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Refining Concept Maps as Method to Assess Learning Outcomes Among Engineering Students

Conference Session: Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts
Collection: 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sean Michael Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; John Kofi Eshirow Jr., University of Virginia; Catherine Claire Pollack, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #22371Refining Concept Maps as Method to Assess Learning Outcomes Among En-gineering StudentsDr. Sean Michael Ferguson, University of Virginia Sean Ferguson is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Society at UVA since 2014. He special- izes in sustainable technology, standards, and bioeconomy from a background in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, working on energy and environmental policy in New York State, and a former life in cellular biology.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology &

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Assessing Interdisciplinary Competency in the Disaster Resilience and Risk Management Graduate Program using Concept Maps

Conference Session: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech; Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech; Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing Interdisciplinary Competency in the Disaster Resilience and Risk Management Graduate Program using Concept Maps: A Pilot StudyIntroductionIn recent years, an increasing number of natural and human-made disasters, like Hurricane Mariaand the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, have impacted vulnerable populations across theglobe. The Disaster Resilience and Risk Management (DRRM) graduate program, housed atVirginia Tech, aims to educate interdisciplinary scholars who can help address these disastersboth before and after they happen in order to increase community resilience. Our overall projectgoal is to improve understanding and support proactive decision-making relative to DRRM byestablishing a sustainable and

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Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes and ABET Accreditation: A Pilot Study of Fourth-Year Engineering Students using Longitudinal Concept Maps

Conference Session: Assessment and Liberal Education
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s de- gree in Environmental Management from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes and ABET Accreditation: A pilot study of 4th year engineering students using concept maps Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes and ABET Accreditation: A pilot study of 4th year engineering students using concept mapsIn the 1980s a series events—a chemical gas release in Bhopal

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Collaboration Through Participation: Rethinking Scale Conceptualization and Development in STEM Education Research

Conference Session: Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University; Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati
Tagged Divisions: Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and has taught primarily physics and also research methodology on three different continents. In addition to research, she has also conducted workshops on using concept mapping methodology for scale development, mixed methods research methodology for standardized patient educators, and standard-setting for physician educators. Dr. Sunny continues to invest her skills in engineering education research through her collaborations. As part of her new undertaking at Baylor University, she is investing her skills as a research methodologist and data analyst to fight human trafficking through the use of Information Technology working alongside the research team there in collaboration with a diverse group of

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Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy

Conference Session: Sustainability
Collection: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

surveys are most commonly presented, concept maps(cmaps) and the SOLO taxonomy are emerging tools that may provide a more direct andaccurate snapshot of student sustainability knowledge.Student SurveysStudent perceptions surveys are perhaps the most commonly used tools for examiningsustainability knowledge. Emanuel and Adams35 surveyed 554 undergraduates from institutionsin Alabama and Hawaii and reported that only approximately one-third of respondents indicatedthat they knew “a great deal” about sustainability. Azapagic et al.36 documented thesustainability knowledge of chemical engineering students world-wide to be “not satisfactory,”while only approximately 35% of University of Plymouth students in the United Kingdom were“very familiar” with

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The Wicked Problems in Sustainable Engineering (WPSE) Initiative: Pilot Results of a Cross-Institutional Project-Based Course Offering

Conference Session: Sustainability
Collection: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

time to share curricular designs and toidentify external professionals to act as mentors.Courses are offered in the fall and cover a mixture of standard topics (e.g. mess/concept maps,estimation & metrics, and communication skills) and locally determined content (e.g. socialentrepreneurship, research methods, human-centered design). Over the fall term students work inteams on projects responding to some aspect of the wicked problem. At the end of the term,students present their final deliverable in the format of a design review. The following spring,students may continue to work on the problem if they wish as part of their ESW chapter, orpotentially as part of a second course as an expansion of the WPSE Initative

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Student Persistence Through Uncertainty Toward Successful Creative Practice

Conference Session: Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

their images andkeywords to build a visual map, which they presented andexplained to the whole group, leading to discussion aboutemerging themes.Stage 3: Each group was asked to reflect on and discuss athird question, “Based on the ideas you presented, how isyour group developing a project addressing innovation?”The groups added their reflections to their posters and sharedtheir ideas with the whole group again. Figures 1-4 show Figure 2: Co-creation studentexamples of the students’ work in this stage. concept map After the class session, all of the resulting data (concept maps, presentation of ideas, and class discussion) were

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Validating Content of a Sustainable Design Rubric Using Established Frameworks

