Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Steffen, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

into the CPET Local AreaNetworking course of the curriculum.Student PortfoliosCustomarily, portfolios have been used as a tool to showcase for artist’s accomplishments.Maintaining a portfolio in the classroom today has been found to have many uses both to theinstructor and student. A portfolio created either written or in electronic form contains astudent’s work from start to finish that allows the instructor as well as the student, to evaluate thestrengths and weaknesses of a project. The contents of such a document can be very diverse andcan reflect the students’ creativity. A well defined portfolio can demonstrate studentcomprehension of the student and serve as an excellent assessment tool.A student portfolio is a collection of evidence

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Ye Sun, West Virginia University

generalizationof the familiar scalar operations, and finally array computations, presented as a generalization ofarray computations. The presentation of the material supports the application of constructivistlearning theory as evidenced in both object and process scaffolding pedagogy by leading thestudent, in small, distinctly defined steps, from the familiar “calculator-like” scalar operations ofMATLAB® to the more complex array operations. The text also presents the basic programmingconcepts within the context of solving a variety of technical problems and uses examples from awide range of engineering applications.Fifth, the way student achievement in the course is assessed reflects the collaborative andprocess-related goals of a constructivist learning

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

interactions with the junior design teams (“What sort of questionsare being asked, and what assistance are you providing?”) and also speculated as to what theythought were the underlying reasons for the questions (“What aspects of the design processappear to be unclear, or present challenges?”). Seniors also completed assignments in whichthey were asked to reflect on their own experiences in design (cast largely in terms of questionsregarding the junior teams), as a way to guide them through a process of ‘closing the loop’ ontheir own capstone design experience. Summative feedback was obtained from the seniors at theend of the term, both on the mentoring process and interactions, as well as the overall biomedicalengineering design sequence.Results

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Luo, Ohio Northern University; Robert Hovis, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of thelanguage. 3) Each paper must cite and explain an application coded in the language. The codeshould reflect the main features of the language. 4) Each paper must cite at least three references,including books, conference or journal papers, or web sites. 5) Each paper should be free ofspelling or grammar errors. 6) The paper layout should be effective and visually appealing. Allthe guidelines will be included in the course syllabus.Weeks 2 & 3: The procedural programming paradigm. In class, the instructor discusses datatypes in a variety of languages; binding, scope, visibility, and lifetime of variables; type checking;overloaded operators; flow of control statements; data abstraction and process abstraction;subprogram implementation

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

11.1096.5 Fig. 3 Advanced Surfacing and Tangency (a) Starting point (b) Normal loft approach (c) Incorporation of tangency The importance of the individually selected projects cannot be understated, as there aregenerational issues in interest and environment that are not reflected in standard texts andassociated examples. These contemporary objects are in turn a reflection on contemporary designand manufacturing methodologies. A counter point is the hand-held screwdriver exercise typicalof a final examination in the existing syllabus. This contrasted with the more dynamicgeometries of cell phones, gaming consoles and skateboard surface and truck assemblies in themodified syllabus. At a point in which the

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

packages. The university model is that PhD students will have multiplesources of support that reflect their progress through the program. Engineering programs andscience programs tend to have slightly different approaches to the timing of such support but theoverall intent is the same. This also reflects the difference between traditional start-points forengineering PhDs compared to science and non-science PhDs. In engineering, the start-pointtends to be at the conclusion of an appropriate prior Master's degree. In the sciences, this tends tobe at the conclusion of an appropriate prior Bachelor's degree with a Master's degree having adifferent status in some of these fields than it does in engineering.In 1990, there was a major change in the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Henrickson, Harvard University; Rumi Chunara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Iahn Cajigas, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Heather Gunter, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Joseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MIT

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

responses to relevant exam questions following completion of the module wascompared with those who completed the first versions of the module in 2003 and 2004 as well as thosecollected following baseline instruction of this material in 2002. Assessment of the student responses wasperformed using a 56-point rubric and also organized into a 14-point rubric sorted by LearningObjectives. The learning objectives chosen represent fundamental aspects of capillary filtration (oncoticpressure, flow/pressure/resistance relations and glomerular filtration rate determinants). In addition, theexam questions were designed to reflect these objectives. The rubric is designed around demonstration ofessential understanding of the material and assigns credit for

