Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Daubert; Steven Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard

format employs interchangeable,independent discussions and exercises that can be assembled in a variety of ways to suit theneeds of institutions with a variety of demands and resources. Likewise, the consultation formatallows for flexible scheduling and targeted, personalized team attention. The two formats can beused alone or in combination, allowing an instructor to devote as much time as is desired.Customization and implementation support materials were created that highlight these curricularfeatures; the website (http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/actionagenda/index.html)offers reflective questions, anecdotal case material, and experience-based suggestions forcustomizing and implementing an effective version of the curriculum

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti

, and reflecting. (Meyers and Jones (1993)). Cooperativelearning involves active group work that involves building interdependence, accountability,collaborative skills, and reflection. Reflection is achieved by students teaching and explainingmaterial to each other, and by self/group evaluation. More detail on active and collaborativelearning techniques can be found at reference [2] and [8].Active and cooperative learning has been proven to be an effective technique for enhancingstudent learning and improving student retention through its supportive structured group work.An extensive analysis by Johnson, Johnson, and Smith (1998) revealed that cooperative learning

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

. Each year, a limited number of multi-disciplinary teams wouldbe formed, typically under the leadership of a strong faculty proponent. During the current academic year, RIT is incorporating lessons learned to institutionalizea multi-disciplinary capstone design experience for all students in the college. This paper willfocus on educating the project managers and its content. A primary observation, based on thepersonal experiences of faculty members teaching design projects, and reflections of otherfaculty in the literature, indicates that most engineering students do not understand how to workcollaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams. Many engineering students have no formal trainingin technical project management. During the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Camp; Laurie Smith King; Keith Miller; Barbara Moskal

highest level, which Kohlbergcalled “post-conventional,” is represented by statements i, iii, viii, and xii.For students, two of the questions that reflected Kohlberg's highest level of moral developmentdisplayed a statistically significant change from pre to post assessment. These were reason i,"The software will improve anti-lock brakes to make them safer", and reason xii, "We should beconcerned about the safety of the people who will drive the pick up trucks." The fact thatstudents scored these two reasons significantly higher after their DOLCE experience is greatlyencouraging. Faculty ratings also increased from pre to post assessment on these reasons. Thesechanges suggest that both faculty and students had an increased awareness of the link

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

design cycles that progressively increase in complexity. TIDEE curricula buildstudent capabilities in several areas crucial to effective team-based design. Supportingthemes for learning activities include: § Shaping realistic goals § Creating focused problem definitions § Developing detailed plans § Establishing effective timelines § Assigning operational roles and responsibilities § Developing professional capabilities § Using reflection to assess value added through performance reviews § Developing and engaging in effective client interviewsTIDEE curricula are sequenced in a three-step development cycle that can add value atany point in an engineering program. The steps include

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taner Eskil; Mark Urban-Lurain; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

) ability tosharpen a stated problem and produce a well-structured problem from an ill-structured problem;(d) ability to apply the background material systematically and effectively to the problem; (e)ability to critically interpret the results of the problem solving; and (f) ability to communicate theresults of the problem solving. Underlying and pervasive through this process is the ability towork in a team towards the problem solving goal.Undergraduate engineering education as reflected in engineering curricula in the United Stateshas focused strongly on criterion (a) above to the detriment of the other items in the list. Indeed,many if not most engineering classes have focused on a through grounding in the “basics” of agiven discipline as

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Ken Jr. Jannotta; William Lin; Richard Pfile

low-level to high-levelprogramming languages; computer communications, from data communications tovarious computer networking environments. Students are expected to be equipped withstrong background in both industrial controls and information technology areas.Even though during the designing stage of this new program, the integration trend ofcomputer networking in industrial environment has been envisioned and the curriculardesign has followed the trend accordingly, the delivery of the course material has not yetbeen able to reflect as it was originally envisioned. As an example, a typical CpETstudent in the industrial computing option is required to take ECET 231, Electrical Power& Controls, as the first course in industrial controls

