Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson; Esther Hughes

different classes where the instructors haveincorporated some form of cooperative learning. Active cooperative learning techniques havebeen incorporated into the electrical engineering curriculum at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity at various stages of the student’s undergraduate career. However, depending on whatprofessor a student has for a particular course, she may not experience group learning until hersenior year. This paper explores how cooperative learning methods have been used in classes atthe freshman, junior, and senior levels in an attempt to ensure our students do gain some teamingexperience.Introduction to EngineeringThe Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 101) is a required first year course. This courseintroduces basic concepts and

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

topics. For these reasons and at the author’srecommendation, the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science(CECS) Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee selected these two linear systemscourses to include in a year-long, university-wide initiative to improve student success.Although originally designed for online/hybrid implementation, many of the innovativestrategies on creating learning communities reported here port seamlessly to in-person classesand benefit students regardless of content or modality. Such ideas were implemented in theauthor’s Summer 2023 online/hybrid course and Fall 2023 in-person/hybrid offering of DiscreteLinear Systems with promising results.The section following provides additional

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. She is now in her third year of guiding the activities of the METS Center and overseeing its staff of primarily transfer students. Ms. Grierson has over 10 years corporate experience in Program Management, Business Development, and Biomechanical Engineering, with products as diverse as air bag systems for helicopters, body armor, and orthopedic implants. She received her Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990, her Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University of Massachusetts in 1997. Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State, he worked at Lord Corporation and Babcock & Wilcox in various engineering and management roles. He has experience teaching Computer-graphics, Quality Control, Mfg Processes, Prod. Design, Lean Mfg, Mechatronics. Page 22.1066.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mini-Projects as Part of a Freshman Seminar For Mechanical Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractFirst year experience courses are mainstays in the curriculum for freshman engineeringtechnology students, as well as

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jayne Aiken, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sweta Adhikary, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Her work also focuses on improving access and equity for women and students of color in STEM fields.Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder Janet Yowell is the Associate Director of K-12 Engineering Education at the University of Colorado’s Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. Involved in the College’s outreach initiative since 2000, she oversees the ambitious K-12 engineering initiative, including the capacity-building and school partnership programs. She is a collaborator on the NSF-funded TEAMS Program (Tomorrow’s Engineers... creAte. iMagine. Succeed.) and the TeachEngineering digital library for which she is a contributing curriculum writer and editor.Jayne Aiken, University of Colorado at Boulder

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

structures.Oleg Gontar: Conducting research on the effects of a jojoba oil diet on the reverse cholesteroltransport in New Zealand White rabbits.Victor Mejia: Developing an object tracking algorithm for real-time automated video analysis inthe presence of occlusions.Omar Miranda: Studying the effectiveness of ultra violet lighting on greywater purification.Phanit Pollavith: Developing a fragile watermarking scheme that detects and localizes illegalmodifications for digital images/video. The main part of his research will involve developingwatermarking software that visualizes the watermarking embedding and detection process.Ricardo Sanchez: Creating a computer program that predicts the oxidation susceptibility ofprotein cysteine thiols using protein

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Soares, Florida A&M Univeristy; Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

until November 2003. Antonio started his pursuit of the Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in January 2004 under the supervision of Dr. Reginald Perry. Upon completion of his PhD, Dr. Soares was immediately hired as an assistant professor (Tenure Track) in the Electronic Engineering Technology department at FAMU. Dr. Soares has made many contributions to the department, from curriculum improvements, to ABET accreditation, and more recently by securing a grant with the department of education for more than half a million dollars.Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Chao Li is currently working at Florida A&M University as an assistant

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Keith Berrier, University of Saint Thomas; Andrea Guggenbuehl, University of Saint Thomas, Health and Human Performance Department