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

of social constructivist approachessuch as classroom discussion and experiential learning13,18. Through peer interaction andcollaboration students are able to synthesize and evaluate their ideas collectively10,16,19 and areforced to reflect upon and reason about their ideas at greater depth than when workingindividually17.In contrast, there are numerous studies that show the difficulty students experience working inteams. Student’s frequently cite that they have little influence over their team-mates; they believetheir grade will not reflect their contribution or competence; and the transaction cost ofscheduling meetings, and working collaboratively are not worth the rewards, of which they seefew9. These bad team experiences can have a

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

each week (or in the case of multi-week modules,for each learning module), individual outcomes were developed, and assessed. Theseweekly/module learning outcomes were related to the overall course learning outcomes.Questions and problems were used to assess the students’ success in developing the skills andknowledge specified by the learning outcome(s) that was related to the various learning objects. For each week (or for each module) students had the ability to upload a “Reflection” document.This document, which was not a required assignment, enabled students to identify problems,concerns or positive results for the week’s learning and assignments. The use of these“Reflection” documents was to identify to the author areas of concerns or

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

companies. The Land study reflected, while there were titlesassigned to both; the titles of design engineer, senior engineer and engineer were predominatelyassigned to engineering graduates. This, while the titles of engineering technologist,technologist, engineering technician and technician were predominantly reserved fortechnologists; i.e., BS Engineering Technology (BSET) graduates.The findings of the Land study validate the experience of many in business and industry. Thenatural derivation of this previous Land study is to enhance and build on our understanding ofthe identified titles for each; the technologist and the engineer. Subsequently, the next logical

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

national average of 18.8% women inundergraduate enrollment.9BackgroundA commonly utilized definition of service-learning is “a credit-bearing, educational experiencein which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified communityneeds and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of coursecontent, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility."10Many past studies, (e.g. Eyler and Guiles11) have shown service-learning to result in positiveoutcomes in cognitive and affective measures for students as well as benefits to the community,faculty, and institution. Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Robynne M. Lock, Department of Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University; Jennifer Dawn Cribbs, Western Kentucky University; Nicole Barclay, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

college studies in an engineering Page 23.438.2major with expectations or beliefs about their choice that is not reflected in the realities of thepractice of fully-trained members of these communities4. While a few studies have consideredthe culture of engineering5, the differences between freshman engineering and science students6,and the learning styles and types of students in certain engineering disciplines7-10, this remains anunderstudied area. One limitation of prior work has been the use of samples of limitedgeneralizability, with analyses often sampling students from a single or geographically limitedset of institutions.Theoretical

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. Page 23.198.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Application of active learning in microwave circuit design coursesI. Introduction and motivationMicrowave Circuit Design is a fairly well established topic for senior undergraduate andgraduate courses and many good textbooks are available1. Topics that are covered vary buttypically include some fundamentals of electromagnetic wave propagation, transmission lines(TL), effects of matching and reflection on TLs, various

Conference Session

Information Literacy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanine Mary Williamson

allengineering students in a variety of samples. 5, 15, 17, 20, 21,23,24 Consider tailoring classactivities (if any) and tutorials to the characteristics of this type: the Introversion andSensing suggest other implications for instruction beyond Thinking and Judging, whichwere discussed above. ISTJs are described thus: Quiet, serious, earn success by thoroughness and dependability. Practical, matter- of-fact, realistic and responsible. Decide logically what should be done and work toward it steadily regardless of distractions. Take pleasure in making everything orderly and organized—their work, their home, their life. Value traditions and loyalty.16 As introverts, ISTJs need time to reflect before speaking

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

or she is also known for preferences thatare not so compatible with this situation: working alone, keeping knowledge and/or feelingsinside, and resisting changes to familiar or preferred patterns. These students are not likely tonaturally communicate regularly with team members, nor reflect on or seek guidance aboutobstacles they are experiencing. Of particular interest to us is the technical learner’s resistance towriting. Because technical learners keep information in their heads and do not readily volunteer itto others, they tend to write minimally, not seeing a need for a great deal of detail to becommitted to paper. Page 8.406.4

