Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

toaddress diversity. The idea of course transformation was initiated in a two-week facultydiversity seminar sponsored by the office of the Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. Themission of the seminar was to provide an experience that will assist faculty in making theircourses more inclusive in terms of diversity both in content and pedagogy.This paper describes the pedagogical aspects of developing and teaching a course intransportation to reflect aspects of diversity and diverse perspectives. The paper discusses effortsby UPJ to address diversity issues and the mission of the recently organized faculty diversityseminar. The focus of the paper is on course transformation and implementation. Courseoutcomes, syllabus and sample assignments are

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Caulfield; G Kohli; S P Maj

Resources section of the model which describes the hiring,assimilation, and resignation of software developers on the project. As new developers arerecruited they enter the ‘plumbing’ of the model from the left and progress from being NewHires to Midrangers, and finally to Old Hands, reflecting their growing ability as they comeup to speed with the project. The average time that a New Hire will take to progress to aMidranger and then an Old Hand has been set at two and four months respectively, meaning anew developer is expected to be fully productive after a total of six months24.Figure 1. Human resources section of the model.As might be expected, the project has an approved workforce level which reflects the amountof work to be done within the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bullen Frank

Page 9.415.2compulsory course for all engineering disciplines in first semester of second year. In 2003 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrefinements were made, based on both student feedback and reflections of the academic staffinvolved in the project. In 2004 further refinement of the school’s programs entailed the unitbeing offered in first year, to provide students with an earlier insight into the application ofmultidisciplinary engineering design projects.The project requires students to investigate the use of a load cell as an object counting deviceand then design and build the counter

Conference Session

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler; Robert LeMaster

floor. Using the 1991 NIOSH guidelines, determine if this job is acceptable or should be redesigned. • Using the Illuminating Engineering Society's procedure for minimum lighting, determine the minimum lighting for the problem presented below. Your solution should include a step-by-step explanation. The average age of workers in a newly designed work area is 42 years. Assembly of high quality watches will take place in the area. This work will include using magnifiers and very small tools to perform the assembly. The area is designed to have a background reflectance of 15%. Determine the minimum illumination value for the work area. • Using your

Conference Session

Increasing Enrollment in IE/IET Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler; Robert LeMaster

floor. Using the 1991 NIOSH guidelines, determine if this job is acceptable or should be redesigned. • Using the Illuminating Engineering Society's procedure for minimum lighting, determine the minimum lighting for the problem presented below. Your solution should include a step-by-step explanation. The average age of workers in a newly designed work area is 42 years. Assembly of high quality watches will take place in the area. This work will include using magnifiers and very small tools to perform the assembly. The area is designed to have a background reflectance of 15%. Determine the minimum illumination value for the work area. • Using your

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Rutar; Steven Beyerlein; Phillip Thompson; Lawrence McKenzie; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili; Patricia Daniels; Michael Trevisan

(formerly called a mid-program assessment of team-based engineeringdesign) can be downloaded from the TIDEE web site: www.cea.wsu.edu/tidee.The first component of the instrument is a set of short-answer constructed response (SCR) tasksthat assess students’ foundational knowledge about the design process, teamwork, and designcommunication. Second, a performance assessment (PA) engages students in a team activity thatseeks to identify customer requirements and to develop appropriate test procedures for acommon hand tool. Teams produce written documentation that reports on team organization,design requirements, relevant test procedures, and actions taken at each stage in the designprocess. A reflective essay constitutes the third component and

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Charlotte Gottilla, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

commitments typically demanded by student organizations at the university,reflecting the indication that increased ownership of the project improves student investment [3].PMs have a large amount of autonomy in their work, with students responsible for their projectsfrom inception through completion. Students identify partner communities in conjunction withVIP, evaluate contractors and negotiate drilling prices, draft construction plans and choose welllocations, and monitor wells post-construction. Through this process, students’ confidence intheir ability to make project decisions increases [1]. When students feel qualified to guide theirown work and make choices about the project’s future, these feelings support their sense ofproject ownership [3

