Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Litchinitser, SUNY at Buffalo; Albert H. Titus, SUNY at Buffalo; Alexander N. Cartwright, SUNY at Buffalo; Vladimir V. Mitin, SUNY at Buffalo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

in conjunction with a photoinitiatedpolymer to form a periodic modulation in the refractive index of the resulting materials (due to aphase separation of the constituent materials) [8-11]. This periodic modulation can producesimilar structures (top right of Figure 4) to that of the butterfly (a simplified version of theintricate structure produced by nature) that can also result in preferential reflection. Thus, thismodule will require modeling of photonic bandgap structures and understanding the relationshipof nanostructure to optical properties and will allow students to characterize the optical andstructural properties of butterfly wings and artificial gratings. Because of the simple process toproduce the gratings, students will fabricate

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

scanning range of all optical methods. To fulfill the experimentassignment, students have to apply the proper alignment procedure to calibrate the sensor. Theycan vary such parameters as emitter power, alignment, and distance between light source andreceiver; change size and transparency of the target; and make sensitivity adjustments. Thediagram at the right in Figure 2 illustrates the impact of each parameter and the detectioncapabilities of the sensor. Figure 2. A screenshot of the virtual laboratory Opposed Optical Sensing Method Page 15.1358.6The third lab, Retro-Reflective Optical Sensing Method, was designed to enable students toexplore

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ibrahim Ali Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

Storytelling as an Effective Mean for Stimulating Students' Passion in Engineering ClassesAbstractStorytelling was employed as a powerful tool in stimulating students' interest in the classroom ofa sophomore level course in engineering design. Over two years, students’ assessment of themethodology was obtained through a survey that incorporated students that have and not havetaken the course. The outcome of students’ satisfaction and support of telling stories by theinstructor was overwhelming among both groups of students. The impact was not targetedtowards just creating passion in the classroom, but the active participation and reflection on thestories was sought to lead to ethical values pedagogy. To gain multi-cultural

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

ethics component has the Page 15.1216.2following specific goals: 1) development and validation of instruments to measure ethicalproficiency of undergraduate students on multidisciplinary teams; and 2) identifying anddeveloping best practices for creating ethical awareness of the student. In two of our programs, students have been asked to reflect on their experience,specifically to “Identify the ethical issues relevant to your project group. Explain each of theseissues, and how you dealt with them.” Many students said there were no ethical issues orprovided overly simplistic descriptions of team functioning, for example

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationall claims to absolute truth, including claims that engineering knowledge reflects ultimate reality.The postmodern critic points out that engineering knowledge consists of imperfect humanmodels. A postmodernist would even consider material properties to be a human construction,an interpreted framework that we construct over reality.Engineering models have predictive aspects (they attempt to foresee the behavior of realmaterials in future situations) and explanatory aspects (they attempt to explain the behavior ofreal materials in past situations based on certain “fundamental” principles). In both

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in BAE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Christy

inventions as well as his paintings. Many engineering students think thatany time spent on non-technical subjects is not beneficial to their future careers. Over two years,the author assigned essays specifically inviting students to reflect on these attitudes. Fewer thanhalf expressed an appreciation for the value of their general education courses, especially in artsand humanities. This goal of this project was to explore Renaissance learning within a biologicaland agricultural engineering (BAE) program. The primary methods included weekly essayassignments and an annual departmental poetry contest. As a component of regularly assignedhomework, weekly essays were assigned to BAE seniors to give students the opportunity toreflect on various

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

are required to use the peer review form ontheir own first draft, and then to modify their paper accordingly. Since the course is nottaught by an instructor with any formal training in writing instruction, the most importantskill that students take away from the course is the ability to critique their own writing.5. Improving Oral Communications Most students have had only limited experience with giving oral presentations.The strategy used to improve their presentations parallels that used on their writing:required self-reflection. Each student gives an initial presentation early in the term. Thispresentation is peer-reviewed by each member of the class, using a form provided, and isreviewed and graded by the instructor. Most

