Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17007Studying Students’ Understanding of Engineering Concepts through TheirSketchesDr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer En- gineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in the

Conference Session

Communication and Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University Designing Education Lab; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

IntroductionTechnical writing is an important skill for students to develop by the time of graduation, andeffective communication is required of the ABET 2009-10 Criterion 3. In addition to ABETrequirement, the industry demand for skilled technical writers is increasing6 . However, for manyengineering students, the act of technical writing can be intimidating. This is especially true ifthe students are still learning about the topic in question6 . More exposure to the subject matter isuseful in making technical writing a less daunting task. Students need significant practice tobecome effective communicators upon completion of their degrees. Beginning this education intechnical writing early allows students maximizes time spent learning to

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, Auburn University; Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

ManufacturingCertificate Program offered in cooperation with the Milwaukee School of Engineering andAmerica Makes.15 The lack of for-credit AM courses is not surprising given the challenge offour-year colleges to implement manufacturing into existing curriculum while meeting ABETrequirements.1Most AM systems in use at academic institutions utilize material extrusion, which is also calledFused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The term “3-D Printing” also commonly refers to thematerial extrusion process. Machines utilizing material extrusion can be very inexpensive, withconsumer models available for as little as a few hundred dollars. Industrial-grade FDMmachines are much more expensive ($20,000+), but offer better reliability and ease of use. Theequipment used in this

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

based on class rank top, middle, lower, and willingness to participate. The offer wasmade to three students and all accepted. The students were asked to take an online learningstyles questionnaire [5], do one assignment and take a survey.The author assumed that the students would be kinesthetic learners based on the ETM majorbeing a very hands on curriculum. The learning styles revealed that the author and the studentswere all visual learners. The author scored 11 while the students scored 9 7 and 5 on the visualscale of Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire [5]. With this observation the course powerpoint slides were modified to focus on block diagrams to appeal to visual learners, as in Figure 5.Figure 5 Block diagram of the Dead-band

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Dong Xu Ren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Tech- nical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Demetri Blackwood, Kettering University ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

revealed that students who have earned a high first-year GPA are more likely topersist in the initial major than those who earned lower grades [15, 16]. Rask and Tiefenthaler[19] corroborate this finding; they found that lower grades led to lower persistence, and that thereverse is also true. Additional reasons why people persist include the type of institutions that thestudents attended and their educational experiences at these institutions [2].Understanding individuals’ motivation for graduate study is also important in studyingdisciplinary migration. Some people may choose to pursue graduate study for their own personalacademic development, but there are those who desire to change careers and an advanced degreehelps them to do so [20]. This

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Carlos A. Smith PhD, University of South Florida; Silvia M. Calderon, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

obstacles more easily. On the other hand, ithas been reported [2] that there is no difference between students who took a math-baseddifferential equations course and those who took an engineering-based one, in regard totheir preparation for differential equations content in a later course.The authors held that mathematics for engineering students is best learned in the contextof its applications, in line with articles [3], [4], [5] that have described differentapproaches to increasing the engineering relevance of mathematics courses taken byengineering students. With this belief, we developed a course Modeling and Analysis ofEngineering Systems that covers analytical solutions of ordinary differential equations,how ordinary differential equations

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

normally developed and controlled by a statelicensing board made up of volunteers that are nominated, vetted, and appointed by the governoror the legislative body. The board primarily consists of professional engineers although it is notuncommon to have one or more public members on the board.The most common way to begin the licensure process is to pursue an EAC-ABET accrediteddegree in a civil engineering program at a public or private university. Most civil engineeringstudents take and pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) during the last year of theirdegree program or shortly after graduation [3], [4]. Following graduation, most state lawsrequire the completion of 4 years of acceptable engineering experience. The final step in

