Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Lijun Wang, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

, from first-year students in engineering projects courses tothird-, fourth-, and fifth-year students enrolled in the program’s core engineering courses (statics,circuits, materials) or senior capstone design. Classes range from engineering projects courses tocore engineering courses (statics, circuits, materials) to senior capstone design.SettingLaunched in 2014, the University of Colorado Boulder’s ABET-accredited Integrated DesignEngineering program allows undergraduate engineering students to select from among one of sixengineering areas of study (aerospace, architectural, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical;called an emphasis) and combine that with an additional area of study outside of engineering(called a concentration). In the

Conference Session

ERM: Design!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Titiksha Singh, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

components. Asengineering design teams define, scope, and research their problem the team will develop a sharedunderstanding of the problem and any complex system(s) underlying it. This conceptualization may thencontinue to evolve throughout their design process and deeply impact the direction of their project.Therefore, the degree and depth to which the team attends or conceptualizes the complexity of theunderlying problem will likely affect the effectiveness, adaptability, and longevity of any resulting designsolution. In this work we propose to examine how capstone engineering design teams attend tocomplexity within their design problems through a modified method for complex system mapping. Wedraw on complexity theory, and specifically the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Leroy Long, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Taylor Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

to participate.Students were recruited from four capstone design courses. 54 students were enrolled in selectedcourses and 42 of those (78%) provided informed consent (IC). 34 students with IC contributedqualitative responses in discussion posts. Of those 34 students, demographic information wasprovided by 30 students. Students’ self-identified demographic information included ninefemales (F), 20 males (M), and one (1) preferred not to disclose. There were 21 White, 5 Asian,2 Hispanic, and 2 Black students.InterventionBecause each senior design course in the pilot study had varying learning outcomes, researchersselected three critical narratives that indirectly tied to engineering work and practice,encouraging students to make the

Conference Session

High-impact Learning Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; Greg Stadter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

noted from surveys conducted by the ASCE BOK EducationalFulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC) [7].High-Impact Learning Practices (HILP) have received the attention of higher educationinstitutions due to a developing case of benefits in student engagement, success, and persistence.In 2007, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) published theCollege Learning for a New Global Century report and found several promising “high-impact”activities including first-year seminars, common intellectual experiences, learning communities,service learning, undergraduate research, study abroad, internships, and capstone projects,among others. This report recommends that institutions prioritize HILPs to enhance studentengagement and increase

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

2000, will be designed in consultationwith Core Engineering so that student ability to apply the fundamental bodies of knowledge toreal-world problems, as specified by Core Engineering, will be subject to a real test in thecontext of final student projects. Implementation of this assessment program will be conductedin cooperation with the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory (MDL), whichcurrently provides capstone experiences for four of the eight departments within the School ofEngineering.Pilot Programs: What Has Been Done and What Is Planned?This past fall we launched Engineering Discovery, a four-credit freshman-engineering pilotcourse, that explores the fundamental concepts and principles of engineering through a series

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

that first year students did not have the capacity to comprehend engineering design beforecompleting the fundamental coursework of engineering. Now, as the engineering curriculum hasprogressed, first year design courses, known as the cornerstone engineering courses, have become staplecourses across engineering programs in the United States [1]. Similarly, fourth year design courses,referred to as capstone courses, have seen significant development over time through integration ofindustry-sponsored projects with real world applications into the coursework. However, these capstonecourses serve as the only standard opportunity across engineering education for undergraduateengineering students to showcase their engineering education. In

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

. Each module represents a unit of a course that is Page 2.124.7independent of other modules in the course (aside from prerequisite requirements). A typicalmodule is designed to provide three hours of lecture time. As illustrated in Figure 3, a moduleprovides Level 3 material through detailed hands-on labs, and notes that describe actual designprojects (i.e., case studies). Level 4 is achieved through a capstone design project that is acomprehensive hands-on top-down design laboratory that covers the entire system design processand spans several modules.There are many advantages to encapsulating a focused amount of material in a modular

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

John M. Santiago; Jing Guo

can also include demonstrations of real-world applications. Forexample, in the capstone design courses and projects, students can use relatively inexpensivemicrocontrollers such as Arduino, Raspberry PI, and Beaglebone to serve as complementaryhardware with the myDAQ from National Instruments. These affordable microcontrollers havebeen investigated or used by past student group projects. Instructors can also use myDAQ andthe microcontrollers to demonstrate key concepts found in circuit analysis and electronicscourses. To further promote user engagement, any student questions raised from the interactiveand multimedia content can be addressed in the online and required interactive chat sessions.From an online perspective, synchronous delivery