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Gill; William Haering

that will help document teaching strategies, successes and challenges, in much the sameway one documents research publications. This recommendation paraphrases that made inreference [2] where the author stated, “It is recommended that faculty think of their portfolios as“special inserts” in their curriculum vitae under the heading of “Teaching.” Additional advicecan be found in Baume4 where the author states, “It takes years, even decades, to build a goodresearch career, but it is a record of achievement that is easy enough to document.” Reference[4] also provides the following advice to avoid creating a portfolio which seems soulless, “If youwant to achieve this richer portfolio, you will need to produce analysis of and reflection on

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Saumitra Mishra; Boris Ramos; Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

associated withdiscovery learning. Case-based learning is the most common and easiest method to apply. In thisactive learning strategy, students learn through stories that illustrate the effective application ofknowledge, skills or principles. Incidental learning is an active learning strategy where coursecontent is tied to game-like activities; here, knowledge is gained indirectly. In learning byexploring methods, students ask a faculty member or other students about a particular topic orskill. The faculty member tries to direct the interaction in a particular conversation or a topic.Learning by reflection is an approach in which students apply higher-level cognitive skills,focusing on deeper levels of comprehension and analysis. In simulation

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chmielewski

from the world of Agamemnon, the warriorking and of Achilles, the warrior favored by the gods. The cultural shift that takes place is asignificant vector in the reflection which the epic poem examines. The “metis”, the cunning Page 8.895.2intelligence, of Odysseus confronts not just problems, but a new web of values. Homer brings the “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”audience to see a shift from heroism to a responsibility within history. The

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller

andnegative expectations. For the greatest insight, allow the students’ time to take the questionnairehome and reflect on their answers. Regardless of the means of communication the new professorchooses, the manner in which it is presented to the class is critical. The importance of theircomments should be stressed to the class. It is recommended the mentor or senior faculty memberpresent the concept; thereby showing support of the new faculty member and, in general, making Page 8.2.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ferat Sahin; Wayne Walter

students perceiveinformation. Sensory learners favor information through their senses; sights, sounds, andphysical sensations. On the other hand, intuitive learners favor information that arises internallythrough memory, reflection and imagination [3]. The strength of an individual’s preference forsensation or intuition can be with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [4, 5]. Modality of thesensory information creates visual learners and verbal learners. Visual learner gets moreinformation from visual information such as pictures, diagrams, and schematics. Verbal materialsuch as written and spoken words and mathematical formulas provides more information for averbal learner [6, 7].How students organize information changes on whether there are inductive

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Shirley Fleischmann

yourclassroom on the first day and ask when they will be able to begin the project. Imaginehaving to hold students back a little so that they can fully appreciate the lessons of todayin preparation for the tomorrow they are eager to reach. An impossible dream? Not atall! The understanding and development of the “design based” approach described in thispaper came as a result of my search for an approach that would more clearly meet theneeds of my students and that would also better reflect current engineering practice. Inretrospect this approach also fits the requirements of ABET 2000 remarkably well.The formal approach described in this paper was developed after a very successfulexperience with a project titled The Wooden Shoe Regatta – a design, build

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Voigt

some subjects tooquickly as we tried to insure that certain concepts were covered. This is where some minorrestructuring of the course will help. Upon completion of the first attempt at teaching this course,many lessons have been learned. One thing we feel confident about is that the original objectiveswere very closely met. The students' comments reflect that the course was successful ineducating them in critical IT areas.VII. Second Time Around ChangesThis course is being taught for the second time in the spring semester. The original modules havebeen modified and there were minor changes to the original syllabus and objectives. Theobjectives were re-written with more realistic expectations of the students’capabilities andknowledge. Some

