Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrelationships “ought” to be of the later type, because relationships work better if both partieshave a genuine concern for the other’s welfare. However, sometimes our relationships aren’twhat they ought to be, and when we end relationships that are self-regarding, the counsels ofprudence require us to do the best we can for our own interests. As Kant would be quick to pointout, the counsels of prudence lack moral authority. The command of morality—our duty—is to respect moral autonomy, reflect on thecircumstances and needs of other as well as on our

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

, legislatures, governing boards, and ABET. An added impetusfor improving engineering instruction is a growing competition for a shrinking pool of qualifiedstudents. If enrollment falls below a critical mass, the loss in revenues from tuition and otherfunds tied to enrollment could place many engineering schools in serious economic jeopardy. A prerequisite to improving teaching is having an effective way to evaluate it. Standardreferences on the subject all agree that the best way to get a valid summative evaluation ofteaching is to base it on a portfolio containing assessment data from multiple sources—ratingsfrom students, peers, and administrators, self-ratings, and learning outcomes—that reflect onevery aspect of teaching including course

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

-endedresearch and design projects through the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic. The Learning Combination Inventory (LCI) is a survey instrument developed byJohnston and Dainton. The theoretical basis for the LCI is the Interactive LearningModel, which posits that learning processes occur through four distinct learning patterns:sequential, precise, technical, and confluent. The LCI was used to profile the learningstyle of each student in the Rowan Chemical Engineering department. During the fall2003 semester, teams of students reviewed their LCI profiles with faculty, wrote teamcharters and used biweekly written status reports to reflect on their progress throughoutthe semester. These activities were intended to further each student’s awareness ofhis

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Scmidt; Jeffrey Siegel

encourage student-faculty interaction when student generated questions followed from CPS questions and when students sought clarification on CPS questions that they did not understand in class.2) When a large fraction of the class answered a CPS question incorrectly, students worked in groups to find the correct answer. This encouraged student cooperation.3) The CPS system provides prompt feedback.4) The time actually spent in learning activities is often called “time on task” and when students are responding to CPS questions, they are on task. Often the CPS questions give students opportunities for reflection and investigation and the result is engaged students.5) The histogram of CPS results generally showed the level of learning in the

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. McBride-Pluskwik, Iron Range Engineering, a program of Minnesota State University, Mankato; Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

integrated ethics instruction as part of their professionalismcompetency that they participate in every week. An ethical scenario is introduced by a facultymentor to the student group for discussion and reflection. This scenario is either a situationwhich they may encounter in their college or young adult lives, or an ethical situation arisingfrom the team’s semester-long project. The faculty believe that this method results in deeperlearning of the implications from decisions that affect real people and real projects.The students debate the moral reasoning of different viewpoints and try to arrive at a conclusionthat is agreed upon by all. However unanimity is not required, and students often draw differentconclusions about the ethical

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Katja N. Spreckelmeyer, Stanford University, Dept. of Psychology; Jacob Hershfield; Max Hershfield, Stanford University; Carolyn McEachern, Stanford University; Martin Steinert, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology); Larry Leifer, Stanford University, Center for Design Research

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

problemand/or may be difficult to implement as part of the current structure.The Efficiency (E) sub-factor reflects an individual’s preferred methods or tactics for managingideas and solving problems. For example, the more adaptive prefer to define problems and theirsolutions carefully, paying closer attention to details while searching methodically for relevantinformation. They also tend to be more organized and meticulous in their operations. In contrast,the more innovative often loosen and/or reframe the definition of a problem before they begin toresolve it, paying less attention to detail and taking a seemingly casual and less careful approachas they search for and carry out their solutions.The Rule/Group Conformity (R/G) sub-factor reflects

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny PhD, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

about the flipped classroom have been observed by other researchersin the statistics setting.3 In our study, some students were interested in having both in-class andabbreviated online lectures as reflected in this student quote “I feel that this is the only one thatwould work in this way. The pencast lectures could be helpful in other classes in addition tonormal lectures.” Also, because the flipped classroom is a new concept, many students may notbe familiar with the format or benefits of this paradigm; however, Mason, et al. showed that overtime students adapted to the format and found the flipped classroom to be effective and Page

