Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Baratuci; Angela Linse

5,6. In the latter, students respondin small groups and a whole-class discussion to the questions: “what is helping you learn in thiscourse?” “what could be changed to improve the course?” Page 8.1195.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusionsWe have designed the Thermo-CD instructional tool and the course mechanics for theIntroduction to Thermodynamics course with the goal of improving the effectiveness of activelearning in the classroom. We have also prepared an assessment plan that will

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Industrial Engineering assistant professor at Texas A&M - Commerce before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for general aviation research known as PEGASAS and leads the Graduate Programs in SATT. Her research interests are aviation sustainability, data driven process improvement, and aviation education.Mr. Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shantanu Gupta is a PhD student in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University with Dr. Mary E. Johnson. He earned his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Young, University of Wyoming; April Heaney, University of Wyoming; James Kladianos, Wyoming Department of Transportation

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

remarkable improvements in the writing quality.Instead of writing the entire report in a short block of time, at the end of the semester, studentswere able to effectively combine all these smaller documents and to develop a draft report.Another issue addressed with the assessment of draft sections of the report was in helpingstudents determine the appropriate level of detail to include in their writing. Previously, thestudents were too brief in their writing and failed to justify design decisions and to document theentire design procedure. Most likely this is because they fail to understand the audience to whichthey are writing. Instead they write the document to the course instructors who were deeplyinvolved in the design process and therefore do

Conference Session

Investigations Using Calculus Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

interest in the topic.Using a variety of assessment methods should provide a more complete picture of students’learning and proficiency, so we plan to use, at a minimum, individual and group quizzes andtests, authentic performance tasks, observations, and interviews. The most relevant types ofassessment in this case are formative and summative (to be focused on student’scomprehension). Extensive attempts have been made to find more effective ways of teaching foundationalSTEM courses. Trying to find out why so many students struggle with mathematics and what canbe done about it shows that there is no one single approach to effective learning [1]. A study ofvisualization in a freshman Chemistry course showed results that, “suggest that

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Voss, Smith College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technologicallyliterate person should be able to recognize technology as “the entire system of people andorganizations, knowledge, processes and devices that go into creating and operatingtechnological artifacts, as well as the artifacts themselves” [8]. Ultimately, “in a worldpermeated by technology, an individual can function more effectively if he or she is familiar withand has a basic understanding of technology” [9].The imperative to improve technology literacy in the United States stems from the recognitionthat our society is becoming increasingly dependent on technology, yet the level ofunderstanding of technology among adults its quite poor [10]. As our reliance on technologyincreases, so does the need for informed policy-makers and individual members of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Adjusting Course Content

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mirth, St. Cloud State University

design and analysis of mechanisms and machines (including Mechanisms, Machine Design, and CAD). Dr. Mirth's educational activities focus primarily on methods to create significant learning experiences for students through the improved design and delivery of engineering courses. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Introducing Automation Concepts in a “Mechanisms and Robotics” CourseIntroductionManufacturing processes are becoming increasingly reliant on automation to improve efficiencyand output. The growing use of automation in industry suggests a need to incorporateautomation

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

presentation on that subject. 3. Each student’s own (“modest”) image processing research project. – As late in the course as the sequence involved allows, each student selects and upon approval for appropriateness conducts an actual image processing project (normally, MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox-based) to test and/or compare the image processing effectiveness of some desired imaging processing algorithm(s). Again, each project’s results are written and presented to the class.The extra requirement for graduate credit for graduate student enrollees is related to thepresentations. While the expectations for the first presentation are about the same for all enrolledstudents, the second project (research literature) has a slightly higher

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Wise; Nicholas Scambilis

Session 1264 Utilizing Web Enhanced Technology in Environmental Courses Dr. Nicholas A. Scambilis, Jennifer Saygers-Wise Sinclair Community CollegePurpose:The purpose of this paper is to present how Internet based resources have successfullycomplemented environmental engineering technology course delivery and developed students’ lifelong learning skills.Introduction:“Traditional Learning”, lectures at a prescribed place and time, is a proven teaching methodespecially effective for communicating large amounts of information. The lecture method isinstructor centered, not student centered

