Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that are necessary for fidelity. In this study, we will refer to them as criticalcomponents.Mowbray and coworkers[12] reviewed the literature on fidelity of implementation to identifycommon steps used to establish, measure, and validate the fidelity criteria of an innovation.Author et al. developed a list of critical components using Mowbray et al. as a framework. Theliterature and a panel of experts with experience in the development and implementation of RBISwere consulted to create a list of critical components for each RBIS. A full list of RBIS andcritical components can be found in Appendix A (Note: Having students “Participate in activitiesthat engage them in course content through reflection and/or interaction with their peer

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Smith-Jackson; Chang Soo Nam; Chanel Thomas

to the learning styles of Type A individuals and designingWeb pages targeted towards individuals using search engines will support information literacy inEngineering Students. Future implications include researching the effects of Behavior Type onparticular areas of study such as Engineering and Mathematics vs. English and History.Introduction Information literacy refers to a “person's ability to access and understand a variety ofinformation resources (Lenox and Walker, 1993; p. 314) 2.” Information literacy in Engineering isimportant for both academic and career success. Web and database searches are common activitiesassociated with information retrieval, and information literacy reflects an individual’s knowledge andskills

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusong Li; Eugene J. LeBoeuf

types of boundary conditions, reflective of completely mixedflow reactors and completely mixed batch reactors, are also included. Illustrations of theeducation benefits derived from use of the web-based laboratory are demonstrated by twoexamples.Introduction Understanding the complex processes controlling the mass distribution, transportation,reaction, and transformation of contaminants within the natural or engineered environment iscritical for sustainable agricultural practices, water and wastewater treatment, and effective andefficient contaminant remediation. Communicating an understanding of the underlying conceptsof mass transfer processes, however, has been a difficult challenge in civil and environmentalengineering education [1

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

presence ofpolymer. Each foil collection plate was carefully placed into a plastic sandwich bag fortransport to a local University and inspected under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).A Ziess VP 5 Supra scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to image the fibrousmats. The SEM samples were prepared by sputter coating, Denton Vacuum, with Pttarget at 40 milli amps for 35 s resulting in a 7-8 nm conductive film. The SEM was runat 3.5 KV at a 11mm working distance in high vacuum. Image results were sent via emailto students for fiber diameter analysis with Image J.Methods: The schools that participated in this project were from three different regionsin the Greater Philadelphia Region and reflect three different learning environments

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

completed the year he retired in 1977.OIT’s subsequent history reflects the initial path Purvine established. It continued to focus onhands-on technical education, working closely with industry through regular meetings withadvisory councils. OIT hires primarily faculty with industry experience, and continues Purvine’stradition of stressing education in communications and other non-technical subjects. It alsomaintains close ties with the ASEE and ECPD. For example, faculty at OIT led the effort to editand publish the volume of ASEE Engineering Technology history in 1995. Today, the institutionis recognizably a manifestation of Purvine’s desire to provide for “The Forgotten Generation.”Due to his contributions, Purvine was recognized as one of the

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

included in theengineering and engineering technology curriculum. The findings indicate that American toolshops are using innovative technologies, updating machinery, and instituting new strategies. Thetool shops making this transition are the adaptors creating new competitive advantages byrevising their strategies to reflect competitive changes, offering products fitting into uniqueniches, supplying specialized customer services, and providing rapid delivery. The results fromthis study have been incorporated into engineering and engineering technology courses to betterprepare graduates for careers in engineering management for manufacturing based industries.IntroductionForeign competition has had an extremely negative impact on American

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca N Macdonald, East Carolina University; Erich Connell, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

.    Page 23.259.3Figure 1: Assignment InstructionsThis assignment followed course textbook reading which provided a pragmatic historicalrationale of the evolution of construction from its origins to the present.5 In addition, emphasiswas placed upon understanding how residential construction evolved from the primary criteria ofsurvival to that of comfort, and adapted according to location.3 Drawing from this insight, theexercise was intended for pairs of students to propose a residence on the moon. This encouragedindividual reflection and a team situation requiring students to take their ideas, discuss, andultimately compromise on a final solution. The submittal was to include a materials list, methodof construction, design rationale and a

