Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn G. Mack; James C. Wood

,and partnerships with industry. The project began a series of faculty development activities tocreate on each campus an interdisciplinary faculty team to develop and implement a new andreformed curriculum. The first step in the process was the selection at each campus of exemplaryfaculty from the disciplines of mathematics, science, communications and technology.The first year concentrated on encouraging and empowering faculty to work together and withtheir peers across traditional departmental and institutional boundaries. The activities challengedthe faculty to rethink their teaching methodologies and to design new, interdisciplinary activelearning approaches for the classroom.This process began with a retreat and then proceeded with three

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

Session 2793 Communication and Civil Engineering: An Integrated Approach to Senior Projects Marilyn A. Dyrud Oregon Institute of TechnologyFor the past year, Oregon Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineering and CommunicationsDepartments have been developing a creative curriculum venture: a unique senior designexperience that would combine the content of what had previously been three distinct classes:engineering design, technical writing, and group dynamics. Students would work in teams on areal design project, and the nine faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Evan Ko, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

working with their mentees. All mentees increased their confidence forparticipating in mock review panels and writing grants, with most saying that their confidenceimproved greatly. Both mentees and mentors also felt that there was a significant connectionbetween their peer reviewing skills and their ability to conduct engineering education research.The majority of program participants felt that the workload was reasonable and that the activitieswere well-paced within the program.Although both mentees and mentors indicated positive feelings for the program overall, manyalso felt that program logistics could be improved. The largest issue between both mentors andmentees was the clarity of instructions given by the project team. Many felt that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

scheduled based on results from scholar surveys and journaling responses, whichincluded: WCU’s Career Services; Writing and Learning Commons, Math Tutoring Center,Library Research Liaison, and the Honor’s College. Additionally, peer-to-peer workgroups wereestablished to discuss and journal the anxiety themes within each groups’ activities.Year-one activities also included the development of peer-to-peer and faculty-scholar mentorshipgroups. These student lead groups sought to build foundational support for each scholar byestablishing learning communities with shared goals. The formation of these groups were bothorganic, with students self-selecting group membership, or highly structured by the programdirectors. Structured group membership was based

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary G. Noonan, Merrimack College; Marc Veletzos, Merrimack College; Cynthia Baker McGowan, Merrimack College; Maureen Walsh Sakakeeny P.E., Merrimack College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-freshman andmatriculated students by fostering collaborations between faculty and students and students andtheir peers. The project is expected to increase the number of engineering and CS graduates andaccelerate their progress toward completing their degree and will make significant positivecontributions to the STEM workforce and the new global economy. The results will provide arich assessment of approaches to retention that can be applied to all STEM disciplines.GoalsThe primary goals of this five year project are to, increase first year retention to 80% by Year 3,increase second year retention to 71% by Year 3, and increase the five-year graduation rate to65% by Year 5. To accomplish the project goals, the FS2 program is divided into four

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Web toenhance students' learning has been recognized, and to this end a pilot web-based system hasbeen developed as an online interactive resource for the teaching and learning of anundergraduate module on Communications within the Department of Electrical Engineering andElectronics. Rüschoff and Ritter[28] discussed the current state of the art with regard to the use ofnew technologies in the classrooms. Lu and Bol[20] found that peer review has becomecommonplace in composition courses and is increasingly employed in the context oftelecommunication technology. The results of their research from both semesters showed thatstudents participating in anonymous e-peer review performed better on the writing performance taskand provided more

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Teamwork, Reflection, and Wellness

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Saleh Alatwah

evaluate textual data and hasbecome a popular topic in educational research, with a growing body of published work. SA hasbeen employed in educational research to investigate student satisfaction, attitudes, topics ofconcern, or to evaluate instructors' teaching performance. However, there has been littlediscussion of applying SA as an assessment approach to evaluate teamwork textual feedback(i.e., students rate their teammates by writing comments on them) in engineering. The purposeof this research is to investigate the possibility of using SA as a method for evaluatingcollaborative textual feedback (e.g., comments) from students and to show its potential inassisting teachers in evaluating teamwork dynamics in their classrooms. Teamwork is