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Arash Salehi, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Page 14.615.3self efficacy plays in student learning and performance, the Analysis course has been designed(and continues to be re-designed) to foster improvements in students’ abilities to adapt to newtechnologies (e.g. LEGO robotics adapted to chemical engineering applications) and experiencepersonal growth (i.e. improvements in self-efficacy) with regard to their capabilities to pursuetheir chosen major.Team EfficacyOne of the outcomes chosen for evaluation in our study is ―team success‖ or team efficacy.Following on Bandura’s self-efficacy work, and building on his recognition of the effects ofteam or group efficacy on individual’s perceptions15, research has shown the importance of theinterplay between group- and self-efficacy in group

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rabih Younes, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Duke University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

advisor, Dr. Rabih Younes, on his research in engineering education. Her research interests involve the development and overall effectiveness of education technology. She also serves as a tutor and mentor, providing academic support to children in local elementary and middle schools. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Simple Steps to Lower Student Stress in a Digital Systems Course While Maintaining High Standards and Expectations Rabih Younes1 and Cecil´e Sadler2 1 rabih.younes@duke.edu, 2 ces120@duke.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sharma, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

industry. This new capstone course’s focus is on commercial construction.BackgroundBefore the design could be undertaken we sought the input of the IAB, consulted with the criteriaof accrediting agencies, and reviewed prior work in this area so as to be informed by “bestpractices” elsewhere. A survey of other reported capstone courses revealed the followingemphases in other programs: • student awareness of ethics and environmental issues in the industry3, • development of critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills4, • understand new business process, understand concepts of research and innovation to improve a business, put together a construction services proposal, and use information technology in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Adjusting Course Content

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

studentproject work, instructor observations, and industry and student feedback.1. Introduction This paper provides the history of how and why a required freshman course wasdeveloped to introduce mechanical engineering students to machining. It begins with thehistorical reasoning behind the development of the course. This is followed by a description ofthe implementation strategy and the philosophy behind the course material development. Thecourse material that was developed is then presented. Finally, assessment of the effectiveness ofthe machining activities is included.2. Historical Background The York College of Pennsylvania Mechanical Engineering Program has alwaysrecognized the importance of including hands-on experiences and problem

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Krishnaswamy Ravindra P.E., Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the exact composition of the core may have made the analysis more meaningfulConclusions A simple extension to sandwich theory topic via a compression test is seen to help studentsunderstand the concepts and underlying equations more effectively. In addition, the use ofanalytical method, experimental method and computer modeling facilitates students inunderstanding and appreciating the limitations and accuracies of these methiods, The students alsoget to work in teams and get team work experience. Student also get experience in using statisticalmethod to predict buckling load at a given confidence level. Student comments at the conclusionof the course are very positive. The portfolio of graded work was reviewed by a peer faculty

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

learning objectives and phases are provided later.Subtle adjustments to the MSD program have been made each year since its inception in 2002,but a major redesign effort was undertaken prior to the 2006 academic year to improve programalignment with departmental objectives, to improve delivery efficiency and effectiveness, and toimprove student and faculty satisfaction. A working group consisting of department heads andkey faculty spent the summer of 2006 reexamining strategic objectives, identifying criticalissues, formulating solutions, and developing an integrated plan for launching a redesignedprogram in the 2006-07 academic year. Sub-teams focused on project selection, course content,and course delivery and logistics. The project definition

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Sheila Vaidya, Drexel University; Stacey Ake, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. Multiple writing assignments arebuilt into each WI course with the proviso that each assignment go through multiple drafts.Students work with specially trained tutors who review each draft and work with students toimprove their writing as the students proceed from draft to draft. Thus, unlike a term or researchpaper which may have at most two drafts and often only one, these writing assignments arereviewed and revised several times to ensure that lessons about effective communication arethoroughly learned. By selecting courses in a developmentally appropriate manner, students’progress in communication skills can be tracked over their academic careers. This provides fortimely intervention should adequate progress not be observed. In addition, the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Feng Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wen-hao Zeng, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shijiao Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charles Drexler; Chong Wang; Hongrui Zhang, Georgia institute of Technology; Roger Jianinx Jiao, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

the research anddevelopment cost11. Research on improving energy density in batteries is currently beingperformed across numerous universities. For the course project, the team focused on identifyingmethods to reduce the overall weight of the car by designing and testing an electronic drivecontrol system, instead of the conventional mechanical transmission.Based on the market research and technical requirements, the design specifications werecategorized into two sections – one corresponding to the electronics performance of the car andthe other related to the mechanical aspects of the prototype. The overall requirements listdeveloped for the prototype is shown in Table 1. We proposed to design a reduced-scaleprototype is because of the time