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ilene J. Rosen, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. - Student C finish up their code while working with Student D. They wind up with nearly identical programs. Student D forgets to include collaborators in their comments. Upon interviewing all of these students, it may be clear that few if any of them may haveintended to be academically dishonest. Nevertheless, depending on the similarity of code, andhow they shared it with one another, some of them may have plagiarized or facilitatedplagiarism. Nevertheless, also dependent on the nature of each interaction, each student mayhave developed an understanding of how to accomplish the project. While not always ideal waysto learn, these gray areas may not be things we want to discourage. We want students to buildconnections with peers as learning

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

value of role models when people like engineering faculty, “Lead by example. Act theway you want other people to act. Think about what you are doing and how it will affect otherpeople. Make good decision that can be passed on. Do you say things that someone mightrepeat? If yes, than make it something good.” 2By the time students reach the junior and senior levels they have become engineers. They arelistening to their instructors as mentors to the challenging careers that lie ahead. The captivatingquality of the engineering curriculum lends itself to be the base upon which communication skillsare presented to engineers. Professors would not have to spend great amounts of time discussing thecommunicating that they do. But knowing that professors

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

designing experiments to demonstrate performance of adevice they designed or developed in order to prove a physical phenomenon. Hence, it comes asno surprise that ABET has embraced this criterion for close to a decade.Introduction to Thermodynamics requires that students learn basic, yet complicated concepts,such as determining properties of pure substances, calculating heat and work exchanged during aprocess, and the first and second law of thermodynamics, before they can tackle complexapplications, such as thermodynamic cycles or combustion systems. These basic concepts areconducive to simple, conceptually oriented laboratory assignments that parallel the classroominstruction. Those laboratory assignments are an ideal place to implement

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Saginaw River. She has been a member of the Engineering department at Harvey Mudd College since 1995, and has served as Associate Dean of Faculty for Academic Affairs. She is the co-author of the Journal of Engineering Education paper, ”Use of ”Studio” Methods in the Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum” and co-developer of the sophomore-level rocket-based experimental engineering lab course at HMC. Dr. Cardenas is currently exploring novel pedagogy for Introductory Environmental Engineering courses and researching marine hydrokinetic turbines. Page 24.164.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

terminology (suchas “bias” rather than “non-neutral”), relating bias to the responsibility of manufacturers toproduce safe products, use of real world problems with no single right answer, and examinationof technology as an embodiment of human will.In a typical class one finds that some students quickly buy into the concept of bias, while otherscling tenaciously to non-neutrality. The latter claim that obviously technology cannot be heldmorally responsible for the action a human user took with it. But that is not quite the claim I ammaking. I have found it useful to let this argument develop during class discussion so that I canpoint out that something can be biased without having agency. That is, technology can bias theuser (who does have agency

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

similar course, which has been taught for many years at Industrial &Systems Engineering Program at the Ohio State University. The Ohio State University course is“ISE 607 - Manufacturing Processes & Simulation”. One of the authors, Arif Sirinterlikci wasinvolved in the instruction of ISE 607 for a couple of years [1]. Even though ISE 607 is anundergraduate/graduate course, it mainly addresses to the graduate curriculum. Students at bothschools acquire the material science and manufacturing process background before taking the Page 8.1271.2courses mentioned above. They are not expected to have background in the numerical methods

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Domingo L. Uy

-stagetransistor amplifier circuit. Using this method, one can easily obtain a very large number (in thethousands) of possible design structures or concepts. One can then "prune” the tree and select the“best” possible design structure. This method can also be applied to other fields of engineering.1. IntroductionIn recent years, teaching engineering design is getting more attention in engineering education. Thisis due to the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 initiatives, which have changed the way instructorsdelivered their courses. In electrical engineering, ABET requires that all electrical engineering coursesintegrate design throughout the curriculum, and now there is also a need to demonstrate outcomeassessment, and to check whether a program achieved

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

UniversitySystem of Georgia, with close to 5000 students enrolled. Many of the students arenontraditional. The school’s mission is to offer both traditional and nontraditional studentsbachelors and masters degrees and continuing professional development in the sciences,engineering, engineering technology, applied liberal arts, business, and professional programs.Despite the technical focus of the degrees at SPSU, typically around 40% of incoming studentsare placed into College Algebra by the university’s mathematics placement exam. Retainingthese underprepared students pursuing engineering or engineering technology degrees atinstitutions similar to this one and providing them with a strong mathematical background is anessential component of increasing

