Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

interests include the utilization of lignin as an alternative renewable chemicals feedstock; lignin-based plastics; green chemistry and engineering for the development of next-generation lignocellulosic biorefineries; and bio-based polymers and composites. His work has been published in Green Chemistry; ChemSusChem; ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; the Journal of Applied Polymer Science; and the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. He is currently collaborating with scientists at Drexel University, the University of Delaware, and the Army Research Labs. While at the University of Delaware, he completed the Higher Education Teaching Certification program, a program that is

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ann Marie Blasick, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

et al.2 shows students of both genders tend to drop out ofengineering primarily for two reasons: 1) the curriculum is too challenging and the quality ofteaching too poor, and 2) students don’t believe they belong.Ohland et al.3 present an extensive analysis of retention measures and student educationalexperiences at the undergraduate level. This paper uses the large, multi-institution datasetMIDFIELD (Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering LongitudinalDevelopment) which contains records of over 75,000 students in engineering during the years of1988 through 1998. Ohland and his colleagues3,4 determined that eight-semester persistence ishighly predictive of six-year graduation rates. But, using eight-semester persistence

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Grossfield

AC 2009-700: VISUAL ANALYSIS AND THE COMPOSITION OF FUNCTIONSAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Visual Analysis and the Composition of FunctionsAbstractA major problem today concerns educating the next generation of engineers, mathematicians andresearchers. Too many of our nation’s students end up neither comprehending nor liking mathcourses. More intensive drilling of material as currently practiced may be both ineffective andundesirable. In fact, this rigorous drilling may turn more young students away from mathematicsand the sciences. Why has this situation developed when mathematics is so interesting? Reformis urgently needed.There are situations and

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tessa Veurink, University of Pittsburgh; Bradley G. Fox, University of Pittsburgh; Sabrina R. Helbig, University of Pittsburgh; Duncan Penizotto, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

time andaccuracy will be analyzed and discussed. Finally, the budget, timeline, and expectations from thedepartment faculty and domain advisors are discussed.Throughout the design process and semester, the design team learned technical and practicallessons that were brought up due to the semester coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic.Despite technical and practical challenges, the team delivered on all requirements from the seniordesign curriculum, as well as the technical requirements based on the project proposal. The teamacknowledges ways to improve the design if constraints were different, such as time, budget, andskillset. Finally, this paper will discuss feedback received from faculty and domain advisorsthroughout the semester, as well

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,engineering educators seek ways to emphasize and develop broad thinking. The work presentedin this paper provides insight into how engineering education might broaden its coverage tobetter address such modern challenges as globalization, climate change, and issues of socialjustice. In this paper, we present new findings from a recent analysis of semi-structuredinterviews that were conducted during the spring of 2006 as part of the Center for theAdvancement of Engineering Education’s (CAEE) Academic Pathways Study (APS). Theseinterviews of third-year engineering students at a large, public research university in the westernU.S. took place immediately following a short design-scoping task (the analysis of which isreported elsewhere [1, 2]) that asked

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Collegiate, Diversity

are integers that can range from 1to 36 for a composite score and each of four subject tests in English, reading, mathematics, andscience. The composite score is the average of the four subject tests rounded to the nearest wholenumber. An optional writing section is not factored into the composite score. ACT has definedcollege-readiness benchmark scores of 18 for English, 22 for mathematics, 22 for reading, and23 for science [4]. ACT lists average composite scores typically accepted at different types ofinstitutions as: highly selective 27-30, selective 25-27, traditional 22-24, liberal 18-21, and open17-20 [5].The SAT, developed by The College Board and currently operated by Educational TestingService, was introduced in 1926 and has changed

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

engagement andinterest, these applications have become mainstays within engineering disciplines and havehelped to keep students interested in their respective fields [3, 4, 5, 6, 1].In addition to attrition due to disinterest in our curriculum [7, 8, 2], engineering educators alsocontend with attrition in bioengineering due to students feeling a lack of belonging [9, 10, 7], alack of support, or feeling othered due to many factors including discrimination [11, 7]. Othershave extensively reviewed the techniques used to combat these systemic issues [12, 13, 14, 15].These efforts aid in creating a more accessible method for teaching students and building bothconfidence and belonging in these students such that they can best achieve what it is that

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Spencer Arbuckle, University of Waterloo; Patrick Andersen Angkiriwang; Joyceline Nathaniel; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

University of Waterloo. She is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the ”Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the ”Engineering Society Teaching Award” in 2016 and the ”Outstanding Performance Award” in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement.Prof. Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo Scott Walbridge has been a professor in the University of