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C Smith, University of Virginia; Barry Horowitz, University of Virginia; Thomas S. Brett, Dept of Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Systems Engineering

#offered#since#1999.#The#cohort#model#is#centerpiece#of#the#approach,#enabling#students#to#learn#from#each#other#as#well#as#from#highly#qualified#instructors#as#they#progress#through#a#rigorous#academic#curriculum,#culminating#in#a#group#capstone#project#that#offers#substantial#exposure#to#and#interaction#with#government#and#industry#organizations.##The#33Fhour#Master's#in#Engineering#in#Systems#Engineering#degree#program#is#delivered#over#three#terms:#Summer,#Fall,#Spring.#Summer#term#consists#of#one#week#in#residence#plus#one#10Fweek#session;#Fall#semester#consists#of#two#10Fweek#sessions#and#Spring#semester#consists#of#one#10Fweek#session#plus#a#second#weekFinFresidence#for#a#total#of#two#weeksFinFresidence#and#four#10Fweek#sessions.#One#course

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qixian Zhao, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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

undergraduates? Engineering What design patterns for “trust-by-construction” (e.g., Verifiable Trust translation & Signals, adaptive reciprocity engines) emerge from the PD–trust evidence gaps mapping, and which of these patterns still require empirical validation or formal-verification proofs before industrial adoption?5 Analytical Mapping of PD Variants to Trust MechanismsTo avoid “table overload” and foreground pedagogical logic, we separate the seven PDvariants into foundational dynamics that any introductory course can model and advanceddynamics suited to capstone or graduate projects. Each sub-section begins with a concisetable and closes with a narrative that interprets how the mapped mechanism

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College; Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr., Miami Dade College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

-world problemsolving (Figure 7). Figure 7. College Credit Certificate in Cloud ComputingThe majority of the students enroll in this certificate in conjunction with their associate orbachelor’s program in the computing/IT field. Although the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted forsome of them their learning, so far 10 out of 15 dual enrollees registered in cloud infrastructurecourse earned their AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification and 15 enrollees completedtheir enterprise cloud capstone projects followed by a summer internship. This initiative hasproduced some of the first, and youngest, certified solutions architects in the country.Based on the pilot success, AWS Academy has extended an invitation to a handful of

Collection

2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

students (60%). These numbers reflect the typical students in thismajor. Over the past five years, graduates of the program (n=51) have been 92% male, 39%adult learners, and 14% military veterans.We collected multiple sources of evidence for this study including pre- and post- survey data(scaled responses) using a career self-efficacy scale, student artifacts, and formative assessmentquestions. The career self-efficacy scale asked students to assess their confidence on a five-pointscale, and these rating were tested for statistical significance. Student artifacts, includingassignments and projects, were evaluated by two independent raters who used a 4-point scale(ranging from 0 (below) to 3 (exemplary)) across five desired outcomes: description

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Predrag T. Tosic, University of Idaho; Julie Beeston, University of Idaho

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Computing and Information Technology

incoming freshmen excited about data analytics and the many career opportunities awaiting once those students complete the program.The curriculum committee made sure that there was, in each year of the program, that is, at eachof the four levels, from the 100-level non-technical popular intro to data science, to the 400-level“capstone (senior design) project”, at least one novel, unique to the data analytics programcourse. The senior capstone project was designed to address serious practical data-intensiveproblem in a given application domain or industry, and to involve both academic facultymentors, and mentors (and, whenever possible, sponsors) from the industry. Just like withexisting Computer Science or Electrical Engineering senior design

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy A. Bibelnieks Ph.D., University of Minnesota Duluth; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Brian D. Gute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota Duluth; Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrea J. Schokker, University of Minnesota Duluth; Pete Willemsen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

cohorts. The initialfaculty cohort team comprises five of the six facilitators of the new cohorts. Moreover, all sevenmembers of the initial faculty cohort continue to meet. This community of practice is leading thedevelopment of additional workshops, implementation of an assessment/evaluation framework todocument the effect of active learning as this continues and expands through SCSE, writing grantproposals to enable further dissemination of the multidisciplinary cohort model approach acrossa college of engineering and science, and supporting each other’s individual research endeavors.IntroductionThis paper describes Work in Progress (WIP) efforts to increase active learning in a college ofengineering and science. Motivation for this project

