Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Research Group, Inc.7. Foor, C.E., Walden, S.E. & Trytten, D.A. (2007). “I wish that I belonged more in this whole engineering group:” Achieving individual diversity. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(2) pp. 103-115.8. Eglash, R. (2002). Race, Sex, and Nerds: From Black geeks to Asian American hipsters. Social Text, 20(2), pp. 49-64.9. Lichtenstein, G., Loshbaugh, H.G., Claar, B., Chen, H.L., Jackson, K. & Sheppard, S.D. (2009). An engineering major does not (necessarily) an engineer make: Career decision making among undergraduate engineering majors. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(3), pp. 227-234.10. Mitchell, K.E., Levin, A.S. & Krumboltz, J.D. (1999). Planned happenstance: Constructing

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

possibilities. However, the spectral density of the samples might not deliver all of theinitially planned combinations (and histograms). Although Tables (2) and (3) show a promisingset of such unique features (and their corresponding Histograms), at the time, there was noguarantee to physically compile such distinct sets from the 200 available springs.Fortunately, (as will be shown in section V-1,) the recommended springs provide normaldistribution. Additionally, the fact that only 150 out of the 200 springs would be utilized (forcreation of the six (6) sets of 25 springs,) makes the choices available for the desired ranges andfrequencies significantly broader. It should be clear that while another group may be able toreplicate the sets chosen by this

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

expected. During the fall, students convincedthe professor to alter the plan for their use by including the responses in the students’ journals.This resulted in a few responses being recorded in the journals but not reviewed by the professoruntil well after the class discussion, as well as in some students’ failure to complete theresponses at all. This experience emphasized the necessity of immediately collecting theseresponses after one minute of writing.During Spring Semester, one-minute papers were assigned in class about three times. As noted,these were the less mature students, and their responses were less helpful than anticipatedbecause they tended to give polite, vague responses. Also, the professor was unable to use thisstrategy as often

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

information was to accomplish thefollowing things. First, we wanted to verify that the project-based learning, at least from astudent perception perspective, met the purposes for why we implemented it in the first place.Can team-based, project-based learning assignments that require learners to plan and design howto teach others the course concepts increase subject matter mastery, interest in the subject, andthe ability to see applications of the content in the everyday world? The survey data helped us toanswer these questions. Momentarily, we’ll share that data as evidence that according to thestudents the project assignment had the intended effect.Second, from an instructional design standpoint for the course, we wanted to learn what workedfor

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Rachel Louis, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

which long, informalconversations about issues not directly related to work would be considered appropriate, andwhere the initiative in the conversation would rest with the senior individual. His narrativeillustrates that in a short period of time, he had made the shift to planning for a focussed,efficient meeting in which he showed appropriate initiative in the North American low powerdistance, low context environment.Similarly, participants reported the PPEM course offered a head start on the networking process.A single class was devoted to the topic, and guest speakers including professors and othersexternal to the university came in and allowed IEEQ students to interact and exchangeinformation. Subsequently, a provincial engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah L Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Gary Teng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Elizabeth Sharer, Francis Marion University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

large. These projects provide students with the experience ofworking with established engineers. They also provide a marketing opportunity for the Collegeof Engineering (COE), as well as the capstone design program. In the last four years, coursepopulation has increased from 60 to 265. The solution described herein for the studentassignment problem allows projects to be staffed with students using a weighted coefficient foreach student/project combination. This course begins with an event where projectrepresentatives are present to answer student queries regarding project specifics andexpectations. The course timetable is such that project assignments need to be made quickly, sothat an initial planning meeting with student teams, faculty

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

understanding of subject matter. They found that service-learning is moreeffective over four years and that the messiness inherent in helping solve real community-basedproblems enhances the positive effects  (Eyler & Giles, 1999).  Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills),choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures exceptself-efficacy, leadership, and

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mia Markey; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Buck; Kathleen Wage; Cameron Wright; Thad Welch

questions on the SSCI exams, including eight example questions taken directly from theexams. Section 4 outlines the studies now underway to evaluate the current versions of theexams. Section 5 presents the results from these studies with the data collected to date.Lastly, Section 6 summarizes our findings thus far and describes our future plans.2 Exam DevelopmentSignals and systems is typically taught in the late sophomore or early junior year. Represen-tative texts for this subject include the books by Oppenheim and Willsky with Nawab,6 andby Lathi.7 As indicated in the introduction, there are several ways to organize the signalsand systems material. One approach is to present continuous-time topics first, followed bydiscrete-time topics; a

