Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin P. Micomonaco, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

teaching-as-research project as a result of participating in theinstitute.14 The latter finding indicates that participants concluded the institute with a clear planto engage in reflective teaching practice. The most common high-level engagement CIRTL program is a mentored teaching-as-research project. Although implemented differently at each institution, these programs providegraduate students an opportunity to engage in a project to improve undergraduate learning. Theteaching-as-research project requires graduate students to develop research questions abouteffective teaching, design the research project, collect data, analyze the data and report thefindings. For example, Vanderbilt University implemented the Teaching-as-Research

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Berg; Homayun K. Navaz; Brenda S. Henderson

interest in the computational domain.One laboratory session was dedicated to the set-up and use of experimental instrumentation,including the FFT analyzer, configuring the test piece, and interconnection of other datagathering equipment.After the introductory familiarization laboratories, the students performed eight laboratoryassignments in the 12-week course: 1) A normal shock problem with exact solution 2) A shock tube problem 3) Flow over wedge and flow over cone 4) Shock reflection 5) Nozzle flow 6) Cavity flow (door gap resonance) 7) Space shuttle main engine nozzle flow analysis with chemical reaction 8) Flow over 3-D blunt body and a sharp cone, with angle of attack and yaw angleStudent results of four of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Flora McMartin

these sources were adapted to reflect the Synthesisskills defined by the brainstorm and negotiation process described above. The goal was togenerate a concise, easily completed instrument that would inform faculty efforts to targetdeficiencies that impact on teamwork abilities.The Initial Pilot TestA freshman design course and an upper division design course at two different universitieswere selected for the pilot test. A total of 142 students completed the instrument. Once thedata had been collected, there was an analysis of:• The level of the variation among ratings.• The correlation between pairs of items intended to measure the same abilities.• The correlation between the distribution of 100 credit points among members of the team and the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Randolph

spent an awful lot of time trying to determine what exactly a casestudy should “look like” and accomplish—we wanted to be sure all our cases fitthe proper mold. After much reflection on possible answers to these questions, itdawned on us that although there are certain necessary components andcharacteristics to any case study, there is also much room for flexibility inpresentation, format and scope.The special training scheduled each semester as part of the TEFATE projectprovided opportunities to learn from experts using cases (in other fields) and fromexperts using teaching strategies conducive to the case method. These workshopsalso provided time for team members to collectively determine how we could bestutilize cases in engineering

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Stevenson

Session 2238 Using Computer Graphics for Descriptive Geometry-style Problems in a Freshman Graphics Course Dennis R. Stevenson, P. E. University of Wisconsin-ParksideAbstractThis is a report on a project to incorporate more challenging graphics in the form of traditionaldescriptive geometry problems, in a freshman graphics course. As a result of this project, studentsdo a greater amount of three-dimensional spatial analysis problems on computer instead of on paper.This project reflects a number of objectives of the program faculty. This institution uses

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kulowitch; Asad Yousuf

to induce the fluorescence. 2. Sampling optics to transmit the laser light to the specimen and to collect the induced Page 5.160.2 fluorescence light. 3. The spectrometer, which measures the amount of light at each wavelength in the spectrum. 4. An analog-to-digital converter, which converts the analog data from the spectrometer into digital information and passes it to a computer, whereby it can be post-processed and converted into a format that is useful to the end user.The portable system was constructed and tested with the aid of Computer InterfaceInstrumentation, Inc. A reflection

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Péter Szendrõ; László Kátai

should be developed for filtering of information and increasing access to information.Information can become knowledge, if the human brain can rebuild it. Knowledge is not simplyremembering, but creative production.In brief:It is the responsibility of mankind to use and not to misuse information. If it grows beyond ourcontrol, it could cause the death of civilization, but managing it in the right way will be a sourceof development. Teachers have a great responsibility in this process.II. REALIZATION IN MACHINE DESIGN TEACHINGThe method of machine design teaching in reflection of multiplied information Page 2.424.2In the information society the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley

technical communicationusually were designed as skills courses. This dichotomy isolates communication and minimizesits connection to professional development and intellectual activity. At most institutions, thesetendencies are exacerbated by disciplinary and departmental structures.By contrast, the discussions related to the new criteria have been dominated by the vocabulary ofintegration and interdisciplinarity, a vocabulary that reflects a new view of engineers, theirexpertise, and their relations with others. This new vocabulary arises at least in part fromcultural changes related to technology, changes that we need to understand and exploit in order toeffect significant change in a curriculum that has proved remarkably resistant to change. To

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Mohankrishnan; Sandra Yost

semester, students were required to write a brief reflection paper on howtheir cooperative learning group was or was not helpful to their learning in the course.Although the Electronics I students reported a reasonable degree of satisfaction with the use ofcooperative learning groups, the lack of comparative data on student performance in lecture vs.cooperative learning courses prevented us from declaring the initial experiment an unqualifiedsuccess. An opportunity to explore this issue further came in the Summer of 1997, when twosections of Principles of Electrical Engineering (E 320) were offered to junior level non-EEstudents. Note that summer is the normal time for them to take this required course because ofUDM’s engineering co-op rotation

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

: Comparison to Previous StudiesThe survey replicated several items from the 1994 and 2005 surveys to monitor trends acrosscapstone design curricula. Replicated topics included discipline of the respondent, structure andduration of the course, project details, and topics covered in class. Although the items werereplicated, some questions appeared in different formats in the 2009 survey. In particular, severalquestions used a “check all that apply” structure (based on pilot testing of the instrument11); as aresult, some responses from the 2009 data show a total of above 100%. In addition, the resultsfrom the previous studies were obtained from publications rather than from raw data. As such,the comparisons reflect a descriptive view of trends but

