Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

of calculus, physics, and first year engineering courses. Calculus-ready students were ran-domly selected and asked to participate in this study. Those declining our offer were used as ourcomparison group. The comparison and the test groups had similar compositions of majors, SAT/ACT scores, and high school backgrounds. The results from this study show that the students inthe test group scored significantly higher on common exams than did students in the comparisongroup. Follow-up analysis shows that the students in the test group continue to have higher overallgrade point averages, and self-report a higher level of academic confidence that do their peers inthe comparison group. This paper details the integration process, including the active

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip C. Wankat

Powerpoint. Include most of thematerial needed for the transparency but skip key points which the students will have tofill in during the lecture. Then give copies of these notes to the students. Thisprocedure will eliminate many of the errors of note taking and give the students time tothink, but still require them to pay attention. You can cover more material withoutsacrificing student understanding.Tests. Students believe tests and grades are the most important part of a course. Write Page 4.220.3new tests every term. Students actually appreciate it if the professor uses old tests ashomework since then everyone in the class gets to see the old tests, not

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Corbeil; Dale A. Wilson

continuallyimproved by students as they construct knowledge. Process EducationTM incorporatescooperative learning, guided discovery activities, journal writing, and various assessment tools.Unlike a lecture based approach, a Process EducationTM class requires more active participationof both mentor and team members. Team members actively work through in-class tasks, whichinclude critical thinking, assessment, deadlines, and journal entries. With this approach theinstructor take on the nontraditional role of facilitator. This approach has shown significantimprovement in both student motivation and their retention of knowledge.IntroductionThe education of engineers has been a topic of concern and discussion for many years and willbe so into the foreseeable

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

22.556.4energy; demonstrate understanding of correct procedure to measure voltage, current and power;competently research and discuss other experiments and lessons using web-based tools; haveincreased ability to design alternative energy systems; and write solar and wind technology-based lesson plans to use in his or her classroom. Problem-based, inquiry learning using authentic problems in alternative energytechnology is applied to increase content knowledge of alternative energy and increase interestand awareness of alternative energy. Participants become community leaders promotingalternative energy technology. Each participant writes an inquiry-based lesson plan in solar andwind power technology after attending the ETI institute. Inquiry

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. 3.53 4.12 I would have approached this assignment differently if I had an10 3.18 3.02 audience of my peers, rather than attorneys.11 Ethics is a function of the way you were brought up. 3.88 3.96 It is possible to change one's ethical values after participating in12 3.06 3.26 this assignment. SCALE: 1 - STRONGLY DISAGREE, 2 - DISAGREE, 3 - NETHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE, 4 - AGREE, 5 - STRONGLY AGREE * The scores

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples

on. Increasedproductivity requires increased travel to conferences and meetings and results in increased stress.Not being the super hero that was expected leads to moderate success in any of the big threetenure areas of teaching, research and scholarship is a distraction from achieving balance.Finally, being a volunteer, or "yes" person, leads to innumerable distractions.The TunnelLight at the end of the tunnel indicates that after tenure there is a magic infusion of time, reducedrequirements, and simply less to do... possible, but not probable for most professors. Those thatare at the top of their game after tenure often continue to produce at the same rate for years.Senior professors, with 700 peer-reviewed articles in 30 years of teaching

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnold F. Johnson

,test, and refine their experiment in a laboratory environment. The students prepare both prelaband lab assignments which are distributed to the remainder of the class prior to the scheduled labsession. Since the lead-group has become very familiar with the laboratory exercise, they areassigned the responsibility of administering the labs (acting as mentors) as their classmatesperform the lab exercises.Not only are the laboratory exercises current and relevant to what is being covered in theclassroom, but they also provide an interesting open-ended laboratory design experience to thelead-group and an opportunity for these students to share their knowledge and experience withtheir peers. As active learners of technology, their communication and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

assessment, since thefeedback loop is very short term, and the specific purpose is to improve teaching and learning.The concept is that the more one knows about what students are learning or are having difficultylearning, the better students will learn and the better they will perform on a summativeassessment exercise, i.e., a test. Page 3.141.3 The most widely-known classroom assessment technique is the “minute paper,” in whichstudents take the last minute of a lecture to write down what they learned in that class, and theinstructor uses this informal feedback to assess the success of that lecture period.7 A variation ofthis is the “muddiest