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

Center, a United States Department ofTransportation research, education, and outreach center funded through the UniversityTransportation Centers Program of the Research and Special Projects Administration, organizedthe Workshop. Sponsors included the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University, the Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan Departments ofTransportation, among others. The mix of academia and practitioners on the organizingcommittee assisted in the development of a program that reflected the needs and motivations ofeach organization in the area of diversity encouragement. For the purposes of this Workshop,transportation was not limited to traditional civil engineering-based opportunities.Several

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

as “learning management systems,” reflecting thefact that they can be used in teaching outside regular credit courses.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 1Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationrespondents were sure that neither their university, college, nor department had adopted one.WebCT users outnumbered Blackboard users by a small margin (81 to 68). These were the onlytwo systems listed on the survey; all others were write-in choices. The most frequentlymentioned of these was Prometheus, developed by the University of Washington, but now soldto Blackboard, named by 4 respondents.† Of those answering the survey, 67% had used theCMS

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Aaron Clark

VisTE project will promote diversity in all aspects of the instructional materials. VisTEproject PIs will identify design briefs that proactively address issues of concern to minoritystudents and to females, to make these materials as attractive and accessible as possible tostudents traditionally underrepresented in technology education classes. Project investigators andpanel members are committed to broadening the Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) student base that would eventually be reflected in the workforce. Page 8.1189.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

teaching and the mentors should know of such programs. Similarly,many universities have a teaching center to assist new faculty as they develop and present theirclasses. A systematic approach to the development and presentation of class materials leads toefficiency in teaching. Good teachers are efficient in the classroom and their out-of-class time canbe used to do other things, including research or preparation of new lessons or courses.The "why bother" question is easily answered: it is what students expect. Many faculty feel thatteaching is not important, often because it is evaluated by students. They feel that students arebiased or not prepared to evaluate faculty. “A common notion among faculty is that ratingsmerely reflect instructor

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Speakman; Joel Perlin; Daniel Pack; Barry Mullins

of the gyro, an initial heading and orientation of the gyro is established during the firstfew seconds of power-up. If the gyro is tilted on its axis, the pulse width of the feedback signalvaries until the gyro is returned to neutral. Using the input capture capabilities of the 68HCS12,the length of the pulse width of each gyro can be calculated and, therefore, its orientation known.Infrared Sensors Four Sharp GP2D12 distance measuring transmit/sensor pairs will be used todetect walls and other objects. The GP2D12 transmits a modulated infrared signal and detectsany reflection through its sensor. Depending on the amount of reflection received, an analogoutput will be delivered to the microcontroller. The amount of voltage at the output will

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

incorporated international or liberal artscourses into their curriculum. Lastly, participation in RSAP also impacted future career goalsand broader ideas about what it means to be a ‘global engineer’. As one student explained, “themain thing I’ve noticed [after the program] is I have considered more employment abroad…Iwould not have done that otherwise.” Students also expressed a strong awareness of the globalaspects of engineering as they reflected on their disciplines. As one student described, “it’s justanother day in the office when you are talking to people in India and getting items fromShanghai. You definitely need to be open to it and know not to be afraid to interact with othercultures…you just never when it’s going to pop up, you just have

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Electrical Resistance Combiination Tribology Microgeometry Optical Reflection Figure 3. Merged Genealogy Tree for the Traffic Light Redesign Problem.Figure 4 presents the data collected at UTEP and Maryland for both groups: Control and TRIZ.The numbers indicate the total number of ideas at each branch in the Genealogy Tree. Page 25.612.10 UTEP UTEP UMD UMD

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, and ‘reasonable’ explanations for howand why things work, over many years of experience. It should be expected that they wouldnaturally ‘resist’ any contradiction or ‘discrepancy’ when presented correct but conflictinginformation. Page 25.734.3In his review, Zacharia2 points to previous research that concluded that fostering conceptualchange requires challenging students with ‘discrepant events’ to contradict their conceptionsprovoking a cognitive conflict that causes reflection and resolution. These discrepant events andsignificant experience can be provided both through the use of laboratory inquiry-basedexperimentation and through the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