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

abroad has been resolved bypreparing an approved “program of study” for each student prior to departure to the hostuniversity. As part of the application process, students, with their academic advisor’s approval,list courses that must be taken in order to complete their degree and provide course syllabi andother documentation on these courses for the review of prospective host campuses. Advisors atthe host campus recommend equivalent courses and provide similar documentation for thestudent’s own advisor, who then approves this plan of study before the student departs foroverseas. ABET was consulted on this method and has endorsed this general approach. Tocomplement the credit transfer process, a course databank was recently created, listing

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Keating

made, most have been piecemeal at best, seeming never to break intothe mainstream of U.S. graduate engineering education at the national level. This is no longer acceptableif America is to sustain a competitive advantage in advanced engineering and technological leadership inthe global economy. This situation will continue unless there is deliberate, planned systematic action foreducational leadership at the national level. In order to meet the challenge for sustainable change, theASEE-Graduate Studies Division has formed a National Collaborative Task Force to spearhead actionacross the country to purposefully address the compelling issues for needed reform in engineeringgraduate education. The National Collaborative is charged not only to

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem, Marshall University

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Peter N. Knox, State University of New York at Binghamton; Sawsan Werfelli, Binghamton University; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton

practices[20]. Despite growing evidence of the importance of introducing elementary students toengineering concepts and activities, several systemic barriers persist in truly integrating andsustaining these concepts into curriculum and practices in schools. Few students express interestor plans for STEM and engineering careers or experiences, as they’re often not exposed to thediscipline or its applicability during their K-12 education. This is likely due in large part to thelimited or nonexistent training or preparation that K-12 teachers receive in integratingengineering principles into their existing curriculum or content areas [21]. Epstein and Miller[29] corroborated these findings, adding evidence that educators understand the importance

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial En- gineering Sept 2010 - present Center Associate Director of Operations, Engineering Education Research Center Jan 2011- Sept 2013 Visiting Assistant Professor Sept 2008 – Sept 2011 Graduate Research Assis- tant Sept 2002 – Sept 2008 Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA Project Manager/Planning Department Aug 1992- Oct 1994 University of Delaware, Delaware Transportation Center, Newark, DE Graduate Research Assistant Aug 1990 - May 1992 University of Novi Sad, Institute for Traffic and Transportation Eng., Serbia Research Associate /Lecturer Aug 1987 – Aug 1990 Selected Publications • Bursic K., Vidic N., Yildrim T. P., Besterfield-Sacre M., Shuman L., (2013

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Zietlow, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

iii Page 24.958.12 Therefore, the thermal resistances are a function of the convective heat transfercoefficients, and the conductivity and geometry of the channels and fins. For this systemanalysis, it is assumed the fin and channel geometries, except for the length of the channels, andflow rates have been optimized. Geometry and flow optimization is beyond the scope of thispaper but is planned for a future work. With these geometries and flows, the convective heattransfer coefficients, conductivity of the channels and the fin efficiency are fixed. This in turnfixes the overall heat transfer coefficient. For the area of the

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Karl A. Haushalter, Harvey Mudd College; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

sciences, in particular, task value is closely linked with the student’sdesire to pursue and persist in these subject areas even two years after the task value ismeasured9. Self-reported or subjective task value has also been linked to future course plans andactual choices of courses as well as achievement10-12. Task value has multiple componentsincluding the intrinsic, attainment, and utility value of a task as well as the perceived cost ofpursuing that task7. Intrinsic value refers to the inherent enjoyment that engineering is expectedto provide the student over the course of his or her program. Attainment, on the other hand,speaks to the student’s perception of how important the engineering course of study is to his orher future career and the

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, multidisciplinary engineering issues. Toinitiate the 45 minute long discussion, student participants first read a short scenario that presents Page 24.1070.2some technical and non-technical details of the topic. To guide the discussion after reading thescenario, students are given a discussion prompt in the form of a series of questions that directthe participants to identify problems, consider stakeholder perspectives, and outline a plan tolearn more about the problems. McCormack et al. explored best practices for administering andusing the EPSA rubric [3].Student performance with respect to the set of ABET professional skills is determined by

