Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University; Mandayam Thirunarayanan, Florida International University; Sai Chaithra Allala, Florida International University; Juan Pablo Sotomayor, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University

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Software Engineering Division

23.6% 8.3% 16.5% 8.1% 43.5%the syllabus from the instructor that taught most of the course sections in the recent past, therequirements of the course are as follows. The course consist of 7 modules, 4 assignments (25%),one midterm exam (35%), and on final cumulative exam (40%). In addition, the students arerequired to read chapters from the text book and work on other hands-on exercises (without agrade). The assignments are expected to be completed on an individual basis and are due every 2-4weeks. The textbook used in the DS class is “Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java” byMark Weiss [26]. The course was taught as both a F2F class and an online class. Additional studentexpectations of the

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

instructorsoften lower the rigor of teaching a course in an abbreviated semester that results in increasedstudent performance. But this was not the case for the present study; the syllabus, teaching method,and evaluation methods adopted by the instructor were exactly the same for both Spring andminimester sessions.A shortcoming of this study could be that it was not controlled for student demographics. However,the author did not observe any significant difference either in age or ethnic difference between thetwo groups of students, except for gender. The percentage of female students in the compressedsemesters was about 16 and that in the regular semesters was 10. But it is doubtful whether thisfactor would be responsible for enhanced student performance

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Robert Hume, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy; William Graves, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

withintraditional courses. Some universities employ upper-level electives, clubs, or even independentstudy experiences to teach sustainability principles to undergraduates. Many courses dedicatedto sustainable development are limited to graduate programs. In this paper, we present theresults of a faculty team’s efforts to design a new course on sustainable infrastructuredevelopment as a part of undergraduate civil engineering curricula. We conduct benchmarkingwith existing programs that teach infrastructure and sustainable development as explicit courseswithin civil engineering. We crosswalk the pedagogical framework within the American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Model to thedraft syllabus and

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 5 - ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Arriagada, Universidad Andres Bello; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

a relatively recent innovation, as forced by COVID 19, online education guides the use ofnew technologies in developing alternative methodologies for student learning. While the learningprocess, at present, requires self-learning and the ability to deal with activities autonomously, thissits well with the stated need to introduce virtual learning strategies and skills into universityeducation.In this context, we sought to design a course that facilitates assimilation and aims for interactionbetween students and instructors that may deliver dynamic learning activities. Under this analysis,the AutoCad General Training elective course was offered to generate skills that may allow forunderstanding the importance of drawings. For example, the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marc Lichtman, University of Maryland College Park; Travis Fredrick Collins, Analog Devices, Inc.; Robin Getz, Analog Devices, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

3.79 3.30 3.31 3.35 class. 5. Overall, this instructor was an 3.74 2.98 3.01 3.01 effective teacher. 6. The standards the instructor set for 0.95 1.15 1.17 1.16 students were... 7. Course guidelines were clearly 3.11 3.18 3.18 3.17 described in the syllabus. 8. The required texts (e.g., books, course packs, online resources) helped me 3.14 2.87 2.66 2.90 learn course material. 9

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

substantive introduction to information literacy, building on first-semester writing intensive courses and a college-wide online quiz-tutorial to offer discipline-specific instruction in information literacy. This course lays the groundwork for additionalinformation literacy instruction throughout the engineering core curriculum and in the capstonedesign clinic.Information literacy topics are integrated with course material in mass and energy balances usingthe organizing vehicle of a semester-long project on Life-Cycle Assessment. The engineeringlibrarian taught a class that was tailored to the course and the LCA projects; developed a course-specific web site to direct students to relevant library resources they would use in completing theproject

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Sharma

(CD-ROM,World Wide Web/Internet, Online Synchronous/Asynchronous, Compressed Video, and hybridsof these tools) and assessing the effectiveness of their integration on teaching and learning bystudents in terms of depth of knowledge learned, dexterity/skill of problem solving,motivation/attitude, achievement, and retention of knowledge. Researchers of teaching andlearning phenomena and processes, and educational psychologists, are investigating thesephenomena based on different perspectives, theories, and hypotheses. Supported by a grant fromthe National Science Foundation, the authors of this paper have developed computer-based-instruction modules for an introductory thermodynamics course that incorporate active learningexercises within them

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Bhatt, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Lesa Begley; Ryien Hosseini; Deborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

attention. It is widely recognized that a keygoal of educators and education policymakers should be to strike a balance between maximizingboth of these critical measures. To that end, several studies [1] have been conducted to investigatethe impact of flexible deadline policies on student academic success and well-being.On one hand, flexible policies have been shown to have several positive effects on students. Theyhave been shown to reduce student stress [1, 2], improve time management [1], increase equity instudent performance [1, 3, 4, 5], and enhance the learning process [1, 6, 2, 7], especially in caseswhere courses are administered either partially or fully online [8, 5]. The key benefit of flexibledeadlines is that they provide students with

