Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University; Jacob Schroeder, Clemson University; Hanjun Xian, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

platform. However, they do not Page 14.592.5report any results from a traditional control group.In three related studies20-22, group dynamics and performance between teams of studentscommunicating over the Internet (experimental) were compared with teams of studentscommunicating in a traditional face-to-face manner (control). Whitman et al.20 reported thatstudent teams in the experimental group performed equally as well on a final project as studentteams in the control group. But, teams in the control group indicated higher levels of satisfactionwith various measures of group dynamics. Kirschman and Greenstein21 reported higher levels

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, The University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

would ideally lead to good grades (positive feedback) which in turn leads to increased motivation and ultimately more learning.5. At a local scale, complex systems are in a constant state of flux Within complex systems, the local relationships among agents are constantly changing and agents themselves are changing their roles or moving into or out of the system in short periods of time. In other words, there is considerable, varied activity at a local scale. Within engineering education there is much happening at a local scale within a single day or even an hour. There are students in class listening to lectures, working on homework, conducting research on a topic for a project, working in the computer lab, writing papers

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Figure 17 Brick project; irst, freshman(design thinking) becomes revealed, and consequently, studio assignment by Maurice McDonaldsolidiied into tangible design criteria. As such, designthinking can be scrutinized and validated with more objective criteria. With the introduction ofcomputational tools, we create an opportunity for individuals with less experience to navigateintuitively through design problems with more conidence. Technology, in this case, enables thedemocratization of specialized and complex knowledge by bringing computationally intensivetasks into a visually accessible working interface. While this might create a false conidence insome individuals, leading to design errors, the ‘democratic’ quality of digital simulation

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

(Brainard and Carlin2). According to the National Research Council in 1998, the inadequaciesand inconsistencies of collection and maintenance of evaluation and retention data are majorhindrances to projecting future manpower needs and identifying problems in the sciences field.Without access to consistent data which predicts success, engineering programs lack the abilityto pinpoint deficiencies within their academic program and keep talented students. In addition toincreasing attrition rates within engineering majors, another problem faced by departments isattracting talented high school applicants. Felder et al.5 in their study on longitudinal engineeringperformance and retention found that both the increasing difficulty of attracting high

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has authored or co-authored 13 archival journal publications and 27 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy that is funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Oliveira is an ABET evaluator, and serve as panelist

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

tight control of implementation. It uses managerialist practices. ≠ Type D is the enterprise and is orientated to the outside world and it espouses continuous learning in a turbulent environment. Management style is one of devolved leadership where decision making is devolved and its dominant unit is the small project team. Students are seen as clients and partners. There is tight policy definition but loose control of implementation.McNay15 concludes from his research that all universities draw on each type ofmanagement.Similarly Coaldrake & Stedman16, suggest that most universities around the world aremoving from loose policy definition to a policy that is more firmly

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Brian Benini, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

classrooms.Many of them fall under the general umbrella of active learning methods. Some of these includeinquiry-based learning2, experiential learning3, various types of project based learning4, andworkshops5. An interesting comprehensive program for teaching physics using a hands-oninteractive environment in large classes has been developed by North Carolina State University6.Known as SCALE-Up (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics), itis being incorporated in schools around the country including Arizona State, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, and the authors own school, Penn State Behrend7. Much of the work inthese areas has taken place in science classrooms but is now finding its way into engineeringclassrooms as

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Corina Owens, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

either in the past or future.The findings of this study will not only serve to inform the project leadership regardingthe effectiveness of the modules, but will also provide the greater community with abreadth of valuable tools and information to both guide online instruction in other coursesand at other institutions as well as the evaluation of these courses.Description of ModulesThe web-based modules12 used in support of the class are customized and holistic indesign. The modules provide an overview of essential background needed for the course Page 14.923.3and present course materials and information using a variety of tools and deliverymethods

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

function set created provides the minimum number of thermodynamicfunctions required to teach a two-course sequence in undergraduate engineeringthermodynamics. Page 11.65.2Each computational analysis package has strengths and weaknesses when compared to theothers. EES also has the thermodynamic functions discussed here (and functions for many otherfluids). While EES is not a traditional structured programming language, the appearance of EESprograms is similar to the appearance of C or FORTRAN programs, and some users find the unitconversion procedures awkward in EES. MathCAD was chosen for this project because of itsmathematical report appearance

