Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Campbell R Bego P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Adrienne Parsons, University of Louisville; Gale J. Crush, University of Louisville, Speed Scientific School

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

skills were assessed with in-class quizzes and exams. The material was divided into 7units, and each unit was covered in roughly two weeks. A unit quiz was given one week, and a unit exam the nextweek, so that there was a quiz or exam every week. Each of the seven units had 8-11 unit objectives and 15-20homework problems. Homework was collected each week on the day of the quiz or exam.Classes were held in a large auditorium, and DyKnow was used to deliver the basic course notes to students.DyKnow is an interactive classroom management software. In DyKnow, instructors can share content with students(sharing prepared slides and/or writing on tablets during class), and the notes are projected both to the front of theroom as well as onto students

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadas Ritz, Cornell University, College of Engineering; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell in 2008.Dr. Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering Lisa Schneider-Bentley has been the Director of Engineering Learning Initiatives in Cornell University’s College of Engineering since 2002. Learning Initiatives’ programs enhance the educational environment of the College by facilitating opportunities for collaborative learning, undergraduate research, teaching skill development, peer instruction, and leadership development. Schneider-Bentley received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell in 1997. Before taking her current position, she taught Sociology as an as- sistant professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and then served as Senior

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Figure 3. IDEAS StagesAfter the proposal is approved, the groups start working in a literature review to develop a betterunderstanding about their research topic. The students then produce an abstract (Figure 3 b),which is submitted online by the deadline, to be peer reviewed by the course’s teachingassistants. The groups prepare their physical model(s) and experimental set-up (Figure 3 c) to betested according to their experiment design (Figure 3d). Once the laboratory results, handcalculations, and simulations are completed, the groups write and submit a paper according to theprovided template and guidelines (Figure 3f). The students also create a poster (examples areprovided) which is presented at the showcase along with the model(s), video(s

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Career Hiring Process Satisfaction Navigation Integration Leadership Scholarship Recognition (WLI) Grant writing (F) Promoting Mid-Tenure Grant Climate Your Work

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; John R Luchini

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #15197What is the Length of a Toilet Paper Tube? A Hands-On, Team-Based Lessonin the Ethics of Data CollectionDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward James Diehl P.E., University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

forewarned by their peers about thedifficulty of the courses and the drudgery they’re about to endure. Another objective inintroducing cartoons was to lighten the classroom mood. Described later when discussing thecharacter creation, Sir Isaac Newton is purposefully drawn to appear friendly and a little goofy tomake him more relatable than the stuffy portrait with a powered wig seen in Figure 2. Wettedand Vapes are characters who act as somewhat mischievous and silly mascots for the class. Apotential hazard here is to come off as childish and thereby turn off some students who mightfeel the cartoons were beneath them.In addition to the mnemonic nudge for breaking a Socratic question stalemate, students areencouraged to question the cartoons, even

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

A. Richard Vannozzi; Leonard Anderson

peers to bea valuable experience. Title: A Student Centered, Active Learning Approach to the Delivery of a Visiting Professional Lecture SeriesBackground:The Wentworth Capstone Experience consists of a two semester eight (8) credit multi-disciplinary project-based curriculum. The Wentworth Institute of Technology employs acooperative education model that includes two required co-op experiences. One during theSpring semester of their Junior year and one during the Fall semester of their Senior year. To“make-up” for these two required co-ops during traditional Spring/Fall semesters, Juniors andSeniors attend classes full-time in the Summers of their Junior and

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Kathryn Dimiduk; Orlay Santa; Hadas Ritz; Lesa Carter

the comments. Google Docs is familiar to many students and requires nosoftware purchase [13]. This study was successful with many students. Despite this successusing Google Docs, there remains questions of anonymity and the willingness of some studentsto share information when peers have visible access to their responses.Many studies [12] [14] recognize the importance of teaching center or facilitator intervention inthe mid-semester evaluative process. Diamond’s study [15], for example, used a longitudinalstudy with SGIDs, where facilitators were central to the mid-semester evaluation process. Theyasked key standardized open-ended questions: “1) What aspects of this course/instructionenhance your learning? 2) What aspects of this course