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learning mode using acombination of synchronous and asynchronous modes. In 2006, Engineering Technologyreceived a grant from Hewlett-Packard to develop a course that was delivered in the summer of2007 that employed Tablet PCs and interactive software in an on-line environment. This paperdiscusses the structure for this course, some of the technology that was used and the results ofthis effort.IntroductionSeveral papers have been written recently about blended or hybrid courses. Duemer1 discussedthe use of online synchronous discussion groups in a traditional course to enhance communityformation and professional identity development. Kim2 discussed a hybrid model that combinedface-to-face meeting with significant on-line learning activities

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; David Fritz, VA Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

their tablet computers using commercial software packages. The electronics course,which already had a laboratory component, was also revised to incorporate more material ondigital electronics and microprocessors into the syllabus. Furthermore, the pedagogical approachto experimentation has been extended into the electronics laboratory portion of the course.A description of the circuits and electronics experiments that have been written to focus on theneeds and interests of the ME students will be provided. The authors will discuss theorganization of the laboratory portion of the course to manage the volume of students, totalingupwards of 600 students per semester, as the ME students join the ECE majors to obtainassistance as they debug their

Conference Session

ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

has also beendocumented in the education literature, supporting the value of such study design in engineeringeducation (Bryan, 2003).Figure 3: Charlie’s background and data analysis process As part of the larger study, data collection involved two types of data form (Figure 3).First, the participants provided their course syllabus and a test they used. The course documentdata pool only had a course syllabus and a test for each participant because some participantswere not comfortable sharing more than one test. To ensure consistency across the seven cases,the course document data pool is limited to one syllabus and one test. For Charlie, the syllabusand a test from his thermodynamics course became part of the data analyzed for this

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; James Christopher Foreman, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

institution. This begins early on for each J.B. SpeedSchool of Engineering student with the ENGR 110 – ENGR 111 sequence. Preliminaryinstruction and experience in ENGR 110 includes the development of concurrent communicationskills, attributes of a successful team, team role delegation, and conflict resolution. ENGR 111 ispredominantly focused on the team experience, and the vast majority of class activities anddeliverables are team-based. In-class lesson plans, especially those associated with buildingtowards the course’s final project, are scaffolded in a manner such that resolution becomes moredependent on team dynamics as the semester progresses. ENGR 111 teams are created during thefirst week of the course utilizing the CATME online tool [8-10

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

course sequence thatwas introduced in the 2009-10 year.3. Course DevelopmentHistorically, the EAS 101 syllabus followed a traditional set of topics, such as problem solvingand data presentation. Rudimentary coverage of mechanical systems, electric circuits, fluidmechanics, thermodynamics, and statistics was provided. Other subjects included someprinciples of design, engineering economics, ethics, and a very short MATLAB tutorial. The CSprogramming course was devoted exclusively to teaching the fundamentals of computerprogramming, with UNIX serving as the development environment. These courses exhibited anumber of deficiencies for prospective ECE students: ● For those who were still undecided about engineering as a career path, the EAS and CS

Conference Session

Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan R Broberg, Purdue Applied Research Institute; Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Susan Khalifah

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

been taught four times since 2020, startingwith online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic and going in person during 2021, 2022,and 2023. The curriculum changed every year in response to the arrival of new instructors andhas exposed students to several civil engineering sub-disciplines, including structures,transportation, water resources, hydrology, geomatics, architectural engineering, andconstruction engineering. The course culminated in a team-based final project, aimed at bringingtogether the topics discussed throughout the week. Daily activities included lab visits, hands-onexperiments, active learning sessions, and lectures, conducted in active learning classes as able.Additionally, the course aimed to enhance graduate students

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rebecca Maguda, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

, Rebecca Maguda, and the EMET ProgramCoordinator, Irene Ferrara, worked cooperatively from February through May 2006 to developtopics for a one-credit course intended for advanced standing EMET students, in order to helpprepare them for the process of securing employment as well as succeeding in industry. Theoriginal syllabus for the course can be found in Appendix 1.Course ImplementationIn fall of 2006, eleven senior BSEMET students participated in the first offering of theEngineering Business Skills course. The class met for 75 minutes twice per week, for half of thesemester. During the first three weeks of class, students engaged in a variety of activitiesintended to prepare them for the Fall Career Fair at The Pennsylvania State University

