Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Graciano Dieck; Artemio Aguilar; Sergio Malacon; Manuel E. Macias

parts: educative intentions, objectives, general contents that includes a contentsblock diagram, profile of the IEC program, IEC study plan, curricular map showing the coursesserving E-95-863 as well as the the courses served by E-95-863, conceptual contents, proceduralcontents, attitudinal contents, learning strategies and course activities. Some of the learningtechniques used in the course are: Interactive exposition of topics (from 16 to 20 hours persemester), Internal group activities (11 during the semester), homework done by external groups(8 during the semester), monthly projects that include report writing and oral presentations doneby external groups (3 during the semester), self-study reading assignments and discussion (14during the

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

communication).As part of a National Science Foundation CCLI Phase 1 grant, DUE: 0836861, three designactivities are being developed and incorporated in the first-year engineering program at MichiganTech. For this project, three groups (undergraduate, graduate and faculty) with differenteducational backgrounds developed learning modules. The student groups were selected to helpwith the development because it would give a fresh perspective on the design projects. Theundergraduate students would gain some ownership in the education of their peers. The graduatestudent would learn more about teaching through the development of a design project. Theutilization of the student groups to develop design projects would permit more design projects tobe available

Conference Session

Engineers in Toyland - Come and Play

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jared Erickson; J. Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education usage and significantly more positive influence on their learning. It is perhaps significant that instructor enthusiasm had little or no effect on student-to-student usage; the students did not need to be reminded that peer-to-peer IM was there, only that student-professor availability existed. • Approximately 50% of Instructor A’s students communicated with him via IM during the semester. This level of IM usage is lower than that of the CE300 students (87%), as reported above. There are two possible reasons for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

Ease of Implementation of Innovative Instructional MaterialsHenderson and Dancy made some suggestions to address issues cited above to inform curriculummaterials developers of possible ways to improve implementation of innovative STEM teachingand learning strategies and materials10. They include the following. Provide easily modifiablematerials to help engage faculty in modifying or redesigning their instruction so innovativematerials are easy to use. Another suggestion is in fidelity of implementation of an innovation.For example, effective learning should not just elicit simple answers to contextualized questions,but also engage students in social construction of knowledge by peer discussion of underlyingconceptual justification of responses

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State Univeristy ; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Bruce A. Harvey, Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

technical but criticalfor the pursuit of a successful engineering career. These needed skills include: team-orientedmentality, problem solving, project planning and control, project management and writing skills,etc. The purpose of the Senior Design Project is to pull them all together and apply them towardsthe design and implementation of a project and to afford the students an opportunity to experienceteam-based design under conditions that closely resemble those that will be encountered in realworld. Students working in teams will develop and sharpen skills in team organization, timemanagement, self-discipline, and technical writing, in order to be successful in this course. Animportant goal of this course is to expose students to “hands-on

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Reeves, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

weregiven a chance to teach the module contents to students enrolled in the Upward Bound Programand then assessed each of their own and peers performances. Teacher Training 9:00am-12:00pm Course Content and Pedagogical Methodology Application Refine 1:00pm-2:30pm Incorporate Lessons from Evaluation in Teacher Training of the Subsequent Day. Conduct Module with Upward Bound Students Evaluation / Reflection 2:30pm-4:00pm Actively Evaluate Peer and Self PerformanceFigure 2: Schematic of the general

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Field, University of Southern Indiana; David Ellert, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

. Conduct economic analyses of the various systems proposed. 3. The ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (ABET outcome e). In particular, you will be expected to: i. Solve heat loss problems relating to building envelopes. ii. Solve problems of thermodynamic equilibrium and energy balance. iii. Solve piping and airflow distribution problems. 4. The ability to communicate effectively (ABET outcome g). In particular, you will: i. Write technical reports and memos regarding findings. ii. Make presentations of technical material to peers and colleagues. 5. The ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems

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Design in Engineering Education

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). He is currently the President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) having presented preconference workshops and sessions during the SoACE conference each year since 2006. In his spare time Eric has authored two books; ”Ryan’s Stories: God’s Perfect Child” (self-published),”A Common Sense approach to Leadership,” is currently writing bedtime stories, and is preparing to start a murder mystery novel. Page 22.882.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Innovative Senior Project Program Partnering