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; Kimberly Filer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

technology, the Tablet PC incorporates the portability of the laptopwith the flexibility of writing. In conventional notebook mode, the Tablet PC offeres a keyboardfor typing. When the screen is rotated it transforms into a tablet, and using a stylus students canmake handwritten notes and drawings.Due to the Tablet PC initiative, in fall 2007 sophomore students with the declared major ofmechanical engineering (approximately 300 to 350 total) have Tablet PCs. In an attempt toutilize this emerging technology, a pilot study was conducted by the Mechanical Engineeringdepartment to integrate Tablet PC functionality with course material in two sections of ME 2024– Engineering Design and Economics. With the special capabilities of the Tablet PC, it

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

information pathways and observed the resulting performance. In assessing theoverall achievement and results of the study, the reviewers concluded that “the mechanism usedin Escherichia coli to combat heat shock is just what a well trained control engineer woulddesign, given the signals and the functions available.”35One can easily see that these kinds of conclusions naturally lead to interesting discussions abouthow such exquisite engineering can emerge by accident. Nevertheless, researchers continue toapply reverse engineering techniques to natural systems simply because it works. Biologist E. O.Wilson writes, “The surest way to grasp complexity in the brain, as in any other biologicalsystem, is to think of it as an engineering problem…Researchers

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Drew Dosson Brennan, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 25.613.4tasks. Students will write a report which summarizes their results.Lectures and Background InformationAs indicated previously, the assignment begins with lecture material that focuses on the sourcesof drag and rolling resistance. This includes tires, drivetrain components, body geometry andunderbody aerodynamic effects. The students see where the losses originate and how to estimatetheir impact. Lecture material also covers the coastdown experimental procedures and the datareduction process required to determine drag and rolling resistance from the experimental data.Through this process students become familiar with the functional form of the expressiondescribing the vehicle velocity as a function of time3 as shown in Equation 1

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Evans; Ronald Welch

of first refusal and can opt for a project slotstill available or can take another course. Some advisors actively recruit students for specificskills and project success. The course coordinator ensures that every student has the opportunityto participate in a project even though it might not be his or her top choice.Students enrolled in any independent study project must present an oral brief at the end of theproject and must submit a comprehensive written report. Benefits of the oral brief are describedin the “Projects day” section below. There are tremendous benefits to be gained from writing thefinal report, but only if both the student and the faculty member are properly educated andmotivated, with proper training and resources

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, a photographer and a poet respectively, originally created to give voices to inner cityimmigrant students in upstate New York. While drawing and writing may intimidate students,the ease of pressing the button on the camera and composing grammar-free text liberated them.Rwandan students’ work shows their homes, families and domestic objects; students embracedand reflected on the nature of their living spaces, and how they negotiated the ideal developmentmodel with the West. The exercise was followed by theory readings mostly from the West aboutspatial relationships such as corridors to rooms, details to whole, and private and public. 7Western architectural theory, although ignorant of Rwandan realities, helped frame ourdiscussions about what

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

, the lunchtime discussion provides a structure forparticipants to share experiences and information in an informal way. By the end of thethird day many new networks and friendships are made. After the workshop an email listof participants is distributed.3.2 Key ElementsAs noted above, the workshop described the three “legs” of academia: Research,Teaching, and Service. Success in each of those areas is vital to obtaining tenure.However, as we looked at the entire path of our target group - from entry into a tenuretrack position to evaluation of performance in that position to becoming tenured - otherelements also needed to be covered. These included writing and interviewing skills forobtaining a position, negotiation when receiving an offer

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Carlson

postedproblems, certain key internet links to information, and the course syllabus andslideshows. A midterm affective survey was given to assess the students’ feelings aboutthe course and how things were going.Assessment The students’ course grades were determined from the technical accuracy andquality of the group reports (55%) and from term exams (45%). The reports were notspecifically scored for writing style or grammar but writing feedback was given on bothof these. The reports were graded only for technical content. The students also did “360degree” peer evaluations, evaluating each other and including self assessment of theirown level of effort and participation on the problems. These were used to determine theindividual student scores from

