Conference Session

ERM: Let's Talk about Tests! (Tests Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson Granja, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Vanessa Guerra, University of Virginia

Paper ID #37105Give me a coffee break! Pilot study on improving examperformance and reducing student stressNelson GranjaMiguel Andrés Guerra (Professor of Civil Engineering and Architecture) Miguel Andrés is an Assistant Professor in the departments of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, in Ecuador. Miguel Andrés is a civil engineer from USFQ (2009), was awarded a MSc in Civil Engineering – Construction Engineering and Management at Iowa State University (Fulbright scholar, 2012)and his PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech (2019), as well as two Graduate Certificate in

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamita V, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Eileen Fong, Nanyang Technological University

Paper ID #37267An Initial Investigation of Funds of Knowledge for First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Engineering Studentsin SingaporeShamita V Shamita Venkatesh is a junior undergraduate student, majoring in the Philosophy department and minoring in the Economics department at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.Ibrahim H. Yeter (Post Doctoral Researcher) Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is currently an affiliated faculty member of the Centre for Research and Development

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Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

Paper ID #37673MAPPING OF ABET REQUIREMENTS THROUGHSENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSManish Paliwal (Associate Professor) ProfessorBijan Sepahpour (Professor) Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He has served as the Chairperson of the ME department at TCNJ from 2006 through 2015. He is currently serving as the Coordinator of the Senior Design Projects (of the M.E. Program) and the Faculty Advisor to the ASME- Student Club at TCNJ. Prof. Sepahpour has been actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Douglas A Mercer; Daniel D Stancil, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; John H. Booske, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Michael Devetsikiotis, University of New Mexico; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Kathy Ann Gullie; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Gregory T Byrd

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #39912Board 82: Remote, Hands-on ECE Teaching: Project RECETDr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yashin Brijmohan, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #37184Response Process Validity of the CBE Adaptability Instrument When Usedwith Engineering InstructorsMr. Yashin Brijmohan, University of Nebraska Lincoln Yashin Brijmohan is a registered professional engineer currently pursuing his PhD in Engineering Edu- cation Research. He previously held engineering and management portfolios within the power industry and academia and is known for his thought leadership in education and capacity building. He is currently Co-Chair of the Africa Asia Pacific Accord, Board Member of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education and Chairperson of the Engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology; Diley Hernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tom McKlin; Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rafael A. Arce-Nazario; Joseph Carroll-Miranda; Isaris Rebeca Quinones Perez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Lilliana Marrero-Solis; Jason Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Taneisha Lee Brown; Pascua Padro; Stephen Garrett; Analia E. Rao; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #38704Latinx Culture, Music, and Computer Science Remix in a Summer CampExperience: Results from a Pilot StudyMs. Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology Jayma Koval is a Research Associate at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathe- matics and Computing (CEISMC). At CEISMC, she focuses on educational research in the K-12 setting, curriculum development and teacher learning and professional development. She is currently a Doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University, focusing on Research, Measurement and Statistics.Diley Hernandez, Georgia Institute of

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Broadening Participation through Access, Equity, Inclusion in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Muahmmad Suleman Mahmood

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #38449Teaching Computer Architecture with Spatial Ability ConsiderationsDr. Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is the Severns Teaching Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Mr. Muahmmad Suleman Mahmood Suleman Mahmood is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illi- nois, Urbana Champaign. Suleman completed his MS in Computer Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences and BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology

Conference Session

Virtual Training, Online and Open Education; Instructional Technology

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Floyd Barnes, University of North Florida; Andrew McCoy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #39088The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instructional Videos in ConstructionEducationDr. Andrew Floyd Barnes, University of North Florida Andrew Barnes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at the Uni- versity of North Florida. His expertise and research interests are in multimedia learning, construction management education, and residential construction.Andrew McCoy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Andrew McCoy is the Beliveau Professor and associate director of the Myers-Lawson School of Con- struction (MLSoC) and director of the Virginia Center for Housing

Conference Session

We Love our MOMs (Mechanics of Materials)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin

Paper ID #37438Achieving student outcomes with service-learning inMechanics of MaterialsAdrian Rodriguez Adrian Rodriguez is an Engineering Content Developer for zyBooks, a Wiley brand and a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include engineering education, multibody dynamics, contact and impact with friction, electro-mechanical systems, and nonlinear dynamics. He earned his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Paper ID #35859A practical method for improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion inNuclear ScienceMr. Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute After a twenty year Engineering career inventing and operating advanced technology in various private sector and military environments, Jim Olson returned to Academia to formalize and publish the methods and best practices he developed while mentoring and training Early Career individuals in the practical application of STEM concepts. Jim’s research if Engineering Education centric and he is currently pursing a Doctorate of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Angela Boronyak, University of Cincinnati; James Edward Roethler, Spalding University; Aimee M. Frame, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #34266Students’ Concerns and What They Look Forward to: A Comparison ofCOVID-19 Versus Pre-COVID-19Dr. Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati Nora is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at The University of Cincin- nati. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development for the University of Louisville, a MS in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University and a BS in Industrial Engineer- ing from Virginia Tech. She also has extensive industrial experience.Angela Boronyak, University of Cincinnati Dr. Angela Boronyak joined the University of Cincinnati in

