Paper ID #18386Developing an Instrument to Understand the Social-Structural Integration ofDiverse StudentsMr. Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno Nelson Pearson is an Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includes, social networks and the integration of diverse populations, engineering culture as well as engineering pedagogy. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what
Paper ID #17689Ethics and ArtifactsDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology, where she has taught for nearly four decades. She has been a member of ASEE for 32 years and is active in the Engineering Ethics Division, as past chair, and the Engineering Technology Division, as communi- cations editor the the Journal of Engineering Technology. She is an ASEE fellow (2008), winner of the James McGraw Award (2010), winner of the Berger Award (2013), and serves as the communications editor of the Journal of
Paper ID #21322Characterizations and Portrayals of Intuition in Decision-Making: A System-atic Review of Management Literature to Inform Engineering EducationDr. Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University Dr. Dringenberg is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State University. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a MS in Industrial Engi- neering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (Purdue ’15). Her research is focused on decision-making within the context of engineering design. She is working to leverage engineering edu- cation research to shift the
Paper ID #22589Comparing Peer-to-Peer Written Comments and Teamwork Peer Evalua-tions.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former
Paper ID #21972The Challenges and Affordances of Engineering Identity as an Analytic LensMs. Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University Christine Allison Gray is a doctoral student in the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. She also serves as a graduate assistant on the Reshaping Norms project in the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences.Dr. Robin Tuchscherer P.E., Northern Arizona University Dr. Tuchscherer currently serves as an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University where he has taught since 2011. Prior to academia, he accumulated eight years of professional
Paper ID #11813A systematic review of undergraduate engineering students’ perception of thetypes of activities used to teach electric circuitsMiss Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicole is a PhD. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.Sc. in Manufac- turing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts using active learning strategies.Dr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Paper ID #12695Institutional Transformation Guided by a Multi-Frame Organizational Anal-ysis ApproachProf. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Bailey teaches courses and conducts re- search related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an engineering textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in
Paper ID #12769Making Value for Faculty: Learning Communities in Engineering FacultyDevelopmentDr. Stephanie Pulford, University of Washington Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) Dr. Stephanie Pulford is an instructional consultant within University of Washington’s Center for Engi- neering Teaching & Learning, where she coordinates the Engineering Writing & Communication Devel- opment Program. Dr. Pulford’s professional background in engineering includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering as well as industry experience as an
Paper ID #12668Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Majors’ Technology Preference for Solv-ing Calculus Related QuestionsDr. Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University Emre Tokgoz is currently an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His pedagogical research interest includes technology and calculus education of STEM majors. He worked on an IRB approved pedagogical study to observe undergraduate and graduate mathe- matics and engineering students’ calculus and technology knowledge in 2011
the term flex* would return articles including flex, flexes, flexible, flexibility, etc. The “*” symbol is the truncation symbol used most often in library database searching. o Example: advanced Boolean database search - searching for: (robot* OR autonomous vehicle*) AND underwater, as terms that could be found in the abstract or title of an article.Source - books, journal articles, technical reports, white papers, industry standards, patents, websites, data, interviews, movies, sound recordings, etc. Page
Paper ID #21128Partnering to Develop Educational Software Applications: A Four-year Ret-rospective StudyMr. David Reeping, Virginia Tech David Reeping is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. He received his B.S. in Engineering Education with a Mathematics minor from Ohio Northern University. He was a Choose Ohio First scholar inducted during the 2012- 2013 school year as a promising teacher candidate in STEM. David was the recipient of the Remsburg Creativity Award for 2013 and the DeBow Freed Award for outstanding leadership as an
Paper ID #29941First year engineering experience from the rural student’s perspectiveMs. Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan Joanne is a fifth year PhD student in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan.Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She then transitioned into the engineering education field with postdoctoral positions at Oregon State University, Olin College of Engineering and