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

showcase students’ problem-solving skills andtheir ability to analyze and synthesize information. In the College of Engineering at the University of Texas (UT), an electronicportfolio system called Polaris is in use and undergoing iterative development. Thissystem developed in house has been created so that students can document theireducational progress and share what they have accomplished with an audience (i.e., theirprofessors, their peers, prospective employers, their parents). By using Polaris, studentshave a tool to record their course work, present projects, and evaluate their owneducational progress. Polaris benefits students by giving them a personalized yet professional lookingwebsite. Also, the system provides students

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Krause

reflections. In total,each student produced 40 individual pieces of text of varying length (reflections, pre and posttests) that became the data for this study. Students worked in teams writing lesson plans to useDET in K-16 classrooms and followed the steps in the design process, to create a functioningprototype of an artifact. Lesson plans and creation of the artifacts were not used in this study.However, reflections often contained references to the projects and lesson plans.Development of the RubricTo analyze the qualitative data, a rubric needed to be developed. Construction started with ameeting where each researcher generated categories they considered to be the most importantcourse outcomes. The categories were discussed and refined to a

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

introductory environmental engineering courses14 and in environmentalsampling and analysis laboratory courses.17 The most common measurements appear to beparticulate matter (PM), CO, CO2, and aerosols (Table 1). One air pollution project at theUniversity of Utah examined the outdoor concentrations of PM and the students’ work resultedin peer-reviewed publication.22An example of a previously published IAP project was described by Eschenbach and Cashman(2004), who reported on students’ use of CO2 meters to determine the ventilation rate of a spaceof their choosing. The instructor provided a website and associated readings that explain the useof the CO2 meters, the proper data collection methods, as well as describe the use of regressionto determine the

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Page 25.1274.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Test Preparation and Test Quality Assessment – What I Wish Someone Had Told Me in the BeginningAbstractHow does an instructor prepare a test and feel confident that it is fair, balanced and the correct length? That issueworried me as I entered the teaching profession three decades ago. After a decade of writing multiple choicequestions for the Professional Engineering exam and two decades of national involvement with the ABETaccreditation process, it is time to pass some of the “tricks of the trade” along to the next generation of newfaculty members.As a starting point for this discussion, the assumption that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Leslie Fink; Kanthasamy Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Kurt Gramoll

good ideas for feedback and assess-ment, the next and final step is to create learning activities that will allow students to achieve thegoals and to perform well at assessment time. This will involve the use of active learning, ratherthan just passive. In courses that are highly passive, the students’ time is spent primarily in the formof receiving information and ideas, by listening to lectures and doing assigned readings. Activelearning requires that students have some kind of “Doing” or “Observing” experience and havemultiple opportunities to engage in “Reflective Dialogue.” Students may engage in dialogue withthemselves, in the form of reflective writing, or in dialogue with others. The dialogue may be aboutthe subject of the course (e.g

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Li; Haifeng Wang, Penn State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

scientific articles, but thanks to Professor Haifeng Wang, Google, and YouTube, I was able to digest them and put them into writing. In addition, I believe my review also allows my peer high school students to take a look at this newfound topic and the broader topic of triboelectric nanogenerators to see how we can expand this research and technology for it to become safe during clinical trials and established as a new alternative to battery-powered pacemakers, helping planet health and the health of other patients, as this alternative can help reduce health risks and surgeries associated with the traditional pacemaker. Other than that, this is a fascinating topic that can be taught in a high school health sciences

Conference Session

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Royce A Francis, The George Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

therealities around them to then act on this reality as intelligent subjects. As Charmaz (2014) writes,it is “situated in conceptions of justice and injustice”. For example, in discussing the role ofconscientizão in revolutionary leadership, Friere writes (p.67): The revolutionary leaders must realize that their own conviction of the necessity for struggle (an indispensable dimension of revolutionary wisdom) was not given to them by anyone else—if it is authentic. This conviction cannot be packaged and sold; it is reached, rather, by means of a totality of reflection and action. Only the leaders’ own involvement in reality, within an historical situation, led them to criticize this situation and wish to change it.Here

