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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy I - Best Teaching Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patrick Alan Linford, U.S. Military Academy; James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy; John R. Rogers, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

also applies three indirect principles by developing cooperationamong students, encouraging active learning, and communicating high expectations.The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the self-evaluation and revision homeworksystem on student learning and attitude for three mechanical engineering courses at the UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY. A fourth-year course on vibrationengineering across five semesters that has implemented the system over several years (n=49, 34,37, 43, 16 students), a fourth-year course on control systems across a single year (n=34) and athird-year course on rigid body dynamics across one semester (n=38) are included in the study.The students in the courses were surveyed

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Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakam Alomari, Miami University; James D Kiper, Miami University; Gursimran Singh Walia; Katharine Zaback

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Computers in Education

developersmust be well-trained in software testing to plan and carry out effective software testing activities.To achieve a better trained workforce in the area of software testing, curricula at academicinstitutions need to be integrated with software validation techniques, including software testing. The problem of integrating software testing concepts and related techniques into programmingand software engineering (SE) courses is still an open research problem. Over the past decade, therehave been many investigations, specifically by members of both academic community and softwareindustry, into ways to integrate software testing into computer science (CS) and SE curricula. Forexample, several approaches attempted to integrate testing concepts into

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DSA Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Slim, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Husain Al Yusuf, The University of Arizona; Yiming Zhang, The University of Arizona; Asma Wasfi; Mohammad Hayajneh; Bisni Fahad Mon, United Arab Emirates University; Ameer Slim, University of New Mexico

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

? Additionally,one might wonder about the most influential course in each curriculum and the potential impacton student success rates if these key courses were slightly improved. A critical inquiry is whetherone program offers superior preparation for students in their chosen field compared to the other.The following sections dive into a detailed framework and toolkit designed for curriculum de-signers. This toolkit enables a thorough exploration and informed answers to these questionsunder reasonable assumptions. It provides a means to quantify and analyze the disparities be-tween curricula, such as those illustrated in Figure 1a and Figure 1b, thus offering a systematicapproach to improve curriculum design based on data-driven insights.3 Analytical

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Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

, it did not work well for the Statewide location. Over the first few years of teachingthe course, the he developed what he called “Expectations Sheets” for each lab. These sheetslisted modifications required by differences in lab equipment, corrected errors in the publishedworkbook, and noted other changes to improve effectiveness at the local campus. Nevertheless,it was frustrating not to have lab workbooks specifically tailored to the location, because thosecould be changed whenever required to maintain relevancy. The professor wanted to producethem but simply did not have the time.The project got a kick start when an upperclassman decided to retake the first semester course inorder to raise his GPA. One of the two weekly days of lecture

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame; Diane Schilder; Christos Zahopoulos

own school.” “I believe that the most effective was involving students in auditing their own school. This is a great experience because they are used to the environment, they go to school on a daily.”Course DataThe Northeastern faculty member who taught the Engineering Design course administeredexams to the high school students that had identical questions to those given to the collegestudents to allow for comparison.Analysis of student grade data shows improved average exam scores for the ECE studentsbetween the 2013-2014 cohort of students and the 2014-2015 cohort of students. Table 1 showsthe average midterm and final grades of the ECE students compared to college students takingthe same course with the same professor

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Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

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Architectural

of a physical model as part oftheir course. The statistically significant results of the quantitative test and student answers tothe qualitative survey indicate that faculty of non-design courses should integrate student builtphysical models as a tool to improve students‘ spatial reasoning ability.Introduction:The goal of this paper is to investigate if course-integrated, student-built physical models have apositive effect on students‘ three-dimensional (3D) spatial reasoning, in comparison to that oftheir peers in different sections of the same non-design course who did not build a model.Students in the architectural, engineering and construction fields often express an interest inbuilding actual structures. If their course program does not

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Guozhen Tony An, Queensborough Community College; Dugwon Seo; David Mannes, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Raymond K.F. Lam, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

from managers on workplace performance. The details of these course andcurriculum updates are shown in Appendix II.Pedagogical ApproachIncorporating effective pedagogical approaches, focusing on problem-based and project-basedlearning, into the courses is another meaningful aspect of our apprenticeship program. Indesigning and modifying the courses and a curriculum, several key elements were integrated toenhance students’ skills. For example, collaborative learning is applied in the courses to promoteteamwork, communication skills, and the exchange of diverse perspectives. Problem-basedlearning is also applied which encourages critical thinking to solve complex, open-endedproblems, while project-based learning focuses on product development to