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Strauss; Patrick Terenzini

consistency reliability coefficients (Cronbach’s Alpha) for each ofthe factor scales. The alphas were above .83 on all but two scales. On those scales, the alphaswere .74 and .78. Figure 3 maps the relationships between the nine-factor solution and the original a-kcriterion statements. As can be seen in the figure, and with two exceptions, each factor alignsclearly in its content with one of the 11 a-k criteria. In the two exceptions, two sets of itemsexpected to load on discrete factors reflecting two EC2000 criteria (e and j) loaded on anotherfactor (nos. 1 and 2, respectively). Although the generally clear alignment of factor scales withdistinct EC2000 outcomes criteria is psychometrically noteworthy, the failure of two sets ofitems to load

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Board; April Brown; Joseph Holmes; Hisham Massoud; Steven Cummer; Jungsang Kim; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel; Gary Ybarra

designexperiences within the framework of a flexible curriculum. Students have benefited fromthe combination of curricular flexibility and rigorous coursework, and over the past twodecades courses in the core curriculum have seen incremental changes in both contentand structure. The overall structure and intent of the core curriculum, however, has notbeen examined during this time, is circuit-centric, and does not fully reflect moderncurricular philosophies and approaches to learning or engineering education. The currentcurriculum is further limited in that the core courses do not offer a vertically integratedthematic introduction to ECE as a discipline nor are they reflective of the broader scopeof the ECE field of study. In 2003, NSF awarded Duke a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

the laser beam) relative to its home position?c. How will you calculate the positions of the transmitter?With regards to the second room, the students were asked:a. How will you consistently and quantitatively define the angles of the transmitted laser beam, reflected laser beam, and the beam as received at the object?b. For a given laser beam, how are these angles related to each other (e.g., complementary, supplementary, congruent).c. How will you calculate the positions of the transmitter for cases where you reflect the beam off the mirror? Page 9.919.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Bill Kitchen

figure 1 below, is a frameworkthat serves as a development tool for instructors and business partners, a delivery devise forinstruction and a process grid for students who actually work the case. Figure 1The Learning Cycle is set in the context of an active learning environment that assumes high levelsof reflection throughout the experience. An awareness of the real world of complex problems setsa tone for learning that allows students to take risks in their learning process; ask questions thatmay or may not have immediate answers; pose solutions that may or not be workable; and interactwith one another as collaborators in the process of acquiring knowledge and skills while makingconnections. The

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Aldrich; Michael Webber; Scott Dunning

student makes contact with an input device, music may play or lights mayturn on. The HESAV would be used to promote any kind of body movement by rewardingchildren with a short ride along a designated path. The HESAV uses two IR sensors to follow a track consisting of reflective tape placed onthe floor. When the car is started on the track, it will follow the tape for a fixed period of time inresponse to input from the rider. The tape track allows the teacher to easily change the tracklayout to maintain student interest. For safety purposes, a sonar sensor is located on the front ofthe cart. If the cart approaches an object, it will shut down before colliding with the object. The cart is equipped with three on/off switches and a

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

formulated by Felder and Silverman [1988] involves four dichotomous dimensions.Students may be‚ sensing learners (concrete, practical, oriented toward facts and procedures) or intuitive learners (conceptual, innovative, oriented toward theories and meanings).‚ visual learners (prefer visual representations of presented material—pictures, diagrams, flow charts, etc.) or verbal learners (prefer written and spoken explanations).‚ active learners (tend to learn by trying things out, working with others) or reflective learners (tend to learn by thinking things through, working alone).‚ sequential learners (linear, orderly, tend to learn in small incremental steps) or global learners (holistic, systems thinkers, tend to learn in large

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Krause

) course, became aware of the changes in their understandingof DET. Weekly reflection papers, weekly written pre and post tests and lesson plans were usedas data sources. A rubric linking the course outcomes with six major categories (engineering as adesign process, gender and diversity, societal relevance of engineering, technical self-efficacy,tinkering self-efficacy and transfer to classroom teaching) was developed to code text. Severalpasses through the data led to the refinements for the six categories that allowed the coding ofalmost all of the text. We specifically looked for shifts in understanding over a 15-week periodand an awareness that these shifts were taking place (e.g. “It’s not that I had a bad attitude abouttechnology to begin

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

reflection studies. • RF Power Delivery. The MFJ-259B can be used to show the impedance matching function of a matching unit. Bird wattmeters support measurement of forward and reflected power. • Sputtering. A MKS PPTS-1A Plasma Trainer is used to sputter copper onto glass disks. System maintenance and troubleshooting exercises can be performed on the plasma trainer. Page 8.716.4Equipment/Training SystemsThe selection and acquisition of equipment to support a plasma technology course iscritical to successful implementation. In the case of our plasma technology course, twopieces of equipment have been

