Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Kurtis Younkin, Iowa State University; Peter T. Savolainen, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

professional development tool.Dr. Peter T. Savolainen, Iowa State University Dr. Peter Savolainen is an Associate Professor in the Iowa State University (ISU) Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. His research includes fundamental and applied projects focused on traffic operations, safety, and driver behavior, as well pedagogical approaches to improve transportation engineering education. Dr. Savolainen currently serves on the editorial advisory boards of Accident Analysis and Prevention and Analytic Methods in Accident Research. Dr. Savolainen’s peda- gogical efforts are reflected by his selection as a fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishnendu Ghosh, Miami University; Michele D Dickey, Miami University; Laurena Werner, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

procedural steps and important concepts in the assignment. e. My group was satisfied with how our assignments turned out.The aforementioned assignment helped the students to demonstrate their project based on theirimplementation and also, critique the projects of other students who were members of theirgroup. The in-class assignment and reflection gave exposure to other student projects. Also, theinstructor provided feedback on the Software version 1.0 and additional features wererecommended to be incorporated in Software version 2.0.Software version 2.0: Modify the Software version 1.0 based on the feedback received. State clearly how you have incorporated the feedback in Software version 2.0.The assignment, Software version

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Charles Major, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

required to complete a group bridge-building project in which they utilized the entirety ofthe engineering design process to design, analyze, build, and test a balsa bridge, given materialand size limitations.Journal Development and AdministrationAfter bridge testing, students were offered five points of extra credit on a 1000-point scale tocomplete a 15 to 30-minute short-answer journal entry, found in Appendix A, regarding theirexperience of designing, building, and testing the bridge project. Use of student reflections, suchas journals, have been shown to allow students to find better meaning in the work they have done,and to be beneficial towards students experience of completing design projects14.Online Learning Management Software was used

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

chosenafter extensively investigating and inquiring opinions from working signal integrity engineers. Thetextbook “Signal and Power Integrity - Simplified (2nd Edition)” is one of the most used byindustry, with very high rating by technical readers.EE 497A INTRODUCTION TO SIGNAL INTEGRITY FOR INTERCONNECTS (4) Catalog Data: Transmission lines and reflections, lossy lines, rise time, material properties, cross talk in transmission lines. Time and frequency domain measurements, jitter. Prerequisite: E E 330, E E 352. (Note 3 hour lecture and 3 hour lab per week) Eric Bogatin, Signal and Power Integrity - Simplified (2nd Edition), Textbook Prentice Hall, 2009

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul T. Grogan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

of cash on hand at the end of a round, typically timed to about 20-30 minutes, with noresidual value for unsold inventory. Vehicles intended to be sold must identically match a masteror blueprint provided to each team at the start of a round. The customer can reject a sale for anyquality defects such as missing components, misplaced components, or incompletely attachedcomponents. The penalty for non-quality should be quite large as it reflects warranty costs in thereal world which can be very significant [16]. Quality defects can lead either to confiscation,financial penalty, or return of the vehicle to the manufacturer for warranty service.3.2 Physical Components: LEGO Brick VehiclesVehicles require about 20-40 individual LEGO brick parts

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the authors are team members as socialscientists and program evaluators, and reflect upon decision making, initial data collection andanalyses, and how the reframing of impact studies with an eye towards QuantCrit and criticaltheory shifted the focus of the study of the S-STEM programs.Critical theoryEducational researchers who study K12 and higher education bring out the inequity ineducational resources, support systems, curriculum, and outcomes across multiple categories ofprivilege and oppression, such as gender, ethnicity, country of origin, first language, race, andincome. Critical educational researchers problematize these inequities, and focus ontransformative educational practices that move past providing similar experiences for all

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Paige Moorzitz, The College of New Jersey; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

 recent  alumnus  who  has  a  vision  impairment.    Reflections:   After   completing   the   low   vision   simulation,   students   were   asked   to   write   a  reflection   of   their   experience   in   the   course   online   discussion   forum.   Participants   were   asked   to  post  a  response  to  the  prompt  below  and  also  post  two  replies  to  their  classmate’s posts.       “Describe  your  experience today  wearing  the  low  vision  simulation  goggles/   blindfolds.  What  did  you  learn  about  living  with  a  vision  impairment?  Did  this   activity  help  you  break  any  misconceptions  that  you  held  in  the  past?”    The   qualitative   analysis   of   their   primary