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

defend theiranalysis. Although in some fields cases are analyzed individually, team solutions are mostcommon in engineering and business.What are cases?A case is a narrative account of a situation, problem, or decision usually derived from actualexperience. 5 Cases often reflect real world concerns, situations, and issues managers andengineers encounter in practice; they are often open-ended, with no clear-cut solution. Whichanswer is ``best'' depends on the relative importance one assigns to various criteria. In businessschools, cases frequently describe critical decision points in the history of a company. Inengineering, cases may provide an account of a problem, technical issue, ethical dilemma, ordesign challenge.Cases provide a context for

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Dunn

be sewn into a schedule by relying solely on thisapproach for updating activities. What students rarely appreciate, and what is often missingin textbooks dealing with CPM scheduling, is the fact that original durations (DO) are oftenincorrect. On reflection, this makes perfect sense. When the CPM schedule is originallydeveloped, the original durations (Do) for activities are, at best, educated guesses. It isdifficult, if not impossible, for a scheduler to forecast the exact length of time an activity willrequire (e.g. ‘form footings) weeks or months in advance of performing the actual work. Aswork progresses on the jobsite, superintendents and project managers will discover that manyof the first estimates for activities’ original durations

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

water management, and (3) monthly schistosomiasisscreening and treatment days. Their work comprised of an initial characterization of the nature, Page 10.1109.2complexity, and boundaries of the problem. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReflection Below is the personal reflection of one of the group members, Charline Han. “After becoming better acclimated to the culture, food, time change, and heat in Accra (Ghana’s capital), we began our work in the more rural town of

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnold Peskin; Walter Buchanan

capstoneexperience for Engineering Technology students, documenting their ability to integrateknowledge from various technical and general education areas and apply it in ameaningful way. The portfolio development process requires students to reflect on pastexperiences, both academic and professional, and then use the information gained fromthis reflective process to develop learning statements that address specific learningobjectives.Excelsior’s Engineering Technology programs represent a laboratory of innovativeassessment, articulation and course delivery, whose techniques can be used by alleducational institutions to further the cause of educating and recognizing worthy studentswho might not otherwise be able to complete traditional degree requirements

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sze-wai Chan; Ming-yin Chan

first one is to understand the strengths and weaknesses ofindividuals. Groups can achieve more than individuals, and individual weaknesses tended tobe covered by the strengths of group members [2]. It imposes difficulty for improvement ofindividual skills. The second one is the conflict among members. Students complained thatawarding the same marks to all group members was often not a fair reflection of individualcontribution. Many groups are unable to manage internal conflict that arises within the groupon their own or involvement of their group tutor. The problem falls on assessment ofindividual contribution to the project. It is often the case that tutors set group project andintend to derive individual marks for students within the group

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vis Madhavan; Janet Twomey; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

created. Different To-Bemodels are generated to reflect different design scenarios. These models are then viewed togetherto identify good design characteristics and these evolve into an implementable, improved design.The use of virtual reality is here primarily directed at developing an ‘As-Is’ model of the virtualenvironment.Virtual Reality and Case StudiesIf a picture is worth a thousand words, then an interactive 3D model is worth a thousand Page 7.1090.3pictures6. Virtual reality (VR) is beginning to be widely used in fields such as entertainment, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Husson; Richard Rice; James Haile; II, S. Michael Kilbey; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Deborah Switzer

Problem-solving strategy Educational goals Reflections Portfolios Pop quizzes Page 7.219.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Lab Exercise 4: How much stuff is that? I. Background Information Equipment: Scale accurate to 1 lbm with a range of 250 lbm

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina; Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

experiences and instructionalactivities with acceptable evidence.[18] To ensure a longitudinal study, we will include at leastone reflective exercise in each major program element, including recruitment meetings, summercamps, courses, JEDI seminars, and research/practice experience. Finally, the researchers willobserve student, faculty, and stakeholders' interactions during these activities. We will usegrounded theory to identify emerging patterns and themes for the analysis. We will use instrumentsfrom the works cited in the previous section to provide a coding scheme of expected categories.[19]5. Design of the Sustainable Engineering MinorThe new Minor will establish and enculturate a Sustainability Engineering Mindset – to bedeveloped through

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Krishna Kumar

1 Session 2023Preliminary study on teaching an engineering course through murder mysteries Krishna Kumar Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin AbstractThe paper reflects on my teaching of a third-year required undergraduate course, “Introduction toGeotechnical Engineering,” through murder mysteries, i.e., forensic case studies-based learning. Themurder mysteries involves first introducing an engineering failure

