs a multi-methods research design, incorporating quantitative data analysis andqualitative assessments. We gather data on student performance, engagement, and satisfaction tomeasure the impact of the refined experiments and blended learning initiatives. The results of thisstudy will contribute to the ongoing efforts to enhance chemical engineering education byproviding a structured framework for curriculum development and evaluation. Ultimately, our goalis to advance the quality of education in the field and empower educators to create