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marigold F. Bays-Muchmore, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

that of thestudents’ perceptions of engineering in regard to their own engineering identity and abilities. In a study by M. Besterfield-Sacre in 1997, incoming engineering students were surveyed ontheir perceptions of engineering as a field, their own abilities as engineers, and their confidencein their success [1]. The performance and retention of the students were then tracked for thefollowing three years and related back to their initial attitudes. Students who left engineering ingood academic standing had significantly different attitudes about themselves and engineeringcompared to students who stayed in engineering, or who left in poor academic standing. Theinitial attitudes of students who left in good standing reflected significantly

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret Austin Arnold, University of Tulsa; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Unfortunately, manyaspects professionalism elude quantitative measurement—consider cooperation withmanagement or maintaining ethical standards. Consequently, objective measures can be quiterestricted in scope. In contrast, subjective ratings allow raters to consider a broad range ofreference points before making their assessment. This requires, however, a careful considerationto sources of rater error that contaminate subjective ratings. After considering both approaches,we determined subjective measures were most fitting and carefully considered the sources ofrater-error detailed below.Sources of Rater ErrorIf rater measurements were perfect, the scores provided by each rater would reflect only theratee’s degree of competence. In reality, ratings are

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

toconduct tasks. Similarly, competence describes a student’s belief in their ability tounderstand content. Performance and competence are closely linked. In later quantitativestudies of identity, these factors were combined into one performance/competence factor,thus reflecting student’s self-perception of performance as linked to their actualperformance. Recognition describes how parents, relatives, friends, and instructors seethe student in a given context. This framework was expanded by Hazari, Sonnert, Sadler,and Shanahan (2010) in their quantitative analysis of physics identity with the addition ofinterest to the framework. Interest describes one’s enjoyment in learning or interest inlearning about engineering. The PCIR framework refers to the

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sharon L. Beaudry, Oregon Institute of Technology; Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

/board notes, demonstrations and visual components of concepts, and group hands-onactivities. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Developing/Using Learning Objectives Board Work/Color/Lecture Notes Group/Hand-on Activities (connecting to Concepts) Illustration of Concepts/Demos/Visual Incorporating Music Ongoing Instructor Reflection/Self-Assessment Instructor Movement Learning Names/Building Rapport Provide More Feedback/Peer Review Dynamic Classroom Spaces

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Schmitt, Metropolitan State University; Theresa Chasar, Newell Brands; Mangaya Sivagnanam, Ingersoll Rand; Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

accessed. Flood attacks happen when a system receives too much traffic forthe server to buffer, causing them to slow down to the point of stopping.Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks occur when multiple devices are leveraged into abotnet and used to target a single system. Flooding attack methods are used in DDoS strikes toincrease the volume of traffic aimed at the target. DDoS attacks can also be reflected andamplified to further increase the volume of traffic generated.Generally speaking, reflected DDoS attacks are any attack where the attacker spoofs the sourceIP address to be the address of the intended target and amplified attacks are any attack where theoriginal attack is enhanced by use of another protocol, redirection, or spoofed

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Frary, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

ateither end. In addition to other outcomes, the mindset that a person has determines how theyinterpret mistakes they make; while someone with a fixed mindset thinks mistakes are failuresand result from their innate lack of ability, someone with a growth mindset views mistakes asopportunities to reflect and learn more.The two different mindsets grew out of the earlier work of Dweck et al. who considered howchildren deal with failure [2, 3]. They found that students who placed more emphasis on the roleof effort were more likely to persist during challenging tasks. As a result, Dweck and Legett [4]went on to describe two different forms of self-concept, one following an entity theory and thesecond following an incremental theory; these would later

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Buikema, Purdue University; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Wanju Huang, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Reviewer. Wanju enjoys collaborating with faculty to design online and blended courses. She strives to transfer faculty’s expertise and teaching philosophy in different learning contexts and enhance students’ learning experiences. She has published and presented research papers related to online learning and instructional design at national and international conferences. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Technology to Reinvent a Learning EnvironmentAbstract:This is a reflection describing the process of redesigning a lower

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

apprenticeship framing presumethat expertise comes through scaffolded, reflective, and social performance leading towardcontextually adaptable mastery. These contrasting frames, supported by case studies, provide atheoretical basis for improved curricular culture change.Introduction: Pedagogical change is curricular culture changeEducational experiences are embedded in curricular cultures. By curricular cultures, we meanparticular sets of assumptions, practices, and skills regarding teaching and learning that areshared by a community, or, in more colloquial terms, “the way we do things around here” withrespect to the curriculum. An individual course typically includes a particular set of expectations,roles, activities, artifacts, and underlying