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, University of Texas-El Paso; Ann Darnell, University of Texas-El Paso

, a three-phase project. These ideas were based on the literature citing theneed for intensive academic planning through intrusive advising, freshman orientation, academicreviews for low-performing students, special programs that provide academic support includingtutoring, group study, and a study center, a sense of belonging on campus, small classes,exposure to faculty during the first years, supplemental (developmental) educational instruction,meaningful undergraduate research, a freshman seminar course, and support of new teachingmethodologies for faculty.9,10 Cultural changes at the University were led by the UniversityPresident centering on UTEP’s vision and mission of providing quality higher education to adiverse student population

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

confronting engineering topics for the first time; in a sense, they say “Don’tTELL me, SHOW me!”I. IntroductionPhysical models are a great way to both educate and motivate the student and can greatlyimprove student learning. Sound innovative? Sounds new? Not really; these types of techniqueswere in use at the United States Military Academy and nearly every other engineering institutionat the beginning of the 20th century (Figure 1). Hands-on models were once the cornerstone ofevery class in mechanics, but today many classrooms are equipped with only a textbook,chalkboard (if lucky), and a computer projection system. Is this enough? Not hardly! How canfaculty in today’s classrooms foster an atmosphere that is more conducive to student-centeredlearning

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

polymers and semiconductors. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. Most recently, he has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for a courses on Connecting Mathematics with Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone DesignChell Roberts, Arizona State University Chell A. Roberts is an associate professor of industrial engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech in 1991. He has a MS in Industrial Engineering and a BA in Mathematics from the University

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

curriculum, and increases incrementally in difficulty. Students write several reports in each of the following courses: TENS 2143 Strength of Materials, TENS 2144 Fluid Mechanics, TCET 3244 Construction Materials, TCET 4243 Highway Design,and TCET 4244 Soil Mechanics and Foundations. Page 11.248.6 Student reports are graded as if they were being prepared by a professional. Students receive detailed feedback, and will meet one-on-one with the instructor to discuss improvements in writing style. Finally, a presentation on a group term project is a major element of TCET 4243. Faculty members establish format and standards for

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

well as professor of mechanical engineering. He received his M.S. and D.Eng. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. His primary educational passion is real-world design, and he spent his last sabbatical leave at IDEO in Palo Alto, CA, sharpening some rusty design tools.Derek Reamon, University of Colorado DEREK REAMON is a senior instructor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he has taught Circuits and Electronics, Mechatronics, Component Design and the interdisciplinary First-Year Engineering Projects. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. His foremost research interests include assessment

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodor Richardson, University of South Carolina; Dayle Lytle, Richland County School District One; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Mitch Wyatt, Richland County School District One

an analysis of the online academy under Page 11.208.2consideration, a discussion of the advised best practices resulting from the study will be includedat each step.The case study on which this paper will focus is the Richland One Virtual Education Resources(Rover) Academy. This is the project of Richland County School District One in Columbia,South Carolina. Rover Academy is being developed to provide students with an increased accessto educational materials and courses not generally offered within their schools. As it currentlyexists, Rover Academy is an intranet environment inaccessible from outside of the school district.This is to pilot

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

differential pressure transducer. The timing, powermanagement, control, measurement and data storage for the entire payload is handled by anembedded PIC™ microcontroller. A rocket launch date is set near the end of the semester with awell-publicized formal countdown commenced well in advance of the launch to help promoteinterest and build excitement for the event. The students are active participants in the launch andrecovery operations. The raw data collected during the flight is uploaded from the payloadmemory for interpretation and analysis by the students. A flight performance report based on thedata is submitted by each student. This paper presents and discusses the details of the rocketsystem, the role of the project in the course and feedback

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

seen that evening students are much more grounded in their assessment of theirfuture growth requirements and potential.A good comparison of the day and evening student population is given by the Industrial ControlSystems course sequence as given in the electrical engineering technology program atNortheastern University. Over 200 students have completed this sequence since its inception alittle over 5 years ago. During that time, both day and evening students have participated in thatcourse of study. From an observation of both segments, it can unequivocally be said that the part-time evening students have performed in a far more professional and mature manner. In fact,given the same project material, evening students complete their assignments