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

interests include improving the representation of young women in engineering fields and the development of Generation Z students.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 27 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course. He is also a co-PI on a DOE sponsored Industrial Assessment Center program in which several of the student authors have been involved. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine testing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Mr. Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow Clinical faculty

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Page 12.788.5Recommendations:• Provide regular meaningful opportunities for faculty and staff to strengthen personal leadership characteristics, and gain increased understanding of how to effectively teach leadership principles and skills.• Provide opportunities for each student to receive instruction about, and practice in, leadership through leadership workshops and retreats, student organizations, capstone courses, team- based projects and classes, and seminars.• Develop and offer an engineering course focused on leadership, character, and enhancement of global and cultural awareness.• Develop a website for faculty, staff, students and alumni to provide leadership resources including reading lists, discipline specific leadership

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University

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Construction

approach into CEMcourses 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Traditionally in CEM education, the project-based learning approach hasbeen widely used for CEM courses.Kajewski 32 proposed a PBL course called ‘Professional Studies.’ The course emphasizedstudent-centered and self-directed learning. The course was divided into several units, each unitincluded one problem, and students were forced to solve the problem through research andcollaboration. McIntyre 33 applied the PBL approach into a capstone course to provide studentsreal-world design and construction practices. In addition to these, there have been some attemptsto integrate the PBL approach into CEM education 34

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tushar Patil; Ofodike Ezekoye; Justin Cone; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

jump start for the capstone design project. One student Page 8.266.7commented that she was in the course because she “didn’t want to work in a cubicle.” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 3554On the first day, a brief presentation was made about the design process using Quality FunctionDeployment (QFD), and function matrix formalism used in design. The students were

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

3APPR XXX Approved Elective/EEGR243 3 EEGR 4XX ECE Elective*** 3HUMA 202 Intro To Humanities II 3 BIOL 101 Biology 4 17 17FOURTH YEAR- (FIRST SEMESTER) FOURTH YEAR - (SECOND SEMESTER)EEGR 390 Principles of Design 2EEGR 400 Intro To Professional 1 EEGR 491 Sr. Design Project II 2 PracticeEEGR 490 Sr. Design Project I 1 EEGR4XX ECE Elective *** 3EEGR 4XX ECE Elective*** 3 EEGR 4XX ECE Elective

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

). They also created a risk assessment process (outcome 1).Outcome 4 was addressed at a macro scale because of the effects of NASA’s schedule slips onour project, but otherwise could not be directly assessed.Of the 13 students who completed the course, two have graduated, four are seniors now pursuinga spacecraft project as their capstone design, and three are working directly on the COPPERproject. The other four students are not involved with SSRL activities. Student surveys indicatethat they were satisfied with the pace and rigor of the course, but were very unsatisfied with theschedule delays. (A sentiment we share.)As noted above, the primary challenge was our dependence on external resources to completecourse objectives. The effect of the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Lis Pankl, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

develop further.Despite these plans, there still is not enough space on campus to fully advance the universitymission. As part of a series of strategic planning exercises, the Dean of Libraries offeredunparalleled access to resources and facilities in the Mitchell Memorial Library. Engineering wasvery interested to foster incubator spaces to support departmental design and capstone courses,interdisciplinary projects between engineering departments, and cross-college collaborations infields such as cross laminated timber (a large industry in the Southeastern United States,involving the College of Architecture, Art and Design; the College of Forest Resources; and theBagley College of Engineering). Broader opportunities beyond experiential learning

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering technology classes, president of a major student organization, and taking part in the Imagine RIT Innovation Festival with a peer developed project. Page 22.47.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Hands-on Approach to Demonstrating Hardware/Software Tradeoffs in an Embedded System DesignAbstractThis paper describes a Computer Engineering Technology lab activity in an Embedded SystemsDesign course used to provide students with an opportunity to substantiate the theory beingpresented in the classroom. The objective of the lab is to quantitatively