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Teresa J.K. Hall, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

currently professor and head of the Construction and Operations Management department at South Dakota State University.Prof. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University BYRON GARRY is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Construction & Operations Management in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South Dakota State University. He has been a member of ASEE since 1998. As SDSU ASEE Campus Representative, his goal is to help fellow College of Engineering faculty to be reflective teachers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Continuous Improvement of Teaching via Peer and Administrator Classroom

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech; Tamoghna Roy, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

byorganizations and often reflect the college’s unique vision which sets it apart from peerinstitutions. Analytical techniques which rely on word usage, semantic information, andmetadata information can be used to generate powerful descriptive models with allow us toobtain relevant information from text-based data. This study presents a Natural LanguageProcessing (NLP) based textual data analytical approach using Term Frequency-InverseDocument Frequency (tf-idf) to study the mission statements of engineering colleges/schools. Atotal of 59 engineering colleges/schools: 29 public, and 30 private, across the United States wereanalyzed in this study. Results of this study indicate that there is indeed a difference in tf-idfscores for public versus private

Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Delvicario, University of Hartford; Dominick Gerard Lauria, University of Hartford; Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

promotestudents’ critical thinking through a series of newly-designed troubleshooting exercisesembedded in fundamental DC electric circuits labs for engineering technology first-yearstudents.Three circuit troubleshooting sessions were purposefully designed and embedded throughout thecourse of the semester. For each session, students investigated several different scenarios inwhich the given circuits were not working. The complexity of the given circuits increased as thesemester progressed with the increasing theoretical knowledge of the students. Each scenariochallenged students to identify and solve one or more unknown faults in the circuit. After eachsession, instructors used students’ troubleshooting plan, reflective discussions, and conclusionsin

Conference Session

Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, The Citadel; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

leadership within the civil engineering field.Using this approach this study sought to identify characteristics of leadership and leadershipeducation within the Civil Engineering discipline and then reflect on how this method could beused in a larger study across engineering disciplines. This section outlines the findings from theliterature related to leadership within the Civil Engineering discipline. 1. How has engineering leadership been operationalized or assessed in the discipline of civil engineering? 2. What methods have been used to teach or train leadership within the civil engineering discipline?The following sections will address the findings associated with each of the research questions.Operationalizing and

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon M. Fulk P.E., Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Seyedali Ghahari, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kyubyung Kang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Construction Engineering and Management); Makarand Hastak P.E., Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

working on his Master’s in Civil Engineering. Mr. Fulk’s current research and interests reside in the preparation of future leaders of the construction industry. He has spent time evaluating current practices, cataloging industry needs, and reflecting on how students learn by digesting research provided in the field of Engineering Education.Mr. Seyedali Ghahari, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Ali graduated in B.Sc. Railway Engineering from IUST in 2011, and received his M.Sc. in Construc- tion Engineering and Management from AUT in 2013. He received his second M.Sc. in Construction Materials from Purdue in 2016. Ali has been a researcher at the Concrete Technology and Durability

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Omar Youssef, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

, supports course completionthat reflects an indirect gauge to retention and facilitates understanding complex engineeringconcepts through technological simulations.Introduction and MotivationThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology encourages developinginnovative teaching practices, to improve student retention and enhance their learningexperiences [1]. Research reveals that STEM and building sciences are taught in astraightforward way based on fragmented concepts rather than embracing technology andcreative problem solving skills [2]. Although problems related to innovative pedagogies thattrain STEM students have been enhanced through for example vertically integrating courses thatsupport students learning and trainings [3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

projectswhile also facilitating connections across teams and providing customized academic changefaculty development curriculum.While much of the translation of research to practice literature is in the health promotion andclinical medicine fields, the findings are still relevant for organizational change research.Research indicates that some of the translation problems result because the information shareddoes not reflect an understanding of contextual factors and/or is not deemed to have externalvalidity [4]. Given that REDPAR research is focused on many types of organizations thatreceived RED grants, and the research broadly addresses themes among these contexts, we canwrite tipsheets to help other change agents understand basic propositions/themes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Kacey Beddoes