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.314.5numbered pages; and 4) professional tabs. These Notebooks were reviewed at mid-semester andat the conclusion of the semester by the teaching assistant following the instructor’s gradingrubric. The Engineer’s Notebook counted five percent toward the final course grade.This project intended to design an active learning environment within the course context that: 1)better promotes group activities and peer interaction; 2) shrinks the perceived size of the courseenrollment for students; 3) offers extended, open-ended problems to promote creativity andinnovation; and 4) includes writing within coursework to stimulate a broader world view.Evaluation of this active learning plan was completed through comparison of past quiz and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4653: EFFECTS OF STUDENT-LED UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING AND ATTITUDES TOWARD EN-GINEERING IN AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE COURSEDr. Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University Raymundo Arroyave is an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department. He also belongs to the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. He received his Ph.D. degree in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include under- graduate courses on materials science and numerical methods and graduate courses on thermodynamics of materials science. He has more than 60 publications (peer-reviewed journals and proceedings) on the general

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

develops thestudents’ lifelong learning skills, self-evaluations, self-discovery, and peer instruction in thedesign’s creation, critique, and justification. Students learn to understand and make use of themanufacturer data sheets, application notes, and technical manuals when developing their designprojects. The experience, which would be difficult to complete individually, gives the students asense of satisfaction and the accomplishment that is often lacking in many engineering courses,using traditional teaching approaches. Furthermore, the design experience motivates studentlearning and develops skills required in industry. This paper discusses the development of astudent project involving a number of senior undergraduate students at our

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #9834Scaffolded Structuring of Undergraduate Research ProjectsDr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State UniversityDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting 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 engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis S. Nadelson PhD, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

curriculum leader was able to use the collaboration time to help teachers envision how sciencecould be integrated with other aspects of the curriculum such as reading and writing. Four of theprincipals described their role as a facilitator or encouraging force in terms of professional development.For example, Principal 2 (P2) indicated, “I am more of a facilitator (guide on the side) than the person Page 24.1376.7doing the staff development.” Money and time were mentioned as issues by half of the principals; theprofessional development days in this district were at an all-time low as a result of budget cuts. Twoprincipals expressed a need for

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

interactive engagement of students in heads-on (always) and hands-on(usually) activities which yield immediate feedback through discussion with peers and/orinstructors, all as judged by their literature descriptions.3 Project-based courses and other activelearning-based strategies are becoming increasingly common interventions used to improveretention and student satisfaction in engineering programs across the nation.4,5,6 Educators andpractitioners use various active learning methodologies in reforming the first year curriculum.With several available active learning methods, choosing one or more specific reform methods,implementing them, and assessing their effectiveness can be a complex task.7,8It is common for engineering institutions to have

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Jamie Mikeska, Educational Testing Service; Elizabeth Orlandi, Science Education Consultant

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Consultant c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development and Teacher Perceptions of an Avatar-Based Performance Task for Elementary Teachers to Practice Post- Testing Argumentation Discussions in Engineering Design (RTP)AbstractThis work aims to help elementary teachers practice one very important discussion withinengineering design: post-testing argumentation discussions. These discussions occur after eachdesign team has created and tested their designs and considered how their designs performed andcould be improved. The discussion goal is for each team to re-consider their design performanceand improvement ideas in light of their peers’ designs, critiques, and suggestions. By

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Tallman, University of Texas at El Paso; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; William J. Schell

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

from both supportivefaculty and peers (p. 879).Professional IdentityAccording to Chickering and Reisser, a foundational component of one’s overall identity iscompetence, most relevantly captured here in one’s professional identity [19]. The Communityof Practice (COP) [20] model is a widely adopted framework in the professional identityliterature that has been useful in understanding engineering identity (e.g., [21-23]). TheCommunity of Practice model consists of members of a professional community who surround acore of practicing experts. Belonging in this community is experienced through three modalities:imagination (i.e., how can I see myself as a member?), engagement (i.e., how can I participate inthis community?), and alignment (i.e., how