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

/) capitalizes on the experience gained indeveloping and implementing the learning modules. The course draws upon this object-centered,concept-sequenced instructional approach and seeks to ultimately foster a heightened ability toapply concepts to real mechanical systems through improved conceptual understanding. Inaddition, the course exploits the potential benefits of the digital learning environment, includingexercises with hints and feedback, guided simulations, and the use of digital photographs andvideo. The on-line environment enables detailed monitoring of student activities which can bedata-mined by instructors both to further enhance in-class instruction and to improve the course.In this paper we describe the basic elements of the course, how

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani; Abul Azad

Educationsafety considerations. They also toured the main control center, inspected the plant generatorsand transformers, and enjoyed the majestic view of its cooling towers.With the proposed improvement made to this program, it is anticipated that student performanceand satisfaction will even be greater. At the end of the Spring 2002, the program will beevaluated using the following criteria: 1) student success in the course, 2) student satisfactionwith the program, and 3) student evaluation of the effectiveness of the program. Those who scorea grade of “C” or better will measure student success. Student satisfaction and student evaluationof the effectiveness of the program will be assessed using a course evaluation form and a studentquestionnaire.VI

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

that they havelearned, combined with all that their teammates have learned, to quickly and effectively developa quality solution to a real-world problem.Similarly, an instructor may teach five courses a year over many years, each with dozens ofstudents. Course content changes from year to year, and a given course’s content must becontinually aligned with the content of other courses and content from other instructors. As thecurriculum evolves and teaching improves, faculty members need an integrated view of learningcontent and student performance assessment over the entire curriculum and numerous years.Current approaches to managing course information do not provide the integrated, organized,evolving view of knowledge that students and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan W. Krauss, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Arjumand Ali, Grand Valley State University; Amy L. Lenz, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Valley State University Amy Lenz is faculty in mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State University, teaching dynamic sys- tems and controls. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Teaching Dynamic Systems and Control without DynamicsAbstractThis work-in-progress paper explores whether or not it is possible to teach dynamic systems andcontrol effectively to students who do not take dynamics. Grand Valley State University offerstwo different versions of a junior-level dynamic systems and control course. One version is formechanical engineering majors and requires dynamics as a prerequisite; the other version is forProduct Design and Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. The divide-and-conquer learning breaks the traditional lecture dominant pattern to improve the learning quality.Teaching and learning strategies by the neural network model methodology were verified by thelearning outcomes of this course by analysis of the function approximation project. All these data,together with those from the official course evaluation system, point to the effectiveness of theneural network model approach and high learning quality as a result of our project-based anddivide-and-conquer pedagogies. The effectiveness of the neural network model for functionapproximation is evaluated through various milestone assignments, lab reports, presentations, andother activities, when the project-based learning and divide-and-conquer

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Ortiz

andfrom the student perspective. From the academic point of view we believe that we gained a betterunderstanding of the membrane process as a secondary treatment component, and its controlrequirements. This project also improved our laboratory capabilities allowing us to include themicrokjeldahl digestion and distillation systems as additional components of the academicmaterial. These pieces of equipment will help the implementation of new laboratory experiences,and their integration in the required environmental course for CET students, as well as in electivecourses. This project also exposed the demands of research on faculty in academic programsdedicated almost exclusively to teaching, and without the support of graduate programs inengineering

