Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Islam in his 2001 paper “Reflections on large class teaching in the social sciences”2 talks about the need for students to be active, as opposed to passive learners, and the need forlarge classes to be interesting. An interactive teaching style helps significantly to achieve this.The Importance and Role of Tutorial GroupsTutorial groups are an essential follow-on from lectures and a valuable opportunity forstudents to get extra assistance in a small group environment after first attending the lecture.They are often opportunities, particularly in respect of large first year classes, for students topose questions that they might not want to ask in a large group, to go over material covered inthe lecture in more depth and to benefit from each

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. However, assessing theeffectiveness of ethics education programs generally, not just in science and engineering, hasproven to be a rather daunting task. Many of the attempts at assessment have made use of the Defining Issues Test (DIT), aninstrument that measures moral reasoning based on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.[1]Briefly put, the DIT elicits subjects’ responses to moral dilemmas and sorts those responsesaccording to three types of moral reasoning: preconventional, conventional, andpostconventional. A subject’s responses are scored on the simple prevalence of postconventionalreasoning, which involves reflecting on universal principles that apply to all of humanity, andalso the prevalence of postconventional reasoning

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

different means by which students learnnew concepts. Although visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning are the most commonlylisted learning styles, little attention has been given to kinesthetic learning. This isespecially true in lecture-based courses at the college level where the format favorsverbal and visual learners. Here we make a tentative argument for the value of includingkinesthetic learning activities in lecture-based classes as a vehicle for teaching concepts.To begin, it is important to make clear how our working definition of kinesthetic learningmay be different from previous work. First, the term “active learning” already meanssomething to the education community and may include instructor demonstrations,brainstorming, reflections

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Friess; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

International

quantitative and qualitative data for measurement purpose,and these data will be collected by using the appropriate assessment tools11. The measurementtools that will be used are:1. OVERALL ASSESSMENT DESIGN MATRIX11: This matrix is basically the strategic plan for the initiative reflecting the goal, objectives, and targets. Al future surveys and forms of evaluation will be based on the information presented in this matrix. This will serve as the guideline for the structure of the activities, tasks, students’ performance and content evaluations.2. SURVEYS. Two internal surveys will be designed for each initiative: a pre-survey given before the beginning of the tasks to learn about the actual knowledge and skills level of the participants

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

discrete ordinates equations in slab geometry subjectto reflecting boundary conditions. Figure 1 shows how an animation helps explain the conceptsof iterating on the scattering source, assembling the angular fluxes ψi,ng for each mesh point i,ordinate n and group g via successive left-to-right and right-to-left sweeps, and banking scatteredand reflected neutrons for use in the next iteration.In the animation, of which only a snapshot can be depicted in this paper, a source of reflectedneutrons is present at the left-hand edge of the slab of transporting material (yellow). Theanimation shows how the reflected neutron field is used to determine the ordinate fluxes for therightward-directed ordinates at the first mesh boundary point x1/2. The

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

limited to 60 watts. The use a compact florescent lamp whose light output exceeds that of a 60 watt light bulb would not be recommended. _____ 7. My car gets 34 mpg on the highway. That hybrid car also gets 34 mpg on the highway. So, my car’s contribution to global warming is about the same as the hybrid. _____ 8. My elected officials are familiar with global warming issues. _____ 9. Global warming will cause spreading of disease. _____10. A good investment would be a vacation/retirement home on the coast of Florida. ____11. The most common greenhouse gas emitted from human activities is methane. _____12. Greenhouse gases are not good for humans. _____13. Cutting down trees contributes to global warming. _____14. Greenhouse gases reflect

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

16 29 22 13 Report Requirements 1 13 21 41 29 5 Page 12.541.8Mid-term and final course evaluations for this class reflect that, though students find the coursechallenging, they indicate that these are courses where they see how the material relates to thepractice of civil engineering, and that these connections enhance their learning of the material.Table 3 shows the student’s responses to questions regarding course overall. Table 3: Results from Final Course Evaluation in Fall 2006