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CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

, ordebriefing session, with instructors and mentors. This constructive feedback is timely, honest andinformation-specific. This provides the course instructors with the opportunity to continuallyimprove the effectiveness of the course through gradual refinement of course content andprocesses leading toward consistent improvement in positive outcomes.The course instructors also develop a self evaluation of course outcomes based upon detailedobservations and notes made during the semester, and from comments provided by judges of thefinal student team presentations.The weeks between semesters are used by instructors to meet and review the feedback and plot astrategy and course of action for improvement. Implementation occurs in precise

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milton Bryant; Paul Biney

the accreditation of its engineering programs based on the EC 2000 criteria. Thefirst step of this new strategy is a critical evaluation of all courses in the program to identifythose courses designed to provide the maximum training and experience to students in thevarious program outcomes. This makes it possible to truly identify particular courses in theprogram that can seamlessly be used to expand students’ knowledge in the various outcomes,allowing specific few outcomes to be taught in each course, and students’ performance in theseoutcomes directly assessed at course level. The results of these semester outcomes assessmentsare used to generate annual program level outcomes assessments that form the basis of thecontinuous improvement

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 To Construct the Curriculum Effect Evaluation System of Engineering Ethics Education Based on the Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation ModelAbstract：During the decades of continuous development of engineering ethics education,engineering ethics education has attracted more and more attention. Moreover, manycolleges and universities around the world have set up various forms of engineeringethics courses. Engineering ethics courses need to be evaluated to see how effectivethey are. Timely and effective evaluation can not only test students' learning effect butalso promote the improvement of engineering ethics curriculum. Therefore, it

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University; Mohammad Shafinul Haque, Angelo State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Soyoon Kum, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

observed, with DFWrates increasing to 42.9% – 60.0%, which motivated the faculty to implement additionalinterventions to address the issues. After implementing mastery-based assessments andexperiential learning modules, the DFW rate significantly decreased to an average of 15.2%,indicating that these combined interventions were effective in improving student success.Course Equity Data by Proportionality IndexMoreover, as a Hispanic Serving Institution, it is a culturally responsive practice to reviewcourse outcomes and grades disaggregated by ethnicity to ensure that all demographics areachieving similarly [3], [4]. Using a proportionality method, the course equity index can becalculated for a course in a given semester. The mathematical model

Collection

2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

) Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and she currently teaches several undergraduate courses in engineering mechanics. Her research interests are focused on improving engineering pedagogy and increasing diversity in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Additional benefits of spatial-visualization skills workshops: assessing improvements in student self-efficacy and other affective skills

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Writing and Portfolios

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina

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Educational Research and Methods

collaborating faculty developed a linked assignment in a general education chemistrycourse and an upper-level technical writing course. The goals of our collaboration were to fosterstudents’ control, awareness and demonstration of learning, improve student informationliteracy, and cultivate students’ negotiations with team members. We use the term “distributedcognition” to describe virtual interactions among students that led to fulfilling the goals of thelinked assignment. Students’ information literacy skills “funded” the pool of knowledge forstudent teams to access as they address the problems posed by their assignment to build apresentation.DefinitionsInformation literacy (also known as information fluency) is an umbrella concept

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas-El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

evaluation of the program curriculum and help its improvement. Page 13.416.2IntroductionThe progression of a student through an academic degree plan can be viewed as a big projectwith time and resource constraints. The two major objectives are finishing the program in theshortest possible time and with the fewest resources. For each individual student the tools willassist in the recommendation of the critical courses to take. The statistics of many students willdraw attention to the bottlenecks in the program and allow curriculum improvements.The planning phase establishes a series of major tasks and continues breaking them into smallerparts. The next

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anneliese Watt; Jeff Froyd; Julia Williams

DesignTraditionally, faculty teach both design and writing by requiring that students createartifacts and then providing feedback to students about the quality of the artifacts. Indesign courses, students may work on one project for an entire semester. In technicalwriting courses, the focus of the course may be one large technical report due at the endof the semester. In both cases, the focus of the course is often on the quality of the finalproduct instead of the improving capabilities of students either to write or design.However, faculty members in both courses frequently state the goal of the class is toimprove the proficiency of the students with respect to either the writing or designprocess. To become more proficient at either writing or design

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First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

María del Carmen Garcia-Higuera, Universidad Panamericana; Rocio Chavez-Telleria, Universidad Panamericana; Armando Alemán-Juárez, Universidad Panamericana ; Isabel Joaquina Niembro García P.E., Universidad Panamericana