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

good work ethic can achieve success in a STEM-related field. To helpalleviate these preconceived, negative stigmas about engineering, the STEM teachers plan tospend more time informally educating their school staff about the field of engineering, that it isfor any student who is willing to work hard and dedicate themselves to it; it is not just for “reallysmart” people who are good at math.Limitations of Study/Further QuestionsThe findings of these analyses should be placed within the limitations of this study. The cohortof participants is drawn from students attending Skyline High School in Longmont, CO. Studentsself-select into the program at this high school by applying to the STEM Academy during their8th grade year. While 8th grade

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Joy Arbor, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

a title.Purpose:The purpose of this assignment is for students to reflect on how the facts, techniques, and skillslearned in MECH 210 can be useful in their co-op job, and/or how their co-op job impacts theirview of the material learned in class.Structure:The essay should contain the following elements. These are not separate questions; there shouldbe a logical flow and transitions between the paragraphs.  A description of your co-op assignment, with sufficient detail so that a reader could understand what industry the company is in, what they do in general, and what your specific role is. You may also include information on what you plan or hope to do in future co-op terms, if this is different than what you’ve done

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Siddarth Hari, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

technicalperformance parameters by assessing the needs of prospective users of their system. Once thoseperformance parameters are established, the students are responsible for creating their own workbreakdown structure, as well as planning and executing the entire design and development effort.The only major milestones the students are required to meet are two formal design reviews forexternal evaluators at the end of the fall and winter quarters, and a public demonstration of thefinished product at an annual campus-wide innovation festival at the end of the academic year.An instructor of record is assigned responsibility for the course but there are no requiredtextbooks or formal lectures. The students jointly construct a common understanding of newconcepts

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youyi Bi, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University; Tahira N. Reid, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

forth their best effort. These issues will be addressed during the remainder of thisstudy. Future work will involve exploring whether students’ problem solving performance willbe improved by enhancing their spatial thinking abilities or understanding of key concepts inmechanics. In addition, we are planning on extending this research to other areas of application,such as engineering design or other disciplines and recruiting participants at various levels ofacademia (i.e. graduate students, instructors, and faculty members) to examine the impact ofexperience/expertise. Although eye-trackers are becoming more accessible and affordable, theyare not widely used and it requires trained personnel to manage every stage of the study. Inaddition

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

when they have completed one or both of the surveys,even if they elect to have their data excluded from the study. The initial analysis of the resultshas shown that the two courses have achieved the goals of motivating students’ interest in thefield, supporting learning of the concepts presented in the companion lecture courses, andincreasing students’ self-confidence to design, simulate, construct, and characterize circuits13. Alongitudinal study of the impact of the hands-on laboratory courses is planned.2.3 Mobile StudiosA Mobile Studio is technology-based pedagogy based on inexpensive hardware/software which,when connected to a PC (via USB), provides functionality similar to that of electronic laboratory

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

choosewhich topic was most interesting and join the team. Timing was such that the first item (theAgreement of Cooperation19) was due at the end of the first week of class so that the teams werestarted quickly with a clear, immediately milestone. Feedback was given on these agreements sothat students had all discussed how to deal with conflict, differing work ethic, and how to bestrespect each other’s ideas. The schedule and plan of progress reports were outlined in thesyllabus on the first day of class for the students. The progress reports were: • Team’s Agreement of Cooperation: Outline goals and guidelines of group participation. • Progress Report 1: Introductory description of proposed, novel analytical

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

.” Another studentrecommended using a medium other than sticky notes for information exchange and stated,“perhaps find a better method than sticky notes, throw balls with numbers?” We plan to re-visitthe design of our game and our choice of materials in light of these suggestions, though movingaway from sticky nodes—a medium that is useful for quickly generating representations ofcustom messages—would reduce the game’s expressiveness. The second trend is that studentswere disappointed at some of the overhead involved in the initial setup of each style-specificgame; one suggested that participants be “given specific instructions ahead of time” and anotherthat we should “decide participants before starting the activity; this would decrease down time

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingyu Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students attempted more credit hours than non-engineering students in general, the former were more sensitive to scholarship credit-hourrequirements. In Georgia, engineering students became more likely to attempt fewer credits inthe first year, while total students were unaffected by the scholarship.While the number of credit hours represents a convenient continuous variable to measure thecurricular progression of students, it is relevant to discuss student progression with respect to the“full load” threshold, since this threshold determines what fraction of students can graduate ontime or early and which are falling behind the stated curriculum plan. Scholarship effects onfirst-year full load attempted by residents similarly varied based on