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

variables found in both the academic andprofessional settings that influence particular individuals’ decisions to engage in unethicalbehavior.To understand what motivates a student’s decision to engage in unethical behavior in college andthe connection between this behavior and future unethical behavior in professional practice, theauthors undertook the Work Experience Study (WES) as part of a larger research project. TheWES was designed as an exploratory study to provide insight into students’ decision makingprocesses in instances where they had previously been tempted to engage in unethical behaviorsin college and workplace settings. In short, WES is meant to investigate the usefulness ofseveral important variables involved in students’ ethical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Evans; Jerry Gabriel, Cornell University

, orwhatever is identified as representing skill tends to vary enormously. As a result, any across-the-curriculum (even classroom to classroom) approach to assessing student learning becomesextremely difficult to fashion simply because we do not agree about what to count specifically,or more generally, what counts as evidence of learning. Furthermore, since the range of teachingand learning situations within which communication is taught and learned – traditionalclassrooms to student team competitions to service-learning projects – are radically different andgrowing increasingly so, that difficulty is certainly amplified. Then, add to this our hope andexpectation that students will learn to communicate across cultural boundaries, to be cognizant ofthe

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

modify existing course assignments, projects, etc. as the basisfor our review whenever possible.We next identified courses which most clearly required students to demonstrate achievement ofour Program Outcomes. Faculty teaching these courses volunteered to save paper or electroniccopies of all the student work submitted (i.e., work from all students in the class) for something(an assignment, a test question, a project, a report) that the instructor believed – if completedcorrectly – would demonstrate achievement of a designated, relevant Program Outcome.Prior to beginning to write our criteria and rubrics, we decided to keep the rubrics as simple aspossible. At this initial stage we were primarily interested in whether a given sample of student

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Australia Project. Available online: http://data.brs.gov.au/mapserv/biomass/factsheets/Atlas_006.pdf.5. Abbas, C. A. and M. Cheryan. 2002. Emerging biorefinery opportunities. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 98-100: 1147.6. Audsley, E. and J. E. Annetts. 2003. Modeling the value of a rural biorefinery – part I: the model description. Agricultural Systems 76: 39-59. Page 11.278.137. Annetts, J. E. and E. Audsley. 2003. Modeling the value of a rural biorefinery – part II: analysis and implications. Agricultural Systems 76: 61-76.8. Gravitis, J., J. Zandersons, N. Vedernikov, I. Kruma, and V. Ozols-Kalnins

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

opportunities relevant tounderstanding the social, cultural, economic, legal, policy, and political contexts ofenvironmental engineering challenges” (p. 80). That said, interdisciplinary work is notnecessarily straightforward in the academy as historically designed. As colleagues andepistemologies from different disciplines come together in a variety of ways, the interface can beboth productive and complex [2], [9].Researchers also point to community partnerships and service learning experiences inundergraduate civil and environmental engineering curricula that reflect both systems andinterdisciplinary problem-based frameworks. They describe positive outcomes and challenges ofsuch community-engaged project work, such as students’ expanded opportunity

Conference Session

Engaging the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew M. Barry, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha E. Wismer; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

engineering roles. He served as the mechanical coordinator for the RMU Engineering Department for six years, and was the Director of Outreach for the Research and Outreach Center in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. In 2019, Dr. Kerzmann joined the Me- chanical Engineering and Material Science (MEMS) department at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the advising coordinator and associate professor in the MEMS department, where he positively engages with numerous mechanical engineering advisees, teaches courses in mechanical engineering and sustainability, and conducts research in energy systems. Throughout his career, Dr. Kerzmann has advised over eighty student projects, some of which have won