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First-Year Programs

training to beable to apply PBL and soft skills effectively in their courses, and should be involved in theredesign process to enhance the assimilation of the new model.Findings provide insights to transition into a student-centered model. Higher educationinstitutions need to include active learning methodologies and partner with different centers toreshape the curricula and provide experiences to improve the learning of students and to developsoft skills among its graduates. Universities need to foster opportunities like this course, wheresoft skills development were specified in the course learning objectives to help faculty transitionto student-centered models.5. References[1] X. Chen and M. Soldner, STEM Attrition: College students’ paths into

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Topics Related To Engineering Design Graphics Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vimal Viswanathan, Tuskegee University; Maria Calhoun, Tuskegee University

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Engineering Design Graphics

instructionalmethods being employed have a great effect on said skills8. This is the major reason for therecent interest in the research community on the methods to improve these skills and mentalrotation abilities in students2, 8-12. For example, a recent study recommended the use of tangiblemodels as an effective technique to develop visualization skills13. Similarly, Sorby developed ashort course on spatial visualization skills which has proven to be effective in improving studentGPAs in a wide range of STEM courses12. This study was conducted at Michigan Tech and theresults showed that only 42% of students in engineering with low spatial visualization skillsgraduated in their major. However, after attending the short course, the retention rate of

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engineering students and the project provides a written document which thestudents can revisit and revise throughout their career as an engineering student. Successfulimplementation of the DYP program proposes the following benefits:  Development of self-regulated learning leading to improved performance in all courses.  Individual accountability for success as an engineering student.  Reduced time to graduation and reduced number of students who “drift aimlessly” through a curriculum since setting the goal of graduating with an engineering degree and developing a plan to achieve the goal will result in more efficient students (increased grit).  The skills students develop to be effective engineering students are the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

: first-year seminars and experiences,7-12 writing intensive courses,13collaborative assignments and projects,14, 15 undergraduate research,16, 17 diversity/globallearning,18, 19 and learning communities.20-22 In additions to these practices, some authors havereported other interventions designed to improve retention, including peer and facultymentoring,23, 24 bridge or college preparatory programs,24-26 and mandatory math tutoring.27In this study we explore the effectiveness of a variation of a learning community – namely aliving-learning community (LLC) of first-year engineering students that was started at ouruniversity in the fall of 2013 and is now in its second year. Loosely defined, an LLC is a groupof students who live together in a dorm

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nicole Wagner, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

. Such interactions, along with hands-onlearning3 and collaboration with other students4, are the basis of effective student learning. In astudy done by Reeve5, it was shown that student engagement creates a more supportive learningenvironment for students. The flipped classroom approach was evaluated by Redekopp andRagusa6 showing that active learning was the key to improving student learning outcomes.Specifically in a manufacturing curriculum, a study was done to investigate the teaching of anundergraduate manufacturing course in a flipped classroom environment7, and has shown thatwatching pre-recorded videos prior to class time have a favorable effect on both student learningthrough increased interaction with their instructor. Another study

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Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

teaching assistant). During the office hours, the studentsfrequently visited the instructor to request for hints or even solutions to fix a bug in theirhomework and they often complained that the homework was too difficult. Theevaluation on this class showed that the learning effectiveness was not satisfactory becausestudents said that they were still lack of confidence in programming skills even after taking thecourse.To address these issues, research was conducted for pedagogical improvement of the course. Anew approach, industry-based software development cycle (IBSDC), was developed and pilotedstarting from fall 2006. The initial result looks encouraging. In the following sections, the paperwill first review the recent literature in teaching

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The 'Strengths' of Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gaurav Chauda, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

concept. In the engineering curriculum, courses are sequenced intoprerequisite chains of three to five courses per subfield — a design aimed at developing andreinforcing core concepts over time. Knowledge retention of these prerequisite concepts isimportant for the next course. In this project, concept review quizzes were used to identify thegaps and deficiencies in students’ prerequisite knowledge and measure improvement after aconcept review intervention. Two quizzes (pre-intervention and post-intervention) drewinspiration from the standard concept inventories for fundamental concepts and include conceptssuch as Free Body Diagrams, Contact and Reaction Forces, Equilibrium Equations, andCalculation of the Moment. Concept inventories are