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Chan-Jin Chung, Lawrence Technological University; Joshua E Siegel, Michigan State University; Mark Wilson, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, methods, outcomes and evaluation,and a conclusion reflecting on the program’s findings to-date and plans for the future.Program OverviewThe REU is run as an interactive opportunity bringing together eight previously-unfamiliarstudents to tackle existing and novel challenges over an eight-week period. Students areintroduced to, and immersed in, industry-standard tools and the latest advancements in computervision and automated systems. Exposure is critical in bridging theoretical knowledge withpractical skills, preparing students for the evolving demands of industry. The development ofalgorithms using full-scale vehicles reflects the significance of testing in actual operatingenvironments, where variables are uncontrolled and outcomes are

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and Universities (AACU).Preliminary analysis of a subset of the data suggests areas of both alignment and disparitybetween engineering faculty and the VALUE rubrics. In particular, engineering faculty beliefsalign with the rubrics’ emphasis on context and purpose and content development in writtencommunication, but reflect less attention to disciplinary genre conventions and sources. In theteamwork domain, engineering faculty recognize the importance of conflict resolution, but offerfew other criteria included in the VALUE rubric. At the same time, faculty emphasize theimportance of distributing workload and managing the project effectively, an area not well-represented by the rubrics. These findings, once refined through analysis of the full

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

conductedduring the spring of 2013 by the external evaluator. The interviews were conducted by phone andby email. Both methods provided adequate opportunity for participants to provide honest andconfidential feedback on the MISO project with respect to their own participation and interests.Interviews were semi-structured around the Wenger indicators (Table 1). Interviewees wereasked to reflect on the five different stages of development in a “community of practice.” All keystakeholders were contacted, with seven in-depth interviews conducted.B. Additional Data Collection MethodsAdditional data collection methods included document reviews and direct observations ofmeetings and workshops (Table 2). Documents reviewed for this report included meetingagendas

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

” (Figure 4) on two actual design projects. Students were organizedinto multidisciplinary teams of three to four members; the group had a total of thirty-eightstudents (15 male). The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session toascertain whether students have understood the material in their pre-class reading assignments.In addition, we encourage students to write brief reflective journal entries to further solidify andreinforce their own understanding, as well as demonstrate that improved understanding for animproved quiz grade. Universidad de las Américas Puebla’s Chemical, Environmental, and Foodengineering students have in the studied course a great opportunity for a multidisciplinarycollaborative experience

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

wiring that connects brain cells. The more ways we find toprocess information the stronger learning (i.e., neural connections between brain cells) becomes.Research is proving that to enhance learning, we should be involving students in lessons by Page 24.975.2providing a non-threatening environment which allows them time to ask questions, seeksolutions, reflect, share thinking about a theme or topic, and respond to other's viewpoints.In short, as teachers, we need to be able to accomplish learning by doing. Action helps to growthe brain. The real value of subject matter can be heightened for students through activities thatcombine the classroom

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Experiences can involve course-basedservice learning, as well as both co-curricular and extracurricular service experiences. According Page 24.1119.2to the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, “service-learning is a teaching and learningstrategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrichthe learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.”1 Althoughservice-learning programs are quite diverse in their approach, there are certain commoncharacteristics among them. According to Eyler and Giles, service-learning experiences: • Have a positive effect on student personal

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

equitable assessment of their team’s performance. Once the PeerEvaluation scores have been compiled, the instructor can determine who has contributed morethan expected, compared to those individuals who have demonstrated marginal (or no)performance on team activities. For those team members who participated equally throughout thesemester, Peer Evaluation scores almost always reflect equal scores for all team participants,therefore – based on the team members’ collective assessments – no grade advantage or gradepenalty is required for any of the team members. By dividing the individual student’s PeerEvaluation assessment by the base score available within the Peer Evaluation tool, a multiplier isidentified. In this case all team members will have a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

promising models and practices that could guide thedesign and implementation of the Pathways program, specifically on the topics of facultydevelopment and change in higher education. Since then, Epicenter staff members haveincorporated the recommendations from the literature review into the design of the Pathwaysprogram, which plans to launch in January 2014.This paper reports findings and recommendations from the literature review, synthesizes therecommendations with design decisions, and provides examples of how the decisions have beenrealized in components of the Pathways program. Finally, the conclusion offers reflections on thedesign process from Epicenter staff members as they balance implementing the (sometimesoverwhelming number of