Conference Session

Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo F. Rojas, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines; Emma Chapman, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Program, graduateresearch theses have a theoretical grounding leading to action, which we call researchtranslation [1], that then leads to reflection, through dialogue with peers, communities, andliterature, that then leads to refining the initial theoretical framework and so on. For Theory,STS scholarship has contributed with theories and concepts of sociotechnical systems, change,and transfer [18][19]. For Transformation, STS provides concepts of knowledge transfer to aidresearch translation [20], [21] and a sociotechnical framework that has allowed us to transformexisting concepts like global competencies into global sociotechnical competencies inhumanitarian engineers [22]. For Reflection, STS provides students with the understanding

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Brian Tang, Mission Technologies, division of HII

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

have: 1. Develop innovative solutions to significant, real-world problems. 2. Work with others, such as team members, project sponsors, and faculty members. 3. Situate their work in the relevant social context(s). 4. Develop and deliver a clear, convincing oral presentation and 5. Write an extensive professional report. Students’ course grades are based on: 1. Professional management of their project andeffective communication with all parties. 2. Quality of deliverables‐ both in implementation andreport. 3. Timely achievement of project milestones and deliverables. 4. Professional behavior. 5.Peer and self-evaluation (see Table 1) were infused in the above grading scheme. One

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Thomas Procko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Omar Ochoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

, compellingly titled“ChatGPT: Bullshit Spewer or the End of Traditional Assessments in Higher Education?”, the authors discuss the threatof ChatGPT to academic professionals and provide recommendations to them in the face of the growing expansion ofpowerful natural language models. They conclude with the following: “… we believe that major changes to traditionalhigher education assessments such as essays and online exams are in order to address the existence of increasinglypowerful AI, unless universities want to be akin to driving schools that teach [horse riding]” [18]. This paper does not long consider language models that can be used to write student assignments; it is mentionedas an area of tangential concern to educators. The primary focus of

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 8: Assessment, Framworks, Standards, Oh My!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler S. Love, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Brandt Hutzel, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Sharon Brusic, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

education in Pennsylvaniaincluded condensing some of the standards, aligning with the Pennsylvania Career Readinessstandards, providing connections to content and practices from other standards (e.g., PA CoreStandards: Reading and Writing in Science and Technical Areas, PA Core Standards andPractices: Math), providing clarification statements for each standard similar to the format usedin the Next Generation Science Standards [2], and providing exemplars of Pennsylvania specificcontexts in which the standards could be applied. This paper will provide an overview of theapproved T&E standards that school districts in Pennsylvania must align instruction with by the2025-2026 academic year. These standards have resulted in T&E questions being

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge Jimenez, University of Pittsburgh; April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Morgan V. Fedorchak

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

comments you may have.” only two students responded with comments regarding their beliefs on societal impact in the healthcare industry (R1) and their appreciation for the lecture (R1 and R2). R2 in response to online format due to restrictions on in-person classes following university COVID-19 safety measures. Table 4. Concluding questions from the post-survey asking students (Q6-Q7) if they thought the topics were beneficial for engineers to learn and if they would recommend the topics to their peers. Free response resulted in two comments supporting their positive feelings towards the content.4.2 Thematic Analysis The final portion of the course required students to form groups to research, write a review

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

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Civil Engineering

students to actively interact in class/field/lab and participate in the assigned tasks. When teamwork is required, it is measured via anonymous peer evaluations. b. Project(s) Completion [30%]: The allocated percentage is for successful completion and generation of assigned 3D model(s). If teams were employed, 5 percent points of the total allocated points are used for peer-evaluation of team members assigned to the project. c. Completion of Assessment Documents [10%]: This requires the completion of quiz(zes) for direct assessment and survey(s) for indirect assessment of the acquired knowledge. d. Poster and/or Oral Presentation [10%]: In the course, a poster related to the assigned project is generally

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

systems design, development, and consultation firm. She joined the faculty of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University in 1997, where she teaches a variety of engineering and computer science classes, she is the Faculty Advisor for the Women in Computer Science (WiCS), the Director of the Computer Science Fellows program, and is a KEEN Fellow. She has authored and co- authored over fifty peer-reviewed papers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Challenge of Preparing iGen Students for Engineering and Computer ScienceAbstractA recent suicide by an engineering student began