Conference Session

Building Success in the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Galen I. Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Structural Engineering and an M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993. Prior to his coming to FGCU he was a Professor of Engineering at Roger Williams University and an Associate Professor and Director of the Civil Engineering Analysis Group at the United States Military Academy. Dr. O’ Neill is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has been active at the national level with ASCE’s Committee on Accreditation Operations, Techni- cal Council on Computing and Information Technology (TCCIT), Committee on Faculty Development (CFD) and Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) initiative. Dr

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Materials

13.248.2different disciplines. The first time this was tried, five instructors were used with each teachingfor 3 weeks. The three from ME had expertise in structures, heat transfer and fluid flow, andmaterials. Those from EE/CompE specialized in circuit design and electronic digital systems.Each professor gave lectures and designed accompanying laboratory exercises. The use of fiveinstructors meant frequent changes in personnel and teaching methods. These changes were toomany for the students and the feedback asked for fewer instructors. Based on student surveys, aprofessor from ME and one from EE were chosen to further develop the course.Learning ObjectivesOnce the team teaching concept was established, specific learning objectives were set so that

Conference Session

Innovative Course Structures and Learning Environments

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

electronicallybefore the beginning of the next class. The beginning of the next class began with discussion ofsolutions from these assignments.Five types of assignments were available to students: concept questions, practice problems,homework problems, unit tests, and an advanced project. Concept questions were designed tohelp students learn to connect detailed course content with their outside experiences, othercourses in the curriculum, and their own career goals. Some of these questions asked students toreflect on and self-assess their own learning processes. Practice problems were similar tohomework and test problems. The advanced project was a group project that involved visiting alab to acquire EEG data during an “oddball” experiment and performing data

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Jimmy Gitming Lee, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Through playing many different puzzles, students were exposed todifferent techniques, goals, and styles of puzzles. Synthesizing these ideas, the students werebetter scaffolded for making more complex and unique puzzles. The puzzles created with thisproject act as a starting point in the ideation step for future projects.Tabletop Escape RoomWithin the board game industry, developers such as Kosmos, Asmodee, and Spin Master createdan escape room experience contained in a small box. These games allow a team of players tosolve a series of problems from the comfort of their home while providing an experience similarto traditional escape rooms. We converted this product to a project for first year engineeringstudents by syncing the requirements for

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

documents commonly written by engineers, adopting astyle that serves such documents, and developing a process that can meet professional deadlines.The course goals appear in Table 1.Table 1. Goals of Pilot Course.Category GoalAudience To be able to communicate engineering messages to varied audiencesGenre To demonstrate the ability to structure emails, proposals, and reports so that they are logical, achieve an appropriate depth, and emphasize important details To learn strategies for writing other common types of technical documents: instructions, posters, and web pages To create a portfolio of your own engineering writing to share with recruitersStyle To

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

transferring out ofengineering entirely. The opinions of senior students are also important, since they aremore familiar with the Bachelor’s curriculum and perhaps have had internships whichgive them ideas about the educational needs for responsible engineering practice. Civilengineering would not want to deter these students from pursuing PE licensure, whichcould impact their career trajectories.Research QuestionsRQ1. What do first year civil engineering students think about raising the bar on theformal education requirements for PE licensure?RQ2. What do senior civil engineering students think about raising the bar on the formaleducation requirements for PE licensure?MethodsThis exploratory study was conducted using a convenience sample of students

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Kathryn Neeley

is the best way for speakers to achieve their communicationgoals. In a typical engineering presentation, which calls for clearly, efficiently, and persuasivelycommunicating technical information, this alternative design has several advantages over thetraditional design. These advantages are described below in terms of the audience’s needs. Need/Advantage #1: The audience needs a clear and well developed orientation tothe subject, purpose, and, where applicable, argument of the presentation. The alternativedesign orients the audience significantly better both during the presentation and later when theslides are used as a set of notes. The main reason for this advantage lies with the design’s call fora sentence headline, which has more

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Northeastern Univeristy; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

supporting curriculum development around ethics/character education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Unfettered ChatGPT Access in First Year Engineering: Student Usage & PerceptionsAbstractIn the midst of artificial intelligence (AI) generative models becoming commonplace and widelyavailable, academia stands at a crossroads: embrace AI or resist AI. Each institution, department,professor, and student faces this choice. AI represents an unprecedented ability to solve problemsquickly with reasonable accuracy. Open AI’s ChatGPT is one such example of a generativemodel powered by Large Language Models (LLM). ChatGPT can solve many coding problemsin a variety of