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

dynamics, enhancing understanding through sharedideas. Martin-Gutierrez et al. [12] implemented augmented reality in an electrical engineeringcourse. However, the study primarily evaluated immediate student feedback, not exploringlong-term educational impact. Hadfield-Menell et al. [14] focused on theoretical aspects oncooperative inverse reinforcement learning without real-world validation. Vliet et al. [15]investigated the impact of flipped-class pedagogy on student motivation and learning strategies,finding enhanced critical thinking and peer learning. However, these effects were not long-lasting,indicating a need for repeated use.Jo et al. [16] observed increased student participation and interest in flipped classrooms withgaming elements

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 15.215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessment of Instructional Systems DesignAbstract The principle behind a well-structured Instructional Systems Design is to ensure that thesubject matter content is effectively integrated with the presentation format. Simply stated,the task in front of the facilitator will be to blend the content and presentation in theory as well asin practice. However, it is important to acknowledge that recent advances in modern technologyprovide plenty of opportunities for the

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kennedy Angel Gomez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aaron Dewey, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

course and formal surveys were conducted at the end of the quarter.This feedback led to significant revisions of the document that was ultimately published forpublic use in December 2023 via Cal Poly @ Digital Commons.This paper summarizes pre-and-post project survey results, develop process and content of thePython manual, as well as outcomes of the senior project team that worked to educate andmotivate their peers to program in Python.IntroductionThis paper describes the year-long process of developing a Python manual as an ArchitecturalEngineering (ARCE) senior project at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. The manual’s intent is tosupport students as they learn to create programming tools to address various structural analysisand dynamics problems

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford; Krista M Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

verification, and teaching with new educational methods, including peer instruction, personal response systems, video games, and state- of-the-art CAD tools.Dr. Krista M Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Krista M. Hill is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. PhD and MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester MA, and previ- ously a project engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. She instructs graduate and undergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded mi- croprocessor based systems. Her current projects involve small system design, signal processing, and intelligent

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to advertise and promote the scholarship program. This effortincluded high school visits and teacher networking, participation in college day fairs and internetposting through various websites. After months of effort in the middle of Japan’s Fukushimanuclear disaster, a total of seventeen applications were eventually received by April 1st deadline.Secondly, a scholarship selection committee was formed by the university faculty, staff and alocal industry representative to provide a fair selection process. The selection criteria includedactual class rank, SAT/ACT scores, financial need status, reference letters, essay writing skillsand whether the candidate was first generation U.S. resident college student. Each committeemembers’ rankings

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Zhou Zhang, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Yizhe Chang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

to prevent plagiarism and copyright infringementwhile promoting responsible use of AI tools to uphold academic integrity 27, 28. The proliferationof AI-generated contents and automated writing assistance tools presents new challenges for main-taining academic standards and preserving the originality of student work. Educators should pro-vide students with clear guidelines and training on ethical writing practices, citation conventions,and the proper use of AI tools to support their learning while ensuring academic integrity 29. Ad-ditionally, institutions should invest in plagiarism detection technologies and educational re-sources to help students understand the importance of academic honesty and the consequences ofintellectual property

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Mikhelson, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

soldering equipment. • A full week was given to complete each laboratory assignment. • At least 20 staffed laboratory hours were provided each week (split between teaching assistants and peer mentors).For each laboratory assignment, the desired outcome is first and foremost to create something.Therefore, less emphasis was placed on the laboratory report than on the building process. Thelaboratory report contained mostly photographs and brief explanations of the various steps in theproject. Additionally, students were asked to reflect on the entire experience for each assignment,which allowed students to exercise some metacognition, and also gave the course staff an idea ofwhere the main challenges lie. Finally, for each assignment

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. Belonging encompasses a subjective assessment of astudent's sense of acceptance, value, inclusion, and encouragement from both peers andinstructors within the academic environment. It also entails feeling integral to the class andrecognizing one's importance in the educational community [13]. Studies indicate that studentswho persist in STEM majors tend to experience a heightened sense of belonging compared totheir counterparts who transition out of STEM fields. However, individuals fromunderrepresented groups, including females, are less likely to perceive a strong sense ofbelonging. This disparity is, in part, attributed to the numerical underrepresentation of womenboth in educational settings and within the industrial landscape [13-18]. This