connection between student experiences and attrition insciences, math, and engineering programs. The remainder of the paper describes this study andits findings, concluding with recommendations for improving the quality of students’ learningexperiences.Quality of student learning experiencesAlexander Astin4,5 addressed the question, "What environmental factors make the biggestdifference in college students' academic development, personal development, and satisfaction?”He conducted a longitudinal study of 27,064 students at 309 baccalaureate-granting institutions.This work represented a large-scale attempt to study the impact of different approaches togeneral education on student development using a large national sample of undergraduateinstitutions
; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper is about the assessment of undergraduate chemical engineer major students’learning. Specifically, we discuss the use of affective/associative reflective journals andskill-based reflective journals as assessment tools. Journals are one mechanism for theobservation and interpretation of cognition (Alderman, Klein, Seeley & Sanders, 1993;McCrindle & Christensen, 1995; Newton, 1991). Reflection serves as a means to increasewhat students learn and also how they learn and can use their knowledge (Swartzenruber-Putnam, 2000). Thus, through reflective journals, the focus of the assessment is concernedwith what students know about teamwork and how
engineering studies. Such assessment results can provide the basis for thedevelopment and revamping of effective activities designed to meet program objectives andmissions.This paper reports the development and early results of a survey undertaken as part of theNational Science Foundation-funded Assessing Women in Engineering (AWE) project. Theinstrument is designed to measure undergraduate women students’ self-efficacy in studyingengineering. Self-efficacy is “belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the sources ofaction necessary to manage prospective situations" 2. Prior work from Blaisdell3 has shown thatfeelings of efficaciousness can be an important predictor in the success of women studyingengineering. In our project, we developed
firstphase consisted of a national survey of all accredited engineering programs. The investigationfocused on how engineering programs use the senior capstone design project to assess competenciesrelated to ABET outcomes.The second phase consisted of follow-up interviews with a sample of faculty across multipleinstitutions. This approach was used to gain in-depth information that could not be obtained fromthe original survey. Faculty members for this phase were participants in phase 1 who stated theywere willing to participate in the second phase of the study.This paper summarizes findings from this descriptive study and attempts to convey a nationalportrait of the role and nature of assessment of ABET Criteria 3 and 4 in capstone design courses.The
Paper ID #9983Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis and Design Experiencesfor Mechanical EngineersMr. Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell Jeremy Vaillant is a Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree candidate at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is interested in the development and use of low-cost CNC machines for educational deploy- ment.Prof. Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellProf. Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringDr. Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Sammy G. Shina
Paper ID #10820Learning Engineering Dynamics with a Videogame: A Look at How StudentsPlay the GameDr. Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is Presidential Teaching Professor at Northern Illinois University. Early in his academic career, he studied complex dynamics and control of nonlinear systems such as turbulent boundary lay- ers, turbomachine instabilities, aeroelastic instabilities, bicycle dynamics, and traffic. More recently he has been studying the complex nonlinear dynamics of students learning engineering in the context of a videogame
populations. The paper describes how robotics was used to (i) address the physics part of the grade eight state physical science content standards of Nevada, and (ii) indirectly address the national science education goals of promoting science literacy and inquiry thinking in all students. We also address the connection of robotics to physical science content and pedagogy, as well as engineering principles. We explain how this was used to motivate students by connecting science to society. Even though the results of this project are directed at predominantly LEP and ESL students of Hispanic origin, the paper addresses the issue of improving student achievement in multicultural societies. It focuses on the need for both
are eager to know ifthese programs are helping students to develop attributes that meet program objectives,accreditation requirements, and the needs and desires of prospective employers. Administratorsof such programs currently lack research data to support the learning objectives they are settingfor their programs. This paper presents results from a qualitative study that documented the individuallearning outcomes of students involved in two global engineering programs. The first programprovided a portfolio of experiences including foreign language instruction, one semester of studyabroad, an internship in the U.S. as well as an internship abroad, and a two-semester global teamdesign project. The second program was a one semester
research on the aspects ofan engineering-based science curriculum program that were beneficial from the teachers’viewpoint, as well as the teachers’ beliefs about science teaching in general. Wecollected data through application and background surveys at the inception of theprogram and a focus group and online survey at the conclusion of the program. Thepurpose of this paper is to present what we learned about the self-efficacy of theparticipating teachers, about the affordances of the curriculum as viewed through theteachers’ eyes, and about the teachers’ perceptions of their students’ learning.In other manuscripts,2,3 we have reported on our analyses comparing test performance ofour engineering-based science students to that of students using
