Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Todd; Spencer Magleby

Session Number xxxx Creating a Process to Design a Capstone Program that Considers Stakeholder Values* Robert H. Todd and Spencer P. Magleby Department of Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Provo, Utah, USAAbstractDesigning or redesigning a Capstone Program is a difficult and complicated task since theseprograms often embody complex relationships internal and external to the department and/orcollege, and can be costly in terms of funding, space and faculty time

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren

Optimizing Student Learning and Retention of Time- and Frequency- Domain Concepts Through Numerical Computation Projects Steve Warren, Ph.D. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kansas State UniversityAbstractThe ability to analyze signals and systems in both the time and frequency domains is an essentialoutcome in most engineering curricula. However, concepts such as time-domain convolutionand frequency-domain spectra can be elusive to students. While most students can learn themathematical procedures whereby they obtain correct answers on homework and exams, manylack the higher-level understanding that aids long-term retention. This paper addresses thecreation of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay Howell; Ann Wittbrodt; Alfred Moye

to stimulate research and development in learning science andtechnology, worked with over seventy leading learning science and informationtechnology researchers over a three year period to produce the Roadmap. The Roadmapdefines research priorities, a development chronology, and short- and long-termmilestones. While the roadmap focuses on post-secondary science, math, engineering,and technology education, its research plan should be useful to all learning markets,including K-12. The roadmap provides a comprehensive strategic view of the learningscience and technologies field which can guide researchers, industry, and fundingagencies as they strive for innovation in educational technology. This paper describeshow the roadmap was developed and

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Jerri Drakes

an effort to provideeducational software, involving all students in authentic learning situations by having themparticipate in all phases of the software engineering lifecycle. Through a development processknown as participatory design, curators from The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center inMontclair, NJ teamed with 5th graders from St. Philip’s Academy and undergraduates from NewJersey Institute of Technology to produce interactive software that assists visitors to the museumlearn about the history of the Negro Leagues through chronology and biography; learn aboutstatistics and probability through the databases that draw on records of individual players fromthe Negro Leagues; and learn about the geography of the state of New Jersey and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

?• How does the lecturing task comply with the research task?• How can we connect different lecturing subjects?The questions listed above are all open-ended; and we are also open-minded about the prob-lem-based learning method. For more detailed information about this, I can strongly recom-mend [1], [2], [3], [4] and [5].Case: The new master programme in Architecture and Design and its study curriculumThe new master programme is considered innovative and a combination of the best from tra-ditional architecture and design curriculums and the best from traditional engineering curricu-lums within the frame of the AAU problem-based learning model. Name Urban design Architecture Industrial de- Digital design

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

”In case of a reduction of our programs it might seem that we were going against our obligation tohelp the student mature during his training at the university, which in more industrializedcountries is achieved by the very practice of the profession or through training provided by thecompanies who hire them after graduation. On this regard it would be opportune to establishwhich academic factors determine professional success. At any rate, it is difficult to distinguishbetween the key elements that make a good engineer. Nonetheless, it can be said that in thecorrect practice of engineering, a solid training in basic sciences and exposure to challengingproblems that form the mind for the decision making process are more important than the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Anderson; Mani Mina

Session 3632 A New Approach in Teaching Electromagnetism: How to Teach EM to All Levels from Freshman to Graduate and Advanced-Level Students Norman Anderson and Mani Mina Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University1. Introduction1.1. Historical perspectiveJames Clerk Maxwell provided a unified field formulation of electromagnetism in 1873 with hisfamous “Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism.”1 From the beginning he explained the field wasmade of a set of observed phenomena, fundamental concepts governing electromagnetism (EM),and

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sasha Pasulka; Sandhya Pillalamarri; Milica Milovancevic; Michael Wagner; Meena Nimmagadda; James Adams; Anjali Gupta; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 TechGirl: A Website for Middle-School Girls Interested In Science and Engineering James B. Adams, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Meena Nimmagadda, Michael Wagner, Milica Milovancevic, Anjali Gupta, Sandhya Pillalamarri, Sasha Pasulka Arizona State UniversityAbstractTechGirl is an exciting, dynamically evolving, interactive website dedicated to helping middleschool girls learn about science and engineering. It is intended to help them develop anappreciation for the beneficial impact of science and engineering on

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay K. Martin; Jay Martin; Dayle K. Haglund; Jennifer Kushner

Session_____ Developing a Philosophy of Practice: A New Approach to Curricular Evolution in Engineering Education At the University of Wisconsin Dayle K. Haglund, Jennifer Kushner, Jay K. Martin University of Wisconsin-Madison IntroductionABET EC20001 is remarkable in the flexibility allowed engineering departments in determiningthe content of their curriculum and the methodologies used to teach the curriculum. Thisflexibility is in sharp contrast to the prescriptive curricula previously specified by ABET. Thechange to ABET EC2000 should provide

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session 3566 Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe benefits of company sponsored student design projects, both to academia and to industry, havebeen well established recently in symposia and in publications. However, assessing these benefits inorder to improve the students’ experiences can be difficult. This paper discusses techniques ofassessment used