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Wilson

1998 in order to make national and college-wide comparisons, as UMD participated inthe pilot survey in 1998. Other questions reflect the interests of the IE Department, and allfaculty provided feedback and input for the survey. All questions were rated on a 5-point Likertscale, and higher scores indicate a greater degree of an affirmative response than a lower score.The responses to most questions ranged from “Not at All” to “Very Much”, although some useddifferent descriptors, shown in the appendix.The survey was administered to five IE classes in order to capture the responses of students whoare freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Of the 133 students enrolled in the program, 91were surveyed. Of these 91, 80 were males and 11 were

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Williams; James Hedrick

of techniques such as PowerPoint, overheads, and role-playing.These presentations are peer reviewed with results tabulated by faculty and counselors and sharedwith the students.D. Reflection paper: This is a two page individually written paper which includes a personalassessment of what the student has gained by participating in the workshop. Students are asked tosummarize their experiences by describing what they learned, what was new to them, what theyliked and disliked, and what they enjoyed most. Reflection papers are graded by the director andcoordinator of the workshop.VI. Program AssessmentAll aspects of the workshop are evaluated each year by faculty, counselors, and students. At theend of the workshop, students are asked to complete

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Hutzel

% of this staggering total. In terms of the football field example, the annual energyused for heating, cooling, lighting, and appliances is equivalent to a coal pile over 100 mileshigh. Although the availability of coal and other fossil fuels is gradually decreasing, U.S. energyconsumption is steadily increasing.2 It is not surprising that new technologies for efficientlymanaging energy use, particularly energy used for indoor climate control, are becomingextremely important.The growing importance of energy conservation is reflected by several new career opportunitiesfor Technologists and Engineers. Maintenance engineering, which involves operating andmaintaining mechanical equipment for climate control of modern commercial buildings

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell G. Bly; Ph.D., Paul E. Givens; Anita L. Callahan

A 5 12 4 2 6 11 3 3 B 5 8 2 3 4 9 3 2Observed Χ2 = 7.00Critical Χ2 = 15.507Note: Actual grades reflect the number of each letter grade actually awarded by thefaculty member. Expected grades reflect the number of letter grades that would beawarded if the distributions of letter grades among the various media are the same.Although the transfer of knowledge is not affected by the media used, we know fromprevious

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward C. Roche; David B. Van Dongen

fluid-flow and continuous-heat-transfer experiments. A third experiment selection was left as a student option.The current format requires that each group accomplish the following for each experiment: • Prepare and orally defend a pre-project memorandum before initiating data collection, • Prepare two individual progress reports on the previous weeks data collected, • Present an oral group report on the results, and • Prepare and submit a written group report.The key items in this sequence are the pre-project outline and the oral presentation.The pre-project outline must present a thorough understanding of the technical concepts involvedwith the experiment. This is reflected in a knowledge of the physical limitations of

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David M. Woodall

five years, but may also reflect thepublic perception that nuclear power is a dying technology. The reality is rather dramaticallydifferent, in that the U.S. presently produces over 20% of its electricity from nuclear power, andmany countries around the world generate a much higher fraction. There has been no newnuclear plant ordered in the US during the past fifteen years, but by contrast the world demandfor nuclear electric power is accelerating.Utility production of nuclear electricity in the U.S. is under competitive pressure fromalternative technologies, including coal and natural gas. The pressure from natural gas isespecially intense due to the availability of inexpensive natural gas used to fuel high efficiency,combined cycle gas

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

educate technicians for the rapidly expendingtelecommunications field.The Institution has also made a commitment to revitalizing mathematics and science education,and in particular, to addressing the needs of non-science students. Instruction will be organizedaround broad themes reflective of the current scientific and technological issues facing societytoday.The development and implementation of new, and the restructuring of existing curricula are aconsorted effort of faculty and administration to improve mathematics, science and technicaleducation. Barriers that traditionally prevented significant changes to occur at institutions arebeing removed in order to more effectively respond to the needs of the populations that we serve.The New Jersey