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Murray

prepare. Some usereadiness quizzes covering the required readings. Some try to intimidate, calling onstudents to motivate preparation. Various other techniques have been used to coercestudents into completing reading assignments before class. In an attempt to improve the students’ level of preparation and the educationdynamics within class, I modified the format of a senior-level engineering managementcourse. Key to this change was a formal commitment from the students and from me asthe instructor to approach the course differently and to take certain specific actions beforeand during every class. This paper reports on the results of this classroom experiment. Itincludes surveys from student participants and a group of control students to

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Del Torto, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Trevor Harty, Northwestern University; Penny L. Hirsch, Northwestern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

value to problem-solvingin practically any area of life.Seeing that our required first-year design courses have already helped our engineering studentsbenefit from working on teams that are diverse along many dimensions (ethnicity, gender,nationality, economic class and potential majors) 6, 7, we decided to add questions aboutcommunity to our assessment about the effectiveness of our cross-disciplinary design programs.We designed a study to answer the following questions: (1) to what extent do the designcertificate program and DFA help prepare students for the workplace, and (2) do theseinterdisciplinary design opportunities help the students develop community while they are inschool or help them become better community members in the future

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

? Please explain why or why not. How would you suggest improving the process? Other comments? Page 13.366.6 Table 3: Free response questions for the class survey for Case Study I. Case Study 1 Assessment EGR 339-Spring 2008The purpose of this survey is to evaluate the effectiveness of Case Study 1 in learning the six topics covered in the class: • Quality • Reliability • Intellectual Property • Product Life Cycle • Testing • Design for ExcellenceFor the following statements, shade the number that corresponds to

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

progressed in steps over timeto where we are today. Perhaps even early technologies were misunderstood by the people of thetime and today’s lack of understanding is just a continuance of that tendency. This may even bethe case for today’s engineering students. For the most part, current technologies are included inthe engineering and engineering technology curriculum. However, technologies from the past arenot. To remedy the situation, a project was initiated to enhance the engineering student’sknowledge of how past technologies were developed. The objective was to improve theirawareness of technology’s historical heritage and foundation. In order to accomplish this anactive learning hands-on component was added to a traditional lecture based course

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

policy makers, educators, and thepublic of the fundamental importance of a more tech savvy citizenry. Ironically, assessment datacould help make that case. In addition to describing and discussing the collected assessment instruments, the reportincludes essential background information on the fields of assessment and cognition; presentsfive sample cases of assessment to illustrate some of the challenges and opportunities tomeasurement in this area; and proposes a number of steps to expand and improve assessment oftechnological literacy in the United States.II. Case Study of a Technological Literacy and Non-majors Engineering Course(John J. Krupczak, Jr., Hope College ) Since 1995 engineering faculty at Hope College have taught a

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

educationthrough a particular skill in hopes of improving their future job prospects. Therefore, establishingan accessible course curriculum that can engage both experienced and non-experienced studentswhile expanding on a professional skill set would provide a common ground for both parties towork and grow together. This paper draws attention to the development of the Fuel Cell Science and Technologycourse, which was initially offered exclusively to undergraduate students, then it was offered tograduate students for the first time this past spring. During the development of this course, keylimitations were identified that restricted the education of future engineers, such as the finite timegiven to cover vastly expanding topics and the heavy focus

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

of highschool, college and graduate students. The researchers will (1) examine team-membersexperiences in this course to determine if and how the course design can be improved and(2) quantify high school students’ perceptions of college, specifically the University ofUtah and the College of Engineering. ChE is a pilot interdisciplinary service-learning seminar on hydrogen sustainability.It includes 12 University f Utah college students (six from Chemical Engineering and sixfrom other disciplines) and 12 advanced high school students who will be taking the coursefor college credit. The “pilot” nature of this course requires that research be conducted toassess the impact of the course. Currently, the seminar will be evaluated for both

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Daphene Koch

they begin on the next portion of the exam which is notspecific to the field trip, but rather assessing the overall understanding of the topic.These were turned in as homework. The chapter test also included questions specific to the fieldtrip, taken from the list of objectives that were covered during the visit. ART 155 not onlyincluded the use of portions of the field trip as assignments, but the final project for the course is ahouse plan which would include the parts that were investigated during the site tour.6. Improve student learning through assessment.Explanation to the students of the correct response to the test is crucial to their ability to get itright next time. Not only are the correct responses explained but also the best