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

allpotential identifiers were substituted with acronyms to protect the students’ identities. Qualitativedata analysis was performed to extract the themes and trends of our data. A brief description ofqualitative data analysis procedures is described as follows.Prior to data analysis, all qualitative data were read and re-read to make a general sense.Researcher kept reflective notes throughout the reading process. Self-authorship theory was usedas the theoretical framework to guide the data analysis process20. Three first-level codes werepre-defined as Epistemological Dimension, Intrapersonal Dimension and InterpersonalDimension. Within the framing of these three first-level codes, open coding procedure was thenperformed throughout the transcripts to

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Greenleaf P.E., Quinnipiac University; Emils Stires Schnore, Independent construction professional; Patrick M. Strenk P.E., Golder Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

thestudents are prepared to address the tasks and field issues presented them and ensure the studentssafely construct the project. When considering the reciprocity generated between students andDCPs, it is clear this this relationship is not only beneficial, but also something uniquelyprovided by the DCP alone. Domestic construction professionals can serve as a key ingredient,and this strong DCP-student relationship is the foundation for both a strong student-mentorpartnership and a successful project.Modeling Good Professional Practices:Since the service-learning project often serves as a model for the civil engineering andconstruction industries, it is also important that the project realistically reflect these careereventualities. However what is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy L. Bozic, Purdue University; Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

not encourage creativity or innovation[1]. Innovation can bedefined as a new and valued product, process, or concept that has been introduced to the marketor society[2]. Engineering educators should better prepare students for careers in innovation. Indoing this, they must “undermine their students’ blind commitment to the engineering paradigm”[3] which is centered around the scientific approach to knowledge making. To accomplish thischallenge, the exploration of paradigms such as ones used in the schools of business,communications, and political science is suggested. Incorporating this exploration will allow theengineering and technology student to critically reflect on and debate the beliefs, practices, andvalues of their paradigms and

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

their abilityto act on their own. For a graduate student or new faculty member, their role within thedepartment puts some limitations on their ability to change their context. Their individual actionsto reach their goals with contextual bounds in mind, shape their academic identity in importantways. Mathieson22 examines agency of new faculty members in the midst of a curriculum changewithin their department. The change required addressing individual teaching philosophy andresearch engagement. The study explains the different experiences of these faculty members inresponding to the change. Their responses were different, but reflected their individual valuesand identities within the academic context.Institutional strandThe institutional strand

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

such as teachers, family members, and members of theoutside community. There are many reasons to engage in community-centered instruction: toexpose students to real-world ethics and government policy; to practice communication withpeople outside their own academic and social community; to promote student reflection on howtheir work affects their community and how community affects their work; to provide a benefitto the community (a design of a useful device, information gathering and analysis); to engender asense of professional responsibility; to provide a cultural context for their work, and additionalfocus on social issues. Experiential clinical and service-learning programs involving localcommunities have been performed in the health

Conference Session

Laboratories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

their model by running the physical system to find both its step and harmonicresponses. A finite element analysis (FEA) was performed, and the resulting dynamic modelwas verified with the actual physical system.There were three different materials projects. The first project was to provide information thatcan aid the manufacturer of hydraulic motors in improving fatigue resistance and surfacedurability of the materials used. The student team determined and implemented a method foranalyzing properties and developed a plan to evaluate fatigue failure initiating at the root of thegear teeth.The second materials project analyzed ultrasonic wave propagation and reflection at boundariesin solid materials. The goal was to compare theoretical and

Conference Session

Innovations in ChE Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

, they measured the thickness of SiO2 films on 6”silicon wafers using ellipsometry. This process was selected since measurements can be made rapidly and it gives them experience with an important measurement system used in the microelectronics industry. In principle, any measurement system available in the undergraduate lab that allows students to get the necessary data within the time allotted for the lab can be used. Groups of three or four students were used so that they could measure the operator variation (reproducibility) in addition to the repeatability. Ellipsometry measures the change in polarization of light reflected off of a surface. This process together with the experimental system used in the lab is shown in Figure 3. In