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

view of career changeproposes grouping these steps into various phases.5,6 The initial phase involves separation froma previous career and the transition stage involves individual identities in flux as changersexplore and experiment with different career roles. In the final stage, changers reflect on thevalue of the transition for their future career, rejoin society and take on their new career role.There is a substantial body of work on the specifics of transition to an educational career andthese studies found similar dimensions appearing in the decision process.7-9 Although primarilyreflecting a transition to K-12 teaching, these studies often revealed that career changers’motivations were largely intrinsic, although pragmatic decisions

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Lu, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

category can be graded by the consistency ofcontents throughout the report. The depth of discussion category closely reflects the integrationof knowledge category so that reports showing good elaborations will have higher scores andreports with many hardware or software specification details will have lower scores.Cohesiveness category can be graded based on how well the report contents flow. The spelling& grammar category can be graded based on common writing basics such as a figure captionshould be under the figure and the table caption should be above the table; figure and tablecaptions and their corresponding figures and tables should be on the same page; and paragraphsshould have adequate lengths.The sources category can be graded based

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas; Carol Schubert Gattis, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

scholarship and participates in professional development and enrichment programs. The faculty mentors Page 23.942.5 assist the students in preparing for the phase 2 SIIRE Scholarship Application. This is illustrated as Milestone B in Figure 1. The focus of the full application is on ensuring that the student is a candidate for graduate studies. The scholarship application includes reflective statements from the students based on their experiences in the enrichment activities and previous summer co-op experience. This reflective statement is a key component in assessing the student’s eligibility for continued support through graduate

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

cells) becomes.Research also suggests that learning is enhanced by involving students in lessons. This has agreater chance of occurring by providing a non-threatening environment which allows them timeto ask questions, seek solutions, reflect, share thinking about a theme or topic, and respond toother's viewpoints.In short, as teachers, we strive to accomplish learning by doing. Action helps to grow the brain.The real value of subject matter can be heightened for students through activities that combinethe classroom instructional context with real-world application. That is, learning can beenhanced even more when academic content is connected to the real world.Emotions influence learning and memory. Negative emotions impeded learning

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

addresses many of the topics covered in the tradition financeclass in business school, but also discusses methods of project evaluation. The fundamentals oftime value of money and project evaluation were taught in the undergraduate course. Theadvanced course attempts to illustrate the process of investment in engineering projects as it fits Page 23.991.3into the company as a whole and how that investment strategy can have an influence on theoverall performance of a firm as reflected in the stock price. One of the features in the model thathelps students understand the relationship between project investment strategy and companystock price

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Department. Her current research interests focus on technology in engineering education, human com- puter interaction, educational data mining, and scientific visualization.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech Professor Dr. Chris Williams is an assistant professor with a joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory and the co-director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Innovation-based Manufacturing. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), design methodology, and

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

credit for courses in agreement with the instructor. The NationalCenter for Case Study Teaching in Science at the University at Buffalo is utilized as a primaryresource and its purpose is to “promote the development and dissemination of materials and practicesfor case teaching in the sciences.” The paper will first discuss the use of an Honors contract tofacilitate creation of cases, then a discussion of case study theory, a sharing of the cases created bythe students and finally reflections of the students and faculty.Honors Contracts:The mission of the program is to develop well-rounded scholars and leaders who are culturally,intellectually, and globally minded. “The Honors Program is for highly motivated students filled withideas, gifted with