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odon Musimbi, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

respondents would be completing theirsenior year. The current investigation compares student attitudes as reflected in 2004 to those ofseniors in 2007. The research questions that guide this investigation are: 1. Is there a difference in students’ attitudes with respect to service learning activities as measured by CSAS from 2004 to 2007? 2. Can identified differences in student attitudes with respect to service learning be linked to the activities of the Humanitarian Engineering program?II. MethodsThis section describes the Humanitarian Engineering program at CSM, the courses in which datawere collected, the participating student population, and the analysis techniques.II.1. Humanitarian Engineering ProgramThe Humanitarian Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

acquired also include books based on student interests.Reading and Engineering IntegrationIn addition, teachers at Jamerson use grade level literature that reflects science and mathconcepts. Through teacher read aloud, small guided group reading instruction and independentreading, students are building their scientific and engineering background knowledge andbecoming better readers. In the Natural Resources unit, the fourth grade students read TheCalusas, a fourth grade Florida social studies supplemental non fiction reading resource. TheCalusas were an early Floridian tribe. In reading, the students use this text to deepen theirunderstanding of the early Calusa life using the non fiction text elements, drawing conclusionsand writing a summary of

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

studentreflection in regard to themselves, group members, and their work. Students kepta journal, and writing assignments were given throughout the seminar course.Students were initially asked to reflect on their personal style with regard to futurework within their group. Throughout the development of activities, students keptnotes on brainstorming and draft activities. Midway through the projects,students reflected on what attracted them to engineering as well as anyone thatwas influential in their math and science courses. Students incorporated thisinformation into their activity as a way to introduce and tie their activity toengineering. As students presented their activities, they evaluated each otherusing a rubric that scored each activity based on

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Garcia-Saenz, Purdue University-North Central; Maria Consuelo Garcia Alvarez, Universidad La Gran Colombia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

thanthose who only contacted the co-op. During this service-learning project, it was beneficial forstudents to receive feedback directly from users because it allowed then to connect withcustomers and accomplish the technology-transfer.After the final presentation, students had the opportunity to reflect on their experiences. Belloware some of their comments:• “I am glad to be an engineer because I can apply my creative talent and skills to serve the community”.• “I never imagined that as a student, I could develop a real project like this one”.• “It’s incredible that solar energy can have many applications and give economic solutions to the low-income families”.• “Because we started studying the more expensive water heater system, I never

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Chen, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Coasts. In fact, from the Florida Panhandle to theLouisiana-Texas boarder, there are no graduate programs in coastal engineering on the centralGulf Coast. The inadequate coastal engineering research and education in the Gulf Coast regionare reflected in the failures of civil engineering infrastructure and buildings seen in the HurricaneKatrina’s aftermath. We use the collapse of coastal bridges during Hurricane Katrina as anexample to demonstrate the need for and importance of coastal engineering research andeducation in hurricane-prone areas. An examination of the engineering practice in thetransportation engineering community has indicated transportation engineers often rely oncoastal engineers to assist their design and construction of

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Karen Elmore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

operations, including design, production and manufacturing, logistics, sales, andservices, at global locations and companies. The education of future engineers has to reflect thischanging trend and demand. Systems Engineering (SE) discipline provides this critical need ofeducation to handle the increasing demands for systems efficiency, effectiveness, and integrationin engineering and business operations. This paper intends to discuss the process in the design ofa Bachelor of Science in SE curriculum. The design is based on an analysis of skill requirementsin industry under the current global market environment and global supply chain operations.This paper discusses industry needs in skills and demonstrates the match of skills to various SEcourses

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

curricula. Third, it serves as a starting point for the development of a technical andtinkering self-efficacy instrument that will reflect both the perceptions of the engineeringcommunity as well as the ABET learning outcomes.Tinkering and technical characteristics of engineers were chosen for study because there is a richliterature that indicates that a person’s perception of their efficacy in these areas has an influenceon their persistence and their success in engineering education. This is especially true forwomen. Thus, it is important to know what engineers in business, industry and academia, as wellas engineering students, deem important and value. That is because it is likely that thesecharacteristics will be emphasized in the preparation