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priti Bhatnagar, Daniel Webster College; Christopher McInnis, Daniel Webster College; Chad Hebert, Daniel Webster College; Sonja Crowder, Daniel Webster College; David Guo, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Engineering Design Graphics

courses itwill be of great benefit to us to examine and discuss the best practices already developed by theCDIO partners.CDIO will strongly influence our programs as we seek to apply the 12 CDIO Standards and theCDIO Syllabus to our new and existing courses. Although we have already applied some of thegeneral principles, CDIO provides a well thought-out, well-organized template forimplementation.Both of our new engineering programs are still under development and will continue to changesignificantly over the next few years. The course sequencing in our current catalog can beviewed online at (http://content.dwc.edu/pdf/catalog/currentcatalog.pdf). Both BS programscontain five-semester design sequences. We have also increased the number of credits

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Utah State University ; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering, diversity issues in engineering, and distance delivered engineering education. She is member of ASEE, ASME and IEEE.Dr. Joshua Marquit, Utah State University Joshua Marquit is an Instructor in the Psychology Department at Utah State University. He has a doctoral degree in psychology, with an emphasis on applied and experimental methodology. He teaches under- graduate and graduate research methods and statistics courses on campus, online, and through distance broadcast learning formats. He has previous research experience with the U.S. National Parks Service, NASA, and Utah Department of Environmental Quality. His research interests include computer-mediated communication, Internet infidelity, online medical

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

required materials) • Instructor Bio • Contact Information • Basic Course Information (Course title, number, prerequisites, start and end dates, Page 13.423.6 etc.) • Course Syllabus • Systems Information (System Requirements and Tech Support Information) • Policies (Excelsior College policies of Academic Honesty, Electronic Use, etc.)Under the syllabus, following items are addressed: • Detailed Course Description • Course goals, objectives/outcomes • Required and recommended Course Materials • Library and Reserve readings • Course Outline with due date schedule • Procedure for communicating with

Conference Session

Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Cunha, University of Alberta

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Engineering Economy

syllabus where taught using actual examples from the oil industry. Forexample, after going over the theory related to “Decision Tree Analysis,” examples ofapplication of the methodology9,10 in existent industry problems were discussed in class givingthe students an opportunity to verify advantages and limitations of the method described. In thesame way, when looking into the “Decision Making Process,” the concept of EMV (ExpectedMonetary Value) was discussed using actual examples from the literature11.It is important to mention that, even though a number of articles were used in the course, thosearticles were not the main source of information regarding the topics contained in the Syllabus. Atextbook12 covering most of the course’s material was

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

material and that the pace of the course was too fast. Half ofthe syllabus was eliminated. Only the content listed previously was covered. Concepts likegames, social network integration, online storage and maps were eliminated. Additionally, thestructure of the course was changed. Instead of two or three days of lecture where severalconcepts were introduced followed by a homework assignment, students were introduced to oneor two concepts before being tasked with implementing the concept themselves. On the first dayof lecture, students were given a demonstration and code walk through. As the instructorexplained the concept and typed each line of code, students took notes and copied code andcomments. On the second day of lecture, students and

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Birou; Alistar Erickson-Ludwig; Mira Olson; Kevin Scoles

. In winter quarter, ten junior­level students enrolled from majors ranging from Materials Science & Engineering to Mechanical Engineering. While the course did not have a required textbook, a book often used in EPICS  5​programs​  was used for guidance on topics such as constituent needs assessment and product design. Critical items from the course syllabus, including the course description, goals, and outcomes are in Table 1.   The course begins with an exposure to the EPICS model and how their collaboration with SLA@Beeber addresses many of the objectives of an EPICS project.  Guest speakers from Drexel’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement discussed the importance and impact of engaging with the local community and how

Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David Lawrence Stevenson; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, University of Utah; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Jamshoro; Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

 for meeting many of the country development objectives. There have been numerous approaches to improve the abilities of professors to prepare and deliver courses. Structured independent learning using published resources (e.g., books, online), workshops, seminars, and mentoring are among the most common. This paper describes a peer mentoring program to build the capacity of water resources and environmental engineering professors in Pakistan. The program is delivered using an online learning management system, Canvas. The peer mentoring is conducted through weekly interactions via video conferencing with additional learning facilitated through Canvas. Structured instruments guide mentor review and feedback on the creation of syllabi, lesson