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Studies of Classroom Assessment: Exam Wrappers, Equitable Grading, Test Anxiety, and Use of Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Alexander J. Headley, University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #34305Test Anxiety and Its Impact on Diverse Undergraduate EngineeringStudents During Remote LearningDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University; Jared Aaron Landetta, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #34701The (Augmented) World Is Our CampusMr. David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University David Pixton is a subject liaison at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. In this role, he is responsible for providing research training and assistance to students and faculty within the majority of engineering and technology fields offered at the university. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Library and Information Science. David’s current research is focused on improving learning in a library environment, including the use of augmented reality for educational purposes, and a pedagogical

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Teri J. Murphy, University of Cincinnati; Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #34240Learning a Second Language and Learning a Programming Language: AnExplorationMs. Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati I am a PhD candidate in Engineering Education with a research focus on professional development for future faculty. Currently, I am the Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for the first year engineering design course with an enrollment of 1300 students across all engineering majors.Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Andres Enriquez Fernandez; Louis J Everett P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Miguel Cedeno, The University of Texas at El Paso

Paper ID #35140UAV PARAMETER ESTIMATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNINGAndres Enriquez Fernandez Andres Enriquez Fernandez was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. After graduating in Spring of 2006, he started working full-time at an automotive company’s technical center as a product development engineer in Ciudad Juarez. While working full-time in Fall of 2017, Andres returned to The University of Texas at El Paso to start the master’s graduate school program in Mechanical Engineering. While obtain- ing his master’s

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Sherecce Fields, Texas A&M University; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #33551A Rapid and Formative Response by the Engineering Education Faculty toSupport the Engineering Faculty and Students Throughout the ExtremeClassroom Changes Resulting from the COVID-19 PandemicMr. Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University Lance White is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a thrust in Engineering Education. He is working as a graduate research assistant at the Institute of Engineering Education and Innovation at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station at Texas A&M University under director Dr. Tracy Hammond. Dr. Karan Watson and Dr. Pavel

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

Paper ID #35134Implementation of a new student initiative: Promoting Student Successand Well-BeingDr. Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin Nina Telang is an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She received the B.Tech degree in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai in 1989, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and 1995 respectively. Her teaching interests are in the area of circuits and devices, computing, and logic design. Dr

Collection

Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Joseph Holles; Lawrence Schmidt

large each effect was.[36] The goal of this paper is to describe a graduate course in Pre- and post-course feedback from the students was ob-RDM taught in a specific discipline, without necessarily being tained to develop the initial course and refine future offeringsdiscipline-specific. This course is designed to provide the in- of the course. Feedback was also obtained from the facultydepth RDM knowledge that the NAS and NSF encourage for who volunteered to participate in the final project to determinegraduate students and that faculty acknowledge they cannot if they found the process effective.provide. The course herein was co-taught by a librarian and afaculty member with an active research program

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13514Work in Progress: Exploring the Role of Makerspaces and Flipped Learningin a Town-Gown Effort to Engage K12 Students in STEAMDr. Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Paula L. Sturdevant Rees is Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). In addition, she is the Director of Diversity Programs for the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. As Director of Diversity Programs, Dr. Rees works with students, faculty and staff to provide exceptional education and professional growth opportunities for under-represented students in engineering. She is dedicated to increasing and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Institute ofTechnology (RIT) has seen its Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) program grow from asmall pilot project into a college-wide initiative involving four departments and almost 400students annually. While subtle adjustments have been made each year, a major redesign effortwas undertaken prior to the 2006 academic year to improve program alignment withdepartmental objectives, to improve delivery efficiency and effectiveness, and to improvestudent and faculty satisfaction. Coordination of related projects and sharing of informationbetween approximately 60 design teams in a given year, and preserving continuity of informationfrom one year to the next has proven to be a challenging hurdle. This paper addresses the projectdefinition process

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the end-of-workshop assessment survey, participants provide their numerical ratings and writtencomments on the value and content of the major activities. A follow-up assessment is conducted sixmonths to a year after the workshop to evaluate longer-term effectiveness. In addition, the ASCECommittee on Faculty Development has conducted a longitudinal survey of all participants over thepast decade to gain a broader perspective of the contribution made by the ETW. Participantsconsistently cite substantial improvements in their class organization, presentation skill, and rapportwith students as a result of ETW. This paper summarizes the content of ETW, assesses itseffectiveness, highlights changes in the