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

spring, and a German wheel as a slipping (or non-slipping, depending on the simplifications made) disk rolling on a surface. “Dynamics withCircus Laboratory” was designed to explore these connections in a fun, intensive elective course.This course was developed to supplement engineering students’ exposure to dynamics, and togive them hands-on experience doing experiments related to dynamics. Mechanical Engineeringstudents at the University of St. Thomas are required to take a traditional Mechanics course inwhich dynamics is taught, however this new course exposed/introduced students to additionaltopics, such as Lagrangian dynamics, that are not covered in the required class. This paper willdescribe the initial offering of the course, focusing on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

to struggle with the program, although progress is still possible inthe on-campus version used in 2009. The on-campus version appears to be very helpful inkeeping students with math ACT scores of 25 and 26 focused on the program, thereby increasingtheir likelihood of success.This project is to be continued over at least the next few years and additional data will begathered on factors impacting the success of the students. The data presented here provided abasis for developing and modifying the program, and future modifications will continue to bemade as the program develops. For example, one planned modification for the 2010 program isto use student mentors, who will be employed to not only help with the engineering projectsportion of the

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, performance goalorientation is employed by many African American engineering students on predominately whitecampuses. This orientation is perhaps induced, as African American students are oftenconfronted with stereotype threatening situations in which they feel that they must prove theircompetence to disprove commonly held negative stereotypes about students of color.33 Thesociocognitive theory suggests that humans develop implicit schema from observing others ,which seem to imply that experiences that contribute to existing schema may contribute to thehuman goal orientations. This study intends to gain understanding of the meaning of the successas it relates to a group of African American undergraduate engineering students, how selectdemographic

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

first year engineering courses are meeting the needs of the students and to see ifgender affected the perception of the courses, a student survey was developed. Basically, the firstyear engineering program wanted to determine if women and men were facing differentchallenges within the program. The faculty wanted to see if the first year engineering classeswere meeting the needs of men and women without excluding either one.BackgroundMichigan Technological University has had a common first year engineering program since thefall of 2000. Within this program, the students who are Calculus ready take two engineeringcourses: Engineering Analysis and Problem Solving (ENG1101) and Engineering Modeling andDesign (ENG1102). Both courses involve students

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga

, flowmeasurements, etc. could be developed.This paper presented three example labs in detail. The equipment and procedure could bechanged to suit the need and facilities in each institution. Before conducting any of the powerquality labs, students must be aware of electrical safety. When students are conducting anenergy audit in a real world situation, they should ask for help from a trained electrician who isfamiliar with the facility being audited. References[1] Kulatunga, A. “Energy engineering management curriculums for academia and industries in developing countries”, Proceeding of 3rd International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education (ICECE 2003), Sao Palo, Brazil, March 16-19, 2003

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

thatstudent achievement is determined more by educationally immutable factors such as socio-economic status and family background than it is determined by curriculum, teachercharacteristics and qualifications, pedagogy, class size, or resource allocation. Findings of astudy released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement(IEA) seemed to corroborate the findings of the EEO report. The release of the findings fromthese two studies marked a turning point in the relationship between research and policy. Nolonger convinced that education research could provide the knowledge needed to craft nationalpolicies to enhance student achievement, subsequent efforts were directed toward equalizing thedemographic composition of

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 8: Cutting the Curb for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Higher Education

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Brianna is the Teaching and Learning librarian at the Colorado School of Mines. She collaborates with faculty to design and implement information literacy throughout the curriculum. Prior to her work at the School of Mines, she was the Engineering and Computer Science Librarian at the US Naval Academy and a contract Reference Librarian assigned to the National Defense University. She earned her MLIS at the University of Denver in 2011.Ms. Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines Jamie Regan is an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Her academic journey is intertwined with a personal and passionate dedication to advancing accessibility within STEM fields. Inspired by her

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. The purpose is for students to learn the basics of dimensioning anddrawing before using an electronic method. Then when they create a CAD drawing they candraw on their experience of hand drawing to create the object and dimension it. The handdrawing and CAD skills are further developed when they begin to learn solid modeling.4 Otherinstitutions have elected to teach dimensioning and drawing in a totally electronic format.Engineering students learn the basics of dimensioning in the first-year engineering program atMichigan Tech. At Michigan Tech, there are several engineering majors: mechanical, civil,environmental, biomedical, geological, electrical, computer, and materials. The majors using theASME type approach are: mechanical, biomedical

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Lu, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