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

range of devices both in and outsideof the clinical environment which make use of bioelectricity principles.In both our first offering of this course last year, and again this spring, each student carries out anindividual project according to the following guidelines. “Projects in this course entail the following: Each student identifies an individual project on a topic pertinent to Bioelectricity in conjunction with the instructor, Each topic needs to go beyond what we will cover in the course otherwise, Within the topic chosen, the student identifies a good peer-reviewed journal article (review or specific study) that the entire class will read, Each student designs and carries out

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

# % # % # % # %Symposium overall met 1 2% 10 23% 19 44% 13 30%expectationsReasonable amount of prior 2 4% 11 24% 17 37% 16 35%readingsReasonable amount of prior writing 1 2% 3 7% 24 52% 18 39%Original affinity groups addressed 3 7% 16 36% 20 44% 6 13%concerns/interestsRevised affinity groups addressed 1 2% 11 24% 25 56% 8 18%concerns/interestsRevised affinity groups enhanced 1 2% 3 7% 23 51% 18 40

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Alex Mendlein

they have learned, and applications of those skills in other courses.They are frequently asked to write about the concepts that were easiest to understand (andwhy), and those that were most difficult to learn (and offer suggestions for improving theinstruction).This paper has been prepared by a team of students selected from a group of volunteers. Itdescribes the course from the students’ perspective, focusing on the skills learned, activitiesthat were perceived to be valuable and those that were not, changes in their attitudes towardengineering as a career, and suggestions for improving the course next year.IntroductionA new course, Introduction to Engineering, was offered for the first time at Walnut Hills HighSchool during the 2001-2002

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Lija Yang, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University; Elissa Milto, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

deepeningliteracy engagement and comprehension. The goal is for educators to be enabled to integrateengineering using an area of strength, which typically tends to be literacy.Participants will learn ways to integrate engineering design and literacy, using books as thespringboard. We will also touch on how to integrate writing as a part of the design process andas a consolidation of student learning. They will learn to identify texts that lend themselves toNE and the myriad ways they can be used. Participants will read excerpts from grade-level textsin order to identify the problems, the needs of the character-clients, scope the constraints, engagein conceptual planning and then design and build prototypes that address the identified problems.We will have

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

2016.Design Sequence ArchitectureAs a starting point for achieving the three objectives stated earlier, the undergraduate committeebegan by reviewing the design component of the curriculum at peer Electrical EngineeringDepartments with similar size and ranking. Our senior capstone design course was organizedalong the same lines as many other departments, and reflects ABET criteria. In addition togeneral lectures concerning professional engineering topics, there are weekly laboratory sections.In self-defined project sections, students first complete predefined laboratory assignments duringthe first half of the semester before beginning a self-defined project approved by their instructor.In other sections, student teams select a major design

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy M. Hodges P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

you a cut above your peers and allow you to perform more interesting work. In addition agraduate degree requires you to perform research and publish a thesis. This independent workdistinguishes those with a graduate degree as one who can think independently and can expressthose thoughts in a coherent manner. The technical gains that are made in the pursuit of thegraduate education make clear the limits of engineering analysis and design. This instills a betterunderstanding of the ethical responsibilities associated with creating solutions for the public. Forthese reasons the Undergrad Only College is promoting graduate education.Currently the Undergrad Only College fosters the opportunity for undergraduate research with afaculty mentor. This

Conference Session

Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College; Bekir Zihni Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Scholars who become employed in theirfield or continue their education. This paper shares the insights gained about retention andenrollment in engineering technology programs using student demographics, baseline data, and asurvey conducted learn about impact of financial and academic barriers on student enrollmentand retention during the grant-writing process. Demographics and baseline data shows that thecommunities served are disadvantaged, come from low-income families in West Virginia,require financial assistance, and require developmental courses upon enrollment. The surveyconducted shows that 84% of students receive financial aid, 55% stated that a lack of fundingdelayed progress toward a college education, and 88% expressed concern over