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

several promising LGBTQ-inclusive behaviors.MethodsIn spring 2017, the researchers conducted an online survey with the Leadership Community inorder to measure and document progress, satisfaction and outcomes for the VCP community.The members of the VCP were asked to provide examples of ways in which the VCP andadvocacy activities have made a difference - personally, to students, to colleagues, to theirdepartment, or to the profession. The results reflect the perceptions of the members of aCommunity of Practice after one and a half years of development and will provide an indicationof the strength of the foundation of a sustainable community of practice capable of achievingindividual and community goals.The survey was sent to 20 active members of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylie Denise Stoup, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

collected in the form of an online survey (via Qualtrics), a version of which was firstdeveloped and implemented by Casto et al.11. The survey used for this study consisted ofquestion topics ranging from identity and personality to authenticity and persistence. The BigFive Personality model was the main framework used to measure personality. More specifically,students were asked to reflect on their personality during two different contexts or situations -“non-academic settings” and “engineering academic settings”.The adjective checklist approach was used in the development of the survey, previouslygenerated and used by Casto et al., Table 111. This approach uses personality traits, words, orphrases for self-description and is stated to be simple

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Esther Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

on the EWRAS andURRSA were observed. Data on the post-survey measures were obtained from 11 REUparticipants, reflecting an 85% post-survey completion rate.Table 4. Descriptive Statistics for Post-Survey Measures Standard Minimum-Measure Mean Median Range α Deviation MaximumURSSA 180.42 176.50 18.27 60.00 153.00-213.00 .91EWRAS 15.83 16.00 2.44 7.00 13.00-20.00 .86Openness to collaborating 4.67 5.00 0.65 2.00 3.00

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

that included their decision justifications. The students, rather thanpassively taking in information from the instructor, became actively involved in theapprenticeship. As part of this transformed role, the students were encouraged to reflect onchanges in their problem solving approaches in the final progress report. The students’ reflectiveresponses were then qualitatively analyzed for insight into their problem solving processes. Astatistical comparison of the project scores was also done to assess improvement. Theinstructor’s assessment of the students’ use of his feedback and their problem solving approacheswas gathered via semi-structured interview and included as part of the overall evaluation.1. IntroductionEngineering education must

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Douglas Kearsley, Western Washington University; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

homework. Under this model, which was independently developed but bearssimilarities to one very recent work 14 , students submit homework twice: the initial submissionwhere there is no penalty for wrong but complete attempts, and a second submission after detailedsolutions are provided by the instructor where students grade and correct their own homework.The recorded grade they ultimately earn for the assignment is based on how well they grade andcorrect their homework, encouraging a self-reflective analysis of their own learning.The first question we attempt to verify in this study is how well students in engineering coursesgrade their own homework when a self-graded homework model is in place. This is a questionthat has been addressed previously

Conference Session

Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Mary Anne Walker, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

described here evolved from an earlier lesson on the difference betweenaccuracy and precision in scientific measurements. While accuracy and precision are often usedinterchangeably, they have distinct meanings in the context of scientific measurements. Anaccurate measurement reflects the true value (possibly within an error range or degree ofconfidence), while a precise measurement is consistent and repeatable.14 It is possible for ameasurement to be highly accurate but not precise (repeatable), or to be very precise but notaccurate (reflecting the true value). Figure 1 depicts the difference between accuracy andprecision in scientific measurement. Figure 1: Accuracy is the proximity of measurement results to the [reference] true value; precision

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

prompt at the beginning and end of the module.The prompt asked students to respond to questions about whether and how corporations hadresponsibilities to society and what roles engineers fill in fulfilling those responsibilities. Thepreliminary essay was an in-class writing assignment that students completed for an attendancequiz. After over two weeks of activities, the post-essay was assigned as one of a number ofprompts in a reflective exercise. To prevent students from using the pre-write to complete thepost-essay assignment, the pre-writes were not handed back until after the post-write was turnedin. A comparison of the writings showed that the pre-and post-writes were unique for allparticipants.For this study, the initial and final essays

Conference Session

Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho - Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

cross-section of societyacross gender, racial, political, and cultural boundaries. Although specific demographicdata were not collected in these specific classes, the University of Idaho’s undergraduatestudent population of approximately 8,800 students consists of a gender breakdown thatis approximately 60% male and 40% female, and a student ethnicity that is 77% white,9% Hispanic or Latino, 5% International, and 9% representing other affiliations.7The civil engineering students noted that there was a strong sense of community at theUniversity of Idaho, likely linked to the small, college-town setting. While some studentsenjoyed smaller class sizes others reflected that the classes were large and unfocused onthe student. This was influenced by