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) strategies including planning,and cognitive and monitoring/fix-up strategies. A mixed-methods approach to research wasapplied to gather comprehensive and valid information about students’ SRL strategies. Theobjectives of this preliminary study were to investigate high school students' design activitiesthat reflect their understanding of task demand and SRL strategies to accomplish the design taskfrom the perspective of design performance (i.e., high- and low- performing students) andgender. A better understanding of these issues will specifically benefit technology and pre-engineering educators as well as the high school curriculum developer.Students at a high school in Colorado participated in this preliminary study (n = 29); 22

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Mihali; Damir Vamoser; Tarek Sobh

requirements have been set, for any specific studentinformation, the application will search and output the schedules that will allow the student tograduate in the fastest number of semesters / quarters possible. Depending on the factors and dataconsidered, the execution time varies from few seconds to few minutes. Currently, we havesuccessfully tested and implemented the application at the University of Bridgeport, CT, USA.1. IntroductionPost secondary education is usually being categorized in fields of studies defined as majors. Eachmajor has its unique class curriculum and requirements, usually preset for years and undergoinglimited infrastructure changes. Since usually a student can choose one or very few majors tostudy, the problem is considered

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

). Educational research in developing 3-D spatial skills for engineering students. International Journal of Science Education, 31(3), 459-480.15) Sorby, S. (2001, June). A new and improved course for developing spatial visualization skills. In 2001 Annual Conference (pp. 6-66).16) Sorby, S. A. (2012). Spatial skills training to improve student success in engineering. Chemistry, 1(2.47), 0-024.17) Uttal, D. H., Meadow, N. G., Tipton, E., Hand, L. L., Alden, A. R., Warren, C., & Newcombe, N. S. (2013). The malleability of spatial skills: a meta-analysis of training studies. Psychological bulletin, 139(2), 352.18) Uziak, J., & Fang, N. (2018). Improving students’ freehand sketching skills in mechanical engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanna M. Horton, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Component Interactions: Identified Issues with the Tablet PCProblem Subsystems InteractingInconsistent performance of Tablet PC Technological, Personnelhardware/software is frustrating to students andfaculty membersResearch oriented tenure system discourages Organizational, Personnel, Technologicalsome faculty members from spending time toincorporate Tablet PCs into teachingSome departments’ curriculum does not match Organizational, Technologicalthe features provided by the Tablet PCSome faculty members do not feel comfortable Personnel, Technologicalusing Tablet PCs in classroom do to lack ofknowledge about Tablet PCs and/or because oftechnical issuesLack of faculty use of Tablet PCs in

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Higby; Brandon Rogers; Joseph Ekstrom

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

inductive learning begins with observations (Adapted from 4 material. Felder et al. ).Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education • Purely deductive teaching makes the students think that the material was straightforward for the instructor to develop (i.e., obvious) • Purely deductive teaching leaves the student thinking that he or she could never come up with the derivation by him/herself. • Deductive teaching may be more efficient for short-term retention. • Inductive

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

ofgraduate STEM programs. Our thematic analysis followed the phases of activity described byBraun and Clarke [30]: “(1) familiarizing yourself with your data, (2) generating initial codes, (3)searching for themes, (4) reviewing themes, (5) defining and naming themes, and (6) producingthe report” (p. 87). The raw data was categorized and developed into themes. We integratedreflexivity into our approach through researcher memos and weekly team discussions to reducethe influence of biases on the research process. This approach allowed us to remain aware ofhow our perspectives and experiences could shape the data collection, analysis, andinterpretation.Two researchers coded independently, using inductive coding, then reviewed codescollaboratively. Each