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin T. Garner, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 23.990.7 of their team can write out his or her initials as quickly and neatly as possible and 2)Program their HooPrint to automatically/autonomously draw something interesting andsophisticated in terms of programming technique in under two minutes. The author has found that it is important to give students as much creative license aspossible while challenging them with design projects. The more pride that students can take intheir own unique solutions, the more invested and dedicated they tend to become to completingthe project. The motivation that most students find in trying to show off in front of their peers farexceeds the motivation derived from simply threatening to give them a poor grade on theassignment if they do

Conference Session

Exploration of Written and Team Communication

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lan Jin; Kris Acheson-Clair, Purdue University Programs

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

IKC Value rubric was used to code thestudent reflections. The results of the study demonstrated that living in the learning communityand studying the concepts of intercultural competence while interacting with students of diversebackgrounds allowed the students to develop interculturally. Also, engaging students in guidedreflection helped them to reflect on the intercultural skills that they developed through constantinteraction with peers that requires efficient communication among the team members. Similarly,in another study by Swartz et al. [13], students were challenged to collaborate internationally withstudents from three different countries during a 6-week project to increase their interculturalcompetency. The results of the study

Conference Session

STEM Education at the Two-Year College

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

), an HSI in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. In year one, Cohort Apiloted the PD modules in Tier 1 which featured reflective exercises and small culturallyresponsive activities to try with their STEM students. In year two, Cohort A piloted the PDmodules in Tier 2 and peer-mentored Cohort B as they piloted optimizations introduced to Tier 1from Cohort A feedback. Three types of optimizations came from faculty feedback.  The firstconsidered feedback regarding delivery and/or nature of the content that influenced a subsequentmodule. The second involved making changes to a particular module before it was delivered toanother faculty cohort.  The third takes into account what worked and what didn’t to decidewhich content to bring into

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Victoria Bill, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Anne-Laure Fayard, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University, Tandon School of Engineering Anne-Laure Fayard is Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Technology Manage- ment and Innovation at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and is affiliated with the Department of Management and Organizations at NYU Stern Business School. Her research interests involve commu- nication, collaboration, culture and space, with a focus on interactions, particularly those between people and technology. Her work has been published in several leading journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Information System Research, Organization Science and Organization Studies. She is also the co-author of a book on The Power of Writing in Organizations. She holds a Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott J. Reckinger, University of Illinois at Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

examsencouraged them to do more independent work throughout the semester. For research question 3,students reported that oral exams were very stressful prior to taking the first one but did not findsubsequent oral exams stressful.MOTIVATIONIt has been shown that higher perceived teacher support and school belonging is correlated withless school misconduct [1]. The same study also showed that higher peer attachment is alsoassociated with higher rates of school misconduct. The most common reason students cite forchoosing to commit academic misconduct is grade pressure [2]. However, with large andincreasing enrollments in introductory programming courses, standardized assessment will be therequired for the foreseeable future.One strategy that has been

Conference Session

Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Renato Alan Bezerra Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Jeffrey Wayne Paul, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in that they suggest that the literature review should be completed afterdefining the themes. This is in part to remain open to emerging ideas and because Braun andClarke [18] argue that the writing process is part of the analysis. Therefore, comparing ourthemes to the literature while analyzing our findings in the early drafts of this paper forced us tobe more critical and work to better understand and confirm our themes.LimitationsThough this study revealed key insights into senior scholar’s motivation to join the discipline ofEER, due to the secondary nature of the data, there some limitations to our findings. First,though the nature of Johri’s introductory question aligned with our research question, it was notnecessarily asked

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

specialized interests (Itoet al., 2009), but it has expanded to be used as a way to describe informal learning experiencesthat seek to support these interactions.High-school aged youth can participate in the weekend program as long a single semester to aslong as four years. Each year, new teenagers are recruited to participate when other teensgraduate. Each cohort of 25 interns includes five returning interns who lead a group of five newinterns. At the start of a 10-week long session, youth in teams are presented with a designchallenge: to imagine then create an engaging and educational visitor experience. Interns work inteams to communicate their ideas effectively with one another as they exchange information andconcepts, and engage in peer-to-peer