). The result for each category is summarized as follows. 1) Since big data just became a popular topic in 2013, there is very limited technical information on the Internet. But the team chose the big data category submitted an excellent project report and poster. 2) Cloud computing became a ubiquitous phrase since 2013. There is abundant information on the Internet and five teams chose this category. 3) Self-driving vehicles/unmanned aerial vehicles became an exciting topic after the Google car project was announced in 2010. Currently, several major car manufactures are racing to develop driverless cars. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) also became popular recently with its potential applications; especially

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Madhulika Srikanth; Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu

SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review 38.3 (2011): 15-20. 10. Study smarter on Phones and Tablets http://coursesmart.info/blog/category/students - accessed on 26th May 2013 11. Infographic Generation Mobile - http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/10/31/generation-mobile.html - accessed on 30th May 2013 12. Prescott students hacked into teachers' computers, changed grades - http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22408317/prescott-students-accused-of-hacking- on-grades - accessed on 30th May 2013 13. Asmatulu, Ramazan, and Misak, Heath “Hands-On Nanotechnology Experience in the Collage of Engineering at Wichita State University: A Curriculum Development,” Journal of Nano Education, 2011, Vol. 3, pp. 13-23

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

content • Increased availability of content for review or reference for homework, exams etc.The term – flipped or blended may have been a recent addition to academia but the underlyingprinciples are not entirely new; active learning along with experiential learning is based on theconcept of “Cognitive conflict” that dates back to late 1960s and peer-assisted learning has itsroots in “Proximal development” that was being studied in late 1970s. [1,2,6] Accessibility oftechnology has made it possible to bring these ideas into our classrooms. Use of online platformshas made it possible to track student engagement and progress; merely dissemination ofinformation outside of class is not enough, reception of it by the students is more important.Self

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal

used to produce the product and presenting the outcome.”They defined PbBL as where “students are confronted with an open-ended, ill-structured,authentic (real-world) problem and work in teams to identify learning needs and develop a viablesolution, with instructors acting as facilitators rather than primary sources of information.” Thekey difference between PjBL and PbBL is “the emphasis on project-based learning is onapplying or integrating knowledge while that in problem-based learning is on acquiring it.”Felder (2004) noted students typically work in small self-directed teams to solve problems inPbBL.The benefits of PjBL and PbBL are well-documented. A meta-analysis of 35 studies found astatistically significant effect that PbBL improved

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Daniel T. Bennett

correlation with regards to thesensing/intuitive differences and an even stronger one for the sequential/global differences. TheEE 301 population by itself had no statistically significant correlations even with the highperformers removed.IT 105 is an introductory Information Technology course required to be taken by all students atthe United States Military Academy. Related to the sequential/global and the sensing/intuitivecategories, IT 105 teaches problem solving as a key part of the curriculum and reinforces how totake a large problem and break it down into individual sequential parts. A key vehicle for that isprogramming which is based on sequence, selection, and iteration. The students that struggle inthe course are the ones that have a hard

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David Lanning

213 Prerequisite Skills Testing as an Indicator of Student Retention David Lanning Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, ArizonaAbstractThe results from a prerequisite skills exam, administered in a Solid Mechanics course in thesophomore year of the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering degree curriculums, are evaluatedas a possible identifier of at-risk students in an effort to increase student retention. Theprerequisite skills exam was first implemented over two years ago in select engineering and mathcourses as a type of mastery exam, allowing

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University; Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

defense contractor to develop advanced ceramic materials, radar, and novel electronic fabrication methods applied to the development of guided munitions, electro-optic imaging systems, and medical devices. At GVSU he created and maintains electronic prototyping courses and co-created the School of Engineering’s professional ethics curriculum. Karl received his Ph.D. in Applied Electromagnetics from the University of Michigan. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Tuition Equity: Adverse effects of tuition policy on engineering studentsAbstractWhile there has been much research addressing the equity of college access, the equity of tuitionand fees have been less studied. Despite efforts