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

angular momentum of the systemwithout changing its mass (transfer terms). This particular system is closed (no mass enters orexits); if mass had been entering or exiting the system, the transport terms would appear on theFBD as well. Similarly, when considering the Final-Initial-During trio of diagrams in Figure 2,the final and initial momentum diagrams depict the storage term, while the impulse diagramshows the transfer terms.Based on this framework, a general rule for diagrams of properties other than linear and angularmomentum can be developed. When considering the rate form representation of a property in a Table 2 Conservation and accounting of properties for open and closed systems (rate form) Property Storage = Transfer

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Dirk R. Albrecht

students, and able to be performed both at home and in a campus laboratory. A seriesof hands-on bioinstrumentation lab activities were developed to lead student exploration in basicelectrical circuits, dynamic signals, frequency filters, and amplifiers, culminating in a workingelectrocardiograph (ECG) instrument built from individual components and performingcomparably to commercial devices. Students explore their heart signals under various conditions,and add features such as heartbeat detection, sound, and light feedback. Labs require minimalresources, only an inexpensive Arduino-based electronic sensor kit (50 (student Starter USB cable 1

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kaitlyn Kreider, State University of New York at New Paltz; Kevin T. Shanley, State University of New York at New Paltz

curriculum. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Parametric Analysis of a Stirling Engine Using Engineering Equation Solver Kevin Shanley Kaitlyn Kreider Mechanical Engineering Program Mechanical Engineering Program Division of Engineering Program Division of Engineering Program SUNY New Paltz SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY, USA New Paltz, NY, USA shanleyk@newpaltz.edu kreiderk2@newpaltz.edu The Stirling engine is a clean energy source that converts

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques Richard, Texas A&M University; Janie Moore, Texas A&M University

. The first-course in engineering for entering students became anintroduction to programming where each week consists of one hour of lecture and three hours ofin-class programming laboratory activities. The Computer Science faculty developed the contentfor this course. The course would provide sufficient understanding of computer logic and good,structured, modular programming habits to be a foundation and base level of preparation for anyother supplemental languages that students may end up mostly using when problem-solving inconsequent courses of their major disciplines.MethodsSettingThe on-campus physical classroom environment is the typical format for Fall 2019. A versioncombining the onsite physical classroom concurrently with a virtual

Conference Session

Studies of Shifting In-person Courses to Online and Students' Online Behavior

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammed F. Farghally, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Derek A. Haqq, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly Rebecca Domino, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

education research. Dr. Farghally’s work is mainly directed towards developing inno- vative technologies to help students better understand abstract CS concepts. Furthermore, Dr. Farghally is interested in analyzing students interactions with online eTextbook material to better understand students’ learning behaviors.Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University Mostafa Mohammed is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech. He is planning to defend his dissertation on June 2021, Mostafa’s background includes extensive teaching experience and significant contributions to the computer science education research. Mostafa’s work is mainly directed towards developing eTextbooks

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Minha R. Ha, York University; Aleksander Czekanski , CEEA-ACEG

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

paper explores the tensions or organizational polarities that are experienced by designengineers (hereby designers) in industries where mechanical engineering has a significantpresence in the product development. By examining how the designers uniquely experience andaddress polarities that affect their design work, this paper presents potential conceptualframeworks that highlight and integrate some of the pertinent, interdependent organizationalaspects. The ways in which organizational polarities affect and are addressed by the designers,also provide insights into the nature of a designer’s work that may not be captured in formalknowledge. Thus, new learning objectives are proposed to enhance both the design andmanagement education of

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

developed by talking with other people,investigating research documents, utilizing past research, or reviewing previousexperience.For example, Alan discussed how tradition is the place to start within architecture,looking at what has been done and how it has been done and using that as a context inwhich to relate a new design: So in a sense doing that and breaking completely with tradition leaves you without any sort of relation to tradition which sort of leaves you with non- architecture because you’re left with objects that are not relating to each other because each have their own shape and architectural language and proportions…. It will be a break from tradition or a break from the context that way, but it