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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Women in Engineering

to investigate factors that foster girls’ interestand lead to increased participation and retention in STEM generally, and engineering inparticular.Significance and contribution of the current study This paper describes an analysis of data collected as part of the Success in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SISTEM) research study. The SISTEM study seeksto build upon Jolly et al.’s 4 trilogy model, which delineates engagement (e.g., interest in STEM), Page 13.827.3capacity (e.g., knowledge and skills), and continuity (e.g., resources and opportunities) as inter-related and critical factors in students’ STEM success

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Multinational and International Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1825: EVALUATING AN INTERNATIONAL COURSE IN PRODUCTREALIZATION FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIESMatthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh Page 13.573.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evaluating an International Course in Product Realization for Global OpportunitiesAbstractThis paper discusses lessons learned from a new course offered in the spring of 2007 at theUniversity of Pittsburgh entitled Product Realization for Global Opportunities. The lessonslearned consist of results from post-trip surveys and from an extensive questionnaire designed byNCIIA to assess entrepreneurship learning. The results reported consist of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1888: ACHIEVING TEAM WORK IN DESIGN PROJECTS:DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTS OF A SPREADSHEET TOOLRudolph Eggert, Boise State University RUDY J. EGGERT is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University. His research interests include Engineering Design, Optimization, Design Theory and Methodology, Vehicle Design, Machine Design, and Probabilistic Analysis. In addition to conference papers and journal articles he authored Engineering Design, published by Prentice Hall in 2004. Page 13.141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Provide Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; shannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

the existing campus wireless network, the institute is using Hewlett Packard®tablet PC computers and DyKnow® software (Berque, 2006; DyKnow, 2006) in the study. In Page 13.783.3collaboration with this effort to date, the first author has implemented pen-based technology tofacilitate learning in a required junior-level, civil engineering SOIL MECHANICS class, asenior/graduate level FOUNDATION ENGINEERING technical elective, and in a requiredsophomore-level MECHANICS OF MATERIALS course. This paper examines the use of pen-basedtechnology and collaborative learning software in the SOIL MECHANICS course.Course DevelopmentThe first author

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Marjory Palius, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Carolyn Maher, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-2443: DISCOURSE-BASED COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE:DEVELOPING GRADUATE STUDENTS’ ABILITIES TO COMMUNICATETHEIR RESEARCH ACROSS DISPARATE DISCIPLINES AND EXPERIENCELEVELSLinda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey LINDA J. ANTHONY is Program Manager for the NSF IGERT Program on Integratively Engineered Biointerfaces at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She joined Rutgers shortly after the IGERT grant was awarded, following over twenty years as a Member of Technical Staff in the Research Division of AT&T/Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. Her research interests included capillary microcolumn separations, submicron particle sizing, and

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

engineeringeducation and have developed an interviewing procedure to capture some dimension ofstudents’ abilities to use procedural knowledge. And a recent paper by Taraban identifiesseveral procedural methods that have been developed for statics, and codes themaccording to levels of cognition37.5. Measuring Procedural Knowledge and Its ImpactHaving made the point that teaching how to think systematically and procedurally isessential in mechanics, how can the learning and facility with procedural knowledge bemeasured? I will discuss the role of interviews and direct review of student exposition aspossible approaches.Interviews. Interviewing students is a well-developed method in educational research,including in engineering mechanics, that enables a detailed

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

that they have not developed the study, organizational orproblem solving skills required for effectively solving engineering programs with computertechnologies.This paper will describe the methods used to teach a Computer Applications for Technologistscourse using Excel and Mathcad. The paper will detail the methodologies developed forteaching students to effectively write a spreadsheet using Excel and develop a worksheet forMathcad. The requirement of using different programs to produce exactly the same result for thesame problem forces students to become involved in self learning in the sense that they can nolonger simply accept partial credit for incorrect work as if they did not know the answer waswrong. They must now develop the skills to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ranging from “1” representing “Strongly Disagree” to “5” representing “StronglyAgree” to assess attitudes toward engineering. We modified the PFEAS from its original formretaining items that focused on general attitudes and perceptions of engineering, and eliminatingitems that were highly technical or focused specifically on pursuing a degree in engineering. Weadded some items based on conversations with engineers and educators. For example we useditems such as, “An engineer would enjoy taking math and science courses more than liberal artscourses” and “Engineering is an exact science” to form two subscales. Our final instrument Page

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Education, 2009 Preparing Graduate Engineering Students for Academia: Assessment of a Teaching FellowshipAbstract: We report on a graduate teaching fellowship program with the objective of mentoringdoctoral students through teaching experience. Incoming doctoral students compete for theseprestigious assistantships, which award students with a tablet PC, augmented stipend, andincreasing teaching responsibility over three years. The first year of the program is spentteaching a freshman engineering course. The second year graduate fellows serve as instructorsfor an upper level course in their home departments. As a follow on to a previous assessment ofthe first year, this paper focuses on an assessment of the