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Madeline Schreiber, Virginia Tech; Katrina Ramsdell, Virginia Tech; John Muffo, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

questions, and a few slides did not have any headlines). The remaining twosections viewed the same information from slides that used succinct sentence headlines.In the slide transformations, other changes occurred such as typographical changes andconversions of bullet lists to more visual evidence. However, for the fifteen slidetransformations considered in this study, the principal change was the conversion of atraditional headline to a succinct sentence headline. After each class period, all four sections of students had access to copies of theslides that the instructor had projected. Then after the five class periods, the students wereasked to recall a set of assertions from those slides. For those in the two sections taughtfrom the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan W. Krauss, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Arjumand Ali, Grand Valley State University; Amy L. Lenz, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

watch the lecture ahead of time and then use class time for extensive examples or activelearning activities. Flipped instruction can be particularly helpful in control-related courses byensuring that students still receive adequate instruction in control theory while making time forchallenging experimental projects. As reported by de la Croix and Egerstedt, students who aregiven challenging projects but not enough instruction in control theory often create complexcontrol algorithms that are not sound 15 . Conversely, students who receive control theory but arenot given experimental projects often have a difficult time implementing the theory they havelearned.Flipped instruction can be particularly powerful when augmented by low-cost, easy-to

Conference Session

Pre-college: Blending Computers, Computational Thinking, and Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Department of Computer Science University of Wyoming 1 andrea.burrows@uwyo.edu, 2mike.borowczak@uwyo.eduAbstractThis paper provides a view of 22 K12 teachers' expectations versus the actuality of immersioninto an engineering education computer science (CS) project during a Math/Science Partnership(MSP) grant called RAMPED, which was a 16-day, yearlong MSP grant. The CS session usingNetLogo was selected for focused examination. NetLogo is a multi-agent simulator that uses theeducational Logo programming language and was designed for classroom modeling experience.The research question for the study was, "How do K12 teachers view their skill set of usingcomputer science in their

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Leigh Sliko, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Bolha, TE Connectivity Mechanical/Project Engineer. Sara is a robotic automation project engineer in TE Connectivity's Global Technology group. She is responsible for design and implementation of flexible automated cells for TE Connectivity's 80+ North America and EMEA production facilities.  “Experiences of Female Civil Engineers in the Workplace” by Ms. Amanda Hess, Senior Project Engineer; and Ms. Kate Aulenbach, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineer, Gannett Fleming, Inc, a civil engineering company in Central Pennsylvania.  “Real Challenges Engineers Face in the Workplace - Working with People,” by Ms. Ms. Rachel Smithers. Area Manager, ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC. Ms. Rachel Smithers

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Christian Matheis, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

from practices and experiments, from praxis. Because of the need for further praxis inliberatory engineering education as a pedagogical imperative, and the limited, almost nonexistentengagement between the topics we place in conversation (pedagogy, critical thinking, liberationpraxis and theory), this paper aims to initiate and catalyze attention on the subject matter, but itwill not aim to resolve some of the questions it opens. Rather, we emphasize the importance ofliberatory theory and praxis for contemporary engineering education and, then, suggest somecriteria that might guide praxis and broader shifts in pedagogical strategies. To that end, weintend for the project to prompt further research and discussion on these topics.Engineering

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership; Andrea L. Robledo, Angelo State University; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

silenced or sanctioned. We recognize the wealth of bodies ofknowledge, skills, and practices that Latinx adolescents bring to the classroom. Our work viewsNepantla as the state that leads to new knowledge, and acknowledge that framing engineeringproblems with a different worldview is not a “deficient” understanding of engineering in general.On the contrary, we suggest that recognizing Latinx adolescents’ unique perspectives of viewingengineering has the potential of creating opportunities for culturally responsive engineeringeducation.Context of the StudyThis project took an ethnographic approach to qualitative research14 to investigate how Latinxadolescents became nepantleros and nepantleras as they worked in community-basedengineering challenges

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

equity and inclusive social justice.ResultsWe have three stories to share: Lorena writes about her experience as an undergraduate studentexperiencing microaggressions in a group explicitly designed to foster and model inclusivepractices; Devlin writes about his experience as a faculty member trying to facilitate that groupand address those microaggressions, and; Christina writes about her experience as a graduatestudent collecting and reporting her colleagues’ negative experiences in a positive and productiveway.LorenaThe purpose of the project I was taking part in was to create and implement inclusive groups forstudents These groups are intended to benefit students who feel excluded or uncertain in anunfamiliar environment. The group met for