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research Assistant Professor in the Education De- partment and Education Research Program Directorat the Center of Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Hynesreceived his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and his Ph.D. inEngi- neering Education in 2009 (both degrees at Tufts University). Inhis current positions, Hynes serves as PI and Co-PI on a number offunded research projects investigating engineering education in theK-12 and college settings. He is particularly interested in howstudents and teachers engage in and reflect upon the engineering designprocess. His research includes investigating how teachers conceptualizeand teach and how students engage in engineering through in- depth case study

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University; James Nelson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

] (27)      Unique   [company] Products(11) Sound Masking(38)   Team [company](43) Dropped Ceiling(15) Dynamic Ceiling(161) Modular Homes(21) Dynamic Acoustic(29) Reflecting Panels(7) Dynamic Office(26)   Absorbing Ceiling(36) Reflecting Ceiling(13

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

fashion, but hints may be provided for critical steps. Establish TLC as a safe learning environment. Query students on tactics that they may use when tackling a problem, provide feedback on relative merits ofWhat if? methods chosen.Teacher’s Role: Lead students on process of self-discovery Ask students to identify an application of course topics, to reflect on relative merits of a technique, to create an analogy

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Adam C. Lynch; Gary Brooking

open-source textbook funded by the NSF [12] withweb based, automatically graded homework problems, presentation slides, documented solutionsto all problems solved in class course materials, and all assessment tools, such as quizzes andexams. The scenario of the PBL exercise was reflective of practical engineering issues. Studentteams had to analyze, apply common engineering tools and techniques then apply the learned © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceprinciples and propose solutions. A concept inventory assessment on Statics was administered atthe beginning and end of the course to evaluate students' understanding of the tools of Statics

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University; Ethan Cartwright, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Sydney Cooper, The Ohio State University; H. Schwab, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

ability to assessconceptual understanding and connections within complex topics such as EM [4, 5]. It alsoprovides students with an opportunity to reflect and synthesize the connections between bigideas, so it can be useful as a metacognition activity. Concept maps have been used successfullyto help students recognize connections between topics in complex courses [5]. Fostering theability to make these types of connections is a key component in the Entrepreneurial Mindset.The motivation for this work is to study how student perceptions of EM change over the courseof a design project using concept maps as an assessment tool.BackgroundEntrepreneurial MindsetThe Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) is a leader in defining and

Conference Session

Spotlight on Diverse Learners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minkyung Lee, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #43097Student Preferences and Performance in Active Learning Online EnvironmentsMinkyung Lee, Pennsylvania State University Minkyung Lee is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems at Penn State University and serves as a Graduate Assistant at the Leonhard Center, an engineering education center at Penn State. Her academic journey and professional contributions reflect her dedication to the field of educational technology and design.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Stephanie Cutler has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

healthcare spaces, our project aims to sharethe perspectives of engineering students engaged in an authentic activity and reflection. Theexercise allows for students to pursue any activities that they may associate with mental wellnessand their reactions highlight the impact that the activity had on them. This activity aims toimprove students’ wellness not only in the hour required but for the lessons to be carried onthroughout their educational and professional career. To better understand the goals and impactsof our intervention, we examine existing literature on mental wellness and how to share it as aresource.Literature ReviewAwareness towards mental wellness has an increasing importance placed on it for studentsstudying in higher education

Conference Session

Student Engagement in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

negatively worded items tended to havea decreased agreement over that period. While the trends showed the expected movement thatwould reflect an increased sense of belonging to the construction industry, only two showedstatistical difference between pre- and post-internship scores. Item 8, “I am similar to the kind ofpeople who succeed in my career” was statistically significant at the 95% level (t(104) = -1.70, p= .046) and Item 13, “ I do NOT know what I need to do to make a supervisor in my companylike me” was statistically significant at the 90% level (t(104) = 1.49, p = .070). Strongly 7 Agree Agree 6 Somewhat 5 Agree Neither Agree nor 4 Disagree Somewhat 3 Disagree Disagree 2 Strongly Disagree 1