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

Session 2139 Utilizing the Internet to Improve Student Learning in a First Course in Engineering Economy with Real-World Unsolved Problems in Collaboration with Industry Janis P. Terpenny1, William G. Sullivan2, Harpreet Singh3, Kimberly Sward1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA1/ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA2/ Alstom Power, Windsor, CT3AbstractThis paper reports on results of an experiment to investigate whether technology and the Internetfacilitate student learning of Engineering Economy through

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joan Walker

exemplifies classroom instruction thatpromotes active engagement in learning. 22 Specifically, it emphasizes four interrelatedattributes of optimal learning environments: 1) acknowledgement of the learners’ priorknowledge, 2) demonstration of knowledge or what mastery looks like, 3) assessmentthat makes thinking visible, and 4) establishment of community norms that supportlearning.1(This work was supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers Program of theNational Science Foundation under Award Number EEC9876363.The authors extendmany thanks to the students and faculty who graciously gave their time.)Bibliography1. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

turningand twisting, knows exactly where the water is; and a stunt pilot knowing where the ground isduring his maneuvers. The concept inventory will be examining the spatial visualization branchof the hierarchy only, as identified by the asterisk.The ability to visualize objects and situations in one’s mind, and to manipulate those images, is acognitive skill vital to many career fields, especially those requiring work with graphical images.By one estimate, there are at least 84 different careers for which spatial skills play an importantrole [12]. Spatial ability is an essential skill for Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) fields. Spatial abilities have been widely studied and are known to befundamental to higher-level thinking

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2287: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS NOVICE DESIGNERSNathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathan Mentzer is an assistant profession in the College of Technology with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher.Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuo Hung Huang, National Taipei University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

AC 2012-3357: ASSURING QUALITY OF CONTINUING ARCHITECTURALEDUCATION: LEARNERS’ PERCEPTIONSMr. Kuo Hung Huang, National Taipei University of Technology Page 25.235.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assuring Quality of Continuing Architectural Education: Perceptions of LearnersINTRODUCTION Living standards and knowledge standards are increasing with the popularization ofglobalization. The concept of lifelong learning is attracting considerable attention from people.Learning activities that emphasizes continuous learning despite the age of the learner havegained respect from

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3854: THE MIT LEWIS SURVEY: CREATING A BLUEPRINTFOR A COLD WAR TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, 1947-1949Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor of history in the Department of Science and Technology Studies and the Director of First-year Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has published Calculating a Natural World: Computers, Scientists and Engineers During the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research with MIT Press (2006) and is currently working on a book on the history of engineering education reform in the United States. Page 25.1322.1

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish Agrawal, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

application-focused and hands-on learning, perhaps to a greater extent than in engineering” [1, p. 167]. As a result, the ETcurricula incorporate more laboratory-based courses. While the ET curricula also contain coursesin engineering sciences, these courses are redesigned with an application focus in mind to teachstudents how concepts from engineering sciences are applied in practice [1].Although there are differences in the training of engineering technology graduates as comparedto that of their engineering counterparts, there is a significant overlap in the career trajectories ofthe two degrees. The Engineering Technology Council of the American Society for EngineeringEducation notes in its goals that while “the degree is engineering technology

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Albuquerque, NM.29. Trevisan, M., et al. "A Review of Literature on Assessment Practices in Capstone Engineering Design Courses: Implications for Formative Assessment." in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2006. Chicago, IL.30. Dreyfus, H.L. and S.E. Dreyfus, Mind over machine. 1986, New York: Free Press.31. Fennema, E., "Teachers’ knowledge and its impact," in Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching, D.A. Grouws, Editor. 1992, NCTM: Reston, VA. p. 147-164.32. Nespor, J., "The role of beliefs in the practice of teaching." Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1987. 19(4): p. 317- 328.33. Leinhardt, G., "Weaving instructional explanations in history." British Journal of Educational Psychology

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-846: “THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN ENGINEER:” WOMEN’SIDENTITIES AS ENGINEERS AS PORTRAYED BY HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERSAND MAGAZINES, 1930-1970Alice Pawley, Purdue University Alice Pawley is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University. Dr. Pawley has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is co-PI on Purdue University’s ADVANCE initiative, through which she is incorporating her work on metaphors into better understanding current models of women’s

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

written in the tactile and kinesthetic language of manipulation, and was compared with information coming from the visual system, as part of a process through which the brain creates visuospatial images.”17This suggests a strong correlation between the manipulation of objects by hand and physicalunderstanding of objects and materials. Wilson further indicates that intelligence is bestcultivated using methods which employ both mind and body.Why do we need to do it?Over the last 10-20 years, senior capstone projects that often include a hands-on component havebecome popular in engineering curricula. More recently, a significant number of engineeringeducators have begun to include hands-on work at the freshman level as well. As an