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-1335: STUDENTS AND SUSTAINABILITY: ASSESSING STU-DENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABILITY FROM SERVICE LEARN-ING EXPERIENCESJonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, BoulderMary E McCormick, Tufts University Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. studentAngela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). She served as the Director of the Environmental Engineering Program at CU for four years. She has taught the first-year Introduction to Environmental Engineering and senior capstone Environmental Engineering Design courses for a number

Conference Session

Assessment in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

program that provides opportunities and funding for undergraduate research,capstone projects, research with faculty, or the National Science Foundation (NSF) ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Study abroad programs may be approved asMulticultural experiences, but are not required; a student may also complete the MulticulturalCompetency through courses and/or experiences that do not involve traveling. Students maycomplete the Social Consciousness Competency through engagement in a variety of servicelearning opportunities including Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS),engineering outreach activities, and mentorship for First Lego League or other programs. Foreach of these competencies, when there is an option for

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University, Center for Engineering Education Research; Morteza Pourmohamadi, Tabriz Islamic Art University; Sarah Abdellahi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University ; Yuzhen Luo, Utah State University, Department of Engineering Education; John S Gero, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Decile Figure 6. Average P-S Index per decile across all protocols.Significance of Preliminary ResultsThese preliminary results form the control for the results of seniors and practitioners that are nowbeing collected. They provide an evidence-based foundation for the effects of educationalinterventions between freshmen and senior years. Both the results of the design cognition of thefreshmen and the seniors will be compared with those of the practitioners to determine learningtrajectories across formal education and practice.The results from this project motivate learning in upper-division courses, improve performancein capstone

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua C. Palmer, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Kenneth D. Birchler, Southern Illinois University; Joseph David Narusis, Southern Illinois University; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

in the open-ended responses about these team-basedapplied projects was that most occur at the end of the program, usually acting as a capstone orsenior project. As a result, many these projects occur as part of academic classes within theirrespective programs. Projects tend to be tailored to meet the needs of different majors, as well asthe current needs of industry and the community. For example, some of these projects maybenefit the community or a company by having students build a product that can be used (e.g., apiece of specialized equipment or a campus bridge). Likewise, these applied products help thestudent gain direct experience (e.g., skills and knowledge) working on a specialized project intheir field of interest (e.g., a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Chad Newswander, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Tom Martin, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Committee for Wearable Information Systems and has served as general chair and program co-chair of the IEEE Computer Society's International Symposium on Wearable Computers.Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul E. Slaboch, St. Martin's University; Floraliza Bornasal, Oregon State University; Rico Picone, Saint Martin's University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

authors developed an exploratory pilot interview focusing on students’identification and recognition of the application of course concepts into their senior designprojects. The pilot interview was qualitative, semi-structured, and open-ended in nature.2,3 Theinterview protocol is listed in table 4.In order to explore students’ ability to recognize and identify mechatronics, instrumentation, andexperimental design concepts without biasing their answers at the initiation of the interview, theprotocol followed a specified format. The first stage of the interview allowed the students toexplain their senior design project (i.e. their roles, problems faced, and stage in design). Thesecond stage of the interview engaged students in talk about concepts

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ivan Detchev, University of Calgary; Elena Rangelova, University of Calgary; Sheng Lun (Christine) Cao, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

,mathematics, and a final-year capstone design project, etc.). Two distinctions, however, can bemade between the two accreditation bodies. One is that graduate attributes in the United Statesare referred to as ‘student outcomes’. The seven student outcomes formulated by ABET [7] andtheir equivalent CEAB graduate attributes are listed in Table 2. These seven student outcomesmay be complemented by additional outcomes articulated by a particular program [7]. The otherdistinction is a criterion by ABET referred to as ‘program educational objectives’, which is againsomething published locally by a particular program. As far as the authors are aware thiscriterion does not exist in Canada.MethodologyThis section describes the course design and development

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

] also implemented scaffolds in project-based learningin freshman engineering design. Their results indicated that gradually tapering or “fading”adaptive, pedagogical scaffolds by the instructor advanced greater student mastery of designskills needed to complete project activities. Similarly, Cheville and Welch [19] found thatintegrating scaffolded project management activities in a pre-capstone electrical engineeringdesign course produced positive changes in student mastery of course learning outcomes andincreased successful completion of design projects by student teams. Overall, prior literaturesuggests that providing the right amount of material and pedagogical scaffolding, and fading thisdistributed scaffolding over time, provides learners