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Camille M. George, University of St. Thomas; Erin Anne Kern, University of St. Thomas; Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

developing world. Dr. George has worked on projects in the Caribbean and in West Africa. Her projects combine her expertise in thermodynamics and heat transfer with the preservation of food, the cooling of space in hot dry climates, and empowering women’s cooperatives to better manage their natural resources.Ms. Erin Anne Kern, University of St. Thomas Erin is a Mechanical Engineering and French student at the University of St. Thomas in her junior year of study. She works in the Playful Learning Lab in the engineering department of her university and leads projects on using code to interpret music. Erin is interested in technical writing, finding ways to connect art and engineering, and sustainable engineering, and she

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Karen Luces, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

is now has a fourth cohort of students at NewMexico State University. For each student, pre- and post-program data were available viaindividual interviews, focus groups, transcripts, students’ writings related to career goals, andinterviews with their advisors. These rich data provide multiple insights about the students’mentoring experiences as well as the expectations of their mentors.Although the program is now working with its fourth cohort of students, the analyses in thispaper are based upon results from just the first two cohorts. Almost all of the members of thesetwo cohorts have transitioned out of the program. The cohorts differed in terms of thedisciplines and ethnic backgrounds of the students. For example, all of the members of

Conference Session

Faculty Development Technical Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Constituent Committee

isevident within the courses this faculty member teaches, with multiple technology programs andinstructional software are used during class and for student study purposes. The FLC was not this faculty member’s first experience with collaborative learningtechniques. In fact, this faculty member had participated in multiple active or collaborativelearning professional development experiences and had facilitated another FLC focused on theintegration of active learning in faculty pedagogy prior to joining the FLC for implementation ofcollaborative learning techniques. This faculty member is identified by colleagues as an activelearning expert and can often be found counseling his peers on new techniques or approachestoward more interactive

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

treated communication “only as information Page 26.1493.2transfer” when what was required was a comprehensive development of social interactionskills. He thought that this could be achieved if students were given the opportunity to teachin their courses because “education, like engineering practice, relies on special kinds ofsocial interactions reflecting the specialized knowledge that defines the context”. He arguedthat students should be trained to teach because they also learn when they have to explain to“others using such methods as cooperative learning and peer instruction”.Trevelyan’s position is supported by a review of research on learning-by

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Summer Scarlatelli, Museum of Discovery and Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

of reference is ignored. ASC is considered to be agood predictor of future achievements. We combine here elements of informal and formallearning with near peer-to-peer mentoring, and creative problem solving, in a multidisciplinaryenvironment, so ‘above-average’ achievers from our diverse community become aware ofalternative, challenging, and/or lucrative STEM careers (Lowell et al., 2009), all the while beingin a “small pond” which should positively impact the ASC. We put ‘above-average’ in quotes,since there is evidence, as noted below, that their Social Economy Status (SES) may haveartificially depressed their normative scores.Cultural diversity is both a reality and an opportunity. The US Census predicts that from nowthrough 2060, the

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

software results, selection of superior design through NABC approach, AutoCAD drawings for the selected design, and conclusions. The proposal was assessed through evaluation rubrics. Table 3 illustrates the rubrics. 16% scored at least 90% and 42% scored 75% to 90% as well as 60% to 75%.5- Peer evaluation- 5%: team members were asked to evaluate their peers through rubrics on different skills such as working with others, attitude, time management, quality of work, contributions, and problem solving. The students were asked to submit their peer evaluation twice, one in the middle and the other at the end of the project. Appendix 6 shows the rubrics. 90% scored at least 90% and 10% below 60%.6- Presentation- 15%: each company was

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

and sophomore level engineering and phys-ics courses. Dr. Utschig's research focuses on assessment from the classroom level to the program and institutional level. He has published on teaching diversity, using technology in the classroom, and faculty development related to instructional design, assessment, and peer coaching. Prior to joining the faculty at Lewis-Clark State College, Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His technical exper-tise involves analysis of thermal systems for fusion reactor designs.Dan Cordon, University of Idaho DANIEL CORDON is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

frequently madeavailable to undergraduates. While completing whatever technical training they require to workin the lab, participants create a plan of research with their mentors taking into account therelatively short, ten-week, time frame of the research experience. In this period the student musthave time to complete the planned research, analyze findings and write up their results. One ofthe stipulations is that the research be relevant to the faculty-mentor’s overall research goals sothat the student is involved in a meaningful way. During the course of their research, theparticipant meets regularly with their mentors which include the faculty member as well as withthe graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and even undergraduate