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-Depth/Synthesis). We provided more Synthesis lessons than would be needed in a single course because multiple synthesis lessons allow flexibility for instructors based one which In-Depth topics they cover. Findings/Results – 17 participants submitted spreadsheet responses and 12 participants participated in the summary webinar. A model course outline was created from the list of 78 topics, retaining the modules and three levels of content within each module. An attempt was made to balance between the three discipline-specific modules (One Water, Transportation, and Energy). Furthermore, the model syllabus utilized several of the most useful sets of materials from University X and University Y and four “showcase lessons

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

their senior projects as the culminating effort towardsgraduation. This course includes lectures in technical writing and technical reporting techniquesas highlighted in Table 5. Table 5 Senior Project Class (EGT417) syllabus activitiesCombined with the EGT291W class, vertical integration offers additional opportunities for thestudents to improve their writing and communication skills. Attention was also given in theattainment of the students’ outcome “g” (SO7) which is mapped according to the ABETaccreditation criteria [22] as depicted in Table 6, below: Table 6 Table of Course EGT417 Competencies to Students Learning OutcomesConclusionDespite the inconclusive results of the survey, a wealth of evidence can be found in

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A Gavrin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rebecca Susan Lindell

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

continue to contribute to the field of Physics and Astronomy Education Research. Rebecca received her BS in Physics from Purdue University and her MS and PhD in Physics and As- tronomy from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she specialized in Physics and Astronomy Education Research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Connecting students’ homework to their participation in a course-based social networkAbstractThis paper presents a comparison between students’ efforts on homework (problem setsdelivered and completed online using WebAssign) and their participation on a course-focusedsocial media site. The social media platform, CourseNetworking (CN

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Ben Miller; Judith Norback

. “Training Engineers to Write: Old Assumptions and New Directions,” Journal of TechnicalWriting and Communication, v26 n3 (1996): 325-33316 Zobel, Justin. 2004. Writing for Computer Science. 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag.17 Izzo, Jack. 2002. Development of an English for Specific Purposes, Technical Writing Course. The Internet TESLJournal. Accessed online 05.1.2005, http://tc.eserver.org/14065.html.18 Walker, Mirabelle. “Enhancing Students’ Learning While Developing Their Communication Skills.”Engineering Science and Education Journal, v8 n5 (1999): 201-205.19 Technical Communication. November 2004, Vol. 51, No. 4. (This publication typically contains several articleson applied research and one case history each month.)20 Churchill, Winston

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

workshops in 3D design and print, refine printed objects. Makers will oversee and refine their own print models. (WARNING: Least recommended, number five) E) If you have the time, access, money and opportunity to tweak and learn by yourself about 3D design and print, gain knowledge and experience troubleshooting by online blogs, articles and videos which are accessible now a days and easy to follow step by step. The best experience for a passionate person is by try and error.Low-cost2. - Methods: This is a critical fragment on which the instructors would play a huge role. Theinstructors would have to pre-assemble the syllabus with projects, activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

a hard deadline andfailure to meet the deadline results in loss of a project, contract or potential client. Students in Omaha hadbeen exposed to this policy in previous design spine courses, but the policy was new to Lincoln students.In general, we observed students used this policy to their advantage which resulted not only in highergrades but also better project reports in general. This policy applied not only to the final projectdeliverables but to pre-lecture and pre-lab activities as well.Second, we specifically outlined an AI policy in the syllabus and provided a lecture on debuggingtechniques and the AI policy specifically to clearly delineate expectations (AI policy available in the SI).We outlined the following key items for

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

gone immediately to file complaints.Asked to provide a written complaint, only one agreed to sign it, the rest presumably deterred bythe Honor Code should the facts be examined. The complaint claimed that the “courseorganization was changed after Drop Day”. The cited basis was the instructor’s comment that theformal lecture phase of the course was over as of Nov. 16 as per the syllabus, with the rest of thetime to be devoted to iterative application of the knowledge, preparation and conduct of acomprehensive test, discussion of the test, a further lecture to address issues seen in the test, anddiscussions of the final stages of the assignment. It is not known if the complainers attended anyof these; they certainly did not go and correct the

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Bailey; Ozer Arnas

withrespective motivations. The Course Structure section focuses on the current course andincludes course objectives, syllabus, graded events, projects, field trip summary, andother relevant course information. The last section, Course Assessment and Outcomes,includes discussions on the assessment process used for this course and the outcomesbased on the current course structure.II. Course BackgroundThe evolution of the Energy Conversion Systems course at West Point is driven bydynamic factors such as technological developments, current energy policy, militaryneeds, and annual assessment outcomes. In 1994, the course’s main goal was to educatestudents on the analyses of major energy conversion technologies utilized within theUnited States in the mid