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Mahler; Jon Szafranski; Dawn Werner; Karl Smith

sense in which all profession practice is designlike, must be learned by doing. However much students may learn about designing from lectures or readings, there is a substantial component of design competence--indeed, the heart of it--that they cannot learn in this way. A designlike practice is learnable but is not teachable by classroom methods. And when students are helped to learn design, the interventions most useful to them are more like coaching than teaching--as in a reflective practicum.Learning to think like an engineer means learning to do both analysis and synthesis both aloneand with a group of team members. Learning that is informal, social, and focused on meaningfulproblems helps create

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

.______________________________________________________________________________Continuing conversation and reflection has reinforced our conviction that a nontechnicaldimension is essential to the very notion of Technological Capability; the "technical” is notsynonymous with the "technological,” which encompasses a broader "socio-technical” meaning. 7,8 If so, then perhaps the possibilities for a tighter integration of liberal learning into the technicalcore of engineering education are even more promising than we had originally assumed. (Let usnot forget that the Society for the History of Technology, the leading professional association forhistorians of technology, was formed in 1958-59 by participants in ASEE’s Humanistic-SocialDivision, now known as the Liberal Education Division.) Perhaps, in short, the gap

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Barrett, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

thesystem are represented as dotted lines because this kind of work requires researchers tobridge domains. Identifying these concepts (the top of the pyramid) will inform Page 22.1038.13curriculum development.The bottom of the pyramid describes learning strategies and kinds of thinking necessary,e.g. computational thinking and the ability to handle complex systems. The bottom partof the pyramid may inform pedagogical approaches.Implications of the use of PCK as a theoretical framework to conduct research inengineering education relate to a) the need for better integration between content andpedagogy that is informed by and reflects what practitioners do, b

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

capacitance of a liquid column whose height changes with tilt. The inclinometer’selectronic equilibration and response is quite sluggish. These inclinometers are designed forapplications where either the angle is static or angle changes due to vibrations need to beminimized by damping. In Figure 7, the horizontal error bars for inclinometer data reflect this0.15° uncertainty whereas the troptometer data error bars reflect the least count of 0.1°. We arehoping to replace each inclinometer by an iPod Touch to remedy the issue of sluggish response,and our initial results appear promising.Conclusions1. Students encounter three difficulties in using the existing troptometer: (i) keeping it aligned while mounting it on a specimen, (ii) reading its

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

dilemmas and uncertainties in engineering. The method is Page 22.1436.2modeled on validated instruments designed for other contexts and on major theories in moraldevelopment. The second instrument is a team ethical-climate measure we adapted from onevalidated in business contexts. This measure asks students to self-report their perceptions of theethical behavior of their teammates. The third instrument is a taxonomy of ethicalcomprehension that can be used as a rubric for assessing ethical reflection essays. Our goal forthe first two measures is to demonstrate both reliability and validity by utilizing acceptedpsychometric strategies. Our goal

Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University; Rodney L. Custer, Illinois State University; Raymond A. Dixon, Illinois State University, CeMaST

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

                                                                                                                       1  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0426421. Any Page 22.1508.3opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.   The focus of secondary level engineering education, however, has largely been onprocess. The Standards for Technological Literacy (STL),9 for example, include design-orientedstandards that

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javarro Russell, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Megan France, James Madison University; Ronald Kander, James Madison University; Robin Anderson, James Madison University; Heather Watson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

largely unavailable,especially for PBL projects specific to undergraduate engineering.One reason for the unavailability of tools used for classifying PBL projects is the lack ofprogram and course assessment studies for those implementing PBL. PBL-driven assessmentshould (1) be based in a practice context, (2) reflect the students’ development from novice to anexpert practitioner, and (3) engage in self-assessment and reflection6. Assessment at the programand course level provides opportunities for engineering educators to assess the types of PBLprojects they are using. These assessment processes identify how well learning outcomes arebeing obtained by the students. By applying assessment methods to PBL projects andunderstanding how learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

architectural and physical gapsin SoC design. There is a strong consensus from industry and academic institutions on theimportance and urgency of reflecting the impact of the SoC paradigm shift in engineeringeducation, as traditional programs, especially at the undergraduate level, have not keptpace with this evolution. This paper presents progress using SoC as a theme to achieve aseamless transition from a two-year community college (Camden County College) to thejunior level of a four-year Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program at RowanUniversity. The crux of achieving this seamless transition lies in reconfiguring anddeveloping new courses at Camden County College that not only introduce key conceptstaught in the first two years at Rowan