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Sarah E Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs ; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

participant shared that his drive to be successful in this environment, through increasing hispublication record, created strife within his lab and led to a misunderstanding among his peers: It was kind of reported to the supervisor that I was not helpful, or I was pushy, and I was demanding papers . . . if I did not have that pressure, I would not have run into the trouble with my colleagues and my supervisor. So, I feel they're interconnected. They [colleagues] may not have understood that I was driven to write papers because of the requirement from faculty hiring committees.This individual believed his career goals and relationships with his peers were at cross-purposes,which resulted in a competitive

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner, North Carolina A&T State University; Hyung Nam Kim, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

know what exactly, I know the area I want to go into. I just need to find the gap in that area and dig into it and exploit it… (March, 2018)”As data collection continued, over time, participants’ responses to the anticipatory cognitionquestions shifted focus from topic selection and problems that were hindrances for getting startedwith their research projects to problems they did not anticipate with the actual implementation oftheir research, specifically about writing and data collection. For example, one participant stated, “The main challenges, at this time, (long pause) lit review, literature review, designing, the appropriate instruments and administering that. That is the plan for the summer, which is upon

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

of difficult concepts in engineering science.Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington CHRISTINE LOUCKS-JARET is a Technical Communication Specialist with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at the University of Washington, providing technical writing and editing services to the CAEE team. Tina has an MS in Technical Communication from the University of Washington. She is currently a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Society for Technical Communication.Dennis Lund, University of Washington DENNIS LUND joined the CAEE team in 2003 and is currently the Assistant Director. Prior to joining CAEE, he worked in a variety

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Ferguson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Paul Weber, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

disciplineshave a sound understanding of energy issues as they design their systems. Such facets includenot only conversion technology, but also resource availability, energy delivery, policy,reliability, and short and long-term financial, social, and environmental costs.This paper will describe class projects in energy conversion that attempt to raise awareness inthese areas, and do so with respect to a diverse group of senior and graduate engineeringstudents. For the projects, students chose a conversion technology primarily for electric powergeneration, wrote a paper outlining why they supported or opposed its implementation, and thenpresented their research to their peers. Meanwhile, the entire class was split up into groups ofshort and long term

Conference Session

Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

level. For twosemesters, the Microprocessors course at East Carolina University (ECU) has been taught in aflipped classroom format allowing students to watch online lectures before attending each lectureperiod and to allow students more opportunities to ask questions and complete learning activitiesin class. During the scheduled lecture period students are encouraged to work with each other tocomplete hands-on in-class exercises allowing them to evaluate their understanding of thematerial presented in the online lecture and the assigned reading. Such in-class exercises mayinvolve answering conceptual questions, writing code, or building circuits. It was observed bythe instructor in previous semesters that some students who had a good grasp of

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoju "Julie" Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Jessica Benner, Carnegie Mellon University; Sarah Young, Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew R. Marsteller, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering Libraries

paper once it is complete andlisting which journals or conferences appear most often in the works cited. This seems like a veryclever way to identify the fit for a particular paper or set of results.In terms of the types of publications, some researchers have a preference for professional societypublications over for-profit publishers. Those researchers who are conducting more traditionalcivil and environmental engineering research preferred peer reviewed journals exclusively,publishing only abstracts in conferences for networking and feedback purposes, while thoseconducting research overlapping with computer science, where conferences are often the finaldestination for research, described publishing in both conferences and journals. For

Conference Session

Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Derek Wright P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrew J. B. Milne, University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Educational Research and Methods

callEngineering Design Days, has been implemented in slightly different ways to engage the variouscohorts of students and to investigate best practices.Each instance is two days with no traditional classes, labs, or tutorials, where the students workin teams to design and build solutions to open-ended problems. These problems are designed tointegrate knowledge from across multiple courses. Students solve design problems by makingphysical systems using off-the-shelf components. The solutions are presented and tested in frontof their peers at the end of the second day.Students and course instructors from each implementation provided feedback through surveys,focus groups, and interviews. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and indicates anincrease