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nader Rafla P.E., Boise State University; H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University; Luka Daoud, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

presented the need for an implemented hardware variant of securealgorithms with small footprint to help add protection while reducing processing time/overheadon a standard processor.In this work we present two hands-on projects that are designed specifically to teach these twoconcepts using project-based learning techniques in an innovative cooperative learningenvironment. The learning environment served to combine both student-peer learning and jigsawstrategies.The technical contents of the first project teach students the process and methodologies ofdesigning and testing the hardware implementation of a block cipher encryption, the AdvancedEncryption Standard, on a field-programmable gate array. The second project builds on the firstby

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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Computing and Information Technology

of the summer course. Otherhomework assignments were peer-graded within the learning management system. Lectures weredelivered as ‘live’ notes using PDFAnnotator. Note taking has been shown to improve learning,so this was preferred over using premade slides. At the same time, traditional board notes wouldnot have been easy for online students to read. The final instructor notes were then made availableto all. Students were able to join the lecture via Zoom, a video conferencing platform. Pauses inlecture allowed for questions and comments from both the live class and via the chat feature withinZoom. The versatility of Zoom was also critical for evening office hours. The ability to screenshare was especially valuable for addressing errors in

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavon Karrobi, Boston University; Angela Lai, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

of Biomedical Engineering. I am involved in mentoring students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and have research interests in peer feedback, team dynamics, and incorporating more translatable skills to my classes. Currently, I teach senior capstone, research and experimental design, and medical device design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Towards Self-reported Student Usage of AI to Direct Curriculum in Technical Communication Courses1. IntroductionThe use of AI by students in biomedical engineering courses has rapidly grown in the past year[1]. Courses that prioritize critical thinking and technical writing have seen students relying

Conference Session

Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Karen Goodlad, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Jennifer Sears, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Philip Kreniske, Columbia University, The HIV Center; Mery F. Diaz, New York City College of Technology; Sandra Cheng, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

a PhD in Computer Science from SUNY, with particular emphasis on Data Mining and Big data analytics. He is an author or co-author of over 25 peer reviewed journal and conference publications and co-authored a textbook – ”Essential As- pects of Physical Design and Implementation of Relational Databases.” He has four patents in the area of Search Engine research. He is also a recipient of the Math Olympiad Award, and is currently serving as Chair Elect of the ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) Mid-Atlantic Conference. He also serves as an NSF (National Science Foundation) panelist.Prof. Karen Goodlad, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Karen Goodlad is an Assistant Professor specializing in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); David S Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

material and be able apply theirknowledge as well as teach their peers about the subject. Conversation between groups isencouraged. In practice, peer-to-peer and group-to-group communication behavior wasfrequently observed in the course and benefited both novice and expert students. How to Succeed With This Lab: Before executing the procedure, skim-read through the whole lab handout. Skim-read through the Write Up section so you know what is expected for the lab report. Work together as a team with your lab partners to solve problems and overcome any snags (e.g. syntax issues with C, fabrication of the sensor leads, writing up an explanation of results). The number one problem students face doing this lab: Mis-wiring

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Dempsey, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

their specific needs. After considerableconsultation with industry human resource representatives, university professors, and theuniversity’s career counselors, a professional development program was formed to address threemain areas of interest: the improvement of core research abilities, the development of skillsrequired for transition from academia to industry, and the necessity of projecting a professionaldisposition in the workplace. The graduate students organized a yearlong series of workshops inwhich university and industry professionals addressed each of the three areas of interest. Theprogram was evaluated through a combination of peer and self-reviews, writing improvementrubrics, and industry representative criticisms. The results

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marian G. McCord; Susan Blanchard

forcollection and analysis are frequently semester-long, team-based projects that address manyoutcomes and allow students to demonstrate proficiency in several areas. One such assignment isthe team-based written term project in BAE 382 (formerly BAE 465): Biomedical EngineeringApplications. The projects represent chapters in an electronic textbook that has been contributedto by students since the fall of 1994. 2,3 Projects developed over the last five years can be viewedat http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/research/blanchard/www/465/textbook/projects.html. Each chapter isbased on one of the body's systems or senses or a specialized area of biomedical engineering.Students writing about specialized areas in biomedical engineering were asked to describe: (1)The

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

mere facts and data.Another property to keep in mind is collecting sources. Being able to validate your results andideas, and cross-check your information with what experts have said and/or are saying in thetopic of study.Being skilled in technical writing not only gives you a way to communicate your results to yourfellow peers and experts in the field of study but to those outside as well. The art of masteringgood technical writing skills aids in academia for grant writing funding proposal packages andin industry for project bidding proposal packages, therefore the training must start now inundergraduate research.III. Industry Terminology and TechnologyIndustry terminology and technology refers to the terms, lingo, and acronyms that are used