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Papak, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: the Physics Education Research Leadership Organizing Council (PER- LOC), the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Committee on Diversity in Physics, the National Learning Assistant Alliance, and the Access Network. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining How Engineering Students Construct Stakeholders and Perceive Harm in Sociotechnical Case Studies1Abstract Engineering ethics curriculum and the research around it often emphasizes micro-ethicalissues such as whistle-blowing and responsible conduct of research with lesser but growingattention to macro-ethical issues such as how engineering practice is entangled with broadersocial, political

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Papak

Tagged Topics

ASEE Headquarters

leadership bodies: the Physics Education Research Leadership Organizing Council (PER- LOC), the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Committee on Diversity in Physics, the National Learning Assistant Alliance, and the Access Network. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining How Engineering Students Construct Stakeholders and Perceive Harm in Sociotechnical Case Studies1Abstract Engineering ethics curriculum and the research around it often emphasizes micro-ethicalissues such as whistle-blowing and responsible conduct of research with lesser but growingattention to macro-ethical issues such as how engineering practice is entangled with broadersocial

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

color together in order to gain sufficiently largesample populations for statistical tests. This methodologically necessary act functions to erasethe experiences of women of color for the purposes of the method, not for the purpose of betterunderstanding the phenomenon, and runs counter to existing social science research on genderand race. With this project, we are working to develop methods that allow us to “learn fromsmall numbers” of students, as this is what we have in the context of undergraduate engineeringeducation. This paper builds on work introduced at ASEE 2013, where we discussed ourmethodological challenges with data collection and analysis. This current paper describes theanalysis decisions we made in the intervening year, and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto; Oliver Pan, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42487Engineering Students’ Engagement and Learning Outcomes: A TypologicalApproachDr. Qin Liu, University of Toronto Dr. Qin Liu is Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include engineering students’ learning experiences, competency development, and career development; student data analytics; and scholarship of teaching and learning.Dr. Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto GREG EVANS PhD, P.Eng, FCEA, FAAAS is the Director of the Institute

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

introduce scientific and engineering practice in K–12 science educationto help students “understand how scientific knowledge develops and [to give] them anappreciation of the wide range of approaches that are used to investigate, model, and explain theworld.” Central to this practice-and-process focus is encouraging students to share their ideas,and the reasoning behind them, and work together to build deeper understandings of scientificphenomenon and their applications. By eliciting students’ knowledge of science garnered fromexperiences both inside and outside the classroom, teachers can empower students to make senseof the world around them by refining the ideas they already possess through a dynamic processof argumentation, experimentation, and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Paper ID #25719Trash Teachings: How a Materials Science Module Series about Waste canEmpower Engineering Students to be More Sociotechnically ResponsibleDr. Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego Bre Przestrzelski, PhD, is a post-doctoral research associate in the General Engineering department in the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, where she innovatively integrates social justice, humanitarian advancement, and peace into the traditional engineering curriculum. Before joining USD in August 2017, Bre spent 9 years at Clemson University, where she was a three-time graduate of the bioengineering program (BS, MS

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Jodi Bolognese, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

thinking skills in a more authentic context, less biased and more consistentrating of projects, and more granular analysis of skills [18]. To promote more research using thismethod, Project RAILS (Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) developed andoffered guidance for implementing rubric-based assessment of IL skills, including collaborationbetween librarians and faculty and customizing rubrics, such as the AAC&U’s Valid Assessmentof Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubric for Information Literacy [19], to fit theassignment being evaluated [20].In sum, there is a need for more studies of engineering information literacy skills using rigorousresearch methods, especially at higher levels in the curriculum. The goal of this

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Heist; Ann Marie Flynn

clear from thedata shown in Tables 1-3 and BEGINNING SEM ESTERFigures 1 and 2 that the SOEloses the majority of its Figure 1: Per cent (cumulativ e) of Engineering stude nts leaving by semester.students by the end of thefreshman year even though these students have had very limited contact with the engineeringfaculty. Indeed, before 1996freshmen engineering students CUM ULATIVE ENGINEERING M IGRATIONhad zero contact time withengineering faculty. During 25.0the 1995-96 academic year,the Engineering curriculum RATE OF CHANGE (by semester)was modified, in part, to 20.0