Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Nowak; Barry Shoop; Lisa Shay

assortment of courses, each carrying a defined number of credits and assuming a standard time in class. The degree certifies completion of a fixed number of these often disconnected fragments. There is little internal coherence in curricula or programs, and even less a plan for connected learning .… The departmental structure reinforces the atomization of the curriculum by dividing knowledge into distinct fields, even though scholarship, learning, and life have no such artificial boundaries.2We have experienced similar isolationism within the electrical engineering curriculum at WestPoint. Two years ago, we set-out to provide topical linkages both within individual courses andamong courses in the curriculum in an

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Guerriero; Elizabeth Chain; Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Matar; Mary Anderson-Rowland

2003. Visits to the classrooms were begun in Spring 2004. The METS BridgeProgram and METS Fall Orientation were held for the first time during summer 2004. A total of Page 10.733.12 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session22 METS and 10 CIRC/METS events have been held during Summer 2004 and Fall 2004.A totalof 45 METS and 20 CIRC/METS events are planned for the 2004/2005 academic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

of 14 seniors felt that interacting with the freshmen did have a positive effecton the grades received by the seniors. Eight disagreed, and 4 were neutral.Item i asks the seniors about continuing the practice of involving freshmen in senior designprojects, and the majority of the responses (8 of 14) are negative. Only 6 of 14 thought it should becontinued.The plan is to continue this project for one more cycle, so that freshmen in Fall 01 who served asco op students will be seniors in Fall 04. This uniquely experienced group will help provideassessment data that will determine whether the freshmen senior collaboration should continue.Also, it is hoped that the unusual numerical imbalance of Fall 2003 will not be repeated next

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Gray; Andrew Miller; Francesco Costanzo; Charles Randow

of each and every lecture? The more frequent the use, the more consistentthe appearance should be to avoid confusion—this may require more planning in thebeginning.Will these notebooks be used by the lecturer who is also the creator of the notebooks, another lec-turer, the students outside of the classroom, or a combination of these possibilities? The answer tothis question will have implications for how robust and how well documented the finalproduct must be. In the context of this project, the notebooks must be sufficiently portableas the primary intention is for them to be used by any lecturer during a classroom lecture.The notebooks may also be considered as templates for the students to refer to in solvingtheir own problems since the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William O. Jolley; Hartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

significant number of publications available [5] on the theory, development and usageof the finite element method, it may be rather difficult for an instructor to identify aneffective plan of study. The educational objectives for a course depend on whether thestudent or practitioner is a user or a researcher/developer of the technology: • User. The user needs to learn the proper use of the finite element method for the solution of complex problems. This will require fundamental understanding of theory. • Research/Developer. The researcher/developer needs a thorough understanding of the finite element method theory in order to develop new and, perhaps, extend the existing methodologies and/or develop or modify a finite

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; R.J. Bennett; R. Jacoby; M.I. Mendelson; D.A. Keating

Conference Session

Instructional Technology--What Works

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Rumen Stainov; Tanya Zlateva; Eric Braude

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Richards

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

learning to be adaptable. One participant statedsimply, ―I guess I became even more flexible, to be adjusted to different cultures.‖ He went on toexplain how he ―couldn‘t get all of the things that I liked in the States in China.‖ But, he learnedto get along without those things; particularly, he explained, the foods that he enjoyed eating atthe Purdue dining courts. The other participant talked about how the language barrier forced herto be more flexible. She explained, ―You have to adapt even though you do not know theirlanguage.‖ Participation in the GEARE program convinced some participants that they shouldconsider an international career. Before enrolling in the GEARE program, one participant wasalready planning to pursue an MBA at

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee, Virginia Tech ; John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engagement. Middle school science studentswho reported fulfillment of their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness were morelikely to continue enrolling in science courses and plan to pursue careers in science.5 Incomparing junior-high and elementary students’ autonomous motivation to complete homeworkassignments, researchers attributed the older students’ decreased motivation to their teachers’poor support of the students’ psychological needs, when compared to elementary school studentsand teachers.6 Students in physical education classes that perceived a more supportiveenvironment reported greater need fulfillment and engagement in physical education activities.7While fewer researchers have utilized self-determination theory among college