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

acknowledged these items, lack of detailmight also be attributed to the students’ developmental level in that they are first year students.More explicit detail and examples could be added as students mature and make their waythrough their course work. RSAP provides a lab experience for the students in relation to the topics covered duringthe class. Students were applying skills, terms, and ideas they learned during the class when theytalked about what they gained from the RSAP experience and also demonstrated growth in theseareas in the writing assignment. However, students did not make the connection back to the classtopics or the time they spent developing relationships during the class with their peers. In manycases they identified the trip

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Leslie Hopkinson, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. The presentation was assessed based on completeness, organization, visuals, writing mechanics, and presentation length. • Project 2: Structural and cultural barriers In support of course learning outcome #2, students completed an annotated bibliography and infographic related to one of the structural or cultural barriers women in engineering fields face. Students were required to review at least three primary sources and summarize information in an infographic. They shared their work with classmates in a gallery walk3. Annotated reviews were assessed primarily by source type and quality (i.e., peer reviewed), summary points, reflection response, and format. The infographics were

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra D. Yeigh

brings students in direct contact with faculty members from the first day on campus andestablishes a long-term solution to the attrition problem.VI. Peer-to-Peer MentoringOne strategy that has worked well in the authors’ program is peer-to-peer mentoring. In 1995one female student was invited to work on a policy issue that was of mutual interest to thestudent and mentor. In the following year, another female student was chosen. Faculty-student Page 4.352.3mentoring continued. Moreover, the first student, who was then a sophomore, also helped inthe mentoring process by sharing academic and personal experiences with the newcomer. Theprocess

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

). Page 8.104.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1. Palm Functions vs. Student Use Function Student Use Date Book (use to plan & schedule events) 11 Address Book (store contact information) 12 Note Pad (write notes and brief documents) 8 “To Do” List (track tasks by date, category, & priority) 9 Graffiti Writing (Palm hand

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Ahmer Arif, University of Washington; Gina Tesoriero, University of Washington; Yuxin Xu, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that feature some of the components ofElizabeth’s self-designed activity. We might ask how a reflection activity in the classroom caninvoke the metacognitive processes that Elizabeth made sense of when reading, writing, andcrafting her blog. Next, we offer a second engagement with reflection that Elizabeth shared inher interview where she attempted to ask her friends reflective questions.Engagement 2: Sharing reflection with peers.When we prompted Elizabeth to think about who asks her to engage in reflection, she respondedwith, “I don’t think anyone directly asks. I usually bring it up in all of my conversations.” Shewent on to share a second engagement she had had with reflection where she attempted toprompt reflection with her peer group

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

implementation of adual-purpose, cost effective, educational laboratory test apparatus. Students have the task ofdesigning an apparatus that can be used as a bending test apparatus to determine the Modulus ofRupture (MOR) and a compression test apparatus to determine the compressive strength of amaterial. The device should be able to easily convert between the two configurations. Duringthis project, students will also satisfy the writing unit requirement of the General Educationcurriculum of the Institution.This project aimed to facilitate student learning through self-learning team activity. Throughoutthe project execution period, students apply their knowledge in hands-on activity, develop theirtechnical writing and documentation skills, and gain

Conference Session

Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr., Mississippi State University; James L. Martin P.E., Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Experiences (FYE - some colleges and universities have a course called first-year experiences or seminars to better prepare students that are currently struggling with motivation to succeed in academic environments) 2. Common Intellectual Experiences (CIE - two or more courses that build upon same background and advance in concepts and difficulty in a given field) 3. Learning Communities (LC - students form groups to study and work on problems or projects together) 4. Writing-Intensive Courses (WIC) 5. Collaborative Assignments and Projects (CA) 6. Science as Science Is Done; Undergraduate Research (UR) 7. Diversity/Global Learning (DGL) 8. Service Learning, Community-Based Learning (SL) 9. Internships (intern

