Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

ability to relate the distributed-parameter values to transmission-line characteristics such as characteristic impedance and velocity of propagation. (c) the ability to calculate reflection and transmission coefficients of mismatched transmission lines (d) the ability to explain the characteristics of lossy transmission lines, specifically loss, dispersion and cross-talk. 9. To be able to perform calculations involving simple magnetic circuits, including calculations of magnetomotive force, flux and reluctance and the design of simple inductors. 10. To understand the operation of, and be able to perform simple calculations on, permanent magnetic circuits. 11. To be able to describe the

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

. Page 12.1436.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Incredible Shrinking Job Description: Trends and Consequences of an Increasingly Technical Engineering ProfessionAbstract: ASEE promotes the importance of graduating engineers who possess a host of non-technical skills to complement their technical competencies. As this year of dialog draws to aclose, the authors are interested in the extent to which such well-roundedness is reflected in theactual work that engages engineering graduates. Using quantitative data from the 1993, 1997and 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this paper analyses the changes in workcharacteristics of jobs that employ graduates of U.S

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Materials

judgment’ in the positioning of selection lines on the materials selection charts (i.e. use of CES EDUPack software) and, Page 12.1038.4 3) reflect on the implications of the material(s) selected for the ‘product’.The philosophy and methodology adopted throughout the Materials Selection and EngineeringDesign and Manufacturing course, is that presented in the text by Michael Ashby, MaterialsSelection in Mechanical Design, Third Edition. The exercises propose using the “Ashby’sphilosophy” outlined in Figure 1. Strategy for Materials Selection 1 All materials

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

can be treated as “ideal” and so signal can be separated from quantization and othererrors. This approach allows the validation of the theoretical predictions discussed in class.If we wish to explore the effects of different configurations of precision such as reduced wordlengths for FPGA simulation, or increasing the precision of a portion of the algorithm to 32 bitdata, the simulation tools can easily be reconfigured to reflect the changes, and all the analysistools still apply.The use of simulation tools teaches good habits in system development. Students can developand debug their algorithms in floating point, then simulate the results in fixed point and resolveany precision issues before starting any hardware implementation

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

built portfolios through a semi-structured curriculum with each week ofthe course focusing on one of the previously mentioned portfolio elements (artifacts, annotations,etc.). Each week students worked to achieve the goal of describing their preparedness tofunction as an engineer. During this portfolio work, students sought to portray themselves asengineers and to provide evidence of their preparedness. The six students from whom wecollected data were the ones who agreed to work with us on our research. Our data includeweekly written reflections from the students about their activities and the challenges they wereexperiencing, periodic interviews with the students focused on the same issues, and pre and post-portfolio construction interviews in

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

statements are recommendations from the NAE Committee on the Engineer of2020, Phase II,1 many of which require inspiration of the students to accomplish. The authorsfind that without that added element of inspiration the likelihood of success is minimal: 1. The baccalaureate degree should be recognized as the “pre-engineering” degree or Bachelor of Arts in engineering degree, depending on the course content and reflecting the career aspirations of the student. 2. ABET should allow accreditation of engineering programs of the same name at the Page 12.903.3 baccalaureate and graduate levels in the same department to recognize that

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jarrett, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Page 11.594.4of the human community, something that is too easily forgotten in other fields of environmentalstudy [15]. The trick however is to ensure that those more reasonable proposals to make us morearchitecturally “natural” do not abandon what also makes us human.Critical Engagement in Ecology and ArchitectureWhereas ecology has changed and enriched the field of architecture substantially since AldoLeopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949), and moreso with Ian McHarg’s Design with Nature(1969), it has also been subject to a lack of critical reflection within ecological design circles.There is a countertendency to privilege the science behind the environment at the exclusion ofecological ideas. This has proven to be retrogressive and

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Behling, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

handledinappropriately and how similar situations could be avoided. Examples of successfully executedprojects were also related to students. Close coordination of the subject matter presented by eachguest speaker provided the opportunity for specific demolition topic coverage using actualproject examples.Many educators utilize a model developed by Kolb to describe the way in which student movethrough a cycle as they learn. Kolb describes the steps in the cycle as concrete experience,abstract conceptualization, reflective observation, and active experimentation.4,5 Through the use Page 11.456.6of instructional activities that support different aspects of the Kolb