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

depicts the proposed framework for enhancing student learning. It consists of fourtypes of learning that happens over the semester long course, which the author defines as thestudent learning lifecycle. Each type of learning and their timeline are briefly described in thefollowing sections. Page 23.536.3 2 Exhibit 1: A framework for enhancing student learning in a classroom setting Comparative  Integrative and  Direct  Reflective

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

these activities. Participants were also asked torate, using a 4-point Likert-type scale (1 = very little, 4 = very much), 22 items that reflected thedegree to which their internet use affected their skills. Exploratory factor analysis generated fourknowledge factors involved in internet use: non-formal, informal, professional, and social.Informal was shown to be the most important knowledge factor for participants, followed bynon-formal, social, and professional.IntroductionVarious researchers have examined the impact of internet use on academic performance andachievement of students, and have come to diverse conclusions. On one hand, some researchersfound a negative effect of internet use. Kubey, Lavin, and Barrows 1 for example found

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Alavizadeh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

building, model verification, and result interpretation. 2- Understand and apply statistics and probability as is used in simulation analysis. 3- Use a simulation tool to model and simulate manufacturing systems. 4- Be able to complete a manufacturing system simulation project from beginning to end.Assignments and reflection papersBoth undergraduate and graduate students worked on identical problems, although graduatestudents worked on a few more problems. The assignments covering the basis of modeling andsimulation (i.e., statistical distribution, random numbers, etc.) were submitted in written format,while the later assignments on building and running models were submitted electronically viaBlackboard. For the latter, students

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

-loaded designs (including a mousetrap!) and one veryinnovative design incorporating a photo-flash and photo-diode. For this latter design, the studentteam appropriately documented invention and patenting of various photodiode designs at andprior to around 1893. Special recognitions were made by the instructor to teams with anespecially impressive calibration curve for pulse duration control, a team with the most rigoroustest data set on reliability meeting the main test specification (1 mA through 1 kOhm for 1mSec), and a special ‘innovation’ award for the team with the photodiode approach.Seventeen of the nineteen students submitted the requested personal reflections essays, listing upto five ‘lessons learned’ each from the RDC experience. For

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Kenneth D Dawson, Tuskegee University; Jonathan Rocha, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Comprehensive approach to teaching dynamics of planar mechanisms based on modern learning theoriesAbstractIt is well known that students have different learning styles and for teaching to be effective anon-traditional approaches that can address the different styles should be attempted. Also,according to Kolb, learning is most effective if done in a cycle involving experiencing,reflection, thinking and planning. In this paper, we present an attempt at a comprehensiveapproach to teaching the course Theory of Machines, a standard course in the majority ofmechanical engineering curricula. At the beginning of the semester, students are asked toconceptualize and realize a

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Summer 2012. Student participants included10 civil engineering students (9 undergraduate and 1 graduate) at a large urban researchinstitution in the southeast United States. With the first author, they designed pre- and post-tripquestionnaires, focus group interviews, and written reflection activities to assess students’perceptions, attitudes, and learning as a result of the experience. This paper addresses threeresearch questions: 1) What is the profile of engineering students who choose to participate in a study abroad/ service learning experience, in terms of motivation for enrolling in study abroad, reasons for volunteering, and previous educational, organization and service activities

Conference Session

Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

project, students assessed their performance on both technical andWorkforce Skills using inspection sheets, rubrics and other tools. This self-assessment includeda reflective paper about the project; what went well, what might be improved, and lessonslearned. After the self-assessment, the instructor also assessed student performance. Aconsensus meeting between the instructor and the student was held to discuss and reconcile anydifferences, and to plan the next activity. Documentation from this cycle could be accumulatedin an optional employment portfolio4.Project planning and assessment documentsEach individual project and each team project required a detailed written plan. Highly skilledpractitioners often create mental plans rather than

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Michael Klein; Matt Walker; Kevin Organ; Dan Gerbus