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

, David Kolb models thelearning process in terms of an experiential learning cycle.3 As schematically shown in Figure 1,there are four stages of learning that follow one another: concrete experience, reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. Two of these stages,concrete experience and abstract conceptualization, operate in the realm of knowing (how weperceive) while the other two, reflective observation and active experimentation, involvetransformation of knowledge. It is by perceiving and then transforming knowledge that we learn.The most effective instruction ensures that learning activities give full attention, in order, to eachquadrant of this cycle. While it can be argued this model is a simplification of

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

friend. Seventy-sixpercent agreed or agreed strongly with this statement.The seminar is reaching students from a wide range of families as reflected in parentaloccupations. Of particular interest to the seminar designers was whether students coming fromfamilies with a parent or parents who work in an engineering or technical field held differentexpectations or claimed different knowledge compared to students whose parents work in non-technical fields. Of the respondents to the pretest, 13 (27%) indicated that their mothers were ina technical field and 19 (35%) of the fathers. Seven students are in both counts because bothmother and father are in technical careers. There was no difference between groups of studentsbased on parental occupation on

Conference Session

Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha

engineers to design systems for execution of the construction process. Societydemands high standards of construction professional competence and performance. Constructionengineers must be aware of social responsibilities and prepare themselves to reflect critically onthe moral dilemmas they may confront. In this paper the authors suggest a strategy in which anethical framework is fundamental to the development of competent construction professionals.By presenting this topic in a holistic and robust way, ethics enhances technical expertise and Page 10.788.1provides a deeper educational experience for construction engineering students

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tobia Steyn

Reflective learner Active learner Sequential learner Global learner Sequential Organise Explore Planned Kinaesthetic Verification Feeling based Individualised Cooperative Structured Intuitive feeling Linear Global Procedural

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Blake

author’s experiences in teaching with this material.IntroductionIntroductory courses in engineering technology and engineering often include basic engineeringcomputation work along with other topics. This is reflected in textbooks designed for thesecourses.1,2,3,4 This is traditional engineering calculation work, and requires only paper, a pencilor pen, and simple calculator. The material does not require students to use computers or eventhe advanced features of a graphing calculator. The computation work must be at a mathematicallevel appropriate for new students. It should reflect practical problems and should give studentsa sense of the application of mathematical tools in technological problem solving. Since thesecourses are designed to serve

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

alignment of courses that address to some extent the first SDCET Program Outcome.The respective scores reflect input from both students and professors using a variety ofassessment techniques including the “inside the classroom” approach addressed later inthis paper. SDCET PROGRAM OUTCOMES 3.5 3.75 4.0 4.25 4.5 1. Apply current knowledge, techniques, skills, Basic Knowledge, Comprehension, and Application* and modern professional engineering tools . . . 2. Identify, formulate, analyze, and apply basic technical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”particularly true for computer-oriented technologies that are strongly influenced by Moore’sLaw, but the effects are also present in other technology disciplines. This constant updating canbe an onerous burden and distract faculty from other responsibilities and opportunities in theirscholarly work and teaching. The emphasis placed on applications of principles in technologydisciplines means that not only does course material need to be revised frequently but laboratoryassignments and project work needs to be revised. In senior and graduate classes in technologydisciplines, where the technology being taught often reflects state-of-the-art practices in industry,this could require

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

level of agreement with two positive statements reflecting (1)their understanding of the topic and (2) their interest in the subject. All surveys used a Likertscale of five choices ranging from “Strongly agree” to “Strongly disagree,” with the middlerating “Neither agree or disagree.” In addition to the Likert scale responses, student commentswere invited on each activity. Figure 1 shows an example of a portion of a survey.Table 2 summarizes the results of the surveys in terms of the percentage of students that either“Strongly agreed” or “Agreed” with the statements. The abbreviations used for each of theactivities are also included in Table 1 along with the activity descriptions. Figures 2 and 3present the responses for each of the activities