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 2: PWE: An Inclusive Summer "Bootcamp" for First year students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Serita W Acker Mrs., Clemson University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Highlights• 1 Credit Course to be taken first Fall semester• Mentoring & Coaching Hours Requirements• Weekly Reflection AssignmentsPWE Impact: RetentionAre PWE students more likely to remain enrolled at Clemson? Are PWE students more likely to remain in STEM? PWE 2017 PWE 2018 Total at Clemson 49 Total at Clemson 34 Total Attended 50 Total Attended 34 PWE Participants 72% PWE Participants 73.5% Retained in CECAS Retained in CECAS PWE Participants 98% PWE Participants 100% Retained at

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael L. Jones, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

curiosity2. Accept the problem momentarily 2. Accept it seriously as one’s own project to be analyzed and solved.3. Work towards a final examination 3. Work realistically towards resolution of the project.4. Assume established professional 4. Professional structuring is connectedknowledge structuring practices as given with personal inclination, interest and curiosity. Reflection loop creates integrative knowledge.5. Finish with final examination. 5. Finish with ideas of how knowledge may be implemented in

Conference Session

Computer Programming and Simulation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gili Rusak, Siena College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

heard of programming, let alone worked with it.For the 1st-3rd-grade user study, there were 17 participants all with informed consent from parents. Forthe 4th-6th-grade study, there were 15 participants, 14 of which had informed consent from parents.Students in our user studies had some exposure to computers and technology at home before theprogram. All students mentioned that their family had either a laptop or desktop computer at home.Eighty seven percent of students mentioned that their family had a tablet. Most students reflected thatthey played an average about half an hour on the computer every day. Some mentioned that they playedas much as three hours but this was only a couple of students. All students had played either video gamesor

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-demanding nature of the curriculum” (p. 1). Their description of an innovativecurriculum for achieving global competence at the Georgia Institute of Technology reflects otherchallenges of study abroad for engineers, including obtaining institutional support, providingincentives for faculty involvement, and overcoming the inertia created by the lack of a traditionof study abroad for engineers.Lohmann, Rollins, and Hoey2 also describe deficiencies in the existing scholarship that assessesthe outcomes of study abroad generally: (1) a tendency to “dwell on logistical and actuarialaspects. . . or student satisfaction;” (2) lack of attention to “student learning effects or careerimpact;” (3) limiting assessment “to the development of psychosocial

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Alenskis, Purdue University, Richmond, Ind.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

39.3 38.9 50.7 47.8 Non-OLI 2009 73.3 83.9 68.6 70.3 75.3 74.0 Non-OLI Averages: 63.0 77.9 57.7 58.5 66.2 64.3 Table 1. Comparison of Proctored Assessment Averages (Percentages) Applied Statics—Purdue SOET RichmondStudent feedback generally spoke of the same challenges previous statics students have had, yetsome reflected the use of OLI to deliver content. Some feedback distilled from OLI’s MyResponse component:• Frustration with the variation in difficulty among the OLI modules. Sometimes feeling rushed to complete an unexpectedly long module.• Differences between the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

preparation. Thismeans when students register unselectively into two different classes that are going to be used toobserve the impact of a teaching technique and the method of assessment is to compare thegrades of students from the two settings, it is obvious that the results will not only reflect theimpact of the teaching technique, but will also be a reflection of the students inherentcapabilities. So if students in one of the classes are generally less endowed than students in thesecond class, the results of the experimentation will be skewed and not be a true reflection of theteaching technique being tested. MethodologyIn this study, the investigator is teaching a sophomore engineering survey class

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design process (Figure 1) individuals should be able to: 1. Identify a significant challenge and specify a set of requirements that a successful engineering response to the challenge (i.e., a solution) should achieve, 2. Imagine a diverse set of possible solutions to the challenge and use systematic processes to select the most promising solution, 3. Define the solution using scientific knowledge, mathematical techniques, and technology tools and evaluate it via one or more prototypes, 4. Report the findings of the evaluation and conclude whether the prototyped solution can be expected to achieve the previously specified requirements, and 5. Reflect upon the process and recommend iteration or