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Caroline Beller, Oklahoma State University; Pamela Fry, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

minutes to two hour) laboratory exercises toexpose them to a variety of science content areas. One of the lab periods was used toexplore Oklahoma agriculture in the classroom activities2. A lab notebook was due atthe end of the semester that included self reflection on the science content of theexercises and the appropriate grade level.The majority of the second half of the semester was devoted to science module trainingand teaching. The students were trained in science modules for grades 1-5 at theOklahoma State University Center for Science Literacy3. During the module training, thestudents were taught how to keep laboratory notebooks. The science modules used weredeveloped by the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) that is operated by

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

their knowledge and skills through challenging work.• Practice assessment that actively involves students in reflection on their learning.Olympiads in science, mathematics, and other subjects are popular events that offer studentsopportunities to demonstrate knowledge, abilities, and motivation through competitiveexaminations. Examples include the International Olympiads in Mathematics (IMO), Physics(IPhO), Chemistry (IChO), Biology (IBO) and Informatics (IOI) [10]. Several of these offerboth theoretical and experimental components. These Olympiads bring together the best high-school competitors from the around the world and bear considerable weight when inspiring in-depth understanding and aptitude development.In robotics education, many of

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

dual-receiver systems thatuse differential approach to positioning. Sub-centimeter accuracies, accomplished bydifferential GPS may be adequate for construction purposes; nevertheless, it may be costprohibitive for the near future. A second option is the use of laser guided robots that willmove by following line of sight laser. The principle of such beam guidance will be basedon image recognition of the laser reflection recognized by the image analysis of thecamera. Alternatively, a photodiode array can be directly used to replace the camera forwhich the principal of robotic guidance operation will remain the same. A laser scannerwill be needed to scan the laser beam along the desired contours. Laser shows exhibit thecapabilities of laser

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Coronella, University of Nevada-Reno

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

well with the psychrometric chartand the design diagrams, while verbal learners gain from the classroom discussions and from thebook reading. Active learners especially benefit from the incorporation of this project, since itrequires hands-on building in a group. Reflective learners profit from writing the reports and Page 11.1041.2completing the homework assignments. Both inductive and deductive learning styles areincorporated, since the nature of evaporative cooling is understood by all at some intuitive level,and we analyze the cooling by looking at rates of heat transfer, mass transfer, andthermodynamics. Finally, iterative design benefits

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Dexter Whittinghill, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

anddisplay student responses from the PDAs is a pre-beta version of OptionFinder VP, which isbeing developed by Option Technologies Interactive.Regardless of the feedback method used each time, the concept question or skill quiz is posed bythe professor through his Tablet PC and is projected to the front of the class along with thepossible solutions. The correct solution is embedded with incorrect answers, also known as‘distractors,’ which are derived from common student mistakes or misconception. Students aregiven time to reflect on the question posed, discuss it with their peers, and then must select fromthe possible solutions. The major differences between the two feedback methods are that thePDA/software-based method allows for 1) quantitative

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

number of EngE faculty, including Lo and Lohani, have been collaboratingwith faculty members in other engineering departments and the school of education to undertakereformulation of the GE program using a spiral curriculum approach1. This effort is part of adepartment-level reform (DLR) project from the NSF. One of the spiraling themes relates to“ethics.” The intended approach is to cover general ethics related topics reflecting contemporaryengineering issues in the GE program and include discipline specific “ethics” issues in upperlevel courses. Faculty members from the Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) department areparticipating in this DLR project and are working with EngE faculty to reformulate thecurriculum of the bioprocess option

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ABETaccreditation requirements. The Program Educational Objectives (PEO) were establishedearly on in the history of the program and have undergone extensive refinements over theyears. These changes occurred as a result of consultation with and guidance from ourconstituents, feedback from our established closed-loop continuous assessment andimprovement process, and analysis of ABET guidelines for accreditation. The Civil Engineering Technology (CIET) program outcomes reflect the strategyof continuous improvement that is a primary emphasis in the UNCC Department ofEngineering Technology. As with the program educational objectives, the programoutcomes have undergone an evolutionary process over the years, but have remained thebridge between the Program