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-936: TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND THE ALLURE OF "NANO":UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL ENTHUSIASMSAmy Slaton, Drexel University Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and director of Drexel's Master's Program in Science, Technology and Society. She holds a PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and has written on social aspects of standards and instrumentation in American engineering, construction and manufacturing occupations. Her most recent book is _Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line_ (Harvard University Press, 2010).Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

, rural exodus, and pollution,which demanded institutional, cultural and political transformations1,2. Nowadays, we are thewitnesses of a new revolution. The generalized use of computers and computerized systems havebeen changing again the means of production, and also, personal relations. Once more, thecourse of History has been modified, at this time by the so-called “information revolution”,which has been altering lifestyles, educational practices, production relations, etc3. And, the main“engine” of these processes has been the discoveries in science that make possible thedevelopment of new technologies, which give support to a massive industrial production andpromoting several transformations in social relations. But, this process brings new

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

upon its great potential to stimulate externalinterest in the NAU Engineering program from regional community colleges and high schools. Thecourse used computer-controlled, Legos©-based systems as the realization for the student designs.Use of these systems, plus terming the projects as “robotics” or “automated vehicles,” stimulatedyoung minds to the potential of engineering as a viable option for their future undergraduateeducation.[9] The concept envisioned by the faculty was to create smaller modules of the course thatcould be taught to daily or summer weekly outreach sessions, containing high school students orearly community college students. Yet, the old format of the EGR 286 class was not suitable for“exporting” to community colleges or

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7218Raze the Silos: Using Digital Portfolios to Increase Integrative ThinkingDr. Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech Dr. Lisa DuPree McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Education and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdis- ciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

little conception of how science, technology, and engineering are related to one another, and they do not clearly understand what engineers do and how engineers and scientists work together to create technology. (p. 15 – 16)Third, it caused the public to define engineering incorrectly: In the ITEA survey, respondents were asked to name the first word that comes to mind when they hear the word "technology." Approximately two-thirds said "computers." Moreover, when given a choice of two definitions for "technology," 63 percent chose "computers and the Internet," whereas 36 percent chose "changing the natural world to satisfy our needs."… A majority of survey respondents (59 percent) associated the word

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

practice. We review a small number of their foundational works here. Riley’schapter on engineering mindsets uses engineering jokes to draw out normative perspectives rooted instereotypes.28 Each joke reveals an underlying assumption about what it means to be a “real” engineer—adoption of a positivist epistemology, acceptance of military authority, elevation of technical certaintyover subjective interpretation, disdain for literacy, and a single-minded focus on technical optimization.She points out that while self-deprecating jokes may lighten the mood, they can also be used to deflectattention from these otherwise serious and consequential commitments, erecting an obstacle to sociallyjust change. Her argument affirms Godfrey and Parker’s finding

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-724: ENGINEERING 'MANPOWER' SHORTAGES, REGIONALECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE 1960 CALIFORNIA MASTER PLANFOR HIGHER EDUCATION: HISTORICAL LESSONS ON ENGINEERINGWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTAtsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Director, First Year Studies & Associate Professor, Department of Science and Technology Studies. Page 15.474.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering ‘Manpower’ Shortages, Regional Economic Development, and the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education: Historical Lessons on Engineering Workforce

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7574The Challenge of Change in Engineering Education: Is it the Diffusion of In-novations or Transformative Learning?Mr. Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette Junaid A. Siddiqui is a doctoral candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. In his graduate work he is exploring the systems of conceptual and social challenges associated with educa- tional change for the development of undergraduate engineering education. Before joining the doctoral program he worked for nine years in a faculty development role at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Povinelli, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

mind, body, and spirit in learning and the value of smalllearning communities with teachers who hold degrees in engineering and possess design workexperience. Low student-to-teacher ratios have been found to have a positive impact on teacher-student engagement, learning, student motivation, and future academic outcomes [35] - [37]. Theability of experienced educators to draw on their episodic memories to create personalizedimages and examples is crucial in helping students recognize and integrate details that triggercomplex ideas and emotions, leading to a deeper understanding, connection, and formation ofnew concepts [33], [38], [39]. Furthermore, it advocates for a combined approach to learningpedagogies that includes holistic, active, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Rockwell Clancy, Colorado School of Mines; Andrea Gammon, Delft University of Technology; Ryan Thorpe

. (2016). Using the Engineering and Science IssuesTest (ESIT) for Ethics Instruction. In Proceedings of the American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & Exposition. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-1633.12139[8] Haidt, J. (2012). The Righteous Mind. New York: Vintage Press.[9] Kelly, D., Stich, S., Haley, K. J., Eng, S. J., & Fessler, D. M. T. (2007). Harm, affect, and themoral/conventional distinction. Mind and Language, 22(2), 117–131.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2007.00302.x[10] Rozin, P., Lowery, L., Imada, S., & Haidt, J. (1999). The CAD triad hypothesis: A mappingbetween the other-directed moral emotions, disgust, contempt and anger and Shweder’s threeuniversal moral codes. Journal of Personality and Social