modeling and testing of grid integration, which will be one focus of this paper asdescribed later. This occurs by storing energy from the sun in a battery bank that allows theBeetle, or any other electrified vehicle, to charge based on renewable resources at any time ofday. Hence, the EcoHawks’ design laboratory acts as a storage medium for renewable sourceswhen not immediately needed demonstrating the future of sustainable energy management. In the same year, the EcoHawks began providing the ability for students to test new conceptsand explore novel technologies on the small-scale. This included teams of students fabricatingunique 1/8th scale Remote Control (RC) vehicles utilizing hydrogen fuel cell and parallel hybridarchitectures 6 while
Session 3280 Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types? Teresa Larkin-Hein/Dan D. Budny American University/University of Pittsburgh Washington, DC/Pittsburgh, PAAbstractA growing body of research suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved with adultlearners when instruction is designed with learning styles in mind 1 - 3. The adoption of any typeof new teaching and/or learning approach has the potential to require a good deal of valuablefaculty time and energy. In this paper, the question of why
Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research.Charlie D´ıaz, University of Pittsburgh Charlie Diaz is a PhD student studying
this paper. The second and third problems are challenging, both interms of technical content and the required thinking skills, taking up 4 weeks each. Because ofthe longer duration, problems 2 and 3 were divided into two parts, requiring two CPBL cycles tocomplete. Phase 3 of the first CPBL cycle for the problems was simplified by asking students tosubmit a progress report and in-class oral reflection without any closure, followed by thecontinuation of the problem for the second part, in which students had to go back to Phase 1 torestate and identify the problem. The last problem, which is a part of the final examination, is areal industrial problem that requires students to act as consultants to design control systems. Adetailed description
AC 2010-845: INTEGRATED DYNAMICS AND STATICS FOR FIRST SEMESTERSOPHOMORES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSherrill Biggers, Clemson University Sherrill B. Biggers is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He has over 29 years of experience in teaching engineering mechanics, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials at two universities. His technical research is in the computational mechanics and optimal design of advanced composite structures. He developed advanced structural mechanics design methods in the aerospace industry for over 10 years. Recently he has also contributed to research being conducted in engineering education. He received teaching awards at
(quantitative and qualitative), curriculum design, curriculum implementation, and sustainability. Page 15.735.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Informal Engineering Education: Understanding how Seventh Grade Students Build Robots to Mimic Specific Desert Tortoise BehaviorsIntroductionThis paper describes the implementation and results from the study of a novel teaching andlearning experience in informal K-12 Engineering Education. The experience was embedded in atechnology centered discovery-based afterschool program designed and delivered to 116 seventhgrade students
underway to incorporate aspects of green engineeringthroughout the curriculum. In 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency initiated a program in greenengineering to develop a text book on green engineering; disseminate these materials andassist university professors in using these materials through national and regionalworkshops. The textbook is titled, “Green Engineering: Environmentally ConsciousDesign of Chemical Processes,” and the major authors are David Allen and DavidShonnard. The textbook is a designed for both a senior and graduate chemical engineeringcourse and a series of modules that can be employed throughout the chemical engineeringcurriculum. This paper reviews the current status and future plans of the green
investment (both publicand private) currently being made in collaborative research activities, it is clearly important toensure that collaborations are managed effectively, in order to maxim ise the benefit achievedfrom such activities. A particular source of problems are the cultural differences that existbetween academia and industry and the correspondingly different outlooks of these twoparties continue to present major challenges to those involved in such collaborations and tothe ultimate success of collaborative R&D projects 7-9. This paper will, in particular,concentrate on the effects that such cultural differences can have on the endeavours of post -graduate students working toward a research degree on university-industry collaborativeR
Paper ID #44596Curriculum Design for Wind and Solar Energy EducationDr. Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering at Marshall University. Dr. Mohammed Ferdjallah received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer and MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas Austin. He also received his MD degree from the International University of the Health Sciences. He has a multidisci- plinary expertise in image & signal processing, computational modeling, and statistical data analysis. As