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah J. Christian, Carnegie Mellon University; Chad Hershock, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Cameron Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

multiple revisions of a written document in this study, itmay be more effective to meet the teams face-to-face to discuss their proposals [5].Careful design of the initial, pre-lab phase of the inquiry can minimize the impact of the highertime investment required from students completing guided IBL labs. By replacing a lecture withthoughtful, scaffolded, guided-inquiry activities like those used in this study, increased studentengagement and critical thought can lead to improved learning and application of key concepts.It may also be possible to reduce the content covered in the course by re-evaluating the courselearning objectives. If students do not retain all of the content that is covered when taught bycookbook methods, reducing the coverage

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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Diversity

, helping students avoid the pitfalls ofduplicating prior work and instead contributing to innovative solutions [34] [35].For these objectives, the following elements were incorporated beyond the typical statisticallearning elements: • Problem Solving – Typical statistical courses do not focus students on solving problems beyond textbook problems which are often designed to provide reasonable results. Problem solving with questions and assignments that need critical thinking are incorporated into these courses • Peer review – in addition to leveraging lectures and book materials, peer review is used to gain proficiency in data organization and interpretation and view statistical tools effectively for problem

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New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Marie Kendall-Brown, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

-university collaborative research study assessing the ethical outcomes associated with the curricular and extra-curricular experiences of engineering undergraduates on a national scale, she leads projects to evaluate the effects of different kinds of instructional consultations on teaching, to assess the impact of an interactive theater sketch on student teamwork skills, and to determine the effects of an applied honors math course. Dr. Finelli is Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education, is a member of the International Planning/Advisory Committee for the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, and is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos; Hector Garcia VIlla, Palomar College; Khang Nguyen, MiraCosta College; Anthony P. Mauro

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025NSF ATE: Improving Electrical Engineering Education Structure by BridgingCTE, Community College, and University Programs through Hands-on Skills Integration: Year 11 1. IntroductionStudent engagement and retention in lower-division electrical engineering courses, particularlyamong first-generation college students, represent significant ongoing challenges. Minorityengineering students often have less exposure to engineering-related careers and applications.Studies indicate a substantial attrition rate in technical programs, with 40-50% of studentsdropping out during their first year [1]. This issue is further compounded among underrepresentedstudents, who are

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DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Mettler, South Dakota State University; Robert Fourney, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

? Students’ LessonsLearned Documents were used to investigate this. Students were asked to state opinions abouteach major document they worked on and to discuss any lessons they learned that they plan tocarry into the future. They were also asked to comment on the quality of the course,effectiveness of advisors, and work ethic of teammates. Responses were compared between2013, during which EE422 and EE464 were only loosely tied together, and 2014-2015, afterEE422 material was formally connected with EE464 and continued to be applied in EE465. Thefeedback implies that after rigorous application of PM material throughout the entire project wasrequired student appreciation for the material improved and intra-team conflicts were morereliably resolved

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico

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First-Year Programs

education to improve academicachievement and encourage learning [5]. Research suggests that tutoring has many positiveoutcomes affecting both tutors and tutees, including [6][7]: a. Improve students’ performance b. Improve the learning for both tutors and tutored students c. Improve overall performance in large mixed ability classes d. Help disadvantaged students academically and give them a sense of belonging to the school e. Help students develop a more positive attitude toward hard courses f. Increase social enhancementAside from its academic and social effect, Keerthana in [8] explained that "peer tutoring canprovide more than twice as much achievement than computer aided instructions and three timesmore than reducing class

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

science and other general education courses, thus, very littleexposure to engineering. Students are dissatisfied with the teaching and advising within theengineering disciplines. Also, the curricula may be too restrictive. Attrition is typically higheramong women and minorities.Fresno State, designated as Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), faces similar challenges. Firsttime/full time freshmen 4-year graduation rate is 14%, 6-year graduation rate is 49%,respectively. Lyles College of Engineering has launched a number of initiatives in relation tostudent success to improve retention. These entail summer enrichment workshops, articulationswith community colleges, academic success workshops, intrusive academic advising for studentsthat are

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Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Phillips, Saginaw Valley State University; Sarah Lucchesi, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Sams, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Libraries

of the first of several new ME-Practice courses in the revised Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Page 26.1663.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Direct Information Literacy Assessment to Improve  Mechanical Engineering Student Learning ­ A Report on Rubric  Analysis of Student Research Assignments  Abstract   This quasi­experimental study examined the effectiveness of library instruction in a junior level mechanical engineering design process course during the Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 semesters. In the Spring of 2013 librarians delivered an