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

feedback, and in so doing, learn animportant professional development tool.IntroductionSince the 1980's there has been substantial research on the ways writing can improve learning inscience and engineering.1 “Writing-to-learn” research has been guided by the theory thatlanguage does not merely reflect knowledge, rather knowledge is constructed through language.Perhaps because of this theoretical orientation, writing-to-learn research has focused on informalor expressive modes of communication to promote learning. However, research on the effects ofteaching scientific genres of communication has been less well documented.2 In our work, weattempt to understand how learning to write scientific genres of communication can improve theacquisition of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

promoted moreslowly than their male counterparts, and they are far more likely to leave an institution beforegaining tenure. The situation is even more difficult for minority women (Holland, 1989). Page 10.1139.2Mentoring Mentoring is a process whereby a more experienced person (mentor) provides guidance,support, knowledge, and opportunities to a less experienced person (protégé) for the purpose ofcareer advancement (2,3). When asked to reflect on their career successes, many if not mostpeople point to mentors who helped and/or influenced them. From the point of view oforganizations, mentoring can provide a mechanism for assuring the continuity

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Briar Schumacher; Jon Leydens; Donald Elger

Page 10.617.5 participate. Feedback can be internal through the process of self-reflection or feedback can be external when it comes from the challenge itself or from other people. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education3. Investigation involves learners seeking information on what they want to learn. In this stage, learners explored what other people do, think, or know about a subject. Investigation was commonly done in three ways: asking questions, reading books specific to the interest, and watching and talking with others who participate in the hobby, sport, or discipline.4

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder

critically An elementary student tests herapply what they had learned to the context of their own drinking water filter design.lives. Malinda also gained an appreciation for effectivelesson motivation and closure. For example, without closure for reflection, students often did notremember the original objectives of the lesson and were often confused during the next week’slesson.The experience teaching engineering to elementary students was one that Malinda had notexperienced before. Besides learning how to communicate engineering concepts to a specificaudience, her acquired skills included adaptive strategies for diverse learners, collaborativeteamwork with educators and an appreciation for educational pedagogy.Subsequent Impacts

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Head

0.001s. These clocks were built from standardcomponents on a breadboard. The sensor signal that triggered both the “official” clock and thestudents’ clocks was provided. The only measured criterion was the clock accuracy calculatedfrom a comparison of the total elapsed time for the 2 foot lift as measured by both the “official”clock and the student designed version. This comparison contributes to one of the factors in theperformance equation.Communication ComponentAs the above sections on the technical components of the design project mention, the variousaspects and stages of the project are reflected in a series of written assignments. The purpose of

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

industrial relations have led to a number of different modes of co-operation withmutual benefit which has been reflected in other areas of M.Sc., Ph.D. and researchprogrammes.Of course, the lecturing of theories, methods and techniques can best be done at theuniversity. But when students are to learn academia and professional skills, all the cycles ofKolb´s [6] and Cowan´s [7] learning model have to be included. Following the four stages ofthe Kolb or Cowan learning circle, the engineering problem solution let the students to beinvolved in e.g.: 1) analysis and diagnosis of industrial issues, 2) development/design ofsolutions – holistic as well as detailed, 3) planning/implementation and control of solutions 4)a dynamic learning process for

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

leadership skills. For example:“Today, leaders must know much more than just technical proficiency - they must be able to 1communicate, build teams, motivate professionals, embrace diversity, and resolve conflicts.”(ASME)The ApproachA series of team-based and individual exercises were created to meet the “soft-skills” challenge.As the exercises and their evaluation and assessment tools were developed, it became apparentthat leadership skills and effective team member skills share a great deal in common. It isthrough the back-door of completing these exercises and in reflecting upon that work thatstudents simultaneously learn about and develop their

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timokleia Togkalidou; Rudiyanto Gunawan; Mitsuko Fujiwara; Jr., J. Carl Pirkle; Eric Hukkanen; Richard Braatz

required forapplications in aerosol delivery of pharmaceuticals.20 Page 9.47.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFour batch crystallization apparatuses have been constructed, with one apparatus having thein-process sensors: (1) a thermocouple, (2) a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometerwith Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) probe, (3) Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement,and (4) a video microscope with fiber optic probe (see Figure 3). These sensors collect data insitu from dense crystal