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

technology understanding in a consumer societycreates a need to educate general public about manufacturing - the backbone of a strongeconomy. This paper describes development of a museum exhibit: a visitor-centered informaleducation experience highlighting the principles of modern manufacturing. The exhibitarchitecture reflects three principal engineering activities involved in creating consumerproducts: product design, manufacturing, and marketing/business. It explains interrelationsamong them using as an example a well understood product – customizable pen. Each activity isimplemented via two complementary components: an interactive computer game and a physicaldisplay environment. The selected results of an observational study and analysis of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dinesh Verma, Stevens Institute of Technology

Engineering course delivered in 2004 with the three delivered in 2005. As aresult of this analysis, recommendations are made for evolving the framework for ouronline courses to incorporate the optimal blend of stimuli to effectively address all stylesof learning.2. Visual versus Verbal: Related ResearchFelder and Soloman2 group Learning Styles and Strategies into four groups: ‚ Active (ACT) and Reflective (REF) ‚ Sensing (SEN) and Intuitive (INT) ‚ Visual (VIS) and Verbal (VRB) ‚ Sequential (SEQ) and Global (GLO)They provide an online learning style instrument that can be used to determine anindividual’s preference along each of the above four scales. An example of theresults from this learning style instrument for the primary author

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Instead, Newsweek summarized the findings bluntly: “Sex differencesin achievement in and attitude toward mathematics result from superior male mathematicalability.”4 The discrepancy between the two articles raises interesting ethical questions aboutstrength of claim, which I will return to later.The second thing that happens in the shift from forensic to epideictic rhetoric, according toFahnestock, is that that popular science writing tends to “leap to results,” or jump from reportingthe data to speculating on the broad possible implications of the data—again, arguably withoutsufficient qualification. This finding is further reflected in a more recent study on medical newsreporting that demonstrates the “tendency for press releases and the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

. Page 23.695.51. Defining Risk Engineering Aside from usage in the finance and insurance industryiii, “Risk Engineering” remainsundefined. However, both risk and engineering have well established definitions as describedbelow. The Department of Defense (DOD) Risk Management guide iv in Section one defines riskas: “…a measure of future uncertainties in achieving program performance goals and objectiveswithin defined cost, schedule and performance constraints.” What are noteworthy of the DODdefinition are its core concepts of:  “Measure of risk” as developed elsewhere, any statement on risk reflects the speaker’s knowledge of risk in general and in particular on this project, expressed in either a

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Tess Bowling, University of Colorado at Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

of service as amotivating factor for students to choose engineering and how perspectives differ alongdisciplinary lines are examined. The ways in which students talk about these topics, includingthe examples they use to highlight their views, shows directly and indirectly what studentsbelieve the role of the engineer in society is and is reflective of the view of the profession thatthey have formed through their college experiences. This paper examines different perspectivesof engineering students.MethodsThe data for this study were obtained in 25 interviews conducted with engineering students at alarge public university. The interviews lasted 30-60 minutes and were non-incentivized.Students’ names were solicited from professors in Civil

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Lee Heyman, United States Military Academy; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy; Guangming Xie, Peking University; Pongpat Taephanitcharoen, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and a utility sink. This allowed us to have both a “wet” and “dry” workspacefor the project. While funding and lab space/environment did not end up being significantchallenges for us, both should be taken into consideration by other institutions who wish toparticipate in the competition.While the lab space problem was easily solved for us, it did pose one significant challenge thatwe had to overcome. The ceiling height was not large enough to use the lights provided with theplatform. We initially attempted to use the overhead fluorescent lights in the room; however, wefound that the reflected light from these caused some difficulties in the image capturing that mustbe noted. The robotic fish platform includes an adaptive underlay algorithm

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Moriarty, National Science Foundation; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Elena Rose Yasinski, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

College created a pilot job shadow program for women in engineering. Job shadowing is aworkplace-based learning experience that introduces students to career areas and provides theopportunity to spend a day or two observing a professional in the field. The overarching goal ofthe project was to explore the effectiveness of job shadowing by undergraduate womenengineering students as a means of improving interest and persistence in engineering. Shadowparticipants created reflective interest statements, spent a day observing engineeringprofessionals, and reported on their experiences at a panel presentation for their engineeringclassmates. A mixed methods research plan was developed and implemented in order to assessthe impact of the job shadow