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

International

. Page 22.952.5Challenges For Global ExperiencesGender DifferencesMost IREE participants found their hosts very hospitable, especially in provisions such asarranging meals, transportation and shelter. Yet many of the students did come across challengesin the laboratory. Feelings of being an outsider often arose as well as complications in theresearch plan. It was found that the reactions to these events varied between men and women.Many women interviewed expressed their frustration at laboratory obstacles and theirassertiveness in their response while approaching such impediments. While describing thefeelings of isolation in the laboratory environment one woman said: When I first came in they (lab mates) were all very timid like. At times

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering, littleattention is paid in engineering education to the actual indices being optimized. Response time,productivity, cost are all worthy of making more efficient in general terms, but in specificevaluations, each index is abstracted from a complex socio-technical context wherein competingindicators exist. For example, is labor productivity to be measured by work-hour, by overalllabor cost, or by physical work extended by laborers? By opening technical efficiency toanalytic scrutiny, students might learn a more comprehensive way of planning, conducting, andassessing engineering projects. The easy distinction between technical and social facets ofefficiency calculations makes little sense through the lens of the lifelong-learning framework

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

run various mill operations.This was attempted on some Newcomen-type engines, but was mostly satisfied by both Savery andNewcomen engines pumping water up to a reservoir and then running the water through waterwheels. This overall scheme included additional energy conversions, each with non-unityefficiency. Watt developed rotating shaft output engines in the 1780s. Watt’s plan to use acrankshaft was delayed until the expiration of a patent for use of this device in 1794. As a result, hedeveloped and patented a double gear rotational drive in 1781. After 1794, the crankshaft andflywheel were generally used.incorporating historic engines into current instructionThe graphics, description of operation, and calculations presented in this article

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Mechanical Engineering; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

per cycle or the thermalefficiency of the engine directly.We are writing to request your assistance with developing a thermodynamic model which accuratelyestimates the work produced by our engine per cycle, and determines the thermal efficiency of the engine.Please perform your primary analysis using the data we have provided. We plan to make frequent enginemodifications out in the field which will change the cycle details, so please also make your model easy toadjust with additional p-V data. Hopefully with the help of your model, we will be able to see how makingsmall changes to the cycle affects work produced and thermal efficiency. To keep the model easy to use, weask that you: 1) treat the fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber as

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Isaiah Waindi, SPSU Systems Engineering Graduate

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

TechnologyEach region faces different challenges with managing and developing plans for energy security.For example, while there might be some similarity, China does not face the same challenges asthe United States. Similarly, the East African region has very different challenges from thosecountries. These technologies are being developed to solve problems for the regions whichidentified the need. Wind energy is a great source of electricity in the United States however itmay not work as well in East Africa1. Alternatively, solar power would be well suited for thetropical region which gets great amounts of sunlight.Technology maturity is another challenge. With increasing demand for oil from China, India,Brazil and other emerging nations, renewable

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyu Long, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robyn F Wilson, Purdue University; Jennifer C Batra, Purdue University ; Lindsey B. Anderson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

developmentalnetwork ties, mentor and mentee are linked by several types of ties (e.g., friendship, collaborator,and service on the same committees). These multiplex ties between mentor and mentee can bebeneficial as multiple relationships strengthen the mentor-mentee bond and provide differentvenues for episodic mentoring to emerge naturally. For instance, faculty may engage in multiplementoring episodes through co-teaching courses, working on departmental policies, and sharingcourse plans and grant applications. Furthermore, encouragement of multiplex ties is beneficialfor faculty whose areas of expertise are not redundant with those of their other departmentalmembers. In this regard, our women engineering faculty participants discussed how theirmentoring

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

). Afterengineering analysis and computation for the models against the baseline, we recommend ModelB as the best automated alternative as it has the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Model Awith added quality assurance features.INTRODUCTIONIn preparation for the Las Vegas Automation Tradeshow, Maverick Robotics Corporation(MRC) plans to showcase a small-scale turn-key solution, high-speed, synchronous,manufacturing module (THSMM). Management has given manufacturing the task of designing aTHSMM production line that automatically assembles LEGO miniature sports cars (model#9480). The objective is to design the line to efficiently and economically manufacture onemillion (1M) LEGO sports cars, replacing a factory worker who works a 40-hour week and ispaid