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

think outside ofthe box in their work and they did not need to follow any previous method used to assigninfrastructure grades. The students completed the assignment by submitting two deliverables, apaper explaining the process to determine the grade and postcard sized graphic illustrating theresulting grade. The assessment of the assignment was primarily gauged by a survey formcompleted by the students. Furthermore, the instructor (author) offers reflections of theassignment, student efforts, and future improvements. Additional assessments measured by useof the student work in the Indiana Section efforts for their report card are ongoing. Theassignments are well suited for ABET Criterion 3 Program Outcomes (g) an ability tocommunicate

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and (3)manufacturing of plastic pellets using the creation of pixel cookies as a hands-on classroom activity.The undergraduate mentors leverage their industrial and academic experiences to create the lessons andact as role models for college and professional success. Evaluation of the activities includes a mappingto academic content standards, student interest surveys, and mentors’ reflections on their experiences.1. IntroductionThe Computer Science Investigations (CSI: Cincinnati) project brings undergraduates in engineeringand computing-related fields into urban STEM classrooms to interact with and teach high schoolstudents. CSI: Cincinnati is funded under the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation inComputing program and

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Donald Gaitros, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

15.1028.6more majors in order to state that they hold the equivalent of that major. With the assistance ofthe CSF Director, Fellows should carefully plan their course of study in order to reflect theiracademic interests and career goals.Computer Science Fellows Requirements*The BSC with a major in Computer Science Fellows degree has the following courserequirements: ≠ REL 1310 and 1350 ≠ Two semesters of Chapel ≠ MTH 1321, 1322, 2311 ≠ Eight semester hours of science courses with associated labs chosen from among Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Neuroscience, or Physics. Each course must apply to a major in its department. ≠ STA 3381 ≠ Computer Science courses: o CSI 1430, 1440, 2334, 2350, 3334, 3344, 3471 o 5

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

dedicated to the memory of George Inger.Abstract:At the 1973 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Profs. Schetz,Marchman, and Inger presented the case for a combined curriculum in aerospace and oceanengineering (Schetz, Marchman, & Inger, 1973). Their paper summarized the justification forthis combination, program implementation, and preliminary feedback from students andemployers. The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the program evolution that has occurredin the 38 years since the initial creation of this merged department. The present paper describesthe current state of teaching and research in the combined Aerospace and Ocean Engineeringdepartment and provides both student and employer feedback on the dual

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Reed, Purdue University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

very least different levels of each, are required to solveproblems across the technological spectrum, yet little is known about the level of capabilityamong students in the domain, how those capabilities influence creative work in the domain, orhow the judgment of creativity in the domain reflects capabilities and/or influences theirexpression. The content of creative capability enhancement efforts in technological designprojects is difficult to determine when there is little understanding of what those capabilitiesactually are or how well they assessment measures adequately capture them. There is increasingevidence that capabilities that are most useful in solving straightforward, algorithmic problemsmay not play the same role in solving more

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

practicing engineer in industry. The objectives of thisresearch are to explore the types of cognition and social interactions of student teams as theyengage in these virtual laboratories, to determine the role of instructional design in the responseof student teams, and to ascertain whether virtual laboratories can effectively promote types oflearning that are difficult or impossible to achieve from physical laboratories.Objectives The specific objectives of the NSF CCLI Phase 2 project are to: 1. Create the following learning materials and teaching strategies based on virtual laboratories: A. Enhance the Virtual CVD laboratory by including interactive reflection tools (e.g., interactive lab notebook, a virtual supervisor

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-1947: MODELING NATURE: GREEN ENGINEERING FOR ASUSTAINABLE WORLDGeorge Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton Page 15.881.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Modeling Nature: Green Engineering for a Sustainable WorldAbstractA new course has been developed and offered which focuses upon sustainable engineering. Thekey elements of the course include introduction to the complex systems, systems engineeringmethods for complex systems, life cycle analysis, hard and soft system methodologies, failureanalysis using rich pictures and reflection upon the impacts engineering has upon both societyand the natural world through consideration of the

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Emily Medders, Southern Wesleyan University; Cheryl Cass, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

towards their doctorate, and one with a Ph. D. Eight participants were placed inengineering labs, and one each in math and chemistry labs.Our data included weekly journal entries and exit interviews (Table 1). Journal entries werecontemporaneous observations during the course of the program, in contrast to Exit interviews,conducted by the RET program director, which were retrospective reflections at the end of the Page 15.1165.3program. All data were self reported, which may be skewed by false reports of what wasactually taking place; however this limitation is offset by having two sources of data.The data were coded using a qualitative analysis

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

important.” Participants generally agreed that talking with andobserving experienced TAs in person tended to be the most effective and convenient way tolearn from them. Wiki has very little content so far. Because the wiki is relatively new, it does not containa lot of content posted by TAs themselves. Understandably, lack of content is a reason why TAssaid they don’t use the wiki. One TA commented, “I think somehow you need to give the feelingof completeness so that people will go there first, as opposed to somewhere else.”Suggestions for Wiki Improvement from TAs TAs suggested that it would be helpful if the wiki had a teaching reflection component, inaddition to practical tips and advice. One person commented, “It would be nice if

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