Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen-McCall, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bob Nelson, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

observant and actively deal withcommunication problems within our teams as they surface” and “I will be more attentive andaware of situations and will resolve conflict as it arises.” Moreover, all but three students wouldrecommend similar activities for other mechanical engineering courses so students can learnabout productive team communication in an open forum: “We may be experiencing a similarissue in the future, and this exercise presented possible solutions for the problems” and “Thiswas a fun, interactive active that opened my eyes to how things can happen in teams.”In short, students’ reactions to this exercise were positive, regardless of whether they were roleplay participants or observers. They learned about how to productively resolve

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Morton, Western Washington University

development boards caused theeducation market in this area to fragment, resulting in fewer textbooks and other supportingmaterials. Publishers are reluctant to publish textbooks if the market is too fragmented9. It seemsnow that everyone uses a different MCU, a different software development system, and a Page 12.1100.4different trainer board. All of these require significant amounts of learning material.On the other end of the spectrum from the trainer systems are the ‘stamp’ type boards. Theseboards have very little extra circuitry beyond that required to run the microcontroller. Therefore,application-specific circuitry can be added with the result

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

manner ‚ Page 12.446.2 Ability to learn about the latest trends in thermal management or pertinent field of study ‚ Ability to design and build laboratory equipment, and high value-added or high end products ‚ Ability to learn how to assemble equipment and components from different suppliers at low costIn the case of advanced thermal systems, students, engineers and plant managers should alsopossess or acquire the necessary technical skills to meet future energy-related challengesincluding energy conservation in a competitive global economy. Students should have the abilityto specify fluid mechanics and heat transfer

Conference Session

Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-278.28. Sterman, J.D. (1994) Learning in and about complex systems. System Dynamics Review, 10 (2-3), 291- 330. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/250429. Shaffer, S.C., “System Dynamics in Distance Education and a Call to Develop a Standard Model,” International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 6, #3, Nov., 2005.30. Thompson, K. & P. Reimann, “Patterns of use of an agent-based model and a systems dynamics model: The application of patterns of use and the impacts on learning outcomes,” Computers & Education 54 (2010), pgs. 392-403.31. Williamson, R.L, J.S. Robertson, & L.B. Casey, “Using a dynamic systems approach to investigating postsecondary education and employment outcomes for transitioning students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xia Wang, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Michael A Latcha, Oakland University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland Univer- sity.Dr. Laila Guessous, Oakland University Dr. Laila Guessous is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University (OU) in Rochester, Mich. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on computational methods. She has served as the program director for the NSF and DoD-funded AERIM REU program at OU, as well as co-director of an NSF-funded International Research Experience for Students (IRES) collaborative research program with China on fluid and thermal transport in fuel cells. She also serves on the leadership team of the WISE@OU

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch Dr., University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

conditioning may be occurringwithin the teaching and learning process as a result of external influences such asexamination requirements. The effects of such conditioning may restrict students’ ability toutilise a wider variety of visuospatial processes such as the ability to build and representvisual-mental images, which are critical for creative problem solving and design solutions.This research study employed an exploratory case study approach where studentsparticipating in a graphical education module at the University of Limerick were tasked withbuilding and representing visual-mental images. The task involved the building of mentalimages of regular geometrical configurations and subsequently communicating these bymeans of graphical sketches

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Mosto; Gregory Hecht; Kathryn Hollar; Stephanie Farrell

8.722.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering and biology faculty to introduce chemical engineering students to theapplication of engineering principles in biological systems at the lower levels throughspecially designed courses and active learning modules. The systematic implementation ofthis philosophy exposes students to key areas of collaboration between biologists andchemical engineers at early stages in their undergraduate education. This strategy alsoenables faculty to build in increasing detail and technical content into problems andprojects that address the interface between biology

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Renken; John Reisel

were independently rated in each category on a scale of 1 to 5 (1representing least favorable option and 5 representing a most favorable option). The highest total foreach of the four alternative energy systems was used to determine the two most feasible options.The students learned that wind turbines and solar power are considered renewable sources with nofuel costs, but often-large capital costs. Gas turbines and fuel cells require a fuel source, whichadds to the operational costs of the systems. After in-depth research on each option, the students Page 8.1214.9