Purpose of This Element 1 Setting the Context Introduces the theme of the module along with what students should be able to do by the end of the module; Encourages students to reflect upon their values and attitudes about the topic (e.g., the best traits of a good mentor) 2 Warm-Up An often light-hearted activity that gets students to think about a topic without

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

also reflects the dynamic selectionof the material covered in the course. The students respond to technical and historical scenarios bywriting a sequence of five page essays supporting their conclusions. They must build a case thatstrongly supports and backs their decisions by finding, evaluating, incorporating and stating factsby citing resources using APA Formatting. The students are given two weeks to complete eachessay. A typical four-project sequence is presented below.The first project requires the determination of the most important technology, innovation, orinvention for civilization as a whole and then for society today. They are asked to carefullyconsider all of the alternatives and respond to the following two questions. (1) What

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

the easiest andmost direct to measure. Students’ project performance is measured routinely and there issufficient evidence to indicate that it's greatly enhanced by such projects.4 The only drawbackstems from the need to limit project scope for the individual student and student teams to assurethe desired depth and quality, and completion on schedule. The lack of flexibility in studentassignment for such projects is a reflection of the curriculum emphasis on fundamentals, and to alesser degree on experiential learning.It is difficult to define and measure project success from industry perspective. Two factors werechosen to provide a composite score of project success as perceived by industry. They are thedegree of project completion, which is

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

literature outline methods by which institutions can meet the variousnon-technical course rigor requirements. One such effort involves the improvement of thewriting skills of a group of undergraduate engineering students as presented by Yalvac et al.9Innovative educational methods such as role-play (a non-traditional technique for a technologyeducation program) have been identified as helping improve difficult writing skills, such asargumentation and synthesis. Of particular importance cited by the authors is the necessity tofacilitate any writing assignments in such a way as to allow students ample time to receivefeedback, reflect on their learning, and appropriately revise their work. Another effortspecifically focused on writing improvement by

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasoul Saneifard

pinhole camera is a type of image sensor. A proximitydetection sensor was used in the case of the “Tigerbot” to detect and avoid obstacles.After intensive research, the Sharp GP2D15 infrared proximity detector was selected. Theinterface is 3-wire with power, ground, and output voltage that requires a Japan SolderlessTerminal (JST) connector [8, 12].Operation of the GP2D15The GP2D15 sensors (utilize a method referred to as “triangulation”) and a photodiode array(emitter and receiver) all in one package detect the presence of objects in the field of view. Theemitter radiates a pulse of infra-red (IR) light that travels out and either hits an object or not. Ifthe emitted light hits an object, it reflects back to the detector and senses the presence

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; Dennis Silage, Temple University; Michael Baginski, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2010 Individualized MATLAB Projects In Undergraduate ElectromagneticsAbstractFour projects are described that require students to compose individualized MATLAB programs tosolve a problem in electromagnetics. These projects are: (1) vector electric field from anarbitrary charge distribution, (2) vector magnetic field from an arbitrary current distribution, (3)frequency dependent reflection coefficient looking into impedance matching networks, and (4)beam pattern for an arbitrarily arranged 4 dipole array.IntroductionMATLAB projects are often assigned in undergraduate electromagnetics courses, in part to satisfythe ABET criteria on use of modern engineering tools. The best

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

training but on cultivating deep insightsinto contemporary IT, so that graduates of the MSCIT program can have a broader impact on theIT workplace– moving beyond mere doing, to teach, lead, and create.One of the key cornerstones of the College of Informatics to have emerged over its three-yearhistory is its grounding in Data Privacy and Security. The MSCIT program reflects this specialstrength by weaving these themes into most of its courses.Another crucial element of the College is its Infrastructure Management Institute (IMI). Theprogram leverage IMI’s contacts with the business community to enrich its capstone bestpractices seminar, where students’ ability to hone their thinking and communication skills in agroup context are developed. An