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Marshall PhD, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of traditional disciplinary structures withinuniversities in the context of broader social, technological and economic contexts, arguing for amode of knowledge production that is context-driven, problem-focused and interdisciplinary.3They argue that this newly emerging mode reflects the need to accomplish tasks at theboundaries and in the spaces between different communities.4 This new mode has brought abouta need for increased collaboration, integrative problem solving, and the development of newhybrid fields. The Association of American Colleges and Universities have argued thatuniversities need to change their practices to develop students as “...integrative thinkers who cansee connections in seemingly disparate information and draw on a

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

participation inconstructive discussions.3.4 Software and Systems Requirements Engineering Course Assignments. As with all otherengineering course offerings, if the instructor wants to successfully achieve the course learningoutcomes, the course must include more than traditional lectures. The students must be able toinvolve themselves in new experiences, in this case by working on complete requirementsengineering projects. This approach, depicted in Fig. 1, is called in the literature experientiallearning, and includes the students’ experience, their skills to observe and reflect on theexperiences, their abilities to learn from the experience, and their proficiency to try out thelearned facts[12]. A similar pedagogical approach was identified by the

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

student learning outcome.  Senior exit surveys are conducted for the graduating seniors each summer. In the survey, Page 24.69.7 seniors are asked about the engineering ethics instruction as part of the curriculum.Ethics Outcomes Assessment Results and DiscussionThe following results related to engineering ethics education for the years 2012 and 2013 aresummarized and discussed: 1) co-op preparatory course outcomes, 2) co-op semester onlinemodules outcomes, 3) employer assessments of co-op students, and 4) senior exit survey results.The papers written in the co-op preparatory course reflecting on the ethics case studies weresummarized and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Student Outcome 11 ME 4XX outcomesFigure 3: The relationship between course outcomes (far right), student outcomes (center) and program educational objectives.Mapping course outcomes to student outcomesAccordingly the first task was to engage the faculty in mapping each course outcome to studentoutcomes. The oversight team tasked each CDC to establish a set of course outcomes that reflectthe most important topics to be covered by the class, irrespective of who would teach them.Faculty could then additional course outcomes as necessary to reflect personal

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

’ Page 23.326.8 and is expected to graduate in one year’s time. Research publications will result. 7Reflective PieceThe reflective piece was obtained from two graduate students that have transitioned from theclinic work and three international graduate students were collected. They are presented in“italics” below.Rowan graduate studentsGraduate student A“The jr./sr. engineering clinics at Rowan University prepared me for graduate school byproviding a comprehensive approach to learning. The clinics bridge the material presented in alecture to the application of the material, as well as, furthered my knowledge with thedevelopment of new techniques

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

officials included comments on the cost effectiveness ofideas, fulfilling needs and requirements and a general consensus that the quality of workexceeded expectations. Figure 7: Student presentation to city officials Page 23.335.9EvaluationThere were three forms of evaluation for the project: the faculty evaluation of the individualstudents work during the course of the semester, the community-partner evaluated the studentswork during the final presentations that the students made at the conclusion of the project and thestudents also self-evaluated their work through reflections that they completed in the final weekof

Conference Session

Learning styles affect on students in graphic and design courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Y. Scales, North Carolina State University; Terri E Varnado, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

 observations.      This  report  represents  the  research  team’s  second  phase  of  exploration  of  active  learning  strategies  in  an  hybrid  and  online  environment  and  using  emerging  technologies.  Phase  one  piloted  the  initial  design  of  strategies  that  were  untested  and  untried.  The  piloting  of  these  activities  allowed  the  team  to  identify  weaknesses  in  the  available  technology  for  collaboratively  developing  digital  technical  graphics  as  well  as  the  instructional  presentation  and  implementation  strategies  employed  when  using  them.      Introduction  Active Learning is “The process of having students engage in some activity that forcesthem to reflect upon ideas and how they are using those

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

environmentsUndergraduate Students Ranged from 1 month - 1 Interviews 11 year abroadUndergraduate Students Ranged from 1 month - 1 Reflection Statements 36 year abroadThe MIT faculty interviewed represented all the schools at MIT (engineering, science,architecture, and humanities and social sciences) and various departments. In addition torepresenting several disciplines, the faculty were leaders of MIT international initiatives ineducation and for a program that provides international study abroad opportunities forundergraduate students. This program partners with corporations to provide students with global