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1404.9assignments within electronics laboratory courses,2 this work compares the effectiveness ofhaving students complete just one sustainability analysis writing assignment during anelectronics lecture course. This work has presented sustainability analysis learning objectives,information resources to help students achieve the learning objectives, assignment mechanics,tools to facilitate assignment peer review, and assessment results. Direct assessment resultsimply the single writing assignment in the lecture class produces similar learning to weeklywriting assignments in lab, though requiring less instructor time. Students completing both thelecture and lab sustainability analyses produce higher average assessment scores, but the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Ibeh

communication skills. The term paper concept is based on theprinciples of ideation and implementation, the key elements of creativity and critical thinking.The development of ideas based on the students’ subject area(s) of interest serves as a drivingforce for implementation of the ideas. Implementation takes the students through the process ofliterature search for acquisition and development of knowledge base, design of experiment tovalidate and verify idea(s), performance of experiment for data acquisition, analyses andinterpretation of acquired data, and the ultimate report writing and presentation. Report writingteaches the students how to write and is an additional medium for learning the subject material.Presentation introduces and initiates the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie L. Young; Peter L. Silsbee; Joseph W. Newkirk; Bradford L. Snowden; Anu Maria; Jerry W. Samples

. The result: discussed in the individual self-assessment of the participants. Mentor’s overview: Being thrown into a room with total strangers and asked toteach classes from your specialty in a contrived classroom environment is a difficult task.There are the questions of ego, realism, peer review, video self-assessment, and theobjectivity of the mentor that cause some concern. The response of this group wasexceptional and the amount of learning that took place was phenomenal. Peer review wascourteous, yet on target. Self-assessment was more critical, yet instructive. Theparticipants worked well together, learned how to assess themselves and others in amanner conducive to learning. They also found that teaching technique has a profound

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

significantly more likely to skip at least one offour items: three items which asked about their salient identities when writing peer-reviewedpapers, and one that asked about participants’ overall identity as a scientist (see Table A6 foritem text and regression values).Positive and Negative AffectA 3x2 MANOVA (survey type x affect type) was run to test for effects of survey type onparticipants’ emotional state (i.e., positive or negative affect). Results indicated there was nosignificant effect of survey focus (i.e., engineering identity, identity-based motivation, and futuretime perspective) on positive or negative affect, F(4,646) = 1.075, p = .368 (see Table 1 for fullmeans, standard deviations, and univariate effects). These results indicate that

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

evaluate and refine theirpresentation and demonstration. In attendance are clients and representatives from the departmentindustrial advisory board members, peers, faculty, and the general public. These presentations areevaluated by the student team peers and technical advisory faculty.Instructional Objectives and AssessmentThe senior capstone project course requires students to demonstrate proficiency in variousessential skills. Students will exhibit skills in classes, labs, homework assignments, laboratoryexercises, and a designed operational project. Effective writing, effective oral communication,and use of technology are also addressed and assessed through reports, presentation, anddemonstration. For the successful completion of this course

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles H. Dowding; Joseph J. Biernacki

many forms which interdisciplinary researchmay take including peer groups working in similar areas of study, peer groups working indifferent areas of study and peer groups working on thematic problems with a commongoal. Students engage in a course of study that introduces them to a wide spectrum ofresearch topics relevant to the central theme of civil engineering materials. They alsoattend a seminar activity designed to coach them in skills ancillary to research includingliterature search, report writing, oral presentation and laboratory safety. Teams of threestudents are advised by three individual faculty mentors and three graduate coaches.Teams meet weekly to formally review and cross-fertilize their research projects withinput from their

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

class level.All inputs are analyzed and put into the place chosen by the learning community – thewhole class.The specific research assignment above mentioned is chosen from a list of Energy relatedtopics. This assignment goes on for six weeks with an online collaborative component.Students are requested to research, to engage in information management and validation,to establishing comparisons and decide on what works best in each case, share (facts andfigures) and discuss (supporting arguments) with their peers. At the end of the semesterthe students need to write a report and prepare a presentation to be delivered in-class forformative and summative assessment

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

classroom 6,7. More specifically, active learning involving researchprojects in the classroom has been widely supported as an effective pedagogical technique 3, 4, .The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) has advocated the transformation of thecurriculum in undergraduate teaching institutions from a typical lecture-based setup into aninquiry-based or research-based education. Undergraduate research experiences have beenidentified as a powerful way to enhance student learning and to develop critical thinking. Paststudies have reported the following as common characteristics of successful curricula that haveincorporated undergraduate research experiences: 1) reading of relevant literature, 2) workingwith a mentor or learning community (peer