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Akshit Aggarwal, Stanford University; Felipe Pincheira, Stanford University; Rebecca Rose Krauthamer; Gregory Kress, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Institute of Technology in Boston from 2005-2009. Karanian paints pictures.Ms. Mona Eskandari, Stanford UniversityAkshit Aggarwal, Stanford University Akshit Aggarwal is a graduate student at Stanford University, majoring in computational and mathemati- cal engineering.Felipe Pincheira, Stanford UniversityMs. Rebecca Rose KrauthamerMr. Gregory Kress, Stanford University Greg Kress is a Ph.D. student of mechanical wngineering in the Stanford Center for Design Research. His research activities include developing tools and methods to encourage radical creativity, modeling team cognition to predict design performance, and investigating trends in the future of the internet. Kress is an alumnus of the University of Michigan

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Simon, University of Nevada, Reno; Ted Batchman, University of Nevada-Reno; Christine Taylor, Lewis and Clark University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

is an introductory (or freshman-level) course at auniversity in the U.S. Second, it does not have an active lab section, but rather uses computersimulation for the ―hands on‖ learning aspects. Third, student enrollment is composed of bothtechnical and non-technical students historically drawing students majoring in engineering,political science, business, general science, and education. Fourth, the course is team-taught byan engineering professor and a political scientist. The purpose of this paper is to describe theknowledge level, energy use behavior, and values of students enrolled in the renewable energycourse compared to a comparable student cohort of individuals not enrolled in the renewableenergy course in question. Documenting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, andshow persistence in order to attain higher achievements1. Additional education can help toimprove self-efficacy towards certain subjects, and it has been shown that the amount ofengineering experience is highly related to engineering design self-efficacy2.In this paper, we are interested in how engineering design self-efficacy changes for students asthey progress through the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. This paperdescribes a controlled experiment conducted with freshman, sophomore, and senior students atTexas A&M University to examine the self-efficacy, motivation, outcome expectancy, andanxiety of the students towards engineering design. Students learn the basics of mechanicalengineering throughout the first three

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Mater; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

recruitment effects of the METS program.2) To graduate 75 % or more of the transfer students as engineering or computer science majors in the ASU engineering programs. Average indices (using the years 1996 – 1998) of entrants by gender and ethnicity/race are being established to measure the retention effects of the METS program.ASU and the MCCD have worked together on various aspects of their education systems formany years. This effort resulted in an equivalency guide which lists courses taught in all of theMCCD colleges and their transfer equivalency at ASU, the University of Arizona, and NorthernArizona University. In addition, community college and university faculty teach at each othersinstitutions. Also, several MCCD and ASU

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

for the levelof expertise brought to the research team by undergraduate students. Faculty with more openended, exploratory research found they had more difficulty managing and motivating thestudents compared to faculty with more specific projects. The most successful projects werethose that required a large number of “hands” and less experience, compared to those thatrequired a steep learning curve before students could be useful or productive in the lab.Mentors observed that the students often blamed themselves when things went wrong as opposedto understanding that setbacks are a natural part of the research process. For most of theparticipants this was their first experience with conducting actual research versus “canned”laboratory

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mellinger Margaret

Engineering EducationAnother factor in the rise of entrepreneurship in engineering education is the promise of financialbenefit to institutions of higher learning and the economic regions they serve. Colleges anduniversities seek to augment diminishing budgets through alternative forms of income.Leveraging research strengths into financial gain through technology transfer and partnershipswith industry is an attractive option, and can lead to synergistic regional economic development.Although there is disagreement about the place of entrepreneurship content in engineeringcurricula,8 there seems to be consensus that skills beyond the scientific and technical are neededfor success as an engineer in the current and future market environment. Some of

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

in teams rather than independently and including cooperative learning,especially in the earlier undergraduate years; increased use of modern educational technology,with computer-based methods of delivering courses increasingly taking the place of traditionallectures; and integration of engineering with other disciplines, such as mathematics, physics andchemistry, writing courses, and social sciences and humanities more generally. Many of thecourses resulted in increased interactions with industry, with firms sponsoring courses andproviding equipment, supplies, and guest teachers. One enhancement was `just-in-time'teaching, where concurrent lecture and laboratory courses are sequenced so that lecture topics arecovered just as they become