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

negotiate a fit between personal ideas and ideas of others, Page 25.351.10using contrasts to spark and sustain knowledge advancement rather than depending on others tochart that course for them. They deal with problems of goals, motivation, evaluation, and long-range planning that are normally left to teachers or managers.” We found that although such adescription clearly indicates a reduced and different type of role for the instructor, there were stillnumerous opportunities for the instructor to scaffold, share, redirect, and otherwise influencestudent collaborative discourse.With the problem of understanding formulated and initial theories

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith A. Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Raymond L. Price, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of an organization to implement new ideas and the perceptions of organizationalmembers of the presence of certain organizational characteristics that promote innovation. Thecurriculum incubator revealed these characteristics in a curricular change process that challengedtraditional planned change models of curricular change.What are the key characteristics of the curriculum incubator? Key characteristics of the curriculum incubator were identified in a two stage processfirst using qualitative data from interviews then using a survey to determine the strength of theirpresence among faculty. Interview data resulted in the identification of 24 themes perceived byfaculty as characteristic of the curriculum incubator. Figure 1 below lists

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in 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

have already resulted in planned changes to the survey. Details ofthe interviews are presented in the next section. Flow Vis/Fluid Perception of Design Sustainable Energy Mechanics1 I want to study fluids. I want to study design. I want to study sustainable energy.2 The study of fluids is The study of design is useful The study of sustainable useful to society. to society. energy is useful to society.3 Visualizations of fluid Visualizations of fluid flows Sustainable energy flows are very

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, that students in courses without lab components, such as ours, or thosestudents taking on-line courses, should especially benefit from our multi-facetedapproach. All of the concepts that are proposed as part of the project are based uponresearch findings from STEM education research (described below). The plan is todisseminate the MSE apps through the Apple App store, but currently they run only onour many iPod test devices during the development and testing phase of the projectbecause of Apple’s development licensing restrictions. At the conclusion of the project,all materials will be placed on the NSF sponsored National Science Digital Library(NSDL).While much is known about more effective practices in STEM education, many barriersexist to

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

demand unique new competencies of professional engineers.  In the context of the Sociology of Professions, the ASME Board of Governors’ position on licensure reflects an orientation consistent with industries’ interest in maintaining a large supply of low-cost engineering talent. This perspective is clearly not in the best interest of the engineering profession, as it will only contribute further to the commoditization of engineering services and the subordination of the engineer’s professional authority to a corporate entity.References1. Steering Committee to Plan a Summit on the Future of the Civil Engineering Profession in 2025. The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025. Reston, VA: American Society

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Kenneth J. Williamson, Oregon State University; Jeffrey A. Nason, Oregon State University; Goran Jovanovic Ph.D., Oregon State University; Chih-hung Chang, Oregon State University; Adam Z. Higgins, Oregon State University; Craig M. Gates, Oregon State University; Richard Mark Roehner, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

administered at the beginning of the studio project, itis expected that start-up adjustments and normalization of student attitudes would lower theoverall perception of the students. The perceptions for the junior-level courses and thedistributions between the two classes are very similar despite being implemented by entirelydifferent personnel. Such a result is a positive indicator of the benefits of the systematicimplementation plan described above. While the majority of student responses for all threeclasses are positive, a lower fraction of sophomores perceive value. There are several plausiblefactors that may contribute to the difference between sophomores and juniors. As the

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Venters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

ofwriting still provides a useful overview of the ways in which writing practices can supportlearning [47]. He reviews four hypotheses: 1) the initial act of writing itself brings forth newknowledge as writers allow ideas to flow; 2) learning occurs as writers move through therevision process, as writers organize, link, evaluate, and refine their ideas; 3) different genrestructures such as argument, compare/contrast, or analysis support learning by helping studentsmove through logical processes; and 4) learning occurs as students plan their writing and setgoals and sub-goals for problem solving. Klein notes that while each of these hypotheses havemerit, and some degree of empirical evidence existed at the time of his writing to support them,much