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla; Shreekanth A Mandayam; Anthony J. Marchese; John L. Schmalzel; John Chen; Ravi Ramachandran; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

thecoating thickness along the whole length of the spool will be provided, instead of just a measure ofa small portion at the end of the spool. This will allow for adjustments to be made in the amount oflubricant applied to the aluminum it is being coated. Ultimately, this device will save the companyprecious manufacturing time and provide a more accurate assessment of the distribution of lubri-cant on the aluminum. After examining four possible methods for monitoring the coating thickness, the studentschose an optical method. This method determines the thickness of the coating by utilizing the re-flections of a laser. In this method, a laser will project two reflections. Ideally, one beam will reflectoff the top of the coating and the other

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

the information, and apply it to other situationsthat may or may not be similar in nature (e.g., larger or smaller facilities). One important point tonote is that familiarity with the case helps instill confidence among the students and helpsalleviate the discomfort often associated with being in “unfamiliar territory.” The case-based approach also helps students make a connection between the various modulesof the class. More importantly these modules reflect stages in the life cycle of transportationsystems. Thus, the students are able to make a real connection between theory and practice.Team-Oriented Learning Team oriented learning is adopted in two ways. The first is through formal teams that areformed at the beginning of the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Harriet Cornachione; Tim Brower

engineering or ET in their careerchoice. This latter WIE effort is a primary focus of this paper.Despite a nominal priority of increasing the numbers of women entering and completing degreesin the fields of engineering and ET, and supporting this goal through various programs, OregonTech statistics do not reflect significant positive change over the years. Many students andfaculty are cognizant of this, and consider it an area demanding improvement.The objectives of this paper are: • to review the recent statistics related to women enrolling in engineering and ET degree programs as compared with national statistics, • to present a new student-led pre-college initiative in the recruitment of women into engineering

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. They most fully manifest or support relevant virtues, Aristotle and where virtues are traits of character making possible the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationacquire images with different band-pass filters from the remote cameras and initial resultsof image analysis.1. IntroductionThis paper describes a NASA-UMES collaborative project primarily involving passiveremote sensing experiments using reflectance patterns in the visible region of theelectromagnetic spectrum. Color and monochrome cameras mounted on a payloadstructure (gondola) attached to a tethered blimp are used to transmit remote images fromthe blimp as it ascends to pre-determined height above the ground. The images capturedby the remote cameras have

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wang Chien Ming; Mohamad Ridwan; Ang Kok Keng

database for easy retrieval. The ease at which monitoring and assessment canbe done frees educators to design and implement progressive teaching techniques in a moreinvolved manner.7. Inquiry-Based TutorialsThe shift of focus from instruction to learning needs to be reflected also in the tutorial questionsthat are developed. The design of the questions should be such that they test, and therebyactively require of students, the higher cognitive process. This higher form of learning entails adeeper understanding of the subject matter (including critical understanding) and thoughtfulness,as indicated in thoughtful application in novel situations. These questions also test originality,imagination or creativity. These forms of higher learning are in

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Ashley Russell, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

text input, audio record, image capture, andmovie record. UDL features can be utilized in several manners to best support the contentand to aid in information processing and conceptual understanding. By makinginstructional goals, strategies, and materials flexible in these ways, potential barriers tolearning are lowered and opportunities to learn are increased. By integrating UDL tools into a digital platform designed for cultivatingengineering education in K-12, the researchers aim to provide a means for improvingSTEM learning outcomes for all students. The software interface is utilized in thisresearch to promote teaching science through engineering by leveraging features inherentto the platform. Learning through design is reflected

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

HSUinstitutional research. In that research, the models look at population data for a group of studentsentering an institution or program in the fall term of an academic year and communicate thepercentage of that cohort that returns for study in each subsequent academic year: these are the Page 22.870.4“retention” and “persistence” rates. Retention usually reflects stay at the institution regardless ofmovement between majors, while persistence relates to particular course taking patterns in majorpathways. Most institutions simply track institutional retention. We track and report both.If a student enrolled in coursework for a given term, but dropped