Conference Session: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

tools have been aimed at capturing students’ conceptualunderstanding of sustainability using surveys1 and concept maps.2 While it is critical to ensurethat students grasp the complexity of sustainability topics, it is especially important forengineering students to be able to apply this knowledge in the design process. Unfortunately, lessdiscussion in the literature has been devoted to how to assess student sustainable designabilities.3One approach to capturing student sustainable design abilities is the use of rubrics. Rubrics areadvantageous because in addition to allowing for assessment of student work, they can also beused to scaffold student learning.3 Some authors have used or adapted professional ratingsystems for assessment of student

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In Search of Integration: Mapping Conceptual Efforts to Apply STS to Engineering Education

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Bryn Seabrook, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

development of increasingly sophisticatedtools to assess how students’ perceptions and approaches are or are not changed over time as aresult of their encounters with applied STS. Some notable papers in this regard are “MeasuringChange Over Time in Sociotechnical Thinking: A Survey/Validation Model for SociotechnicalHabits of Mind” [12], “Refining Concept Maps as a Method to Assess Learning OutcomesAmong Engineering Students” [13], and “The Whole as the Sum of More Than the Parts: 11 Developing Qualitative Assessment Tools to Track the Contribution of the Humanities andSocial Sciences to an Engineering Curriculum” [14].This group of papers

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Investigating the Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Perceived Importance of Communication Skills Among Engineering Students

Conference Session: Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains
Collection: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

α = .83 α = .86 α = .77 Choosing an appropriate visual tool (e.g., .776 .636 concept maps, storyboards, flow charts, etc.) to communicate an abstract idea (e.g., concepts, narratives, or arguments) Choosing an appropriate media (e.g., charts, .649 .782 graphs, word clouds, etc.) to present data as regards data's content and purpose Choosing appropriate images to accompany a .640 .769 point made in text Creating a slide presentation that flows well .621 .520 Creating an image to represent an idea .591 .762 Adding titles to images, tables, or figures that .570

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Communication Skills Course: Enhancing Presentation and Proposal-Writing Skills of Chemical Engineering Students

Conference Session: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session
Collection: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kamarza Mulia, Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia; Elsa Krisanti, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Indonesia
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

sessionsInstrumental analytical chemistry Awareness; concept map; creativity(3,3)Physical chemistry (3) Interpersonal and group skillsChemical engineering self-directed learning; problem-solving strategythermodynamics (4,4)Heat transfer (4,3) Peer and self-assessmentEngineering economics (5,3) Successive approximation and optimum sloppiness; tacit knowledgeControlled release of drugs (6,3) Problem solving: Kepner-Tregoe approach Appendix D. Student scores on the 2-minute and the 5-minute presentation. Page

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Art for the Sake of Improving Attitudes Toward Engineering

Conference Session: Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. A map consisting of the first two columns(Awareness of Fluid Flow, and Affective Response to Fluid Flow) was used to design the pilot survey. After apreliminary analysis of the survey results, the concept map was modified as shown, and the results werereanalyzed. Page 25.206.11 Awareness of Fluid Affective Response to Fluid Interest in Studying Fluid Flow flow Flow Always notices A completely positive Wants to know all about fluid flows. response. The person finds fluid flows; what creates

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Stuck on the Verge or Perpetually Reinventing? What Papers from the 2018 Annual Conference Tell Us about Change and Continuity in Liberal Education for Engineers

Conference Session: Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 10
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

instruction by focusingon the kinds of communication that are actually used in engineering workplaces and practice. Allthree sessions demonstrated ways in which engineering faculty and practitioners have becomeengaged in helping students develop their communication abilities.The papers presented in “Maps, Metaphors, and Tweets” shared the goal of making implicitaspects of learning and communication explicit, both to improve communication and to increaseawareness of the representation-communication-learning relationship. The genres that the papersdealt with varied widely and included concept maps (Ferguson, Foley, Eshirow, and Pollack),product pitches/demonstrations (Randi, Harichandran, Levert, and Karimi), metaphors inpresenting prototypes (Berezin

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Pushing the Boundaries of Mass and Energy: Sustainability and Social Justice Integration in Core Engineering Science Courses

Conference Session: Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

choosing one product over the other would make a significantdifference in the long run, and to reflect on whether they individually would do anythingdifferently as a result of what they learned.Students gained experience applying mass and energy balance concepts from the course to anopen-ended, real world problem by estimating the materials and energy resources embodied ineveryday products, as well as the waste flows and emissions to the environment duringmanufacture, use, and ultimate disposal of the products. Students learned to use concept maps,tables, flowcharts and other visual aids to show the environmental burdens/impacts.Reception: Generally speaking, the Life Cycle Assessment project was well received in thiscourse. Students enjoyed the