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacherswho meet these standards, and advocating related educational reforms to integrateNational Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise ofNational Board Certified Teachers.” The NBPTS “seeks to identify and recognizeteachers (primarily Pre K – 12) who effectively enhance student learning and demonstratethe high level of knowledge, skills, abilities and commitments reflected in the followingfive core propositions”5. First, teachers are committed to students and their learning.Second, teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects tostudents. Third, teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.Fourth, teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

information sheet and student survey after submitting the project butbefore receiving feedback reflecting their performance as defined by the rubric. The surveyfocused on the students’ perceived understanding of the project learning goals and confidence inability to implement the learning goals in real life.ResultsThe Gauge R&R Project was implemented at the University of Texas – Pan American (UTPA)in MANE 4311 – Quality Control during the Fall 2012 semester. Eleven students were enrolledin the course and eight submitted the (voluntary) demographic and survey sheets. The assessmentresults are provided in Tables 1 – 3.Table 1 contains the student demographic information. Participation in the demographic surveywas voluntary. The demographic

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

Midwest Section ConferenceThe Sharp 2y0a21 IR SensorOptical distance sensors, developed overdecades of optoelectronics research and Light emitter Light detectorinnovation, include the analog distance sensorSHARP GP2Y0A21. The SHARP GP2Y0A21is an analog distance sensor that operates oninfrared (IR) light principles. The sensorcontains an IR LED (Infrared Light EmittingDiode) that emits infrared light pulses as shownin Figure 3. It also has an IR receiver thatdetects the reflected infrared light. Based on theintensity of the reflected IR light, the sensor Figure 3, IR distance sensorgenerates an analog voltage output. This outputvoltage is directly

Conference Session

Analysis of Feedback Loops, Understanding the Impact of a LSAMP Scholar Program, Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure, and Indigenous Innovators

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Lydia Yang, Kansas State University; Brenee King, Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Shana Bender

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

[8,12] and positive mindset [11].Academic coaching was placed centrally into program components. Goal setting and relationshipbuilding are key components of the academic coaching philosophy which aligns with many ofthe common elements seen across the literature that was used to create the Scholars Program.Academic coaching also has similarities with the practice of Reality Therapy [4] which was usedas the framework for the personnel responsibility pillar in the model developed by Kamphoff andcolleagues [2]. Reality Therapy is an ongoing process of creating a trusting environment andusing techniques to help an individual discover and reflect on their true goals. In addition to thegoal of building on social capital, there are positive academic

Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt; Katherine Ramos; Joan Tisdale

Social responsibility Poster rubric Environmental impact assessment, environmental literacy, materials selection, social responsibility, responsible economicsSustainability ChecklistTo help students think through lifecycle assessment associated with their projects a checklist wascreated, inspired by Leydens and Lucena [5] and ISE [6]; see Table 2. Upon the advice of theEOP-assigned mentors, this was broken into two phases: production plus end-of-life or productuse. The intent was for student groups to select which portion of the project was likely to havegreater sustainability concerns for their particular project (which was generally making aproduct). Categories were selected to reflect the environmental

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 2 - Beliefs, Motivation, and Pedagogy

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College; Brian E. Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

preferencing personal experience or expertknowledge but suggesting that the knowledge in the textbook may imperfectly reflect theexperiment being performed.The quantitative results with the highest scores are questions 1 and 12. Students agree that theyconsider as many different solutions as possible and that they like to use their intuition to solveproblems. Most students strongly agreed that they consider as many different solutions aspossible to problems with a common response being “There are always multiple ways to get toan answer in engineering, you just have to be creative enough to find that route.” A student whoagreed with this question showed more reflection in the response “I feel like I am getting betterat trying to diversify my thoughts

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Grimes, Cornell College; Niloofar Kamran, Cornell College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

, acceptance of responsibilities, level of participation, time commitment, and work load. 2. Work Contribution: Below, write how much (by percentage) yourself and each group member contributed to the overall project 3. Group atmosphere: How would you assess yourself and each member of your groups in terms of your ability to work together effectively and create a functional atmosphere from 1-5? Please explain your answer. 4. Self-Reflection. What areas of the project do you feel like you could have improved upon/supported your group better? 5. How would you rate your groups' use of time? (Keep in mind your Gantt Chart and if it was followed) 1- Procrastinated heavily to 5 - Met every deadline 6. How would you