(IEW) at the University ofIdaho is formed of a diverse group of graduate students whose purpose is to develop anenvironment that fosters professional as well as technical excellence. This paper analyzes theactions taken each year by IEW leading to the formation of well-trained, collaborative, and highly-reflective cohort of graduate students that support design education. This team is developedthrough directed study courses, team projects, personal reflections and monumental technical andinterpersonal challenges. Since 1994, IEW has been successful in delivering hardware thatexceeds expectations of industry customers, shortening time frames required for large-scaledesign projects, enriching senior design mentoring, and expanding the number of

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

light what is oftenthe primary goal of any educational program, whereas the ultimate goal is to prepare students foremployment by providing problem solving experiences similar to what they will experience intheir careers. So, in many cases the most practical method of achieving this goal is to provide ashort term simulation of the industrial environment where the student can be observed and givenadvice how to proceed by an expert in the field when necessary.This method closely follows the circular experiential learning model first proposed by Lewinthen later refined by Kolb3,4. In this cycle, student learning is a dynamic that flows throughconcrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experience. Inthis

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

broadening participation of underrepresented groups in engineering. Page 25.660.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Future Engineering Professors’ Views of the Role of Motivation in Teaching and LearningAbstractAs part of a larger study, doctoral students were interviewed about their perspectives on teachingand learning engineering. Participants were enrolled in engineering schools across the U.S. andexpressed interest in becoming engineering professors. In their reflections, fifteen of theparticipants talked about the role of motivation in teaching and

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, the reflective interview, and the studentgenerated physical traces, e.g. sketches and notes.High school student designers Both criterion and convenience sampling approaches were employed to recruit studentdesigners for this study. There were two criteria: high school students who had an interest inengineering and were upperclassmen. We assumed that student designers with awareness andinterest in engineering would be motivated to work through the engineering design challenge.We found this indeed to be the case with all of the student designers; they were completelyengaged in the design challenge from start to finish. Upperclassmen were chosen as we assumedthey would have more ability and development to help them perform engineering

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

clinical care facilities. The results of the health assessment were then analyzed by thecourse instructors after returning from Guatemala. In order to assess the impact of themultidisciplinary experience on the students, a set of pre- and post-course surveys weredeveloped and administered. The results from the surveys showed increased student-reportedconfidence in their ability to develop solutions to global health issues after completing thecourse. Additionally, student comments reflected the personal and professional growth thatoccurred during the experience, including a desire to apply their respective professional skills tohelp others in need.IntroductionModern engineers must be adept at functioning in a variety of roles in the workplace

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experimentation;  Intensive and sustained support;  Engaging teachers in concrete teaching tasks that integrate teachers’ experiences;  Focusing on subject-matter knowledge and deepening teacher content knowledge;  Providing explicit connections between the Professional Development (PD) activities and the student outcome goals; and  Providing connections to larger issues of education/school reforms.The PD institute threads the use of the INSPIRES curriculum throughout all components –which include a content course, practice instruction, reflection, and post institute enactment.Engineering faculty model various pedagogical best practices and then teachers use these samestrategies and materials as they

Conference Session

New Ideas for the ChemE Core

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

 situation  that  provoked  their  prediction.    These  situations  are  designed  so  that  the  predictions  based  upon  the  most  common  misconceptions  fail  to  explain  what  is  observed.    Students  are  allowed  and  encouraged  to  “mess  with”  the  experiment  to  verify  that  the  surprising  result  isn’t  a  trick.    Finally  a  series  of  follow-­‐up  and  reflection  questions  encourages  students  to  incorporate  the  new  information  into  their  existing  understanding.    Each  activity  is  designed  to  take  about  15  minutes  and  use  materials  found  commonly  in  chemical  engineering  laboratories  or  available  at  Wal-­‐Mart.        These  activities  have  been  shown  to  improve  students’  concept

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James F. Young P.E., Rice University; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and use of technology and evaluate trade-offs including a balance of costs and benefits both economic and social.8 Identify technology that appropriately reflects the values and culture of society for which it is intended.9 Give examples of relationships among technologies and connections between technology and other fields of study.Responsibility10 Can identify and analyze professional, ethical, and social responsibilities as related to technology.11 Participates appropriately in decisions about the development and use of technology.12 Demonstrates an interest and ability in life-long learning and self-education about technological issues.Capabilities13 Formulate pertinent questions, of self and others