Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University

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group has an especially high confidencein their understanding of class topics.Table 14 shows a breakdown of final grades in the course. The highest concentration of gradesfor distance students was at the ‘C’ grade, with over 10% of distance students in the D/F/Wcategory. In contrast, no on-campus students finished in the D/F/W range and over 80% finishedin the ‘A’ or ‘B’ ranges. With the exception of the semester project, the average grade forcampus students was higher in each of the grading categories than for distance students(homework, exams, final exam). The difference was smallest on the final exam (72.9% vs.72.5%) and largest in the homework category (108.1% vs. 91.4%). The greater than 100%average on homework for campus students reflects

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Zhang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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and atti-tude. While this reflects the trend reasonably well, it is largely subjective. In the future, moreobjective data, such as information about the grades of the exams/homeworks in both the SIIPclasses and computational focused classes should be included to support the survey data.7 ConclusionIn this paper, we evaluate the efficacy of the implementation of computational modules into theMatSE curriculum through critical assessment of student feedback. The feedback illuminates in-creased student awareness of the importance of computational skills in materials science as theyadvance through the undergraduate program. It also suggests a demand for increased computa-tional content and the delivery of this content earlier in the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC

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Remarks d. Forward Work and Evaluator Conclusions 4. Conclusion 5. References 6. Appendix 1 Listing of Student Research Abstracts 7. Appendix 2 Program Evaluation Survey InstrumentsThe West Houston Science and Engineering Center The West Houston Center for Science & Engineering (WHC) is part of the HoustonCommunity College District (HCC), a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), with anannual enrolment of 114,000, across a 630 square mile district service area [1]. For fall 2016,58% of the students were female, and the racial and ethnic demographics reflected 15% Asian,30% Black, 37% Hispanic and 14% White. In general, about 10% of the semester credit hourstudent population is