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

graduate researchinvolves testing of an ethanol-powered automobile.DR. EDWIN ODOMDr. Edwin Odom has taken an active interest in the ME Machine Shop as a key element in design education sincejoining the University of Idaho eleven years ago. Dr. Odom maintains an avid interest in the literature of creativityand management and is especially well versed on the subjects of team dynamics and leadership styles. He wasrecognized for his role in development of the IEWorks by a university teaching award in 1998.DR. STEVEN BEYERLEINDr. Steven Beyerlein is a leader in the design implementation of process-oriented engineering curricula thatstresses cooperative learning, computer technology, and mini-projects. Since joining the UI fifteen years ago, hehas

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

made around other Grand Challenges. For example AdvancingPersonalized Learning advocates for electronic delivery of learning without acknowledgment ofthe arguments put forth in response to the development of distance learning, of what is lost bothin interpersonal interaction and in the corporatization and privatization of learning.35 Anapparently un-ironic reference to The Matrix36 holds up Trinity’s “downloading” into her brain alearning module on how to fly a helicopter as an ideal to be attained. However, considering thelarger context of the film and its themes, this entire Grand Challenge is clearly problematic;Trinity and her colleagues are, after all, imprisoned in a virtual reality, and their goal is to resistthe Artificially

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The pretreatment process was the focus of thisresearch project because it makes up “18% of the projected cost… more than any other singlestep” in the bio-refinery of citrus waste. This step occurs in preparation for the enzymatichydrolysis. Particle size reduction, the addition of lime (calcium hydroxide), and a change intemperature during the pretreatment can increase surface area and therefore increase the rate ofenzymatic hydrolysis. Three teachers participated in various aspects of this research project overthe summer. Results from their research are presented in this paper.Although the three teachers worked on the same research project, each had his/her own researchobjective. Each of the teachers developed a different learning module

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

evidenced by studentcomments from Question 7 – Suggested Improvements, shown in Table 5. Table 5 – A selection of student comments indicating general dissatisfaction with module softwareStudent CommentStudent 11 I feel that the software makes me feel stupider, I like working with my hands, blocks, pencil/paper rather than staring at the screen.Student 35 The software was 100% repetitive of what we already learned from the lecture, I don't feel that it was necessary.Student 39 Better software.Student 40 Less time on the computer, more with practice/in class exercises, help with homework.The averaged responses to Question 2 and 3 were near 2 both years, indicating that thestudents

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

solutionsrequire years of development and tens of millions of dollars (or more) – and still run a high riskof failure.In the design and fabrication of aerospace vehicles, the role of the systems engineer is to ensurethat a vehicle is created that meets the mission objectives within the constraints of cost, scheduleand risk. Good systems engineers bring great value to their organizations, but universities are notyet producing good systems engineers.1,2 Many schools offer graduate-level programs in systemsengineering, which focus on computational tools and management strategies. These tools areessential to the role, but the tools are only one aspect of the job. Moreover, the authors believethat undergraduates can and should receive better training in the

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

society.Ways of Thinking and Acting• Asks pertinent questions, of self and others, regarding the benefits and risks of technologies.• Seeks information about new technologies.• Participates, when appropriate, in decisions about the development and use of technology.Capabilities• Has a range of hands-on skills, such as using a computer for word processing and surfing theInternet and operating a variety of home and office appliances.• Can identify and fix simple mechanical or technological problems at home or work.• Can apply basic mathematical concepts related to probability, scale, and estimation to make Page 25.1266.3informed judgments about

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivakumar Raman; P. Simin Pulat; Hank Grant; Bob L. Foote; Adedeji B. Badiru

from the Industrial Engineering (IE)program at OU and three faculty members from the Industrial Engineering and Management(IE&M) program at OSU have developed a strong working relationship and have crafted animportant niche in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). As part of these collaborativeactivities, the programs have fostered research exchanges including joint National ScienceFoundation (NSF) research projects, faculty and student exchanges, and two-way interactive,compressed digital video courses providing cross-institutional graduate credit.Integrated Production Management (IPM) ResearchA working sub-group of faculty from OU (B. Foote, S. Pulat, S. Raman and A. Badiru) and OSU(M. Kamath) were funded under a three year research