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Challenges in light ofengineering ethics. It can open up a set of larger questions that move us forward in defining theparameters of purposeful and significant work for the engineering profession in society. In thissense, backers of the Grand Challenges project who are allies of engineering education reformwill recognize the discussion of ethics as an invitation to a kind of reflexive practice,16 deepeningthe conversation by reflecting critically on the Challenges and the processes that produced them.Gary Downey17 among others has pointed out that problem framing is as important as it isneglected in engineering education. In this case, the NAE has defined the scope of severalproblems that constitute the “grand” work of the profession in this century

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

early as possible.For effective group operation, it is also critical to provide evaluative feedback at both the groupand individual levels12. For this project, each deliverable element was accompanied by a student-provided peer-evaluation that is used in a zero-sum grading methodology. This allowed us toassign individual grades that are a better representation of individual student contributions thanthe quality of final deliverables alone. As a result, individual grades reflect high or low levels ofcontribution by students, based on the evaluations of their teammates.Each student is required to provide a peer evaluation along with project deliverables: this peerevaluation provides a scaling factor for the score of the submitting student and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

visualized.Probes are typically made from SiN4 or Si, but other materials are used for specialized studies. Alaser beam reflecting from the back side of the tip provides a moving light source to aphototransistor array, providing detailed z-axis probe deflection and other data in the process thatis stored in the computer relative to spatial variation in the x-y plane. This data is used togenerate the topographic image of the sample surface. The amount of force between the probeand sample is dependent on the stiffness of the cantilever and the distance between probe and thesample surface which can be calculated using Hooke’s Law. If the spring constant of cantilever(typically ~0.1-1 N/m) is less than surface, the cantilever bends and deflection is monitored

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

], assessment of laboratory experiences in engineering education remains an area that warrants more research. In our project, the authors planned to use FE-style multiple-choice questions to assess ABET outcomes (a) apply math and engineering knowledge and (e) problem solving. Although many may agree that laboratories should help to improve student abilities in these two outcome areas and that comparing the experimental and control groups appears to be a sensible approach to evaluate the proposed tools, these two outcomes are a result of many other different factors (e.g., instructor, student background, assignments, etc.). In this project, assessment results from Figures 3 and 4 reflect the fact

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

impetus for the writing initiative described in this paper came from the OldDominion University's (ODU) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). As described on the universityweb site, the intention of the QEP is to improve upper-division undergraduate students'disciplinary writing, i.e., that writing that demonstrates a reasoning process supported byresearch and reflection on a problem, topic, or issue.14 Two faculty development andengagement initiatives were initiated: Writing as a critical skill that goes beyond demonstratingproficiency with the mechanics and structure of writing per se, and writing as a means tocommunicate what has been learned.Skill in writing is demonstrated by six student learning outcomes of the ODU QEP: 1. Clearly state a

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

% report predicting their retirement between the ages of 66 and 69  25% report working until age 70 or above  8% report they will never retireShortage of skilled labor and number of retired available to work -Since January 2011, someone turned 65 years of age at a rate of nearly 10,000 per day,approximately 4 million per year, for the next 18 years. This is not necessarily good or bad, itsimply provides interesting information for thought and planning in everything from producedgoods to services. Page 25.48.4Current revisions to the mortality tables used by insurance companies reflect a reduced risk ofdying at all ages. The average life

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald L. Skaar, San Diego State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

motors) using 'per unit slip' as the controlling variable. The concept of perunit slip is admittedly brilliant; however, the traditional method of analysis based upon that termis tedious, requires a repetition of the most cumbersome steps for each specific machine speedof interest, and does not provide insight into the inherently circular nature of the current-voltagerelationship of an induction machine. Figure 1. The IEEE Standard 112 Per-Phase Model of an Induction Machine (1996)The elements of Figure 1 are described as follows: r1 – the stator winding resistance; jx1 – the impedance representing the stator leakage flux; jx2 – the impedance, reflected to the stator, representing the rotor leakage flux; rfe – the resistance

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 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 interest