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald A. Lessard

course is pictured inFigure 1. It was developed using the results of a past student senior project. Page 4.227.1 Figure 1 Model IEEE Maze Solving Robot.The student project started with an early version of a stepper motor robot kit which usesinfrared sensing of the maze wall top surfaces. This kit has been fitted with a Motorola6811EVB board. The EVB allows the students to apply knowledge from theirintroductory “Computer Organization and Programming Course” (EG321) to developrobot control software. The robot has been further modified with a wireless modem sothat other applications which involve interaction with a remote master unit

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 27

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Daniel Bayah, University of Georgia; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University ; Scott R Bartholomew, Brigham Young University; Scott Thorne, Purdue University ; Wonki Lee, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42857Assessing Design Thinking Mindset: Using Factor Analysis to ReexamineInstrument ValidityDr. Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia Andrew Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Workforce Education at the University of Georgia. His teaching and research interests are to support design-based learning and teaching in technology and engineering contexts. His past work has bridged cutting-edge soft robotics research to develop and evaluate novel design experiences in K-12 education, followed students’ self-regulation and trajectories while designing, and produced new instruments for assessing design decision-making

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Spatial Skills in Chemistry and Biochemistry Education at the College Level,” J. Chem. Educ., vol. 94, no. 8, pp. 996– 1006, Aug. 2017, doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00094.[12] J. C. Castro-Alonso and D. H. Uttal, “Spatial Ability for University Biology Education,” in Advances in Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, S. Nazir, A.- M. Teperi, and A. Polak-Sopińska, Eds., in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019, pp. 283–291. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93882-0_28.[13] S. Sorby, N. Veurink, and S. Streiner, “Does spatial skills instruction improve STEM outcomes? The answer is ‘yes,’” Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 67, pp. 209

Conference Session

Equity in Engineering: Uncovering Challenges and Championing Change in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candice Wicker Bolding (CJ), Clemson University; Robert M O'Hara, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #43907WIP Unseen: Examining the Link Between Disability Status and Students’Sense of Belonging in Undergraduate EngineeringCandice Wicker Bolding (CJ), Clemson UniversityDr. Robert M O’Hara, Clemson University Robert earned his PhD in Learning Sciences at Clemson University. His research interests lie at the intersection of structured learning environments, sense of belonging, and academic confidence in undergraduate engineering students. He currently serves as a lecturer for the Department of Psychology at Clemson University. His teaching area are statistics and research methods. ©American

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

research is relevant to engineering instructors/researchers who wantto develop students‟ ability to deal with complex design challenges and efficientlydecompose, analyze and translate the problem statements into meaningful functionalspecifications, stakeholder requirements and a plan of action.IntroductionDeveloping problem solving skills is essential to engineering students and engineers. InABET EC 2000 [2], outcome 3e states that engineering students must “have an ability toidentify, formulate and solve engineering problems”. Furthermore, flexible thinking andlifelong learning require engineering students to adaptively construct knowledge [3] basedon information about a context presented to them. Therefore, identifying students‟ initialproblem

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Schaufeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Computational Physics.McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 15.434.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Early Exposure to Engineering Innovation and EntrepreneurshipAbstractInnovation and entrepreneurship are key components of the skill set that engineeringgraduates entering the modern competitive and global workplace must possess. Here wedescribe a new course in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, intended for freshmenand sophomores. The premise was that the most significant impact of the course would be topresent it early in the student’s learning experience. The course was developed with

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

Tagged Topics

Student Development

., as well as the driving forces behind energy decisions in each country 3. To provide students with a hands-on learning experience through site visits of energy generation facilities and related engineering firms 4. To have students work as international teams to address topics in energy engineeringTo accomplish these goals, course participants attended lectures and discussions that were highlyintegrated with the site visits and active student participation was required for all aspects of thecourse. Additionally, the students were grouped into five integrated teams (each team with halfof the students from Harvard and half from USP) that were assigned a topic to evaluatethroughout the course and present at a closing symposium.The long